Samuel, Elizabeth and Dr. Francis J. Manno Award

Dr. Francis J. Manno, emeritus professor of history (1963-1983), originally established a scholarship in memory of his parents, Samuel and Elizabeth Manno Award in 1982. Upon Dr. Manno’s death on May 8, 1998, Dr. Manno’s name was added to the scholarship’s title. Dr. Manno was a Navy veteran of WWII. According to a reliable source he was first assigned to naval patrol along the Atlantic coastline and later to the Pacific theater of operations where he performed duties for both the Navy and the Marine Corps. These duties included serving as a beach master for one operation that occurred sometime after the D-Day invasion and likely in Italy. After the war, he ran as a Democratic candidate for the US House of Representatives.

Dr. Manno established the original award in 1982 to assist a worthy undergraduate student in his/her continued education at SUNY Brockport. The purpose remains to encourage an undergraduate student who is in good academic standing, exemplifies their field of study.

Eligible students must

1. Be a rising sophomore, junior, or senior at SUNY Brockport.
2. Be in good academic standing and demonstrate the academic excellence and future potential as judged by the selection committee. Preference will be given to candidates who possess a Brockport GPA between 2.5 and 3.0.
3. Demonstrate good character and be a well-rounded individual as evidenced by their participation in volunteer service activities, participation in campus governance process or campus leadership roles, and involvement in student clubs and organizations, and/or encourage fellow students to succeed by setting an example of commitment to their chosen field of study as judged by the selection committee.

This scholarship will be credited to the recipient’s bill in the form of a non-tuition educational expense grant. It must be used for educational expenses and may not be received as cash.