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Diving coach Karla Helder, who just finished her fourth season with the Bulls, won two gold medals and set two world records at the 2008 FINA World Master's Diving Championships. Helder, who was in the 50-54-year-old age group, won both the one-meter and three-meter competition. In the one-meter competition, she set a FINA world record with 228.30 points on five dives. She also set a world record in the three-meter with a five-dive total of 246.40.
Brenda Moore, associate professor of sociology, College of Arts and Sciences, will facilitate two panels at the Fourth National Summit on Women Veterans' Issues, being held June 20-28 in Washington, D.C. The summit, which is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, will address new and breaking issues on women veterans and develop a plan for future progress on women veterans' matters. Moore will facilitate panels on "Environmental Exposure Concerns: WWII to Present" and "What the Health Data Show."
Carol Golyski, lecturer and clinical education coordinator in the Department of Biotechnical and Clinical Laboratory Sciences, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, has been named “Member of the Year” by the New York State Society of Clinical Laboratory Scientists.
Hilary N. Weaver, professor in the School of Social Work, was part of a panel that presented at the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, held on May 1 at the United Nations in New York. Weaver, whose professional interests include multicultural social work, was selected by the UN forum’s multigenerational committee after members heard her three previous UN presentations, all on Native American issues. She spoke again this year on multigenerational issues, specifically on how best to pass along ancestral values and beliefs to children and future generations. Weaver’s 7-year-old daughter, Iris Hill, assisted in the UN presentation, talking about her Mohawk grandfather and Lakota grandmother.
Diane Elze, associate professor in the School of Social Work, was elected graduate faculty member representative to the Council on Social Work Education. She is the newly named director of the school’s MSW Program.
Wesley L. Hicks Jr., associate professor of otolaryngology and neurosurgery in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, and attending surgeon in the Department of Head and Neck Surgery at Roswell Park Cancer Institute, was named one of “America’s Leading Doctors” in 2007-08 by Black Enterprise magazine for his leadership in the field of otolaryngology. The May 2008 issue of the magazine recognized 140 African-American physicians and surgeons from around the United States who specialize in neurology, obstetrics and gynecology, dermatology, urology, cardiology, pediatrics and oncology.
Denise Krause, clinical associate professor in the School of Social Work, was elected Western New York representative of the New York State Association of Social Workers.
Barbara Rittner, associate professor and associate dean for external affairs in the School of Social Work, was elected president of the Group for the Advancement of Doctoral Education.