Awards + honors

A recent honor to SUNY Oswego recognizes the college's efforts to support its non-traditional students.

SUNY Oswego senior biology major Christian DiBiase recently earned a SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence, the highest such recognition in the statewide system, for outstanding work spanning classrooms, research labs and fieldwork to help others.

Two SUNY Oswego students will advance to a statewide business plan competition after recent success in the CNY Competes regional event.

Ongoing work in community building earned Chena Tucker, director of SUNY Oswego’s Office of Business and Community Relations, the Nancy L. Premo – Woman of Distinction Award recently from the Greater Oswego-Fulton Chamber of Commerce.

Dedication to celebrating Black history and culture and ongoing commitment to improving the lives of others have earned SUNY Oswego junior accounting major Samisha Elysee the Newman Civic Fellowship, a national honor.

A video project last spring by SUNY Oswego communication studies faculty member Michael Riecke and 2020 graduate Jack Geddes took an unexpected detour but still found the road to a national award.

Several SUNY Oswego students took home honors from the virtual version of the recent Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region 2 Conference.

SUNY Oswego senior graphic design major and entrepreneur Bobbierre Heard’s creativity, ability to overcome obstacles and willingness to help others recently earned her a community Unsung Hero Award, presented Jan. 31 by Syracuse University.

SUNY Oswego's online MBA continued as the highest-ranked public school offering in New York state and among the nation's top online master of business administration programs in U.S. News & World Report's 2021 "Best Online Degree Programs: MBA" released today (Jan. 26).

SUNY Oswego wellness management major Fadi Gaye was recently one of 45 students in SUNY’s Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) to receive the statewide Norman R. McConney Jr. Award for Student Excellence, recognizing ability to overcome obstacles to achieve success.