UB Students Receive Capen Awards For Academic Achievement

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Thirty-one UB sophomores recently received Grace W. Capen Academic Awards for outstanding academic achievement from the UB Women's Club.

Recipients must have completed a minimum of 45-50 hours, or three semesters of full-time work at UB, with a quality-point average of 3.9 or higher.

Recipients and their major areas of study are:

AMHERST: Sarah E. Calnek, pharmacy; Chuen-Fu Lin, biochemical pharmacology, and Heichi (Gigi) Lo, civil engineering

BLASDELL: Scott M. Ferguson, mechanical and aerospace engineering

BUFFALO: Adam J. Courtney, business management; Nadarajasundaram Ganesh, mathematics; Monica L. Karwan, dance; Karen Kopecky, mathematics/economics; Andreas M. Kunz, environmental design; Rainee M. VanNatter, chemical engineering, and Rishan Patel, biology/pre-med

FAIRPORT: Garrett C. Lau, chemistry; Nishant Mago, mathematics and economics, and Carolyn M. Zielinski, mechanical engineering

HAMBURG: Molly E. Moore, biomedical sciences

LOCKPORT: Diane M. Robinson, psychology

MANLIUS: Brendan P. Brady, accounting

NEW HYDE PARK: Brian N. Tse, chemistry/medicinal chemistry

NIAGARA FALLS: Anthony J. Guetta, computer engineering

NORTH SYRACUSE: Kathleen E. Racculia, illustration

NORTH TONAWANDA: Brooke E. Mentkowski, physics

ONTARIO: Cara J. DeRosie, management, and Scott R. Stambach, Jr., physics/philosophy

ORCHARD PARK: Heidi K. Vance, biology

PAVILION: Jenna D. Lay, political science

PITTSFORD: Christopher J. Garver, computer science, and Elizabeth F. Massa, English and communication design

PLATTSBURGH: Ryan P. Landry, management

TONAWANDA: Melissa A. Burgio, psychology/environmental design

WEST SENECA: Kristin M. Arcara, chemistry, and Gregory R. Kotnis, biophysics