The 2023 Faculty and Staff Recognition Ceremony will be held on Thursday, October 12, at 12:15 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center at Rockwell Hall. The ceremony will honor the 2023 SUNY and Buffalo State award recipients.
Aimable Twagilimana, Ph.D.
Distinguished Service Professor, English
Luanne Jarosz
Supervising Housekeeper, Facilities Management
James Maloney
Lecturer, Exceptional Education
Ricky L. Fleming
Professor and Director of Bands, Music
Maria B. Brickhouse
Coordinator, Academic Center for Excellence
Michael J. Lewis
Senior Director of Administrative Operations, Administrative Services
Kathy R. Doody
Associate Professor, Exceptional Education
Andrea Hoehman
Administrative Assistant 1, Exceptional Education
Julie Wholf
Administrative Assistant 1, Elementary Education, Literacy and Educational Leadership
Kevin Williams, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Earth Sciences
Mark Fulk, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, English
Alexander Karatayev, Ph.D.
Professor and Director, Great Lakes Center
Peter J. Ramos, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, English
Faculty and Staff may submit awards, recognitions, grants, and previous SUNY awards information using the appropriate forms below. Awards and grants accepted for the current year will have been received or announced between September 1, 2022, and August 31, 2023, and meet the criteria stated below for each category.
Deadline: September 8, 2023
Faculty and staff who received significant awards and recognitions from academic, professional, or service organizations at the international, national, or state levels may submit their award information for consideration.
Buffalo State University, City of Buffalo, local organizations, and WNY-area awards are not included. Submissions meeting the criteria will be listed in the printed program that will be provided at the ceremony on October 12.
Deadline: September 8, 2023
Faculty and staff may submit information on significant grants they have received at $50,000 and above. Submissions meeting the criteria will be listed in the printed program that will be distributed at the ceremony on October 12.
Deadline: September 8, 2023
Faculty and staff who received SUNY awards—such as the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence—while previously serving at another SUNY institution any time during their careers may submit their award information. Submissions meeting the criteria will be listed in the printed program that will be provided at the ceremony on October 12.
As a warm welcome to the Buffalo State community, the names and titles of all new faculty and staff (as provided through the payroll system from September 1, 2022, through August 31, 2023) will be listed in the printed program that will be provided at the ceremony on October 12.
Archived programs from 2012 through current are available in PDF format as well as a limited number of printed programs by year, or large print format by year. Please contact the Academic Affairs Office, (716) 878-5550, with the year and format you are interested.
2022 2021 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Regarding ceremony, award recipients, and guests: martinc@buffalostate.edu ● (716) 878-5903
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