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Award recipients are nominated by their high school guidance counselors, teachers or administrators.
Each exemplifies the colleges' motto "To Be, To Know, To Do."
Award winners are guaranteed a minimum of $40,000 in scholarship during the four years of study at Russell Sage College or The Sage College of Albany in recognition of their academic achievements and community involvement.