Honoring SUNY Distinguished Professors

Welcome Back Blast Pep Rally and Fireworks Spectacular on the Student Union Field at the end of Welcome in August 2022.

The Office for Faculty Affairs oversees the nomination of SUNY Distinguished Professors, the highest rank in the SUNY System.

The distinction of SUNY Distinguished Professor is attained through extraordinary contributions to, and impact on, the candidate’s field of study, often evidenced by significant research and/or creative activity. The work must be of such character that it has the potential to elevate the standards of scholarship or creative activity of colleagues, both within and beyond their academic fields.

SUNY Distinguished Professors

SUNY Distinguished Professors (2024)

Ralph H. Benedict

Department of Neurology

Ann Bisantz

Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering

Deborah Chung

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Craig Colder

Department of Psychology

Jeffrey M. Lackner

Department of Medicine

Amanda B. Nickerson

Department of Counseling, School, and Educational Psychology

Sanjay Sethi

Department of Medicine

Eva Zurek

Department of Chemistry

SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professors

SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor (2024)

Michael E. Duffey

Department of Physiology and Biophysics

SUNY Distinguished Librarians

SUNY Distinguished Librarian (2024)

Elizabeth Adelman

Charles B. Sears Law Library

Learn More about the 2024 SUNY Distinguished Professor Class

SUNY Distinguished Professors Through the Years

Celebration of Faculty & Staff Excellence

Each Fall, the UB community celebrates the achievements of our faculty and staff in the areas of research, teaching, and service. The Celebration of Faculty and Staff Excellence event includes a welcome by President Satish K. Tripathi, remarks by Provost A. Scott Weber, and an on-stage presentation recognizing awardees in the following categories:

· External awards designated as “prestigious” and “highly prestigious” by the National Research Council

· SUNY Distinguished Professor

· SUNY Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence

· UB Distinguished Professor

· 50 and 60 years of service

2024 Celebration of Faculty & Staff Academic Excellence

12/3/24

From Left to Right: President Satish K. Tripathi, Elizabeth Adelman (SUNY Distinguished Librarian), Jeffrey Lackner (SUNY Distinguished Professor), Craig Colder (SUNY Distinguished Professor), Deborah Chung (SUNY Distinguished Professor), Ann Bisantz (SUNY Distinguished Professor), Amanda B. Nickerson (SUNY Distinguished Professor), Ralph H. Benedict (SUNY Distinguished Professor), Sanjay Sethi (SUNY Distinguished Professor), Michael E. Duffey (SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor), Eva Zurek (SUNY Distinguished Professor), Provost A. Scott Weber