Students receive Sonnenfeld scholarships

The Marion Sonnenfeld Scholarship, which recognizes outstanding female students who exemplify leadership, hard work and a good sense of community, was recently presented to undergraduate students Braelin Scott and Emma Booth by the Council for Women’s Concerns (CWC).

The scholarship was established through the Fredonia College Foundation.

Ms. Scott is a senior Business Administration-Management major with a Leadership Studies minor from Rochester, N.Y.  She not only participates in Fredonia’s Honors program, but is also a Keeper of the Dream Scholar, a former student athlete on the women's basketball team and is a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma International Business Honor Society and the Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society.

Scott is also active in the local community through Fredonia’s Enactus organization. She was the project lead for Chautauqua Love, which partnered with Chautauqua County to conduct research on incentive programs to attract young professionals to the area. She also served as vice president of the AdValue division where she coordinated the provision of marketing services to support local businesses and nonprofits.

After graduation, Scott plans to earn an MBA and wants to work for a socially conscious company that uses its leadership to make positive contributions to their community.

Ms. Booth, a senior from Hamburg, is a double major in Mathematics and Mathematics Adolescence  Education with a minor in Statistics. She has won several awards and scholarships including the Fred Byham Award for Excellence in Mathematics Education, the Kenneth and Mary Boynton Scholarship in Mathematical Sciences and the President’s Award for Excellence.

In addition to her busy academic schedule, Booth has leadership roles on the varsity women’s volleyball team and as a supervisor at the campus Fitness Center. She is involved in the Phi Mu Epsilon Honor Society and Fredonia’s Math Club.

Dr. Sonnenfeld taught German as a member of the Fredonia faculty for 25 years. She was named a SUNY Distinguished Professor and became the first female Dean of Arts and Humanities at Fredonia. Sonnenfeld carried the virtues of her parents of loving life, being a faithful and loyal friend, having an outstanding work ethic and taking pride in her work.

The Council for Women’s Concerns seeks to help ensure a productive educational and work environment for faculty and staff at Fredonia, particularly in areas related to women's concerns. It focuses on general issues of campus climate and programs as they affect faculty and staff, and on policies and procedures that affect women on campus.

Functioning as an advisory group, CWC acts as a liaison between Fredonia employees and campus administration on matters of university policy and procedure related to women’s concerns. CWC is currently accepting scholarship applications from students for the 2021-2022 academic year. Female students with at least sophomore standing and with at least one full academic year remaining before graduation may apply. The deadline for applications is April 2.

Visit online for more information on how to apply.