
Grace Hubbel ’26 and Griffin Lyons ’26 (ºÚÁÏÍø photo)
Grace Hubbel ’26 and Griffin Lyons ‘26 were selected for the (CASE).
CASE recognizes students with distinguished achievements and is SUNY’s highest student honor. This year, 205 students from 64 campuses received the award. Nominations are for students who best integrate SUNY excellence across academics, leadership, campus involvement, community service, and the arts.
Hubbel and Lyons attended a reception on April 27 in Albany, where they received a medallion and a certificate from Chancellor John B. King, Jr.
Grace Hubbel, from Rochester, NY, is a double major in philosophy and sociomedical sciences, with a minor in human development and a microcredential in bioethics. She serves as a senior resident assistant, access advocate, and campus ministry leader, is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and was a Presidential Scholar this year.
Griffin Lyons, from Buffalo, NY, is a double major in sociology and English literature with a double minor in the Edgar Fellows program and Black and Africana studies. As an Edgar Fellow, Lyons researches Afrocentric approaches to U.S. and Irish foreign aid. She has completed fieldwork in Dakar, Senegal, and presented at the National Council for Black Studies and the National Conference on Undergraduate Research. She has received honors, including a Student Ambassadorship in Leadership grant. A member of Phi Beta Kappa and a Presidential Scholar, she serves as the DEI committee chair of the Student Senate and plans a research and academic career.
Author
Monique Patenaude, PhD