For Immediate Release — Wednesday, July
15, 2008
Contact:
David
Irwin
Media Relations Manager
(585) 245-5516
irwin@geneseo.edu
Five
SUNY Geneseo Faculty Members Receive Chancellor’s
Awards for Excellence
GENESEO,
N.Y. –– Interim SUNY Chancellor Dr. John B. Clark has awarded Chancellor’s
Awards for Excellence to five faculty members at the State University of New
York at Geneseo.
Three
received Excellence in Teaching Awards: Jennifer Katz, assistant professor of psychology;
Michael E. Rozalski, associate professor of education; and Caroline M. Woidat, associate professor
of English. Michael D. Lynch, associate professor of psychology, received an
Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities Award, and Michael D. Schinski, associate professor of finance, received an
Excellence in Faculty Service Award.
“These
five awardees reflect the best traditions in teaching, research and service,
which are the heart of our mission,” said Christopher C. Dahl, president of
SUNY Geneseo.
“They all have my esteem for their considerable contributions toward
making Geneseo one of the country’s outstanding
public liberal arts colleges.”
Katz, of
Rochester, N.Y., joined the SUNY Geneseo faculty in
2003. She received high praise from the
review committee for her quality of teaching, strong record of scholarship and
the active mentoring relationship she has with a large number of students. Katz earned her doctorate in clinical
psychology from the University of Georgia and participated in a post-graduate
program in marital and family therapy at the University of
Rochester School of Medicine.
Rozalski of Geneseo,
N.Y., a SUNY Geneseo faculty member since 2001,
earned his doctorate in special education from the University of South
Carolina. The review committee cited his
ability to model effective and active learning techniques in the classroom and
his involvement of students in research and projects. He has co-authored at least five
peer-reviewed journal articles with former or current students.
Woidat of Rochester, N.Y., joined the
SUNY Geneseo faculty in 1994. In recommending her for the honor, the review
committee emphasized her high level of commitment to accommodating student
needs and her productive innovations to Geneseo’s
curriculum. She vastly expanded course
offerings in a variety of areas, including creative writing, Native American
studies, American history and women’s literature. Woidat received
her doctorate in English from Vanderbilt University.
Lynch of
Webster, N.Y., is a national expert in the field of intervention research and
has been on the SUNY Geneseo faculty since 2000. He has a distinguished 16-year record of
publications in books and peer-reviewed journals and the review committee put
particular emphasis on the impact of his research pursuits on his classroom
teaching and community service, which has impacted the lives of many
families. Lynch received his doctorate
from the University of Rochester.
Schinski of Geneseo,
N.Y., a SUNY Geneseo faculty member since 1992, was
singled out for his contributions to the field of finance and for his service
to the college and the School of Business.
He has served as a peer-reviewer for journals
in his field and has been actively involved in college service, including
several terms as a member of the College Senate. He is an untiring ambassador for the college
within the community. In the School of
Business he laid the groundwork, with a member of the Business Advisory
Council, for the student managed investment fund, which led to unprecedented
involvement in the Finance Club. He
received his doctorate from the University of Kentucky.