Distinguished Faculty Rank recognizes SUNY's finest and most accomplished faculty. The Distinguished Professor, Distinguished Service Professor, Distinguished Teaching Professor, and Distinguished Librarian designations constitute the highest system tribute conferred upon SUNY faculty.
Call for Distinguished Faculty Rank Nominations
For guidance about the nomination process, please refer to the Guidelines for Distinguished Faculty Ranks and to SUNY's Policies and Procedures for Distinguished Faculty Ranks. (Please note that these Policies and Procedures are for the period 2023-2025. We anticipate SUNY's updated document for 2025-2027 to be available in summer 2025.)
Distinguished Faculty
Caskey, Kevin
Distinguished Service Professor (2023)
School of Business
Heath, F. Eugene
Distinguished Professor (2024)
Philosophy
Kassop, Nancy
Distinguished Professor (2024)
Political Science & International Relations
Li, Keqin
Distinguished Professor (2009)
Computer Science
Roper, Louis
Distinguished Professor (2019)
History
Emeriti Distinguished Faculty
Adams, Michael
Distinguished Professor (2003)
Mathematics
Benjamin, Gerald
Distinguished Professor (2002)
Political Science
Brown, Peter D.G.
Distinguished Service Professor (1999)
Languages, Literatures & Cultures
Cash, Arthur H.
Distinguished Professor (1989)
English
Chakravarty, Amiya
Distinguished Professor (1976)
Philosophy
Clark, David
Distinguished Professor (2003)
Mathematics
Fialkow, Lawrence
Distinguished Professor (2009)
Computer Science
Hageny, William
Distinguished Service Professor (1973)
Education
Hauptman, Laurence
Distinguished Professor (1999)
History
Hayes, Dorothy
Distinguished Service Professor (1976)
Educational Studies
Knapp, Ronald
Distinguished Professor (1998)
Geography
Schmidt, Jan Z.
Distinguished Teaching Professor (2005)
English
Schwartz, Harry
Distinguished Professor (1967)
International Relations
Sorin, Gerald
Distinguished Teaching Professor (1994)
History
Stein, Dale
Distinguished Teaching Professor (1973)
Art
Stoneback, Harry
Distinguished Teaching Professor (2004)
English
Urbanski, Henry
Distinguished Service Professor (2001)
Languages, Literatures & Cultures
