Ciccia, Sams Named Winners Of Outstanding Service Awards

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Frank J. Ciccia and Sally A. Sams will receive Outstanding Service Awards from the Professional Staff Senate at UB at the PSS' annual awards luncheon, to be held May 16.

The Outstanding Service Award is given each year to members of UB's professional staff who are making outstanding community-service contributions. Winners receive a cash award and a certificate of recognition.

A UB professional staff member since 1986, Ciccia is director of the Leadership Development Program in the Office of Student Development. He also has held positions in the Office of Student Life as assistant director of student life/coordinator of Greek affairs, area coordinator, program coordinator and residence hall director.

Ciccia is a founder and chair of the Western New York Leadership Educators Consortium, chair for the Student Leadership Network for Region 2 of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators and a member of the Class of 2000 of Leadership Buffalo.

He also is a board member for Gilda's Club of Western New York, a volunteer with Kevin Guest House, a member of the race committee for the Linda Yalem Memorial Run and a UB admissions ambassador.

He resides in Kenmore.

Sams, who has worked at UB since 1973, is assistant to the dean for alumni and public relations in the School of Nursing. She also has served as an administrative assistant in the Living Well Center, the Office of Career Planning and Placement, and the Office of Student Life.

Sams is active in the Western New York Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation, serving on the board of director and chairing numerous fund-raising activities.

In addition, she has been active for many years as a member of the Lebro's Fall Classic 5K Run--serving as a race director the past two year--and as a volunteer with the Checkers/Nike Downtown Dash running race.

She resides in Cheektowaga.