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Harriet Simons, UB professor of music and director of the chorus, received the 1996 award for outstanding choral director presented by the New York State Choral Directors Association on Aug. 19 at the New York State School Music Association conference in Rochester.

GIFT FROM ALUMNUS, WIFE TO BENEFIT LAW STUDENTS
A 1956 graduate of the UB School of Law and his wife have made a $116,000 commitment to the school through a charitable remainder trust. The commitment from Ross and Jeanette Cellino of West Seneca will be used to establish The Ross and Jeanette Cellino Scholarship Fund to award scholarships to academically qualified, first-year law students who demonstrate significant financial need. Preference will be given to students from Cattaraugus and Chautauqua counties. The scholarship will be awarded each year, over a three-year term, as long as the recipient retains good academic standing.

The Cellinos want the scholarship to help young, married law school students because their own personal experience of being a young, newly married couple with children when Ross attended law school and worked part-time gave them an understanding of the struggle married students face.

"This gift is my small contribution to help provide others with the same opportunity I received," Ross Cellino noted.

Ross opened a law partnership in 1959 with Michael Likoudis, also a 1956 graduate of the UB law school. They were joined in 1967 by Alan Bernstein. The law firm flourished for more than 20 years. Ross Cellino retired in 1991.

UB, FORTUNE PRESENTS SERIES ON LEADERSHIP
The first "Worldwide Lessons in Leadership Series" featuring leadership gurus Stephen Covey, Tom Peters and Peter Senge is being presented via closed-circuit TV this fall by the Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership at UB. The four-part series, opening today, is presented in cooperation with Fortune magazine.

Events take place in the Buffalo Convention Center, with today's program, "How to Make Your Team Unstoppable," first-ever joint presentation by Covey, Peters and Senge, running from noon to 6:30 p.m.

Covey is author of "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People," world's best-selling book on personal and professional development. Peters, best-selling business author of all time, is the author of "The Pursuit of WOW!" Author of "The Fifth Discipline," Senge is considered by many to be the world authority on the art of building learning organizations.

The series will continue Oct. 1, with a presentation by Covey, "Personal Effectiveness."

On Oct. 23, Covey will discuss "Group Effectiveness."

The series concludes Nov. 15, with Covey's presentation, "Organizational Effectiveness" and the "Fortune 500 Forum," with four of the nation's most admired CEOs discussing leadership techniques.

COURSE TO TEACH HOW TO COPE WITH DEPRESSION
A course to teach people how to identify and change negative thought and behavior patterns that can contribute to depression will be offered this fall by the Psychological Services Center at UB.

Changes in appetite or sleep habits, or a general sense of worthlessness or guilt all can be signs of depression, according to John Roberts, UB assistant professor of psychology and course instructor.

"Everyone has problems or situations that make them occasionally feel 'down'," says Roberts. The course is designed for people who find these feelings or signs are occurring more often and interfere with their normal interest in life activities.

The "Coping With Depression" adult-education course will meet once a week for 12 weeks in Park Hall, North Campus. There is a tuition charge, but potential enrollees will receive a free evaluation to determine if they would benefit from the course.

Classes will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays, beginning Sept. 25. Monday classes will be held from 3-5 p.m.; Wednesday classes, from 6-8 p.m. or 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Anyone interested in taking the course should call 645-3697 from 1-5 p.m. Monday-Thursday, by Sept. 16.

CAI IS JOURNAL ASSOCIATE EDITOR, GIVES LECTURES
Jin-Yi Cai, associate professor of computer science, has been invited to serve as associate editor of the Journal of Complexity. Cai presented talks this summer at The University of California/Berkeley, the National University of Singapore and the University of Malaysia.

In addition, Cai was chair of the programming committee for the Annual Conference on Computational Complexity which was held in Philadelphia, co-chair of the programming committee for the Annual International Computing and Combinatorics Conference held in Hong Kong, and a member of the programming committee for the 28th annual ACM Symposium on Theory of Computing, held in Philadelphia.

UB HONOR STUDENT WINS SUNY LEGAL ESSAY CONTEST
An honor student at UB who has been selected for a prestigious U.S. Supreme Court internship has won the Benjamin and David Scharps Memorial Prize.

Mark A. Haddad, a senior, is the recipient of the prize, awarded each year to the student who writes the best essay on an assigned legal topic. The competition, administered by the State University System Administration, is open to SUNY juniors considering a legal career.

Haddad's essay, "Expert Testimony and New Technologies, Inside and Outside the Courtroom," dealt with the admissibility of videotape analysis by an expert witness as legal evidence in a theft case. The selection committee was composed of academics and attorneys.

This fall, Haddad is doing an internship in the Clerk's Office of the U.S. Supreme Court. At UB, he holds a 3.83 grade point average, and is pursuing a dual major in political science and philosophy with a minor in general management.

The Scharps competition, made possible by a bequest from the will of Hannah S. Hirschhorn, sister of Benjamin and David Scharps, awards a $1,000 cash prize and a commemorative plaque to the recipient.

BUSINESS FORUMS SET FOR WOMEN, MINORITIES
Free public forums aimed at minorities and women interested in business and development opportunities are being presented by the Office of Urban Initiatives Inc. (OUI), with funding from The Peter C. Cornell Trust.

OUI is an non-profit, 150-member organization that fosters economic and community development. Henry Louis Taylor Jr., director of the Center for Urban Studies at UB, is board president.

The forums are held from 8-10 a.m. in the Advance Training Center, 275 Oak St., Buffalo. The continuing schedule and topics:

n Sept. 26: Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) and how it can help with development of programs and initiatives to improve quality of life for community residents. Deadline for registration, Sept. 23.

n Oct. 31: Federal enterprise community and New York State Economic Development Zone, with emphasis on geographic areas encompassed by the zone, development incentives, employment benefits and other services. Registration deadline, Oct. 28.

Sponsors include Amherst Industrial Development Agency, Buffalo Economic Development Agency, Community Economic Development Initiative, Erie County Industrial Development Agency, Greater Buffalo Partnership, Coalition for Economic Justice, Small Business Administration, Small Business Development Center, Buffalo Federation of Neighborhood Centers, Citizen Action of New York, NAACP, Buffalo Urban League. For registration information call 829-2306.

ZIMMERMAN OFFICER OF NATIONAL LIBRARY UNIT
Nancy Zimmerman, assistant professor and coordinator of the school library media program in the School of Information and Library Studies (SILS) at UB, is the new treasurer of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL). She began a three-year term at the close of the recent 1996 annual American Library Association (ALA) conference in New York City.

AASL, the school library division of the American Library Association, is the world's largest organization of school library professionals, with 7,600 members. Zimmerman, now a member of AASL's executive board, has chaired and served on many ALA and AASL committees and is immediate past chair of ALA's Library Research Round Table. Zimmerman, who earned her Ph.D. in library and information studies from Texas Women's University, holds a master of library science in computer education and cognitive systems from the University of North Texas.

WOMEN'S CLUB OPENS FALL PROGRAM WITH LUNCHEON
The Women's Club of the University at Buffalo opens its 51st year with a fall membership luncheon at Fanny's Sept. 21 at 11 a.m. Guests and new members are welcome. The Irish Classical Theater Company's production of Crazy Ladies will be presented at 11:30 a.m., with Josephine Hogan performing comedic monologues by Joyce Grenfell.

The luncheon at 12:30 p.m., planned by Shirley Buckle and Maria Coburn, will include recognition of new members by Ninfa Straubinger, president. Dawn Halvorsen, vice president, is program chair; Carol Greiner is honorary president.

The program will also feature information about activity groups and service programs. Groups and chairs are: Activity Coordinators: Josie Lapetina, Aurelia Holloway; Antiques, Art History: Aurelia Holloway, Gerry Ryder; Books: Pat Lerner, Nancy Golden; Bridge: Nicki Yeracaris, Pat Addelman; Bridge Flight: Marie Schillo; Cross-Country Skiing: Gloria Pleu; French Conversation: Jean Jain; Couples Gourmet: Nicki Yeracaris; Evening Gourmet: Meena Rustgi; Gourmet Techniques: Barbara Paganelli, Barbara McCarthy, Sun-Mi Fung; International: Jean Jain; Money & Investing: Janet Fedor, Norma Rubin; Needlework: Lois Sindoni, Anne Marie Natalino; Tennis: Marie Schillo, Ann Shub; Theater/Film: Josie Lapetina, Aurelia Holloway For membership or luncheon information call Shirley Buckle, 688-4508, by Sept. 14.