Hockey's Ryan Corry Earns Prestigious Award from SUNY
Senior Defenseman Honored for Initiative, Community Service
ALBANY, N.Y. (Oct. 5, 2010)--Plattsburgh State men's hockey player Ryan Corry has earned the annual ACT Student Initiative Award for Region III, which recognizes a student or student group that identified a need on campus or in the community and initiated a solution to address that need.The Association of College Trustees promotes effectiveness, constructive government relations and advocacy for quality public higher education in SUNY."I've always said our program strides for a great deal more than winning hockey games.
Ryan's accomplishment is another example of that," Cardinals head coach Bob Emery
said. "Ryan is a true leader. We are extremely proud of what Ryan has accomplished
to date at Plattsburgh and couldn't be happier for him and his family."
A senior defenseman from Calgary, Alberta, Corry anchors one of the nation’s best
defenses, has appeared in two NCAA Division III Frozen Four tournaments, played on
two State University of New York Athletic Conference championship teams and has helped
the Cardinals win 81.6 percent of their games since the 2007-08 season. He was named
to the All-SUNYAC First Team as a sophomore and placed on the USCHO.com All-America
Freshman Team in 2008 when he led the team with 24 assists.
A three-time Academic All-SUNYAC and Commissioner’s List recipient, Corry also shines
in the classroom. He posted a perfect 4.00 grade-point average for the spring semester
and carries a 3.63 GPA as an entrepreneurship major. For the 2009-10 academic year,
he was nominated to the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America program for
a second time, received the Provost’s Award and was inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma,
which is a national honor society for college athletes.
But Corry's real passion is helping others. Among his community service projects,
he primarily served as the student liaison for the Cardinal Hockey Charity Dinner
that benefits the local Make-A-Wish Foundation. He also participated in the annual
Buddy Walk for the North Country Down Syndrome Association and worked for a food
pantry in his hometown.
The Cardinal Hockey Dinner is a widely known popular fundraiser in the North Country.
Corry was charged with organizing his teammates who served as “waiters”, putting
together an entertainment performance program, working with the on-campus dining
service on a menu, collecting donated memorabilia (by the National Hockey League
and from local businesses) for auction, directing the set-up and tear-down of the
facility, and filing monetary receipts. The results were impressive as a record of
300-plus guests attended the event and proceeds grew to over $25,000 for Make-A-Wish.
Corry's generosity is further evidenced by his time commitment on the project. The
Dinner was held during the holidays in a time when most students are on Winter Break.
He volunteered to stay in Plattsburgh instead of going back for an extended stay
at home, establishing the groundwork for a successfully-run event.