COLLEGIANS

Alfred Worrad of Highland, a student at Clarkson University in Potsdam, was inducted into the college’s chapter of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest all-discipline collegiate honor society.

Membership in Phi Kappa Phi is by invitation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors are eligible for membership. Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction.

Worrad is majoring in chemical engineering.

••• Two area residents attending the State University of New York at Oneonta — Brianna Lindgren of Hurley and Christopher Scaduto of New Paltz — were inducted into the Tau Sigma National Honor Society, which is designed exclusively for transfer students.

The organization’s mission is to recognize and promote the academic excellence and involvement of transfer students. The minimum academic average required for membership is either a 3.5 on a 4.0 scale (or the equivalent thereof) or an academic average that places the prospective candidate in the top 20 percent of all incoming transfer students during their incoming semester.

••• Two area residents attending the State University of New York at Canton — Carly R. Voerg of Saugerties and Matthew Schifani of Modena — were among students at the college who were recognized for having the highest grades at the William J. Mein Honors Convocation.

The convocation is held as a formal recognition of student achievement. It is named annually to honor a retired faculty member who has made significant contributions to the college. An award is bestowed to each student with the highest grade point average for their academic year in each of the college’s programs.

Voerg is a member of the Class of 2020. A junior, she is majoring in veterinary service administration.

Schifani is a member of the Class of 2020. A junior, he is majoring in information technology.

••• Two students attending the State University of New York at Oneonta’s School of Economics and Business — Nicole Lapinski of Pine Bush and Vincent Flood of Red Hook — were inducted into the college’s Beta Gamma Sigma honor society chapter during a recognition ceremony on April 26.

Students ranking in the top 10 percent of the baccalaureate and top 20 percent of graduate programs at schools accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International are eligible to be society members.

••• Two area residents attending the State University of New York at Oneonta — James Bethel of Saugerties and Nicholas Piaquadio of Wallkill — were recipients of the SUNY Chancellor’s Awards for Student Excellence.

The award is the highest honor that SUNY bestows upon students. It is presented annually to SUNY students who demonstrate academic excellence and integrate it with accomplishments in other areas, such as leadership, career achievement, campus involvement, athletics, community service, or creative and performing arts.

Bethel is a four-time NCAA All-American wres

tler, has represented SUNY Oneonta at several NCAA conventions and has twice been named SUNY Oneonta Male Athlete of the Year. He is a member of three national honor societies, serves as president of the Student Athletic Advisory Committee, and has performed hundreds of community service hours. Bethel’s research on the prevalence of motion sickness among student-athletes while traveling has been accepted for a national presentation.

••• Kimberly Donah of Mount Marion, a student at the University of Findlay in Ohio, recently participated in the university’s Symposium for Scholarship and Creativity.

Held on campus, the event provided undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to share their research, creativity and professional learning experiences with the university and community. Many students received honors during the symposium’s awards ceremony. Donah presented “Findlay Floods Project.”

••• Ethan Knoll of Pine Bush, a student at the State University of New York at Oneonta, was recognized for academic achievement and outstanding writing during the History Department’s annual awards ceremony.

Knoll, whose is majoring in history, earned The Maynard Redfield History Essay Competition: Short Essay Honorable Mention. His winning essay was titled “Political Actors in the Revolution.”