For Immediate Release —July 2, 2009
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SUNY Chancellor
Recognizes Geneseo Faculty and Staff With Awards for Excellence
GENESEO,
N.Y. -- Four professors and two professional staff members from the State
University of New York at Geneseo are among the
recipients of Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence for the 2008-09 academic year. The awards are
SUNY system-level honors conferred to acknowledge and provide system-wide
recognition for consistently superior professional achievement and to encourage
the ongoing pursuit of excellence.
Receiving
Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence in Teaching are Thomas Greenfield, professor of English, and Kathleen Mapes, associate professor of
history. Lynette Bosch, professor art history, received the Chancellor’s
Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities. Johnnie
J. Ferrell, associate professor of theatre and technical director in Geneseo’s School of the Arts, received the Chancellor’s
Award for Excellence in Faculty Service.
Charles (Chip) Matthews,
director of College Union and Activities, received the Chancellor’s Award for
Excellence in Professional Service. Receiving
the Chancellor’s Award for Classified Service was Laureen Sherner, secretary in the college’s
Office of Career Services.
“It is a
great pleasure to present these awards to these remarkable members of the SUNY
community from schools across the state,” said Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher. “Thank you
to all of the faculty and staff receiving these awards
and thank you for your continued commitment to educating and mentoring our
students.”
CHANCELLOR’S
AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING
Thomas Greenfield served as dean of the college
for 11 years before taking a full-time professorial appointment in the English
department six years ago. He also
teaches courses in the School of the Arts and mentors numerous students from
all over campus. He is an accomplished
acoustic guitarist and songwriter and lends his services to student
organizations and colleges for entertainment or fundraising purposes. Greenfield has written two major books on
American drama and media and numerous scholarly articles. Greenfield resides in Avon, N.Y.
Kathleen Mapes teaches an array of courses at Geneseo from first-year writing to sophomore seminars to
upper-level research classes. Students
praise her ability to integrate high expectations and rigorous requirements
with a personable teaching approach that supports students as individuals and
encourages them to discover their fullest potential. Mapes is a
recognized specialist in the history of rural America, with strong interests in
labor and immigration history. Mapes resides in
Brighton, N.Y.
CHANCELLOR’S
AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCHOLARSHIP AND CREATIVE ACTIVITIES
Lynette Bosch is a nationally recognized
scholar in three disparate fields of art history: Spanish Renaissance, Italian Renaissance and
Contemporary Latin American art. In the
past 26 years, she has compiled a distinguished record of major publications,
including five books and numerous peer-reviewed articles in English and
Spanish. Bosch has received numerous
grants and awards as well as many prestigious research fellowship and visiting
professorships. She has made
presentations throughout North America and in Europe. She has had curatorial oversight of some 20
exhibitions and editorial responsibilities for the exhibition catalogues. Bosch resides in Rochester, N.Y. .
CHANCELLOR’S
AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN FACULTY SERVICE
Johnnie Ferrell goes above and beyond the call
of duty in managing the technical workload of the numerous productions in the
School of the Arts. In addition to his
teaching responsibilities in stagecraft, technical theatre and lighting and
sound design, he provides direct support of student designers. He also manages an array of faculty-directed
and student-directed theatre productions, community-produced theatre
productions, dance concerts and musical theatre revues. Ferrell is active in the U.S. Institute of
Theatre Technology. Ferrell resides in
Avon, N.Y.
CHANCELLOR’S
AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Charles
(Chip) Matthews began his work in the College Union as assistant director
in 2001 and rose to director in 2005. He
has transformed a 30-year-old building into an aesthetically pleasing facility
that buzzes with activity throughout the day and night as a major center of
campus life. He has significantly raised
student interest in the use of the College Union. Matthews also is responsible for developing
and implementing Geneseo Late Knight, an array of
social alternatives for students on Friday and Saturday nights; the Knight
Spot, a non-alcoholic on-campus dance club; and MOSAIC (Multicultural
Organizational Space for Activities, Inclusion and Collaboration), a unique
space and resource room for Geneseo’s thriving
multicultural student organizations. He
also is responsible for developing the colleges’s
first comprehensive performing arts calendar.
Matthews resides in Silver Springs, N.Y.
CHANCELLOR’S
AWARD FOR CLASSIFIED SERVICE
Laureen
Sherner
has been a SUNY Geneseo employee for her entire
working career, which spans more than 40 years.
She has been a secretary I in the college’s Office of Career Services,
which entails multiple clerical duties as well as purchasing and travel
coordination. She collaborates closely
with a professional staff member on the supervision of student office employees
and the management of an on-campus recruiting program. She regularly participates in campus and
off-campus professional development activities.
Sherner resides in Leicester, N.Y.