Faculty Awards
State University of New York Chancellor’s Awards
2010-2011
Excellence in Teaching
Dr. Joanne Kaufman, Sociology
Dr. Christine Wagner, Psychology
Excellence in Faculty Service
Dr. Alan Wagner, Educational Administration and Policy Studies
Excellence in Professional Service
Holly Barker-Flynn, Residential Life
Suzanne Lance, NYS Writers Institute
2009-2010
Excellence in Teaching
Dr. George Berg, Computer Science
Dr. Eloise Brière, Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Dr. Cheryl Dozier, Reading
Dr. Ingrid Fisher, Accounting and Law
Excellence in Faculty Service
Dr. Gwen Moore, Sociology and Women’s Studies
Dr. George Richardson, Public Administration and Policy Studies
Excellence in Professional Service
Steven Galime, Arts and Sciences
Dr. Mary McCarthy, Social Welfare
Excellence in Librarianship
Mary Van Ullen, University Libraries
2008-2009
Excellence in Teaching
Dr. Mitchell Earleywine, Psychology
Dr. Mary Corrigan, Social Welfare
Excellence in Faculty Service
Dr. Kwadwo Sarfoh, Africana Studies
Excellence in Professional Service
Janice Bogan, Office of the Vice President for Research
Beth Quackenbush, Sponsored Programs
2007-2008
Excellence in Teaching
Dr. Sharon Danoff-Burg, Psychology
Excellence in Faculty Service
Dr. Randall Craig, English
Dr. Reed Hoyt, Music
Excellence in Professional Service
Candace Merbler, University Libraries
Ronald Thomas, Telecommunications
Excellence in Librarianship
Karen E. K. Brown, Preservation
2006-2007
Excellence in Teaching
Dr. Lotfi Sayahi, Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Dr. Kevin Williams, Psychology
Dr. Alissa Pollitz Worden, Criminal Justice
Excellence in Faculty Service
Dr. Diane Dewar, Health Policy, Management, & Behavior
Dr. Jeryl Mumpower, Public Administration and Policy
Excellence in Professional Service
Dr. Christopher Fernando, Student Support Services
Thomas Gebhardt, University Police Department
JoAnne Malatesta, Criminal Justice
Excellence in Librarianship
Sharona Wachs, University Libraries
University at Albany's Excellence Awards
2010-2011
Excellence in Research
Dr. Iris Berger, History, Women’s Studies, Africana Studies
JoAnne Carson, Art
Dr. Istvan Kecskes, Educational Theory & Practice
Dr. Fatemeh Shahedipour-Sandvik, College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering
Excellence in Academic Service
Dr. Alan Wagner, Educational Administration and Policy Studies
Excellence in Teaching
Dr. Joanne Kaufman, Sociology
Dr. Christine Wagner, Psychology
Excellence in Teaching by Part-Time Faculty
Dr. Craig Hancock, Educational Opportunities Program
Barbara Rio, Social Welfare
Excellence in Teaching by a Teaching Assistant
Dawit Demisse, Information Studies
Matt Vogel, Sociology
Excellence in Professional Service
Holly Barker-Flynn, Residential Life
Suzanne Lance, NYS Writers Institute
2009-2010
Excellence in Research
Dr. Guthrie Birkhead, Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Dr. Sanjay Goel, Information Technology Management
Dr. R. Hamilton Lankford, Educational Administration and Policy Studies
Dr. Scott Tenenbaum, Nanoscale Science and Engineering
Excellence in Academic Service
Dr. Gwen Moore, Sociology and Women's Studies
Dr. George Richardson, Public Administration and Policy Studies
Excellence in Teaching
Dr. George Berg, Computer Science
Dr. Eloise Brière, Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Dr. Cheryl Dozier, Reading
Excellence in Teaching by Part-Time Faculty
Rocco Ferraro, Geography and Planning
Excellence in Teaching by a Teaching Assistant
Kelly Socia, Criminal Justice
Excellence in Professional Service
Steven Galime, Arts and Sciences
Thomas Kilcullen, University Police Department
Dr. Mary McCarthy, Social Welfare
Excellence in Librarianship
Mary Van Ullen, University Libraries
2008-2009
Excellence in Research
Dr. Laurie Feldman, Psychology
Dr. Alan Lizotte, Criminal Justice
Dr. Phillip McCallion, Center for Excellence in Aging Services, Social Welfare
Dr. Serge Oktyabrsky, Nanoscale Science and Engineering
Excellence in Academic Service
Dr. Kwadwo Sarfoh, Africana Studies
Excellence in Teaching
Dr. Mitchell Earleywine, Psychology
Dr. Ingrid Fisher, Accounting and Law
Dr. Mary Corrigan, Social Welfare
Excellence in Teaching by Part-Time Faculty
Dr. C. Aida Torres-Horwitt, Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Excellence in Teaching by a Teaching Assistant
Elise Bouhet, Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Kristy Thacker, Psychology
Excellence in Professional Service
Janice Bogan, Office of the Vice President for Research
Beth Quackenbush, Sponsored Programs
Winifred Kutchukian, University Libraries
Corinna Ripps Schaming, Art Museum
2007-2008
Excellence in Research
Dr. Pradeep Haldar, Nanoscale Science and Engineering
Dr. Lawrence Schell, Anthropology
Dr. Carolyn Smith, Social Welfare
Dr. Dan Willard, Computer Science
Excellence in Academic Service
Dr. Randall Craig, English
Dr. Reed Hoyt, Music
Excellence in Teaching
Dr. Sharon Danoff-Burg, Psychology
Excellence in Teaching by Part-Time Faculty
Mr. Michael Landin, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Dr. Theresa Pardo, Public Administration and Policy Studies
Excellence in Teaching by a Teaching Assistant
Dana Basnight-Brown, Psychology
Alice Krause, Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Excellence in Professional Service
Linda Krzykowski, School of Business
Candace Merbler, University Libraries
Ronald Thomas, Telecommunications
Excellence in Librarianship
Karen E. K. Brown, Preservation
2006-2007
Excellence in Research
Dr. Cheryl Frye, Psychology
Dr. David Wills, Languages, Literatures and Cultures, English
Dr. Jonathan Wolpaw, Biomedical Sciences
Dr. Kehe Zhu, Mathematics Statistics
Excellence in Academic Service
Dr. Diane Dewar, Health Policy, Management, & Behavior
Dr. Jeryl Mumpower, Public Administration and Policy
Dr. David Wagner, Sociology
Excellence in Teaching
Dr. Lotfi Sayahi, Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Dr. Kevin Williams, Psychology
Dr. Alissa Pollitz Worden, Criminal Justice
Excellence in Teaching by Part-Time Faculty
Robert McEvoy, Public Administration and Policy
Dr. Dan White, Anthropology
Excellence in Teaching by a Teaching Assistant
Jannette Swanson, Sociology
Excellence in Professional Service
Dr. Christopher Fernando, Student Support Services
Thomas Gebhardt, University Police Department
JoAnne Malatesta, Criminal Justice
Wren Panzella, University Art Museum (part-time)
Excellence in Librarianship
Sharona Wachs, University Libraries
Collins Fellows
The Collins Award recognizes faculty members who, over a sustained period of time, have exhibited extraordinary devotion to the University and the people in it. In carrying out their responsibilities a number of faculty have given of themselves to a singular degree to the life of the institution. The award bears the name of Evan Revere Collins, who was president of the institution from 1949-69 and led the campus’s evolution from a college to a university.
Collins Fellows Recipients:
2010
Dr. James Acker, School of Criminal Justice
Dr. Iris Berger, History, Women’s Studies, Africana Studies
2009
Dr. Lindsey Childs, Mathematics and Statistics
2008
Dr. Hasssaram Bakhru, College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering
2007
Dr. Daniel Levy, Educational Administration and Policy
Dr. Steven Messner, Sociology
