Events and Programs

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 Award Recipients

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 Award Recipients

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 Award Recipients

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 Award Recipients

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 Award Recipients

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 Award Recipients

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 Award Recipients

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 Award Recipients

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 Award Recipients

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 Award Recipients

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 Award Recipients

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 Award Recipients

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 Award Recipients

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 Award Recipients

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 Award Recipients

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 Award Recipients

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 Award Recipients

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 Award Recipients

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 Award Recipients

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 Award Recipients

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 Award Recipients

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 Award Recipients

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 Award Recipients

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 Award Recipients

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 Award Recipients

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 Award Recipients

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 Award Recipients

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 Award Recipients

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 Award Recipients

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 Award Recipients

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 Award Recipients

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 Award Recipients

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 Award Recipients

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 Award Recipients

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 Award Recipients

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 Award Recipients

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 Award Recipients

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 Award Recipients

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 Award Recipients

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 Award Recipients

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.

Student Ambassadors go here

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

The test prep course schedule and registration for Spring 2026 and Fall 2026 will be posted in January.

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