Larry Czubinski of Fairport, NY Honored with RACCE Outstanding Adult Students Award

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ROCHESTER, NY (04/23/2013)(readMedia)-- Nazareth College is proud to announce Kelly Kemp, Larry Czubinski, and Tom DeLeo, as the winners of the Rochester Area Colleges Continuing Education (RACCE) award. All three winners of the award are veterans and thank their military experience for molding them into the students and individuals they are today. On April 21, 2013 Rochester Area Colleges Continuing Education(RACCE) will present awards to the Outstanding Adult Students from area colleges at Woodcliff Hotel and Spa.

The RACCE award is given to candidates who exemplify a strong commitment to higher education despite the unique challenges adult learners may face. Eligibility for the awards requires not only scholastic excellence, but also a demonstrated ability by the candidates to balance personal and professional responsibilities while working towards completing their degree.

Larry Czubinski has a moving story that led him to his career path of becoming an adolescent math teacher. It all began when he met an elderly man overseas who explained to him that math was more than just numbers but rather a means to understand life. He went onto explain to Czubinski that knowledge is useless unless it is passed on and that he expected him to pass on the knowledge he had just left him with to others. After retiring from the Marines, Czubinski decided to pursue a degree in middle/high school math education so that he could help kids understand math as more than just numbers and its role in everyday life. One of the greatest challenges for Czubinski has been difficulty in remembering the core curriculum he learned in high school over 30 years ago as well as balancing being a student, a husband and a father. However, he continues pursuing his passion, exuberating great leadership skills, focus and honesty. It is his dream to share with others the academic knowledge he has gained and show a generation who often does not enjoy math, that it can, in fact, be fun.

The three candidates were chosen by faculty members on their qualifications of these criteria as well as their exceptional commitment to higher education at Nazareth College.

Founded in 1924, Nazareth College is located on a close-knit, suburban campus in the dynamic, metropolitan region of Rochester, N.Y. The College offers challenging academic programs in the liberal arts and sciences and professional programs in health and human services, education, and management. Nazareth's strong cultures of service and community prepare students to be successful professionals and engaged citizens. The College enrolls approximately 2,000 undergraduate students and 1,000 graduate students.

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