Fifteen outstanding New Paltz students earn President’s Awards for 2024
SUNY New Paltz is pleased to announce the 2024 recipients of the President’s Award for Student Excellence, a campus-level honor created in 2021 that is now the highest recognition bestowed upon students by the University.
The President’s Award for Student Excellence pays tribute to New Paltz students who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in academics and in other areas of their collegiate careers.
These students will be recognized for their achievements at the Outstanding Graduate Reception on Friday, May 17, as part of our Commencement weekend festivities.
Please join us in celebrating this year’s President’s Award for Student Excellence recipients:
Genevieve Bamfoa Adjei ’24 (Sociology) of Bronx, New York
Genevieve Adjei, Jr. ’24 (Sociology) of Bronx, New York
Rhionna Bianchini ’24 (Mathematics) of Blue Point, New York
Michael Boccarossa ’24g (Childhood Education 1-6) of Port Chester, New York
Cara Breitenbach ’24 (Early Childhood Education; Childhood Education) of Warwick, New York
Benjamin Bullock ’24 (Accounting) of New Windsor, New York
Valeria Cueva ’23 (Psychology) of Kingston, New York
Goldali Danberg Biggs ’24 (Sociology) of Ithaca, New York
Joel Gooden ’24 (Communication Disorders; Sociology) of Brooklyn, New York
Pheobe Heretz ’24 (Astronomy; Physics) of Lexington, Massachusetts
Shoshana Lieberman ’24 (Communication Disorders) of Larchmont, New York
Julia Lombard ’24 (Psychology) of New City, New York
Julie Marasco ’24 (Journalism) of Oceanside, New York
Matthew Sandler ’24 (Biology) of Holbrook, New York
Zoe Woolrich ’24 (Digital Media Management) of New York, New York