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2023 CSI Dolphin Awards

Award Categories and 2023 Winners

  1. Outstanding Scholarly Achievement by a Member of the Full-Time Faculty (includes, teaching, library, and student services faculty).  Li Ge
  2. Outstanding Teaching by a Member of the Full-Time Faculty (includes only teaching faculty).  Sarah Zelikovitz
  3. Outstanding Service and Contribution to the College by a Member of the Full-Time Faculty.  Dan McCloskey
  4. Outstanding Teaching by a Member of the Adjunct Faculty (includes only teaching faculty).  Filippo Fabbricatore
  5. Outstanding Service and Contribution to the College by a Member of the Non-Teaching Instructional Staff in the HEO Title.  Ann Booth
  6. Outstanding Service and Contribution to the College by a Member of the Non-Teaching Instructional Staff in Specialist Titles (CLT, OIT, Finance, etc.). Amila Goonawardena
  7. Outstanding Service and Contribution to the College by a Member of a Full-Time Non-Instructional Staff in Clerical Functions.  Terry DeMeo
  8. Outstanding Service and Contribution to the College by a Member of the Non-Instructional Staff in Maintenance, Operations, Security.  Jon Mahoney
  9. Outstanding Service and Contribution to the College by a Member of the Part-Time Non-Teaching Staff.  Lavinia Solano
  10. Outstanding Service and Contribution to the College by a Currently Enrolled Student. Michael Ivany
  11. Agent of Change toward Diversity, Equity, Inclusivity, and Social Justice by Members of the College Community (faculty, staff, students, groups, offices, teams, etc.). Nora Santiago

The Dolphin Award, instituted in 1980, is given by the President to select faculty, staff, and students in recognition of their contribution and achievements.  The awards are bestowed annually and formally presented on the day of the College’s Commencement. 

For all Dolphin Awards, the committee will consider length of service, a sustained contribution over many years, or an exceptional recent contribution. 

A detailed statement of the achievements of the candidate should support the nominations.  Nominators must provide a written statement (Dolphin Award Nomination Form) outlining the primary contributions and provide supporting documentation that is relevant to the nomination category.

In all cases, any records related to personnel information (i.e.; salary information or an official review by the candidate's supervisor) should not be included in the nomination package.

Where to Send Nominations

Please email your nomination materials to the attention of DolphinAward@csi.cuny.edu by April 17 at  5:00pm.  For questions related to Dolphin Awards, please contact the Office of Academic Affairs, 718.982.2440. 

I. Award Categories and Suggested Documents

1. Outstanding Scholarly Achievement by a Member of the Full-Time Faculty (includes, teaching, library, and student services faculty).  Documents to be included with nomination:  Current curriculum vitae and letters of support from colleagues and/or peers.
2. Outstanding Teaching by a Member of the Full-Time Faculty (includes only teaching faculty).  Documents to be included with nomination: Current curriculum vitae, letters of support from colleagues, peers, students, and/or alumni and peer/student evaluations.  (Peer or student evaluations can be sent only by permission of the candidate.)
3. Outstanding Service and Contribution to the College by a Member of the Full-Time Faculty.  Documents to be included with nomination:  Current curriculum vitae and letters of support from colleagues and/or peers.
4. Outstanding Teaching by a Member of the Adjunct Faculty (includes only teaching faculty).  Documents to be included with nomination:  Current curriculum vitae, letters of support from colleagues, peers, students, and/or alumni and peer/student evaluations.  (Peer or student evaluations can be sent only by permission of the candidate.)  Please note that the individual who has been nominated must have taught as an adjunct in the 2021-2022 academic years.
5. Outstanding Service and Contribution to the College by a Member of the Non-Teaching Instructional Staff in the HEO Title.  Documents to be included with nomination:  Letters from supervisors and/or colleagues.
6. Outstanding Service and Contribution to the College by a Member of the Non-Teaching Instructional Staff in Specialist Titles (CLT, OIT, Finance, etc.). Documents to be included with nomination: Letters from supervisors and/or colleagues.
7. Outstanding Service and Contribution to the College by a Member of a Full-Time Non-Instructional Staff in Clerical Functions.  Documents to be included with nomination: Letters from supervisors and/or colleagues.
8. Outstanding Service and Contribution to the College by a Member of the Non-Instructional Staff in Maintenance, Operations, Security.  Documents to be included with nomination: Letters from supervisors and/or colleagues.
9. Outstanding Service and Contribution to the College by a Member of the Part-Time Non-Teaching Staff.  Documents to be included with nomination: Letters from supervisors and/or colleagues.
10. Outstanding Service and Contribution to the College by a Currently Enrolled Student. The student must be in good standing.  Documents to be included with nomination:  Letters from faculty, staff members, and/or students.
11. Agent of Change toward Diversity, Equity, Inclusivity, and Social Justice by Members of the College Community (faculty, staff, students, groups, offices, teams, etc.). Two awards: One individual and one team/group award. Documents to be included with nomination: Letters of support from colleagues, peers, students, and/or alumni. Letters of support should include qualitative and/or quantitative evidence that the nominated community members (individuals and groups) have significantly furthered CSI’s mission through any the following:

  • Creating/supporting/contributing to a campus climate that encourages and supports the expression of diverse perspectives, ways of being, and belonging;
  • Fostering the academic/personal success of groups that have been underserved and underrepresented in higher education;
  • Pursuing equitable, anti-racist pedagogies in classrooms and in student support services to help close equity gaps;
  • Preserving the well-being among CSI students, faculty and staff by helping to prevent harassment, bullying, and discrimination;
  • Significantly contributing to the recruitment and retention of diverse faculty, staff, and/or students; and
  • Enriching the campus identity by helping to elevate the diverse voices and experiences of its community members.

II. Eligibility for Nomination

  • All active members of the College faculty and staff, including those on tax levy and non-tax levy payrolls working at the College, and current students are eligible for nomination. Self-nominations are discouraged.
  • Past award recipients are eligible for nomination in categories other than the one(s) in which the award was previously conferred.  Members of the selection committee are not eligible for nomination.

III. 2023 Dolphin Awards Committee

The Dolphin Awards Committee will be co-chaired by College Council Chair Kenneth Gold, and Faculty Senate Chair Jane Marcus-Delgado. Professors Gold and Marcus-Delgado will serve the committee in an ex officio capacity (without votes).  

Voting Members: 

  • Michael Steiper – Interim Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs (or designee)
  • Michel Hodge – Vice President for Student Affairs and Strategic Initiatives (or designee)
  • Robert Wallace – Interim Vice President for Economic Development, Continuing Studies, and Government Relations (or designee)
  • Carlos Serrano – Assistant Vice President for Finance and Budget (or designee)
  • Patty Kahn – Assistant Vice President for Information Technology Services (or designee)
  • Keith Pisons – Interim Director of Facilities Management, Planning, and Operations (or designee)
  • Jonathan Wesley – Executive Chief Diversity Officer (or designee)
  • Simone Wegge – Professor, Economics
  • Anat Niv-Solomon – Associate Professor, Political Science & Global Affairs
  • Gerry Milligan -- Professor, World Languages and Literatures
  • Maxwell Velikodny – Student (Alumnus)
  • Andrew Colbeck - College Lab Tech, Accounting & Finance
  • Louis Rotondo – Adjunct Lecturer, Psychology
  • Veronica DiMeglio – Higher Education Officer, Curriculum Coordinator, Academic Affairs
  • Frank Salzillo – Senior Stationary Engineer, Buildings & Grounds/Facilities
  • Donna Gildea – Student Life
  • Andrey Parkhomenko – College Assistant, Recruitment & Admissions
  • Katie Cumiskey - Professor, Psychology

Ex officio without vote:

  • Susan Holak – Dean, Lucille & Jay Chazanoff School of Business
  • Sarolta Takacs – Dean, Division of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Ralf Peetz – Interim Dean of Science and Technology 
  • Burnett Joiner – Interim Dean of Education
  • H. Michael Dreher – Interim Dean of Health Sciences
  • Jessica Collura -- Chief of Staff 

Following the deliberations, the committee will submit its recommendations to the President for his decision.

Warm regards, 

Ken Gold, Chair of College Council 
Jane Marcus-Delgado, Chair of Faculty Senate