July 20, 2000-Vol31n33: no title given

VOLUME 31, NUMBER 33

THURSDAY, July 20, 2000

Kudos

Kathleen Heckman, assistant director for alumni relations, received a Circle of Excellence Award from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). CASE recognized the annual Oozfest mud-volleyball tournament as a model alumni program in the category of Student Advancement Programs. Heckman, advisor to the University Student Alumni Board (USAB) at UB, also was named "Most Outstanding Advisor" at a recent meeting of District Two of the Association of Student Advancement Programs.

Loyce Stewart, director of the Office for Equity, Diversity and Affirmative Action Administration, has been named the 2000 recipient of the Joan A. Levine Award presented by Womanfocus, a Western New York agency that for two decades has provided skill-building for women and adolescents in assertiveness, dealing with stress and building healthy lifestyles. The award honors Stewart's work on behalf of the empowerment of women.

Award-winning choreographer and jazz specialist Thomas Ralabate, assistant professor of theatre and dance, has been invited by the Joffrey Ballet to teach master classes in jazz to scholarship students selected to attend the company's 2000 Summer Intensive Program in Flint, Mich. He has also been invited to instruct in jazz, choreography and social dance in the continuing education program-also being held this summer-by the Dance Teachers Club of Boston.

Stephen C. Dunnett, vice provost for international education and director of the English Language Institute (ELI), was awarded an honorary doctorate by Riga Technical University (RTU) in Latvia in recognition of his contributions to the development of the Riga Business School and the exchange program between RTU and UB. Dunnett received the degree last month during commencement ceremonies for the sixth graduating class of the Riga Business School MBA program, a cooperative effort between the UB School of Management, ELI, RTU and the University of Ottawa.

Noreen Williams, associate professor of microbiology, has been selected to serve as chair of the International and Cooperative Projects Sciences Study Section, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health.

David Kofke, professor of chemical engineering, has been selected to participate in the 2000 Frontiers of Engineering Symposium, being held Sept. 14-16 in Irvine, Calif. The annual symposium, hosted by the National Academy of Engineering, brings together outstanding young engineers (ages 30-45) from industry, academia and government to discuss pioneering technical work and leading-edge research in various engineering fields and industry sectors.

Thomas Burrows, director of the Center for the Arts, has been named chair of Curtain Up! 2000, the annual opening celebration of Western New York's theatre season. Fourteen theatrical productions, including "The Dresser," a co-production of the UB Department of Theatre and Dance, the Buffalo Ensemble Theatre and Shakespeare in Delaware Park, will be offered as part of the celebration on Sept. 22.