CANTON -- The SUNY Canton College Council is seeking nominations for its annual Distinguished Citizen Award.

Nomination packets must include a nomination letter from the nominator(s), name and position of the nominee, a description of the distinguished services, recognitions, facts, or characteristics that is pertinent or informative, a brief biography of the nominee, and at least three supporting letters from non-family members, the council said in an announcement.

Optionally, additional supporting documentation can also be included.

Nominations, which are due by Jan. 1 and should be addressed to the Chairman of the College Council, Office of the President, SUNY Canton, 34 Cornell Drive, Canton, NY 13617 or electronically to youngm@canton.edu.

The SUNY Canton College Council “will act on the nominations at their spring award meeting,” the announcement says.

The recipient will be honored at the Faculty and Community Awards Dinner in May, and their name will be prominently displayed on a plaque in the Richard W. Miller Campus Center.

Last year's recipient of the prestigious award was Paul Mitchell, editor of the St. Lawrence Plaindealer.

For more information, contact Michaela Young, executive assistant to the president, at (315) 386-7204 or by email at youngm@canton.edu.