Curran Family Scholarhsip

When Paul Curran joined the faculty at SUNY Brockport in 1963, he was returning to his alma mater. Curran had been a standout baseball player his first two years at Brockport and a dean’s list student throughout his time at the College before his magna cum laude graduation in 1961. When he played, he had the best ERA of any player on his baseball team, and he served as president of the Brockport Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, the international honor society in education.

From 1963 to 1999, Mr. Curran served as an assistant professor in the English Department. During the 1980s, Mr. Curran also served as coordinator of the writing and speech requirement, organizing faculty from 15 departments. He was chair of the Department of English from 1993 to 1999. Upon his retirement in 1999, Mr. Curran received emeritus status.

Applicants for the Curran Family Scholarship should be accepted majors in the Department of English, who are in the second semester of their sophomore years when they apply. Candidates should demonstrate a commitment to a career in teaching by being on track for acceptance into the Teacher Certification Program at Brockport. Preference will go to candidates who are bilingual or, at a minimum, are conversational in a language other than English. Ideally, applicants will have completed SPN 212 and/or have receive a SPN Certificate—or equivalent—at the time of selection.