SUNY Potsdam

Allen J. Danks was a 1978 graduate of SUNY Potsdam with a major in Political Science. He was awarded a Lehman Scholarship and went on to do his graduate work at Columbia University. He is remembered as a man of great intellect who believed in making a positive and heartfelt contribution to the world around him and who gave of himself for the benefit of others. At his death in 1991 at the age of 35, his classmates at Potsdam endowed this award in his honor to help an undergraduate at the College who is active in social, community and/or political issues.

This award goes to a freshman or sophomore student who has demonstrated outstanding performance in an American history survey course during the preceding calendar year. It was established in honor of Dr. Robert L. Briggs, a valued member of the history faculty from 1961 to his retirement in 1985.

This scholarship is awarded to a student, preferably from St. Lawrence County, who is majoring in history and who can be expected to achieve an average of 3.25 in history courses and 3.0 GPA overall. Dr. Robert L. Briggs was a valued member of the history faculty from 1961 to his retirement in 1985.

This scholarship is awarded to the outstanding junior history major based on the student's overall GPA, their GPA in history, and the department's knowledge of the student. The scholarship was established by the wife of the former priest of Potsdam's Trinity Episcopal Church and mayor of Potsdam.

This award is for an outstanding performance by a student in public history. The award commemorates Dr. M. J. Heisey, a longtime member and former Chair of the Department of History, who dedicated her career to researching and teaching public history and oral history. She retired in 2019.

Nine SUNY Potsdam students were recently inducted into Phi Alpha Theta, the national historical honor society.

Three SUNY Potsdam students were inducted into Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor society, this semester.

The SUNY Potsdam Department of History recently selected five outstanding students as the 2021 Departmental Scholars.

Windila Balbone has been recognized with three academic awards in honor of her outstanding achievements at SUNY Potsdam, including the International Studies Departmental Scholar Award, the International Studies Award, and the Dr. Philip Neisser Departmental Service Award.

This is an award to recognize an outstanding seminar paper written in HIST 480, and it commemorates the former chair of the Social Studies Department, who served from 1941 to 1964.

The Richard Del Guidice Scholarship is an award created by alumni and friends of the Politics Department on the occasion of Professor Del Guidice's retirement in 2002. The endowment provides an annual scholarship to a junior pre-law student to assist in paying the costs associated with taking the Law School Admission Test and applying to various law schools.

This scholarship is awarded to an outstanding sophomore politics major. The Rebecca R. Pratt Scholarship for Excellence in Politics was created by a friend of the Pratt family in memory of Rebecca Pratt, who was a 1997 politics graduate of SUNY Potsdam.

This award is for outstanding performance by a freshman or sophomore in a world history course during the preceding calendar year. The award honors Dr. John F. Schwaller, a colonial Latin American historian, who served as the college President from 2006 to 2013.

The Ilse J. Shaw History Award goes to the senior history major with the best scholarship and highest cumulative GPA in history courses during his or her undergraduate career.

The award is given to an outstanding graduating senior pre-law student in the SUNY Potsdam Department of Politics.

The John Massaro Politics Recognition Award is given to a student who displays a high a level of creativity, leadership, or charisma outside the classroom, above and beyond their coursework.

A SUNY Potsdam student recently earned the Writing for Growth and Advocacy badge, after completing special training through the College's Summit Leadership Program.

SUNY Potsdam's Department of Theatre and Dance is set to present its spring mainstage production of "The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later," featuring talented students in the cast and crew.

A SUNY Potsdam student was recently honored with the University Police Criminal Justice Award in honor of her outstanding work in the major.

Ten SUNY Potsdam students recently completed the Women, Gender and Leadership specialty badge through the College's Summit Leadership Program.

SUNY Potsdam recently accepted 58 students into its rigorous Honors Program.

SUNY Potsdam recently named eight motivated and talented students to its Presidential Scholars Program, which provides funding and recognition for students to create their own independent project and to more fully develop their interests and intellect, while working with faculty mentors.

SUNY Potsdam recently selected 16 students to receive support through the Kilmer Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship, supporting their research projects, guided closely by faculty mentors.

A SUNY Potsdam student recently earned the Mental Health Advocate badge, after completing special training through the College's Summit Leadership Program.

The State University of New York at Potsdam recently named 245 students who excelled academically in the Fall 2020 semester to the College's Dean's List.

The State University of New York at Potsdam recently named 1,046 students to the President's List, in recognition of their academic excellence in the Fall 2020 semester. The SUNY Potsdam students were honored for earning top marks by President Kristin G. Esterberg.

121 SUNY Potsdam student-athletes, including 18 two-sport athletes, have earned a spot on the State University of New York Athletic Conference's Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll. The honor roll recognizes athletes with a minimum 3.30 cumulative grade-point average for the entire 2019-20 academic year.

The State University of New York at Potsdam recently named 295 students who excelled academically in the Spring 2020 semester to the College's Dean's List.

The State University of New York at Potsdam recently named 1,114 students to the President's List, in recognition of their academic excellence in the Spring 2020 semester. The SUNY Potsdam students were honored for earning top marks by President Kristin G. Esterberg.

The Ilse J. Shaw History Award goes to the senior history major with the best scholarship and highest cumulative GPA in history courses during his or her undergraduate career.