Awards + honors

Adjunct professor Diane Oldenburg of the Health Promotion and Wellness Department was recently honored with the Hermann M. Biggs Memorial Medal and Certificate, a prestigious lifetime achievement award presented by the New York State Public Health Association.

Two SUNY Oswego students earned first-place honors in student categories at the Syracuse Press Club’s Professional Recognition Awards on May 2.

Four Oswego students this year received SUNY’s highest systemwide student award recently, the Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence.

Oswego Technology Education Associations (OTEA) students continued a track record of success by winning four competitions –- and placing in two more -- at this spring’s ​Technology and ​Engineering ​Education​ Collegiate ​Association (TEECA) national conference in Virginia Beach.

SUNY Oswego students Benjamin Goldblatt, Michael Lavalette and Quinn Galuski earned honors in the 2026 BEA Festival of Media Arts — a national competition showcasing student work in broadcasting, film and digital storytelling.

At each SUNY Athletic Conference championship, the conference awards the student athlete at the finals site with the highest GPA. Four Lakers have won this award, known as the Elite 20 award, during the 2025-26 academic year.

SUNY Oswego President Peter O. Nwosu continues to elevate the university’s profile and expand its impact through two recent milestones: his appointment to the Presidents’ Leadership Council of the California-based Educational Credit Management Corporation (ECMC) Foundation, a national philanthropic organization, and his authorship of two chapters in a national academic leadership handbook.

SUNY Oswego President Peter O. Nwosu was honored with the EOP Champion Award at SUNY’s 2026 Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) Alumni Reception on Feb. 14, which was held in conjunction with the 55th annual New York State Association of Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislators Conference in Albany.

Associate Vice President for Student Affairs Gabriel Marshall has earned an opportunity to gain a greater understanding of how to benefit SUNY Oswego and its students through his appointment as an inaugural SUNY LEADS Fellow-in-Residence.

SUNY Oswego University Police Officer Scott Maynard earned SUNY’s Professional Service Award, an honor that recognizes members for acts that greatly enhance the operation of their respective University Police departments.