Faculty and Staff Recognition Ceremony
The 2024 Faculty and Staff Recognition Ceremony will be held on Thursday, October 10, at 12:15 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center at Rockwell Hall. The ceremony will honor the 2024 SUNY and Buffalo State award recipients.
Submission Information
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, 2023, and August 31, 2024, and meet the criteria stated below for each category.
Submit Awards and Honors Received
Submit Awards & Honors Received
Deadline: September 9, 2024
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 10.
Submit Grants Received
Submit Grants Received
Deadline: September 9, 2024
Faculty and staff may submit information on significant grants they have received at $20,000 and above. Submissions meeting the criteria will be listed in the printed program that will be distributed at the ceremony on October 10.
Submit SUNY Awards Previously Received
Submit SUNY Awards Previously Received
Deadline: September 9, 2024
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 10.
Welcome New Faculty & Staff
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, 2023, through August 31, 2024) will be listed in the printed program that will be provided at the ceremony on October 10.
2023 Honorees
SUNY Distinguished Ranks
Aimable Twagilimana, Ph.D.
Distinguished Service Professor, English
SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Classified Service
Luanne Jarosz
Supervising Housekeeper, Facilities Management
SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching
James Maloney
Lecturer, Exceptional Education
SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Service
Ricky L. Fleming
Professor and Director of Bands, Music
SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Professional Service
Maria B. Brickhouse
Coordinator, Academic Center for Excellence
SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Professional Service
Michael J. Lewis
Senior Director of Administrative Operations, Administrative Services
SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
Kathy R. Doody
Associate Professor, Exceptional Education
Buffalo State President's Awards
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
Past Ceremony Programs
Please contact the Academic Affairs Office, (716) 878-5550, to request programs from previous years not listed below.
View Past Programs
2023 Program