Noah Randolph Honored with Norman R. McConney Jr. Award for Student Excellence

Noah Randolph, of Warwick, NY, is among the 49 students in SUNY's Arthur O. Eve Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) who were honored with the Norman R. McConney Jr. Award for Student Excellence. Randolph, a Criminal Justice major and member of the Class of 2026, is the only SUNY Oneonta student this year who received the award.

The award, an annual tradition now in its seventh year, recognizes outstanding EOP students for their academic merit and perseverance. The award is named in honor of Norman R. McConney Jr. ('71 SUNY Albany), who is the former Assistant Dean for Special Programs at SUNY. McConney, alongside former Assembly Deputy Speaker Arthur O. Eve, helped create EOP as a statewide program.

"Over nearly 60 years, SUNY's EOP has supported tens of thousands of students and empowered them to achieve their full potential," SUNY Chancellor John B. King Jr. said during the award recognition on Tuesday, March 10. "I am honored to recognize this year's recipients of the Norman R. McConney Jr. Award for Student Excellence. Our McConney award winners' hard work as they move forward on their path to academic excellence and upward mobility makes them an inspiration for all of our students, faculty, staff and administrators."

Since its inception in 1967, SUNY's Arthur O. Eve Educational Opportunity Program has provided access, academic support and supplemental financial assistance to students from disadvantaged backgrounds, many of whom are the first in their families to attend college. In its 58-year history, EOP has graduated nearly 90,000 students and has been one of the country's most successful college access programs. It currently serves more than 9,000 students across 55 SUNY campuses.