Chancellor’s Medal
The Chancellor’s Medal is awarded to individuals in honor of their trailblazing and/or extraordinary contributions to the University, an academic body of knowledge and/or society.
Allen Groves, Dara Royer
Chancellor’s Citation for Excellence
The award recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions in four overarching categories:
Excellence in Student Research
Paul Sagoe (graduate student), Sadie Meyer (undergraduate student)
Outstanding Contributions to the Student Experience and University Initiatives
Elizabeth Kubala (faculty); Ann Marie McGinnis (professional staff); Aaliyah Muolo Vergara (support staff)
Faculty Excellence and Scholarly Distinction
Joseph Ditre
Lifetime Achievement Award
Margie Hughto
Student-Athlete Award
This award recognizes the top female and male student-athletes with the highest cumulative grade point average over the course of their academic and athletic careers.
Nora Radke, Ruben Rojas Betanzos
Seinfeld Scholarship
Each year Syracuse University honors the talents of outstanding faculty or students through an award made possible by Judith Greenberg Seinfeld ’56, H’25, a distinguished alumna and member of the University Board of Trustees. Awards are made to those who have been determined by their peers to have made outstanding contributions to the beauty of the world, to have added to human values and to ending human abuse anywhere in the world, and to have demonstrated passion for excellence, creativity and originality in academic or artistic fields.
Brice Nordquist
Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professorships for Teaching Excellence
A substantial bequest from the estate of L. Douglas Meredith, a 1926 graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences, allowed Chancellor Kenneth A. Shaw to create the L. Douglas Meredith Professorships in 1995 to recognize and reward outstanding teaching at Syracuse University.
2026-29 Meredith Professors
Shikha Nangia, Renėe Stevens
Recognizing the 2023-26 Meredith Professors
Azra Hromadžić, Sucheta Soundarajan
Recognizing a 2019-22 Meredith Professor
Kate Lewis
Teaching Recognition Award
The award is sponsored by the Meredith Professors to benefit non-tenured faculty members. It recognizes excellence in teaching and fosters a culture of collegial mentoring among faculty members.
Meredith Early Performance Award
S. Omar Ali, Minju Kim, Kasey Laurent, Kyrstin Mallon Andrews, João Paulo Oliveira Marum, Jason Webb, Joseph Wilson
Meredith Continuing Excellence Award
Gregory Heisler, Soo Yeon Hong
Enduring Values Award
This award recognizes an individual who is integral in helping students achieve academic excellence at a university that is welcoming to all.
Hua Jiang
William Pearson Tolley Medal
Based in the School of Education, this award honors national or international leadership in support of lifelong learning.
Alice Kendrick ’70, G’79, G’93
Chancellor’s Award for Innovation
This award is bestowed upon an individual who advances academic and technical excellence through the introduction and implementation of extraordinary new methods and ideas to benefit the Syracuse University community.
Jeffrey Rubin
Chancellor’s Forever Orange Award
This award recognizes individual students, faculty or staff who—by virtue of extraordinary hard work, good values and commitment to excellence—have come to embody the best of Syracuse University.
John Wildhack
2025-26 Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars
The Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars lead the Syracuse University community in the remembrance of the 270 people, including 35 Syracuse University students, who were killed in the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.
2026 Senior Class Marshals
The Senior Class Marshals are distinguished individuals who exemplify the spirit of the senior class, exhibit critical thinking skills and have excelled during their time at Syracuse.
Chidera Olalere
Silke Pion
2026 School and College Marshals
Marshals for each of the University’s schools and colleges are selected for their distinguished achievement in scholarship, academic honors, student organization involvement, leadership and collegiality, as well as campus and community engagement and service. The marshals lead the procession of graduates from each school and college into the Commencement ceremony.
College of Arts and Sciences—Lexie Lazarus, Anna Meehan, Jessica Singh
College of Engineering and Computer Science—Thalia Lee, Sadie Meyer
College of Law—Emery Bielecki
College of Professional Studies—Kristopher Plantz
College of Visual and Performing Arts—Kate O’Leary, Charlie Thomas
David B. Falk College of Sport—Braeden Cheverie-Leonard, Rylie DiMaio
Martin J. Whitman School of Management—Heath Megnin, Katherine Rogers
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs—Jack Higgins
School of Architecture—Ailed Torres Espinosa, A.J. Laucks
School of Education—Bobby Marie Battle, Zachary Setzkorn
School of Information Studies—Alexandra Miller-Thomas, Benjamin Perle
S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications—Dylan Kujawski, Steven Labovitch
The Graduate School—Keturah Cochren-Albright
2026 University Scholars
Twelve seniors are named as the 2026 Syracuse University Scholars, the highest undergraduate honor that the University bestows.
2025 Emeriti Faculty and Librarians
Craig Boise
Richard Burton
David Driesen
S. Todd Herreman
Sandra Hewett
Eunjoo Jung
Tazim Kassam
Gary Kelder (posthumously)
Panayotis (Peter) Koveos (posthumously)
Sandra Lane
Loredana Lanzani
Jude Lewis
Carol Liebler
Soren Lowell
Diane Lyden Murphy
Matilda Mateo-Sevilla
Sarah McCoubrey
Sean O’Keefe
Gary Pieples
Zaline Roy-Campbell
S.N. Sangmpam
Minet Schindehutte
Michael Schwartz
Brian Sheehan
Sharon Ann Skiold
Maureen Thompson
John Marshall Townsend (posthumously)
Andrew Vogel
Robert J. Weiner Jr.
2025 Years of Service Milestones
20 Years
Raymond Abdella Jr.
Madena Aboui
Andrea Acey
Joan Adler
Zijada Alemic
Richard Ameele
Rakesh Anand
Christopher Anderson
Badi Baltagi
Laura Barnes
Kathleen Baum
Brien Bell
Scott Bernard
Peter Blanck
Susan Branson
Maria Braunitzer
Ajajielle Brown
Laura Brown
Elizabeth Buchanan
Sarah Cappella
Desa Carbone
Donald Cardarelli
Lora Carlson
Theodore Cateforis
Scott Catucci
T. Makana Chock
Brandon Coleman
Kimberly Cooper
Melanie Cuevas-Rodriguez
Christine Demetros
Melinda Dermody
Moira Dick
Robert Doyle
Kishi Ducre
Emily Duke
Michael Ebner
Mark Edlund Jr.
Christopher Fletcher
Diana Frateschi
Monique Frost
Peng Gao
Myrna Garcia
Megan Gemmill
Edward Godwin
Natalka Godzak
Karen Goebel
Ronald Green
Roy Gutterman
Daniel Hanford
Wendy Hanrahan
Alan Harper
Maurice Harris
Michael Hasan
Carolyn Hoare
James Holland Jr.
Samila Hrustic
Andrew Joncas
Zachary Kenealy
Daniel Klaczany
John Kleberg
Nina Kohn
Lisa Kuerbis
Hope Kuniholm
Jing Lei
Tyrone Lyons
Kevin Maillard
Daeya Malboeuf
Rene Marceau
Catherine Maritan
Andrew McClurg
Estaban Melendez Jr.
Speranza Migliore
Faraskila Mobior
Francesca Moore
Patricia Morgan
William Myhill
Michael Patsos
John Petosa
Kofi Okyere
Lanita Oliver
Charles Oliveri
Jani Onninen
Kristin Repice
Cheryl Robillard
Jonnell Robinson
Lucy Rodgers
Dalia Rodriguez
Michael Roy
Timothy Salanger
Jennifer Schwarz
Stephen Singer
Joshua Slade
Bernice Smith
Vicki Smith
Justin Stach
Amy Sturgeon
George Theoharis
Jennifer Uryniak
Ramani Voleti
John Warren
George Wazen
Brooke Wears
Chance Wenstley
Adam Wheeler
Willie Whitlock
Robert Wilson
Alecia Zema
25 Years
Jeurje Alamir
Kathryn Allen
Theresa Bathen
Teresa Battisto
Karen Baum
Kelley Champa
Marcelina Chavez
Biao Chen
Jonathan Cheney
Jill Clarke
Susan Clayton
Dan Coman
Janice Darmody
Randy Dearborn
James Devereaux
Deborah Dohne
Kathryn Everly
Marco Fallani
Tracy Feocco
Priyantha Fernando
Robert Finnegan
Michael Frasciello
Rose Frenza
Michael Fudge
Marjorie Greeson
Nancy Hard
Denise Heckman
William Hicks Jr.
Monica Hobika
Linda Ivany
Kelly Jarvi
Joseph Kehn
Tina Kelly
Mary Kiernan
Holly Kingdeski
Bruce Kingma
Judith Kopp
Linda Koser
Amy Kwasigroch
Eunkyu Lee
Paula Maxwell
Jennie McLaughlin
Kelly Needham
Leonese Nelson
Jae Oh
John Olson
Joseph Pellegrino
James Perkins
Thomas Perreault
Kelly Pettingill
David Popp
Josephine Scanlon
Erin Schaal
James Spoelstra
Christopher Stewart
Tina Thompson
Padmal Vitharana
Eric Wagner
Kevin Wall
James Warne
Geoffrey Wemple
30 Years
Darle Balfoort
Ronald Bunal
Donald Buschmann
Anthony Carbone
Donald Carr
Kelley Coleman
Todd Conover
Janet Coria
Luvenia Cowart
Jay Cox
Lisa Dolak
Bradley Ethington
Thomas Foody
Robert Gerbin
Erika Haber
Juanita Horan
Paul Kicak
Dennis Kinsey
Elzbietta Kosatka
Heather Labuz
Roger Lavin
Steven Lux
Cheri McEntee
A. Alan Middleton
Anne Mosher
Melissa Perry
Sanford Peterson
Cristina Regan-Swift
Jeffrey Rubin
Tomasz Skwarnicki
Adam Smith
Carrie Smith
Shirley Trendowski
Ann Marie Trinca
35 Years
Jamie Base
Chris Bolt
Jacqueline Borowve
Paul Browning
Gail Bulman
Jeffrey Carnes
Kimberly Charima
Garrett Diaz-Wheeler
Jerry Edmonds
Susan Edson
Maryann Evans
Christina Feikes
Susan Fredericks
Ronda Garlow
Deborah Golia
Kristina Greene
Sheryl Hedrick
Julianne Hughes
Elizabeth Jeffery
Betty Johnson-Adair
Darlene Kennedy
Laura Lape
Elisabeth Lasch-Quinn
Robin Malloy
Nicole Morrissette-Ugoji
Eric Patten
Rebecca Ponza
Krystal Porter
Beth Prieve
Lawrence Roux
Scott Samson
Stephanie Surlock
Mark Svereika
Robert Thompson
Scott Wright
40 Years
Edward Bogucz
Sean Corcoran
Bridget Crary
James Fiumara
John Fiumara
Laura Gaul
Lisa Hairston
Can Isik
John Mangicaro
Jeffrey Mertell
Diane Oad
Kara Patten
Nancy Pelligrini
Sandra Petreszyn
Michael Petroff
Joseph Roth
John Sardino
Kenneth Schoening
Sari Signorelli
Sofia Silva
Deborah Skeele
Patricia Sobotka
Peter Vinette
45 Years
Carmine Avella
Vanessa Dismuke
Susan Long
Sevilimedu (S.P.) Raj
William Rizzo
James Ryan
Kim Sauer
50 Years
ML DeFuria
Margie Hughto
Barbara Opar
65 Years
Dorothy “Dottie” Russell