From 14 SBU Faculty and Staff Honored with SUNY Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence on SBU Happenings, June 20, 2018
Fourteen of Stony Brook University’s esteemed faculty and staff have received the 2017-2018 State University of New York Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence. A total of 332 faculty and staff from across the SUNY system received awards this year.
“Excellence is SUNY’s hallmark,” said State University of New York Chancellor Kristina M. Johnson. “At each of our campuses it is driven by our faculty and staff and their commitment to providing the highest quality environment, where students are inspired and supported to excel as they pursue their passions. I congratulate this year’s recipients, and thank them for their contributions.”
The Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence are presented annually to faculty and staff in seven categories: Faculty Service, Librarianship, Professional Service, Scholarship and Creative Activities, Teaching, Adjunct in Teaching, and Classified Service. The honor provides system-wide recognition for consistently superior professional achievement and encourages the ongoing pursuit of excellence.
The following are the award recipients from Stony Brook:
Facilities Manager Mark Wiggins
Excellence in Faculty Service
Joanne Davila, Professor, Department of Psychology
Excellence in Librarianship
Darren Chase, Associate Librarian, Head of Scholarly Communication
Jennifer DeVito, Assistant Librarian, Head of Access Services
Excellence in Professional Service
Nikki Barnett, Assistant Director of Alumni Career Services, Career Center
Lois H. Carter, Assistant Dean for Faculty Affairs, College of Arts and Sciences
Kathy Germana, Assistant to the Chair, Department of Computer Science
Charles Robbins, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, Dean of Undergraduate Colleges
Mark Wiggins, Building Manager, School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences
Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities
Abhay Deshpande, Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Dimitris Samaras, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science
Stanislaus Wong, Professor, Department of Chemistry
Lecturer Sharon Pochron
Excellence in Teaching
Sharon Pochron, Lecturer, School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences
Excellence in Adjunct in Teaching
Catherine Cammarata, Department of Theatre Arts
Nancee Moes, Department of Theatre Arts
