P.E. Student Teachers Recognized

07/12/2018 

Five senior physical education majors were recently honored by SUNY Cortland with the Lenore K. Alway and the Anthony P. Tesori Awards for their outstanding work during their student teaching placements in New York state schools throughout the Spring 2018 semester.

All the students have since graduated. Physical Education Department faculty members selected one man and four women for the recognition, and the students received certificates.

The men’s award honors the late Anthony P. Tesori, a 1939 graduate who earned the College’s C-Club Hall of Fame Award for his achievements before and after graduation and gave the College many years of leadership in athletics and administration. The Alway Award, given to women, pays tribute to the late Lenore K. Alway, the pioneer head of women’s physical education at the College from 1941 to 1965.

The Tesori Award honoree and the schools where he completed his teaching for spring 2018 are:

• John Kaplan '18 of Bayport, N.Y., at Connetquot (N.Y.) High School and Northeast Elementary School in the Brentwood (N.Y.) Unified School District.

The Alway Award honorees and the schools where they completed their teaching for spring 2018 are:

• Melissa Aguirre '18 of Jamaica, Queens, N.Y., at Denton Avenue School in the Herricks Unified School District and Francis Lewis High School in the New York City Geographic District #2.
• Kaylee Giordano '18 of Moreau, N.Y., at F.E. Smith School in the Cortland City School District and Onondaga (N.Y.) Junior Senior High School.
• Rachel Sanderson '18 of Canton, N.Y., at Madrid-Waddington (N.Y.) Junior Senior High School and Francis S. Banford Elementary School in the Canton Central School District.
• Lauren Stettner '18 of Oakdale, N.Y., at John Pearl Elementary School in the Connetquot (N.Y.) Central School District and Central Islip (N.Y.) High School.

For more information, contact the Physical Education Department at 607-753-5577.