Excellence in Teaching
The nomination should address how the candidate excels in each of the following areas:
Teaching techniques
- Scholarship and professional growth
- Student services
- Major teaching achievements
A summary of accomplishments (limited to a maximum of 5 pages) and a CV are required for nominations.
- OFFICE MANAGING THE AWARD PROCESS: Office of Academic Programs with Deans and Directors. Information received from Provost's Office, SUNY Albany.
- DATE OF ANNOUNCEMENT: Late November
- DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: Nomination Memo - November. Final Dossier – Mid to late January
- PRESENTED AT: Dean's Awards Ceremony, Summer
Eligibility
Nominees for the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching must be full-time teachers (by campus' definition) who currently and regularly carry a full-time teaching load. Candidates may hold any full-time, academic rank; however, they must have taught in CALS for at least 3 academic years prior to nomination.
Recipients of an Excellence Award may not, at any time, be re-nominated for an award in the same category; and they may not be nominated for another Excellence Award in any other category within a 10-year period. Posthumous nominations are ineligible. Other exclusions can be found in the Call for Nominations.
Previous Awardees of The SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching Since 1973
Beginning 1987, the Award was given for a two year period.
1989: Reinstatement of Annual Award
1992: Began two awards per annum
| Year | Awardee |
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1973 | Daniel G. Sisler, Agricultural Economics |
1974 | Robert T. Clausen, Botany |
1975 | Harlan P. Banks, Plant Biology |
1976 | Joseph B. Bugliari, Agricultural Economics |
1977 | Robert H. Foote, Animal Science |
1978 |
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1979 | Joseph M. Calvo, Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology |
1980 | Richard D. Aplin, Agricultural Economics |
1981 |
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1982 |
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1983 | (State Moratorium) |
1984 |
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1985 | Harrison A. Geiselmann, Education |
1986 |
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1987 | Paul J. VanDemark, Microbiology |
1988* |
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1989** | Edgar M. Raffensperger, Entomology |
1990 | William E. Drake, Education |
1991 | Brian O. Earle, Communication |
1992 | Richard P. Korf, Plant Pathology |
Richard J. McNeil, Natural Resources | |
1993 | E. John Pollak, Animal Science |
Carole M. Rehkugler, Microbiology | |
1994 | Joän Roos Egner, Education |
Lois Schertz Willett, Agricultural, Resource, and Managerial Economics | |
1995 | Gary W. Fick, Soil, Crop, and Atmospheric Science |
Karl J. Niklas, Plant Biology | |
1996 | George J. Conneman, Agricultural, Resource, and Managerial Economics |
George W. Hudler, Plant Pathology | |
1997 | Kraig Adler, Neurobiology and Behavior |
Timothy J. Fahey, Natural Resources | |
1998 | Douglas A. Haith, Agricultural and Biological Engineering |
Edward W. McLaughlin, Agricultural, Resource, and Managerial Economics | |
1999 | George Casella, Biometrics |
Syed S.H. Rizvi, Food Science | |
2000 | Louis D. Albright, Agricultural and Biological Engineering |
Deborah H. Streeter, Agricultural, Resource, and Managerial Economics | |
2001 | Geraldine K. Gay, Communication |
Mark W. Wysocki, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences | |
2002 | Kifle G. Gebremedhin, Biological and Environmental Engineering |
David M. Galton, Animal Science | |
2003 | Thomas D. Fox, Molecular Biology and Genetics |
Peter J. Trowbridge, Landscape Architecture | |
2004 | William C. Ghiorse, Microbiology |
Barbara L. Peckarsky, Entomology | |
2005 | Dawn E. Schrader, Education |
Antonio DiTommaso, Crop and Soil Sciences | |
2006 | John W. Sipple, Education |
Arthur J. Lembo, Jr., Crop and Soil Sciences | |
2007 | Susan C. Piliero, Education |
Ronald M. Harris-Warrick, Neurobiology and Behavior | |
2008 | Jeffrey T. Hancock, Communication |
David T. Ng, Applied Economics and Management | |
2009 | Garrick Blalock, Applied Economics and Management |
Poppy L. McLeod, Communication | |
2010 | Cole Gilbert, Entomology |
Ashim K. Datta, Biological and Environmental Engineering | |
2011 | Nancy Chau, The Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management |
Tarleton L. Gillespie, Communication | |
2012 | Antje J. Baeumner, Biological and Environmental Engineering |
Jon M. Conrad, Applied Economics and Management | |
2013 | Sahara E. Byrne, Communication |
Debbie J. Cherney, Animal Science | |
2014 | Vicki L. Bogan, Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management |
Daniel Krall, Landscape Architecture | |
2015 | Jeffrey Niederdeppe, Communication |
M. Todd Walter, Biological and Environmental Engineering | |
| 2016 | Kevin C. Nixon, SIPS - Plant Biology |
2017
| Sherene Baugher, Landscape Architecture |
| 2018 | Lee Humphreys, Communication |
Vimal Selvaraj, Animal Science | |
| 2019 | Gavin Sacks, Food Science |
Alexander Flecker, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | |
| 2020 | Matthew Ryan, Soil and Crop Sciences |
| Carmen Moraru, Food Science | |
| 2021 | Dan Buckley, Microbiology, Soil and Crop Sciences |
| Terry Tucker, Global Development |