Five members of SUNY Fredonia faculty have been designated the “best of the best” as recipients of the 2007 Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence in Faculty Service, Librarianship, Professional Service, Scholarship and Creative Activities, and Teaching.
The honorees include: Dr. Christina S. Jarvis, associate professor, English; Keary J. Howard, associate professor, mathematical sciences; Dr. Reneta Barneva, professor of computer science; Michele Notte, director of Youngerman Center for Communication Disorders; and Marianne B. Eimer, librarian and head of Research & Instruction at Daniel A. Reed Library.
“These awards acknowledge and honor SUNY faculty members who are truly the best of the best,” said State University of New York Chancellor John R. Ryan. “The Awards for Excellence are particularly rewarding for those chosen because they have been nominated by their colleagues on campus and viewed as role models among their peers.”
Chancellor’s Awards are system-level honors conferred to provide system-wide recognition for consistently superior professional achievement and to encourage the ongoing pursuit of excellence. The Fredonia five are among 235 faculty and staff receiving Chancellor’s Awards throughout SUNY’s 64 campuses.
Dr. Jarvis, Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, has quickly established an exceptional reputation for teaching, scholarship and collegiality since joining SUNY Fredonia in 2000. Highly popular among students, she is known as an educator who is challenging, engaging, helpful and provocative. Dr. Jarvis has also revived and energized the growing American Studies program on campus and assembled a unified core of courses that serve as its anchor.
A prolific writer, she is the author of “The Male at War: American Masculinity during World War II,” published in 2004, two articles in scholarly journals and several essays. She is a frequent lecturer and conference presenter.
Dr. Jarvis received doctorate and master’s degrees in English, with minors in Women’s Studies, both from The Pennsylvania State University; and bachelor’s degree in English and History from Rutgers University. She previously taught at The Pennsylvania State University.
Known as an innovator in the classroom and leader in the school’s Mathematical Sciences department, Professor Howard will also receive the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. He joined SUNY Fredonia in 2000. Known for his expertise in mathematics teacher training, Professor Howard co-wrote the article, “Let the SMADNESS Begin: A Great Skill Builder for All Ages,” which appeared in the New York State Mathematics Teachers Journal in 2006, among other articles published in professional journals.
Professor Howard was awarded his doctorate and master’s degrees in mathematics education from Cornell University, and bachelor’s degree in mathematics/statistics from the University of Rochester. Prior to joining SUNY Fredonia, Dr. Howard was an assistant professor of mathematics at Alfred State College and instructor in statistics and education at Cornell.
Dr. Reneta P. Barneva, who will receive the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship & Creative Activities, is known for an extensive body of research, as well as for original contribution to the fields of computer graphics and multimedia. Previous honors include SUNY Fredonia’s Kasling Lecturer Award, the highest scholarly award on campus, and the prestigious Wilkes Award, conferred by the British Computer Society.
Articles by Dr. Barneva have appeared in over 60 publications, while numerous citations of her work in computer graphics by prominent scientists demonstrate her leadership standing.
Prior to joining SUNY Fredonia in 2001, Dr. Barneva taught at Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, TRNC, and at the University of Mining and Geology, Bulgaria. Dr. Barneva earned his doctorate and master’s of science degrees at the University of Sofia.
MicheleT. Notte, recipient of the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service, has dedicated her 35-year career at SUNY Fredonia to developing quality speech language and hearing services, expanding clinical programs, and making services more accessible and affordable. She has worked tirelessly to develop new guideline and assessment measures in response to evolving federal, state and insurance regulations.
As clinical director for the Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, Ms.Notte directs and administers the department’s clinic, the Youngerman Center for Communication Disorders, as well as undergraduate and graduate clinical training programs.
Prior to joining SUNY Fredonia in 1971 as an instructor in the Department of Speech Language Pathology/Audiology, Ms. Notte worked as a speech-language pathologist in Dunkirk city schools. She earned a master’s degree in speech pathology and bachelor’s in speech and hearing handicapped, both at SUNY Fredonia.
Ms. Eimer, recipient of the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Librarianship, has made many contributions in the areas of interlibrary loan, reference and instructional services, both at SUNY Fredonia and throughout Western New York. Since joining Reed Library in 1996, she has developed library services and programs that effectively respond to the information and research needs of college students.
She has been a member of the State University of New York Librarians Association since 1996, and served as its president, vice-president/president-elect and campus delegate. As a member of the Western New York Library Resources Council, Ms. Eimers has been a member of subcommittees that addressed the virtual union catalogue, consortial pricing group, resource sharing and InfoPass. She has been a member of its Virtual Reference Advisory Board since 2001.
Prior to joining SUNY Fredonia, Ms. Eimer held library positions at Erie Community College, South Campus, Orchard Park; D’Youville College, Buffalo; and Niagara University, Niagara Falls.
Ms. Eimers earned her master’s degree in library science at SUNY Buffalo in 1974 and a bachelor’s in history from Canisius College in 1972.
