Honors Faculty
Honors programs are built on a community of scholars, both faculty and students, who come together to explore the core concepts of thought and reasoning.
The following faculty members teach various honors courses:
Michelle Bannoura, Ph.D.
Teaches: Psychology and Honors Seminar
Degrees Earned:
Ph.D., SUNY Binghamton
M.A., B.A., Florida Atlantic University
Danielle Blesi
Teaches: Business Honors Internship
Degrees Earned:
M.B.A., B.S., La Salle University
Arlene Brown, Esq.
Teaches: Honors Legal & Ethical Environment of Business I and II
Degrees Earned:
J.D., Yeshiva University
B.A., Stony Brook University
A.A., Suffolk County Community College
Jan Geyer
Teaches: English and Honors English Composition
Degrees Earned:
M.A., B.A., University of Pittsburgh
Awards:
2014 President's Award for Teaching and College Service
Marina Gore
Teaches: Poetry and Honors English Literature
Degrees Earned:
M.A., B.A., SUNY Albany
Awards:
2014 Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching
2007 President's Award for Teaching and College Service
Ellen Laird
Teaches: English and Honors English Composition
Degrees Earned:
M.A., Brown University
B.A., SUNY Oswego
Awards:
2009 Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching
2001 President's Award for Teaching and College Service
Donna McCart
Teaches: Honors Statistics
Degrees Earned:
M.S., B.A., Syracuse University
John Meehan
Teaches: Honors College Forum and Honors Business Capstone
Degrees Earned:
M.S., University at Albany
B.S., Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Daniel Polak
Teaches: Sociology and Honors Philosophy
Degrees Earned:
M.A., University of Maine
B.S., B.S.W., University of Maryland
A.A., Community College of Baltimore
Awards:
2010 Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching
1997 President's Award for Teaching and College Service
Erica Puentes
Teaches: Honors Quantitative Business Applications
Degrees Earned:
M.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
B.E., Syracuse University
A.S., Hudson Valley Community College
Peter Sawyer, Ph.D.
Teaches: Sociology and Honors Seminar
Degrees Earned:
Ph.D., M.A., Syracuse University
M.Ed., University of Vermont
B.A., American University
A.A., Hudson Valley Community College
Peter Stix
Teaches: Mathematics and Honors Mathematical Reasoning & Applications
Degrees Earned:
M.A., University of Minnesota Minneapolis
M.A.T., Union College
B.A., University of Rochester
Jamey Thompson
Teaches: Biology and Honors Natural Science
Degrees Earned:
M.S., New Mexico State University
B.S., Purdue University (West Lafayette)
Robert Whitaker
Teaches: Political Science
Degrees Earned:
M.A., University of New Hampshire
B.S., Boston University