Each year, the University at Albany honors special members of its community with Excellence Awards denoting exceptional contributions to the life of the campus. Fourteen faculty and staff members received this tribute in 2011.

Excellence in Teaching (Full Time)

Joanne Kaufman Sociology		Christine Wagner Psychology

Excellence in Teaching (Part Time)

Craig Hancock EOP		Barbara Rio Social Welfare

Excellence in Teaching (Teaching Assistant)

Dawit Demissie Information Studies		Matt Vogel Sociology

Excellence in Research

Iris Berger History		JoAnne Carson Art	Istvan Kecskes Educational Theory & Practice		Fatemeh Shahedipour-Sandvik College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering

Excellence in Academic Service

Excellence in Professional Service

Suzanne Lance NYS Writers Institute		Holly Barker-Flynn Residential Life

Excellence in Support Service

Brett McLaughlin University Police Department