Matt Darling of Schenectady, N.Y., Honored by Clarkson University

2018 Apr 30

Matt Darling of Schenectady, N.Y., a sophomore at Clarkson University majoring in mechanical engineering, received the following award(s) during the spring semester:

Dr. Carl Michel Award: In 1955, Clarkson received a bequest of $5,000 in the will of Miss Lena J. Michel of Springfield, Ohio, for the establishment of a fund to be used for the awarding of monetary prizes to outstanding first-year students in liberal arts. This is not a majors-only award, and prizes are based on work done by freshman students in any of the liberal arts.

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, N.Y., and additional graduate program and research facilities in the New York Capital Region, Beacon, N.Y., and New York City, 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.