Students in School of Public Health and Health Professions Receive Awards

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Thirty-seven new graduates of the School of Public Health and Health Professions at the University at Buffalo were honored with scholarships and awards during the school's recent commencement ceremony.

The University at Buffalo is a premier research-intensive public university, the largest and most comprehensive campus in the State University of New York system. UB's more than 27,000 students pursue their academic interests through more than 300 undergraduate, graduate and professional degree programs.

The award recipients are:

• Justin Moyer of Belfast, the Alfred T. Caffiero Scholarship Award

• Julie Baker of Buffalo, the 2004 ASAHP Scholarship of Excellence Award

• Su Zhan of Getzville, the Mark Diamond research Award

• Lauren Byrne of Greenville, the Alfred T. Caffiero Scholarship Award

• Antonio Santo of Liverpool, the Carlton R. Meyers Award, recognizing an outstanding student from the Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences

• Gretchen Dexheimer of North Tonawanda, the Alfred T. Caffiero Scholarship Award

• Christina DeSantis of Port Crane, Outstanding Senior Award in Exercise and Nutrition Sciences

• Bethany Gilbert of Springville, UB Environmental and Society Institute Lester Milbrath Interdisciplinary Fellowship

• Heather Ochs-Balcom of Townsville, S.C., the UB Environmental and Society Institute Fellowship

The following students received Annette Rachman Scholarships recognizing students who maintained at least a "B" average studying in the field of nutrition and dietetics:

• Kitiya Suvannasankha of Amherst

• Soaad B. Ali of Buffalo

• Jennifer Cason of Buffalo

• Lindsay Conte of Buffalo

• Renee L. Kee of Buffalo

• Katherine M. McLeod of Buffalo

• Victor Dean of North Tonawanda

• Visalakshi Arumugam of Williamsville

• Christina M. Legierski of West Seneca

The following students received an Arthur A. Schomburg Graduate Fellowship:

• Shaun M. Mosley of Liverpool, also named to "Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities"

• Juireith Mudie of Stone Mountain, Ga.

The following students received Stonegraber Scholarships:

• Heeyeon Ui of Depew

• Amy Siri Jukam of Fayetteville

• Hoiwing Theresa Tang of Forest Hills

• Jessica Fronk of Fulton

• Allison Elizabeth Taylor of Holley

• Melissa Leigh Agness of Kenmore

• Peter Theodosopoulos of London, Ontario. Theodosopoulos also was named to "Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities."

• Katherine Everett of Peru

• Sandra Hsu of Quincy, Mass.

• Melissa Marie D'Ambrosio of Staten Island

• Amelia Rose Davern of Syracuse

• Abbie Oxford of Syracuse

The following students were named to "Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities":

• Katherine E. Everett of Buffalo

• Eduardo U. Regner of Syracuse

• Haiping Qiao of Fort Erie, Ontario

• Ranjan Chanda of Amherst

• Gabriela Neagoe of Cheektowaga