Abigail Adams Receives Academic Achievement Award

2017 May 25

Abigail Adams of Victor, NY, was one of 54 outstanding SUNY Oneonta students selected to receive a 2017 Academic Achievement Award this spring. Each academic department or program selected one to three outstanding seniors to receive the award.

Adams received the Anthropology Department award.

To be considered for the award, a student must have a minimum grade-point average of 3.5 in his or her major and must demonstrate exceptional academic improvement over four semesters, as well as excellence in research; leadership and involvement in department, campus and community activities; and/or participation in academic and/or professional situation outside the college.

An anthropology major with a history minor, Adams has shown leadership by serving as past treasurer and current president of the Anthropology Club. She organized the tables for the college’s accepted students’ day and club expo, and she arranged for Dr. Julia Giblin from Quinnipiac College to present a guest lecture to the campus. She has been on the dean’s list (3.5 GPA) for the last four semesters and was inducted into Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society this spring. Adams also participated in the Pine Lake Archaeological Field School during summer 2015. Adams will participate in AmeriCorps next year and eventually plans to attend graduate school for historical archaeology.