Dandes, Lippes Reappointed to UB Council

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Jonathan A. Dandes and Gerald S. Lippes have been reappointed to the 10-member University at Buffalo Council, the university's local governing council.

Both men were reappointed by Gov. George Pataki before he left office in December. They will serve seven-year terms, ending in 2013.

Dandes was first appointed to the UB Council in 1994 by Gov. Mario M. Cuomo, and was reappointed for the first time in 1999 by Pataki. He received his bachelor's degree in 1974 from UB, where he served as president of the undergraduate Student Association and later as president of the UB Alumni Association.

Dandes was appointed president of Rich Baseball Operations in October 2001. He joined the Food Services Division of Rich Products Corp. in 1986, was named vice president/general manager of Stadium Services, Inc. in 1988 and executive vice president of the Rich Entertainment Group in 1996.

He currently is vice chair and a member of the executive committee of the Buffalo/Niagara Partnership.

Lippes was first appointed to the UB Council by Pataki in April 1997. He is an alumnus of the UB Law School, and in 1995 received the Jaeckle Award, the highest honor presented by the Law School and UB Law Alumni Association.

Lippes is founder and senior partner of the law firm Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman LLP. He serves as a director for the Gibraltar Steel Corp., National Health Care Affiliates, the Wolf Group and Protective Industries LLC, and serves as chairman of Lippco Capital LLC.

Within the community, Lippes has a long history of service to cultural and civic organizations. He is on the boards of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, the New York State Council on the Arts and the UB Foundation. He is a 1997 recipient of the National Conference's Citation Award for community leadership, and was honored as the Western New York entrepreneur of the year in 1993.