Shelby Cuomo Honored at Union College's Prize Day

2013 May 13

Shelby Cuomo '13 of Whitehall, NY, was recently honored at Union College's annual Prize Day celebration.

Cuomo was given the Harry Guttman Endowed Prize, given to an outstanding student of classics. She also received the Mildred Wilder Prize, given to a senior majoring in political science who has written the best piece of scholarly work on women and politics.

Union College, founded in 1795 as the first college chartered by the New York State Board of Regents, offers programs in the liberal arts and engineering to 2,100 undergraduates of high academic promise and strong personal motivation. Union, with its long history of blending disciplines, is a leader in educating students to be engaged, innovative and ethical contributors to an increasingly diverse, global and technologically complex society.