Award Recipients | SUNY Oswego

For decades, Oswego has offered many opportunities to recognize faculty and staff for their outstanding contributions to the community and scholarly activity within their field. When thinking about putting forth a nomination, faculty and staff who have won an award in the past, are ineligible to win the same award. However, they are eligible to be nominated for other excellence and scholarly awards available.

The lists below recognize all of the award winners since 1973.

2020 - Present

2024

Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service
- Magdalena Rivera (Office of the Dean of Students)
- Kristin Gublo (Chemistry)
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching
- Allison Rank (Political Science)
- Andrea Pagano (Accounting, Finance & Law)
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Service
- Lisa Glidden (Political Science)

2023

President's Award for Teaching Excellence
- Andrea Vickery (Communication Studies)
Provost’s Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity
- Priyanka Rupasinghe (Physics)
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching
- Carlo Cuccaro (Counseling and Psychological Services)
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarly and Creative Activities
- Ulises Mejias (Communication Studies)
Distinguished Professor
- Shashi Kanbur (Physics)

2022

Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
- Mary Tone Rodgers (Accounting, Finance, and Law)
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarly and Creative Activities
- Ashraf Magdy Attia (Marketing and Management)
Distinguished Professor
- Sarfraz Mian (Marketing and Management)
Distinguished Teaching Professor
- Ampalavanar Nanthakumar (Mathematics)
President's Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity
- Rebecca Burch (Human Development)
Provost's Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity
- Indu Rasika Churchill (Mathematics)
Provost's Award for Mentoring in Scholarly and Creative Activity
- Shokouh Haddadi (Chemistry)

2021

Distinguished Service Professor
- Kestas Bendinskas (Chemistry)
Distinguished Teaching Professor
- Harrison Yang (Curriculum & Instruction)
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities
- Shashi Kanbur (Physics)
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Service
- John Kane (Economics)
President's Award for Teaching Excellence
- Jessica Harris (Health Promotion and Wellness)
Provost's Award for Teaching Excellence
- Kenneth Nichols (English & Creative Writing)
President's Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity
- Isabelle Bichindaritz (Computer Science)
Provost's Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity
- Roberta Hurtado (English and Creative Writing)
- Sien Hu (Psychology)

2020

Distinguished Service Professor
- Leigh Wilson (English and Creative Writing)
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities
- Juan Perdiguero (Art)
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching
- Ampalavanar Nanthakumar (Mathematics)
President's Award for Teaching Excellence
- Mohammad Islam (Physics)
Provost's Award for Teaching Excellence
- Laura Halferty (English and Creative Writing)
President's Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity
- Fehmi Damkaci (Chemistry)
Provost's Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity
- Sungeun Kim (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
Provost's Award for Mentoring in Scholarly and Creative Activity
- Julia Koeppe (Chemistry)

2010 - 2019

2019

Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service
- Richard Buck (Communications and Marketing)
- Irene Scruton (Business)
- Holli Coats Stone (Campus Life)
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Faculty Service
- Fehmi Damkaci (Chemistry)
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching
- Casey Raymond (Chemistry)
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Classified Service
- Alexandra Sorbello (Residence Life and Housing)
President's Award for Teaching Excellence
- Jessica Reeher (Communication Studies)
President's Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity
- Damian Schofield (Computer Science)
Provost's Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity
- Paul Leary (Music)
Provost's Award for Mentoring in Scholarly and Creative Activity
- Poongodi Geetha-Loganathan (Biological Sciences)

2018

Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities
- Stephen Rosow (Political Science)
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Faculty Service
- Cynthia Clabough (Art)
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Classified Service
- Melissa Arduini (School of Business)
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service
- Daniel Griffin (Admissions)
- Michelle Bandla (Center for Experiential Learning)
President's Award for Teaching Excellence
- Fehmi Damkaci (Biological Sciences)
Provost's Award for Teaching Excellence by Part-time Faculty
- Charles Itzin (English and Creative Writing)
President's Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity
- Eric Schmitz (Music)
- Ampalavanar Nanthakumar (Mathematics)
President's Award for Excellence in Faculty Service
- Frank Byrne (History)
- Rebecca Burch (Human Development)
Provost's Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity
- Laura Donnelly (English and Creative Writing)
Provost's Award for Mentoring in Scholarly and Creative Activity
- Vadoud Niri (Chemistry)
President's Award for Excellence in Academic Advisement
- David Dunn (Biological Sciences)
- Gonzalo Aguiar (Modern Languages and Literature)

2017

Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service
- Christy Huynh (Career Services)
- Richard Kolenda (Residence Life and Housing)
President's Award for Teaching Excellence
- Casey Raymond (Chemistry)
President's Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity
- Kestas Bendinskas (Chemistry)
- Juan Perdiguero (Art)
Provost's Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity
- Christopher Chandler (Biological Sciences)

2016

Distinguished Teaching Professor
- Alok Kumar (Physics)
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service
- Katharine Dutton (CTS)
- Elizabeth Oberst (Alumni Office)
- Kathleen Pagano (Financial Aid)
President's Award for Excellence in Academic Advisement
- Diane Brand (Public Justice)
- Christopher LaLonde (English)
President's Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity
- Ashraf Attia (Marketing & Management)
- Robert Auler (Music)
President's Award for Teaching Excellence
- Joanne O'Toole (Curriculum & Instruction)
- Carolina Ilie (Physics)
Provost's Award for Teaching Excellence by Part-time Faculty
- Stephanie Pritchard (English and Creative Writing)
Provost's Award for Mentoring in Scholarly and Creative Activity
- Richard Metzgar (Art)

2015

Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service
- Andrew Michaelis (CTS)
- Gary Morris (Career Services)
President's Award for Excellence in Academic Advisement
- Karen Wolford (Psychology)
- Lisa Brancato (Biological Sciences)
- Mary Rodgers (Accounting, Finance and Law)
Provost's Award for Mentoring in Scholarly and Creative Activity
- Fehmi Damkaci (Chemistry)
Provost's Award for Teaching Excellence by Part-time Faculty
- Carlo Cuccaro (Counseling and Psychological Services)
- Christine Motto (English and Creative Writing)

2014

Distinguished Teaching Professor
- Tracy Lewis (Modern Languages)
President's Award for Excellence in Academic Advisement
- Benjamin Parker (Extended Learning)
- James Mackenzie (Biological Sciences)
- John Kane (Economics)
President's Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity
- Barry Friedman (Marketing & Management)
Provost's Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity
- Hong Wan (Accounting, Finance and Law)

2013

President's Award for Excellence in Academic Advisement
- Steven Granelli (Communication Studies)
- Lisa Glidden (Political Science)
President's Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity
- K. Brad Wray (Philosophy)
Provost's Award for Mentoring in Scholarly and Creative Activity
- Carolina Ilie (Physics)

2012

Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities
- Sarfraz Mian (Marketing & Management)
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching
- John Belt (Technology)
- Tracy Lewis (Modern Languages)
President's Award for Excellence in Academic Advisement
- Richard Metzgar (Art)
- Douglas Pippin (Anthro/Sociology)
Provost's Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity
- Matthew Dykas (Psychology)

2011

Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities
- Lawrence Spizman (Economics)
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching
- Martha Bruch (Chemistry)
President's Award for Excellence in Faculty Service
- Marcia Burrell (Curriculum & Instruction)
President's Award for Excellence in Professional Staff Service
- Michelle Bandla (First-year Programs)
Provost's Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity
- James Mackenzie (Biological Sciences)

2010

Distinguished Service Professor
- Alfred Frederick (Curriculum & Instruction)
President's Award for Excellence in Academic Advisement
- Jessica Reeher (Communication Studies)
- Mary McCune (History)
President's Award for Excellence in Scholarly and Creative Activity
- James Seago (Biological Sciences)
President's Award for Teaching Excellence
- Cynthia Clabaugh (Art)
Provost's Award for Teaching Excellence
- Barbara Garii (Curriculum & Instruction)
Provost's Award for Teaching Excellence by Part-time Faculty
- Thomas Delduchetto (Marketing & Management)

2000 - 2009

2009

Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities
- Ding Zhang (Marketing & Management)
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching
- Harrison Yang (Curriculum & Instruction)
President's Award for Excellence in Academic Advisement
- Jody Fiorini (Counseling and Psychological Services)
- Kristin Gublo (Chemistry)
President's Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity
- Robert Card (Philosophy)

2008

Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities
- Steven Abraham (Marketing & Management)
President's Award for Excellence in Academic Advisement
- Rebecca Burch (Psychology)
President's Award for Teaching Excellence
- Barry Friedman (Marketing & Management)
- Elizabeth Dunne-Schmitt (Economics)
Provost's Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity
- Shashi Kanbur (Physics)
Provost's Award for Teaching Excellence by Part-time Faculty
- Donna Steiner (English)

2007

Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service
- Thomas Simmonds (Facilities)
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities
- Bruce Altschuler (Political Science)
Distinguished Service Professor
- Alfred Stamm (Earth Sciences)
President's Award for Excellence in Academic Advisement
- David Vampola (Computer Science)
President's Award for Teaching Excellence
- David Vampola (Computer Science)
Provost's Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity
- Barry Friedman (Marketing & Management)
- Leigh Bacher (Psychology)
Provost's Award for Teaching Excellence by Part-time Faculty
- Victor Licatese (Psychology)
- Andrew Wolfe (Accounting, Finance and Law)

2006

Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service
- Johan Godwaldt (Theatre)
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities
- Qiong June Dong (Marketing & Management)
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching
- Julie Pretzat-Merchant (Music)
- Florence Kirk (Accounting, Finance and Law)
President's Award for Excellence in Academic Advisement
- Joyce Smith (Curriculum & Instruction)
- Judith Belt (Technology)
President's Award for Teaching Excellence
- Theodore Morey (Psychology)
- Harrison Yang (Curriculum & Instruction)
Provost's Award for Teaching Excellence by Part-time Faculty
- Katherine Riegel (English)

2005

Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Faculty Service
- Alfred Stamm (Earth Sciences)
Distinguished Teaching Professor
- Jacqueline Riehman (Psychology)
President's Award for Excellence in Academic Advisement
- Diane Chepko-Sade (Biology)
President's Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity
- Ding Zhang (Marketing & Management)
Provost's Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity
- Steven Abraham (Marketing & Management)

2004

Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service
- Jean Conway (Administration)
President's Award for Excellence in Academic Advisement
- Steven Abraham (Marketing & Management)
- Robert Moore (English)

2003

Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service
- Robin McAleese (Student Affairs)
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching
- Timothy Thurber (History)
- Paula Bobrowski (Marketing & Management)
President's Award for Excellence in Academic Advisement
- Linda Loomis (Communication Studies)
- Brad Korbesmeyer (English)
- Laura Hess Brown (Psychology)
President's Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity
- Qiong June Dong (Marketing & Management)
Provost's Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity
- Ding Zhang (Marketing & Management)

2002

Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service
- Kathleen Evans (Student Affairs)
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching
- William Waite (Technology)
- Sharon Kane (Curriculum & Instruction)
President's Award for Excellence in Academic Advisement
- Lara Chappell
- Harry Shock (Student Affairs)
- Kelly Roe (Art)
President's Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity
- Alok Kumar (Physics)
Provost's Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity
- Brooks Gump (Psychology)

2001

President's Award for Excellence in Academic Advisement
- Ann Allen (Communication Studies)
- Brooks Gump (Psychology)
- Margaret Ryniker (Public Justice)

2000

Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching
- Ronald A. Medici (Theatre)
President's Award for Excellence in Academic Advisement
- Pamela Brand (Psychology)
- Virginia Gregg
President's Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity
- Alfred Stamm (Earth Sciences)
Provost's Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity
- Qiong June Dong (Marketing & Management)

1990 - 1999

1999

President's Award for Excellence in Academic Advisement
- Gary Klatsky (Psychology)
- T. Mark Morey (Psychology)
- Cynthia Clabaugh (Art)

1998

Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Librarianship
- Natalie Sturr (Library)
Distinguished Service Professor
- Norman L. Weiner (Sociology)
Distinguished Teaching Professor
- Geraldine H. Forbes (History)
President's Award for Excellence in Academic Advisement
- Jean Conway
- Patricia Russo (Curriculum & Instruction)
President's Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity
- David Conrad (History)
- Douglas Lea (Computer Science)
- James Soluri (Music)

1997

Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service
- Elizabeth Oudenhoven (Student Affairs)
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching
- Alok Kumar (Physics)
President's Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity
- Sarfraz Mian (Marketing & Management)
- Barbara Beyerbach (Curriculum & Instruction)

1996

Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service
- Jean Grant (Administration)
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching
- Brad Korbesmeyer (English)
- Donald L. Feck (Technology)

1995

Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service
- Hubert B. Smith (Administration)
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching
- Karen Conklin (History)
Distinguished Service Professor
- Paul E. Voninski (Anthro/Sociology)
President's Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity
- Kurt Geisinger (Dean of A&S (Psychology))
- David Prychitko (Economics)

1994

Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service
- James Scharfenberger (Administration)
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching
- Paul Tymann (Computer Science)
- Marcia Moore (Communication Studies)
- Kathleen Lewis (Mathematics)
- Joseph LeFevre (Chemistry)
President's Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity
- Robert O'Connor (English)
- Walter Opello (Political Science)
- Tom Powell (History)
- Richard Zakin (Art)

1993

Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service
- Margaret Sternberg (Administration)
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching
- John K. Smith (Communication Studies)

1992

Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Librarianship
- Nancy Osborne (Library)
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service
- Nancy Hale (Student Affairs)
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching
- Yvonne Jehenson (Modern Languages)
- David Bozak (Computer Science)
Distinguished Service Professor
- Barbara W. Gerber (CPS)
Distinguished Teaching Professor
- Ivan Brady (Anthro/Sociology)
President's Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity
- Bruce Altschuler (Political Science)
- Helen Zakin (Art)

1991

Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching
- Mary Stuck (Sociology)
Distinguished Teaching Professor
- Kenneth Hyde (Chemistry)
President's Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity
- Thomas Loe (English)
- C. Thomas Gooding (Dean of Grad Studies (Psychology))

1990

Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service
- James Howard (HPW)
- David J. Thomas (Earth Sciences)
- Howard Gordon (Administration)
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching
- Thomas Loe (English)
- Philip B. Downum (Mathematics)
Distinguished Teaching Professor
- Terrence Hammill (Biology)
President's Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity
- Richard Smernoff (Foreign Languages)
- Kolan Bisbee (Technology)

1980 - 1989

1989

Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching
- Jaqueline Reihman (Psychology)
- George O'Connell (Art)
- David Richmond (Psychology)
- Coy Ludwig (Art)
Distinguished Service Professor
- Herbert VanSchaack (Psychology)
Distinguished Teaching Professor
- Helen B. Daly (Psychology)
President's Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity
- John O'Dwyer (Physics)

1988

Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service
- Edward F. Beadel, Jr. (Administration)
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching
- Robert R. Moore (English)
Distinguished Teaching Professor
- Jack Y. Narayan (Mathematics)
President's Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity
- Ronald Scrudato (SURCO (Geology))
- Thomas Seawell (Art)
- Harry Hawkins (Technology)

1987

Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Librarianship
- Alexander F. Beattie (Library)
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service
- Jon R. Vermilye (Theatre)
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching
- Lewis B. O'Donnell (Communication Studies)
President's Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity
- Paul Garland (Art)
- Kenneth Hyde (Chemistry)
- Jack Narayan (Mathematics)

1986

Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service
- Frank J. Mazzoli (Facilities)
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching
- Helen B. Daly (Psychology)
President's Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity
- Geraldine Forbes (History)
- George O'Connell (Art)
- Judith Wellman (History)

1985

Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service
- Susan S. Pollard (Student Affairs)
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching
- Terrence Hammill (Biology)
- Donald Masterson (English)
President's Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity
- Helen Daly (Psychology)
- John Nathan Swift (Education)
- Lewis Turco (English)

1984

President's Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity
- Ivan Brady (Anthro/Sociology)
- Terrance Hammill (Biology)
- Albert Leighton (History)

1983

Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service
- Ronald J. Scrudato (Theatre)
President's Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity
- Estellie M. Smith (Anthro/Sociology)
- Augustine Silveira, Jr. (Chemistry)

1982

Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching
- Sue Ann Streck-Turner (Music)
- Paul Roodin (Psychology)

1981

Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Librarianship
- Mignon Adams (Library)
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching
- Michael D. Fox (Art)
- Kenneth Hyde (Chemistry)
- Jack Narayan (Mathematics)

1980

Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Librarianship
- B. Anne Commerton (Library)

1973 - 1979

1979

Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service
- Linda A. Syrell (Continuing Education)
- Bernie Henderson (Administration)
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching
- Paul Wilbur (Psychology)
- Nicholas D'Innocenzo (Art)
- DeWight Middleton (Sociology)

1978

Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching
- Thomas Judd (History)
- Joseph Alessia (Modern Languages)
- J. Michael Adams (Technology)

1977

Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Administrative Service
- Ralph Spencer (Curriculum & Instruction)
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching
- Lawrence Travers (Geography)
- Kenneth Sipser (Curriculum & Instruction)
- Irwin Flack (History)
- George Koenig (Modern Languages)
Distinguished Teaching Professor
- Rosemary Nesbitt (History)

1976

Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching
- Thomas Powell (History)
- Thom Seawell (Art)
Distinguished Teaching Professor
- Augustine Silveira (Chemistry)

1975

Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching
- Herbert VanSchaack (Psychology)

1974

Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching
- Sanford Sternlicht (English)
- Ronald Brown (Physics)
- Robert Carnes (Philosophy)
- Joseph Julian (Political Science)
- James Smith (Technology)
- Denis Ward (Curriculum & Instruction)
Distinguished Teaching Professor
- Marilynn Smiley (Music)

1973

Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching
- Rosemary Nesbitt (History)
- Norman Weiner (Sociology)
- Marilynn Smiley (Music)
Distinguished Teaching Professor
- Joseph Wiecha (Modern Languages)

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