Five faculty members named to distinguished ranks

Distinguished professors, left to right: Jaimee Wriston Colbert, English, general literature and rhetoric; Gloria Meredith, founding dean of the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences; Pedro Ontaneda, mathematical sciences; and Mark Poliks, systems science and industrial engineering. Distinguished service professor: Daryl Santos, systems science and industrial engineering. The five received their SUNY Distinguished Professor medals from President Harvey Stenger and Provost Donald Nieman during a luncheon on Dec 6. The distinguished faculty rank is the highest rank for a professor in the SUNY system.