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Gianna Leggieri '27 of Ballston Lake, N.Y., and Autumn Millington '27 of Rome, N.Y., earned Empire 8 Women's Tennis Doubles Team of the Week honors on Oct. 12, 2026. The doubles pairing of Leggieri and Millington won a thriller at No. 2 doubles this past Saturday against Alfred, winning in a tiebreaker to defeat their counterparts on the Saxon side. The pairing won 7-6 (7-4) to help clinch the doubles point for the Hawks. The Hawks currently sit at 6-5, 6-2 and host Alfred on Tuesday, Oct. 13 for the opening round of the Empire 8 Women's Tennis Championship. The match is scheduled for 3 p.m. at Wilber Park Tennis Courts in Oneonta, with SUNY Delhi's indoor courts set for a weather backup, beginning at 2 p.m.

Samantha Lantzy '27 of Valatie, N.Y., earned the Empire 8 Women's Tennis Player of the Week honor on Sept. 28, 2026. Lantzy was 2-0 at first singles last week, picking up two victories in conference action. She defeated her Brockport opponent 6-0, 6-2, and then picked up a win over her Geneseo opponent, 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 for the team's lone point in a loss to the Knights. This is her second E8 Player of the Week honor of 2026.

Katelyn Klotz '27 of South Glens Falls, N.Y., earned the Empire 8 Field Hockey Defensive Player of the Week honor on Sept. 28, 2026. The senior defender was a contributor on both ends for Hartwick in their 2-0 week. In Hartwick's 8-0 victory over Keuka, she led a stout defensive effort while also adding two assists. Klotz followed that up with another strong defensive showing, anchoring a unit that held Brockport to just four shots all game, while also adding the team's third goal in a 4-1 win.

Hartwick College congratulates 220 students who received their academic degrees on May 16, 2026.

Hartwick College congratulates 232 students who received their academic degrees on May 17, 2025.

Hartwick College congratulates 211 students who received their academic degrees on May 18, 2024.

Hartwick College congratulates approximately 350 students named to the Spring 2026 Dean's List.

Hartwick College congratulates approximately 400 students who were named to the Fall 2025 Dean's List.

Hartwick College congratulates the 376 students named to the Spring 2025 Dean's List.

Four Hartwick students selected for the College's 2026 Baker-Simpson Entrepreneurial Leadership Program.

The Hartwick College Art and Art History Department celebrated the accomplishments of graduating student artists during the Senior Art Show Reception on May 15 in the Anderson Center for the Arts Foreman Gallery. The exhibition featured a wide range of artistic styles and media, culminating in the presentation of several awards recognizing outstanding student work. Marissa Yanacheak '26 received the Presidential Purchase Prize for "Transformation," earning a $1,000 cash award. This piece will be displayed in the President's Office for one year before becoming part of the College Alumni Art Collection. "Transformation" features five layers of plexiglass composed of colored dots that visually align from a distance to depict ascending moths and lilies of the valley. Kylee Hosmer '26 earned first-place Best in Show and a $600 cash prize for "Minoans in the Modern Day," a three-dimensional installation inspired by the artwork and artifacts of the ancient Minoan civilization. Second-place Best in Show and a $400 cash prize were awarded to Megan Bryla '26 for "Internal Integrity," a ceramic work exploring themes of destruction, repair and resilience through cracked and reconstructed column-inspired forms. Additional student art awards were announced earlier in May as part of the third-year art students' concentrations review. Devlin Woughter '27 received the Vice President's Purchase Prize, while Samuel Scott '27 earned Best in Show.

At the Hartwick College Student Leadership Awards Ceremony on April 21, Amelia Williams '26 of Portmore, Jamaica, received the President's Leadership Award. Each spring, the College honors students for their contributions to the community during the Student Leadership Awards Ceremony.

At the Hartwick College Student Leadership Awards Ceremony on April 21, Emma York '26 of Schenectady, New York, received the EmpowerU Inclusive Leadership Award. Each spring, the College honors students for their contributions to the community during the Student Leadership Awards Ceremony.

At the Hartwick College Student Leadership Awards Ceremony on April 21, Connor Yarborough '27 of Oneonta, New York, received the EmpowerU Community Impact Award. Each spring, the College honors students for their contributions to the community during the Student Leadership Awards Ceremony.

Madison Zimmerman '28 of Syracuse, New York, was recognized as an Andrew B. Saxton Undergraduate Fellow in Chemistry during Honors Convocation on April 29. Fellows are selected by faculty in each department to honor outstanding achievement in their respective fields. They serve as student assistants within their major department and receive a tuition credit.

Halle Wimette '26 of Fairfax, Vermont, received the H. Claude Hardy Award in Sociology during Honors Convocation on April 29. Named for the late Professor Emeritus H. Claude Hardy, this award honors outstanding seniors in sociology.

Trinity Thornton '28 of Sherburne, New York, was named Faculty Scholar in Inclusive Elementary Education during Honors Convocation on April 29. Faculty Scholars have excellent academic records and have demonstrated an outstanding mastery of their respective disciplines. Rising seniors are nominated by the faculty of their major departments on the basis of academic achievement, leadership and character.

Paige Witherbee '26 of Derry, New Hampshire, received the Richard K. Meeker Award in Creative Writing during Honors Convocation on April 29. Established in memory of the late Professor Richard K. Meeker, this award recognizes an outstanding senior majoring in Creative Writing.

Saniah Reeves '26 of Binghamton, New York, received the Alice Dornet Award in Political Science during Honors Convocation on April 29. The award was established to recognize outstanding academic achievement by students in political science.

Themes of life balance, personal transformation and self-acceptance took center stage during Hartwick College's April 29 Honors Convocation, where three finalists competed for the 2026 Abraham L. Kellogg Oratorical Prize. Patrick Close '26, a music major with minors in business administration and music business from Greenville, New York, presented "Counterpoint." Ellie Kalbach '26, a nursing major from Spring City, Pennsylvania, delivered an oration titled "Memento Mori." The final speaker, Amelia Williams '26, a double major in psychology and political science with a minor in gender and sexuality studies from Portmore, Jamaica, presented "Mi Tuh: Becoming." Finalists are selected through a multi-round process that begins with nominations from classmates and concludes with review by a committee of Hartwick community members. During Hartwick College's 94th Commencement ceremony on May 16, Williams was announced as the recipient of the Abraham L. Kellogg Oratorical Prize, awarded annually to the graduating senior who delivers the top oratorical presentation during Honors Convocation.

The Hartwick College School of Nursing held an induction ceremony on Nov. 19 in Shineman Chapel for the Omicron Rho chapter of the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. Sixteen nursing students were inducted this year, including Alayna Streeter '26 of Le Roy, N.Y. To be inducted, a nursing student must achieve academic excellence, rank in the top 35% of the graduating class, and demonstrate academic integrity and leadership potential. Founded in 1922 by six nursing students, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (Sigma) has more than 100,000 active members and 600 chapters at institutions of higher education and healthcare partners from Armenia, Australia and Botswana to Thailand, the United States and Wales.

The Hartwick College School of Nursing held an induction ceremony on Nov. 19 in Shineman Chapel for the Omicron Rho chapter of the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. Sixteen nursing students were inducted this year, including Akua Manuh '26 of the Bronx, N.Y. To be inducted, a nursing student must achieve academic excellence, rank in the top 35% of the graduating class, and demonstrate academic integrity and leadership potential. Founded in 1922 by six nursing students, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (Sigma) has more than 100,000 active members and 600 chapters at institutions of higher education and healthcare partners from Armenia, Australia and Botswana to Thailand, the United States and Wales.

The Hartwick College School of Nursing held an induction ceremony on Nov. 19 in Shineman Chapel for the Omicron Rho chapter of the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. Sixteen nursing students were inducted this year, including Lizbeth Varela-Cordero '27 of Monroe, N.Y. To be inducted, a nursing student must achieve academic excellence, rank in the top 35% of the graduating class, and demonstrate academic integrity and leadership potential. Founded in 1922 by six nursing students, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (Sigma) has more than 100,000 active members and 600 chapters at institutions of higher education and healthcare partners from Armenia, Australia and Botswana to Thailand, the United States and Wales.

Hartwick College hosted the final round of its 2025 Moot Court Competition on Nov. 20 in Shineman Chapel. Cooper Cohen '28 of Delhi, N.Y., and John "Jack" Reichel '26 of West Islip, N.Y., emerged as the Io Bruce Champions of the Hartwick College Moot Court Competition. Finalists Adilyam Imyarova '27 of Almaty, Kazakhstan, and Sarah Matumbura '26 of Waterbury, Conn., also earned recognition for their outstanding performances. Io Bruce was a high school teacher of Thomas Holmgren '13, whose legacy reflects "rigor, generosity, and a lifelong commitment to students." The competition-created and led by Holmgren-featured a case he wrote on the constitutionality of a high school search involving a drug-sniffing dog named Stella. Reichel also received the Richard Pomp Orator Award. The oratory award recognizes Professor Richard D. Pomp, one of the nation's leading legal minds known for his clarity, creativity and command of complex issues. As director of the competition, Holmgren '13 also recruited dozens of Hartwick alumni lawyers to judge the multiple rounds of the competition with each of the 50 Hartwick student participants getting to argue at least twice. Aaron Carbone '03 and Carlo A. C. de Oliveira '02, returned to Oyaron Hill to serve alongside Holmgren as Supreme Court Justices for the final round. Holmgren also contributed thousands of dollars to support the cash prizes for the competition, which includes $1500 for each of the champions and $500 for each of the runner-ups, and encourages his fellow alumni to join him in making a gift so that Hartwick can offer this competition every two years going forward.