Release Date: May 19, 2000 This content is archived.
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Students in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at UB received awards at the school's recent commencement ceremony.
Forty-two seniors were recognized for Engineering Distinction for having achieved a grade-point average of at least 3.5 in all engineering courses taken through the Fall 1999 semester. Forty three graduating students were inducted into the New York Nu Chapter of Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Society.
The graduates, their hometowns, majors and honors are:
ALBANY: Anthony Rigosu, Electrical, Engineering Distinction, New York Nu Chapter
ALEXANDER: Robert Todd Koch, Chemical, Engineering Distinction, New York Nu Chapter
AMHERST: Carrie Marie Harder, Electrical, Engineering Distinction, New York Nu Chapter; Chun Kong Yeung, Mechanical, New York Nu Chapter
BROOKLYN: Karin Kit-Wai Mak, Electrical, New York Nu Chapter; Matthew Reed Sachs, Mechanical, New York Nu Chapter
BUFFALO: Nicholas Keith Adams, Electrical, Engineering Distinction; Matthew B. Copeland, Electrical, New York Nu Chapter; Joshua Elijah Davis, Electrical, New York Nu Chapter; Daniel Michael Grasso, Electrical, Engineering Distinction, New York Nu Chapter; Melinda Joy Karwan, Chemical, Engineering Distinction, New York Nu Chapter; Brian Michael Mentel, Civil, Engineering Distinction, New York Nu Chapter; Daniel Patrick Palermo, Chemical, Engineering Distinction, New York Nu Chapter; James Michael Stiegler, Electrical, New York Nu Chapter; Martin David Sweeney, Mechanical, New York Nu Chapter
BYRON: David Andrew Corson, Mechanical, Engineering Distinction
CHEEKTOWAGA: Keith Jabcuba, Electrical, Engineering Distinction, New York Nu Chapter; Kevin Michael Kolb, Electrical, Engineering Distinction; Daryl Molino, Chemical, Engineering Distinction
DERBY: Anthony John Kurek, Jr., Chemical, Engineering Distinction, New York Nu Chapter
FAIRPORT: Jeffrey William Berman, Civil, Engineering Distinction; Stanley Michael Bileschi, Electrical, Engineering Distinction; Joseph Edward Price, Computer Science/Computer Engineering, New York Nu Chapter; Timothy James Reidy, Computer, Engineering Distinction
GRAND ISLAND: Joseph Michael Moritz, Chemical, Engineering Distinction, New York Nu Chapter
GREENFIELD CENTER: John Patrick Eddy, Mechanical, Engineering Distinction, New York Nu Chapter
GREENVILLE, PA: John William Zerr, Mechanical, Engineering Distinction, New York Nu Chapter
HAMBURG: Scott Paul Barnes, Mechanical, Engineering Distinction
HILTON: Brian Patrick Aylward, Chemical, Engineering Distinction, New York Nu Chapter
IRVINGTON: Daniel Edward McMullan, Civil, New York Nu Chapter
KENMORE: Matthew Leo Muehlbauer, Mechanical, New York Nu Chapter
HONG KONG: Laam A. Tse, Aerospace/Mechanical, Engineering Distinction, New York Nu Chapter
LOCKPORT: David John Adams, Chemical, Engineering Distinction, New York Nu Chapter; Jeffrey Michael Farrell, Electrical, Engineering Distinction
MANLIUS: Yury Arkadii Perzov, Electrical, New York Nu Chapter
MARLBORO: Karianne Paolo, Industrial, Engineering Distinction
MASSENA: William David Kirkey, Electrical, Engineering Distinction, New York Nu Chapter
MENDON: Gordon Patrick Warn, Civil, Engineering Distinction
NEW HARTFORD: Nathan Daniel O'Donnell, Electrical, New York Nu Chapter
NEW YORK: Hashim Mwata Muhammad, Civil, New York Nu Chapter
NIAGARA FALLS: Anthony Joseph Vaccaro, Industrial, Engineering Distinction
NISKAYUNA: Kathryn Christian Kien, Chemical, Engineering Distinction, New York Nu Chapter
NORTH TONAWANDA: Andrew Thomas Olewnik, Mechanical, Engineering Distinction, New York Nu Chapter
ORCHARD PARK: Kevin David Todtenhagen, Chemical, Engineering Distinction, New York Nu Chapter
PAVILION: Jonathan Philip Barber, Industrial, Engineering Distinction
PITTSBURGH, PA: Catherine Teonia Jacob, Mechanical, Engineering Distinction, New York Nu Chapter
ROCHESTER: Scott Comstock, Civil, New York Nu Chapter; Michael Faciszewski, Chemical, Engineering Distinction, New York Nu Chapter; Mangal Prasad, Electrical, New York Nu Chapter; Christopher Ihor Trojan, Electrical, Engineering Distinction
SANBORN: Renee Marie Bagwell, Mechanical, Engineering Distinction
SCHENECTADY: Gregory George Decker, Electrical, Engineering Distinction, New York Nu Chapter
SPRINGVILLE: Eric Leslie Faulring, Mechanical, Engineering Distinction, New York Nu Chapter
SYRACUSE: Stephanie Diane Schinzing, Industrial, Engineering Distinction, New York Nu Chapter
UTICA: Helena Holeckova, Chemical, Engineering Distinction, New York Nu Chapter
WEST SENECA: Gregory Gerald Mruk, Aerospace, Engineering Distinction, New York Nu Chapter
WILLIAMSVILLE: Zhou Shuai Ni, Computer Science, New York Nu Chapter; Jessica Anne Tworek, Chemical, New York Nu Chapter
WOODSIDE: Urszula Sporysz, Mechanical, New York Nu Chapter; Chang Hyon Suh, Electrical, Engineering Distinction