Joshua Fogarty of Guilford Receives Award From Clarkson University

2012 May 14

Joshua Fogarty of Guilford, Conn., a senior at Clarkson University majoring in information systems & business processes, received the following award(s) at the University Recognition Day ceremony during the spring semester:

The John W. Graham Jr. Leadership Award: To be given each year to a School of Business senior who has combined academic competence with a substantial contribution to the Clarkson community. Recipient will receive a monetary award and have his or her name engraved on a plaque in the department.

Phalanx Commendable Leadership Award : This award is presented to juniors, seniors, graduate students, faculty, staff and administration members who have demonstrated outstanding leadership abilities and quality participation in organizations associated with Clarkson and the Potsdam community. The award recipients exhibit exceptional leadership qualities and the versatility to balance all aspects of college life. New Phalanx members are selected from the group of Commendable Leadership Award recipients.

Phalanx Induction : Phalanx is Clarkson's highest recognized honorary leadership society. It consists of a group of selected members of the Clarkson community who have demonstrated leadership skills and active participation in campus activities, along with above-average academic abilities, outstanding character and high morals. Phalanx was established in 1929, and each spring inducts new members into Phalanx during University Recognition Day.

Clarkson University launches leaders into the global economy. One in five alumni already leads as a CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company. Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Potsdam, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university for undergraduates with select graduate programs in signature areas of academic excellence directed toward the world's pressing issues. Through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, sciences and health sciences, 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 engineering innovation with enterprise.