Siena College is honored to recognize the accomplishments of Karen Sonnelitter, Ph.D. as the recipient of the Academic Year 2023-2024 award.
Karen Sonnelitter, Ph.D. focuses on providing her students with the Education for a Lifetime. She joined the college in 2013, and became an Assistant Professor of History in 2019. Dr. Sonnelitter is a specialist in the social and cultural history of early modern Ireland and Britain. In the classroom, Dr. Sonnelitter is passionate about teaching students to think critically about the past and the present, and she works hard to meet students where they are at. Students and colleagues have praised her for “innovative approaches to student engagement.”