Huntsville, Ont., resident Jonathon Whitelaw honored with Chancellor's Award

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OSWEGO, NY (04/24/2013)(readMedia)--  SUNY Oswego adolescence education-social studies major Jonathon Whitelaw of Huntsville, Ont., is the recipient of the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence, the highest student recognition through the statewide university system.

The men's ice hockey team captain-a second-team All-American-has received several top awards for combining superior academics and athletics, including the SUNY Athletic Conference's Dr. Sam Molnar Award, the SUNY Chancellor's Scholar Athlete Award and SUNYAC All-Academic team membership. The former SUNYAC Rookie of the Year presented on the importance of player-referee understanding at the USA Hockey Referee Convention, participated with five teammates in a wheelchair basketball tournament for Move Along Inc., spent summers at home in Huntsville, Ont., teaching hockey fundamentals to children and served as a mock trial guest judge at Nottingham High School in Syracuse, where he student teaches.

Whitelaw ideally "would like to be fortunate enough to pursue possible opportunities with hockey that would allow me to travel and see other parts of the world," he said. "Ultimately, regardless of where I end up after Oswego, it is my goal to continue my education and pursue a career in teaching."

Admission to SUNY Oswego is competitive. U.S. News named it among the "Top 20 Public Regional Universities in the North" for 2013, and the Princeton Review includes Oswego in its 2013 college guidebook "The Best Northeastern Colleges" and named the college to its 2013 list of "Best Value Colleges."

A 152-year-old comprehensive college in the State University of New York system, Oswego enrolls about 8,000 students in its College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; School of Business; School of Communication, Media and the Arts; and School of Education.