SUNY Canton Recognizes Alex D. Sterling of Champlain at Commencement

2017 May 15

Alex D. Sterling, a mechanical engineering technology major from Champlain, received the Outstanding Graduate Award at the bachelor's degree level at SUNY Canton's 109th Commencement Ceremony held Saturday, May 13.

Sterling is the President of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Student Chapter at SUNY Canton. The student-run club recently earned second place at the ASCE regional steel bridge competition. The bridge, and the team of students who design and assemble it, are a tremendous point of pride at SUNY Canton.

He has consistently earned President's List honors for his academic achievement and received a Leaders of Tomorrow award from the Student Affairs Division. He's a member of the Tau Alpha Phi Engineering Honor Society, the Engineering Club and the Auto Club.

"Alex has the exceptional ability to always come up with a solution or a way to work around a problem to meet an end goal," said Jessica M. Fischer, one of Sterling's peers. "He is a role model to other students."

Sterling completed an internship with Plattco Corporation in Plattsburgh, and he will continue his career with the company after graduation.

About SUNY Canton

SUNY Canton is Northern New York's premier college for career-driven bachelor's degrees, associate degrees and professional certificate programs. The college delivers quality hands-on programs in engineering technology, health, management and public service and recently received number one rankings in library resources, library services and tutoring services in the SUNY Student Opinion Survey. The college's faculty members are noted for their professional real-world experience in addition to outstanding academic credentials. SUNY Canton OnLine offers hundreds of flexible and convenient courses as well as 13 exclusively online bachelor's degrees. The college's 15 athletic teams compete at the NCAA Division III level and are conference members of the newly formed American Collegiate Athletic Association.

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