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Published: January 15, 2004

Wesley L. Hicks Jr., associate professor of otolaryngology/head and neck surgery and neurosurgery in the School of Medicine and Biomedicine Sciences, was honored as a Black Achiever in Industry at the 31st annual Black Achievers in Industry Awards dinner.

A project by students in the School of Architecture and Planning that helped the Town of Porter in Niagara County develop the initial phase of its master plan for future development received the 2003 Award for Outstanding Student Project from the Upstate New York Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA) during its annual conference in Saratoga Springs. The project previously won the 2003 Award for Outstanding Student Project from the Western New York Chapter of the APA and has been nominated for the APA's national award.

Oren Lyons, professor of American studies and director of the Native American Studies Program in the Center for the Americas in the College of Arts and Sciences, is one of the subjects of a television series on Native American leaders of the 21st century being produced by the Institute for Tribal Government of Portland State University. Faithkeeper of the Turtle Clan and a member of the Onandogan Nation's Council of Chiefs of the Haudnosaunee (Iroquois Confederacy), Lyons is an internationally recognized champion of the rights of indigenous peoples. During his segment of the series, he will, among other things, discuss how new communication technologies are helping to bridge the geographical distance between indigenous groups around the world, which helps them work more easily together toward the same ends.

Linda Chalmer Zemel, adjunct instructor in the Department of English in the College of Arts and Sciences, is the producer and host of "What's New," a talk show that airs on WHLD 1270 AM Wednesday mornings from 11 a.m. to noon. The show highlights new businesses and services, or persons with new ideas to discuss.

Norma J. Nowak, director of scientific planning at the UB Center for Excellence in Bioinformatics, was one of five Canisius College graduates who recently received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the college's Alumni Association.

Daniel Dadoyan, adjunct professor in the Department of Architecture in the School of Architecture and Planning, has received the Graduate Studies Richmond Harold Shreve Award in Architectural/Urban Design from Cornell University. The award recognizes the excellence and originality of his graduate theses, completed last year.