Scholarly Presentations, Awards and Recognition
e 2014-2015 SUNY Chancellor’s Awards for excellence have been announced.
e following individuals have been selected for this honor:
• Professor Mark Bourdeau-excellence in Teaching-Ammerman Campus
• Professor Jerry Chen-excellence in Teaching-Ammerman Campus
• Professor Jo Curtis Lester-excellence in Teaching-Ammerman Campus
• Professor Leanne warshauer-excellence in faculty Service-Ammerman Campus
• Jason Kankel-excellence in Professional Service-Ammerman Campus
e Chancellor’s Awards for excellence are system-level honors conferred to acknowledge
and provide system-wide recognition for consistently superior professional achievement
and to encourage the ongoing pursuit of excellence. rough these awards, SUNY
publicly proclaims its pride in the accomplishment and personal dedication of its
instructional faculty, librarians and professional staff across its campuses.
Staff developed and submitted nominations for the 2014-2015 Chancellor’s Award for
excellence in Adjunct Teaching. is was the first time that the College offered this
award. Adjunct faculty members provide consistently excellent instruction and are a
key component of our staff as we seek to increase access, completion, and success
among students. e following members of our adjunct faculty were recognized as
having demonstrated extraordinary dedication to their students and an exceptional
commitment to quality teaching: Kelliann Schrage flores, Assistant Professor of
foreign Language - Humanities and women Studies and Krystyna i. Janicka-wlodek,
Assistant Professor of Mathematics. Congratulations to both of them.
An article authored by School of Nursing faculty members Dr. Cheryl Shaffer and
Lisa Aymong, rN, was featured in the october issue of Nursing 2014. entitled,
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Administering Vaccines,
”the article discusses proper vaccine administration, storage,
documentation and patient education. Dr. Shaffer, who serves as the College’s
Associate Dean of Nursing, was also selected for training as an Accreditation
Commission for education in Nursing (ACeN) program evaluator.
in february, i participated on a panel during the Hauppauge industrial Association’s
2015 Long island economic Summit. Approximately 200 members of this important
trade organization within our region were in attendance, including Trustee Anne
Shybunko-Moore. e session was used to unveil the 2015 Long island economic
Survey and opinion Poll conducted by the CPA firm of Albrecht, viggiano, Zureck
& Company. Panelists received a detailed list of questions to consider ahead of the
event so they would be prepared. education questions were centered on keeping
youth in our region, college affordability and college loans, workforce needs and
training, and the decline in government funding. i was joined on the panel by: Lucy
Mazany-Senior vice President of Signature Bank; James Pratt-Chairman at Pratt
Brothers; Dr. Kimberly Cline-President of LiU; and Kevin Dahill-President of the
Nassau Suffolk Hospital Council.
Deborah wolfson, Associate Professor of Mathematics and excelsior Program
Liaison, was a recipient of a 2015 idahlynn Karre exemplary Leadership Award.
is award recognized Ms. wolfson’s ability to advance academic and administrative
leadership on our campuses. in recognition of her award, she was honored at the
Chair Academy’s 24
th
Annual international Conference,
Leadership in the High-
Definition Age
, held in Seattle in April.
Dr. Cheryl Shaffer accepts a proclamation from
New York State Senator Philip Boyle.
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2014-2015 Review of Accomplishments
