The SUNY Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence are System-level honors conferred to acknowledge and provide system-wide recognition for consistently superior professional achievement and to encourage the ongoing pursuit of excellence. These programs underscore SUNY’s commitment to sustaining intellectual vibrancy, advancing the boundaries of knowledge, providing the highest quality of instruction, and serving the public good.
Through these awards, SUNY publicly proclaims its pride in the accomplishment and personal dedication of its instructional faculty, librarians and professional staff across its campuses. The awards provide SUNY-wide recognition in six categories: Faculty Service, Librarianship, Professional Service, Scholarship and Creative Activities, Teaching and Classified Service.
Individuals selected for this honor are role models within the SUNY community. A certificate and a Chancellor’s Excellence Medallion are bestowed to commemorate selection.
Below are the SUNY Cobleskill Chancellor’s Award winners:
2023
Howard Huth
Director of the Paramedic Program
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service
Amanda Reinhart
Administrative Assistant
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Classified Service
2022
Dr. Matthew LaLonde
Assistant Vice President for Student Development
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service
Johanna "Jodi" Northrup
Administrative Assistant
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Classified Service
Elizabeth Raimondi-Moore
Adjunct Lecturer
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching
2021
Anita Wright
Director of Professional and Continuing Education (PACE)
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service
Alisha Huth
Keyboard Specialist
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Classified Service
2020
Wendi Richards
Associate Director of AccessABILITY Resources and Transition
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service
Anne Rogan
Instructional Support Technician
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Faculty Service
Susan Brodie
Administrative Assistant
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Classified Service
Stephen Mackenzie
Professor
SUNY Distinguished Service Professorship
2019
Raymond Roes
Technical Support Specialist in Agricultural Engineering
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service
Kevin Moore
Lecturer
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching
Donna Magill
Payroll Examiner
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Classified Service
2018
Barbara Brabetz
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biology and Presiding Officer of the Faculty
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Service
Brian Smith
Director of Financial Aid
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Professional Service
Sherry Thorington
Administrative Assistant to the Vice President for Student Development
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Classified Service
2017
Kathy J. Johnson
Associate Professor
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Service
Lynda McMaster-Schuyler
Professor
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
Leigh Ann Christain
Associate Professor
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities
Cindy L. Handy
Secretary 1
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Classified Service
2016
Jason Evans
Associate Professor
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Service
Paul Gemmiti
Professor
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
Kim Howe
Administrative Assistant
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Classified Service
Donna Pesta
Director of the Student Success Center
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Professional Service
2015
Stephen A. Mackenzie
Professor
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Service
Michael P. Losito
Professor
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
Margaret A. Liberti
Instructor
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
Roy A. Bilby
Carpenter
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Classified Service
2014
Angelika Hoeher
Professor
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
Jiang Tan
Director Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Professional Service
Tamera L. Loder
Secretary and Benefits Administrator
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Classified Service
2013
Ann Collins
Assistant to the Provost
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Classified Service
Marsha S. Foster
Director Title III Grant
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Professional Service
Edward J. Stander
Professor
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities
2012
Joseph T. Sprague
Professor
SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professorship
John R. Foster
Professor
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
2011
Jennifer Gray
Director of Institutional Research and Assessment
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Professional Service
2010
Pamela C. Colony
Professor
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
Zhongchun Jiang
Professor
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Service
2009
Barbara L. Brabetz
Associate Professor
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
Joseph Robustelli
Director of Educational Opportunity Program
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Professional Service
2005
Theodore Bruetsch
Professor
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
Robert E. Sielaff
Associate Professor
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities
2004
Kevin Berner
Associate Professor
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
Bernd Baumann
Electronics Specialist
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Professional Service
Francine Apollo
Senior Assistant Librarian
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Librarianship
2002
Frederick Barnes
Professor
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
James Nuhlicek
Assistant Professor
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
2000
Lawrence Joyce
Professor
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
1999
Robert J. Gosselink
Professor
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
1998
Effie Bennett-Powe
Professor
SUNY Distinguished Service Professorship
Michael J. Murphy
Professor
SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professorship
John Shear
Professor
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
1997
Robert Emmons
Professor
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
1996
Joseph Sprague
Professor
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
1993
Nancy Niles
Associate Librarian
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Librarianship
1992
Thomas Bowes
Professor
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
Elace Comrie
Graphic Artist
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Professional Service
1991
Michael J. Murphy
Professor
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
Nancy Van Deusen
Associate Librarian
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Librarianship
Claude Ray
Technical Support Associate
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Professional Service
1990
Jack E. Ingels
Professor
SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professorship
Meredith J. McNeil
Assistant Professor
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
Angelika Hoeher
Senior Academic Advisor
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Professional Service
1989
Anne L. Donnelly
Professor
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching 1989
John D. Berwick
Director of Educational Technology
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Professional Service
1985
Frederick R. Bennett
Director of Athletics
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Professional Service
1981
Ralph Smalley
Professor
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
1978
Charles Keese
Associate Professor
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
1977
Gerald Hisert
Professor
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
Eleanor M. Carter
Librarian
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Librarianship
1976
Patricia Nevins
Professor
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
Kenneth Olcott
Professor
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
1975
John Lohret
Professor
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
Robert McGuire
Professor
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
1974
Charles Merrill
Professor
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
Robert Wingert
Professor
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
1973
Walter J. Clark
Professor and Chairperson
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
John Grosvernor
Professor
SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professorship