SUNY Chancellor Honors Excellence Among Faculty

Albany – State University of New York Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher today honored 274 faculty members with the 2009-10 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in six categories: Faculty Service, Librarianship, Professional Service, Scholarship and Creative Activities, Teaching, and Classified Service.

"As SUNY campuses celebrate the achievements of students and faculty for this academic year, it is my pleasure to honor the recipients of this year's Chancellor's Award for Excellence," said SUNY Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher. "Each of this year’s 274 recipients has demonstrated extraordinary dedication to their students and an exceptional commitment to excellence. Congratulations to all of this year's honorees." 

A complete listing of this year’s honorees is available online.

About the Awards

The Awards are presented annually in six categories: Faculty Service, Librarianship, Professional Service, Scholarship and Creative Activities, Teaching, and Classified Service.

The Chancellor's Awards for Excellence are System-level honors conferred to acknowledge and provide system-wide recognition for consistently superior professional achievement and to encourage the ongoing pursuit of excellence. These programs underscore SUNY’s commitment to sustaining intellectual vibrancy, advancing the boundaries of knowledge, providing the highest quality of instruction, and serving the public good. Through these awards, SUNY publicly proclaims its pride in the accomplishment and personal dedication of its instructional faculty, librarians and professional staff across its campuses. The awards provide SUNY-wide recognition in six categories:  Faculty Service, Librarianship, Professional Service, Scholarship and Creative Activities, Teaching, and Classified Service.

Individuals selected for this honor are role models within the SUNY community. In acknowledgment of their selection, recipients are given recognition for the particular award received in the college catalogue by the addition of the phrase "State University Chancellor's Award for Excellence in …” A certificate and a Chancellor’s Excellence Medallion are also bestowed to commemorate selection. In addition, campuses are encouraged to supplement these commemoratives as appropriate to campus resources. Frequently, those selected are honored by their campuses during commencement, at academic convocations, or at special events hosted in honor of their selection.

Additional information about the award program for Faculty Service, Librarianship, Professional Service, Scholarship and Creative Activities, and Teaching is available here. Additional information about the Classified Service program is available here.

About the State University of New York

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