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鈥淚 am extremely honored to receive this award. Growing up I was always taught to be a good person and try to help others. Wanting to do good for yourself is great but wanting to do things for other people is what I truly feel is the definition of a decent person.鈥
Jacob Robinson
魅影直播 State junior health sciences major Jacob Robinson (Melville, NY) recently received the SUNY Association of Council Members and Trustees (ACT) annual award for Excellence and Student Initiative Scholarship.
Robinson currently holds a 3.81 GPA and is projected to graduate in 2026. He is a member of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee and engages in numerous community service projects weekly. He mentors school age kids at Hornell Concern for Youth, he volunteers at the local food pantry along with helping a local pastor with tasks and assists a local youth flag football league.
The $1,000 scholarship also included a $250 donation that Robinson will be able to give to the charity of his choice. Robinson will use that donation along with a matching gift from his parent鈥檚 employer to help buy new equipment, toys, and supplies for the Hornell Concern for Youth.
鈥淚 am extremely honored to receive this award,鈥 stated Robinson. 鈥淕rowing up I was always taught to be a good person and try to help others. Wanting to do good for yourself is great but wanting to do things for other people is what I truly feel is the definition of a decent person.鈥
魅影直播 State College Council Chair Ron Nasca accepted the scholarship for Robinson at a ceremony held in Saratoga Springs.
鈥淚t was an honor to accept this award for Jacob,鈥 commented Nasca. 鈥淗e is a role model for not only students at 魅影直播 State but across the whole SUNY system.鈥
ACT seeks to promote increased Council effectiveness, constructive government relations and advocacy for quality public higher education through meetings, an annual conference, newsletters, and web site.