Division of Academic Affairs

Distinguished Faculty

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.

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