Valley Streamer gets high SUNY honor

Jawad Chaudhry, of Valley Stream, a senior at SUNY Old Westbury, received the 2016 State University of New York Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence on April 6. He was one of 248 students from the system’s 64 campuses to receive it.

“The 248 students we honor with this year’s award have excelled academically, become role models on campus and established themselves as leaders in the community,” said Chancellor Nancy Zimpher.

Chaudhry is set to graduate in May with a bachelor’s degree in business administration while following a pre-med track. He is president of the Old Westbury Honors College and is a research intern at North Shore University Hospital, where he is working on a research project with a cardiologist. He plans to work in a clinical research position after graduation.