30.3.0 Awards
30.3.1 Outstanding Graduate Awards
Each year, SUNY Canton honors an outstanding graduating senior in the Baccalaureate and Associate degree programs. The Outstanding Graduate Awards are presented to those deserving students at Commencement each year. Their names are engraved on a permanent plaque at the College and they are each presented with an individual plaque honoring their achievement.
Nominees for these awards are judged on scholarship, personality, and contribution to the campus community. The nominations are limited to those students in the Baccalaureate and Associate degree programs who are seniors eligible to graduate. Students enrolled in a four-year program who are scheduled to receive an Associate’s degree after completing those requirements may be nominated in the two-year category. Eligible students must have a GPA of 3.50 or higher and have been at SUNY Canton for at least one year.
For more information, contact the Student Activities, Involvement & Leadership office.
30.3.2 David R. Maynard Student Activities Award
The Senior class of 1965 initiated an award for “outstanding contribution to student activities”. The award name was later changed to the David R. Maynard Student Activities Award. This Award is given to a member of the graduating class each year. The recipient receives a plaque at the Honors Convocation ceremony in the spring semester.
For more information, contact the Student Activities, Involvement & Leadership office.
30.3.3 Northstar Award
A student-given award to an employee of SUNY Canton who has gone above and beyond to assist students in reaching their full potential.
All SUNY Canton employees (faculty, professional staff, administration, secretarial staff, maintenance, College Association staff, food service staff) who have been employed for at least one semester during the current academic year are eligible for nomination. The recipient receives a plaque and gift at the Student Specialty Awards Ceremony.
30.3.4 Student Excellence Awards
The Student Excellence Awards began in 2011 to showcase the amazing service, commitment, teamwork, persistence, grit, and campus involvement our students possess. Students who meet the qualifications for these awards have overcome great obstacles in the path to earning their degree and have shown tremendous perseverance and determination in continuing to pursue advanced learning. Information about awards is shared in the early part of the spring semester.