SUNY Awards

Our students have long been recognized among the best in the State University of New York system, distinguished by their achievements and contributions to their fields, campuses, and communities.

SUNY Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence

This award acknowledges students for outstanding achievements that have demonstrated the integration of SUNY excellence within many aspects of their lives in areas such as academics; research; leadership; campus involvement; community service; diversity, equity, inclusion and justice; or the arts.

2026 Honorees

Amelia Kelly, Chemical Engineering

Abid Manzar, Material Science and Engineering; Mathematics

Aryan Mudgal, Computer Science

Nicholas Reilly, Chemical Engineering

SUNY Climate Sustainability Award

These awards recognize undergraduate students throughout the SUNY System for the work they have done to advance sustainability on their campuses. Students submitted proposals in awards categories including arts and communication, environmental footprint, research, innovation and entrepreneurship, and environmental justice.

2026 Honorees

DJ Ruszkowski, Environmental Engineering
Leadership Award

SUNY GREAT Award

The SUNY Graduate Research Empowering and Accelerating Talent (GREAT) Awards recognize students who were selected as recipients or honorable mentions for federal awards sponsored by agencies, including the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, and U.S. Department of Energy, among others.

2026 Honorees

Jobaer Ahmed Saju, Environmental & Water Resources Engineering

Laura Sherwood, Biomedical Engineering

Hosam Yousef, Aerospace Engineering