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Elmira College is a private, coeducational, Phi Beta Kappa college founded in 1855, and located in the Southern Finger Lakes Region of New York. The College is annually ranked by U.S. News & World Report, which has also ranked Elmira College as a leading college, nationally, for student internships. Proud of its history and tradition, the College is committed to the ideals of community service, and intellectual and individual growth.

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Elmira College is a private, coeducational, Phi Beta Kappa college founded in 1855, and located in the Southern Finger Lakes Region of New York. The College is annually ranked by U.S. News & World Report, which has also ranked Elmira College as a leading college, nationally, for student internships. Proud of its history and tradition, the College is committed to the ideals of community service, and intellectual and individual growth.

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Students Honored at 50th Annual Elmira College Athletics Banquet
The Elmira College Department of Athletics recognized the achievements made by its student-athletes and staff members throughout the 2021-2022 academic year during the 50th Annual Athletics Award Banquet on May 23.
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Sports - 2022 Jun 9
Student Honored With Dr. Louise Frances Potter Prize
Each year, the Dr. Louise Frances Potter Prize is given in memory of Dr. Potter, an outstanding microbiologist at Elmira College, to a superior graduate in Biology.
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Academic Award - 2022 Jul 5
Elmira College Students Graduate with Honors
Elmira College celebrated the graduation of 209 students during its 164th Commencement on Sunday, June 5. The Class of 2022 included 76 honor graduates receiving summa cum laude, magna cum laude, and cum laude honors.
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Honors List - 2022 Jul 5
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The Rho Gamma Scholarship Prize
The Rho Gamma Scholarship Prize is given annually to a Rho Gamma member who is a graduating senior nursing student who demonstrates scholarship and excellence in nursing.
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Academic Award - 2022 Jun 7
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The Professional Nurses of the Twin Tiers Award Presented
The Professional Nurses of the Twin Tiers Award is presented annually to a graduating Elmira College senior who demonstrates leadership ability and lives in Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben or Tompkins counties or intends to practice in the area.
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Academic Award - 2022 Jun 7
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Nurse Education Faculty Recognition for Excellence in Nursing
Each year the Elmira College Nurse Education Faculty Recognition for Excellence in Nursing is presented to an outstanding graduating senior nursing student that represents the profession of nursing. He or she has actively participated in the Nurse Education Program, such as, serving as a student representative with the standing committees, ad hoc committee, and/or active involvement in the Nursing Club of Elmira College.
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Academic Award - 2022 Jun 7
The Mildred Whittlesey McGraw Attainment Prize Awarded
The Mildred Whittlesey McGraw Attainment Award recognizes an Elmira College junior who has made the greatest contribution in academic achievement, general activities, and citizenship, and who has demonstrated most thoroughly the aims of the College. The award was endowed by Harold McGraw, Sr., former Chairman of the Board of Trustees, in honor of his mother. This year, Ryan Hardy '23, a Biochemistry major, was one of three students that received the award.
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Academic Award - 2022 Jun 7
The Mildred Whittlesey McGraw Attainment Prize Awarded
The Mildred Whittlesey McGraw Attainment Award recognizes an Elmira College junior who has made the greatest contribution in academic achievement, general activities, and citizenship, and who has demonstrated most thoroughly the aims of the College. The award was endowed by Harold McGraw, Sr., former Chairman of the Board of Trustees, in honor of his mother. This year, Madison Brown-Bloom '23, a Biology major, was one of three students that received the award.
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Academic Award - 2022 May 31
Autumn watts first year writing prize 2 academic honors banquet 2022
First-Year Writing Prize
The First-Year Writing Prize is awarded to a first-year student who has taken both courses in the Academic Writing Program sequence and has demonstrated mastery of the writing, critical thinking, and oral communications skills studied in those courses.
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Academic Award - 2022 Jun 7
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CRC Basic Chemistry Prize Awarded
The Elmira College CRC Basic Chemistry Prize is presented to an outstanding freshman student studying chemistry, based on performance in both the lecture and lab classes.
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Academic Award - 2022 May 31
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Corning Section American Chemical Society Award Presented
The Corning Section American chemical Society Award is awarded each year to an outstanding freshman student studying chemistry. This year, Alexa Sitzer '25 received the award.
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Academic Award - 2022 May 31
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The Mildred Whittlesey McGraw Attainment Prize Awarded
The Mildred Whittlesey McGraw Attainment Award recognizes an Elmira College junior who has made the greatest contribution in academic achievement, general activities, and citizenship, and who has demonstrated most thoroughly the aims of the College. The award was endowed by Harold McGraw, Sr., former Chairman of the Board of Trustees, in honor of his mother. This year, Maria Antonio '23, a Childhood Education, Special Education, and English Literature triple major, was one of three students that received the award.
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Academic Award - 2022 May 31
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Students Inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society
Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor Society, recently inducted 21 student members into the Elmira College circle, or chapter.
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Honor Society - 2022 May 27
Mary Lou Parrella Prize Awarded
The Mary Lou Parrella Prize is given by Lina Parrella in memory of her niece, a member of the Class of 1965, to a gifted Elmira College freshman or sophomore in the field of fine arts. This year the prize has been awarded to Cassidy Ryan '24.
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Academic Award - 2022 May 26
Ryan Hardy '23 Awarded Marian Ames Memorial Prize
The 2022 Elmira College recipient of the Marian Ames Memorial Prize is Ryan Hardy '23.
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Academic Award - 2022 May 26
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Iris Leadership Prize Awarded
Each year Elmira College awards upperclassmen students with the Iris Leadership Award. This year, James Blair '23 was one of the two students who received the award.
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Academic Award - 2022 May 26
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Margaret Locke Community Service Prize Awarded
Hannah Whittier '23 is this year's recipient of the Margaret Locke Community Service Prize. The award is given annually to an Elmira College student who has demonstrated a spirit of service to the campus and wider communities, provides a model of community involvement, and makes a difference in the lives of others through service.
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Academic Award - 2022 May 26
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Iris Leadership Prize Awarded
Each year Elmira College awards upperclassmen students with the Iris Leadership Award. This year, Marc Artuz '24 was one of the two students who received the award.
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Academic Award - 2022 May 26
Hypatia Mathematics Prize Awarded
The Hypatia Mathematics Prize is awarded to a female junior who exhibits enthusiasm for mathematics and the desire to share that passion with others through education or other career endeavors. The goal of the prize is to recognize more women for their interest and competency in this important field of study.
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Academic Award - 2022 May 13
Inducted into Sigma Beta Delta
The Elmira College Chapter of Sigma Beta Delta, the International Society for Business, Management, and Administration, inducted eight students during a recent ceremony.
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Honor Society - 2022 May 12
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International Student Prize Awarded
The International Student Prize is awarded to a full-time international student who has completed at least one year of full-time study at Elmira College and who excels in academic and student life.
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Academic Award - 2022 May 26
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Helen Bosworth Beers '24 Prize Awarded
The Helen Bosworth Beers '24 Prize is presented to a junior or senior who in daily living supports religious principles, is a good student, and an outstanding citizen in the College.
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Academic Award - 2022 May 11
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The Class Of 2000 Prize Awarded
The Class of 2000 Prize is given annually to a deserving freshman man going into the sophomore class who exemplifies the standards and spirit of Elmira College.
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Academic Award - 2022 May 10
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The Class of 1927 Prize Awarded
Jacie Beebe '25 has been awarded the Elmira College Class of 1927 Prize for the 2021-2022 academic year.
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Academic Award - 2022 May 10
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Board of Trustees Prize Awarded
Each year, the Elmira College Board of Trustees Prize is presented by the Trustees to students whose college experience demonstrates continual growth and development academically, socially, or in service to the College community.
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Academic Award - 2022 May 10
Algernon DeWaters Gorman Prize Awarded
The Algernon DeWaters Gorman Prize, was endowed as an award for the Elmira College junior with a good overall average who has completed the most scholarly work in chemistry.
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Academic Award - 2022 May 9
Elmira College Dean's List for Winter 2022 Term
Elmira College released its Dean's List for Academic Achievement for the Winter 2022 Term. The Dean's List recognizes full-time undergraduate students who were registered for at least 12 computable credit hours and who earned a term grade point average of 3.6 or higher.
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Dean's List - 2022 Apr 25
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Psi Chi Induction
The Elmira College Chapter of Psi Chi held an induction ceremony on March 27 in Cowles Hall to recognize 10 students who earned membership in the honor society.
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Honor Society - 2022 Mar 28
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Students Inducted Into Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, Awarded Prizes
The Pi of New York chapter of Phi Beta Kappa at Elmira College held its annual induction and banquet on Friday, March 11.
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Honor Society - 2022 Mar 17
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Students Inducted into TriBeta Honor Society
The Eta Sigma Chapter of Beta Beta Beta National Biological Honor Society held student inductions recentlhy. Beta Beta Beta (TriBeta) has three major objectives: to promote scholarship in the biological sciences; to promote the dissemination of biological knowledge; and to encourage research.
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Honor Society - 2022 Mar 11
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