The Chancellor's Medal
The Chancellor's Medal for Outstanding Achievement was first presented in 1967 on the occasion of Chancellor William P. Tolley's 25th anniversary as chancellor. In the decades since, the medal has been given to "individuals in honor of their extraordinary contributions to the university, to their areas of expertise and/or to the community." These are individuals whose association with SU would not necessarily qualify them for or restrict them from receiving the Arents Award or the Chancellor's citation. Chancellor's medals have been awarded both on and off campus, usually at special university events.
Gregory Allen '72
Richard Bulls '73
John Godbolt '73
Dana Harrell '71, G73
John Lobon '73
Clarence "Bucky" McGill '72
A. Alif Muhammad '71
Duane Walker '80
Ron Womack '71
Presented in Lender Auditorium, Whitman School of Management, SU
April 18, 2006
Ruby Dee and her late husband, Ossie Davis, Chancellor's Residence, SU
May 10, 2004
Shirin Ebadi, College of Law, Syracuse University
January 3, 2004
Leon Genet
November 14, 2003
Graham J. Herbert, Syracuse University
April 3, 2002
Renee Schine Crown, Ritz Carlton Hotel, Chicago
June 6, 2000
Kenneth B. Auletta, New York Public Library
April 8, 2000
Kenneth Sprague, Washington, DC
March 27, 1990
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
February 8, 1990
Elton Fax, Lubin House, NYC
October 20, 1989
Luis Monguio, Genesse Inn, Syracuse
August 17, 1989
William Coleman Fleming, Chancellor's Residence, SU
March 2, 1989
Michael Arbib
Carl J. Conti
Richard Dulude
Per Brinch Hansen
John Alan Robinson
Patrick Toole
Syracuse University Science and Technology Dedication
December 12, 1988
State Senator Warren M. Anderson
May 9, 1987
Rena Merritt Bancroft '52 '53, Syracuse University
July 12, 1985
Clifford L. Winters, Jr., Syracuse
October 29, 1984
Donna E. Shalala '70, New York City
October 19, 1984
O. Rudolph Aggrey '48, Drumlins Country Club
March 10, 1984
William B. Williams '44, Waldorf Astoria, NYC
November 16, 1983
John Noble Wilford, Jr. '56, Syracuse Universtity
November 14, 1983
November 11, 1982
James R. Slater, Westin Hotel, Seattle, WA
October 1, 1982
Ranieri Favilli, University of Pisa
February 8, 1982
Rupert B. Southard, Kilian Room Hall of Languages, Syracuse University
June 16, 1981
Newell W. Rossman Jr., Hotel Syracuse
May 16, 1981
Mel Elfin, Syracuse University
January 27, 1981
Neal W. O'Connor, Lubin House, NYC
March 19, 1980
Fred Silverman, Syracuse University
September 26, 1979
Charles F. Mullett, Syracuse University
March 15, 1979
Theodore C. Lutz, Washington, DC
August 24 1978
Lionel A. Grossman, Chancellor's Residence
February 2, 1978
John G. Heimann, McLean, VA
April 17, 1977
Nathan W. Shock, Maxwell Hall, Syracuse University
March 7, 1977
Maurice Mann, Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco
November 18, 1976
Mario Forte, Lubin House, NYC
August 7, 1975
Arthur Poister, Crouse College Auditorium
April 7, 1975
Aaron Copland, Lubin House, NYC
January 28, 1975
Bob Dishy, Lubin House, NYC
December 17, 1974
Gilbert Cates, Lubin House, NYC
April 30, 1974
Sen. Joseph Biden, Washington, D. C.
January 19, 1974
Ben Schwartzwalder, Century Club
October 19, 1973
DeWitt C. LeFevre, Hotel Syracuse
October 4,1973
Roy A. Price, Hotel Syracuse
September 21, 1973
Victor Hanson, Varsity Club via phone
April 29, 1973
Miss Ollie A. Randall, Gerontology Center Convocation
December 8, 1971
Edward Elman, Lubin House, NYC
April 26, 1971
Spencer Parratt, Washington, DC
March 10, 1971
Tom Lovell, Lubin House, NYC
February 22, 1971
Dr. James E. Allen Jr., Atlantic City, NJ
December 17, 1970
Harold M. Jalonack
December 16, 1970
Paul A. Schoepflin
Frederick K. Glynn
December 10, 1970
Dr. Martin A. Pomerantz, Physics Building
December 9, 1970
Kalman B. Druck, NCC I
December 1, 1970
Arnold W. Johnson, Bellevue Country Club
November 30, 1970
Dr. Donald H. Davenport
November 5, 1970
Mrs. Helen Franzolin Boehm, Lawrinson Hall
October 30, 1970
Jon A. Williams '50
William H. Carter
Presented in Drumlins Country Club
October 24, 1970
Don G. Williams, SU Audiovisual Center, San Diego
October 16, 1970
Edwin A. Link, Link Hall Dedication
October 1, 1970
Frank C. Ash
Frederick S. Crysler
Presented in the Hotel Syracuse Country House
June 8, 1970
Douglass G. Haring, 117 Euclid Terrace
June 5, 1970
Dewitt C. LeFevre, Hotel Syracuse Motor Inn
June 5, 1970
Bruce Foote, Crouse College
May 7, 1970
Merlin Fred Pollock, School of Art faculty dinner, General Hutchinson House
May 1, 1970
Burton Richard Benjamin, Gifford Auditorium
April 29, 1970
Robert Bingham Downs, Maxwell Hall, Syracuse University
April 20, 1970
Ralph Nader, Hendricks Chapel
November 15, 1969
Ernest Stevenson Bird
November 14, 1969
James Hudnall, Texas
October 2, 1969
Sir Frank Francis, Lawrinson Hall
September 3, 1969
Frank Peter Piskor
August 18, 1969
Sol Feinstone, Grand Auditorium
June 7, 1969
Marjorie C Smith, Kum Bak Dinner, Onondaga County War Memorial
May 29, 1969
Clarence W. Hilton, Drumlins Country Club
May 8, 1969
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
April 30, 1969
Theodore Pierson, Hotel Syracuse Country House
April 12, 1969
William S. Stuhr
March 19, 1969
Lawrence Seymour Warren, Palm Beach, Florida
February 6, 1969
Rodney Stephen Steiger, New Theater
February 6, 1969
Claire Bloom, New Theater
January 31, 1969
Keith J. Kennedy, Lawrinson Hall
January 29, 1969
Gustav A. Metzger
November 8, 1968
Earl N. Felio, SU Parents Association Meeting
November 7, 1968
Philip Hofer, SU Library Associates Luncheon
September 11, 1968
Joe Lowe, His New York City apartment
May 2, 1968
Eric Henry Faigle, Hotel Pierre in New York City
March 18, 1968
Mohamed Ibrahim Egal, Hotel Syracuse
November 10, 1967
Louis Tomlinson Benezet
John Frederick Olson
Robert Fisher Oxnam
William Pearson Tolley
Presented at the Chancellor's 25th Anniversary Dinner, Hotel Syracuse