Awards + honors

SUNY Oswego and its vice president for student affairs and enrollment management, Dr. Jerald Woolfolk, recently earned State University-wide awards -- the first time they were ever bestowed -- as the SUNY Diversity Conference recognized their years-long commitment to fostering diversity, inclusion and social justice at the college.

SUNY Oswego School of Business faculty member Efstathios (Stathis) Kefallonitis recently was named a fellow in two prestigious British royal societies, but he is quick to deflect the honors to acknowledge what the college allows him to do.

Colleges of Distinction recently named SUNY Oswego to its 2017-18 listing, citing such character-building opportunities at the college as undergraduate research, a wide variety of internships and co-ops, community service and alternative breaks, intensive writing courses and tutoring, interdisciplinary programs, and an array of international learning options.

SUNY Oswego recently learned it will receive the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) 2017 Excellence and Innovation Award in International Education, a national honor that cites the college for its efforts to embed study abroad in the curriculum and to make study-travel opportunities more accessible to under-represented students.

SUNY Oswego appears on The Princeton Review's recently published "Best Northeastern Colleges" recommended schools for 2018.

Hands-on opportunities and academic strengths contributed to SUNY Oswego being ranked fourth in College Magazine's "Top 10 Colleges for Broadcast Journalism."

SUNY Oswego alumnus Jesse Corfield plans to continue his dedication to education and international service through teaching English in Brazil via the prestigious U.S. Fulbright Student Program.

SUNY Oswego Office of Career Services staff earned three of five statewide awards, as well as a special commendation, at the recent SUNY Career Development Conference.

The 2017 SUNY Oswego President's Award for Teaching Excellence will honor chemistry faculty member Dr. Casey Raymond, who garnered praise in more than a dozen letters of support from colleagues and alumni for his 14 years of challenging, supporting and inspiring his students.

Biochemistry major Tatiana Gregory was 1 of 4 Oswego students earning 2017 Chancellor's Awards for Student Excellence, the highest such honor in the SUNY system.