Cheer For a peer
We know it's important to recognize those who go above and beyond. After all, Pioneers pull together and help one another to get the job done. Cheer for a Peer gives everyone the opportunity to recognize and celebrate greatness. All those receiving a cheer win $3 awarded to their ACES Dining Dollars Account as a token of our gratitude.
Nominate a worthy Pioneer today and look at all the excellence listed below that proves how much our community cares.
Spotlight on Caring pioneers
Each week a Cheer for a Peer winner is in the spotlight for investing their time and talent in extraordinary ways to make Alfred State great. All Spotlight Winners are recognized for assisting our strategic goal of recruitment and retention. Our thanks to them is a free T-shirt from the ACES Campus Store.
Mary Perkins and Jason Sciotti
Department
Institutional Advancement
Nominated By
Danielle White
A Reason to Cheer
Mary and Jason have consistently gone above and beyond in their work. Recently, they flawlessly executed the Harris Hall Dedication and the President's Society Dinner on the same day. At both events, the special attention to details, the thought and personal touches added, and their commitment to showcase the incredible work our faculty, staff, and students do was incredible. The Harris family and our donors were speechless and re-energized after the events.
Maryam Tabatabaei
Department
Civil Engineering Technology
Nominated By
Reza Yadollahi
A Reason to Cheer
Maryam has a talent for turning learning into something real and exciting for students. Recently, she organized a Septic Tank Showcase that created an incredible opportunity for students to bring their ideas to life and get valuable feedback from the Allegany County Department of Health. Her energy, dedication and creativity is making an impact on the students and department.
Christina Rawady
Department
Admissions
Nominated By
Kishan Zuber
A Reason to Cheer
Christina Rawady planned, organized, and executed the highly successful fall Open House events. Her exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail ensured that these events ran smoothly, providing an engaging and welcoming experience for prospective students and their families. She coordinated staffing and coverage for all events while undertaking extensive recruitment travel. Her contributions have made a significant impact on our community.
Mike Armstrong
Department
Athletics
Nominated By
Admissions Department
A Reason to Cheer
Coach Armstrong continues to go above and beyond in his recruitment efforts and consistently brings in potential student-athletes for visits. He commonly spends all day with them to personally show them around and build a relationship that often translates into their enrollment.
Alfred state college Team winners
Periodically, a team of pioneers is selected for outstanding contributions and awarded a prize. Alfred State has tons of reasons to cheer!
Heavy Equipment Operations Instructors
Nominated By
Deepa Deshpande
A Reason to Cheer
This team of instructors, Nicholas Beach, Dave Fuller, Adam Fitzpatrick, and Brian Adams, helped facilitate an experience on the Heavy Equipment Operation simulators for faculty that attended a Professional Development Week event on the Wellsville campus.
The quartet went above and beyond to promote awareness of this new instruction technology that is now being integrated into their curricula. These simulators enable engaged learning experiences for students to boost confidence and self-efficacy.
These simulators are key to retention and recruitment efforts for the Heavy Equipment Operations major.
Full List of Winners
| 2024/2025 | Name | Department |
|---|---|---|
| Dec. 6 | Lisa Ebner | Facilities |
| Dec. 4 | John Lewis | Institutional Advancement |
| Dec. 4 | Jason Sciotti | Institutional Advancement |
| Dec. 4 | Mary Perkins | Institutional Advancement |
| Nov. 26 | Hope Mikolajczyk | Facilities |
| Nov. 26 | Laura George | Admissions |
| Nov. 25 | Christina Kent | ELITE |
| Nov. 25 | Amber Adams | Human Resources |
| Nov. 25 | Jared Jenson | Residence Life |
| Nov. 25 | Casey Gross | Residence Life |
| Nov. 25 | Erika Winans | Residence Life |
| Nov. 22 | Gene Doorley | Athletics |
| Nov. 22 | Gabe Kuhn | Athletics |
| Nov. 22 | Lisa Ebner | Facilities |
| Nov. 18 | Austin Buschang | Athletics |
| Nov. 18 | Taylor Button | Athletics |
| Nov. 18 | Justin Signorelli | Athletics |
| Nov. 18 | Mike Armstrong | Athletics |
| Nov. 14 | Chris France | Facilities |
| Nov. 14 | Todd Brown | Facilities |
| Nov. 13 | Justin Romero | Residence Life |
| Nov. 13 | Kaytlin Cottrell | Residence Life |
| Nov. 11 | Allen Raish | Math & Physics |
| Nov. 11 | Emily Lookhoff | Math & Physics |
| Nov. 11 | Philip Schierer | Math & Physics |
| Nov. 11 | Nick Gardner | Math & Physics |
| Nov. 11 | David Kendall | Math & Physics |
| Nov. 11 | Jim Buell | Math & Physics |
| Nov. 11 | Kassidy Howard | Math & Physics |
| Nov. 11 | Carol Hannon | Math & Physics |
| Nov. 11 | Lynn Hayes | Student Success |
| Nov. 11 | Diedra Cardamone | Student Success |
| Nov. 11 | Joe Martin | Student Success |
| Nov. 11 | Simon Whitehouse | Math & Physics |
| Nov. 11 | Tim Bocchi | Math & Physics |
| Nov. 11 | Nicole Davis | Math & Physics |
| Nov. 6 | Cesar Mejia | Residential Services |
| Nov. 6 | Mike Armstrong | Athletics |
| Nov. 2 | Maryam Tabatabaei | Civil Engineering |
| Nov. 1 | Robert O'Brien | Grounds |
| Nov. 1 | David Brownell | Grounds |
| Nov. 1 | Ron Foster | Library |
| Nov. 1 | Nick Cousino | Library |
| Nov. 1 | Alexandra Hoffman | Library |
| Nov. 1 | Janice Stafford | English & Humanities |
| Nov. 1 | Gerry Ianovici | English & Humanities |
| Nov. 1 | Julie Abbey | Vet Tech |
| Nov. 1 | Amy Werner | Vet Tech |
| Oct. 31 | Molly Andrus | Marketing Communications |
| Oct. 30 | Zeda Thomas | Technology Services |
| Oct. 29 | Kerri Potter | Academic Affairs |
| Oct. 29 | Paul Welker | Marketing Communications |
| Oct. 29 | Ethan Thompson | Athletics |
| Oct. 29 | Lauren Radka | Admissions |
| Oct. 29 | Tony Rudolph | Admissions |
| Oct. 29 | Christina Rawady | Admissions |
| Oct. 29 | Valerie Daciw | Admissions |
| Oct. 29 | Kayla Cilvick | Human Resources |
| Oct. 28 | Richard Carlson | Civil Engineering |
| Oct. 25 | Dr. Brian Saltsman | Cultural Life Center |
| Oct. 23 | Bill Schultz | Technology Services |
| Oct. 23 | Rick Richards | Technology Services |
| Oct. 23 | Clarissa Richmond | Health and Wellness |
| Oct. 23 | Theresa Toth-Fleischman | Health and Wellness |
| Oct. 23 | Rich Whitney | Health and Wellness |
| Oct. 22 | Dr. Seokbeom Kim | Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| Oct. 18 | John McDonald | ACES |
| Oct. 18 | Nancy Driscoll | SAT Dean's Office |
| Oct. 18 | Jen Graves | SAT Dean's Office |
| Oct. 17 | Ken Baker | Facilities |
| Oct. 17 | Ken Coppage | Facilities |
| Oct. 17 | Lacy Young | Facilities |
| Oct. 17 | Brad Billings | Facilities |
| Oct. 17 | Crystal Woodworth | Facilities |
| Oct. 17 | Bob Haley | Facilities |
| Oct. 11 | Ruthanne Ashworth | Nursing |
| Oct. 11 | Phil Schroeder | Ag Science and Vet Tech |
| Oct. 4 | Dilan Giluly | Tech Services |
| Oct. 4 | Nichole Preston | Physical and Life Sciences |
| Sept. 30 | Katie Carr | RPED Grant |
| Sept. 27 | Patrick Defoe | Residential Services |
| Sept. 27 | CJ Rahr | Technology Services |
| Sept. 26 | Bill McClintick | Mechanical and Electrical Engineering |
| Sept. 26 | Mike Armstrong | Athletics |
| Sept. 23 | Domino Magin | Facilities |
| Sept. 18 | Pat Defoe | Residence Life |
| Sept. 18 | Kylie Bierman | Athletics |
| Sept. 18 | Tony Aquilina | Business Department |
| Sept. 18 | Christina Rawady | Admissions |
| Sept. 18 | Kandi Geibel | Admissions |
| Sept. 18 | Jennifer Robinson | Admissions |
| Sept. 18 | Jamie Cline | Facilities |
| Sept. 18 | Cathy Dimino | Athletics |
| Sept. 18 | Blaine Phillips | Athletics |
| Sept. 18 | Will Rollison | Athletics |
| Sept. 18 | Marley Signorelli | Athletics |
| Sept. 17 | Justin Romero | Residence Life |
| Sept. 17 | Erika Winans | Residence Life |
| Sept. 16 | Brooke Scianna | Campus Recreation |
| Sept. 16 | Jessica Hutchison | Ag and Vet Tech |
| Sept. 13 | Julie Abbey | Ag and Vet Tech |
| Sept. 13 | Valerie Daciw | Career Development |
| Sept. 13 | Robin Harrington | Student Records and Financial Services |
| Sept. 10 | Nicholas Beach | Building Trades |
| Sept. 10 | Dave Fuller | Building Trades |
| Sept. 10 | Adam Fitzpatrick | Building Trades |
| Sept. 10 | Brian Adams | Building Trades |
| Sept. 10 | Cameron Densmore | Facilities |
| Sept. 10 | Chad Bixby | Facilities |
| Sept. 10 | Kevin Sharrett | Facilities |
| Sept. 10 | Christina Kent | E.L.I.T.E. |
| Sept. 9 | Jennifer Ritter | Facilities |
| Sept. 9 | Laurie Moline | Facilities |
| Sept. 9 | Kevin Sharrett | Facilities |
| Sept. 6 | Robin Harrington | Student Records and Financial Services |
| Sept. 6 | Jamie Panetta | Tech Services |
| Sept. 6 | Ricky Richards | Tech Services |
| Sept. 6 | Dilan Gilluly | Tech Services |
| Sept. 6 | William Schultze | Tech Services |
| Sept. 6 | Scott O'Connor | Computer and Information Technology |
| Sept. 6 | Debra Tomm | Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| Sept. 6 | Amy Babcock | Student Success |
| Sept. 6 | Nadine Shardlow | C.A.R.E. - EOP |
| Sept. 5 | Lisa Edner | Facilities - Custodial |
| Sept. 5 | Karrie Smith | Facilities - Custodial |
| Sept. 5 | Will Rollison | Athletics |
| Sept. 5 | Paul Welker | Marketing/Communications |
| Sept. 4 | Kathy Bliss | Ag/Vet Tech |
| Sept. 4 | Morgan McLean | Agriculture |
| Sept. 3 | Megan Clark | Nursing |
| Sept. 3 | Dilan Giully | Tech Services |
| Sept. 3 | Christy Schmitt | ELITE |
| Sept. 3 | Kathy Bliss | Ag/Vet Tech |
| Sept. 3 | Christian Brunetto | Facilities |
| Sept. 3 | Shyann Beecher | Facilities |
| Sept. 3 | Valerie Calderon | Math and Physics |
| Sept. 3 | Emily Lookhoff | Math and Physics |
| Sept. 3 | Simon Whitehouse | Math and Physics |
| Sept. 3 | Laura George | Admissions |
| Sept. 3 | Casey Cowburn | C.A.R.E. |
| Sept. 3 | Kassidy Howard | Math and Physics |
| Sept. 3 | Melanie Ryan | Accessibility Services |
| Sept. 3 | Amber (Ferguson) Adams | Human Resources |
| Aug. 28 | Jamie Ordiway | Facilities |
| Aug. 28 | Blake Bates | Facilities |
| Aug. 28 | Tim Ray | Facilities |
| Aug. 28 | Clinton Coy | Facilities |
| Aug. 28 | Tyler Ribble | Student Affairs |
| Aug. 28 | Jim Masterson | Facilities |
| Aug. 28 | Mike Kilsdonk | TS Help Desk |
| Aug. 28 | Niki Young | SRFS |
| Aug. 28 | Amber Ferguson | Human Resources |
| Aug. 28 | Aric Bryant | M & E Engineering Tech |
| Aug. 23 | Paul Schroeder | Capital Projects |
| Aug.16 | Bob Haley | Facilities |