Among those to be honored with Deans' Academic Achievement Awards are:

James M. Feeney, Faculty of Social Sciences, majoring in Anthropology/Classics/English. Feeney, who enrolled at UB after combat service as a U.S. Marine Corps medic in the Persian Gulf War, received the Marion Dickson Award for Academic Excellence in Anthropology in 1994. He has served with the Baird Point Volunteer Ambulance Corps and the Community Action Corps, where he tutored inner-city children. He plans to attend medical school.

Leah E. Cole, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, majoring in Biological Sciences. Cole, a Howard Hughes Undergraduate Fellow, has studied with some of UB's top researchers. She has participated in intramural sports, tutored chemistry and biological sciences students and volunteered for the Anti-Rape Task Force and Habitat for Humanity. She plans to continue her love of teaching and research with graduate studies in biology and chemistry.

Roberta Robin Sullivan, Faculty of Arts and Letters, majoring in Communication Design. An expert in digital imaging, she has developed an interactive multimedia computer project for Roswell Park Cancer Institute. Her "Childhood Cancer Information Center" provides information, coping suggestions and a support network for childhood cancer patients, their families and classmates. She plans to continue her studies at the master's level in art and education.

Honored with the Division of Student Affairs Senior Leadership Award:

Abhilasha R. Singh, majoring in Biological Sciences/English. Currently leading the UB Sesquicentennial Habitat for Humanity Project, she has been active in community and university service. A Fellow in the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and winner of the 1994 Grace Capen Memorial Award for scholastic achievement, she has been a biology research and teaching assistant. An emergency room volunteer at ECMC, last year she was awarded the J. Scott Fleming Award for outstanding community service. She plans to attend medical school.

Those taking part in the program include:

The Student Speaker for graduation, 1996, is Amy Jill Bandolik. She is majoring in Psychology/Social Sciences Interdisciplinary-Health and Human Services. An active member of the Golden Key and Mortar Board Honor Societies, she has served through teaching assistantships and peer advisory roles and has been an ambassador to university alumni. She has volunteered for the UB Anti-Rape Task Force and has been a leader in national organizations dealing with related issues. She will pursue a master's degree in College Student Personnel Administration.

Vocalist for the Class of 1996 will be Theresa J. Varnay. She will graduate with degrees in music performance and French, and expects to continue her studies in France next year. Winner of the Department of Music Garahee Scholarship, she is a member of the UB Choir and Opera Workshop. Varney, who has sung roles in The Marriage of Figaro and Hansel and Gretel, is a soloist at Central Presbyterian Church of Buffalo.