Paul Smith’s College Employees Recognized for Years of Service and Exemplary Service

Paul Smith’s, NY – On May 30, Interim President Dan Kelting honored Paul Smith’s College employees at end of the year celebration.

During the all-employee meeting, faculty members were promoted in ranking:

Assistant Professor to Associate Professor: Amy DeWitt

Associate Professor to Full Professor: Joe Conto ‘85, Corey Laxson ‘98, and Rebecca Remoeo

Employees were also recognized for their years of service to the College:

5 years: Casey Gerrish ‘10, Michale Glennon, Catherine Lalonde, Zachary Luzzi ‘10, Zoe Smith ‘10, Bailey Walton

10 years: Kelly Cerialo, Patrick Romeo, David Simmons ‘07

20 years: Sandra Brown, Dan Kelting, Craig Milewski, Heather Tuttle ‘99, Lee Ann Sporn, Lydia Wright ’77 & ‘02

30 years: Sarah (Sally) Bogdanovitch ‘77

David Chamberlain Awards

The Chamberlain Awards were established in 1994 to honor Past President H. David Chamberlain and to recognize outstanding employees of Paul Smith’s College.

David Chamberlain Teaching Excellence Award

This award honors an exemplary educator who is enthusiastic about teaching, inspires curiosity, and provides engaging learning opportunities in a broad range of topics. They must have demonstrated significant commitment to the students and to the mission of Paul Smith’s College.

Corey Laxson was awarded the H. David Chamberlain Excellence in Teaching award. Corey serves as Associate Professor of Ecology and Aquatic Science.

“Corey forges connections with students, expressing a personal interest in each student’s success, especially in developing skills so they will become lifelong learners. This connection with students stems from how he grounds his instruction in real world experience. In the classroom, he challenges his students to think more deeply about concepts that may appear daunting at first, but always provides a pathway to understanding. As an alumnus of the college, he truly understands what it means to be a Smitty,” said Interim President Kelting.

David Chamberlain Staff Merit Award

The H. David Chamberlain Merit Award is to acknowledge and recognize an individual who by excellence in performing their job, showing cooperation and teamwork within the department and with other College departments, is readily identified by colleagues as one who has done an outstanding job this year. The staff member will have demonstrated teamwork, cooperation and inspiration for fellow staff. 

Dr. Jeffrey T. Walton was awarded the H. David Chamberlain Staff Merit Award. Jeff serves as Director of Institutional Research and College Registrar.

“Jeff has been a vital member of the PSC community since 2006 and throughout the years has worn many hats including lecturer, dean, professor, and most recently registrar. Jeff is an employee who has been an invaluable mentor to other staff and is respected by all campus members because of his strong ethical standards, confidentiality, and dedication to his role,” said Interim President Kelting.

For Immediate Release
Media Contact: Nicole Feml
nfeml@paulsmiths.edu

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