Each year, hundreds of UUPers publish books and articles, and are recognized for accomplishments on campus and in their communities.

The Voice is pleased to recognize three members in this issue.

• David Berger, Girish Bhat and Louis Larson, all of Cortland, were recently honored with Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence.

Berger, a professor in the psychology department, was awarded for excellence in faculty service. He is the seventh SUNY Cortland faculty member to be recognized for his extensive service and leadership in the area of faculty governance.

Berger has chaired several campus and Faculty Senate committees, and he helped to initiate Cortland’s Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee.

Bhat, an associate professor and chair of the history department, was awarded for excellence in teaching.

He is the 52nd Cortland faculty member to be recognized for excellence in the classroom, which was determined through student comments, letters from former students, statements from colleagues, students’ teacher evaluations and class visits by committee members.

Bhat has developed and offered 13 courses for the college. He has published four journal articles, a book chapter on the Russian justice system and five book reviews.

Larson, associate director of career services, was awarded for excellence in professional service. He is the 22nd Cortland staff member to be recognized for his extensive record of professional service to the institution and beyond.

Characterized as an “ambassador for SUNY Cortland,” Larson each year conducts approximately 75 student workshops and schedules at least 500 one-on-one sessions with students.

— Karen L. Mattison