The Collins Fellow Award is named for the late Evan Revere Collins, who served the University as president from 1949 to 1969. It is presented to senior members of the teaching faculty to recognize “extraordinary devotion to the University and the people in it over a sustained period of time.”
Bruce L. Miroff Political Science 2005 Specialization: American Politics
David P. McCaffrey Public Administration
and Policy 2004 Specialization: Organizational Theory and
Regulation of Economic Activity
Sue R. Faerman Public Administration
and Policy 1998 Specialization: Organizational Behavior, Managerial and Leadership Effectiveness
Martin Edelman Political Science 1994 Specialization: Public Law
& Israeli Politics
Helen R. Desfosses Public Administration and Policy/Africana Studies 1992 Specialization: Public Policy, Legislative Politics,
African Politics
DISTINGUISHED PROFESSORS
Distinguished Professor is the highest rank conferred by the State University
of New York. It recognizes individuals who are exemplars of the professional
achievements and contributions of the University's very best faculty. The
appointment is conferred by the State University Board of Trustees and is based
on evidence submitted by the campus president. Candidates must have achieved
national or international prominence and a distinguished reputation within their
field through significant contributions to the research literature or through
artistic performance or achievement in the case of the fine arts. It is further
expected that the individual's work is of such a character that his or her presence
has elevated the standards of scholarship of colleagues both within the academic
field and beyond.
John G. Gunnel Political Science1997 Specialization: Political Theory, Philosophy,
and
History of Social Science
Richard P. Nathan Rockefeller College 1990 Specialization:
Federalism
DISTINGUISED SERVICE PROFESSORS
The Distinguished Service Professorship honors and recognizes extraordinary
service. Candidates must have demonstrated substantial distinguished service
not only at the campus and the State University, but also at the community,
regional and state levels. Further, many candidates for appointment to the rank
have rendered influential service contributing at the national and international
levels. To be considered for the Distinguished Service Professorship, the nominee
must already have received the President's Award for Excellence in
Academic Service or have been chosen as a Collins Fellow.
David F. Andersen Public Administration and Policy 2001 Specialization: Public Management,
Government Information Management
DISTINGUISHED TEACHING PROFESSORS
The Distinguished Teaching Professorship honors and recognizes outstanding
teaching. To be appointed to this prestigious rank, candidates must have a
record of consistently superior performance in each criterion for selection for
the rank: mastery of teaching skills (teaching techniques), scholarship and professional
growth, student services, and academic standards and requirements
and evaluation of student performance. To be considered for the Distinguished
Teaching Professorship, the nominee must already have received the
Chancellor's or President's Award for Excellence in Teaching.
David P. McCaffrey Public Administration
and Policy 2004 Specialization: Organizational Theory and Regulation of Economic Activity
