School of Public Health and Health Professions Names Dean's Suite in Honor of Founding Dean J. Warren Perry

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The University at Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professions has named its dean's suite in honor of J. Warren Perry, founding dean of the former UB School of Health Related Professions.

A UB professor emeritus, Perry served as dean of the School of Health Related Professions from 1966-77.

He recently gave $100,000 to the School of Public Health and Health Professions, which was formed by merging the university's School of Health Related Professions and the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, formerly part of the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

Perry divided his recent gift into two parts: $50,000 now and $50,000 through a bequest commitment. In addition to this gift, his largest to the school, Perry has established endowed scholarships for students in the departments of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences and Rehabilitation Science, and provided support of the Dr. J. Warren Perry lecture series, begun in 1988.

Maurizio Trevisan, M.D., interim dean of the School of Public Health and Health Professions, said the J. Warren Perry Dean's Suite is the most recent entry in an important legacy that will benefit students and faculty of present and future generations. Perry's gifts, Trevisan said, "ensure that more students will benefit from a school that began strong and continues to thrive, thanks to Dr. Perry's leadership, laughter and good will."