Join us as we honor this year’s Rockefeller College alumni and student award recipients! This annual celebratory event will include a presentation of the awards as well as a reception at the University at Albany Campus Center Ballroom.

Friday, May 1, 2026

6:00-9:00 p.m.

University at Albany

Campus Center Ballroom

Registration:

https://alumnievents.albany.edu/e/2026-rockefeller-awards/

(Registration deadline is April 24)

2026 Alumni Award Honorees:30-10:00

Distinguished Service to the College 

Joe Bonilla, BA, 2011

Outstanding Young Alumna in Criminal Justice

Heidi Bonner, MA, 2005; PhD, 2012

Distinguished Service in Criminal Justice (scholar)

Josh Freilich, PhD, 2001

Distinguished Service in Criminal Justice (practitioner)

Shelley Hyland, PhD, 2015

Outstanding Young Alumnus in Political Science 

Amira Jadoon, PhD, 2017

Outstanding Young Alumnus in Public Administration 

Amaury Munoz, BA, 2013

Lifetime Achievement Award, Rockefeller College

Glenn Newman, BA, 1973

Distinguished Alumna in Political Science

Noelle Ellserson Ng, MPA, 2006

Distinguished Alumnus in Public Administration 

Peter Ragone, BA, 1993