Amanda Brideson of Miller Place Receives SUNY Oneonta Award for Academic Excellence

ONEONTA, NY (11/04/2011)(readMedia)-- Amanda Brideson of Miller Place, N.Y., received a scholarship award during the SUNY Oneonta Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Majors Night on Oct. 20.

Brideson, who is pursuing a dual major in earth science and adolescent earth science education, was selected by the department's faculty to receive the Peter W. Knightes Scholarship Award, which honors the 1967 SUNY Oneonta graduate who went on to become a professor of geology and geography at Central Texas College. Endowed by a fund established by Dr. Knightes, the award is presented to an outstanding student who intends to teach earth sciences in New York State.

The scholarship was presented as part of the 35th annual Majors' Night, during which alumni of the department's programs return to campus to discuss their careers and offer advice to current students.

The SUNY Oneonta Department of Earth and Atmospheric Science offers some of the college's fastest-growing programs. In the past two years, the number of students pursuing majors in earth science, environmental science, geology, meteorology, water resources and earth science education increased by 45 percent.