Each year, hundreds of UUP members 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.

Doug Skopp, a distinguished teaching professor of history at Plattsburgh, published the fictional novel Shadows Walking (CreateSpace, December 2010), after 20 years of research on two topics of personal interest: the ethics of public life and World War II. One reviewer called Shadows Walking “a well-researched and plausible story of an average man and his decent into evil.” Skopp donated the proceeds of several books purchased during the union’s annual Silent Auction, held to benefit the UUP College Scholarship Fund. Skopp is a member of UUP’s Scholarship Development and Selection committees.

Daniel Fay, a professor of accounting at Canton with more than four decades of service to the college and community, recently received a Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Service, which provides systemwide recognition for consistently superior professional achievement. Fay has been a board member of the SUNY Canton College Foundation for more than 20 years. He has helped create student scholarships through two endowment funds, and is a founder of the college’s Investment Club, which analyzes and recommends investments for the College Foundation.

Joseph Damrath, an associate professor at SUNY Alfred, recently received the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, which recognizes mastery of teaching techniques and superb skill in teaching. Damrath—a practicing attorney since 1981—teaches business law, estate planning, the legal environment of business, and ethics in leadership/management. He has been a Hornell City Court judge since 1989, and was named a distinguished jurist by The Center for Dispute Settlement in Rochester.

— Karen L. Mattison