In looking back over his time at Fairleigh Dickinson, David Storicks cites his opportunities in several areas as the most critical aspect of his experience. Storicks says he could not imagine another institution where he could have excelled in the way he did at FDU.

While at Fairleigh Dickinson, Storicks, of Dumont, N.J., was cast in several plays, served as president of the Student Government Association (SGA), and studied abroad at Wroxton, where he also was a student teacher. In addition, Storicks was a resident assistant and vice president of student affairs for the Resident Student Association (RSA), and a writer for The Metro student newspaper.

He starred in eight FDU theater productions, something he would not have been able to do at a different university, he says. Many of his fellow actors from high school went to bigger universities and, while talented, never got a chance to be on stage.

The Pinnacle Award is not the first honor bestowed upon Storicks by the university. He was presented with the 2008 Burden Award for Meritorious Achievement from the Dean of Students Office and has been named both a Charter Day Scholar of Leadership and a Col. Fairleigh S. Dickinson Scholar.

Storicks also found time to give back to the community, serving as the assistant coach for the Dumont Forensics Team and director of Neil Simon’s Rumors for Summertime Players, a program for high school students in Park Ridge. Additionally, he has volunteered his time to the university community by serving on several committees, including the 2007 Strategic Planning Committee, the Recruitment and Retention Committee, Campus Council, and the 50^th Anniversary of the College at Florham Committee, among others.

Storicks says he has a great appreciation for the close-knit, family atmosphere at the College at Florham and notes the compassion shown to him and to his family after he was severely injured in a motorcycle accident a year ago.