Colleagues gather at the Library to celebrate faculty authorship
A campus tradition made a happy return on Tuesday, March 7, as SUNY New Paltz faculty and staff convened at the Sojourner Truth Library for a Celebration of Faculty Authors.
The long-running event recognizes the difficult and time-intensive work of faculty scholars who research, draft, refine and publish book-length works in their areas of expertise, while also sustaining their efforts as educators and mentors to New Paltz students.
“I’m impressed with the array of topics and the depth of the scholarship that is represented here,” said President Darrell P. Wheeler. “My hat goes off to each and every one of you who has taken the time to contribute to the very essence and nature of why higher education institutions exist.”
The event also marked an opportunity for welcome and introduction for new Sojourner Truth Library Dean Susan Frey, who attended the event alongside other administrators including President Wheeler and Interim Provost Barbara Lyman.
“I’m so pleased that the first event that I get to be at is one where I can recognize the hard work, the love and the passion that you pour into your creativity and your research,” they said.
The 2023 celebration honored 49 books authored by 35 faculty members within the last two years, according to the Library Dean’s office. All of these are now additions to the more than 2,000 book-length works by SUNY New Paltz faculty authors in the Sojourner Truth Library’s collection. The works range from poetry to fiction to textbooks.
The following faculty members were recognized for their scholarly and creative works:
Christopher Albi, History
Adrienne Atterberry, Sociology
Kerry Dean Carso, Art History
Dennis Doherty, English
David Elstein, Philosophy
Salvatore Engel-DiMauro, Geography & Environmental Studies
Heinz Insu Fenkl, English
Thomas Festa, English
Engy Fouda, Mechanical Engineering
Andrea Frank, Art
Andrea Gatzke, History
Glenn Geher, Psychology
Howie Good, Digital Media & Journalism
Giordana Grossi, Psychology
Heather Hewett, Womens, Gender & Sexuality Studies
Mary Holland, English
William Hong, Digital Media & Journalism
Kristofer Jansma, English
Nancy Johnson, Liberal Arts & Sciences Dean; English
Benjamin Junge, Antropology; Latin American & Carribean Studies
Andrea Kantrowitz, Art; Art Education
Edith Kuiper, Economics
Susan Ingalls Lewis, History
Shannon McNanimon, Social Justice & Educational Studies
Jeff Miller, Political Science
Myra Mimlitsch-Gray, Art
Matt Newcomb, English
Thomas Olsen, English
William Rhoads, Art History
Donald Silberger, Mathematics
Karla Vermeulen, Psychology; Institute for Disaster Mental Health
Robert Waugh, English
Reva Wolf, Art History
Michelle Woods, English
Kim Wozencraft, English
Jason Wrench, Communication
Sarah Wyman, English