Oiram L. Duenas-Valles Honored by Hartwick College

Oiram L. Duenas-Valles '27 of El Paso, Texas, received The Barbara F. Wilder H'93 and Philip S. Wilder, Jr. H'93 Citizenship Award during Honors Convocation held on April 29. This endowment was established in 1992 in honor of Dr. Philip S. Wilder, Jr., president of Hartwick College from 1977 to 1992 and his wife, Barbara F. Wilder. This scholarship is awarded to a rising senior whose career at Hartwick exemplifies outstanding leadership, campus citizenship and strong academic performance.

At the Hartwick College Student Leadership Awards Ceremony on April 21, Duenas-Valles was recognized with the Harry Bradshaw Matthews Belonging Center Champion of Social Justice award and the Student Experience Robert Houghton '76 Memorial Scholarship. Each spring, the College honors students for their contributions to the community during the Student Leadership Awards Ceremony.