CANTON -- SUNY Canton will honor a professor emerita alongside the college's top-achieving students at the 2015 honors convocation.

The 2015 honors convocation celebration has been named in honor of Rosanna M. Moser, the former program director of the Office Technology Program.

More than 150 students will receive awards for academic achievement and civic involvement at the ceremony.

Honors convocation will be at 4:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 22 in the Roos House.

Moser began working for SUNY Canton in 1983 and taught a variety of courses in the Office Technology Program.

She was well known as dedicated, professional, responsible, respectful and, above all, exceptionally kind to her students and colleagues, according to a press release from SUNY Canton.

"Rosanna was a mentor for new and established faculty," said Criminal Justice Professor William J. Fassinger. "Her attention to detail, resourcefulness and advocacy for students exemplifies the mission of SUNY Canton."

Moser assisted in revising and developing new courses for the Office Technology and Computer Information Systems curricula and in restructuring the Office Technology curriculum to include concentrations such as accounting, business, computer, finance, legal, and medical.

She also organized Professional Development Week, allowing students to hone their interview skills, learn to dress for success and engage in extra-curricular learning.

During her career she was promoted to assistant professor in 1986, associate professor in 1988 and professor in 2000. She served terms as secretary for the Faculty Assembly and Faculty Affairs committee.

She was the Public Service department chair from 2002 until 2004 and the Business Department Chair from 2005 until 2008.

She received the SUNY Canton College Council's Distinguished Faculty award in 2007 and received emeritus status upon her retirement.