The SUNY Fredonia Office of Veterans Affairs will host its annual Veterans Remembrance Ceremony.
The observance, on Friday, Nov. 7 at 3:30 p.m. in the Williams Center Multipurpose Room, is free and open to the community.
The event provides a forum through which the university and surrounding community gather to remember, honor and show gratitude to the countless men and women who have served the U.S. through the many branches of the Armed Forces. The Dunkirk High School Junior ROTC will present and retire the colors.
A highlight of the event is the presentation of the annual SUNY Fredonia Veterans Scholarship, the Courage and Honor Scholarship and the Ronald L. and Marilyn Denison Scholarship, all made possible through gifts to the Fredonia College Foundation.
Scholarships totaling $3,500 will be presented to eight students. Recipients, with their scholarship, year of study, major and hometown, are:
- Matthew Adams, Courage and Honor Scholarship, $850, senior, Computer Science, Jamestown, NY;
- Hudson Smith, Fredonia Veteran’s scholarship, $500, sophomore, Music Education and Vocal Performance, Collins, NY;
- Brennan Bowes, Fredonia Veteran’s Scholarship, $450, sophomore, Business Administration, Lockport, NY;
- Brodie Brown, Ronald L. and Marilyn M. Denison Scholarship, $450, senor, Music Education, Buffalo, NY;
- Aaron LoGiudice, Fredonia Veteran’s Scholarship, $400, first-year, Business Administration and Finance, Great Valley, NY;
- Brodie Loftus, Fredonia Veteran's Scholarship, $300, senior, Business Administration and Finance, Springville, NY;
- Samantha McCann, Fredonia Veteran’s Scholarship, $300, sophomore, Psychology, Lockport, NY;
- Alany Rivera, Fredonia Veteran’s Scholarship, $250, sophomore, Liberal Arts, Westfield, NY.
Facts about veterans on campus:
- Our student veterans reflect over 142 years of cumulative service to the U.S. military and 24 years of combat experience.
- 57 Fredonia employees are veterans.
- All major branches of the military are represented within the Fredonia community at large.
