A virtual award ceremony celebrating the 2020 Daniel B. Swift Scholar Recognition Program awardees will be available for viewing online on June 10, 2020 at 6 pm. (CLICK HERE TO VIEW)
Students and their mentors chosen to receive the 2020 Scholar Recognition will be recognized according to the format used at previous ceremonies held annually at SUNY Oneonta’s Hunt Union, before social distancing restrictions were put in place. Sponsors who pledged support will be recognized, and recognition books and framed photos and certificates will be distributed. Keynote Speaker Nick Savin, departing ONC BOCES District Superintendent, and Master of Ceremonies Eric Schnabl will lead the recorded virtual ceremony as well.
The video is being prepared by Mr. Steve Craig, former President of Commerce Chenango and veteran broadcast journalist.
The Scholar Recognition Partnership Program, now in its 17th year, is intended to enhance relationships between the business community, schools, and institutions of higher and continuing education, while recognizing outstanding scholastic achievement by a member of the graduating classes of the public, private, and parochial secondary schools in the DCMO and ONC BOCES supervisory areas. Student scholars are selected by local school administrators on the basis of scholarship, leadership, and service. Student awardees in turn recognize specific mentors from any grade or class for having had a significant and beneficial influence on their education.
This program and partnership began as an Otsego County Chamber of Commerce initiative, but its planning committee has grown to include representatives of area businesses, DCMO BOCES, ONC BOCES, the Catskill Area School Study Council, SUNY Oneonta, SUNY Delhi, Hartwick College, and Business Sponsors.
Our warmest congratulations are extended to these honored students and their teacher-mentors. Many thanks go out as well to the program sponsors, school district administrators, and planning committee members from all sectors who support this meaningful business/school connection each year.
School District | Student Full Name | Mentor Full Name |
Afton Central School | Zachary Gardepe | Brandon MacNaught |
Andes Central School | Britney Davila | Robin White |
Bainbridge-Guilford Central School District | Nathaniel E. Henry | Daren Terpstra |
Charlotte Valley Central School | Cassie Pierce | Danielle Dorsey |
Cherry Valley - Springfield CSD | Matthew Mosenson | Merrilyn Clapper |
Cooperstown Central School | Nora Jensen | Glen Noto |
DCMO BOCES --Harrold Campus | Carly Jane Bower | Barbara A. Fletcher-Blake |
DCMO BOCES Chenango Campus | Sophia D'abbraccio | Sandra Sheldon |
Delaware Academy Central School | Kayleigh Verspoor | Benjamin Moyse |
Downsville Central School | Jadyn Colao | Christine Baldauf |
Edmeston Central School | Ariah Mitchell | Liz Vetter |
Franklin Central School | Madelynn Ackley | Jayne Bolton |
Gilbertsville-Mount Upton CSD | Ethan Newman | Lynne Talbot |
Gilboa-Conesville Central School | Alexa Dumas | Michelle Fleischman |
Greene Central School | Valerie Stracquadanio | Jessica Schindler |
Hancock Central School | Kelsey Young | Douglas Turner |
Hunter Tannersville Central School | Elisa Pan | Gina Pellettier |
Jefferson Central School | Jessica Fagan | Stephanie Hillis |
Laurens Central School | Jordan Weir | Brian Roecklein |
Margaretville Central School | Kevin Charles Johnson | Shane Maher |
Milford Central School | Ethan Freer | Eamonn Hinchey |
Morris Central School | Monica Dugan | Julene Waffle |
Norwich City School | Michael Squires | Alison Locke |
ONC BOCES - NCOC | Keeley VanValkenburgh | Jake Boyle |
ONC BOCES - OAOC | Isabel Horan | Andrea Alban |
Oneonta City School | Alexander Bitterman | Jennifer Sitts |
Otselic Valley Central School | Cassie Agren | Jenny Osowski |
Oxford Academy High School | Jadyn Munson | Jen Scaturro |
Richfield Springs Central School | Isabella Hudziak | Jaime North |
Roxbury Central School | Zoe Mattice | Rinda Mattice |
Schenevus Central School | Hugh Gallagher | Christine Gollin |
Sherburne-Earlville Central School | Layne Sulton | Scott Bugbee |
Sidney Central School | Kiana Bacon | Joseph Waltz |
South Kortright Central School | Cody Mattice | Gary LiCalzi |
Stamford Central School | Claire Kletchka | Elaine Jaycox |
Unadilla Valley Central School | Claire Converse | Danette George |
Unatego Central School | Helen Higgins | Paul Willis |
Valley Heights Christian Academy | Ryan Andrew Brooks | Mr. Robert Bowker |
Walton Central School | Isaac Vesterfelt | Clarence LaParr |
Windham-Ashland Jewett Central School | Kimberly Gonzalez | Michael Porter |
Worcester Central School | James Z. Odell | Thomas Moon |