Honoring Faculty and Staff Excellence
ALBANY, N.Y. (May 5, 2016) – Recipients of this year’s President’s Excellence Awards were honored at a ceremony May 3 in the Campus Center Ballroom. The Excellence Awards recognize members of the faculty and staff who are exemplars of outstanding professional performance.
"We congratulate each of the recipients of this year's President's Excellence Awards, and we honor your contribution and example of extraordinary achievement and impact," said Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost James Stellar. "You inspire us all."
This year’s honorees and the categories they represent include:
Excellence in Teaching
Recognizes consistently superior teaching by tenure-track and non-tenure track contingent faculty at the undergraduate and graduate level over a period of several years:
- Jennifer Crowley, Anthropology
- Dawit Demissie, Information Studies
- Stephen Hogan, Criminal Justice
- Thomas Palmer, Communication/Journalism
- Kendra Smith-Howard, History
- Kelly Wissman, Literacy Teaching and Learning
Excellence in Research and Creative Activities
Designed to acknowledge and recognize consistently outstanding accomplishments in faculty research and creative activities:
- Sheila Curran Bernard, History
- Alexander Shekhtman, Chemistry
- Ben Szaro, Biological Sciences
Excellence in Professional Service
Recognizes consistently superior professional achievement within and beyond the position by full-time and contingent professional staff:
- Barbara Altrock, Social Welfare
- Michael Boots, University Development
- Meghan Cook, Center for Technology in Government
- Joyce DeWitt-Parker, University Counseling Center
- Elizabeth Gaffney, Arts and Sciences
- Jennifer Goodall, Engineering & Applied Sciences
- Janet Riker, University Art Museum
- Janet Thayer, University Counsel’s Office
Excellence in Librarianship
Recognizes consistently superior professional achievement in the field of librarianship:
- Brian Keough, University Libraries
Excellence in Academic Service
Recognizes consistently superior service over multiple years by members of the full-time teaching faculty who are appointed to ranks below Distinguished Professor:
- Anne Hildreth, Political Science
- Christine Wagner, Psychology
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