Calvin Louis-Juste Memorial Award

This award is in honor of Calvin Louis-Juste, who lived March 10, 1987 to May 29, 2011. Calvin was a proud Haitian-American and graduated SUNY Cortland in 2009 with a Bachelor’s of Science in Business Economics. He was on the executive board of the Economics Club and Men of Value and Excellence (MOVE). He was also an active member of Black Student Union (BSU), Caribbean Student Association (CSA), La Familia Latina (LFL), and Women of Color (WOC). He volunteered with the Habitat for Humanity club. During his undergraduate, he also studied abroad in China two times. After graduating from SUNY Cortland, he completed his Master of Business Argosy University in Washington D.C.

Criteria for award
• Must be a graduating senior
• Be an example of high academic achievement (3.0 GPA or higher)
• Committed to doing community service
• Be a leader on campus and be in extracurricular activities
• Be passionate about continuing to improve oneself
• Advocate for equity and inclusion on campus

This is the first year that the Multicultural Life and Diversity Office will present the Calvin Louis-Juste Memorial Award. The winner of the award will receive it at our Annual Kente Celebration on Saturday, April 6th, 2019. We will also be installing a plaque in the Voice Office that we will add the name of the winner of the award to each year at the Voice Office and Kente Reunion July 11-14, 2019.

You can nominate yourself or others who you think fulfill the criteria of the award description.