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  • A Couple of Characters
    3/15/23

    Oxford Pennant co-founders Dave Horesh and Brett Mikoll set out to change the industry—and the Western New York Community.

  • A Family Affair
    12/23/21
    Tilmon Brown, BA ’93, BS ’93, promised his parents that he would get a degree from UB. 30 years later he fulfilled that promise and is helping other UB students do the same.
  • A Long-Term Commitment to Community
    7/5/23

    To Lavonne Ansari, PhD ’03, the greatest success anyone can have is to give back to people and to also raise children who will give back to society as well. 

  • A Pathway to Hope
    3/30/21
    Margie Hempling McGlynn has endowed a professorship in the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences to find holistic solutions for rare genetic diseases.
  • A Reflection of Love
    11/30/21

    Russ Agrusa, BS ’76, realized his dream of creating a contemplative space in memory of his late wife, Paula, for UB students to enjoy and reflect.