Stull came to UB from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he served as dean of the School of Allied Health Professions. Prior to that, he held posts at the Universities of Kentucky and Maryland, as well as with the U.S. Army Advisory Group in Korea. A Pennsylvania native, Stull holds an M.S. and Ed.D. in physical education from Penn State.

In the summer issue of HRP Newsletter, Stull notes that although it was a period of declining resources, the school experienced increases in productivity and quality. External grants received by the school increased from $324,000 in 1987-88 to more than $3.2 million last year. Student demand for HRP programs has increased nearly 10 percent each year during his tenure, according to Stull. This fall, capacity of the incoming class for the undergraduate Physical Therapy program was doubled to 100 students.

Eckert, who came to UB in 1977, is an associate professor of anatomy and cell biology. He is the principal investigator on a three-year, $135,000 grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to study the early biochemical changes in liver cells caused by alcohol.