NYSACAC Awards
Congratulations to our 2017 Award Winners!
Award Winners and NYSACAC Presidents (L to R): Mitchell L. Thompson, Jr. ( Distinguished Service Award-High School), Tom Nesbitt (Human Relations Award,) Tom Bloss, (Distinguished Service Award-College), Susan Davidson (Immediate Past President, NYSACAC), Kristen Capezza (Past President, NYSACAC), Rob Piurowski (President, NYSACAC),
Dr. Timothy Lee (President's Award), Daryl Hornick-Becker and Brian Culligan (Rising Star Awards)
President's Award
This NYSACAC award is presented to an individual who, over a period of years,
has performed outstanding service to NYSACAC, to our profession, and to the community.
2017 Dr. Timothy Lee University at Albany, SUNY
2016 Kent Rinehart Marist College
2015 Mary Lou Bates Skidmore College
2014 Greg Wasserman The Wheatley School
2013 Carl "Sandy" Behrend Orchard Park High School (retired)
2012 Susan Davidson The Cooper Union
2011 Michael Acquilano Staten Island Academy
2010 Sean P. Kaylor Marist College
2009 Richard Alvarez CUNY
2008 Lisa Sohmer Garden School
2007 Janet Pacifico John J. High School
2006 Susan Donovan Syracuse University
2005 Scott Hooker Alfred University
2004 Beryl S. Jeffers SUNY Metropolitan Recruitment Center
2003 Barry Ward Manhattanville College
2002 Geoff Gould SUNY Binghamton (retired)
2001 Mary Ann Reichhardt Rye Country Day School
2000 Joan Zinner Garden School
1999 Hugh Johnson Pittsford Middle School
1998 Larry Appel Sullivan County Comm. College
1997 Joie' Ray-Alexander SUNY System Administration
1996 Rodney Morrison University of Rochester
1995 Jose Flores Manhattanville College
Distinguished Service Award: College
This NYSACAC award recognizes a College Counselor of the year for his or her
exceptional service to our profession.
2017 Tom Bloss Ithacac College
2016 Donna Schaffner Utica College
2015 Charlotte Tefft Syracuse University
2014 Susan Reantillo NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering
2013 Peter Johnson Columbia University
2012 Denny Nicholson LeMoyne College
2011 Stacey Lederman St. John Fisher College
2010 Dr. Patricia Peek Fordham University
2009 John Young Hobart & William Smith Colleges
2008 Tom DaRin Nazareth College
2007 Fran Berstein SUNY Buffalo
2006 Catherine Delorenzo Skidmore College
2005 Richard Bory Cooper Union
2004 Kitty McCarthy SUNY Systems Administration
2003 Marcy Kraus University of Rochester
2002 John Buckley Fordham University
2001 Dianne Crozier Union College
2000 Joanna Broda Pace University
1999 Peter Jordan College of Aeronautics
1998 Paula Mitchell Ithaca College
1997 Mary Lou Bates Skidmore College
1996 Mary Claire Bauer Canisius College
1995 Ann Fleming Brown Union College
Distinguished Service Award: High School
This NYSACAC award recognizes a High School Counselor of the year for his or her
exceptional service to our profession.
2017 Mitchell L. Thompson, Jr. Scarsdale High School
2015 Pauline Brookfield Marymount School
2014 Kent Jones Emma Willard School
2013 Annie Brickel FLAGS High School (retired)
2012 Jane Mathias Nardin Academy
2011 Jeff Makris High School of Economics and Finance
2010 Heidi Green Fayetteville-Manlius High School
2009 Ann Wallace Rye Neck Schools
2008 Jan Goldstein Solomon-Schechter School
2007 Marlene Muscanera The Mary Louis Academy
2006 Mike Roche School Without Walls
2005 Marjorie Jacobs Scarsdale High School
2004 Ralph Donnell Clarkstown High School South
2003 Rose Ellen Racanefii Scarsdale High School
2002 Tom Yanno East Syracuse-Minoa High School
2001 Jeff Spielvogel Francis Lewis High school
2000 Katie Mason Rush-Henrietta Senior High School
1999 Roslyn Sternlieb Grover Cleveland High School
1998 Judith Klemperer Herbert H. Lehman High School
1997 Penny Oberg Horace Greeley High School
1996 Hazel-Tishcoff Edward R. Murrow High School
1995 Patty Taylor Bronxville High School
Human Relations Award
The Human Relations award is presented to an individual or program that embodies the ideals of the Human Relations Committee. The person the program honored works tirelessly on the issues of access and making post-secondary education opportunities available to historically underrepresented students.
2017 Tom Nesbitt SUNY Potsdam
2016 Kristen Harris NYC Department of Education
2015 Marie Nocella Siena College
2014 James Agnello Bronxville High School
2013 Cassie Magesis The Urban Assembly
2012 Chris Farmer Young Women’s Leadership Sch. of E. Harlem
2011 Bill Short St. Lawrence University
2010 Susan Cohen The Cooper Union
2009 Karen Staller Lawrence High School
2008 Beryl S. Jeffers SUNY Metropolitan Recruitment Center
2007 Christopher Milton Buffalo State College, SUNY
2006 Brian Petraitis College Board
2005 Mitchell Thompson Scarsdale High School
2004 Lonnie Morrison Syracuse University
2003 Angel Perez High School for Economics and Finance
2002 Sean Callaway Center for Urban Education/Pace University
2001 Carla Shere The Riverside Church in the City of NY
Rising Star Award
The Rising Star Award honors individuals and programs that exemplify excellence and dedication to serving the needs of students in the transition from high school to college. Preference will be given to those who have worked in the field for no more than five years. They must be new members who are striving to make a difference within the association through their work in committees. Winner of the NYSACAC Rising Star Award will automatically be the NYSACAC nominee for the NACAC Rising Star Award.
2017 Daryl Hornick-Becker CUNY Welcome Center
2017 Brian Culligan SUNY Welcome Center
2016 Bryan Rothstein Adelphi University
2015 Alexandra Tramposch Niagara University
2014 Lisa Searle Ithaca College
2013 Casey Pedrick Stuyvesant High School
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