Recognizing 2026 Award Winners
Learn more about the faculty, staff and students who earned SUNY Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence and promotions to SUNY’s Distinguished Academy during the 2025-26 academic year.
SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Faculty/Staff Excellence
- Andrea Dávalos, associate professor of biological sciences — Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities
- Nancy Kane, adjunct lecturer — Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching
- Kerry Mincher, administrative assistant II in the Division of Student Affairs — SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Classified Service
- Kevin B. Sheets, professor of history — Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Service
SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence
Recipients of the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence will be recognized Monday, April 27, in Albany, N.Y.
Nominating Faculty and Staff Members
Learn more about how to nominate faculty and staff members for SUNY Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence and promotions to the SUNY Distinguished Academy.
SUNY Distinguished Faculty
Please consider writing a letter for a full professor to nominate them to the rank reserved for the university’s most distinguished professors in one of the following categories:
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Distinguished Professorship
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Distinguished Service Professorship
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Distinguished Teaching Professorship
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Distinguished Librarian
** Please note the SUNY system will shift to one fall deadline for faculty nominations for these honors in 2026. SUNY Cortland campus nominations will be due in Summer 2026.
Refer to the Faculty Senate page for full nomination procedures, guidelines and checklists.
Refer to the SUNY website for more information about system-wide faculty and staff awards.
SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Faculty/Staff Excellence
Please consider writing a nominating letter for a deserving colleague for a Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in one of the following categories:
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Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
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Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Service
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Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities
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Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Professional Service
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Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Librarianship
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Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching
Refer to the Faculty Senate page for full nomination procedures, guidelines and checklists.
Refer to the SUNY website for more information about system-wide faculty and staff awards.
The Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Classified Service is managed through the Human Resources and President’s offices. A separate call for nominations takes place in the spring semester. Please contact [email protected] with questions about this award.
The Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence is managed through the Division of Student Affairs. A separate call for nominations takes place in the fall semester. Please contact the Division of Student Affairs with questions about this award.