Elmira College

Elmira College recently named the recipient of this year's 1917 Prize at the College's Commencement exercises. The award is given to the graduate who has shown the most creative ability in English language and literature.

The 2018 recipient of the Kathryn Jenkins Education Prize was recently announced at Elmira College's Commencement exercises. The Prize is given by Dr. Janice Beaty Janssen, professor emerita of human services, in memory of an outstanding teach in the Elmira City Schools. The Prize is awarded to the graduating student, either graduate or undergraduate, who shows the greatest promise in the field of childhood education.

Elmira College recently named the recipient of this year's Abraham Shabanowitz Mathematics Prize at its Commencement exercises. Established by Dr. Harry Shabanowitz, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, in memory of his father, the award recognizes graduates showing outstanding achievement in the field of mathematics.

Two students were named this year's recipients of the Hal Roach, Litt.D. '88 Theatre Prize at Elmira College's Commencement exercises. The Prize is given by Hal Roach, Litt.D. '88 Sons of the Desert Tent (Elmira) and presented to a graduating theatre major who has demonstrated the potential of a professional career in theatre and film.

The recipient of the 2018 Sharon Cosloy-Blank '66 Science Prize was recently named at Elmira College's Commencement exercises. The Prize is awarded to a senior who has demonstrated excellence in scientific research in the areas of molecular biology, genentics, and/or biochemistry.

Elmira College recently named the recipients of this year's Elizabeth Anne Graham '42 Prize. The Prize is given in memory of Graham '42, by her family. Her father, Professor of Economics, Grover C.T. Graham, was serving as a College bursar at the time of her death in 1943. The prize is presented to the graduate who, in the judgement of the Department of Art, shows the greatest promise in the field of applied art.

Elmira College recently named the recipient of this year's Dr. Ryland Hugh Hewitt, Jr. Award. The Award is presented to a junior or senior who has excelled in the field of Speech-Language Pathology or Audiology.

The recipient of this year's Emerson Liscum Diven Prize was recently announced at Elmira College's Commencement exercises. The Prize is awarded annually to a senior who has high academic achievement and has contributed the most scholarly work in biology. The Prize is awarded on the recommendation of the Department of Biology.

Elmira College recently named this year's recipient of the Julian Allen Prize at the 2018 Commencement exercises. The Prize was established for excellence in international business and is awarded annually on the basis of merit.

The 2018 Elmira College Excellence in Nursing Award was presented at the annual Elmira College Nurse Pinning Ceremony on Friday, June 1, as part of Commencement weekend activities.

The 2018 Professional Nurses of the Twin Tiers Leadership Award was presented at the annual Elmira College Nurse Pinning Ceremony held as part of the College's Commencement weekend activities.

The 2018 Rho Gamma Scholarship Award was presented at the annual Elmira College Nurse Pinning Ceremony held as part of the College's Commencement weekend activities.

The 2018 ANA Future Nurse Leader Award was presented at the annual Elmira College Nurse Pinning Ceremony held as part of the College's Commencement weekend activities.

The 2018 Dr. Kathleen Sward Excellence in Nursing Award was announced at the annual Elmira College Nurse Pinning Ceremony held as part of the College's Commencement weekend activities.

The annual Elmira College Nurse Pinning Ceremony, held in Speidel Gymnasium as part of Commencement weekend activities, recognized 68 students who have completed the requirements for a bachelor of science degree in nursing.

The Elmira College Class of 2018 included more than 140 graduates receiving summa cum laude, magna cum laude, and cum laude honors at the College's 160th Commencement on Saturday, June 2 at the Murray Athletic Center, Pine Valley. The exercises included 270 undergraduate and 27 graduate students.

Two graduating Elmira College cadets were commissioned during the 2018 Army & Air Force ROTC Commissioning Ceremony.

Elmira College released its Dean's List for Academic Achievement for students in the Continuing Education Division for the 2017-2018 academic year. Part-time undergraduate students who have, during the current academic year, achieved a grade point average of 3.600 or higher at the end of the Spring Term and who have completed at least twelve graded credits during the current academic year are placed on the Dean's List for the Division of Continuing Education.

Elmira College celebrated the graduation of 297 students during its 160th Commencement on Saturday, June 2 at the Murray Athletic Center, Pine Valley. The exercises included 270 undergraduate and 27 graduate degrees.

Charl Pretorius '19 of the Elmira College men's golf team was named EC's representative on the Empire 8 Conference Sportsman of the Year Team, as announced by the league office on May 31. Each institution is represented by one student-athlete on the Sportsman of the Year Team. The Empire 8 emphasizes that "Competing with Honor and Integrity" is an essential component of a student-athlete's experience in conjunction with an institution's educational mission.

The Elmira College Department of Athletics recognized the achievements made by its student-athletes and staff members throughout the 2017-2018 academic year during the 48th Annual Athletics Award Banquet, held on May 21, 2018.

The annual awards for the Senior Art Majors Show, exhibited in the George Waters Gallery, were presented at the exhibit opening reception on Thursday, May 17.

The President's Council of Elmira College awarded their highest honors, The President's Council Award and the Stand Energy Prize, during a ceremony held May 17 in Peterson Chapel.

The Center for Mark Twain Studies announced the winners for their two annual student contests: the 2018 "Portraying Mark Twain" Art Competition and the 2018 "Mark Twain Essay" Prize.

On May 9, Elmira College hosted the Ninth Annual Student Research Conference in Cowles Hall. More than 30 Elmira students, representing multiple disciplines, presented course projects and independent research conducted with faculty.

The Elmira College Theatre's final production of the 2017-2018 season featured the enjoyable musical comedy, The Apple Tree, by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick.

Elmira College undergraduate students, recently presented research projects at the Northeast Region 1 Conference of the TriBeta Biological Honor Society held at Russell Sage College in Troy, NY.

The Elmira College Enactus Team garnered a Competition Championship at the recent Enactus United States Regional Competition in Philadelphia on March 19. The presentation team moved on to the Enactus United States National Exposition to be held in Kansas City, Missouri on May 20-22.

Elmira College students and two psychology faculty members, Dr. Allyson Graf and Dr. Ping Zheng, recently attended and presented during the Eastern Psychological Association Annual Meeting in Philadelphia.

The Beta Tau Chapter of Alpha Sigma Lambda, the National Honor Society for non-traditional undergraduate students, recently welcomed the 2018 initiates and their families at a ceremony held on the Elmira College campus.