At faculty meeting, SUNY Chancellor’s awardees honored and new colleagues welcomed

At the Sept. 11 meeting of SUNY New Paltz faculty, the recipients of the 2015 SUNY Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence and the SUNY New Paltz Provost’s Awards were recognized for their achievements before an audience of their peers.

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“Each year the State University of New York selects a small number of individuals from among its 64 campuses, and honors them with the Chancellor’s Awards,” said President Donald P. Christian. “This is a system-wide honor to acknowledge and recognize consistently superior professional achievement, and to encourage the ongoing pursuit of excellence.”

2015 SUNY Chancellor’s Award recipients:

Kevin Caskey (Professor, School of Business) – Excellence in Faculty Service

James DeArce ‘00g (Adjunct Faculty, Department of Sociology) – Excellence in Adjunct Teaching

John Rayburn (Associate Professor, Department of Geology) – Excellence in Teaching

Steven Rider, Sr. (Motor Equipment Mechanic, Facilities Maintenance) – Excellence in Classified Service

Timothy Roberson ‘03 (Web Application Programmer, Computer Services) – Excellence

Louis Roper (Professor, Department of History) – Excellence in Scholarship & Creative Activities

Patricia Sullivan (Director, Honors Program) – Excellence in Professional Service

2015 Provost’s Award for Faculty Excellence recipients:

Alexandra Cox (Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology) – Outstanding Pre-Tenure Faculty

Jan Hammond (Professor Emeritus, Department of Educational Administration) – Excellence in Teaching, Adjunct

Suzanne Stokes ‘92g (Associate Professor/Foundation Coordinator, School of Fine & Performing Arts) – Excellence in Teaching

Following the presentation of awards, representatives from academic schools and departments introduced new faculty and staff members and welcomed them to campus.