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Donald and Gloria Huot Excellence in Leadership Award

Donald and Gloria Huot Excellence in Leadership Award

Donald and Gloria Huot of Manchester, NH, are parents to seven children. Although neither Donald nor Gloria had the opportunity to attend college, they made it possible for each of their children to do so. They instilled in their children a deep respect for the power...

Donald, Betty and Kevin Day Scholarship

Donald, Betty and Kevin Day Scholarship

In 2014, Kevin Day established the Donald, Betty and Kevin Day Scholarship to acknowledge an outstanding student at SUNY Brockport. Kevin Day was named an emeritus at Brockport when he retired in 2013 as senior programmer analyst. In addition to assisting Brockport...

Donald J. and Julie McWherter Scholarship

Donald J. and Julie McWherter Scholarship

Donald J. McWherter spent 35 years at SUNY Brockport, rising from assistant professor in 1957 to full professor in 1972, and earning both Distinguished Professor status and a Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. He was elected to the Brockport School Board...

Donald M. Tower Award

Donald M. Tower Award

Donald M. Tower served as president of Brockport STC from 1944 to 1964, an era of profound change and growth in terms of enrollment, faculty, facilities, and programs. His administration was known for its evolutionary, not revolutionary, approach to change. Born in...

Dorothy E. Foster Award

Dorothy E. Foster Award

Dorothy E. Foster established her award through a bequest to the Alpha Alpha Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, a New York State chapter of the education honor society. She earmarked her funds to endow a scholarship at SUNY Brockport to assist a student in preparing for a...

Douglas A. Feldman LGBTQ Paper Award

Douglas A. Feldman LGBTQ Paper Award

Dr. Douglas A. Feldman, professor emeritus of anthropology at SUNY Brockport, established the LGBTQ paper award in his name to support the College’s diversity mission. He cited Brockport’s aspiration for creating a climate that affirms human dignity, individual...

Dr. and Mrs. Herbert S. (Inez W.) Bailey Scholarship

Dr. and Mrs. Herbert S. (Inez W.) Bailey Scholarship

A 1936 graduate of the Albany State Teachers College, Dr. Herbert S. Bailey taught high school mathematics before World War II. During the war, he was a communications and deck officer on the USS Naos. The ship delivered supplies and troops around the South Pacific,...

Dr. Betty J. Watson Scholarship

Dr. Betty J. Watson Scholarship

Dr. Betty J. Watson ’46 endowed the scholarship in her name as a bequest to recognize outstanding students in the Department of Education and Human Development at SUNY Brockport who are enrolled in the Adolescence Inclusive Teacher Certification program. Following...

Dr. Duane C. and Judith Rossiter Hellam ’61/’68 Nursing Scholarship

Dr. Duane C. and Judith Rossiter Hellam ’61/’68 Nursing Scholarship

Judith Rossiter Hellam established the Dr. Duane C. and Judith Rossiter Hellam ‘61/’68 Nursing Scholarship to recognize a current full-time nursing student at SUNY Brockport who demonstrates financial need. Mrs. Hellam retired from the classroom in 1983 after 23...

Dr. Edward C. Lehman, Jr., Sociology Department Scholarship

Dr. Edward C. Lehman, Jr., Sociology Department Scholarship

The Dr. Edward Charles Lehman, Jr., Sociology Scholarship honors the memory of Dr. Lehman, a member of the faculty at The College at Brockport from 1970 to 1996, and his wife Johnnie Lehman by recognizing an outstanding student in the Department of Sociology at the...

Dr. George W. Cornell

Dr. George W. Cornell

Family, friends, and colleagues of Dr. Cornell established a scholarship in his name after his retirement in 1985 to honor his outstanding service to Brockport during his 16 years as Library Director and to affirm the importance of student assistants to successful...

Dr. Harold W. Nash and Lorraine Porter Nash Scholarship

Dr. Harold W. Nash and Lorraine Porter Nash Scholarship

Members of the Class of 1954, Dr. Harold W. Nash and Lorraine Porter Nash established their scholarship at SUNY Brockport to recognize an outstanding student in the Teacher Education Program. Dr. Nash and Mrs. Porter Nash taught in various public schools, colleges...

Dr. John J. Perry International Scholarship

Dr. John J. Perry International Scholarship

As director of the Center for Global Education and Engagement, Dr. John J. Perry believed that increased global literacy improved cultural understanding for the students, the campus, the country, and the world. Under his leadership, SUNY Brockport instituted...

Dr. Judson E. Werbela Memorial Scholarship

Dr. Judson E. Werbela Memorial Scholarship

Catherine Brennan and Charles Snyder established the Dr. Judson E. Werbela Memorial Scholarship at SUNY Brockport in memory of their late friend. The three met during their freshman year, sharing classes and becoming close friends. After graduation, Dr. Werbela...

Dr. Kimberley D. Willis ’05/’08 Scholarship

Dr. Kimberley D. Willis ’05/’08 Scholarship

SUNY Brockport Director of Financial Aid, Dr. Kimberley D. Willis ’05/’08 established a scholarship in her name to recognize an outstanding transfer student who is coming to Brockport from a community college. Dr. Willis, who received her associate’s degree from...

Dr. Raye H. Conrad

Dr. Raye H. Conrad

Raye H. Conrad joined the faculty of SUNY Brockport in 1945 as a professor of psychology in the General Education Program. He served as coordinator of field services, dean of students, director of elementary and secondary education, and dean for certification...

Dr. Vishal Anand Memorial Scholarship

Dr. Vishal Anand Memorial Scholarship

When Dr. Vishal Anand passed away suddenly in late 2015, a group of his former SUNY Brockport students established a scholarship in his memory to recognize an outstanding student in the Department of Computing Sciences who participated in professional research,...

Dr. William F. Stier, Jr., Sport Management Scholarship

Dr. William F. Stier, Jr., Sport Management Scholarship

Before he joined the faculty at SUNY Brockport in 1983, Dr. William F. Stier, Jr., enjoyed a successful career as an executive in the recreation and fitness industry. He also served as a consultant for fitness, wellness, and recreation organizations as well as for...

Earth Science Scholar Award

Earth Science Scholar Award

The Department of Earth Sciences at SUNY Brockport established the Science Scholar Award to recognize to recognize an outstanding incoming student to one of the department’s programs. This award receives funding through annual sales of the Brockport Weather Calendar,...

Edmund and Tina Hundt Scholarship

Edmund and Tina Hundt Scholarship

Edmund and Tina Hundt came to the United States separately as children when their families immigrated from Germany. After Mr. Hundt served in the US Army, the couple moved to Brockport where they opened a local restaurant—Eddie’s Donut Shop—that quickly became a...

Edward J. Gafney and Ruth Bauer Gafney Washington Internship Award

Edward J. Gafney and Ruth Bauer Gafney Washington Internship Award

Edward J. Gafney of Philadelphia and Ruth Bauer Gafney of Rochester, NY, met in Washington, DC, during World War II. He was in the U.S. Army, and she worked for the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. After the war, the two married in Rochester, where they made their...

Edward J. Kumar Finance and Administration Scholarship

Edward J. Kumar Finance and Administration Scholarship

Edward J. Kumar, who retired in 2002 after a 34-year career in administrative services at SUNY Brockport, served in various positions, including budget officer, director of purchasing, and controller, culminating in his appointment as vice president for...

Edward M. Matejkovic Sport Management Scholarship

Edward M. Matejkovic Sport Management Scholarship

Former football coach and athletic director at SUNY Brockport, Dr. Edward M. Matejkovic earned the record as the winningest coach in the school’s history when he left his position with the football team in 1994. Dr. Matejkovic came to Brockport in 1984 as an...

Edward O. and Arline Stephany Award

Edward O. and Arline Stephany Award

Dr. Edward O. Stephany joined the faculty of the Department of Mathematics at SUNY Brockport in 1947 after more than five years of active duty with the Marine Corps during World War II. He taught at Brockport for 33 years, serving as chair of the math department for...

Edwin S. Hall, Jr., Scholarship

Edwin S. Hall, Jr., Scholarship

Anthropologist Edwin J. Hall, Jr., served as member of SUNY Brockport’s Department of Anthropology from 1971 to 1992, and as an active researcher and author of books and publications on Native Americans of the northwest and Arctic Alaskan culture. His active research...

Eileen L. Corcoran Education Award

Eileen L. Corcoran Education Award

A well-known teacher and educator, Dr. Eileen L. Corcoran was a respected leader in special education. She served as president of the Council for Exceptional Children in New York and received appointment from New York’s governor to the Advisory Council for the...

Elaine K. Miller Women and Gender Studies

Elaine K. Miller Women and Gender Studies

Dr. Elaine K. Miller, an associate professor emerita in Foreign Languages and Cultures, established the scholarship in her name to recognize an outstanding student in the Department of Women and Gender Studies or in the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures at...

Elaine Leshnower Scholarship in Social Equality

Elaine Leshnower Scholarship in Social Equality

Elaine Leshnower ‘61/’98, longtime volunteer for SUNY Brockport, has enjoyed careers in teaching, business, and politics. Having come to Brockport from New York City, she served as copy editor and managing editor of The Stylus and was on the College Union Board of...

Elizabeth More Bretton Scholarships

Elizabeth More Bretton Scholarships

Established by the late Dr. Henry Bretton, University and Distinguished Professor of Political Science, to honor his daughter Elizabeth More Bretton, these scholarships enhance the quality and quantity of students at SUNY Brockport who achieve admission to medical...

Ella Potote Ashworth Departmental Scholar Award in Education and Human Development

Ella Potote Ashworth Departmental Scholar Award in Education and Human Development

Ella Potote Ashworth ’33 established her scholarship at SUNY Brockport to recognize an outstanding senior who has demonstrated exceptional performance in student teaching. After graduating from the College, Mrs. Ashworth taught elementary school in the Love Canal...