In re the Arbitration between State & United University Professions

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (McDermott, J.), entered May 10, 1991 in Albany County, which, inter alia, denied petitioner’s application pursuant to CPLR 7511 to vacate an arbitration award.

On this appeal, petitioner claims that the arbitrator exceeded her authority in determining that Brenda Shelton’s duties as an associate professor were greater than her halftime employment status in violation of the salary and benefit terms of the parties’ collective bargaining agreement. Petitioner notes that the agreement does not permit an arbitrator to "grant a continuing or permanent…