SUNY Potsdam

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.

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.

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

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 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 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 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.

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 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.

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 award goes to a freshman or sophomore student who has demonstrated outstanding performance in a European history survey course during the preceding calendar year. The award honors Dr. Walter L. Wakefield, European Historian with the department from 1948 to 1976, and who was sometimes Chair of the department.

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.

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 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.

The student chosen must display strong academic excellence within the International Studies major.

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.

The Department of Politics selects outstanding senior majors with the highest politics GPA, who have taken at least 5 courses (with at least 2 at the upper-division level) in the department to be named the Departmental Scholar. The student must also have a minimum overall GPA of 3.25.

This award is given to a Political Science or International Studies major who, through their efforts in any combination of student clubs, co-curricular events, or other service activities associated with the Department of Politics, contributes to upholding Dr. Neisser's vision of the department as a place of inclusion, excellence and open dialogue.

The International Studies Award was created to recognize outstanding academic ability and great potential for further intellectual and professional development of a student majoring in international studies. This award encourages students to deepen their understanding of international events, cross-cultural interactions and the world around them, through academic and experiential learning.

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.