Cowburn receives Freshman Advocate Award

Freshman Advocate Award

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Casey Cowburn​Cowburn was passionately nominated by a student who credits him with “pulling her out of the academic ashes to rise up toward success.”

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Casey Cowburn holding a black boxAlfred State recently presented Casey Cowburn, staff associate, Student Success Center, with the college’s Freshman Advocate Award.

The award is presented to an employee who has had a positive influence on a student’s first year at the college. Cowburn was passionately nominated by a student who credits him with “pulling her out of the academic ashes to rise up toward success.”

The student acknowledged that Cowburn is “always pushing me to be my best.” She further noted that Cowburn is “always willing to listen and never turned me away.”