Awards and Distinguished Faculty

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Each year, SUNY Cortland welcomes nominations for SUNY Chancellor’s Awards as well as nominations for the promotion to the Distinguished Academy rank, the highest faculty honor in the State University of New York system.

SAVE THE DATE
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
DUE MONDAY, SEPT. 16, 2024

Please refer to the Faculty Senate page for full nomination procedures, guidelines and checklists.

Please refer to the SUNY website for more information about system-wide faculty and staff awards.

For more information or to submit an award nomination for the awards listed below, please email Faculty Senate Chair Kathy Lawrence.

SUNY Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence

Please consider writing a nominating letter for a deserving colleague for a Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in one of the following categories:

  • Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Teaching

  • Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Service

  • Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Scholarship and Creative Activities

  • Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Professional Service

  • Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Librarianship

  • Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching 

  • Chancellor’s Award for Shared Governance

Please note: The Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Classified Service is managed through the President’s Office. A separate call for nominations takes place in the fall semester. Please contact Chief of Staff April Thompson 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. 

SUNY Distinguished Rank Promotion

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 three following categories:

SUNY Chancellor’s Distinguished Rank for Scholarship and Creative Activities

  • For promotion to the rank of Distinguished Professor

SUNY Chancellor’s Distinguished Rank for Teaching

  • For promotion to the rank of Distinguished Teaching Professor

SUNY Chancellor’s Distinguished Rank for Faculty Service

  • For promotion to the rank of Distinguished Service Professor