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CORTLAND, N.Y. (May 22, 2005) – At the 2006 State University of New York College at Cortland Undergraduate Commencement Ceremonies on May 20, the Cortland Sport Management Program graduated 101 students, 36 of them with honors. In addition, a multitude of awards and honors were presented at the Annual Cortland Sport Management Awards Ceremony in April. At graduation, students were addressed by honorary degree recipients and Cortland graduates Peter Fine and Mark Ginsberg. Fine is a humanitarian and one of the largest developers of affordable housing in New York City. Ginsberg is the executive director of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) in Washington, D.C. At the Awards Ceremony, the keynote speaker was Val Ackerman, the president of USA Basketball and the founding commissioner of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The Awards Ceremony is held each year to honor the achievements of Cortland Sport Management students. Summa Cum Laude graduating senior Sean Trask won the top award in the SUNY System, the Chancellor's Award for Student Academic Excellence. 2006 marked the fourth year in a row that a Cortland Sport Management student received the honor. Kendra Hayle won it in 2005, Erin Rurey won it in 2004 and Karin Pindle won it in 2003. Glenn Odebralski won the Suzanne Wingate Memorial Scholarship Award, a $1,000 award given from funds raised during the annual Wingate Memorial Golf Tournament each September. A listing of honors and awards is below.
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