Hanna Cavanagh Receives Academic Achievement Award

2017 May 25

Hanna Cavanagh of Warwick, 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.

Cavanagh received the Art 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.

Cavanagh is a computer art major with a focus on graphic design, typography and photography. In spring 2016, she participated in a collaborative exhibition titled “Murmuration,” featuring individual student art pieces and a symbolic sea of 1,000+ paper/origami cranes that hung from the gallery space ceiling. She has been a member of the college’s track and field and cross country teams, and she contributed to the women’s cross country team’s seventh-place finish at the Division III Cross Country National Championship in Louisville, Ky. She is also a member of the St. Jude Giants Club, which raises money for the children of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.