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For Immediate Release – May 16, 2013Media Contact: Alicia Steger516.572.9634Email: alicia.steger@ncc.eduncc.edu/newsreleases

Logan Kenney of Long Beach Valedictorian NCC Class of 2013  

 

Garden City, NY – Logan Kenney, a resident of Long Beach, is Nassau Community College’s valedictorian for the class of 2013. She will attend Cornell University in the fall, where she plans to study law, psychology and human development. “I look forward to continuing my academic pursuits, but I’ll certainly miss Nassau,” she said. (download hi res photo)When Logan came to NCC in the fall of 2011, she was ready for new experiences. “Nassau Community College gave me the opportunity to explore all aspects of college life,” she said. A liberal arts major, she has taken a wide variety of courses at the College, and has been part of NCC’s honors program. She is also a member of Phi Theta Kappa, the national honor society for two-year colleges. Logan is graduating with a perfect 4.0 grade point average. “I give so much credit to my professors. They have been an inspiration to me,” she said.Logan’s success has not been limited to the classroom. As the Student Government Association president, she represented about 23,000 of her fellow students at various campus-wide meetings and events. After Superstorm Sandy, Logan recorded a video for the College website and contributed to student assistance efforts.Through all of her efforts, Logan has been excited to meet and make friends with people from diverse backgrounds. “From the students, to the faculty, to the staff and administrators, I have been so glad to come into contact with people from so many walks of life,” she remarked.  Logan, 19, is a resident of Long Beach. She is one of five children.

About Nassau Community CollegeNassau Community College, a division of the State University of New York, is an institution where almost 23,000 full- and part-time students and nearly 15,000 continuing and professional students start and continue their successful journey through higher education. More than 70 fields of study are offered on a 225-acre campus located in the center of Long Island. As the largest single-campus two-year college in New York State, Nassau Community College maintains a national reputation for excellence. For more information, visit www.ncc.edu.Ref: 1678.5/16/13/170