Eyub Yegen receives SUNY Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence

2015 Apr 9

Eyub Yegen, a SUNY Oswego dual major in finance and applied mathematical economics of Schwabisch Gmund, Germany, has received the 2015 SUNY Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence, the highest student recognition through the State University system.

The award, presented April 2 in a ceremony in Albany, honors students who have best demonstrated and been recognized for their integration of academic excellence with other aspects of their lives, which may include leadership, campus involvement, athletics, career achievement, community service or creative and performing arts.

International accomplishments underscore the scholarship of Yegen, a resident of Germany who has made 10 conference presentations, including ones in China (where he won a best paper award), Dubai and Hungary; published papers in multiple peer-reviewed academic journals; served as a SUNY Big Data Fellow; assisted numerous professors' research projects; and served as president and founder of the Turkish Culture Club and as president of the International Student Association, Financial Management Association and Future Alumni Network Advisory Board.

A teaching assistant and tutor, Yegen has earned many scholarships, and his service includes refereeing articles for the Journal of Applied Statistics.

"I am planning to start a doctoral program in either economics or finance this August, with an ultimate goal to work on groundbreaking research that will have a positive impact on societie," Yegen said.

Four other SUNY Oswego students joined Yegen as recipients of the Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence: Dianora DeMarco of Bronx, Joshua Drake of Fulton, Molly Matott of North Syracuse and David Owens of Cato.

About SUNY Oswego

Admission to SUNY Oswego is competitive. U.S. News Media Group counts SUNY Oswego among the top public regional universities in the North for 2015, and the Princeton Review includes Oswego in its 2015 college guidebook "The Best Northeastern Colleges," as well as its 2015 list of "best value" colleges and universities nationally. Kiplinger's also selected SUNY Oswego a 2015 Best Value College.

A 154-year-old comprehensive college in the State University of New York system, Oswego enrolls about 8,000 students in its College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; School of Business; School of Communication, Media and the Arts; and School of Education.

Visit oswego.edu for more information.