SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence
One of the State University’s distinctions is the wealth of accomplished educators, consummate professionals and support staff (Classified Service) among its ranks. The Excellence Awards are a recognition of and tribute to the individual’s expertise, dedication and commitment. Award recipients personify professional excellence and serve as role models for the State University of New York community.
Excellence in Teaching
| Year | Recipient(s) |
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| 1972-73 | Henry Larom |
| 1973-74 | Libby Bay |
| 1974-75 | James Naismith |
| 1976-77 | Daniel Masterson, Shirley Werthamer |
| 1977-78 | Sam Draper |
| 1978-79 | George A. Hackett |
| 1980-81 | Bill Baker, Roslyn Benamy |
| 1984-85 | Phyllis Krasnow |
| 1985-86 | James M. Thelen |
| 1986-87 | David Beisel |
| 1987-88 | John Allman |
| 1988-89 | Wilma Frank |
| 1989-90 | Joan Silberman |
| 1990-91 | James Cappuccino |
| 1991-92 | Beverly Brown, Emile Feldman, James Sherrier |
| 1992-93 | Michael Sentlowitz, Sue-Ann Eitches |
| 1993-94 | Martin Lecker, Nancy Hazelton |
| 1994-95 | Mara-Lee Bierman, Wilma Michaels |
| 1995-96 | Sheila Goldstein, George Krasilovsky |
| 1996-97 | Linda Schrank, Peter Arvanites |
| 1997-98 | Elaine Padilla, Morton Leifer |
| 1998-99 | Beth Cunin |
| 1999-00 | Reamy Jansen, Debra Tietze |
| 2000-01 | Stephen Drinane, Saeed Safaie |
| 2001-02 | Susan Golz, Cliff Garner |
| 2002-03 | Liya Li, Richard Mossip, Myrna Wulfson |
| 2003-04 | Jeanette Geller, Emily Harvey, Eugene Homicki |
| 2004-05 | Thomas Butler, Maire Liberace |
| 2005-06 | Roberta Panish, Bonnie Rosen, Nahed Salama |
| 2006-07 | James Burnett, Jeanne B. Linhart |
| 2008-09 | Donna Peters |
| 2010-11 | Allison Frank-Briker Dale Crispell Page Simon |
| 2012-13 | Catherine M. Roche |
| 2014-15 | Adessa Butler, Elyse Fuller, David Lucander |
| 2015-16 | Eric Magaram |
| 2016-17 | Kevin Barrett, George Repic |
| 2018-19 | Talia Lipton, Matt Matcovich |
| 2019-20 | Kristen Kolka, Eileen MacAvery Kane, Katie Lynch |
| 2020-21 | Kristopher Baker, Jodilynn Greico, Jeff McLean |
| 2021-22 | Meghan Nolan |
| 2023-24 | Jillian Decker |
Excellence in Professional Service
| Year | Recipient(s) |
|---|---|
| 1978-79 | Gerhard Hess |
| 1984-85 | Kay Weitzman |
| 1988-89 | Elaine S. Padilla |
| 1989-90 | Richard Wedemeyer |
| 1990-91 | Sue Commanday |
| 1991-92 | Martin Schwartz |
| 1992-93 | Ellen Spergel |
| 1993-94 | Dell Williams |
| 1994-95 | Thomas Judd |
| 1995-96 | Robert G. Gleason |
| 1996-97 | Marc Wanner |
| 1997-98 | Bill Baker |
| 1999-00 | Susan Solomon |
| 2000-01 | Rachelle Salzberg |
| 2001-02 | Belinda Kodgis |
| 2003-04 | Lorraine Glynn |
| 2006-07 | Terri Kaye Needle |
| 2007-08 | Janice Goldstein |
| 2008-09 | Tzipora Reitman |
| 2009-10 | Elissa Silverstein |
| 2010-11 | Lorinda Hill |
| 2011-12 | Debra Bouabidi |
| 2012-13 | Doreen Zarcone |
| 2013-14 | Elizabeth Solages |
| 2014-15 | Gale Latkovic |
| 2015-16 | Robin Conklin, Burton Louis-Charles |
| 2016-17 | Abigail Hunte |
| 2017-18 | Michael Albin |
| 2018-19 | Lilia Juele |
| 2020-21 | Brian Gomez |
| 2021-22 | Monica Jackson |
| 2022-23 | Patricia Kobes |
| 2023-24 | Elizabeth Troutner |
| 2024-25 | Susanna Santiago |
Excellence in Librarianship
| Year | Recipient(s) |
|---|---|
| 1977-78 | Robert W. Gleason |
| 1993-94 | Mildred Galentine-Steis |
| 1994-95 | Xi Shi |
| 2005-06 | Sarah Levy |
Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities
| Year | Recipient(s) |
|---|---|
| 2001-02 | Richard Connolly |
| 2002-03 | Reamy Jansen |
| 2004-05 | Suzanne Cleary-Langley |
| 2005-06 | John Schlesinger |
| 2007-08 | Elaine Toia |
| 2008-09 | Patricia Maloney-Titland |
| 2014-15 | Kristopher Baker |
| 2018-19 | Shamika Mitchell |
| 2021-22 | David Lucander |
Excellence in Faculty Service
| Year | Recipient(s) |
|---|---|
| 2003-04 | Ellen Spergel |
| 2004-05 | Morton Leifer |
| 2006-07 | Tanya Drake |
| 2007-08 | Saeed Safaie |
| 2008-09 | Robert Axelrod |
| 2009-10 | Peter Arvanites |
| 2010-11 | Lynn Aaron |
| 2012-13 | Melanie Rie |
| 2014-15 | Diana Carey |
| 2015-16 | Patty Maloney-Titland |
| 2016-17 | Patricia Zodda |
| 2017-18 | Josephine Coleman |
| 2023-24 | Erik Ellingsen |
Excellence in Classified Service
| Year | Recipient(s) |
|---|---|
| 2008-09 | Joan Asch |
| 2009-10 | Diane Mena |
| 2011-12 | Robert L. Freeman |
| 2012-13 | William J. Carroll |
| 2013-14 | Yaritza Santana |
| 2015-16 | Jeremy Cordock |
| 2017-18 | Edwin Gonzalez |
| 2019-20 | Lili Grady |
| 2020-21 | Nancy Alexander |
| 2021-22 | Lisa Jacobson |
| 2022-23 | Parvin Ansari |
| 2023-24 | April Jones |
Excellence in Professorship
| Year | Recipient(s) |
|---|---|
| 2009-10 | Elaine Padilla |
Excellence in Adjunct Teaching
| Year | Recipient(s) |
|---|---|
| 2013-14 | Timothy Mante, Deirdre Rock |
| 2014-15 | Patricia Coyne, Sherrill Wilson |
| 2019-20 | Nancy Rosen |
| 2020-21 | Celeste Sherry |
| 2021-22 | Jane McGrath, Krista Quinn |
SUNY Distinguished Professor
The Distinguished Professor Rank recognizes and rewards the scholarship and research of SUNY’s finest and accomplished faculty. The Distinguished Service Professorship recognizes extraordinary service far beyond the University, and the Distinguished Teaching Professorship confers university-wide recognition for consistently superb teaching.
Distinguished Service Professorship
| Year | Recipient |
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| 2008-09 | Elaine S. Padilla |
| 2011-12 | Bill Baker |
| 2014-15 | Maire Liberace |
Distinguished Teaching Professorship
| Year | Recipient |
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| 2011-12 | Martin Lecker |
Professors Emeriti
Professor Emeritus status is conferred by the Board of Trustees upon retired faculty members who served as full professors and who served long and honorably at the College, demonstrating excellence in the performance of assigned professional responsibilities, participation in campus-wide activities, community service, and service in one’s profession.
Professors Emeriti
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