Dennis Black Honored by NASPA

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Dennis R. Black of Buffalo, vice president for student affairs at the University at Buffalo, has received the 2010 Fred Turner Award for Outstanding Service from NASPA -- Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education.

The award recognizes NASPA members with continuous membership in the organization for 10 or more years who have served in a leadership role at the state, regional or national level of NASPA.

The award was presented March 9 in Chicago at the organization's annual conference. It is named in honor of one of NASPA's past presidents and former senior student affairs officer at the University of Illinois.

"Dennis is the model senior student affairs administrator who is admired by students, emulated by new professionals and highly respected by his peers," said Gwendolyn Jordan Dungy, executive director of NASPA. "His innovative ideas have been the impetus for many successful programs in NASPA, and the NASPA conference in Boston under his incredible leadership was the most successful in attendance and evaluated most highly for quality."

Black did his undergraduate work at the university and received his JD degree from UB. He also studied at the Institute for Educational Management at Harvard University Graduate School of Education. An adjunct associate professor in UB's Graduate School of Education, he edits Campus Legal Briefings newsletter and is the author of several books on higher education legal issues.

He is a recipient of the State University of New York Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Education.

NASPA -- Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (http://www.naspa.org) is the leading voice for student affairs administration, policy and practice, and affirms the commitment of the student affairs profession to educating the whole student and integrating student life and learning. With more than 11,000 members at 1,400 campuses, and representing 29 countries, NASPA is the foremost professional association for student affairs administrators, faculty, and graduate and undergraduate students. NASPA members are committed to serving college students by embracing the core values of diversity, learning, integrity, collaboration, access, service, fellowship and the spirit of inquiry.

The University at Buffalo is a premier research-intensive public university, a flagship institution in the State University of New York system and its largest and most comprehensive campus. UB's more than 28,000 students pursue their academic interests through more than 300 undergraduate, graduate and professional degree programs. Founded in 1846, the University at Buffalo is a member of the Association of American Universities.