UB Management Students Receive Commencement Awards

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Twelve graduates of the University at Buffalo School of Management received awards during the school's commencement ceremony on May 12.

The University at Buffalo is a premier research-intensive public university, the largest and most comprehensive campus in the State University of New York. 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.

The graduates and the awards they received are:

* Michael P. Colby of Tonawanda, the State University of New York Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence, presented to students who have best demonstrated, and been recognized for, the integration of academic excellence with other aspects of their lives, which include arts, athletics, career achievement, community service and leadership. Colby also received the Delta Sigma Pi Scholarship Key, presented to the full-time undergraduate student who compiles the highest management grade-point average of all eligible graduating students and the Undergraduate Student Achievement Award, presented to the undergraduate student who has demonstrated scholastic excellence and also has rendered outstanding extracurricular service to the school and the university.

* Siddharth S. Sirsikar of Williamsville, the Charles H. Diefendorf Award in Finance, presented to the student who has made the greatest contribution to the finance discipline.

* Wahono Saputra of Williamsville, the Sidney N. Kahn Memorial Award for Excellence in Sales and Marketing, presented to the MBA student who has made the greatest contribution to the field of sales and marketing.

* Caroline M. Szydlo of Fredonia, the MBA Student Achievement Award, presented to the MBA student who has demonstrated scholastic excellence and also has rendered outstanding extracurricular service to the school and the university.

* Haiyan Zhao of Buffalo, the Master of Science Student Achievement Award, presented to the M.S. student who has demonstrated scholastic excellence and also has rendered outstanding extracurricular service to the school and the university.

* Dinesh K. Gauri and Jingguo Wang, both of Amherst (co-recipients), the Ph.D. Student Achievement Award, presented to the doctoral student who has demonstrated scholastic excellence and also has rendered outstanding extracurricular service to the school and the university.

* Thomas C. Hoffer of Monsey, the Adriana Ilyse Thaler Memorial Senior Award in Marketing, presented to the senior marketing student who best demonstrates academic excellence, leadership, marketing professionalism and personal motivation.

* Daniel J. Hong of Rochester and Vincent LoRusso of Amherst (co-recipients), the University at Buffalo Accounting Association Michael S. Dockery Memorial Senior Award, presented to the senior accounting students who have contributed in a superior way to the Institute of Management Accountants and the accounting profession, fellow students and to the School of Management.

* Sudha Bommidi of Amherst, the Dr. Marcel and Mrs. Kathryn Vinokur Award to Promote Global Understanding, presented to the graduating School of Management student born outside of North America who contributes to promoting global understanding among MBA students.

* Hariom Manchiraju of Williamsville, The Wall Street Journal Award for Academic Excellence by an MBA Student, presented to the full-time MBA student who compiles the highest grade point average of all eligible graduating students.

For more information about the UB School of Management, visit http://mgt.buffalo.edu.