UB School of Management Graduates 26 Executive MBAs

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Twenty-six Western New York business professionals have graduated from the Executive MBA program in the University at Buffalo School of Management.

The graduates are:

Brian Armstrong, supervisor, OSI Education Services; Thomas Beauford, first vice president, HSBC Bank USA; Iqbal Biln, project manager, hydraulic conversion project, St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation; Christopher Burgess, district properties manager, Tri City Rentals; Michael Buzzard, divisional general manager, Middle Atlantic Warehouse Distributor; Gretchen Calleri, analyst, HSBC Mortgage Corporation USA; Coleen Cook, director of infrastructure services, Independent Health Association; Rajesh Dubey, staff scientist, Honeywell International; Gregg Eagan, director of manufacturing, Niacet Corporation;

Also, Ruth Fierro-King, vice president and senior financial advisor, KeyBank; Maria Gambino, director, special needs division, preschool services, Erie County Health Department; Sarah Glenn-Smith, executive director, Deaf Adult Services; Blair Harris, director of corporate claims, Unitrin Direct Insurance; Yolanda Holmes, sales manager, GEICO; Diane Hutchison; Brian Johnson, regional reliability manager, Linde Gas; Michael Kalita, pharmacy site supervisor, Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo; Peter Kneis, assistant vice president and finance manager, M&T Bank.

Also, Daniel Maciejewski, director, BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York; Adrian Mobilia, manager of inside sales and customer service, Wire Weld Inc.; Paul Munsterman, project/process engineer, Praxair; Jeffrey Plewinski, vice president of engineering services, Aero Instruments and Avionics; Jodi Rzepka, associate director of human resources, State University of New York at Fredonia; Douglas Torre, vice president of information technology, Catholic Health System; Amy White-Storfer, director of marketing and communications, Planned Parenthood; and Lynn Wilson, assistant vice president and product specialist, KeyBank.

The Executive MBA is an intense, 22-month program designed for high-achieving managers who want to earn an MBA while continuing to work full-time. Classes meet Fridays and Saturdays every other weekend, with one full week each August and a week-long international residency in the fourth semester. Limited openings are still available for this fall's UB Executive MBA class. For more information, contact 716-645-3200 or visit the Web site at http://mgt.buffalo.edu/emba.

The Wall Street Journal ranks the UB School of Management No. 9 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.