Faculty and Staff Recognition Program 2020 - 8

SUNY CHANCELLOR'S AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

TAMARA H. HORSTMAN-RIPHAHN, M.ED.
Tamara H. Horstman-Riphahn, executive assistant to the dean of the School
of Education, has consistently provided value to Buffalo State far beyond the
requirements of her job. She has transcended the normal definitions of excellence and serves as a role
model of superior performance in service to the college.
Horstman-Riphahn organizes, manages, and ideates Buffalo State's award-winning International
Professional Development Schools Consortium (IPDS) in school sites across five continents. She
serves as the program's record-keeper, financial wizard, and communications officer. This program
has contributed immeasurably to international renown for the college, teacher candidates, and faculty
at Buffalo State and has established meaningful, ongoing connections with a network of educators
around the world. Due in no small part to Horstman-Riphahn's efforts, the program recently received
the coveted Senator Paul Simon Spotlight Award for innovative international education programs.
In addition to her work with the IPDS, Horstman-Riphahn assists in the recruitment and retention of
student-teacher candidates, serves as a technological resource for the School of Education, maintains
the school's website, and edits the school's biannual newsletter for alumni and donors. She assists
faculty members in achieving publication in peer-reviewed journals, organizes events, and works with
community agencies on partnership programs. She adds more responsibilities each successive year and
her expertise on all matters related to the School of Education has made her an indispensible member
of numerous college task forces, committees, and teams.
Horstman-Riphahn is a superior writer, an out-of-the-box thinker, a facilitator, and a team builder.
Her modest attitude belies an indefatigable and seemingly boundless energy and intellect. She makes
it her regular day's work to translate the vague and insubstantial into the precise and real. She is an
extraordinary member of the campus community.
Nominator: Wendy A. Paterson, Dean, School of Education

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