Chancellor's Scholar Athletic Award Recipients for 2012
ALBANY, N.Y. – State University of New York Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher today announced 79 recipients of the 2011-12 Scholar Athlete Award, which recognizes outstanding academic excellence and athletic achievement.
Fredonia State sophomore swimmer
John Estanislau (East Longmeadow, Mass.) is among those being honored.
A Music Business major, Estanislau has excelled in both the pool and the classroom for the Blue Devils. He has placed his name on the team record lists in his two seasons and was named Second Team All-SUNYAC following the conference championship meet last February.
He is the son of Carolyn and Peter Estanislau.
“SUNY students who earn this award have excelled in our classrooms as well as our athletic programs,” Chancellor Zimpher said. “With an average GPA of 3.6 and a number of championship competitions among them, this year's scholar athlete awardees are a highly commendable group.”
In order to be considered for this award, student-athletes were nominated by their campus athletic director. Nominees' academic credentials and athletic accomplishments were then reviewed by a panel of athletic directors from across the State University system and members of the provost's office.
