Purpose of Award:

 The purpose of the Norman McConney, Jr. Award is to identify students who may not necessarily have the highest GPA, but who have overcome significant personal and family challenges, persevered through hardships, showed progressive achievement, and may not have otherwise been recognized for their success. Success is defined as that of accomplishment of aim or purpose. 

Criteria:

Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) student in good standing and on track to graduate by June 2025 who meets the following criteria:

· Has overcome obstacles and succeeded against the odds

· Has earned an academic record that provides evidence of academic excellence and/or a positive academic trajectory

· Has demonstrated excellence in leadership, community service and/or extracurricular activities

· Has a history of involvement in EOP and society

Instructions:

1. Enter your campus name

2. Student Information: Enter your awardee’s name and contact information. Please include the phonetic pronunciation. For example, Wendy is “Wen-dee” It is important for us to know their home address so you can identify the student’s legislative district information. Please note you are may nominate up to three (s) students for this year’s award, with one student per campus as the final awardee after a review from a SUNY Opportunity Programs committee.

3. Student’s Major – what course of study is your student currently seeking a degree

4. Career Aspirations – your student may be seeking a degree in one area to utilize in another. For example, a student may seek a degree in graphic design and ultimately would like to design video games or work in advertising, etc.

5. Leadership Experience – Leadership is very broad. We are looking for students who exemplify leadership on campus as well as off campus within their community, home, work, etc.

6. Community and/or Extracurricular activities – This section includes your student’s interests, involvement in the community and any activity that has helped develop a student within society.

7. Honors and Awards – This section will describe any accolades received from school or the community.

8. Nominator Contact Information – EOP Director Information

9. Reason for nomination – Because there is only one awardee from your campus, please describe all the reasons you selected this student for one of your nominations.

10. Legislative District – Please identify the legislative information for your student. This information can be found on the State Senate and State Assembly website. https://nyassembly.gov/mem/search/

https://www.nysenate.gov/find-my-senator 

We are considering a student speaker for the event. Please let us know if you would recommend your awardee as a student speaker for the event. Some students may be too shy to participate .We would like to know your thoughts ahead of time.