Dr. Martin Georgiev ’11 and his wife Nona Sirakova established the Emerging Leaders in Computer Science at SUNY Brockport to recognize an exceptional student working toward a bachelor’s degree in one of the programs in the Department of Computing Sciences. A summa...

Dr. Eric M. Steel, first chair of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literature at SUNY Brockport, launched the first Brockport-European Study Tours in 1953. He was a pioneer among SUNY professors in developing and offering credit-bearing study-abroad programs...

Dr. Eric M. Steel had an appreciation for French language and culture. He earned his baccalaureate degree from the University of Caen in France, taught in Paris, and came to SUNY Brockport as professor of French and English in 1942. At Brockport, he was the founding...

Dr. Ernest C. Hartwell served as president of SUNY Brockport from 1936 to 1944. He earned his degrees from the University of Michigan. He taught and served as superintendent in several communities in that state before coming to Brockport. In the mid-1930s Brockport...

Dr. Darwin Prioleau established the Ernestine Ford Graduate Scholarship in Dance at SUNY Brockport to honor her godmother, Ernestine Ford, for Ms. Ford’s lifelong wisdom, strength, and caring. Dr. Prioleau is a professor in the Department of Dance and a former dean...

Joan C. Young ’53 established the Eugene C. Fish Scholarship in memory of her late husband to recognize an outstanding student in the Department of Kinesiology, Sport Studies and Physical Education at SUNY Brockport who has demonstrated a commitment to excellence in...

Dr. Eugene F. Orbaker established the scholarship in his name at SUNY Brockport to recognize deserving students who are planning a career in teaching physical education. A member of the Class of 1953, Dr. Orbaker was named as an All-American in soccer while in...

Dr. Eugene F. Orbaker established the scholarship in his name at SUNY Brockport to recognize deserving students who are planning a career in teaching physical education. A member of the Class of 1953, Dr. Orbaker was named as an All-American in soccer while in...

Dr. Evelyn L. Schurr, with support from friends and colleagues, established this scholarship to recognize an outstanding undergraduate student in the Physical Education Teacher Education major at SUNY Brockport who has demonstrated the potential for excellence in...

Scott Turner and Mary Worboys-Turner established the Evelyn Source Pengelly Scholarship to support a student in the School of Business and Management at SUNY Brockport. Their award recognizes a student who is both accomplished academically and actively engaged in the...

Michael Cavalcanti, a member of the Class of 1964, and his brothers William and Richard, established this scholarship to recognize an incoming freshman student from the Rochester area who wishes to pursue a college degree from one of the programs offered by the...

Fannie Barrier Williams, Class of 1870, was a native of Brockport and the first African-American to graduate from the Brockport Normal School. Friends and donors of the Women’s Center at SUNY Brockport established this scholarship in her name to recognize an...

A fellowship established by Scott Flieger ’77 honors his family while recognizing an outstanding graduate student in history at SUNY Brockport. Mr. Flieger earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in history at Brockport. Following his graduation, he worked in...

Charlotte (Chuckie) Garelick Holstein ’46 and Alexander Holstein established the Four Sisters Scholarship to honor Mrs. Holstein and her sisters, Bettie Garelick Roth ’44, Salmone Garelick Noun ’42, and Sylvia Garelick Allison Kaplan ’38/ ’58, all of whom credit...

This scholarship honors Dr. Frances Moroney Whited, charter member and past president (1962-64) of the Alpha Alpha Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, the International Society for Key Women Educators. The Moroney Whited Award recognizes a third-year student in the...

A founder of the Reading Teacher Master’s Program, now the Literacy Program, in the Department of Education and Human Development at SUNY Brockport, Dr. Frances Moroney Whited set a professional standard for her leadership and dedication to quality education. She...

Dr. Francis Claffey joined the SUNY Brockport faculty in 1946 after serving as a biologist for the National Park Service. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Maine and his master’s degree from the University of Massachusetts. He obtained his PhD in...

Frank and Carrie Sapienza dedicated themselves to their family. In return, their grandson John established a scholarship recognizing the couple for their encouragement, support, and commitment. John Sapienza ’96/’99, who earned his undergraduate degree from SUNY...

Frank Beltran was an enthusiastic and vibrant member of the SUNY Brockport business faculty. He passed away from cancer at age 35 in 2005. A native of Peru, Mr. Beltran also was completing a doctorate in education at the University of Rochester. In 2006, the Frank...

Frederick E. Dean ’60 served as an educator with the Greece (NY) Central School District from 1960 to 1992, retiring as principal at the English Village School. One of nine children, Mr. Dean grew up in Greece. After graduation from high school, he married and began...

For more than 50 years, Frederick G. Turner practiced law as a sole practitioner in Clinton, NY, near Utica. According to his son, Scott Turner, chair of the SUNY Brockport College Council and himself a lawyer, Mr. Frederick Turner was thoughtful, considerate, and...

Faculty and friends of the Department of Dance at SUNY Brockport established the Friends of Brockport Dance Scholarships to recognize incoming or continuing students in the program who have the potential for excellence in dance. Friends of Brockport Dance is the...

Established to acknowledge service members attending SUNY Brockport, the Gary B. Beikirch ’81 Military Scholarship, initially created as the Veterans Scholarship, recognizes an outstanding student who is currently on active duty, serving in the reserves, or a veteran...

Gayle was born in North Bellmore, NY on November 1, 1979. She attended W.C. Mepham High School and graduated in 1997. After high school, Gayle attended Nassau Community College (1997), SUNY Oneonta (1998), and Molloy College (2000-2004). She graduated with her...

The year 2019 marked the 60th wedding anniversary of George ’63 and Mary Lamonica ’56 Bauer, both teachers who established their scholarships to give back to SUNY Brockport. The couple met in 1956 when Mr. Bauer was working at the Genesee Settlement House in...

George M. Rich ’54/’62 was a lifelong supporter of SUNY Brockport. A retired, long-time teacher in the Rochester City School District, Mr. Rich grew up in the Brockport community, attending the campus school and receiving his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the...

Dr. George S. Queen spent 33 years in teaching, first in rural schools in Illinois and his last 24 years at SUNY Brockport. He earned his undergraduate degree from Southern Illinois University and his master’s and PhD degrees from the University of Illinois. His...

Gisela Fritzsching was an actress and a faculty member in the Theatre Department at SUNY Brockport from 1968 to 1990. She received her training in the theatre and spent her early career as an actress in her native Germany. Mrs. Fritzsching left Germany when the Third...

During the time her husband, Dr. George S. Queen, was a member of the faculty at SUNY Brockport, Mrs. Gladys W. Queen taught social studies at the Brockport School District. She was a member of the district’s faculty for 24 years. She supported her husband’s belief...

Dr. Gloria Mattera was in the business of changing lives. After her graduation from SUNY Brockport in 1952, she taught in the Greece Central School District for one year. With a reputation as a creative teacher, Dr. Mattera then was invited to join the SUNY Geneseo...