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MCC Daily Tribune

Congratulations to the 2023-2024 Recipient of the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Librarianship

The Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence are System-level honors conferred to acknowledge and provide recognition for superior professional achievement and to encourage the ongoing pursuit of continuous academic excellence. These programs underscore SUNY’s commitment to sustaining intellectual vibrancy, advancing the boundaries of knowledge, providing the highest quality of instruction, and serving the public good.  

The MCC community proudly congratulates the 2023-2024 recipient of the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Librarianship:

  • Dax Parasnis-Sama, Library

The State University of New York awards this distinction to librarians who consistently demonstrate superb library skills, scholarship, and services to the college, SUNY and the profession.  Nominees for the award must have demonstrated extraordinary performance in the following areas:

  • Skill in Librarianship: There must be positive evidence that the candidate performs superbly in fulfilling librarianship duties. Consideration should be given to the candidate's ability to perform this function that is of outstanding quality.
  • Service to the University and to the Profession: There must be evidence that the candidate is flexible and adapts readily to the needs of constituents served. Eligible service areas include contributions to the library, the campus, the State University, the community and to the profession.
  • Scholarship and Continuing Professional Growth: The candidate must keep abreast of developments in the field and use relevant contemporary data in relation to that person’s work situation. Evidence in this category should include references to publications, membership and work in professional organizations, attendance at meetings, seminars, etc.

Please join the MCC community in congratulating Dax Parasnis-Samar for this outstanding achievement! 

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Would you like to learn more about the Chancellor's Awards for Excellence or nominate a colleague in 2024-2025?

Tammy Kieper
Human Resources
06/03/2024