Academic Hall of Fame

The Alfred State College Orvis Award

The Orvis Award is presented to the outstanding senior in each of the College's three academic schools--Arts and Sciences, Management and Engineering Technology, and Applied Technology--and the baccalaureate programs. The award is based on four criteria: service, leadership, character, and scholarship. Faculty, staff, and fellow students carefully appraise the first three. Scholarship is determined by an analysis of the student's academic standing in comparison to other students in the academic area. The award is named in honor of Paul B. Orvis was a former president of Alfred State College and the State University of New York (SUNY) Dean for two-year colleges.

School of Applied Technology

  • 2000
    David Gorton - Baking, Production and Management
  • 2001
    Lauren VanderMallie - Drafting/CAD & Tool and Die and Electro-Mechanical
  • 2002
    Marcus Charles - Drafting/CAD & Technical Illustration
  • 2003
    Adam C. Skipper - Construction and Maintenance Electrician
  • 2004
    Ryan Stisser - Construction and Maintenance Electrician
  • 2005
    Jeffrey Breuer - Construction and Maintenance Electrician
  • 2006
    Alexander Palmer - Welding Technology
  • 2007
    Tina McClurg - Building Construction

School of Arts and Sciences

  • 2000
    Zachary G. Herse - Liberal Arts and Sciences & Math and Science
  • 2001
    Blaine Taft - Animal Science
  • 2002
    Anna M. LaLonde - Nursing
  • 2003
    Nicole Olynk - Animal Science
  • 2004
    Steven D. Prokopienko - Veterinary Technology
  • 2005
    Sidney Henry - Nursing
  • 2006
    Caitlin R. Fredenburg - Veterinary Technology
  • 2007
    Paula E. Waterman - Veterinary Technology

School of Management and Engineering Technology - Associate

  • 2000
    Patricia M. Strickland - Business Administration
  • 2001
    Sharee Dexter - CAD/CAM Technology
  • 2002
    Yevgen Borodin, of Ukraine - Computer Science
  • 2003
    Parinya Sinkuakul, of Thailand - Computer Information Systems
  • 2004
    Sarah Harple - Court and Realtime Reporting
  • 2005
    Joseph Gardiner - Mechanical Engineering Technology
  • 2006
    Mao Kusunoki - Business Administration
  • 2007
    Joseph T. Greenthal - Business Administration

School of Management and Engineering Technology - Baccalaureate

  • 2000
    Frederick Thompson - Construction Management Technology
  • 2001
    William F. Snyder, III - Construction Management Technology
  • 2002
    Adam L. Scott - Architectural Technology
  • 2003
    Bryn L. Piersma - Surveying Engineering Technology
  • 2004
    William J. Clark - Mechanical Engineering Technology
  • 2005
    Branden Farnsworth-Weinblatt - Mechanical Engineering Technology
  • 2006
    David B. Snyder - Mechanical Engineering Technology
  • 2007
    Wendy M. Simpson - Architectural Technology