Sivan Adler and Alexander Scalcione with their certificates at the awards ceremony with SUNY Chancellor John B. King Jr. (left) and SUNY Fredonia President Stephen H. Kolison Jr.
Impressive academic credentials and campus engagement are traits shared by Fredonia’s recipients of the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence.
Sivan Adler, a May candidate for concurrent degrees including a B.F.A. in Acting and a B.A. in Ethnic and Gender Studies, and Alexander Scalcione, a Computer Science major earning a B.S. degree, were among 205 students across SUNY honored at a recent award ceremony in Albany, NY.
“SUNY students are New York's future, and the outstanding individuals I am proud to recognize with the Chancellor's Awards for Student Excellence embody the very best of our state university system,” said SUNY Chancellor John B. King Jr. “The students who have earned this recognition have inspired their classmates, their educators, their campuses and me with their inspiring work, tenacious drive, and dedication to their academic success. I commend each of the awardees and thank them for being examples for others to follow.”
“The students who have earned this recognition have inspired their classmates, their educators, their campuses and me with their inspiring work, tenacious drive, and dedication to their academic success. I commend each of the awardees and thank them for being examples for others to follow.” - SUNY Chancellor John B. King Jr.
The SUNY Board of Trustees added, “This year's Chancellor's Awards for Student Excellence recipients are leaders in their campus communities who both exemplify and underscore the extraordinary potential of our students. Congratulations to the awardees for their incredible achievements and we are excited to see how they continue to thrive.”
For nearly 30 years, the coveted award has recognized students who best demonstrate the successful integration of academic excellence with accomplishments in leadership, athletics, community service, creative and performing arts and campus involvement or career achievement.
Though the duo’s academic concentrations vary significantly, each has excelled in their respective studies, as reflected by GPAs over 3.8.
Mr. Scalcione, of Endicott, NY, has immersed himself in computer science, internet technology and software development experiences both on campus and elsewhere. In addition to his Computer Science major, Scalcione has minors in Data Science, Web Development and Statistics.
Internet technology positions he’s held on campus include computer lab proctor, instructional documentation and development intern, and cybersecurity technician. Scalcione has served as a computer science tutor and teacher assistant on campus and a summer enrichment instructor at the high school level.
Scalcione has also served as a data analytics/data science intern with Avangrid, a leading sustainable energy company, and as a software development extern with human resources firm Paychex.
Projects he’s worked on include predictive modeling of NFL event outcomes using contextual data, photo synthesis AI based web application with integrated databases and trading card marketplace web app with integrated database. Scalcione is skilled in programming languages that include R, Python, PySpark, C++, C#, SQL, JavaScript, Assembly, HTML, CSS, and PHP.
On campus, Scalcione has served as an orientation leader in the Office of Retention and Academic Success and tour guide/junior counselor in Admissions.
Scalcione has received the President’s Award for Excellence. He was named a Presidential Scholar for Math and Science and a Keeper of the Dream Scholar and was awarded an Arthur Maytum Scholarship. He also has a minor in Communication.
Ms. Adler, of Albany, NY, has held leadership positions in student clubs, an academic fraternity and a campus office. These include chair (Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Advisory Council); president (Students Teaching Equals Positive Sexuality); secretary (Random Acts improv team), and vice president and secretary (campus chapter of Alpha Psi Omega, the national dramatic society in theatre arts).
Individual honors received by Adler, who has a minor in English, include the Transfer Student, Paul F. and Mary Joyce Schaefer Endowment and Mac Nelson scholarships and the Bruce Walford, Bea Ullman, Dr. Kurt and Sibylla Sonnenfeld Memorial Fund and McVicker Ethnic and Gender Studies Scholar-Activism awards. Adler is also enrolled in the Honors Program.
Prior to enrolling at SUNY Fredonia, Adler earned an Associate of Science degree in Theatre Arts in 2022 at Hudson Valley Community College, where she received dual recognition for academic excellence and outstanding achievement in Theatre Arts.
Adler has served as a Fredonia campus tour guide, a theater camp counselor in Troy, NY, and a receptionist at a senior assisted living community in Albany, NY.
