Events and Programs

Stoneman Distinguished Alumni Award
The Stoneman Distinguished Alumni Award honors an alumnus or alumna for an extraordinary achievement – one recognized nationally and/or internationally – or an individual who, over the course of a decade or more, has exemplified outstanding success in a chosen profession or outstanding service to society. In 2019, the award was named in honor of Katherine “Kate” Stoneman, who graduated from State Normal School in 1866 and helped to pave the way for women in education and law.

Collins Citizen of the University
The Collins Citizen of the University Award began in 1972 to recognize outstanding contributions to the University by non-alumni. In 2019, the award was named in honor of Dr. Evan Collins, the founding president of the State University of New York. 

Irvis Outstanding Young Alumni
The Irvis Outstanding Young Alumni Award recognizes early outstanding achievements in a chosen profession or field of service and/or service to the community. Nominee must be age 35 or younger by nomination deadline. In 2020, the award was named in honor of Kirkland Leroy Irvis '38, the University's third African-American male graduate. A civil rights activist at a young age, he earned a law degree and was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

Bertha Brimmer Medal
The Bertha Brimmer Medal celebrates excellence in teaching K-12. It was founded by the Class of 1934 and is named for a Class of 1900 graduate known for her devotion to teaching and service to the University.

Whittlesey Excellence in Alumni Service
The Whittlesey Excellence in Alumni Service Award began in 1971 to recognize volunteer leadership and outstanding service to the University at Albany and/or the Alumni Association. 

Maguire Excellence in Arts & Letters
The Excellence in Arts & Letters Award pays tribute to alumni for outstanding achievement in music, literatures and language, visual arts or performing arts. In 2025, the award was named in honor of Wicked author Gregory Maguire, a graduate of the Class of 1976.

Excellence in Business
The Excellence in Business Award pays tribute to alumni for extraordinary distinction in business for profit.

Excellence in Community Service
The Excellence in Community Service Award pays tribute to alumni for time volunteered that benefits a community or its non-profit institutions.

Cochrane Excellence in Diversity & Inclusion
The Excellence in Diversity & Inclusion Award honors alumni who have demonstrated a deep commitment to causes of social justice, diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.

Excellence in Education
The Excellence in Education Award pays tribute to alumni for extraordinary distinction in the field of education including Pre-K through post-secondary classroom teaching, school services and administration/supervision.

Excellence in Entrepreneurship
The Excellence in Entrepreneurship Award pays tribute to alumni who have made extraordinary contributions to our University, region and economy by demonstrating the spirit, leadership and drive of the entrepreneur.

Milk Excellence in Public Service
The Milk Excellence in Public Service Award recognizes alumni for outstanding contributions to local, state or national communities generally, but not exclusively, through opportunities in appointed or elected office or public service nonprofit organizations. In 2023, the award was named in honor of civil rights activist Harvey Milk, UAlbany Class of 1951.

Excellence in Science & Technology
The Excellence in Science & Technology Award pays tribute to alumni for extraordinary distinction in science and/or technology.

Nominations for the 2027 Excellence Awards will be accepted beginning in late Spring 2026, and will be due in late September 2026. Contact Holly Barker-Flynn, Director of Alumni Programs at (518) 442-3083 or email [email protected] for more information about nominating an individual for an Excellence Award.

Nominations may be made posthumously within two years of the nomination deadline.

2025

Frances Spreer Albert, CPA, BS ’88 – Stoneman Distinguished Alumni Award
Michael Kaye, BA ’14 – Irvis Outstanding Young Alumni Award
Kimberly Sanger Jones, BA ’87 – Whittlesey Excellence in Alumni Service
Amy Knapp, BS ’87 – Excellence in Business
Diane Heilbrunn Reiner, BA ’68 – Excellence in Community Service
Hon. Seth M. Marnin, BA ’92, MA ’94 – Cochrane Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion
Gladys I. Cruz, MA ’97, PhD ’00 – Excellence in Education
Tomás D. Morales, MS ’78, EdD ’98, PhD ’98 – Excellence in Education
Scott Boilen, BS ’88 – Excellence in Entrepreneurship
Thomas M. Roach, BA ’83 – Milk Excellence in Public Service
Susmita Dasgupta, MS ’90, PhD ’92 – Excellence in Science and Technology
Kewsi Burgess, PhD ’23 – Bertha Brimmer Medal

2024

Lyle Thompson, BA ’15 – Stoneman Distinguished Alumni Award
Nicholas Fio, BA ’14 – Irvis Outstanding Young Alumni Award
Sheldon Orlando Gomes, BA ’05 – Bertha Brimmer Medal
Judy Madnick, BS ’65, MS ’66 – Whittlesey Excellence in Alumni Service Award
David Shapiro, BA ’85 – Excellence in Arts and Letters
Lucas Detor, BS ’94 – Excellence in Business
Ivan Bart, BA ’85 – Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion
Shalain Garcia, BA ’07, MA ’09 – Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion
Joseph P. Dragone, MS ’99, CAS ’00, PhD ’07 – Excellence in Education
Marc Wigder, BA ’94 – Excellence in Entrepreneurship
John D. Porcari, MPA ’85 – Milk Excellence in Public Service2023

2023

Leigh L. Wen, MFA '94 – Stoneman Distinguished Alumni Award
Rabi Musah – Collins Citizen of the University
Nicholas Creegan, BA ’13 – Irvis Outstanding Young Alumni Award
Alicia M. Wein, MS ’03 – Bertha Brimmer Medal
Alex J. Fredericks, BS ’95 – Whittlesey Excellence in Alumni Service Award
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, BA ’13 – Excellence in Arts and Letters
Elda A. Di Re, BS ’83 – Excellence in Business
Dana Basnight-Brown, MA ’04, PhD ’10 – Excellence in Education
Arthur Schwabe, BA ’85 – Excellence in Entrepreneurship
Audrey LaFrenier, MSW '85 – Excellence in Public Service
Nancy Grasso Barry Esq., BA ’85 – Excellence in Public Service
Perry Samson, BS '72, MS '74 – Excellence in Science & Technology 2022

2022

Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins, MPA ’88, PhD – Stoneman Distinguished Alumni Award
Andrew Berglund, PhD – Collins Citizen of the University
Colin P. Gerner, BS ’14, MS ’15 – Irvis Outstanding Young Alumni
Jillian K. Pasco, BA ’10, BA ’12 – Whittlesey Excellence in Alumni Service Award
D. Colin, MA ’12 – Excellence in Arts & Letters Award
Michael F. Poppo, BS ’86, CIMA® – Excellence in Business
Rosemarie V. Rosen, BA ’68, MS ’73 – Excellence in Community Service
Rosa A. Clemente, BA ’95, PhD – Excellence in Diversity & Inclusion
Jonathan P. Doh, MA ’86, PhD – Excellence in Education
William B. Hedberg, PhD ’90 – Excellence in Education
Jamal Rasoully, BS ’11 – Excellence in Entrepreneurship
Mark Quandt, MSW ’83 – Excellence in Public Service
Alice Chiappinelli O'Neill, MS ’88 – Bertha Brimmer Medal

2021

Two leadership awards were introduced in 2021 to highlight the work being done in the areas of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging, as well as response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to these two award recipients, the 2020 award recipients were formally honored during the 2021 Virtual Excellence Awards Gala.

Marisa A. Sotomayor, Esq., B.A. ’03, M.P.A. ’04 — Outstanding Leadership in Diversity & Inclusion
Dr. Elizabeth Whalen, M.D., M.P.H. ’12 — Outstanding Leadership During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2020

Edelgard Wulfert, Ph.D. – Collins Citizen of the University
Daniel M. Hart, B.S. ’83 – Stoneman Distinguished Alumni Award
Eddie Delaney, B.A. ’11 – Outstanding Young Alumni Award
Donald Boyce III, B.S. ’06, M.P.A. ’08 – Excellence in Alumni Service
Debbie Millman, B.A. ’83 – Excellence in Arts & Letters
Robert Stone, B.S. ’90 – Excellence in Arts & Letters
Bruce Geller, B.S. ’91 – Excellence in Business
Kevin Kruger, B.A. ’78 – Excellence in Education
Peter Afflerbach, B.A. ’78, M.S. ’79, Ph.D. ’85 – Excellence in Education
Damian Bazadona, B.S. ’98 – Excellence in Entrepreneurship
Eugene Holzer, B.S. ’95 – Excellence in Entrepreneurship
Gary H. Striar, M.P.A. ’79 – Excellence in Public Service
Llinét Beltré Rosado, B.S. ’93 – Excellence in Public Service
Achla Marathe, M.A. ’90, Ph.D. ’94 – Excellence in Science & Technology

2019

Monte Lipman, B.A. '86 and Avery Lipman, B.A. '88 — Distinguished Alumni
University at Albany Employees — Citizen of the University
Nora Lum, B.A.'11— Outstanding Young Alum
Binahayati Rusyidi, M.S.W.'06, Ph.D.'11 — International Alumni Award for Exceptional Achievement
Doug Ketterer, B.S. '87 and James Neiland, B.A.'87 — Excellence in Alumni Service
Sharon R. Kantor, Ph.D., Esq., B.S.'73 — Excellence in Alumni Service
Marc T. Macaulay, B.S. '91 — Excellence in Business
Chris Thomas, B.A. '86 — Excellence in Community Service
Cheryl L. Dozier, Ph.D.'01 — Excellence in Education
Jahn Levin, B.S.'89 — Excellence in Entrepreneurship
Richard Reyes-Gavilan, B.A.'91 — Excellence in Public Service
Theresa E. Taylor, M.S.W., M.A.'12 — Excellence in Public Service
 

2018

Nancy Smyth, B.A. ’81, M.S.W. ’86, Ph.D. ’91 — Distinguished Alumni 
Michael Hoffman— Citizen of the University 
Jessica Nicklin, B.A.'04, Ph.D.'09 — Outstanding Young Alumni 
Teak Ho Kim, M.B.A. '86 — International Award for Exceptional Achievement
Richard Bleser, B.S. '04 — Excellence in Alumni Service 
Carole Harnoff, B.A. '74 — Excellence in Alumni Service 
William Newman, B.S. '81 — Excellence in Business 
James Acker, M.A. '81, Ph.D. '87 — Excellence in Education
Christopher E. Fernando, B.A.'92, M.S.'97, Ph.D.'05 — Excellence in Education 
Rob Bernshteyn, B.S. '95 — Excellence in Entrepreneurship 
William Mack, B.A. '00 — Excellence in Public Service 
Kimberly Anderson, M.S.'84, M.S.'00, Ph.D.'09 — Bertha Brimmer Medal 
 

2017

Dr. Lawrence A. Gordon, B.S. ’66, M.B.A. ’67 — Distinguished Alumni 
William Kennedy — Citizen of the University 
Honorable Dorcey Applyrs, M.P.H. '05, DrPH '14 — Outstanding Young Alumni 
Bushra Rahim, Ph.D. '15 — International Award for Exceptional Achievement 
William J. McCann, Jr., B.A. '86, M.S. '87 — Excellence in Alumni Service 
Marc Guggenheim, B.A. '92 — Excellence in Arts & Letters 
David A. Buzen, B.S. '81 — Excellence in Business 
Melanie Gray, B.A. '78 — Excellence in Community Service 
Denis Murphy, B.A. '84, M.S. '86 and Lynda Murphy, B.S. '83, M.S. '85 — Excellence in Community Service 
Maritza Martinez, M.S.W. '83 — Excellence in Education 
Congressman Lee Zeldin, B.A. '01 — Excellence in Public Service
V. "Ram" Ramaswamy, Ph.D. '82 — Excellence in Science & Technology 
Rosemary Leva Evaul, M.A. '68 — Bertha E. Brimmer Medal 
 

2016

Theresa A. Pardo, B.A. ’82, M.S. ’90, Ph.D. ’98 — Distinguished Alumni
Lance Bosart — Citizen of the University
Molly Guptill Manning, B.A. '01, M.A. '02 — Outstanding Young Alumni
John Stevens, M.B.A. '95 — Excellence in Entrepreneurship
Timothy Murphy, M.P.A. '77 — Excellence in Alumni Service
Ancell Scheker-Mendoza, Ph.D. '11 — International Award for Exceptional Achievement
Tom Junod, B.A. '80 — Excellence in Arts & Letters
Michael Nash, B.S. '83 — Excellence in Business
Valerie Jensen, B.A. '96 — Excellence in Community Service
Robert Mauro, Ph.D. '09 — Excellence in Education
Teresa Thayer Snyder, Ph.D. '00 — Excellence in Education
Fredrick Erlich, B.A. '69, M.S.W. '72, M.B.A. '94 — Excellence in Public Service
Melinda Peng, M.S. '78, M.S. '80, Ph.D. '82 — Excellence in Science and Technology
 

2015

Lt. Gen. Michael J. Basla, B.S. '75 — Distinguished Alumni
Michael J. Malbin — Citizen of the University
Brian S. Cechnicki, B.A. '03, M.P.A. '04 — Outstanding Young Alumni
Bruce Davis, B.S. '73, M.A. '75 — Excellence in Entrepreneurship
Matthew P. Reiner, M.B.A. '93 — Excellence in Alumni Service
Grace Barkus Vogel, B.S. '77 — Excellence in Alumni Service
Robert J. Bellafiore, B.A. '82 — Excellence in Arts and Letters
Dean C. Backer, B.S. '88 — Excellence in Business
Carol Whittaker, B.A. '71, M.A. '73, M.P.A. '81, M.A. '05 — Excellence in Community Service
Anne McGill-Franzen, Ph.D. '88 — Excellence in Education
Harris Oberlander, B.S. '80 — Excellence in Public Service
Albert J. Bunshaft, B.S. '80 — Excellence in Science & Technology
Stuart J. Palczak, B.A. '87, M.S. '88 — Bertha E. Brimmer Medal
 

2014

Gerd J. Schwartz, M.A. ’87, Ph.D. ’89 — Distinguished Alumni
Roberto J. Vives — Citizen of the University
Bethany Lesser, B.A. ’04, M.P.A. ’05 — Outstanding Young Alumni 
Yong-Ho Baek, Ph.D. ’85 — International Alumni Award for Exceptional Achievement 
Dr. Jotham Musinguzi, M.D., M.P.H. '91 — International Alumni Award for Exceptional Achievement 
Lewis S. Wiener, B.A. ’84, J.D. ’87— Excellence in Alumni Service 
Joseph Zanchelli, B.A. ’49, M.A. ’50 and Joyce Zanchelli, B.A. ’52 — Excellence in Alumni Service 
Maryanne R. Lavan, B.S. '81 — Excellence in Business Award
Florence E. Jackson-Frazier, M.S.W. '72 — Excellence in Community Service 
Ellen McCarville Sullivan, M.S. '79 — Excellence in Education 
William P. Kelly, M.P.H. ’95 — Excellence in Entrepreneurship
Lois J. Uttley, B.A. '74, M.P.P. '02 — Excellence in Public Service
Catherine Cerulli, M.A. '98, Ph.D. '04 — Excellence in Public Service
Andrew Deitsch, B.S. '89, M.B.A. '99 — Excellence in Science & Technology
Pegeen H. Jensen, M.S. '89, CGS/Teacher Leadership '12 — Bertha E. Brimmer Medal
 

2013

Thomas Thundat, Ph.D.'87 — Distinguished Alumni
Kamiar and Arash Alaei— Citizen of the University
Christina Hansen, M.P.H. ’09— Outstanding Young Alumni
Wendy Hale, B.S. '05 — Excellence in Alumni Service
Roberta Vogt, B.S. '86, M.S. '88 — Excellence in Alumni Service
Ann Mataraso, M.F.A.'02 — Excellence in Arts and Letters
Joan Rosenbaum Solotar, B.S. '86 — Excellence in Business
Bill Wise, B.S. ’94 — Excellence in Business
Robert Lazar, M.S. ’77 — Excellence in Community Service
Peter Shea, M.S. ’93, Ph.D. ’98 — Excellence in Education 
Karen Erickson, M.S. ’88— Excellence in Education Award
Louis DeSorbo, B.S. '76, M.S.'80 — Excellence in Entrepreneurship
Gregg Rothermel, M.S. ’86 — Excellence in Science & Technology
Simeen Tabatabai — Bertha E. Brimmer Medal
 

2012

Gary Jacobson, B.A. ’82 — Distinguished Alumni
Charlotte Buchanan, Esq. — Citizen of the University
James Malatras, B.A. ’99, M.A. ’00, Ph.D. ’08 — Outstanding Young Alumni
Ayodele J. Coker, M.S. '74, Ph.D. ’78 — International Alumni Award for Exceptional Achievement
Keiko Miwa, Ph.D. ’00 — International Alumni Award for Exceptional Achievement
Nolan Altman, B.S. ’77 — Excellence in Alumni Service 
Thomas M. Metzold, M.B.A. ’87 — Excellence in Business 
Michael W. Weilheimer, B.S. ’83 — Excellence in Business 
Carolyn H. Grosvenor, M.P.H. ’06 — Excellence in Community Service 
Joseph S. Brosnan, M.S. ’69, E.d.D. ’81 — Excellence in Education 
Donna M. Scanlon, B.S. ’76, Ph.D. ’87 — Excellence in Education 
Hamdi Ulukaya — Excellence in Entrepreneurship
Theresa Tobin, M.A. ’88, Ph.D. ’11 — Excellence in Public Service
Sreejit Chakravarty, Ph.D. ’86 — Excellence in Science & Technology
Heather O’Leary, M.S. ’99 — Bertha E. Brimmer Medal
 

2011

Richard Lehrer, M.S. ’76, C.A.S. ’82, Ph.D. ’83 — Distinguished Alumni 
John Delano — Citizen of the University
Laiwu Zhang, M.A. ’93, Ph.D. ’95 — International Alumni Award for Exceptional Achievement
Michael Borys, B.S. '78, M.B.A. '79 — Excellence in Alumni Service 
David Pietrusza, B.A. ’71, M.A. ’72 — Excellence in Arts and Letters 
Stacy Bash-Polley, B.S. ’89 — Excellence in Business 
Robert Paeglow, B.S. ’76 — Excellence in Community Service
Charles S. Dedrick, M.S. ’91 — Excellence in Education 
Alan Mantel, B.S. ’85 — Excellence in Entrepreneurship
Honorable Nancy Groenwegen, B.A. ’79 —Excellence in Public Service
Jonathan Newman, B.A. ’85, Ph.D. ’90 — Excellence in Science & Technology
Deborah Mayne Brandau, Ph.D. ’94 — Bertha E. Brimmer Medal
 

2010

Michael J. Castellana, B.S. '84, M.B.A. '92 — Distinguished Alumni 
Marie and Larry Shore — Citizen of the University
Annette Romano, M.S. '90 — Bertha E. Brimmer Medal
DeForest R. Hinman, B.S. '05 — Excellence in Alumni Service 
Tania Modleski, B.A. '70, M.A. '71 — Excellence in Arts and Letters 
Steven M. Zelin, B.S. '84 — Excellence in Business 
Bill Barnette, M.S.W. '81 — Excellence in Community Service
Ann Marie Murray, M.A. '75, M.S. '98, Ph.D. '02 — Excellence in Education
Benjamin R. Bloomstone, B.S. '79 — Excellence in Entrepreneurship
Deborah VanAmerongen, M.P.A. '92 — Excellence in Public Service
Hany Farid, M.S. '92 — Excellence in Science & Technology
Karen C. Kelly, M.S. '08 — Outstanding Young Alumni
Bhupendra N. Dev., Ph.D. '85 — International Alumni Award for Exceptional Achievement

2009

Anne Case, B.S. ’80 — Distinguished Alumni 
G. Thomas Selfridge — Citizen of the University
George T.J. Chen, M.S. ’71, Ph.D. ’74 — International Alumni Award for Exceptional Achievement
Stacy J. Kanter, B.S.,’79 — Excellence in Alumni Service 
Frank Whaley, B.A. ’87 — Excellence in Arts and Letters 
Michael Carmen, B.S. ’84 — Excellence in Business 
Robert E. Kittredge, B.A. ’49 — Excellence in Community Service 
Laurence Austin, B.A. ’81 — Excellence in Entrepreneurship
Piyush Agrawal, M.S.,’72, Ed.S.,’77, Ed.D.,’79 — Excellence in Education 
Dr. Joseph Emmanuel Bowman, Jr., B.A ’72, M.L.S. ’74, M.A. ’75 — Excellence in Education 
Vincent J. Abramo, B.A. ’67 — Excellence in Public Service
Paul D. Amer, B.S. ’74 — Excellence in Science & Technology
Helen C. Stuetzel, M.S. ’79, C.A.S. ’82, Ph.D. ’91 — Bertha E. Brimmer Medal
 

2008

Theresa McGovern ’83 — Distinguished Alumni
Walter Robb — Citizen of the University
Richelle Konian '95 — Outstanding Young Alumni
Susan Shipherd '64 — Excellence in Alumni Service
Kimberly Welsh '89 — Excellence in Business
Kimberleigh Phelan '89 — Excellence in Community Service
Thomas Brooks '71 — Excellence in Education 
Donald Cohen '51, '52 — Excellence in Education 
Carol Meyer '06 — Excellence in Education 
Michael Weiss '88 — Excellence in Entrepreneurship
Congressman Michael Arcuri '81  — Excellence in Public Service
Kathryn Zox '83 — Excellence in Public Service
Brian Levine '94 — Excellence in Science & Technology
Thomas Shiland '87, '93 — Bertha E. Brimmer Medal

2007

Sharon S. Dawes B.A. ’72, Ph.D. ’91 — Distinguished Alumni
Bob Ford — Citizen of the University
Joshua A. Shaw, B.S.'97 — Outstanding Young Alumni
John F. Malitzis, 89 and Gerard S. Citera '77 — Excellence in Alumni Service
Randy Cohen '71 — Excellence in Arts & Letters 
Carl A. Florio '71 — Excellence in Business
Stephen North D.A. '79 — Excellence in Education 
Nicolas Ladany Ph.D. '92 — Excellence in Education 
Custer R. Quick '55, '56, '72 and Doris M. Quick '55, '64, '83 — Excellence in Education
Emad A. Zikry '72 — Excellence in Entrepreneurship
Nam Soon Huh Ph.D., '97  — Excellence in Public Service
Sharon E. Carpinello R.N., Ph.D '89  — Excellence in Public Service
Bert Jablon '52, '55  — Excellence in Public Service
Sandeep Kumar Shukla '95,'97 — Excellence in Science & Technology
Valarie Ann Scott M.S. '97 — Bertha E. Brimmer Medal

2006

Tino Hernandez ’88 — Distinguished Alumni
Carl H. Rosner, Ph.D. — Citizen of the University
Michael Corso '83, '84 — Excellence in Alumni Service
Patricia A. Caldwell '75 — Excellence in Alumni Service
Carolee Carmello '83 — Excellence in Arts & Letters 
Gregory Maguire '76 — Excellence in Arts & Letters 
Robert Matza '77 — Excellence in Business
Arnold Rothstein '60, '62 — Excellence in Community Service
Judith K. Rothstein '64, '75 — Excellence in Community Service
Ruth J. Kellogg, Ph.D., '72, '73 — Excellence in Education 
Mary Ellen Jukoski, Ed.D. '74 — Excellence in Education 
James R. Butterworth, Ph.D.'73, '77,'79,'86 — Excellence in Education 
Harvey Patashnick '67,'69 — Excellence in Entrepreneurship
Mayor Gerald D. Jennings '76  — Excellence in Public Service
William Barnett '81  — Excellence in Public Service
Louis A. Schiavone Jr., '75,'77 — Bertha E. Brimmer Medal

2005

Jack M. Richman ’72, ’74 — Distinguished Alumni
Robert W. Schwartz — Citizen of the University
Rebecca L. Rogers '95,'96,'98,'00 — Outstanding Young Alumni
Paul Grondahl '84 — Excellence in Arts & Letters 
John H. Laub '76, '80 — Excellence in Arts & Letters 
Libby Post '82, '84 — Excellence in Community Service
Dr. Abraham Sherer '47 — Excellence in Community Service
Alan P. Fiero '74,'77,'81,'93 — Excellence in Education 
L. Oliver Robinson '94,'96 — Excellence in Education 
Norman E. Snyder Jr., '83 — Excellence in Entrepreneurship
Daniel W. Fitzpatrick '71,'77 — Excellence in Public Service
Alice P. Green '67, '73, '79, '83 — Excellence in Public Service
James F. O'Sullivan  — Excellence in Public Service
Philip W. Shepherd '60,'61 — Bertha E. Brimmer Medal

2004

Frances Allen ’54 — Distinguished Alumni
James Fyfe ’72, ’78 — Distinguished Alumni
Denise Knight ’83, ’85, ‘86 — Distinguished Alumni
Madhav Marathe ’94 — Distinguished Alumni
Seung Park ’74 — Distinguished Alumni
Thomas E. D'Ambra — Citizen of the University
Helen Brucker Martin '44 — Excellence in Alumni Service
Joan Rosenthal '76 — Excellence in Alumni Service
Patricia Salkin '85 — Excellence in Alumni Service
Leila Moore '75 — Excellence in Education 
Harris Pastides '74 — Excellence in Education 
Paul Zachos '74,'91 — Excellence in Education 
Robert Lazar '77 — Excellence in Entrepreneurship
Noreen Benton '91 — Bertha E. Brimmer Medal

2003

Albert J. Kaehn Jr. ’51, ’52 — Distinguished Alumni
Paul T. Stec ’81 — Distinguished Alumni
Morris Massry — Citizen of the University
Donald E. Putterman '52, '53 — Excellence in Alumni Service
Mary Joan Koonz Egan '40,'61,'72 — Excellence in Education 
Paul F. HOoker '60,'61 — Excellence in Education 
Walter J. Schick '48,'49 (poshumously) — Excellence in Education
Timothy E. Bermingham '70, '75 — Bertha E. Brimmer Medal

2002

Neil Jurinski ’60 — Distinguished Alumni
Richard Londraville ’58,’61,’70 — Distinguished Alumni
John McAuliff ‘41 — Distinguished Alumni
Vincent O'Leary — Citizen of the University
Howard Woodruff '63, '81 — Excellence in Alumni Service

2001

Maria Dolores Cimin ’86 — Distinguished Alumni
Max Fallek ’51 — Distinguished Alumni
John Lynch ’70 — Distinguished Alumni
Norman McConney ’71 — Distinguished Alumni
Patrick Romain ’86, ’87 — Distinguished Alumni
Edward Winders ’70 — Distinguished Alumni
Daniel Hogarty — Citizen of the University
Gary Duncan '84 — Excellence in Alumni Service
Jacquelyn Mann Gavryck '51, '54, '67 — Excellence in Alumni Service
Victor Looper '70 — Excellence in Alumni Service
Jill Nelson '71 — Excellence in Alumni Service
Richard Nelson '71 — Excellence in Alumni Service
M. Lee Upcraft '61 — Excellence in Education
Alan Zaremba '71 — Excellence in Education
Anthony D'Onofrio '61 — Bertha E. Brimmer Medal
 

2000

Amy Jaffe Barzach ’82 — Distinguished Alumni
Liz Bishop ’84 — Distinguished Alumni
Dr. Gloria DeSole ’59, ’69 — Distinguished Alumni
Marinus N. Henny ’73 — Distinguished Alumni
Edith Minch Noeltner ’50 — Distinguished Alumni
Dr. James T. Fleming — Citizen of the University
Gary R. Allen '70 — Excellence in Alumni Service
Frederick Brewington, Esq. '79 — Excellence in Alumni Service
Dr. Marian "Bunny" Silverstein Calabrese '60 — Excellence in Education 
Dr. Charles Fowler '60,'61 — Excellence in Education 
Donald E. Putterman '52,'53 — Excellence in Education 
Donyee Thayer McCluskey '66, '70 — Bertha E. Brimmer Medal

1999

Bonnie Totten Adkins ’49 — Distinguished Alumni
Dr. Benjamin Button ’54 — Distinguished Alumni
Susanne Murphy Dumbleton ’64, ’66, ’73 — Distinguished Alumni
Jeffrey Mishkin ’69, Esq. — Distinguished Alumni
The Honorable Richard Wesley ’71 — Distinguished Alumni
Brian Wing ’73 — Distinguished Alumni
Alain Kaloyeros — Citizen of the University
Theodore Anderson, Esq., '82 — Excellence in Alumni Service
Jeffrey Black '76 — Excellence in Alumni Service
Barry Z. Davis '74, '97 — Excellence in Alumni Service
George M. Philip '69, '73 — Excellence in Alumni Service
Donald Dickinson '49 — Excellence in Teaching 
Gordon Muck '64,'66 — Excellence in Teaching
Michelle Bloom '67, '82 — Bertha E. Brimmer Medal
Harold Thornhill '63, '64, '87 — Bertha E. Brimmer Medal
 

1998

Barbara Jean Schoonmaker Chase ’48 — Distinguished Alumni
Marijo Dougherty ’76 — Distinguished Alumni
Dr. Douglas J. Kilgus ’73 — Distinguished Alumni
Haskell Rosenberg ’40 — Distinguished Alumni
Helen Desfosses — Citizen of the University
Vivian Hillier Thorne '48 — Excellence in Alumni Service
Rebecca Slack Donaghy '83 — Excellence in Teaching
Rev. Anthony Maione '79 — Excellence in Teaching 
Kiisa Nishikawa '80 — Excellence in Teaching
 

1997

Kerby T. Alvy ’70 — Distinguished Alumni
John A. Centra ’54 — Distinguished Alumni
Daniel W. Joy ’52 — Distinguished Alumni
Thomas E. Lickona ’71 — Distinguished Alumni
Susan Molinari ’80, ’81 — Distinguished Alumni
Evan M. Zahn ’82 — Distinguished Alumni
George R. Hearst III — Citizen of the University
Joan Roeder Barron '52, '70 — Excellence in Alumni Service
Richard D. Kelly '56 — Excellence in Teaching 
Phyllis Romano Mason '68,'69 — Excellence in Teaching 
Ethel Rooney Hall, 1920 — Bertha E. Brimmer Medal
 

1996

Thomas A. Constantine ‘71 — Distinguished Alumni
Martha J. Downey ‘51, ‘56 — Distinguished Alumni
Robert T. Ryan ‘67, ‘71 — Distinguished Alumni
Robert J. Sampson ’79, ’83 — Distinguished Alumni
Eugene J. Webb ‘54  *posthumously — Distinguished Alumni
Edward P. Swyer — Citizen of the University
Kenneth T. Doran '39 — Excellence in Alumni Service
M. I. Berger '50, '52 — Excellence in Teaching 
Donald P. Ely '51 — Excellence in Teaching 
Linda Nero Shartzer '66,'67 — Excellence in Teaching
Linda Waters Zusman '71 — Excellence in Teaching 
Richard B. Kelly '63,'64 — Bertha E. Brimmer Medal
 

1995

Anthony J. Casale '69 — Distinguished Alumni
Richard Feathers '50 — Distinguished Alumni
Jeffery Goldfarb '71, '72 — Distinguished Alumni
Emil Polak '57 — Distinguished Alumni
Gertrude Schermerhorn '19 — Distinguished Alumni
John E. Holt-Harris, Jr. — Citizen of the University
James R. Butterworth '73, '77, '79, '86 — Excellence in Alumni Service
Patricia Jewell McAlexander '64 — Excellence in Teaching
Richard J. Beaton '72 — Excellence in Teaching  
 

1994

Frederick K. Brewington '79 — Distinguished Alumni
Patrick R. DiCaprio '74 — Distinguished Alumni
Frank J. Filippone '41/'48 — Distinguished Alumni
Sol Greenberg '43 — Distinguished Alumni
June Lapides Rokoff '70 — Distinguished Alumni
Peter A. Spina '61 — Distinguished Alumni
Grace Maguire Swanner '23 — Distinguished Alumni
Theodore H. Fossieck — Citizen of the University
Annette Gardiner Delyser '49 — Excellence in Alumni Service
Donald R. Cohen '61,'62,'72 — Excellence in Teaching 
Susan Gersten Cohen '63 — Excellence in Teaching
Richard L. Leveroni '64,'74,'84 — Excellence in Teaching 
Jean Michelle Noble Nieman '69,'75 — Bertha E. Brimmer Medal
 

1993

Mark Constantine '76 — Distinguished Alumni
Micheal A. Perretta '43 — Distinguished Alumni
Robert E. Woods '75 — Distinguished Alumni
Shirley E. Wurz '43 — Distinguished Alumni
Kendall A. Birr — Citizen of the University
Edward L. Osborn '31 — Excellence in Alumni Service
Douglas Garnar '67 — Excellence in Teaching 
William Joseph Gregg, Jr. '71,'75,'79 — Excellence in Teaching 
Jessica D. Scherer Rothman '72,'73 — Excellence in Teaching
Marie Liebl Miller '50 — Bertha E. Brimmer Medal
 

1992

Marcia Walsh Colligan '52 — Distinguished Alumni
Lynn Teresa Truss '82 — Distinguished Alumni
Norman Arnold '40 — Distinguished Alumni
Gerald Richmond Firth '52 — Distinguished Alumni
Kenneth E. Buhrmaster — Citizen of the University
Roy F. McEnerney — Excellence in Alumni Service
Carol Ann Cromer Clemens '72 — Excellence in Teaching
Doris Wester Miga '48 — Excellence in Teaching
Sue A. Gaffney '62, '65 — Bertha E. Brimmer Medal
 

1991

Robert Peterkin '66 — Distinguished Alumni
Christiann T. Lievestro '50 — Distinguished Alumni
J. Spencer Standish — Citizen of the University
Harold Hanson '63 — Excellence in Alumni Service
Louis J. Gilboord '70 — Excellence in Teaching
Irene Brezinsky McDonald '53 — Excellence in Teaching
Finkle Rosenberg '43 — Bertha E. Brimmer Medal

1990

Alice S. Bennett '38 — Distinguished Alumni
R. Findlay Cockrell — Citizen of the University
Albert J. Read '47 — Excellence in Teaching
Matthew J. Ostoyich '57 — Bertha E. Brimmer Medal

1989

Bernard D. Arbit '43 — Distinguished Alumni
John Hall Bowker '52 —Distinguished Alumni
Marilyn Anderson Pendergast '64 — Distinguished Alumni
Susan Carmichael Thomson '59 — Distinguished Alumni
Judith A. Mysliborski '69 — Excellence in Alumni Service
Jane Graham Annis '60 — Excellence in Teaching
Isabel J. Peard '32 — Excellence in Teaching 
Thomas Hastings Watthews '58 — Excellence in Teaching
Dennis J. Hannan '41 — Bertha E. Brimmer Medal  
 

1988

Alan V. Iselin — Citizen of the University
Canon Kay C. Hotaling '67, '70 — Excellence in Alumni Service
Janet M. Burt '59 — Excellence in Teaching  
Robert P. Lanni '52 — Excellence in Teaching 
Ryk Peter Spoor '57 — Excellence in Teaching 
Charles W. Bitley '74,'76 — Bertha E. Brimmer Medal

1987

Catherine A. Bertini, '71 — Distinguished Alumni
Helen Van Aken Mears '22 — Distinguished Alumni
Ethel DuBois '27 (posthumously) — Distinguished Alumni
Patricia Benedetto Snyder,  '62 — Distinguished Alumni
Raymond Falconer — Citizen of the University
Anne F. Roberts '66 — Excellence in Alumni Service
Harold S. Story '49 — Excellence in Teaching  
Phyllis A. Yudikaitis '69 — Bertha E. Brimmer Medal
 

1986

Gail Magaliff '67 — Distinguished Alumni
Frances V. Peck '31 — Distinguished Alumni
Gerald L. Saddlemire '41 — Distinguished Alumni
Judith I. Avner '72 — Excellence in Alumni Service
Bruce Marsh '56 — Excellence in Teaching  
Thomas L. Gorman '52 — Bertha E. Brimmer Medal
 

1985

Hugh T. Farley '58  — Distinguished Alumni
Sister Ellen Lawlor '30  — Distinguished Alumni
Bruce F. Norton '59  — Distinguished Alumni
Carol A. Wiggins '58  — Distinguished Alumni
Vincent Schaefer — Citizen of the University
Doris Hische Brossy '60 — Excellence in Alumni Service
Michael A. Lampert '73 — Excellence in Alumni Service
Joseph F. Ketchum '59 — Excellence in Teaching  
Wanda Hare Goodrow '51 — Bertha E. Brimmer Medal
 

1984

Philip Auerbach '34  — Distinguished Alumni
Jean Ineson Ebbert '49  — Distinguished Alumni
Dorothy Griffin '34  — Distinguished Alumni
Marion Rockefeller Mesick '39 — Excellence in Alumni Service
Elizabeth Pflegl Nickles '59 — Excellence in Teaching  
Mary Alice Buwalds Jewett '66 — Bertha E. Brimmer Medal
 

1983

Margaret Thekla Cussler '31  — Distinguished Alumni
Louise Davidson Gunn '27  — Distinguished Alumni
Eunice Rice Messent '22  — Distinguished Alumni
Alvina Rich Lewis '33 (posthumously) — Excellence in Alumni Service
John Brayman Johnston '60 — Bertha E. Brimmer Medal
 

1982

Ethel Rusk Dermady '23 (posthumously) — Distinguished Alumni
Anabelle McConnell Melville '31 — Distinguished Alumni
Joseph Persico '52 — Distinguished Alumni
William H. Strain '21 — Distinguished Alumni
Julia Fister Rector '32 — Excellence in Alumni Service
Arnold Dansky '52 — Bertha E. Brimmer Medal
 

1981

Catherine Miller Allard '26 — Distinguished Alumni
Emanuel Green '30 (posthumously) — Distinguished Alumni
Bertram Jablon '52 — Distinguished Alumni
Clarence D. Rappleyea '57 — Distinguished Alumni
Catherine Newbold — Citizen of the University
Ruth Card Hannett '46, '47 — Bertha E. Brimmer Medal
 

1980

Patricia Sheehan O'Neil '47 — Distinguished Alumni
Arnold Sanford Rice '50 — Distinguished Alumni
Sigmund A. Smith '56 — Distinguished Alumni
Eunice Baird Whittlesey '44 — Distinguished Alumni
Richard "Doc" Sauers — Citizen of the University
Alton Richard Bader '65 — Bertha E. Brimmer Medal

1979

Robert J. Morgado '65 — Distinguished Alumni
Sunna Cooper Rasch '45 — Distinguished Alumni
Mildred Graves Ryan '27 — Distinguished Alumni
Barbara Kerlin Walker '43 — Distinguished Alumni
Warren S. Walker '47 — Distinguished Alumni
Dr. Harry Price — Citizen of the University
Leonard Friedlander '39 — Excellence in Alumni Service
Eunice Baird Whittlesey '44 — Excellence in Alumni Service
William Richard Town '68 — Bertha E. Brimmer Medal
 

1978

Warren R. Cochrane Cochrane '30 — Distinguished Alumni
Shirley Siegel Passow '46 — Distinguished Alumni
Blanche Robbins '27 — Distinguished Alumni
Henry M. Madej '67 — Excellence in Alumni Service
Verna Snyder Fancett '43 — Bertha E. Brimmer Medal
 

1977

Robert Babcock '53 — Distinguished Alumni
Herman Kleine '41 — Distinguished Alumni
John E. Murphy '37 — Distinguished Alumni
Edward Waterbury 1849 — Distinguished Alumni
Rosaline Greenburg Barnett '26 — Distinguished Alumni
C. Luther Andrews — Citizen of the University
Ruth Hilkert Gaffga '35 — Excellence in Alumni Service
Susan Seabury Smith '35 — Excellence in Alumni Service
John Yager '59 — Bertha E. Brimmer Medal
 

1976

Helen Quackenbush Lathers '26 — Distinguished Alumni
Louis J. Wolner '30 — Distinguished Alumni
Harry Lee — Citizen of the University
Robert M. Fairbanks '64 — Excellence in Alumni Service
Alice Hedges Moore '20 — Excellence in Alumni Service
Alice Raynor Squires '45 — Bertha E. Brimmer Medal
 

1975

Sophia M. Cohen '24 — Distinguished Alumni
Beverly Diamond '30 — Distinguished Alumni
Paul G. Bulger '36 — Excellence in Alumni Service
Claire Deloira '56 — Bertha E. Brimmer Medal
 

1974

Alexander Augusta Baker '33 — Distinguished Alumni
Donald P.  Ely '51 — Distinguished Alumni
Kathryn Merchant Fitzgerald '22 — Distinguished Alumni
Rose Handler Tischler '30 — Distinguished Alumni
J. Vanderbilt Straub — Citizen of the University
Kenneth C. Blaisdell '67 — Excellence in Alumni Service
Joy P. Longo '54 — Excellence in Alumni Service
Lester W. Rubin '37 — Excellence in Alumni Service
Clara Fahnestock Stott '24 — Excellence in Alumni Service
Augusta Katz Biskin '36 — Bertha E. Brimmer Medal
 

1973

Martha Albright Egelston '26 — Distinguished Alumni
Elaine Drooz Friedman '45 — Distinguished Alumni
George P. Rice '32 — Distinguished Alumni
Clifton C. Thorne '49 — Distinguished Alumni
Julia Dolan '04— Excellence in Alumni Service
Lorena Shaffer Frevert '26— Excellence in Alumni Service
Madeline Schnabel '68— Excellence in Alumni Service
Gladys Teetsell Van Alen '21— Excellence in Alumni Service
Konrad Maier '54 — Bertha E. Brimmer Medal
 

1972

William A. Fullagar '36 — Distinguished Alumni
Edna Shafer MacAffer '24 — Distinguished Alumni
Gordon T. Rand '39 — Distinguished Alumni
John M. Sayles, 1902 — Distinguished Alumni
Samuel Aronowitz — Citizen of the University
Mabel E. Baird '20— Excellence in Alumni Service
Janice Friedman Keller '40— Excellence in Alumni Service
Frances M. Smith '28— Excellence in Alumni Service
Rosalind Itzkow  — Bertha E. Brimmer Medal
 

1971

Thomas M. Barrington '37 — Distinguished Alumni
Ben M. Becker '42 — Distinguished Alumni
Milton G. Nelson '24 — Distinguished Alumni
Seymour H. Fersh '49 — Distinguished Alumni
Harriet E. Twoguns, 1865 — Distinguished Alumni
Vera Comstock '14 — Excellence in Alumni Service
Edward L. Long '17 — Excellence in Alumni Service
Genevieve Shorey Moore '34 — Excellence in Alumni Service
Agnes Nolan Underwood '20 — Excellence in Alumni Service
Abe Wasserman '38 — Bertha E. Brimmer Medal
 

1970

Carl F. Herman '62 – Bertha E. Brimmer Medal

In the inaugural year of the Alumni Association's Excellence Awards, all recipients were named Distinguished Alumni with the exception of one Bertha Brimmer Medal honoree.

Hamilton Acheson '31
Wilfred P. Allard '35
Theodore T. Anderson '60
Bernard L. Auerbach '29
Morris E. Auerbach '28
Herbert S. Bailey '36
Caroline A. Bassett '62
Sarah E. Beard '42
Ralph A. Beaver '24
Florence Friedman Berman '32
Owen Bombard '43
Olga Hampel Briggs, 1926
Bertha Eldred Brimmer, 1900
Marcia Brown '40
Burdette Buckingham, 1901
Paul G. Bulger '36
Elizabeth Huggins Bullard, 1887
Arvid Burke '28
Raymond T. Byrne '30
David L. Clark '51
Marian Moore Coleman, 1920
Raymond Collins '31
Daniel Corr '31
Doris Sweet Corwith, 1918
Frederick Crumb '30
Margaret Morey Cunningham, 1896
Mary E. Dardess, 1926
Anna Boochever De Beer, 1912
Roland De Marco '35
Vincent Julian Donehue '36
Kenneth Doran '39
Herbert Emanual Drooz '38
Norma Enea '43
George B. Erbstein '47
Merle Fifield '54
Mary Abigail Fillmore, 1849
Thomas E. Finegan, 1890
Elizabeth Strong Finley, 1928
Roderick Fraser '47
William Marshall French, 1929
Leonard Friedlander '39
Futterer, Agnes Futterer, 1916
Ruth Hilkert Gaffga '35
Patricia Golden '39
Harold V. Gould '47
George E. Groat '97
Gilbert E. Ganong, 1928
Francis E. Griffin, 1928
Donald L. Guertin '52
Kolin Hager, 1917
Katherine Spoore Harrington '37
Ethel Herbert, 1914
Clarence Hidley, 1915
Ira Hirsh '42
Helen E. Hobbie '36
D. Emma Wilber Hodge, 1917
Reinhard Hohaus, 1917
Melvin J. Horowitz '61 
Elaine Barber Hritz '31
Leroy Irvis '38
John W. Jennings '49
Helen Fay Juneman, 1919
Evelyn A. Katusak '54
Lloyd L. Kelly '40
John F. Kennedy '30
Harry C. Kensky '43
Dorothy A. King '33
Thomas J. Kinsella '30
Louis M. Klein, 1929
Naoshi Koriyama '54
Nathan E. Kullman, Jr. ‘37
John B. Laing '54
Gary E. Larson '58
Thomas La Verne '39
Alvina Rich Lewis '33
Edward L. Long, 1917
Mary Helen Mahar '35
George Mallinson '38
Elwood Meschter '38
Mildred O'Malley Meskill, 1918
Dorothy A. McGinniss '32
Elizabeth Miller '50
Helen G. Moore '24
Peter P. Muirhead '34
Gladys E. Newell '30
Milton G. Nelson '24
Francis J. O'Brien '32
Clarence Olsen '41
Edward L.Osborn '31
Mary E. Osborn, 1920
A. Harry Passow '42
Harvey Patashnick '67
Thurston T. Paul '34
Anna Pierce, 1884
Edgar S. Pitkin, Sr., 1900
Edward Eldred Potter, 1917
Issac B. Poucher, 1847
Louis Rabineau '47
Elizabeth M. Rasmussen '34
Julia Fister Rector '32
Jane Bancroft Robinson, 1872
Edward J. Sabol '37
Helmuth Schultze '51
Minnie Brink Scotland, 1913
Irene Semanek '40
M. Margaretta Shea '35
Cornelius L. Shear, 1888
Mary Sherwood, M.D., 1874
Marjorie C. Smith, 1923
Harriet Aronowitz Sommers, 1918
J. Ellis Stannard, 1901
Erwin R.Steinberg '41
Kate Stoneman,1866
Lawrence W. Strattner, Jr. '39
William Torpey '35
Donald M. Tower, 1919
Winfield W. Tyler '43
Charles Tyndeell, 1880
Edwin R. Van Kleeck, 1927
James Van Sickle, 1873
Richard Wagner '54
James A. Warden '51
Anthony J. Wilk '39
Mabel A. WInter '30
Calvin Zippin '47
John B. Laing, Jr. '54 – Bertha E. Brimmer Medal

• Network with influential alumni, faculty and administrators, legislators and other university guests
• Act as hosts at alumni, development, university and presidential events
• Opportunities to travel to regional alumni and admissions events
• Sharpen your leadership and communication skills
• Enhance your personal resume
• Receive a letter of recommendation from the President's Office upon completion of the program
• Generate pride in UAlbany

To apply, students must be a sophomore or junior and have attended UAlbany for a minimum of one year. Candidates must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0. Students must complete a form and two recommendation forms must also be submitted to complete the application process. Applications will be accepted beginning in mid summer 2026 through mid-September. Interviews will be conducted in October, and new members will be chosen by the Purple & Gold Student Ambassador Committee. 

If you’d like to have a member(s) of Purple & Gold attend your event, submit an ambassador request form. Requests should be made at least 10 days prior to your event.

For more information about the Purple & Gold Ambassador Program, email Holly Barker-Flynn.

Sethri Asamoah-Nani ’27

Major: Biology
Activities: Men’s Club Soccer, MCAT Club, UAlbany Athletics Intern, Resident Assistant, Research Assistant, Five Quad Volunteer Ambulance Service, UAlbany Fund Representative
 

Shemari Blackwood ’26

Major: Human Biology
Activities: Resident Assistant, UAlbany Fund Call Center, Student Philanthropy Club eboard member, Undergraduate Student Researcher with the RNA Institute, Jamaican Student Association
 

Jaden E. Gabb ’26

Major: Political Science; Minor: Business and Spanish
Activities: Resident Assistant, Resident Assistant Advisory Board Member, Orientation Leader, UAlbany Social Media Content Creator, Phenomenal Voices Public Relations Chair, Former Mr Rhomeo (Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority), Boys of America Eagle Scout, 1844 Scholarship Recipient, Member of the Model European Union, Member of Tango Club

Karolina Lewkowicz ’26

Major: Human Biology; Minor: Korean
Activities: Resident Assistant, Orientation Leader, Center for Achievement, Retention, and Student Success Tutor, Ski Club member

Angel Luangaphay ’25, ’26

Major: Accounting and Business Administration; Minor: Communications
Activities: Student Assistant for Campus Center Management, Vice President of WoMen Excelling in Business, Presidential Honor Society Member, Massry Center for Business Volunteer
 

Breanna Mejia ’28

Major: Nursing; Minor: Spanish
Activities: CIHS Nursing Student Assistant, Nursing Club, Special Olympics Unified Flag Football, Orientation Leader, UAlbany Ambassador, Peer Advisor, Group Fitness Instructor, Hispanic Educational Technology Services Student Speaker

Davani Melendez ’26

Major: Communication; Minor: Theatre
Activities: Dr. Seth Spellman Jr. Academic Achievement Award Recipient, Resident Assistant, Marketing Intern for UAlbany Dining, South American Student Association Public Relations Chair, Girls Gains, Musical Theatre Association, UAlbany Theatre Department Performer, Communications Department Ambassador, Membership Attendant At The Well At Colonial, Recreation & Wellness Group Exercise Instructor, Phenomenal Voices, Knemesis Dance Crew

Sean Metcalf ’27

Major: Political Science and Public Policy; Minor: International Studies
Activities: Resident Assistant, State Assembly Intern, US Senate Intern, Education Abroad (Ireland), Honors College Peer Educator, Student Association Humanities Senator, Presidential Honor Society, UAlbany Democrats, Democracy Matters, Rockefeller College Dean’s Leadership Council, Pi Sigma Alpha Political Honor Society, Albany International Representative, and Honors College Non-Honors Housing Representative

Trevor Pettit ’27

Major: Political Science; Minor: Economics, Communication, Homeland Security
Activities: Student Association President, Chair of the Appropriations Committee, Board of Finance member, Political Director of UAlbany Democrats, World Ambassador for Politics Living-Learning Community, Writing and Critical Inquiry Peer Mentor, Tennis Club, Stock Exchange, Democracy Matters, Presidential Honor Society

Jasmine Ramlowtan ‘26

Major: Business and Sociology
Activities: Honors College, UAlbany Ambassador, President of the American Cancer Society, Vice President of Albany Sports Business Organization, Pan-Caribbean Organization, Student Photographer

Theo Rhynie ’27

Major: Business Administration; Minor: Cybersecurity
Activities: Resident Assistant, Financial Aid Ambassador, Recreation Manager, National Association of Black Accountants, UAlbany Boxing Club, UAlbany Consulting Club, Dr. Seth Spellman Jr. Academic Achievement Award Recipient, Alumni Association Spirit Scholarship, EY Trajectory Program, PwC Consulting Externship, Suydam Family Scholarship Recipient

Alyssa Rouchon ’26

Major: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Activities: Vice President of Cornerstone Campus Ministry, Cultural Connections event planner, Phi Delta Epsilon Historian, UAlbany Go Ambassador, CSTEP Member, Undergraduate Researcher at Lee Lab, PENSA Campus Ministry, Haitian Student Association, Honors College, Doctors4Hope

Ashleigh Rushford ’27

Major: Criminal Justice and Homeland Security
Activities: UAlbany Ambassador, UAlbany Student Association Senator, Epsilon Delta Psi, SSTOP Vice President (Students Stopping Trafficking of People), Five Quad (former member), FBI Collegiate Academy, FBI Teen Academy

Jake Sarlo ’26

Major: Business Administration (Finance & Marketing)
Activities: Albany Sports Business Organization (ASBO) Secretary, Albany Business Leaders Emerging (ABLE) Creative Director, Albany Club Golf Member, Margaret Yager Middleton Scholarship School of Business Scholarship Recipient

Alexa Taleporos ’27

Major: Business Administration; Minor: Communication
Activities: UAlbany Ambassador, Social Media Content Creator for UAlbany, Resident Assistant, Capital District Leadership Award Recipient, Albany Business Leaders Emerging, UAlbany Dance Council

Isaiah Williams ’26

Major: Cybersecurity
Activities: Men's Track and Field Team, The Hidden Opponent Campus Captain, CEHC Makerspace Intern, Cyber Defense Organization, Justice Equity Diversity and Inclusion, Epsilon Delta Psi, National Society for Leadership and Success, Center for Leadership Academy, Office of Government and Community Relations, CEHC Ambassador

Cornell Wise-Johnson ’28

Major: History; Minor: Africana Studies
Activities: UAlbany Ambassador, Orientation Leader, Resident Assistant, Education Chair of the National Association of the Advancement of Colored People - UAlbany Chapter, Albany State University Black Alliance, Brother 2 Brother, Phenomenal Voices, Dr. Seth Spellman Jr. Academic Achievement Award Recipient, Intercollegiate Athletics Advisory Board Member, National Society of Collegiate Scholars Member - UAlbany Chapter

Vienna Wiseman ’27

Major: Accounting; Minor: Business
Activities: UAlbany Ambassador, Learning Commons Peer Tutor, Recreation & Wellness Group Exercise Instructor at Colonial's The Well, Live Reality Games Secretary, World Ambassador of World of Business Living-Learning Community for First Year Experience, Expedition EY, EY CHARGE, Albany Student Press, Honors College, Presidential Honors Society, Massry School of Business Ellen Fine Levine ’78 Scholarship Recipient

Addison Yang ’26

Major: Accounting & Business Administration
Activities: Living-Learning Community World Diplomat, Institute of Management Accountants Treasurer, Peer Educator, Circle K, ABLE, NYSSCPA, Tennis Club, PwC Advance Start Tax Intern, Deloitte National Case Competition, Deloitte FanTAXtic Case Competition, Cyber Defense Organization, Alumni Association Spirit Scholarship recipient

Tenzin Yingsal ’27

Majors: Political Science and Communication
Activities: Rockefeller College Dean’s Leadership Council, Rockefeller Institute of Government, Governor Hochul Intergovernmental Affairs Intern, University Libraries’ Student Advisory Board, SUNY SA, Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Fraternity, Women in Law, Welcome Leader, Himalayan Student Organization, Center for Women in Government and Civil Society, Dr. Seth Spellman Jr. Academic Achievement Award Recipient

Mickey Zheng ’26

Major: Quantitative Economics and Data Analytics; Minor: Korean and International Studies
Activities: Resident Assistant, Peer Career Advisor, Center for Law and Policy Solutions Intern, U.S. Consulate General Shanghai Intern, Research Assistant for Dr. Joanna Dreby and Dr. Mary Ellen Stitt, Taekwondo Club, Studied Abroad at Seoul National University

Alumni Association Spirit Scholarship

Requirements:

• Candidate must be a rising freshman, sophomore or junior.
• Candidate must demonstrate commitment to the University at Albany community by exhibiting outstanding school spirit and pride.
• Financial need will be considered.
• Application deadline: March 6
   

Agnes E. Futterer Memorial Fellowship 

Requirements:

• Candidate must hold a bachelor's degree from the University at Albany or earn one by Spring 2026.
• Candidate must and have been in residence at the University at Albany for a minimum of two academic years as an undergraduate by the time of graduation.
• May be used for graduate study in theatre or theatre-related fields at the University at Albany or any other accredited institution or recognized theatre program.
• Application deadline: March 6
   

Albert N. Husted Fellowship

Requirements:

• Candidate must hold a bachelor's degree from the University at Albany or earn one by Spring 2026.
• Candidate must have been in residence at the University at Albany for a minimum of two academic years as an undergraduate by the time of graduation.
• May be used for full-time study at the University or any other accredited university.
• Priority will be given to the candidate with a demonstrated aptitude and interest in teaching.
• Application deadline: March 6

Adna W. Risley Memorial Scholarship

Requirements:

• Candidate must hold a bachelor's degree from the University at Albany or earn one by Spring 2026.
• Candidate must plan to pursue a graduate degree in history at the University at Albany.
• Priority will be given to the candidate with demonstrated dedication and commitment to civic engagement.
• Application deadline: March 6

Bertha Brimmer Legacy Scholarship

Requirements:

• Candidate must be an incoming, current legacy freshman or new legacy transfer student.
• A legacy is a child or grandchild of a graduate of UAlbany.
• Financial need will be considered.
• Application deadline: February 20

LSAT Test-Prep Course, Spring 2026

Classes are held on Tuesdays. The deadline to register for the course is March 17. Any registrations after that date will include a $100 late fee.

Class 1: March 24
Class 2: March 31
Class 3: April 14
Class 4: April 21
Class 5: April 28

Register for the Spring 2026 LSAT Course

Cancellations/Refunds
Cancellation refunds will be made (minus $100.00 non-refundable registration fee) when notification is received prior to the beginning of classes. After the beginning of classes, refunds only will be made (minus $180.00 non-refundable registration fee) when notification is received prior to the beginning of the second scheduled class.

Snow/Emergency Class Cancellation
In the event that normally scheduled UAlbany academic classes are cancelled due to inclement weather, the UAlbany test prep courses will also be suspended. Cancelled classes will be made up on the next normally scheduled class date and additional weeks will be added until all classes have been held. Please call (518) 442-SNOW, day or night, to keep informed of any weather related changes in class schedules, or follow @UAlbanyAlert on Twitter for weather-related announcements.

Mr. George DeLuca '76
New York Law School, Class of 1982 (Cum Laude, Law Review)

Teaching Experience
2003-present — LSAT, GMAT and GRE Test Prep instructor at UAlbany
2003-2007 — GRE Test Prep instructor at Lehman College
2001- 2006 — SAT Test Prep instructor for the Kaufman Tutoring Service
1998-2005 — LSAT, GMAT and GRE Test Prep instructor at Fordham University
1990-2003, 2005 — LSAT, GMAT and GRE Test Prep instructor at Baruch College
1982-1990 — LSAT, GMAT and GRE Test Prep instructor at BAR/BRI