Canton, NY – SUNY Canton President Dr. Zvi Szafran recently announced SUNY Canton Head Men's Lacrosse Coach and Director of Athletic Facilities Pat Harrington has been awarded the 2023 President's Meritorious Service Award.
 
In addition to Harrington winning the highly prestigious award, Derek Converse, Kirk Jones, Johanna Lee, JoEllen Oshier, Frederick Saburro and Sarah Todd also received the honor. Todd, the Director of Institutional Research, also serves as a faculty athletic mentor for the women's volleyball program.
 
Harrington has been the director of athletic facilities for six years and head men's lacrosse coach for 14 years. Most recently, he was instrumental in coordinating the college's host site responsibilities for the 2023 FISU Winter World University Games. In addition, he has served as facility liaison for numerous community and athletic events held at the Roos House, such as the North Country Kids Expo, youth basketball and hockey tournaments, Special Olympics, area high school graduations and nearly every SUNY Canton athletics home event on campus. Colleagues praised his high level of dedication to ensuring every event held in a campus athletic venue is a positive experience for participants.
   



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As Northern New York's premier college for career-driven bachelor's degrees, associate degrees and professional certificate programs, SUNY Canton delivers quality hands-on programs in digital design, engineering technology, health, management and public service. Faculty members are noted for their professional real-world experience in addition to outstanding academic credentials. As SUNY's leader in online education, SUNY Canton OnLine offers hundreds of flexible and convenient courses as well as 23 online degree programs. The college placed first in 14 categories in a SUNY-Wide Student Opinion Survey, most notably in career services, tutoring, library resources, and classroom facilities. The SUNY Canton Kangaroos 15 traditional athletic teams compete at the NCAA Division III level as part of the North Atlantic Conference. SUNY Canton also features varsity esports and cheerleading.