Samuel Kaufer Receives Academic Achievement Award

2017 May 25

Samuel Kaufer of Tuxedo Park, 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.

Kaufer received the Communication & Media 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.

Kaufer received the Susan Sutton Smith Award (3.9 GPA) three semesters in a row. He served as a campus tour guide, editor for the Oneonta Film Club, teaching assistant and research assistant. He is a brother of the Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity and earned membership in the Phi Alpha Theta history honor society, and he studied abroad in Scotland in summer 2016.