SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Classified Service

Established in 2008, this award recognizes classified staff members for exceptional achievements and superior performance of duties. Award recipients continuously demonstrate outstanding achievement, commitment to excellence and exemplary customer service.

2024-25 Honorees

Jacqueline DiMartino

College of Arts and Sciences

Jacqueline DiMartino is an administrative assistant in the College of Arts and Sciences. As part of the college’s administrative operations, she has a broad array of responsibilities including supporting the human resource and finance teams; handling promotions and tenure correspondences; serving as a point of contact within the dean’s office HR suite for faculty, staff, students; and supporting the college’s Appointments, Promotions, and Tenure (APT) Committee as well as its Awards Committee. In supporting APT, she manages a high volume of meeting schedules and coordinates with committee members, department chairs and faculty advocates to ensure that meetings go as scheduled and members are appropriately prepared while maintaining confidentiality throughout the process.

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Teresa Sikorski

Department of Biostatistics

Teresa Sikorski is an office assistant in the Department of Biostatistics and has been a vital contributor to the department for more than 36 years. She has expertly handled numerous responsibilities in support of the department’s educational and research mission. She is known for her initiative and creativity in problem solving in her many roles, including reporting, procurement, scheduling and event support.  Her institutional knowledge, combined with her meticulous tracking and record keeping, has made her an invaluable resource to the department chair, faculty and students. Teresa's breadth of expertise significantly contributes to the efficiency of the department, and she shares suggestions for improving processes when challenges arise.