Chancellor's Awards Nominations Sought 2025-2026
Nominations are sought for candidates for the Chancellor's Awards for Excellence in Professional and Classified Service.
The Awards are designed to recognize extraordinary performance and achievement by people serving in the designated categories. Full-time employees of the University, the SUNY Research Foundation or the 天美传媒 Foundation, who have completed at least three years continuous full-time service in their current positions for classified service, are eligible.
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service
For the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service, a selection committee composed of professional employees, teaching faculty, students, and other campus community members, will review nominations and recommend nominees to the President. Recipients of an Excellence Award may not be nominated for an Excellence Award in another category within a five-year interval. Professional service award winners will be chosen on the basis of leadership skills, problem-solving ability, professional recognition, creativity, initiation of ideas and development of proposals for improving effectiveness.
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Classified Service
For the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Classified Service, a selection committee composed of classified service employees, teaching faculty, professional employees and students will recommend nominees to the President .
Criteria for selection of classified service winners include superb performance in fulfilling the job description for the position held, supported by evidence of excellent work and high degrees of reliability, resourcefulness and initiative.
Nominations
Nominations for both classified service and professional service excellence awards can be submitted to Denise Nawrocki. Nominations are due by Wednesday, Dec. 03, 2025.
An individual submitting a nomination is expected to assist the selection committee in the preparation of the nominee鈥檚 dossier. Dossiers are to be completed and submitted electronically to Denise Nawrocki by Friday, Dec. 12, 2025.