About Our Faculty
2017 Chancellor's Award Recipients
Lauren Bone Noble
Adjunct Faculty
Department of Theatre Arts
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching
Glenn Geher
Professor of Psychology and Chair
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities
Susan Lewis
Associate Professor of History
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching
Cyrus Mulready
Associate Professor of English
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching
SUNY Policies & Procedures
- 2016-2018 Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching
- 2016-2018 Chancellor's Awards for Excellence in Faculty Service; Librarianship; Professional Service; Scholarship & Creative Activities; Teaching
- Distinguished Faculty Ranks: Distinguished Librarian, Distinguished Professor, Distinguished Service Professor, Distinguished Teaching Professor
New Paltz guidelines for preparing nomination dossiers for all Chancellor's Award categories and for promotion to the ranks of Distinguished Service Professor and Distinguished Teaching Professor are distributed annually with the call for nominations and are also available on the campus drive.
Previous New Paltz Recipients
Arnold, M. Robin
Professor
Art
State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching 1998-1999
Azari, Hamid
Associate Professor
Economics
State University Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Faculty Service 2010-2011
Backhaus, Kristin
Associate Professor
Business
State University Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching 2008-2009
Barker, Joan
Adjunct Lecturer
Art (Photography)
State University Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching 2013-2014
Bell, Karen
Associate Dean, School of Education
Associate Professor, Elementary Education
State University Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service 2013-2014
Benjamin, Gerald
Distinguished Professor 2002
Political Science
Bodenschatz, Richard
Associate Dean
Undergraduate Admission
State University Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service 2012-2013
Books, Sue
Professor
Secondary Education
State University Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching 2013-2014
Cardillo, Rimer
Professor
Art
State University Chancellor’s Award for Scholarship and Creative Activities 2006
Caskey, Kevin
Professor
Business
State University Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Faculty Service 2014-2015
Chauvet, Paul
Senior Linux and UNIX Systems Administrator
IT/Computer Services
State University Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service 2013-2014
Cohen-LaValle, Robin
Associate Dean
Student Development
State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Professional Service 2001-2002
DeArce, James
Adjunct Lecturer
State University Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching 2014-2015
Deen, Stella
Associate Professor
English
State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Professional Service 2006-2007
DeLape, Christine
Assistant to the Dean
Fine and Performing Arts
State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Professional Service 2008-2009
Engel-Di Mauro, Salvatore
Associate Professor
Geography
State University Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities 2015-2016
Fialkow, Lawrence
Distinguished Professor 2009
Computer Science
Freedman, Daniel
Associate Professor
Chemistry
State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching 2008-2009
Geher, Glenn
Associate Professor
Psychology
State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching 2008-2009
Geher, Glenn
Professor of Psychology and Chair
State University Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities 2016-2017
Gonzalez, Julio
Associate Professor
Electrical & Computer Engineering
State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching 2000-2001
Halstead, Michele
Assistant Vice President
Administration and Finance
State University Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service 2009-2010
Havranek, Gwen
Director of Business Operations
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
State University Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service 2011-2012
Ho, Hon
Professor
Biology
State University Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities 2012-2013
Hobby, David
Associate Professor
Mathematics
State University Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Faculty Service 2013-2014
Johnson, Nancy
Associate Professor
English
State University Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching 2009-2010
Kastner, Mary
Director
Design, Print & Mail Services
State University Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service 2013-2014
Kaufman, Peter
Associate Professor
Sociology
State University Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching 2010-2011
Kempton, Daniel
Associate Professor
English
State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Professional Service 2003
Lewis, Susan
Associate Professor of History
State University Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching 2016-2017
Lewit, Jonathan
Assistant Vice President, Technology
IT/Computer Services
State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Professional Service 1998-1999
Li, Keqin
Distinguished Professor 2009
Computer Science
Lyons, James
Print & Mail Services Manager
Design, Print & Mail Services
State University Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service 2015-2016
Meyer, Tom
Associate Professor
Secondary Education
State University Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Faculty Service 2011-2012
Mimlitsch-Gray, Myra
Professor
Art
State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching 1997-1998
Morrow, Maureen A.
Associate Professor
Biology
State University Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Faculty Service 2007-2008
Mulready, Cyrus
Associate Professor of English
State University Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching 2016-2017
Mumper, Joel
Senior Programmer/Analyst
IT/Computer Services
State University Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service 2015-2016
Noble, Lauren Bone
Adjunct Faculty
Department of Theatre Arts
State University Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching 2016-2017
Nunes, Stacie
Assistant Professor
Physics & Astronomy
State University Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Faculty Service 2012-2013
Nyquist, Corinne
Librarian
State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Librarianship 1985-1986
Olsen, Thomas G.
Associate Professor
English
State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching 2003-2004
Raskin, Jonathan
Professor
Psychology
State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities 2006-2007
Rayburn, John
Associate Professor
Geology
State University Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching 2014-2015
Roberson, Timothy
Senior Web Application Programmer
IT/Computer Services
State University Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service 2014-2015
Roper, Louis
Professor
History
State University Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities 2014-2015
Sandick, Lisa
Program Director for Special Events & Sponsorships
Development & Alumni Relations
State University Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service 2015-2016
Schmidt, Jan Z.
Distinguished Teaching Professor 2005
English
Schniedewind, Nancy
Professor
Educational Studies
State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching 1977-1978
Sillner, Bruce
Dean
Center for International Programs
State University Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service 2012-2013
Spangler, Lynn C.
Professor, Communication & Media
Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
State University Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service 2010-2011
Stoneback, Harry
Distinguished Teaching Professor 2004
English
Sullivan, Patricia
Professor, Digital Media & Journalism
Director, Honors Program
State University Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service 2014-2015
Tikoo, Surinder
Professor
Business
State University Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities 2009-2010
Turk, Stella
Instructor, Communication Disorders
Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
State University Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service 2012-2013
Uchmanowicz, Pauline
Associate Professor
English
State University Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching 2003-2004
Wade, John
Professor
Theatre Arts
State University Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching 2012-2013
Wolf, Reva
Professor
Art History
State University Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching 2010-2011
