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Immediate:  April 30, 2019

Local Resident and Nassau Community College Student Recieves SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence

Garden City, NY — Andy Diaz, a resident of New Hyde Park and a student at Nassau Community College, is the recipient of a 2019 State University of New York (SUNY) Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence.

To qualify for the award, students were reviewed by a College committee for academic excellence and record of service to NCC and the community. “On behalf of Nassau Community College, I want to congratulate our students on receiving the SUNY Chancellor’s award for academic excellence.  The College takes great pride in this recognition, which continues a long tradition of academic achievement here at Nassau Community College,” said Dr. W. Hubert Keen, President of NCC.

“The award recipients emerged from their campuses this year as the top scholars, athletes, performers, and achievers, as well as a tremendous source of inspiration,” said SUNY Chancellor Kristina M. Johnson. “These students made the choice to be leaders on their campuses, prioritize their studies, and serve their communities. Congratulations to this year’s awardees, and I applaud them for pursuing excellence in all that they do.”

The Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence was created in 1997 to recognize students who have best demonstrated, and have been recognized for, the integration of academic excellence with accomplishments in the areas of leadership, athletics, community service, creative and performing arts, campus involvement or career achievement.

Photo caption: NCC Student Andy Diaz; Dr. W. Hubert Keen, President, Nassau Community College.  (Download hi res photo.)

Media Contact: Charmian Smith 516.572.9634; charmian.smith@ncc.edu
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About Nassau Community College
Nassau Community College is an institution where more than 19,000 full-time, part-time, Workforce Development and continuing education students start and continue their successful journey through higher education. Nearly 80 fields of study are offered on a 225-acre campus located in the center of Long Island. As the largest single-campus two-year college in New York State SUNY System, Nassau Community College maintains a national reputation for excellence. For more information, visit www.ncc.edu.

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