Nine UB faculty members and two librarians have received 1995 SUNY Chancellor's Awards for Excellence.

The Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching honors "superb" teaching at the undergraduate, graduate or professional level. Recipients are Richard R. Almon, associate professor of biological sciences; Stephen J. Free, associate professor of biological sciences; Stacy Carson Hubbard, assistant professor of English; Michael S. Hudecki, research associate professor of biological sciences; James N. Jensen, associate professor of civil engineering; William A. Miller, professor of oral diagnostic sciences; Johannes M. Nitsche, assistant professor of chemical engineering; Judith Tamburlin, assistant professor of clinical laboratory science, and Marguerita Vargas, associate professor of modern languages and literatures.

They were cited for "mastery of teaching, dedication to students, adherence to the highest academic standards and continued professional growth and scholarship."

The Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Librarianship recognizes "skill in librarianship; service to the campus, the university and to the field; scholarship and professional growth, and major professional achievements." Recipients are Gayle J. Hardy, associate librarian in Lockwood Library, and Cindy Hepfer, head of the Serials and Bindery Department in the Health Sciences Library.

A UB faculty member since 1977, Richard R. Almon specializes in cell and membrane biology. He has authored or co-authored nearly 40 scholarly papers and seven book reviews and chapters, and has served as a referee for numerous professional journals, including the American Journal of Physiology, Science and the Journal of Neurochemistry. He received bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees from the University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign.

Stephen Free has been a UB faculty member since 1979. His research, which focuses on the molecular genetics and developmental biology of lower eukaryotes, has received funding from the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health and the U.S. Agriculture Department. He has published more than 30 articles in scholarly journals and has made numerous presentations of his research at professional meetings, lectures and symposia. Free received a bachelor's degree from Purdue University and a doctorate from Stanford.

Stacy Carson Hubbard joined the UB faculty in 1987. She has taught courses on modern American women's poetry, American women writers, and lyric poetry and lyric theory. In addition to numerous articles and reviews, she has authored a book, "Dissemblances: Revisionary Authority in American Women's Poetry," that is being published by Cornell University Press. She delivered a paper on Marianne Moore's poetry at the Conference on Rethinking Women's Poetry, 1730-1930, held in July at Birkbeck College in London. Hubbard received a bachelor's degree from California State University at Chico and master's and doctoral degrees from Cornell.

Michael Hudecki conducts research on the genetic cause of muscular dystrophy. A UB faculty member since 1978, he has authored or co-authored more than 40 articles in scholarly journals and made numerous presentations at professional meetings. He received bachelor's and master's degrees from Niagara University, and master's and doctoral degrees from UB. He also has done postdoctoral work at Syracuse University and UB.

An environmental engineer, James Jensen also serves as director of the Environmental Science Program in the UB School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. He joined the faculty in 1988. Jensen has taught courses in environmental engineering, water quality and pollutant analysis, among others. He has received funding for more than 20 research projects from government and private agencies, the three most recent totaling nearly $250,000. He has published more than 30 articles in scholarly journals and has presented his research at numerous conferences. He received a bachelor's degree from the California Institute of Technology and master's and doctoral degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

A faculty member in the UB School of Dental Medicine since 1967, William Miller also serves on the core faculty of the Western New York Geriatric Education Center at UB. He has authored or co-authored more than 200 scientific publications, 50 of which are related to dentistry and the aging population. He is particularly interested in the connection between oral health and general health and well-being. Miller holds a dental degree from Guy's Hospital, London University, London, England, and a master's degree in histology and periodontics from the University of Illinois.

Johannes Nitsche joined the UB faculty in 1990 after serving as a National Science Foundation/NATO postdoctoral fellow at the University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England. His research involves the study of the transport of macromolecules and colloidal particles within porous materials and membranes.

He was among 220 scientists nationwide in 1992 to receive NSF Young Investigator awards recognizing young faculty members who have demonstrated outstanding potential as science and engineering investigators and educators. Nitsche received bachelor's degrees in mathematics and chemical engineering from the University of Minnesota and a doctorate in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Judith Tamburlin has been affiliated with UB since 1981. She also holds an appointment as an assistant professor of anatomy and cell biology. She has won numerous teaching awards, including the Graduate Student Excellence in Teaching Award, a Lilly Teaching Fellowship, the Milton Plesur Excellence in Teaching Award and the Excellence in Teaching Award from the UB School of Health Related Professions. She and a UB colleague received National Science Foundation grants to develop anatomy texts for blind and visually impaired high-school students. Tamburlin earned a bachelor's degree in medical laboratory technology and master's and doctoral degrees in anatomical sciences, all from UB.

Margarita Vargas joined the UB faculty in 1985 as a visiting assistant professor of Spanish and became an assistant professor in 1987. She has taught Mexican and Spanish-American theater and literature, as well as Spanish language and conversation courses. Vargas has published articles in scholarly journals; contributions to books, and translations of novels, plays, anthologies and short stories. She has delivered numerous papers and invited lectures, and has participated in panels and conferences. She received a bachelor's degree from Yale University and master's and doctoral degrees from the University of Kansas.

Gayle Hardy serves as the communication and communicative disorders subject specialist at Lockwood Library, responsible for collection development, specialized reference and subject-specific bibliographic instruction. She joined the staff of the library in 1963. She is the co-author of the second edition of "Subject Guide to U.S. Government Reference Sources," which will be published this year. Hardy earned a bachelor's degree in sociology and a master's degree in library science, both from UB.

Cindy Hepfer joined the staff of the Health Sciences Library in 1985 after serving as a serials librarian at Baylor University and the SUNY College at Brockport. She has served as editor of Serials Review since 1985, and also co-edits Advances in Serials Management. She is finishing a term as past-president of the North American Serials Interest Group. Hepfer was one of five serials librarians in the country selected in 1994 to participate in a record-maintenance project by the Library of Congress' Cooperative On-line Serials Program. She earned a bachelor's degree from Indiana University, a master's degree from the University of Pittsburgh and a graduate certificate in gerontology from Baylor.