MORRISVILLE, NY—Morrisville State College students were recently honored at the School of Liberal Arts Banquet.
The Theater Participant-of-the-Year was awarded to Benjamin Korpiel, of Canandaigua, an agricultural business student. Korpiel was an integral part of the college’s theater productions, landing the lead role in the last four plays.
The School of Liberal Arts Athlete-of-the-Year was presented to Sammy Diaz, of Dansville, a second-year applied psychology major. Diaz is a member of the football team and plays wide receiver, corner and special teams.
Daniel Majewski, of Cazenovia, a liberal arts and science: humanities and social science major, was named Social Science Student-of-the-Year. Majewski was named to the President’s List in each of his first two years at Morrisville. He works as an admissions office assistant and is a member of the college’s BASIC program. Majewski plans to continue his studies in the college’s applied psychology program.
Journalism Student-of-the-Year was awarded to Christian “CJ” Haight, of Lafayette, a journalism and communications for online media major. Haight is a writer and editor for Morrisville’s CHIMES newspaper.
Emilie Ann Case, of Utica, a criminal justice students, was named the School of Liberal Arts Tutor-of-the-Year.
Criminal Justice Student-of-the-Year was awarded to Derek James Merihew, of Cortland.
Naina Chimariya and Srijana Thapa, both of Syracuse, and both liberal arts and sciences: humanities and social science majors, were named the Humanities Students-of-the-Year.
Skyler Rubottom, of Norwich, an individual studies major, was the campus poetry contest winner.
Skyler’s poem, “Cacophonous Reverie” was selected from among 25 submissions.
Applied Psychology Student-of-the-Year was awarded to Karen Shabel, of Oceanside.
This year’s Friend of the School of Liberal Arts was awarded to Golden Artist Colors, of New Berlin.
The Art and Doris Roberts Scholarship, based on exemplary student achievement, was presented to Alicia Eamon, of Williamstown, Ontario, Canada, a criminal justice major. The scholarship honors Art Roberts, professor emeritus of humanities at Morrisville State College, and his wife, a college supporter.
Morrisville State College’s curricula are enriched with applied learning and pave the way for opportunity at both the Morrisville and Norwich campuses. An action-oriented, interactive learning lab, the college is a national leader in technology and has been lauded for its exemplary, innovative and effective community service programs.
The college was ranked among the Best Regional Colleges in the North by U.S. News and World Report Best Colleges 2016 issue and was also recognized in the Top Public Schools, Regional Colleges North in the 2016 Best Colleges rankings.