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AWARDS AND ACCREDITATIONS

PAST AWARDS

For a historical listing of State University of New York award recipients,
Buffalo State award recipients, and Buffalo State Distinguished Alumnus
Award recipients, please visit http://commencement.buffalostate.edu/
previous-award-recipients.
ACCREDITATIONS

Buffalo State is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle
States Association of Colleges and Schools, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA
19104; (215) 662-5606. The Commission on Higher Education is an institutional
accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. secretary of education and the
Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation. Buffalo State is
also accredited by the Board of Regents, University of the State of New York.
In addition, the following professional organizations have determined that
Buffalo State programs meet their accreditation requirements:
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition
and Dietetics (ACEND)*
Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) (Weigel Wellness Center)
Accreditation Commission for Programs in Hospitality Administration (ACPHA)
Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC)
American Alliance of Museums (AAM) (Burchfield Penney Art Center)
Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering (ATMAE)
Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA)
Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)**
Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA)***
Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission (ETAC)****
Forensic Science Education Programs Accreditation Commission (FEPAC)
International Association of Counseling Services (Counseling Center)
National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD)
National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)
National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST)
*SUNY Buffalo State's didactic program in nutrition and dietetics is accredited by the Accreditation
Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics,
120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60606-6995; (312) 899-0040, ext. 5400;
www.eatright.org/ACEND.
*SUNY Buffalo State's dietitian education program is accredited by the Accreditation Council
for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 120 South
Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60606-6995; (312) 899-0040, ext. 5400;
www.eatright.org/ACEND.
**The initial and advanced level education programs at Buffalo State College are accredited by the
Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP), 1140 19th St. NW, Suite 400,
Washington, DC 20036 (202) 223-0077.
***CAA is the accrediting body of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).
****The electrical engineering technology program is accredited by the Engineering Technology
Accreditation Commission of ABET, www.abet.org.
****The mechanical engineering technology program is accredited by the Engineering Technology
Accreditation Commission of ABET, www.abet.org.
Accreditation papers may be reviewed in the Provost's Office, Cleveland Hall 519.

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