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Steven Fliesler, professor and vice chair in the Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, has been elected president of the International Society for Eye Research (ISER). Fliesler’s term will include one year as president-elect, two years as active president and a year as immediate past president, during which he will mentor the next president-elect. As ISER president, Fliesler is responsible for guiding the general direction of the organization’s business and overseeing its biennial meetings, with the next to be held in Montreal in July 2010. Fliesler says his goals also include expanding the society’s membership and promoting research and the ability of young investigators to pursue their research and attend society meetings, as well as promoting international collaboration in eye and vision research and the exchange of scientific ideas and information.
Raechele Pope, associate professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy, Graduate School of Education, has been recognized as a 2010 Diamond Honoree by the American College Personnel Association (ACPA) Foundation for her contributions to higher education. The Diamond Honoree program honors a small group of educators each year who have made significant contributions of leadership and scholarship to their institutions, the ACPA and to students. Pope recognized for her contributions throughout her 28-year career to the advancement of multiculturalism in the student affairs profession, as well as her scholarship and service.
UB Law School Dean Makau W. Mutua was a guest of President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, at a ceremony in the White House last month in recognition of his role as one of five international and national human rights experts who selected the recipient of this year’s Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award. The award, presented by Ethel Kennedy, was given to Magodonga Mahlangu and her organization, Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA). Mutua and the four other judges chose Mahlangu and WOZA for organizing more than 60,000 Zimbabweans in an ongoing campaign of non-violent action against injustice, exploitive social conditions and oppression of women’s rights.
Dennis M. Kane, adjunct instructor in the Social Sciences Interdisciplinary Degree Programs, College of Arts and Sciences, has been named superintendent of the Cheektowaga Central School District.
Walter Ludwig, research instructor in the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Health Professions, has been appointed chief operating officer of Kenmore Mercy Hospital.
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