KOCINSKI AWARD Destiny Magee

Kocinski Award

The Kocinski Award is given annually to the outstanding senior in dance who exemplifies academic integrity, leadership and demonstrated talent as a dancer, choreographer and teacher in the field.

HOMETOWN: Columbus, Ohio

MAJOR: Dance Management

MINOR: Non-profit Leadershipt

Campus Involvement: Dance Ensemble • Hip-Hop Team, Black Ice (Fall 2022-Spring 2023) • Elegies: A Song Cycle (Fall 2020) • FYSS Orientation Leader/Front Desk Assistant (Spring 2021-Fall 2022) • Penguin Productions, Student Activities and Outreach Lead (Spring 2020-Spring 2022) • Student Government Association Elections Board, Chair (Spring 2020)

About the KoCinSKi AWARD

The Kocinski Award is given in honor of Marilyn Kocinski, who taught dance at YSU in the Department of Human Performance and Exercise Science from 1960 to 1983.

Her family was responsible for instituting the award in the late 1990s in her memory and the award is presented to a senior student who has played a significant role as a student leader in the YSU Dance Ensemble and who demonstrates academic integrity as well as artistry and creativity in the dance area.

In Destiny's Words:

“My time at YSU has allowed me to flourish! I have had the opportunity to network with so many great individuals as well as gain many great skills that will benefit me in my career as a choreographer and entrepreneur in the near future. Go Guins!”