SUNY Potsdam

The Research Corporation for Science Advancement has announced that SUNY Potsdam Professor of Chemistry Dr. Fadi Bou-Abdallah is the recipient of a 2023 Cottrell Postbac Award, one of seven awarded nationally. The $50,000 award is given to Cottrell Scholars to strengthen their research programs, by supporting the work of an undergraduate senior working under their supervision for a year after graduation. Maximilian Beyer '23, a graduating chemistry major from Scarsdale, N.Y., will conduct postbaccalaureate research with Bou-Abdallah thanks to the award.

This award is named for Dr. Philip T. Neisser '79, who served as member of the Department of Politics at SUNY Potsdam for many years as an instructor, department chair, assistant dean, and most recently as the College's officer-in-charge. It is presented to a politics 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.

Candidates for this award will be, in most cases, a SUNY Potsdam sophomore or junior politics or international studies major, who have maintained an overall GPA at the Dean's List level (3.25) or higher. The award is renewable for three years (until graduation), contingent upon the maintenance of a GPA above 3.25.

Three SUNY Potsdam students were recently honored with the Allen J. Danks Memorial Scholarship.

SUNY Potsdam student Simisola Macaulay has been honored for her outstanding undergraduate work by being recognized with two academic awards.

SUNY Potsdam student Daniel Mariano has been honored for his outstanding undergraduate work by being recognized with three academic awards.

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

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

Six students from SUNY Potsdam's Department of Business Administration recently made virtual presentations to judges in the International Business Ethics Case Competition, during a two day competition, held on April 20 and 21.

Two outstanding SUNY Potsdam students were recently among those honored with the 2023 Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence.

The State University of New York at Potsdam recently named 809 students to the President's List, in recognition of their academic excellence in the Fall 2022 semester. The SUNY Potsdam students were honored for earning top marks by Officer-in-Charge Dr. Philip T. Neisser '79.

The State University of New York at Potsdam recently named 210 students who excelled academically in the Fall 2022 semester to the College's Dean's List.

Twelve student cadets recently graduated from SUNY Potsdam's Law Enforcement Training Institute, the College's accredited pre-employment police academy.

33 SUNY Potsdam students recently earned the Writing Your Way In badge, after completing special training through the College's Summit Leadership Program.

SUNY Potsdam's Department of Business Administration recently hosted its 57th Business Plan Competition, which challenges students to develop an entrepreneurial business plan fulfilling the need of a specific group of consumers.

The SUNY Potsdam Department of Environmental Studies honored two students as its 2022 Departmental Scholars.

122 SUNY Potsdam student-athletes, including 20 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 2021-22 academic year.

The State University of New York at Potsdam recently named 828 students to the President's List, in recognition of their academic excellence in the Spring 2022 semester. The SUNY Potsdam students were honored for earning top marks by Officer-in-Charge Dr. Philip T. Neisser '79.

The SUNY Potsdam Department of English and Communications honored eight students as its 2022 Departmental Scholars.

The Canfield Scholarships are awarded by academic departments at SUNY Potsdam to recognize students with demonstrated academic excellence and potential.

The State University of New York at Potsdam recently named 194 students who excelled academically in the Spring 2022 semester to the College's Dean's List.

This award is presented annually to the student who demonstrates the greatest achievement and promise in creative writing.

The SUNY Potsdam Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences honored a student as its 2022 Departmental Scholar.

Dr. Alice Williams taught science at SUNY Potsdam for 38 years and retired in 1965. Her extensive rock and mineral collection makes up a significant portion of the College's collection. This award is presented to a student who performs outstanding service to the department.

Jessie J. McNall, who was Professor Emerita of Science, served as Science Department Chair at SUNY Potsdam for many years prior to her retirement in 1946. She established an endowed fund with the Potsdam College Foundation in order that awards be made to sophomores for excellence in science, especially if preparing for teaching.

The SUNY Potsdam Department of Computer Science honored two students as its 2022 Departmental Scholars.

The Stillman Memorial Award was established in 1973 in memory of Professor Alan H. Stillman, Director of the Computer Center and Chair of the SUNY Potsdam Department of Computer Science from 1967 to 1973. Professor Stillman was instrumental in establishing the highly regarded academic program in Computer and Information Sciences at SUNY Potsdam.

The Scholarship for Excellence in the Study of Advanced Computer Science is awarded to computer science majors in their second or third year at SUNY Potsdam who have a GPA of 3.0 or higher. Preference is given to students who have expressed an interest in graduate school and who are considered capable of succeeding in further study by the computer science faculty.

This Alumni Scholarship was started by a donation from former faculty members Tim Fossum and Susan Haller. Funds are used to assist computer science students who have completed at least one semester at SUNY Potsdam in computer science and who have a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

Two SUNY Potsdam students were among a select group of students from across New York State to be honored with the 2022 Norman R. McConney Jr. Award for EOP Student Excellence. The award, which bears the name of the late Norman McConney, one of the architects of the statewide Educational Opportunity Program and a champion of youth empowerment, celebrates EOP students who have overcome significant obstacles in life to achieve their educational and personal goals.