A Buffalo-area woman will go to the Philippines this month with four Canadian women in a Group Study Exchange program sponsored by Rotary District 7090, which includes clubs in Western New York and southern Ontario.
Megan MacLeod, a consultant at CGI Federal, and the others will visit Rotarians in the Manila area, taking part in vocational and cultural exchanges, fellowship and Rotary activities. MacLeod, sponsored by the Buffalo Rotary Club, is a non-Rotarian, as are three of the other four business and professional women, who are sponsored by Rotary Clubs in Brantford, Ont., and St. Catharines, Ont.
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The University at Buffalo is among the top 20 institutions in the United States hosting international students for the 10th year in a row as reported by the 2012 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange. In the 2011-12 academic year, UB hosted 5,357 international students, and the number increased this fall, according to Stephen Dunnett, vice provost for international education at UB.
“It is to the credit of our outstanding international enrollment management team – Joseph Hindrawan, Steven Shaw and Raymond Lew – all of whom spent a good portion of the fall semester recruiting overseas, that even in this difficult environment, UB continues to increase its roster of international students and to be a model of best practices in international admissions and enrollment,” Dunnett said.
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The Buffalo Recycling Alliance presented an award to the Community Charter School, 404 Edison St., for improving its recycling program, reducing its waste by 50 percent and saving the school at least $3,000 per year on its garbage bill.
The following individuals were honored for their involvement with the recycling initiative:
Denise Luka, principal; Andrew Prinzing, assistant principal; sixth-graders Steven Willet and Sarah Christian; Brian Smith, Citizens Campaign for the Environment; Amanda Ziegler, Buffalo Recycling Alliance; Sam Magavern, Partnership for the Public Good; Karla Thomas, legislative assistant to County Legislator Betty Jean Grant; Joleigh Washuta and Liz Collins, Modern Recycling.
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Howard Silverstein, president at Choice Employee Benefits Group, and philanthropist Jean Knox were recently appointed to the board of directors for the Mikey’s Way Foundation.
Knox and her family became contributors to the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo in 1962. She is the wife of the late Seymour H. Knox, philanthropist and owner of the Buffalo Sabres from 1970 to 1996.
Silverstein entered into the insurance business in August of 1972, which led him to the start of Choice Employee Benefits Group in 2000. He has served on various boards and committees over the last 40 years, including Infotech Niagara and Jewish Community Center.
Mikey’s Way is a nonprofit foundation that strives to help children cope with the separation from family and friends during long, life-threatening illnesses. With the use of today’s technology, keeping children connected is paramount to their recovery.
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The Western New York Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation eighth annual gala recognized outstanding partners and volunteers while raising funds for critical lifesaving research. The honorees at the event, held last weekend at the Hotel @ the Lafayette, were:
Gary P. Hall, president and CEO of WTS Inc., received the Commitment to a Cure Award for his leadership and dedication in support of the foundation. Hall spearheads the Lower Niagara Sport Fishing Challenge, which, since its inception in 2008, has raised more than $500,000 for the CF Foundation.
Lauren Smith, a senior at Geneseo State College, battles cystic fibrosis every day and was honored with the Katie’s Courage Award for her volunteerism and advocacy on behalf of the foundation.
Nadinev Caci, a senior research coordinator at the Cystic Fibrosis Center at Women & Children’s Hospital, received the Excellence in Care Award for her work to improve the lives of those living with cystic fibrosis through research and new treatment therapies.
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Thomas F. Knab, partner-in-charge of the Buffalo law office of Underberg & Kessler, has joined the board of trustees of Preservation Buffalo Niagara.
Knab specializes in business litigation and employment and labor law.
Preservation Buffalo Niagara is dedicated to fostering historic preservation in the Buffalo Niagara region, serving seven counties in Western New York.
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The Hilbert College chapter of Phi Beta Lambda, business education and career development program, presented first-place awards at its annual competition.
Winners were: John Babocsi, marketing analysis and decision making; Adam Haker, management analysis and decision making; David Haseley, human resource management; Nina Pierino, project management; and Sarah Zablonski, accounting analysis and decision making.
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Courtney Szyjka, a senior at the University at Buffalo, has been awarded the American Society for Microbiology’s 2012 Undergraduate Research Fellowship. She is one of 56 fellows selected from a field of 122 applications.
Fellows receive a $4,000 stipend and an opportunity to conduct full-time summer research with an American Society for Microbiology mentor. In addition to the stipend, fellowship recipients receive a two-year American Society of Microbiology student membership and funding for travel expenses to the society’s Presentation Institute and to present their research results at the society’s 113th general meeting in May in Denver.
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John Rodgers, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Independent Health, has been named president of the local board of volunteer trustees for the Western & Central New York Chapter of Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
Rodgers, the 2011 recipient of society’s Service to Mankind award, has served on the local board since 2004.
He joined Independent Health in March 1999 after a 16-year career with Bristol-Myers Squibb.
At Independent Health, he is responsible for overseeing all business operations within the organization, including sales, product development, information technology, office of strategy management and Independent Health’s ancillary businesses.
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Kathleen McCormick has been named stewardship director at the Western New York Land Conservancy. McCormick has a Ph.D. in kinesiology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She spent 10 years as a college professor before returning to school for a master’s degree and hands-on training in landscape design and planning at the Conway School, known for its focus on ecological and social sustainability.
After completing her degree, she became a program manager for Keep Western New York Beautiful, a nonprofit that supports grass-roots efforts to clean and naturally beautify the region. The Western New York Land Conservancy is a regional, not-for-profit land trust that permanently protects land with significant conservation value in Western New York for the benefit of future generations.
email: citydesk@buffnews.com
Megan MacLeod, a consultant at CGI Federal, and the others will visit Rotarians in the Manila area, taking part in vocational and cultural exchanges, fellowship and Rotary activities. MacLeod, sponsored by the Buffalo Rotary Club, is a non-Rotarian, as are three of the other four business and professional women, who are sponsored by Rotary Clubs in Brantford, Ont., and St. Catharines, Ont.
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The University at Buffalo is among the top 20 institutions in the United States hosting international students for the 10th year in a row as reported by the 2012 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange. In the 2011-12 academic year, UB hosted 5,357 international students, and the number increased this fall, according to Stephen Dunnett, vice provost for international education at UB.
“It is to the credit of our outstanding international enrollment management team – Joseph Hindrawan, Steven Shaw and Raymond Lew – all of whom spent a good portion of the fall semester recruiting overseas, that even in this difficult environment, UB continues to increase its roster of international students and to be a model of best practices in international admissions and enrollment,” Dunnett said.
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The Buffalo Recycling Alliance presented an award to the Community Charter School, 404 Edison St., for improving its recycling program, reducing its waste by 50 percent and saving the school at least $3,000 per year on its garbage bill.
The following individuals were honored for their involvement with the recycling initiative:
Denise Luka, principal; Andrew Prinzing, assistant principal; sixth-graders Steven Willet and Sarah Christian; Brian Smith, Citizens Campaign for the Environment; Amanda Ziegler, Buffalo Recycling Alliance; Sam Magavern, Partnership for the Public Good; Karla Thomas, legislative assistant to County Legislator Betty Jean Grant; Joleigh Washuta and Liz Collins, Modern Recycling.
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Howard Silverstein, president at Choice Employee Benefits Group, and philanthropist Jean Knox were recently appointed to the board of directors for the Mikey’s Way Foundation.
Knox and her family became contributors to the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo in 1962. She is the wife of the late Seymour H. Knox, philanthropist and owner of the Buffalo Sabres from 1970 to 1996.
Silverstein entered into the insurance business in August of 1972, which led him to the start of Choice Employee Benefits Group in 2000. He has served on various boards and committees over the last 40 years, including Infotech Niagara and Jewish Community Center.
Mikey’s Way is a nonprofit foundation that strives to help children cope with the separation from family and friends during long, life-threatening illnesses. With the use of today’s technology, keeping children connected is paramount to their recovery.
...
The Western New York Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation eighth annual gala recognized outstanding partners and volunteers while raising funds for critical lifesaving research. The honorees at the event, held last weekend at the Hotel @ the Lafayette, were:
Gary P. Hall, president and CEO of WTS Inc., received the Commitment to a Cure Award for his leadership and dedication in support of the foundation. Hall spearheads the Lower Niagara Sport Fishing Challenge, which, since its inception in 2008, has raised more than $500,000 for the CF Foundation.
Lauren Smith, a senior at Geneseo State College, battles cystic fibrosis every day and was honored with the Katie’s Courage Award for her volunteerism and advocacy on behalf of the foundation.
Nadinev Caci, a senior research coordinator at the Cystic Fibrosis Center at Women & Children’s Hospital, received the Excellence in Care Award for her work to improve the lives of those living with cystic fibrosis through research and new treatment therapies.
...
Thomas F. Knab, partner-in-charge of the Buffalo law office of Underberg & Kessler, has joined the board of trustees of Preservation Buffalo Niagara.
Knab specializes in business litigation and employment and labor law.
Preservation Buffalo Niagara is dedicated to fostering historic preservation in the Buffalo Niagara region, serving seven counties in Western New York.
...
The Hilbert College chapter of Phi Beta Lambda, business education and career development program, presented first-place awards at its annual competition.
Winners were: John Babocsi, marketing analysis and decision making; Adam Haker, management analysis and decision making; David Haseley, human resource management; Nina Pierino, project management; and Sarah Zablonski, accounting analysis and decision making.
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Courtney Szyjka, a senior at the University at Buffalo, has been awarded the American Society for Microbiology’s 2012 Undergraduate Research Fellowship. She is one of 56 fellows selected from a field of 122 applications.
Fellows receive a $4,000 stipend and an opportunity to conduct full-time summer research with an American Society for Microbiology mentor. In addition to the stipend, fellowship recipients receive a two-year American Society of Microbiology student membership and funding for travel expenses to the society’s Presentation Institute and to present their research results at the society’s 113th general meeting in May in Denver.
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John Rodgers, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Independent Health, has been named president of the local board of volunteer trustees for the Western & Central New York Chapter of Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
Rodgers, the 2011 recipient of society’s Service to Mankind award, has served on the local board since 2004.
He joined Independent Health in March 1999 after a 16-year career with Bristol-Myers Squibb.
At Independent Health, he is responsible for overseeing all business operations within the organization, including sales, product development, information technology, office of strategy management and Independent Health’s ancillary businesses.
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Kathleen McCormick has been named stewardship director at the Western New York Land Conservancy. McCormick has a Ph.D. in kinesiology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She spent 10 years as a college professor before returning to school for a master’s degree and hands-on training in landscape design and planning at the Conway School, known for its focus on ecological and social sustainability.
After completing her degree, she became a program manager for Keep Western New York Beautiful, a nonprofit that supports grass-roots efforts to clean and naturally beautify the region. The Western New York Land Conservancy is a regional, not-for-profit land trust that permanently protects land with significant conservation value in Western New York for the benefit of future generations.
email: citydesk@buffnews.com