PM
Patrick McKeage
  • Political Science
  • Class of 2014
  • Binghamton, NY

Patrick McKeage Receives Academic Achievement Award

2014 Jun 16

Patrick McKeage of Binghamton , NY, was one of 29 outstanding SUNY Oneonta seniors selected to receive a 2014 Academic Achievement Award. Each academic department or program selected one student to receive the award, and one senior was chosen to represent Oneonta's intercollegiate athletics program.

McKeage, who majored in Political Science at SUNY Oneonta, received the Department of Politcal Science award and selected Gina Keel to accompany him as a faculty guest at a recognition reception this spring.

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

McKeage is a member of Pi Sigma Alpha (National Political Science Honor Society), Sigma lota Rho (International Studies Honor Society) and Phi Eta Sigma (National Scholastic Honor Society for Collegiate Freshman), and he received the department's David Brenner Scholarship. He has served as an intern for the New York State Assembly and for a state trial court judge. While an intern in Albany, he was appointed as the chairman of the Minority Conference during the Mock Assembly Session, and his internship paper was recognized as being among the top 10 percent of the 150 student intern papers. He has participated in SUNY Oneonta's Model United Nations delegation and was part of a group that was recognized as one of the top 10 percent of delegations.