Robert J. and Nancy B. Marino Business Leader Scholarship

Robert J. and Nancy B. Marino established their scholarship at SUNY Brockport to recognize two academically-successful students annually. Recipients of the Marino Business Leader Scholarship must combine a strong work ethic and the potential for excellence for building a career in business.

A former member of the Board of the Brockport Foundation, Mr. Marino is a 1969 economics graduate from the College. He is the retired chairman of the board for Syniverse Holdings, a company that supports wireless communications carriers worldwide with more than 600 clients in more than 120 countries. Previously, he served as group president for the Information Management Group of Convergys Corporation, president of the North East Region for Nextel Communications, and president of Houston & Galveston Cellular Operations. In 1988, he and his family moved to Buenos Aires for nearly three years, where he developed and implemented plans to build out cellular service.

Mrs. Marino also graduated in 1969 from SUNY Brockport with a bachelor’s degree in education. She went on to teach and earned her master’s degree in education in 1973 before raising her children.

Applicants for the Robert J. and Nancy B. Marino Scholarship must have declared undergraduate majors in one of the degree-granting programs of Brockport’s School of Business and Management and have earned a total of 54 credits with at least 15 in the School. Applicants also must have a minimum GPA of 3.0. In addition, applicants must demonstrate a strong work ethic, the potential for excellence in a business career, and the traits of leadership, collegiality, respect, honesty, and good citizenship. They must show financial need as determined by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

Preference will go to students who work to help pay their educational costs, have a GPA in the 3.0 to 3.5 range, and who currently or previously have held a leadership position in a campus or community organization.