LOCH SHELDRAKE, NY — SUNY Sullivan graduate Alexander Poitras ‘24 has been awarded the Wolf Lake Neighbors Foundation (WLNF) Transfer Scholarship. 

After graduating with honors from the college’s liberal arts and humanities program, Poitras is now pursuing a bachelor’s degree in sociology with a minor in history at Stony Brook University and hopes to ultimately get his PhD. 

“I would like to stress that none of my goals would be as obtainable had I not received the scholarship,” Poitras said. “I am in need of financial support, and I am eternally grateful for the assistance I have received from SUNY Sullivan and the Wolf Lake Neighbors Foundation.” 

The Wolf Lake Neighbors Foundation Transfer Scholarship, created in 2024 in partnership with the SUNY Sullivan Foundation, is a one-time $5,000 award designed to support SUNY Sullivan graduates as they transition to a State University of New York (SUNY) institution to complete their bachelor’s degrees. 

At SUNY Sullivan, Poitras said, he could complete his general education requirements and take courses he enjoyed. 

For more information about the scholarship program, call Dan Rigney at SUNY Sullivan at 845/434-5750 ext. 3188 or email drigney@sunysullivan.edu.