Honored for achievement

More than a hundred students were honored for their academic achievements April 17 at an awards banquet for current and former students in the Equal Opportunity Program (EOP) and the Higher Education Opportunity Program (H/EOP), academic support programs funded by New York state to aid selected economically and educationally disadvantaged undergraduate students. From left are Raymond E. Dalton, executive director of the Office of Minority Educational Affairs/COSEP; Marmeline M. Petion, who will receive an MBA from the Johnson Graduate School of Management in May; senior Ernesto Jimenez, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; and Ginia Anderson, associate director of state programs. Charles Harrington/University Photography