Four 学生s Named Recipients of Prestigious SUNY Chancellor’s Award

2024年4月5日

Four 哈德逊山谷社区学院 students were named recipients of the State University of New York’s Chancellor’s Award for 学生 Excellence, one of the highest student honors awarded by the SUNY system, which acknowledges students for outstanding academic and community service achievements. The students will be honored during a SUNY awards ceremony on Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 2 p.m.

今年的获奖者是Ameera阿夫塔, a Liberal Arts and Sciences student from Rensselaer; 卢卡斯唐纳胡说, a Liberal Arts and Sciences student from Lithuania; 约瑟芬奥黑尔, a Physical Education Studies student from Greeneville; and 布雷迪ole, 查塔姆大学工程科学专业的学生.

“These four students exemplify what leaders should be, and I am pleased that their dedication and hard work is being recognized with the prestigious SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence,罗杰·拉姆萨米说, 哈德逊山谷社区学院院长. “Their academic strength and commitment to community engagement has enriched our community in many different ways, and I am so proud to congratulate them and share in their recognition.”

Ameera阿夫塔

Ameera阿夫塔 is a second-year Liberal Arts and Sciences - Humanities and Social Science student on a Communications (Media) track who has demonstrated a strong passion for higher education leadership and advocacy. She was elected as the 学生参议院 Freshman Class President during her first year at the college and as the 学生参议院 President and 学生 Trustee in her second year. She was also elected as a Community College Representative for the SUNY 学生 Assembly, representing the statewide interests of community college students throughout New York.

巴基斯坦人, 阿夫塔卜致力于增加多样性, equity and inclusion on campus by supporting events like the student Pride Ball, restarting the Muslim 学生 Association and volunteering with Every Campus a Refuge.

Phi Theta Kappa的成员, Aftab leads and participates in community service events on campus and in the greater community. 除了 to the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for 学生 Excellence, she earned the Outstanding 学生 领导 Award at Hudson Valley.

卢卡斯唐纳胡说

Donaghue was born in Lithuania and lived in Brazil before moving to the Capital Region in 2021 and pursuing his Associate Degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences – Humanities and Social Science at Hudson Valley. 绩点保持在3分.86, he has earned several honors for academic excellence, such as the 2022-2023 Dr. 约瑟夫·J. 布尔默图书馆研究卓越奖, the 2023 Environmental Stewardship Award from the Department of Biology, Chemistry and Physics as well as the 2022 Spirit Award from the 学习中心 where he has served as an English as a Second Language (ESL) tutor for three semesters.

Donaghue is actively involved in campus life and serves as the treasurer of the 学生参议院, 学术委员会的成员, a student representative for the 学院学生会, treasurer of Phi Theta Kappa and vice president of the Investment Club.

约瑟芬奥黑尔

A student athlete on the women’s soccer and basketball teams, O’Hare has dedicated herself to athletics while maintaining academic excellence and engaging in volunteer activities during her time at Hudson Valley. She was named to the NJCAA Region 3 and National Player of the Week rosters and the Spring 2023 and Fall 2022 President’s lists. 她的累积平均分是3分.84 and is a member of the Phi Theta Kappa national honor society for community colleges.

除了, O’Hare is recognized for her community volunteer service and engagement at college events such as the Race Away Stigma 5K mental health awareness run, and for the Albany Tulip Court Association in the greater community.

布雷迪ole

An Engineering Science major, Oles has earned a cumulative GPA of 3.78 and achieved placement on the President’s List each semester. He has also contributed to the college and student life by serving as secretary of the 学生参议院 which earned him the Outstanding 学生 领导 Award from Hudson Valley in 2023. He served as president of the Engineering Science Club, was a student representative on Academic Senate and co-chair of the 学生参议院 programming board. Oles also collaborated across various departments to promote the creation of HVCC’s first state-of-the-art Makerspace, served as a peer tutor for calculus and computer information systems and was recognized by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals as an exceptional intern for its Summer 2023 program.

Oles is also a member of Phi Theta Kappa and collaborates with Pastors on Patrol to help efforts to ensure public safety in the community.