New President for UB School of Management Alumni Board

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Sujata Yalamanchili of Williamsville has been elected to serve a two-year term as president of the alumni association of the University at Buffalo School of Management.

Yalamanchili, a partner at Hodgson Russ LLP, received a bachelor's degree from the School of Management in 1988 and an MBA in 1989.

New board members for the School of Management Alumni Association, elected for three-year terms, are: John Mineo of East Aurora, senior vice president, chief risk officer and general counsel, First Niagara Financial Group; Kathleen S. Nesper of Getzville, lecturer in accounting and law, UB School of Management; Mark J. Notarius of East Amherst, president, Premium Wine & Spirits; Paul A. Quebral of Williamsville, president, Reid Petroleum Corp.; and Larry J. Skerker of Eggertsville.

The Wall Street Journal ranks the UB School of Management 10th in the nation among schools with strong regional recruiting bases. In addition, BusinessWeek ranks the school as one of the country's top 5 business schools for the fastest return on MBA investment and Forbes cites it as one of the best business schools in the U.S. for the return on investment it provides MBA graduates. For more information about the UB School of Management, visit http://mgt.buffalo.edu.