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Alain Maca '72 Leadership & Teamwork Scholarship

Alain Maca '72 Leadership & Teamwork Scholarship

Alain Maca went from being a standout soccer player at SUNY Brockport to being the first draft choice for the North American Soccer League (NASL). From playing soccer, he became a leader in the airline industry. In the first NASL college draft, Mr. Maca was the first...

Allen V. Upton Scholarship

Allen V. Upton Scholarship

Allen V. Upton, ’79, focused on working in the New York City financial community during his time at SUNY Brockport. After graduation, he achieved his goal, beginning his career with Canton Fitzgerald, where over the course of his career, he became First Vice...

Alpha Chi Honor Society Scholarship

Alpha Chi Honor Society Scholarship

SUNY Brockport’s New York Omnicron Chapter of the Alpha Chi National Honor Society offers a scholarship to support the organization’s tradition of academic excellence. The scholarship recognizes an incoming first-year student who has demonstrated academic excellence...

Alvin F. and Ruth K. Thiem Foundation Nursing Scholarships

Alvin F. and Ruth K. Thiem Foundation Nursing Scholarships

Alvin F. and Ruth K. Thiem participated in the Rochester business community where Mr. Thiem represented insurance companies and Mrs. Thiem was an elementary school teacher. Together they owned and operated a riding stable near Durand Eastman Park. Mr. Thiem...

Ambrose L. Corcoran Art Award

Ambrose L. Corcoran Art Award

Dr. Eileen Corcoran established the Ambrose L. Corcoran Art Award to honor her husband’s 35-year career as a faculty member in the Department of Art at SUNY Brockport. The scholarship recognizes an outstanding junior art major who has the highest grade-point average...

Andrew D. and Sue P. Virgilio Scholarship

Andrew D. and Sue P. Virgilio Scholarship

Andrew ’49 and Sue ’46 Virgilio established a scholarship in their names at SUNY Brockport to encourage a student who has overcome the challenges of a physical or learning disability to excel in their studies at Brockport. Mr. Virgilio graduated from Brockport...

Anne M. Fallon Memorial Nursing Scholarship

Anne M. Fallon Memorial Nursing Scholarship

Established in memory of Anne M. Fallon, who earned her nursing degree from SUNY Brockport in 1983, this scholarship recognizes an outstanding adult senior nursing student who exemplifies the professional characteristics of Anne Fallon. Mrs. Fallon was known for her...

Anthony Mascioli International Scholarship

Anthony Mascioli International Scholarship

Anthony Mascioli graduated from SUNY Brockport magna cum laude in 1954 after pursuing an accelerated three-year program. At Brockport, he served as editor of Vistas, the College’s literary magazine, and directed the senior class play. After graduation, he attended...

Anthony Mascioli Scholarship (Communication)

Anthony Mascioli Scholarship (Communication)

Anthony Mascioli graduated from SUNY Brockport magna cum laude in 1954 after pursuing an accelerated three-year program. At Brockport, he served as editor of Vistas, the College’s literary magazine, and directed the senior class play. After graduation, he attended...

AP Professionals Accounting Scholarship

AP Professionals Accounting Scholarship

A leader in employment and staffing throughout Western New York, AP Advantage Professionals established a scholarship with the School of Business and Management at SUNY Brockport in recognition of the strong relationship that has developed between the school and the...

Arthur M. Lee History Award

Arthur M. Lee History Award

The Arthur M. Lee History Award honors the memory of Dr. Lee, emeritus professor, who served as Professor of History from 1941 to 1972. A native of the Midwest, Dr. Lee earned his master’s and doctoral degrees at the University of Colorado Graduate School. His first...

BASC and Barnes & Noble Scholarship

BASC and Barnes & Noble Scholarship

The Brockport Auxiliary Services Corporation provides key support not offered by SUNY Brockport. As a non-profit 501© 3 corporation located on the Brockport campus, BASC operates dining, catering and vending services, conferences and events, ATMs, Campus ID services,...

BASC and Pepsi Beverages Company Scholarship

BASC and Pepsi Beverages Company Scholarship

The Brockport Auxiliary Services Corporation provides key support services to SUNY Brockport. As a non-profit 501© 3 corporation located on the Brockport campus, BASC operates dining, catering and vending services, conferences and events, ATMs, Campus ID services,...

Beatrice and Donald E. Leffler Award

Beatrice and Donald E. Leffler Award

The Beatrice and Donald E. Leffler Award recognizes students who are preparing for a career in elementary education. It honors the memory of faculty member Donald Leffler and his wife Beatrice. An associate professor emeritus, Mr. Leffler served on the SUNY Brockport...

Ben Piorkowski Memorial Scholarship

Ben Piorkowski Memorial Scholarship

The Ben Piorkowski Memorial Award supports experiential learning for students enrolled in SUNY Brockport’s Delta College. Mr. Piorkowski, who graduated in 2007 with his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a concentration in Management, had a passion for...

Bessie Walker Browne Award

Bessie Walker Browne Award

The Bessie Walker Browne Award recognizes an exemplary elementary teacher certification student. This award honors either a Brockport elementary teacher certification candidate whose achievement in certification reading courses indicates excellent potential for...

Beth and Joe Bellanca Scholarship

Beth and Joe Bellanca Scholarship

Joseph (Joe) ’59 and Beth Bellanca endowed their scholarship to recognize the importance of a SUNY Brockport education in developing leadership skills. A standout football player, Mr. Bellanca was known as “Big Joe” on the gridiron. He was inducted into the Golden...

Bette Bailey Scholarship for Excellence in Dance

Bette Bailey Scholarship for Excellence in Dance

Bette Baily ’67 established the Bette Bailey Scholarship in Dance at SUNY Brockport to honor the memory of professor emerita Rose Strasser. Ms. Bailey, who majored in health and physical education, took dance classes as requirements. Following her graduation from...

Billy Reed Prize in Public Speaking

Billy Reed Prize in Public Speaking

The Department of Communication established the Billy Reed Prize in Public Speaking at SUNY Brockport to honor the memory of Bill Reed, a long-time member of the department’s faculty. Mr. Reed, who passed away in 2009, served as a member of Brockport’s Faculty...

Birkins Family Scholarship

Birkins Family Scholarship

Deborah Birkins, Director of Academic Advisement and Retention at Brockport, established a scholarship in memory of her family members at SUNY Brockport. The Birkins Family Scholarship recognizes a student who has completed at least one year of study at Brockport,...

Blaine M. DeLancey Memorial Scholarship

Blaine M. DeLancey Memorial Scholarship

The English department at SUNY Brockport established the Blaine M. DeLancey Memorial Award to honor the memory of Dr. DeLancey, Professor of English at Brockport from 1934 to 1967. He was born in West Virginia in 1901 and passed away in Brockport in 1975. Dr....

Brockport Alumni Legacy Scholarships

Brockport Alumni Legacy Scholarships

In 1989, several members of the Brockport Alumni Association began a scholarship program to offer the benefits of a SUNY Brockport education to a new generation of students. This group developed the scholarship as a legacy, or something of value passed from elders to...

Brockport College Memorial Scholarship

Brockport College Memorial Scholarship

The Brockport College Memorial Fund is made possible by donations given to the Brockport Foundation in memory of alumni, emeriti, and other friends of SUNY Brockport. Friends of the College established this scholarship in 1982 to accept memorial contributions. In...

Brockport Foundation Diversity Scholarship

Brockport Foundation Diversity Scholarship

Funded by both the Brockport Foundation and the SUNY Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, the Brockport Foundation Diversity Scholarships recognize students with a record of high academic achievement who contribute to the diversity of the student body in their...

Brockport Rotary Scholarship in Memory of Paul Hoy

Brockport Rotary Scholarship in Memory of Paul Hoy

The Brockport Rotary Club established a scholarship in memory of long-time member Paul Hoy, who passed away in 2013 at age 75. Hoy was the retired assistant chief of police in the Village of Brockport. A veteran of the United States Navy, he attended the FBI National...

Brockport Student Government Endowed Scholarship

Brockport Student Government Endowed Scholarship

The Brockport Student Government (BSG) established this scholarship to recognize an entering freshman or transfer student at SUNY Brockport who has demonstrated the potential for leadership in their college career. BSG hopes to attract and retain student leaders by...

Brooke Nicole Sinopoli Scholarship

Brooke Nicole Sinopoli Scholarship

Although far too short, in her 14 months of life Brooke Sinopoli touched the hearts of so many family and friends. Brooke was the center of attention and lit up any room with her infectious high-pitched giggles, constant smile, and silly scrunchy face. Brooke had a...

Brother-to-Brother Scholarship

Brother-to-Brother Scholarship

Kevon D. London-Hill, representing himself and a group of other fund donors, established the Brother-to-Brother Scholarship at SUNY Brockport to recognize an outstanding student at the College with preference given to a male student who identifies with a historically...

Calvin S. Thomas Memorial Scholarship

Calvin S. Thomas Memorial Scholarship

Dr. Charles S. Thomas was more than a science professor at SUNY Brockport. He played the organ for both the Presbyterian and Episcopalian congregations in Brockport. He was a good friend and very well liked, and each year he created new varieties of irises. Dr....

Campus Recreation Club Sport Scholarship

Campus Recreation Club Sport Scholarship

The Department of Campus Recreation established a scholarship at SUNY Brockport to recognize students who serve in a leadership role in the Club Sport program. Called the Campus Recreation Club Sport Scholarship, this award also recognizes students who serve as an...