Cusinato Named ACC Student of the Year

Ripley with their cardiac alert service dog, Rêve.

Ripley Cusinato has been selected as ACC’s 2024-25 Student of the Year.

Ripley is a student, entrepreneur, and leader. Selected as a 2024 Newman Civic Fellow by Campus Compact, Ripley is a member of the NSLS and Phi Theta Kappa honor societies, as well as the Queer Alliance Club and the ACC Student Government Association. They were nominated for the Rollie Heath Concurrent Enrollment Leadership Award in the spring of 2025, as well.

Ripley will graduate from ACC in May 2025 with degrees in Psychology and Creative Writing and then focus full-time on running Balanced Horses Healing Humans, which provides mental health and adaptive riding equine services to those suffering from chronic illnesses.

Ripley is pictured with their cardiac alert service dog, Rêve.

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