Aaliyah Gibbons of Lawrenceville, N.J., Honored by Clarkson University

2016 May 11

Aaliyah S. Gibbons of Lawrenceville, N.J., a senior at Clarkson University majoring in interdisciplinary social sciences and biology, received the following award(s) during the spring semester:

Diversity & Inclusion Award: Given to students in recognition of their commitment to diversity awareness and demonstrated by outstanding leadership and academic achievement.

Jerome D. Barnum Memorial Award: This award was established by the family and friends of Jerome D. Barnum, who served as editor and publisher of the Syracuse Post Standard and as a member of Clarkson's Board of Trustees from 1941 to 1964. The fund is used to provide a sum of money to the outstanding senior student majoring in the humanities, social sciences or communication and media who, in achieving high academic standing, has demonstrated proficiency in the art of written communication.

Clarkson University educates the leaders of the global economy. One in five alumni already leads as an owner, CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company. With its main campus located in Potsdam, New York, and additional graduate program and research facilities in the Capital Region and Beacon, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university with signature areas of academic excellence and research directed toward the world's pressing issues. Through more than 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, education, sciences and the health professions, the entire learning-living community spans boundaries across disciplines, nations and cultures to build powers of observation, challenge the status quo and connect discovery and innovation with enterprise.