Thursday, May 5, 2011

Chancellor’s Awards Given To 3 At SUNY

A member of the faculty, a member of the professional staff, and a member of the classified service staff at SUNY Oneonta will receive 2011 SUNY Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence.

They are:
• Devin Castendyk, assistant earth sciences professor, for Excellence in Teaching.
• Lynda Bassette, director of special programs, for Excellence in Professional Service.
• Donna Baker, Creative Media Services secretary, in  Classified Service.

A hydro-geologist, Dr. Castendyk teaches courses for the Water Resources major in the Earth Sciences Department at SUNY Oneonta. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Auckland in New Zealand, a master’s degree from the University of Utah, and a bachelor’s degree from Hartwick College.
Ms. Bassette has served as director of the college’s Educational Opportunity Program since 2002. She holds a master’s degree in English from the University at Albany and a bachelor’s degree from Hartwick.
Donna Baker began her career as a cleaner before becoming the secretary to the director of the Instructional Resource Center.

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