Greiner
to receive Citation Award
President William R. Greiner will receive the Citation Award, Buffalo/Niagara
WorldConnect's most prestigious honor, at a luncheon to be held at noon
Nov. 8 in the Buffalo Convention Center.
Buffalo/Niagara
WorldConnect is a non-profit membership organization whose mission is
to create international connections and increase global understanding
through mutually beneficial person-to-person exchanges and global affairs
information and education. It was formed with the merger of the Buffalo
Council on World Affairs and the Council for International Visitors.
Greiner
will be recognized for his commitment to global affairs.
Also receiving
a Citation Award will be Robert T. Brady, president and chief executive
officer of Moog Inc.
Ciancio
receives Gold Medal Award
Sebastian G. Ciancio, SUNY Distinguished Service Professor and chair
of the Department of Periodontology, has received the Gold Medal Award
from the American Academy of Periodontology.
Ciancio
received the award, the AAP's highest honor, at the group's 87th annual
meeting, held recently in Philadelphia. The Gold Medal Award is given
annually in recognition of outstanding contributions to the field of
periodontology and the diagnosis and treatment of periodontal diseases.
A member
of the AAP for 35 years, Ciancio is a past president of the AAP and
the American Academy of Periodontology Foundation.
Flutist
to present Halloween recital
"Tricks and Treats," a faculty recital by flutist Cheryl Gobbetti Hoffman,
will be presented at 8 p.m. Tuesday in Slee Concert Hall, North Campus.
The concert
will feature props, lighting and a "haunting" musical program in keeping
with a Halloween theme.
Joining
Gobbetti Hoffman will be Eryk Anspach, flute; David Kim-Boyle, sound
technician; Susan Fancher, saxophone; John Hunt, bassoon; Anthony Miranda
and members of the UB Percussion Ensemble, percussion; Stephen Manes,
piano, and Jamie Polychronis, light projectionist.
Tickets
are $5 and are available at the Slee Hall box office from 9 a.m. to
5 p.m. Monday through Friday, at the Center for the Arts box office
from noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and at TicketMaster outlets.
Faculty
to discuss terrorist attacks
A discussion of "Terrorist Attacks on the U.S.: Root Causes and U.S.
Response" will be held at 4 p.m. Nov. 1 in 112 O'Brian Hall, North Campus.
Leading
the discussion will be UB faculty members Erick Duchesne, assistant
professor of political science; Michael Frisch, professor of history
and senior research scholar; Khalid Qazi, clinical associate professor
of medicine and president of the local chapter of the American Muslim
Council, and Othman Shibly, assistant professor of periodontics and
endodontics and a member of the local Muslim community.
The discussion
is sponsored by the Office of International Education and the Council
for International Studies and Programs.
"Ferdinand
the Bull" to appear in CFA
The Center for the Arts will present Hudson Vagabond Puppets' "Ferdinand
the Bull," based on the classic tale by Munro Leaf, at 2 p.m. Oct. 28
in the Mainstage theatre in the Center for the Arts on the North Campus.
Free kids
activities will be provided one hour prior to the performance, which
is part of the Center for the Arts Family Adventure series sponsored
by Adelphia Media Services and WJYE-FM.
Ferdinand
the Bull, the story of the bull who wouldn't fight, will be told in
a narrated ballet with masked dancers, specialized mechanical figures
and a larger-than-life bull. The puppets and scenery are based as closely
as possible on the book's illustrations by Robert Lawson.
After the
program, audience members will have the opportunity to get involved
in an on-stage demonstration of non-violent conflict-resolution techniques.
The Hudson
Vagabond Puppets creates larger-than-life puppetry and mask programs
designed to fit into the school curriculum, as well as to entertain
children and their families. Company performers are professional dancers
and actors.
Tickets
for Ferdinand the Bull are $12 for adults and $10 for children 12 and
under. Tickets are available from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday
at the Center Box Office and all Ticketmaster locations. For more information
call, 645-ARTS.
Leukemia
executive named distinguished medical alumnus
Marshall A Lichtman, executive vice president for research and medical
affairs of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, has received the Distinguished
Medical Alumnus Award from the UB Medical Alumni Association.
Lichtman,
who received his medical degree from the School of Medicine and Biomedical
Sciences in 1960, is also a professor in the departments of Medicine
and of Biochemistry and Biophysics at the University of Rochester. He
served as dean of the University of Rochester School of Medicine and
Dentistry from 1990-96. He assumed his current position with the Leukemia
& Lymphoma Society in 1996.
Lichtman
has authored more than 230 articles and book chapters, has served on
the editorial boards of five scientific journals and was editor-in-chief
of Blood Cells, Molecule, and Diseases. A master of the American College
of Physicians, he is a member of several professional and scientific
societies, including the American Society of Hematology, which he served
as president; the American Society for Clinical Investigation; the American
Physiological Society, and the American Society of Cell Biology.
Chronicle
editor to speak at meeting of Faculty Senate
Douglas Lederman, managing editor of The Chronicle of Higher Education,
will speak during the monthly meeting of the Faculty Senate at 2 p.m.
Nov. 6 in the Center for Tomorrow, North Campus.
All members
of the university community are invited to attend.
Lederman,
who oversees the weekly newspaper covering higher education, will address
such topics as diversity on campus, shared governance, student life
and graduate stipends, said Faculty Senate Chair Michael Cohen, who
invited Lederman to speak. Lederman also will take questions after his
presentation, Cohen said.
For more
information, contact the senate office at 645-2003.
Blood
drive planned
The Red Cross will hold a blood drive from 8 a.m. to noon Nov. 2 in
the basement break room in Crofts Hall, North Campus.
Appointments
will be scheduled at 15-minute intervals. The process may take 20 to
30 minutes.
Time accruals
must be charged and employees should check with their supervisor before
making a reservation.
To schedule
an appointment, call 645-7777.
Theatre
and Dance to present production of "Children of Eden"
The Department of Theatre and Dance will present "Children of Eden"
Nov. 8-11 and Nov. 15-18 in the Drama Theatre in the Center for the
Arts, North Campus.
The production
is sponsored by WBFO 88.7 FM, the National Public Radio affiliate operated
by UB.
With music
and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and based on the book by John Caird,
"Children of Eden" uses the story of Genesis to examine the age-old
conflict between parents and children. Based freely on the stories of
Adam, Eve, Noah, their children and the "Father," the musical offers
a frank, heartfelt, tuneful, fun, charming and often humorous look at
the pleasures and pains of parenting. The show also includes the world's
first eco-disaster, The Flood, and unusual spins on many Biblical characters,
from Eve to Cain to the multi-gender ensemble that makes up the Snake.
"Children
of Eden" will be directed and choreographed by Lynne Kurdziel-Formato,
with musical direction by Michael Hake, and will feature an all-student
cast.
Tickets
are $12 for the general public and $5 for UB students and seniors. Tickets
may be purchased from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays in the
Center for the Arts box office and at all Ticketmaster locations. For
general information, call 645-ARTS.
Help
for Quebecor earns award
The National Association of Management and Technical Assistance Centers
has selected the former UB Business Alliancenow part of the Office
of Science, Technology Transfer and Economic Outreachto receive its
Project of the Year Award for its longstanding relationship with Quebecor
World Buffalo, the world's largest mass-market printer, located in Depew.
Since 1997,
The Center of Industrial Effectiveness (TCIE) has been partnering with
Quebecor to conduct a range of plant process improvements and training
programs. The relationship strengthened the Buffalo plant's commitment
to workforce development and continuous productivity enhancement. Following
an October 1999 merger with World Color Press, the Buffalo plant was
chosen by corporate leaders to receive $20 million of new investment
in equipment and other improvements, thanks largely to the TCIE projects.
"Our partnership
with TCIE has enabled our company to mine the vast and enormously rich
resources of the University at Buffalo," said Kevin J. Clarke, Quebecor
World Buffalo vice president and general manager.
Vowell
to speak
Author and social observer Sarah Vowell will speak at 8 p.m. Nov. 10
in the Mainstage theater in the Center for the Arts, North Campus. The
event, to be presented by the Center for the Arts, will be sponsored
by WBFO 88.7 FM, the National Public Radio affiliate operated by UB.
Vowell
is best known for her monologues and documentaries for public radio's
"This American Life." A contributing editor for the program since 1996,
she has written about everything from her father's homemade cannon and
her obsession with the "Godfather" films to the New Hampshire primary
and her Cherokee ancestors' forced march on the Trail of Tears.
As a critic
and reporter, Vowell's writing has appeared in numerous newspapers and
magazines, including Esquire, GQ, Artforum, The Los Angeles Times,
The Village Voice, Spin and Sweeney's. As a columnist, she
has covered education for Time; American culture for Salon.com
and pop music for the San Francisco Weekly, for which she won
a 1996 Music Journalism Award. She has taught writing and art history
at Sarah Lawrence College and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago,
respectively.
Tickets
for Sarah Vowell are $15 for the general public and $10 for UB students,
and are available from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday in the
CFA box office and at all Ticketmaster locations. For more information,
call 645-ARTS.
Two
SOM students awarded scholarships
Two students in the School of Management have been awarded scholarships
by the American Business Women's Association (ABWA).
Michelle
Bligh, a doctoral student, received a $5,000 Stephen Bufton Memorial
Scholarship from the national chapter of ABWA. First-year MBA student
Elizabeth Welker was awarded a $2,000 Bufton Scholarship from the group's
local chapter.
Bligh,
who is studying organizational behavior, plans to teach at the university
level.
Welker
is enrolled in UB's 3/2 MBA program, which enables students to earn
both a bachelor's and an MBA degree by completing three years of undergraduate
work followed immediately by two years of graduate studies.
ABWA has
provided workplace skills and career-development training for more than
545,000 members.
Raichle
gift funds professorship
A gift from the Frank G. Raichle Foundation in memory of Raichle, a
1919 UB graduate who was a prominent trial and appellate lawyer, has
allowed UB Law School to establish its first named professorship.
Lucinda
M. Finley, a professor at the law school who is founder and director
of the school's civil litigation and appellate advocacy concentration,
will be the first Frank G. Raichle Professor, beginning in the Spring
2002 semester.
Ralph L.
Halpern and Joelle G. Raichle, trustees of the foundation, said the
objective in establishing the endowed Frank G. Raichle Professor of
Trial and Appellate Advocacy is "to encourage law students to examine
the role of litigation and appellate advocacy in American society."
"We feel
this professorship will help law students interested in entering the
field of litigation and appellate advocacy to better understand the
positive role in which the law and lawyers perform in the United States,"
Halpern added.
Nils Olsen,
dean of the law school, called it an honor for the first named professorship
in the school's history to be named for one of "our most distinguished
and illustrious graduates."
Olsen noted
that the professorship will help fund instruction in trial and appellate
advocacy, relevant faculty research, professional travel and speakers,
lectures and symposia related to the litigation area. In addition, he
said endowed professorships significantly increase both the reputation
and visibility of the Law School.
Raichle,
who died in 1986, was a member of the firm Raichle, Banning, Weiss and
Halpern and its predecessors since 1921, and a fellow, regent and past
president of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Although he argued
countless cases in courts, Raichle was perhaps best known for his early
association with Gen. William J. "Wild Bill" Donovan, his defense of
controversial lawyer Roy M. Cohn and his role as special prosecutor
in a payroll-padding scandal that rocked Buffalo's City Hall in the
late 1930s.