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Good evening and welcome to our
presidential scholarship reception.
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My name is Adam Lang and I'm the
scholarship coordinator here at SUNY Delhi.
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In a year when everything is but normal,
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I'm relieved that we are able to
continue this tradition
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even though it may not be in the
traditional format.
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It's extremely important that we
recognize our presidential scholarship
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recipients and support them as they begin
their academic tenure here at SUNY Delhi.
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The presidential scholarship is one of
our campus's most prestigious awards.
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Applicants must possess a 90 high school GPA,
submit official SAT and ACT scores and
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have graduated either from a Delaware
County or surrounding county high school.
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Then each recipient or applicant
must complete an interview with our
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presidential scholarship committee.
That said, if received, each recipient
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receives a full tuition scholarship,
including mandatory fees.
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We hope that this award will not only
assist you financially but will also
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empower you to become a student leader
on our campus
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as well as in our local community.
Before I introduce our
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recipients, I'd like to include a message
from President Michael Laliberte
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as well as a short interview with
current student presidential scholarship
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recipient Clyde Van Dyke.
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Hi, and welcome to our celebration of the
presidential scholarship
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recipients. My name is Michael Laliberte
and I'm the college president at
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SUNY Delhi.
I want to congratulate all of our
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recipients. You're all
outstanding scholars and deserve
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all of the accolades that go along with
the scholarship. We are excited to have
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you joining our community,
and this year especially I really want
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to say we're excited about the diversity
of our population,
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the different majors that are represented,
the different schools that are
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represented.
All of you are representing different
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areas than we've had in the past
and I really
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think that that's important that we're
mixing folks from different academic
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backgrounds to recognize them for all their
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work and everything that they do.
One of the
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reasons why we
provide this scholarship is we don't
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want students to have to worry about
money and how they're going to pay for
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their scholarships and paying tuition.
We want to free them up to explore other
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opportunities, and so I'm
really encouraging you to
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look at the leadership opportunities on
campus.
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I know we're going to hear from one of
our RAs
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He is able to have that RA job that
gives him a lot of leadership experience
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and shows the community
that he's a leader and helps to
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contribute and give back.
And one of the important things about
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SUNY Delhi education
is that we have a strong commitment to
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community service and giving back.
We want you to use this opportunity to
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give back to our community
and to give back to our society.
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So again, congratulations.
I wish that we were able to be there in
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person to offer our congratulations
but we're really very very pleased to
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have you and we are very excited
to see what you're
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going to do
with your time here at SUNY Delhi.
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Welcome and congratulations!
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So good evening, everyone.
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I'm here with Clyde Van Dyke who is
a second year student at SUNY Delhi
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and also a recipient of the presidential
scholarship.He received it last year.
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Clyde is a Cyber Operations
program manager here.
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He's in the four-year program.
He is also a resident assistant
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in O'Connor Hall. He is a member of UDE
and he is also an employee of CADI.
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So, in many ways, you're kind of the
face of Delhi, you're on
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a lot of marketing materials. So I just
want to take some time to interview
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Clyde, tell his experience so far
at Delhi and share
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it with you all. So Clyde,
what does it mean to you to be
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a presidential scholar?
To me, being a presidential scholar just
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means that the college is looking at me
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and they just see something in me that
they want to invest
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money and time, and they see that
I'm gonna do good in the world and
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stuff like that.
It really means a lot to me to know that
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the college wants to invest in me and
my future
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because they know
they want to see me give back and
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of course, after I'm done with college and
everything, I definitely want to give
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back to the local area.
So it just means a lot that the
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college is encouraging me to continue
 to pursue my education.
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How has this award impacted you
personally?
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This award impacts me personally because,
a no-brainer, I don't have to pay for
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tuition which is a big relief on my shoulders because
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being in a low-income
family, that's definitely a big
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a big chunk of money that would have to
go towards my education.
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And I probably wouldn't be able to
pursue college if I had to pay something
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like that.
So this has definitely changed my
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life profoundly because i'm able to
pursue
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the things I want to do. I've
always had a passion for computers
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so being able to go to SUNY Delhi
in a local area
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not too far away from home - I only live
like an hour away - and being able to do
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stuff that I want to do and
just be able to invest in one-on-one
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with my professors at a smaller college
is definitely something I was really
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looking forward to and
the scholarship has
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just allowed me to do just that. So I'm
very grateful for this opportunity.
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So obviously your first year has been very
successful but how would you say
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your first year went and then what
are you looking forward to
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during your second year, your sophomore
year here? My first year definitely has
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gone very good.
A lot of opportunities came my way
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and I definitely take in those
opportunities to
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grow myself as a person
and as a student.
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For this upcoming year, I want to get
involved more
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with more activities and clubs, so
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Residence Hall Association, I've just
been appointed the president for that
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right now, so I'm looking forward to
getting our new students I'm encouraging
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them to get on Zoom or
come in person to some
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of the activities that we plan on
hosting as well as
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getting more involved in Greek life.
I'm a member of Upsilon Delta Epsilon
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College Fraternity Incorporated.
So I want to get involved more with the
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Greek community and see more
unification and seeing how we can get
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more students exposed to the idea that
Greek life is something
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to do and it's not like
how the movies depict it.
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And it's just a lot of fun and we do a
lot of stuff in the community that
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a lot of giving back. So I hope to just
expand the Greek community and
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residence life itself.
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That's great. That's kind of a great
segue to the next
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question.
How would you encourage this new
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incoming cohort of presidential
scholars to get involved?
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So I would definitely encourage everyone
to check the Delhi Today email because
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there's always a lot of opportunities
that are going to be out there.
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I encourage you to
get in contact with your professors,
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gain contact,
always talk to your friends, talk to
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your residence hall director.
There's always connections out there.
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So I encourage you just to get out there,
definitely socialize,
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talk to people because you never know
what connection someone might have.
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So yeah, I just encourage everyone
just to
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communicate and just get yourself
out there and
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don't feel tied down. Feel open.
Just shoot for your dreams.
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Great. Any last-minute advice or
tidbits for success?
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I would say my last little
tidbit of advice for success would be
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make sure you write
stuff down on your calendar
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and your online journals
and stuff like that.
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It's definitely gonna help you out in
the long run because that's
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something I do. And also
make sure you don't let
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anyone stop you from
pursuing your goals
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because you define who you are
at the end of the day.
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Great. Well thank you,
that's all the questions I have for you.
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I'll give you an elbow bump.
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And now I'd like to introduce this
year's presidential scholarship recipients.
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Sarah Ackerly.
Sarah is studying
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Childhood Education
and was born and raised in Delhi and
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graduated from Delaware Academy.
She chose to go to Delhi because she
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wanted to stay close to home,
it was financially smart, and she loves
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the campus.
Her career goal is to become a
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elementary school teacher.
An interesting fact is that in
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high school she served as a New York State president
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for FCCLA. She would like to thank her
family and friends for always
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supporting her and believing in her.
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Hayley Angus.
Hayley is pursuing a bachelor's degree in accounting
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and graduated from Delaware Academy.
She decided to attend SUNY Delhi because
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she has lived here for most of her life
and attending SUNY Delhi made a
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transition from high school to college
much easier. Her career aspirations
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is that she hopes to receive her
bachelor's degree for accounting
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in three years, go on to receive her CPA,
and eventually run her own business.
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She would like to thank her entire family
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for always being there for her and pushing
her to be the best that she can be.
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She would also like to thank her
teachers who have gotten her to this point
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and instilled moral values,
positive thinking and
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the attitude of giving back to our community.
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Lucas Breakey. Lucas is majoring
in construction management
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with a concentration in design and building.
He graduated from Oneonta senior high
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school in Oneonta, New York.
hH chose Celhi because it's close to
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home and a very well respected
technology school. An interesting fact is
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that he was captain of his football team
during his senior year of high school.
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He would like to thank his mom, dad,
two brothers, and
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all the high school teachers who
have helped him reach his full potential
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as a person and as a student.
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Samantha Ceresna
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Samantha is a veterinary technology
major from Bainbridge, New York.
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Her career aspirations after graduating
from SUNY Delhi is to open her own
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animal boarding and care facility.
An interesting fact is that she
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has owned and cared for a variety of
animals on her family's farm since the
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age of three.
she would like to thank her mom, dad,
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and sister for their endless support
through the years.
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They have always inspired her to believe
that she can do anything in life.
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Morgan Condon
Morgan's majoring in sustainability and
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is from Walton, New York.
He chose Delhi because because of its
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small and interactive campus
along with the great combination of
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academics and athletics.
His career aspirations are to become a
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sustainability manager or engineer.
An interesting fact
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is that he holds the school
record for the 400 meter hurdles at
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Walton high school.
He would like to thank his mom, dad,
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Jordan, the Dutcher family,
and all of his previous teachers.
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Megan Culton
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Megan is a veterinary
science major
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from Liberty, New York. She chose
Delhi because of the amazing things she
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heard about the vet tech program and
when she came to visit the campus
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she fell in love with the environment
and the people.
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She also loved the support that people
have from one another in the vet tech
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program as well.
Her career aspirations are she hopes to
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continue and get her bachelor's degree
and maybe even on to vet school.
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She would like to work in an emergency
veterinary hospital in the future.
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An interesting fact is that she is
actually from Omaha, Nebraska.
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She would like to thank her mom who has
always stood by her side
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and puts her needs and aspirations ahead
of her own.
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Angelina Forte
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Angelina is a veterinary
science major from New Paltz, NY.
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She chose Delhi because she wanted to
become a licensed veterinary technician
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and Delhi was the first school in the
United sSates to have a veterinary
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science technology program.
Her career aspirations after graduation
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is that she hopes to pursue
a doctorate of veterinary medicine at
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Cornell University.
Receiving her education at SUNY Delhi
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will afford her the tools and
connections
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needed to move forward with her graduate
studies and career aspirations.
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An interesting fact is that she has
wanted to become a veterinarian since
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only 10 years old. She would like to
thank her mom and dad for the continuous
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support and she could have
not done it without them.
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Colby Hotaling
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Colby is a veterinary
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technology major from Bainbridge, NY.
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He chose Delhi not just for its great
vet tech program but also because the
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campus itself is somewhere that he felt
comfortable living
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while also studying for his degree.
His goals are to finish with a four-year
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degree at Delhi and then move on to vet school.
Hopefully
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one day he will open his own animal
rehab center.
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He would like to thank his
parents who supported him and his dreams
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and have helped him to get to where he
is today.
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Clarissa Lewis
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Clarissa is a veterinary
science major from Sullivan West
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and Lake Huntington, NY.
She chose Delhi because
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because of its reputable veterinary
science program
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and the unique experiences
within this major.
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She says the hands-on experience you
receive at Delhi is like no other
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college in the state.
In the future she plans to become a
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veterinary technician upon graduating
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from SUNY Delhi after four years.
After becoming a vet tech, she would like
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to work in the field for a couple of
years of gaining experience
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and then returned to school to become a
veterinarian.
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An interesting fact is that she is also
working on building a small photography business.
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She would like to thank her mom along
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with her closest friends for getting to
where she is today.
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She says, "My mom has been there for me to
give me advice throughout my academic
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career and because of her
I was able to push
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myself outside my comfort zone
and achieve more than I ever could imagine."
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Jordan Wamsley
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Jordan is a construction management major
concentrating in design and build.
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He graduated from Charlotte Valley Central
 School in Davenport.
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He chose Delhi because of its hands-on
construction and business education
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courses paired with the internship
which will help
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prepare him for the job market.
His career aspirations are to own his own
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business building tiny houses.
While building tiny houses as a business
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he would also like to give back to the
community by using the skills he has
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to provide homes for those in need.
An interesting fact about Jordan is that he
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enjoys building handmade furniture
during his free time.
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He would like to thank his parents and
brothers for always supporting
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and pushing him to be the best.
He would also like to thank his family for the
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endless amount of love and support
while growing up.
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And he would also like to thank his
teachers and coaches that he had at
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Charlotte Valley.
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