SUNY Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence (CASE)

This award requires university nomination or interview and cannot be applied to directly. Students must work with the Office of Fellowships and Scholarships and meet university deadlines.

Overview

The SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence acknowledges students for outstanding achievements that have demonstrated the integration of SUNY excellence within many aspects of their lives such as academics, leadership, campus involvement, community service, or the arts. Students are asked to provide descriptions of their awards, honors, accomplishments and/or achievements in at least three of the primary areas. It is the highest honor bestowed upon a student by the University.

Deadline

December 1

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must:

  • Have a GPA of 3.5 and above
  • Be a current or recent undergraduate student
  • Have graduated or plan to graduate between Summer 2024 and Spring 2025

How to Apply

Applications are now closed.

The application for the 2026 SUNY Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence will open in fall 2025.

Students must complete the online self-nomination and submit a current resume/CV.

The nominations will be forwarded to an internal campus nomination selection committee which can recommend up to 15 candidates to SUNY for consideration. All applicants will be notified by the end of January as to whether they have been recommended as a campus nominee for this SUNY award. Campus nominees’ application materials will be forwarded to SUNY for consideration. UB-recommended nominees will be notified directly by SUNY of their award status, and will be recognized at a ceremony in Albany in April if selected by SUNY as a recipient of the Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence. 

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Past Award Recipients and Honorees

Year

Name

2024

Shirley Bassarath

Sarah Bukhari

Hannah Crittenden

Cole Fredericks

Dior Gillins

Brennan Gorman

Zanaya Hussain

Samiha Islam

Lea Kyle

Jeremy Nguyen

Anoop Nilam

Bryan Renzoni

Hannah Ruth

Rachel Sanyu

Anna Walsh

2023

Annabella Bogart

Kylie Kobrin Brosnan

Ariel Clarke

Nicole Guzman

Alexis Harrell

Will Johnson

Hannah Krull

Haeni Lee

Jordana Mazer

Richard Pasternack

Sarah Sauer

Jyla Serfino

Annika Smith

Meghan Sullivan

Connor Whitney

2022

Hannah Baker

Temara Cross

Sydney Emley

Julie Frey

Kathryn Gentz

Sydne Jackson

Siana Jacobs

Anoop Kiran

Clayton Markham

Sophie May

Diana Olivares-Salazar

O. Fiona Pratt-MacDonald

Pia Franziska Schwarz

Julia Schapiro

Paloma Tripathi

2021

Raven Baxter

Gianna Damico

Jacqueline Hannan

Matt Taboni

2020

Jonathan Bessette

Fatak G. Borhani

Liam Christie

Summer J. Davis

Megan E. Dwyer

Katherine M. Eaton

Daniela R. Falcone

Dennis C. Fedorishin

Arsh Issany

Lisa R. Marcellus

Kathleen Ohman

Jillian P. O'Shaughnessy

Alyssa Reese

David Tallents

2019

Jacob M. Bleasdale

Dylan N. Burns

Julia Anne Cordani

Destiny Diaz

Benjamin Gutsin

Gunnar J. Haberl

Shaun Nowicki

Philip N. Odonkor

Katherine O'Donnell

Jessie A. Pelosi

Cheryl L. Porzi

Julia V. Quebral

Tara N. Strade

Conor J. Sullivan

Anthony R. Taboni

2018

Devashish Agarwal

Marla L. Beyer

Harman Paul Singh Brar

Mary K. Canty

Rachael Cardinal

Mikayla C. Fayo

Randy Fernando

Marco Gangarossa

Walker T. Gosrich

Seamus J. Lombardo

John C. McCarthy

Michael Paraszczak

Kayleigh Reed

Philip J. Schneider

Katherine R. Ups

2017

Madelaine M. Britt

Jacob W. Caldwell

Meghan Capeling

Akshata K. Chaudhary

Won Woong (Tyler) Choi

Hannah L. Griffith

Anna Jacquinot

Barrett T. Kemp

Andrea D. Niper

Emily O’Brien

Alexander A. Salinas

Jacob P. Schupbach

George Sklivanitis

Emily Slominski

Hailie P. Suk

2016

Caroline D. Brown

Dylan N. Burns

Ashley E. Cercone

Steven J. Coffed

Max F. Crinnin

Ethan Hayden

Dante A. Iozzo

Patricia N. Johnson

Elizabeth A. Kaltenbach

Minahil Khan

Kristen A. Milleville

Natasha Singh

Alexandra K. Van Hall

Timothy J. Van Oss

Mingcong Zhang

2015

Matthew A. Eldred

Sara-Ann E. Fox

Ryan J. Hauser

Karin R. Hsieh

Tara L. Kaczorowski

Elizabeth A. Lakota

Chams Eddine Mballo

John T. O'Brien

Megan A. Pszonak

Chelsea Reinhardt

Christopher J. Reinhardt

Nathaniel J. Sundholm

Mackenzie R.H. Ward

Chelsea Wheeler

Jennifer R. Whittaker

2014

Kelsey Barbour

Erin Ellis

Emily Fiore

Courtney Kodweis

Taylor Lansing

Andrew Lyons

Elise Martin

Kayla Maxwell

Daniel Ovadia

Elise Roberts

Amanda Sherman

Matthew Silver

Christine Tjahjadi-Lopez

Phillip Tucciarone

Trenton Van Epps

2013

Jay Amin

Maxwell L. Bileschi

Elise N. Blasingame

Paul D. Garman

Sourobh Ghosh

Sharlene M. Green

Megan E. Klyczek

Matthew G. Leibowitz

Peter J. Oldani

Daniel P. Salem

Marlee E. Sroka

Paul M. Stephan

Lauren B. Stutzman

Jessica J. Walts

2012

Kristina N. Blank

Mara C. Deckard

Allison P. Funk

Emily Gargiulo

Emily Gibson

Taylor M. Hiller

Bridget K. Hughes

Andrew D. Hunt

Lauren M. Little

Jasmine L. May

Madeline T. Morcelle

Shannon E. O'Leary

Mary K. Scheda

Thawab Shibly

Shanté L. White

2011

Joshua M. Adams

Desiree C. Albert

Felicia Cao

Justin M. Karter

Ryan A. Linden

Claire M. Lochner

Angelica J. Maier

Chikashi Miyama

Grace C. Mukupa

Sarah C. Mye

Laura C. Neese

Derek M. Peloquin

Laura B. Radecki

Krista E. Scimeca

Crystal L. Sterling

2010

Eliane A. Abou-Jaoude

Kevin J. Barnum

Kristen M. Baroudi

Tom T. Fadial

Julie M. Ficarra

Leslie J. Fisher

Shannon M. Griffin

Chelsey M. Hartley

Jessica R. Keaton

Isaac D. Kramer

Deborah Naybor

Jennifer Rahman

Julie M. Sawnor

Martin J. Smallidge

Sarah J. Ventre

2009

Lisa L. Braun

Katrina M. Bytschkow

Bradley W. Cheetham

John B. Coles

Przemyslaw W. Garbaczewski

Aaron M. Krolikowski

Michelle M. Matteliano

Daniel P. Muffoletto

Hieu Q. Nguyen

Catherine J. Nicastro

Shannon M. Palermo

Steven I. Pancio

Angel J. Rosario Jr.

Michael A. Steenberge

Jessica H. Zak

2008

Katherine A. Brewer

Jessica A. Colwell

Ashley M. Corliss

Kaitlyn M. Dudek

Catherine R. Dunning

Lauren M. Hammond

Tina E. Jacob

Deborah A. Liana

Jessica A. Minney

Otto H. Muller

Rajavi S. Parikh

Ramanujam G. Prativadi

Jennifer A. Stabel

Alyssa M. Tevens

Christina S. Yacoob

2007

Rahul C. Chopra

Michael P. Colby

Karen E.H. Corey

Fara E. Ditkowsky

Josh T. Hancock

Mohammad V. Hussain

Craig E. Keller

Zac M. Lochner

Sarah A. Meunier

Ola A. Mscichowski

Robert A. Richards

Peter C. Rizzo

Balbir K. Singh

Ann A. Zykina

2006

William Chapman

Brittany Dolph

Deepa Govindaraj

Rebecca Haderer

Kelly Harris

Nicholas Holzmacher

Amie Kraus

Allana Krolikowski

Rena Malik

Samir Nayyar

Erica Pastore

Jeet Patel

Danelle Schrader

Robert Spengler

2005

Phillip D. Badaszewski

Surbhi Bandal

Amy Daniels

Ruth A. Kleinman

Susan Y. Min

Rahul Nayyar

Timothy J. Olewniczak

Derek D. Reformat

Sujata Sofat

Elizabeth M. Terragnoli

David C. Turnbull

Matthew Watkins

Bryan Weinstein

2004

Sophia R. Balderman

Laura M. Halliday

David A. Ingleman

Elizabeth M. Lagowski

Sara E. Nye

Heather M. O'Gavaghan

Ajay N. Pachal

George H. Pape Jr.

Narasimhachar G. Prativadi

Jennifer L. Pugh

Sheela K. Rao

Rachelle A. Ricotta

John B. Taylor

Robin L. Vail

Amy L Wojciechowski

2003

Geoffrey S. Andrews

Rebecca L. Ashare

Sara M. Center

Pamela A. Cocol

Jennifer E. Drake

Hedva Krauze

Crystal R. Oliver

Danielle L. Sheather

2002

David P. Bartels

Melissa A. Burgio

Naniette H. Coleman

Amy E. Fuller

Preethi Govindaraj

Jenna K. Keenan