Alfred State College was the recipient, earlier this month, of the Outstanding Humane Organization Collaborative Award, presented by the Finger Lakes SPCA. This award "recognizes the extraordinary compassion and collaborative spirit with the Finger Lakes SPCA for the benefit of those who cannot speak for themselves." Alfred State College (students, faculty, and staff) supported the August 2008 Equine Rescue led by the Finger Lakes SPCA. Many of the students under ASC Professor Vicki Bolton's direction and guidance nursed horses who were on the brink of death back to health. This effort took endless hours of skill and compassion. The horses embraced by Alfred State College and supported by the Animal Welfare Institute (which contributed to the horses' care) can look forward to their future, physically healed, and looking forward to adoption. Wendy Dresser-Recktenwald, director, Alfred State College Human Resources and Center for Community Education and Training and CEO of the board of the Humane Society of Hornell, accepted on behalf of the college.