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All-female theater collective takes on the big city [ CELEBRATING PHILANTHROPY AT UB : A SPECIAL SECTION ] How to play cricket in a few easy lessonsFALL 2013A PUBLICATION OF THE UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONA WALK IN THE WOODS

firstlookAs far as the eye can see Ticket-holders queued up Aug. 22 to hearPresident Obama deliver his address in Alumni Arena. The line snaked easily a mile across campus,and it took an hour or more to approach the arena and clear security. But most people waited patiently,chatting with both friends and strangers, while advancing step by step. Happily, balmy weather prevailedduring the slow march forward.

A PUBLICATION OF THE UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALOALUMNI ASSOCIATION16 Radium girlsThree young women improvise their creativeidentities as actors and performers in hypercompetitiveNew YorkFALL 2013UBtoday20 The forager’s artVeteran naturalist leads an outdoor seminaron the forest, teaching about edible plants andherbal medicines—all in UB’s own backyard24 Cricket 101A lighthearted primer on the legendaryBritish pastime now gaining traction amongenthusiastic UB players from around the worldALUMNI PROFILES28 Christopher Thornberg, BA ’89Economic forecaster based in California30 Rachel Lynn Sunley, MPH ’10Trainer and nutrition consultant forbrides32 Justin Marx, BS ’00Culinary executive specializing inexotic foodsDEPARTMENTS5 SHORTFORM12 SEEN READ HEARD14 SPORTFORM47 ALUMNI NEWS50 CLASSNOTES56 IN MY OPINIONON THE COVER: Visit to UB’s Letchworth Woods yields aharvest of edible plants and botanical wonders, includingriver grapes, crab apples, red oak acorns and rose hips.A SPECIAL SECTIONCelebratingPhilanthropy35The university salutes donorswhose gifts make possible awide range of scholarships andfellowships, state-of-the-artfacilities and more.UB WEBSITESwww.buffalo.edu/UBTwww.alumni.buffalo.eduwww.buffalo.eduUB SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELSwww.buffalo.edu/home/ub-social-mediaREACHING OTHERS

FALL 2013, VOL. 31, NO. 1EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Laura Silverman, silverma@buffalo.eduEDITOR Ann Whitcher-Gentzke, whitcher@buffalo.eduCREATIVE DIRECTOR Alan Kegler, akegler@buffalo.eduART DIRECTOR Rebecca Farnham, farnham@buffalo.eduPHOTOGRAPHER Douglas Levere, BA ’89, dlevere@buffalo.eduPRODUCTION COORDINATOR Cynthia Todd, ctodd@buffalo.eduALUMNI NEWS DIRECTOR Barbara A. Byers, babyers@buffalo.eduDEVELOPMENT NEWS DIRECTOR Ann R. Brown, annbrown@buffalo.eduCLASS NOTES EDITOR Tara Negar Jamali, BA ’13DEVELOPMENT AND ALUMNI RELATIONSVice President for Development and Alumni Relations Nancy L. WellsAssociate Vice President for Alumni Relations Jay R. Friedman, EdM ’00 & BA ’86Associate Directors Nancy Battaglia, MBA ’96 & BS ’89; Barbara A. Byers; Michael L. Jankowski,Erin Lawless, Andrew WilcoxAssistant Directors Gina Cali-Misterkiewicz, MA ’05; Kristen M. Murphy, BA ’96; Patricia A. StarrUNIVERSITY LIFE AND SERVICESVice President for University Life and Services Dennis R. Black, JD ’81Associate Vice President for Marketing, Web and Creative Communications Jeffrey N. SmithEditorial offices are located at 330 Crofts Hall, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14260.Telephone: (716) 645-6969; Fax: (716) 645-3765; email: whitcher@buffalo.edu. UB Today welcomesinquiries, but accepts no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, artwork or photographs.UB ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OFFICERSPresident Carol A. Gloff, BS ’75 (Natick, Mass.); Immediate Past President Timothy P. Lafferty, BS ’86 (EastAurora, N.Y.); First Vice President Mary Garlick Roll, MS ’88 & BS ’84 (Williamsville, N.Y.)EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEMichael A. Anderson, BS ’97 (Hamburg, N.Y.); Carrie L. Boye, BFA ’97 (Amherst, N.Y.); Peter J. Grogan, BS’81 (East Aurora, N.Y.); Paul R. Hammer, BA ’78 (Williamsville, N.Y.); Kenneth M. Jones, MA ’84 (Perry Hall,Md.); Ruth Kleinman, BA ’05 (New York, N.Y.); Wayne M. Nelligan, Attended (Cheektowaga, N.Y.)SPECIAL ADVISERSWillie R. Evans, EdB ’60 (Buffalo, N.Y.), Larry Zielinski, MBA ’77 & BA ’75 (Elma, N.Y.)BOARD OF DIRECTORSRita M. Andolina, MSW ’88 & BA ’80 (West Seneca, N.Y.); Randy J. Asher, BS ’95 (Staten Island, N.Y.);Tyler A. Balentine, MUP ’06 & BA ’03 (Buffalo, N.Y.); Ronald Balter, BA ’80 (Brooklyn, N.Y.); Jason L. Bird,BA ’05 (Tonawanda, N.Y.); Robert W. Chapman, MSW ’03 & BA ’91 (Buffalo, N.Y.); Kimberly S. Conidi,JD ’05 & BA ’99 (West Seneca, N.Y.); Mark G. Farrell, JD ’72 & BA ’69 (Amherst, N.Y.); Edward J. GraberJr., MBA ’93 & JD ’92 (Orchard Park, N.Y.); Jeffery D. Hazel, PMCert ’09, PMCert ’09, EdM’09, EdM ’03 &BA ’99 (Amherst, N.Y.); Mary Anne Heiser, BS ’77 (Tonawanda, N.Y.); Gary J. Jastrzab, BA ’76 & BA ’76(Philadelphia, Pa.); S. Navpreet Jatana, BS ’03 (Amherst, N.Y.); Michael J. Kennuth, BA ’93 (Williamsville,N.Y.); Lisa M. Kirisits, MBA ’87 & BS ’85 (Lancaster, N.Y.); Matthew E. La Sota, BA ’04 (Buffalo, N.Y.); KenLam, EdM ’04 & BA ’01 (Somerset, N.J.); Christian Lovelace, JD ’06 (Buffalo, N.Y.); Richard J. Lynch, DDS’83 & BA ’79 (Williamsville, N.Y.); Donna M. Manion, BA ’94 (New York, N.Y.); Patrick J.S. Mathews, BS ’03(Williamsville, N.Y.); David T. Merrell, MBA ’96 & BS ’91 (Lancaster, N.Y.); Timothy F. Murphy, MBA ’96 &BA ’94 (Williamsville, N.Y.); Mark W. Nusbaum, MArch ’85 & BPS ’83 (New York, N.Y.); Thomas A. Palmer,JD ’75 & MBA ’71 (East Amherst, N.Y.); Peter A. Petrella Jr., BA ’00 (Lancaster, N.Y.); Jennifer Piccone,MBA ’99 & BS ’95 (Webster, N.Y.); Jennifer L. Shalik, BA ’07 (Buffalo, N.Y.); Ezra J. Staley, JD ’09 & MBA’09 (Grand Island, N.Y.); David J. Stinner, BA ’98 (Kenmore, N.Y.); Mark J. Stramaglia, MBA ’86 & BS ’81(Williamsville, N.Y.); Kristin Vento, MBA ’00 (Orchard Park, N.Y.); Gene E. Verel, BS ’73 (Buffalo, N.Y.); JohnWarren IV, BA ’01 (Ashburn, Va.); Ann Wegrzyn, MBA ’90 & BS ’85 (Orchard Park, N.Y.); Sylvia WilliamsFerguson, BA ’98 (Buffalo, N.Y.)CHAPTER REPRESENTATIVESKevin M. Ruchlin, MS ’98 & BA ’95 (Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas); Jennifer Wozniak, MBA ’96 & BA ’95 (Denver,Colo.); Raymond L. Poltorak, MBA ’68 & BA ’65 (Houston, Texas); Vince LoRusso, BS ’07 (Los Angeles,Calif.); Ruth Kleinman, BA ’05 (New York, N.Y.); Edward F. Ryczek, BS ’71 (Phoenix, Ariz.); Martha S.Rodgers, BA ’90, Rebecca E. Kelley, BA ’03 (San Diego, Calif.); Maria Tomaino, BA ’04, Al Royston, BS ’73(South Florida)AFFILIATE REPRESENTATIVESDean Seneca, BA ’90 (Atlanta, Ga.); Tim Bush, JD ’08, Molly Timko, BA ’02 (Baltimore, Md.);Arielle Larmondra, BS ’06 (Charlotte, N.C.); Jeff Kless, BS ’90 (Detroit, Mich.); Joshua Ramos, BA ’06(Orlando, Fla.); Jeffrey Marshall, BS ’93 (Raleigh, N.C.); Kourtney Gagliano, BS ’02 (Rochester, N.Y.);Christa M. Bishop, BA ’06, Douglas G. Johnston, JD ’09, MA ’06 & BA ’04, Aditya Krishnan, BS ’12, YotamLevine, BS ’01 (San Francisco, Calif.); Christa Peck, BA ’09 & BS ’09 (Seattle, Wash.); Eric Bartholomew,BS ’03 (Tampa, Fla.)CONSTITUENT ALUMNI REPRESENTATIVESCollege of Arts & Sciences Katie Kaney, MBA ’96 & BA ’94 (Charlotte, N.C.); Dental Medicine Kevin J.Hanley, DDS ’78 & BA ’74 (East Amherst, N.Y.); Engineering and Applied Sciences James D. Boyle, BS ’78(West Seneca, N.Y.); Graduate School of Education Mark Marino, EdM ’05 (Depew, N.Y.); Law Terrence M.Gilbride, JD ’88 & BA ’85 (Eggertsville, N.Y.); Management Dan Liebel BS ’85 (Williamsville, N.Y.); Medicineand Biomedical Sciences Michael Zionts, MD ’98 (Buffalo, N.Y.); Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical SciencesDean P. Trzewieczynski, BS ’98 (Williamsville, N.Y.)13-ALR-0042 UBTODAY Fall 2013 www.buffalo.edu/ubt

from the presidentPresident Tripathi greets Zhou Ji, PhD’85 & MS ’82, head of China’s Academyof Engineering, in Beijing, March 2012.tHIS MAY, in New York City, we celebrated the grandfinale of the UB 2020 alumni tour. This tour has beenan incredible experience for my wife Kamlesh and me.Over a span of 20 months, we covered nearly 100,000miles, meeting more than 1,700 alumni in 22 citiesacross the United States and overseas. I wanted to sharejust a few examples of what I’ve discovered about ourUB alumni throughout our travels.My first observation: No matter how far away ourUB alumni may live, there is a part of them that thinksof Buffalo as home.This was evident again and again—from Los Angeles,where I was greeted with the latest Bills score and thatday’s Buffalo News headlines, to an alumni receptionin Kuala Lumpur, where I overheardTo watch a video on the tour and seetwo groups of Malaysian alumni in aevent photos, go to www.buffalo.heated debate over which are better:edu/president/2020tour.Anchor Bar wings or Duff’s wings?And while a piece of Buffalo remains in the heart ofevery UB alum, UB graduates clearly are also deeplyconnected to the world. Over the past 20 months, I’vetalked with Buffalo alumni working with Latin Americanrefugees; alumni expandingChinese language education inWestern New York; and industry1,700 alumni, 22 cities, 20 months, and 100,000 miles laterleaders whose global expertise prepared them to leadenterprises in Puerto Rico, Shanghai and Singapore. Allthese graduates told me it was their experiences at UBthat equipped them for leadership in a global world.Finally, we witnessed how deeply our alumni careabout putting their UB education to work for the publicgood. Again and again, our alumni told me how they usetheir UB education to “give back.” In Chicago, I heardthat phrase from a bilingual educator telling me abouther work with young people in the city. In Florida, Iheard it from a nursing alumna who has spent over halfa century devoted to patient care. In Seoul, one of ouralumni used the same expression to talk about her worktranslating Korean literature and preserving her culturalheritage.Every time I hear our alumni proudly talking aboutthe unique and meaningful ways they give back, I amstruck by how many different ways there are to achieveour one core mission as a public research university—to make the world around us a better place.The tour may be over, but the acquaintances wemade are just the beginning of what I hope will be longand lasting relationships. To all of our alumni, thankyou for all that you do, every day, to strengthen andinspire our UB community around the world.Satish K. Tripathi, Presidentwww.alumni.buffalo.edu UBTODAY Fall 2013 3

from the UBAA PresidentDoing it better for our readersHAVE ALL BEEN THERE BEFORE. We do the thingswe do in the same way we’ve always done them, and webecome lulled by the routine and the satisfaction thatcomes from getting something done. Every once in awhile, though, something happens that forces you to break out of the rut.That’s exactly what the UB Today magazine team was facing last December.The group was given an opportunity by Provost Charles F. Zukoski to prove thatthis magazine, though entirely serviceable, could be better, much better, for itsreaders. Since that challenge was presented, the team has been meeting weekly—and sometimes more often—to produce a publication that is not only more visuallyappealing, but also more approachable and reader-centric in both content andtone. Moreover, a decision was made to increase the number of issues from two tofour annually.Beginning with the next issue of UB Today, in winter ’14, you will receive apublication that is significantly different from the one you’re reading now. Amongother things, you’ll find a deeper dive into campus life, featuring students, facultyand staff; clever, more relatable ways of presenting research concepts and their applications;and more opportunities for multiple sides of current cultural issues tobe hashed out. Traditional columns from institutional representatives—like me—will be set aside in favor of more conversational essays or other points of entry toconnect with our readers. Who knows, I may weigh in on the top 10 spring breaklocations (or places to avoid during spring break, depending on your perspective).But you get the point. We are looking to talk with you, not at you. I, for one, amvery excited about this new and creative way to connect with UB’s nearly 230,000alumni. And the new quarterly schedule means the content will be fresher whenyou retrieve the magazine from yourmailbox.In the meantime, like other UBAApresidents before me (BTW, I waselected to a two-year term in May ofthis year), I am always interested inhearing from you on anything UBrelated.I am here to serve, and I amthrilled to be president during thisvery exciting time.Carol Gloff, BS ’75President, UB Alumni AssociationCagloffubalumni@comcast.netCarol Gloff is founder and principal of Carol Gloff & Associates in Natick, Mass.,a consulting firm that assists the medical products industry. In addition to herBS in pharmacy from UB, she holds a PhD in pharmaceutical chemistry from theUniversity of California, San Francisco.4 UBTODAY Fall 2013 www.buffalo.edu/ubt

shortformThe ideal beer pour | Solar research to empower outdoorsmen | Excavating 19th-century Hull HouseLuna greets her visitors at Buffalo Zoo. (Inset)Graduate student Jackie Heatwole records Luna’sbehavior as well as that of fellow cub Kali.RESEARCH NEWSUp close with Kali & LunaFor several months, Jackie Heatwole, a UB master’s student inbiological sciences, has been observing the Buffalo Zoo’s fluffy whitecubs. One morning, she stood outside the polar bear exhibit takingnotes while the cubs, named Kali and Luna, wrestled with floating toysin their swimming hole. They emerged back onto land, smudging theirbright white coats with mud, chasing each other around. As Heatwolekept watch, a school kid standing nearby made his own observation.“They’re playing tag!” he shouted.Luna is a female born at the zoo, while Kali is a male who cameto Buffalo in May after a hunter shot his mom in the Alaskan wilderness.Heatwole has been tracking their behavior to better understandpolar bear development, as well as how the two bears differ from one>>another, given their divergent histories.“Luna has really brought Kali out of his shell,” Heatwole says.“Compared to when he first came, he’s a different animal. And Lunawas raised by humans, so she has to learn how to be a bear andsocialize with bears, and Kali is helping her with that.”To have a wild bear and a zoo-born bear of the same agein the same place is a rare occurrence, says Charlotte Lindqvist,Heatwole’s adviser and assistant professor of biological sciences. SoLindqvist was thrilled when a colleague forwarded her a messagefrom zoo curator Jerry Aquilina asking if any local researchers hadstudents interested in conducting observations. “This is a very uniqueopportunity,” Lindqvist says. “It doesn’t happen very often.”ACADEMIC NEWS The average amount of debt for UB students who incur debt is$17,449, and more than half of UB students graduate without debt, accordingto U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Colleges” guide. The magazine rankedUB among the top 10 universities nationwide for graduating students with theleast debt. At national universities with the “most debt,” students graduatewith a debt range of $35,228 to $43,727.www.alumni.buffalo.edu UBTODAY Fall 2013 5

shortformERIC HANSONRESEARCH NEWSSolar cells may offerpower on the goImagine hiking an isolated stretch of the Appalachian Trail. Youfear you’re lost. The trail map isn’t helping. And the battery in yoursmartphone, with its GPS unit, is dead. “Man,” you nervously say toyourself, “I wish I could charge my phone.”Being stuck in a remote area with limited or no access toelectricity is more common than you might think. Just ask a soldier,a lumberjack or an angler. It’ll soon be less common, however,because researchers are developing energy-harvesting solar cellsthat can be sewn into clothing, backpacks and other materials.“They work like conventional solar cells but, because theyare flexible, like paper, we can affix them to many surfaces,”says Qiaoqiang Gan, assistant professor of electrical engineering.“With flexible solar cells, we can provide soldiers, hikersand other people on-the-go with a means to power their electronicdevices.”Before that happens, researchers must find a way to makeflexible solar cells more efficient and less expensive to manufacture.Gan is tackling the problem with the help from a teamof UB researchers and graduate students.Thin-film solar cells now used in industry are easy to installand lightweight, and they can be rolled onto rooftops like acarpet is rolled onto a floor. Made of silicon and other inorganicmaterials, they’re generally more costly to manufacture thanconventional solar panels. On the other hand, liquid-based solarcells—the type Gan is working on—are a kind of thin-film solarcell. But because they come in liquid form, they can be affixed toa greater variety of surfaces.“Unlike what’s available today, liquid-based solarcells are not rigid. They’re flexible, like paper,” Ganreiterates. “As a result, they can be fabricated over large areas,potentially becoming as inexpensive as paint.” The referenceto paint does not include a price point but rather the idea thatliquid solar cells could one day be applied to surfaces as easilyas paint is to walls.The main reason liquid-based solar cells aren’t yet for saleis that they don’t produce enough power to make them competitivewith other solar panels. Gan is working to change that,using an assortment of high-powered computers, lasers andother gadgets to devise ways to incorporate tiny bits of metalinto solar cells. The metal, when placed next to the solar cells,should help them convert more sunlight into electricity.So far, he has conducted computer simulations that suggestthe nanostructure will significantly boost the solar cell’spower conversion. Gan will work with Alexander N. Cartwright,UB professor of electrical engineering and biomedical engineering,and vice president for research and economic development,to combine the metal and the solar cell. The results, he sayswith a grin, should be electrifying.UNIVERSITY NEWSShake, rattle and not much rollEarly results from an earthquake simulation test suggest that cold-formed-steel buildingsmay be able to withstand major earthquakes. Researchers from The Johns HopkinsUniversity, who led the experiment Aug. 16 at UB’s Structural Engineering and EarthquakeSimulation Laboratory, programmed the shake tables to mimic ground forces feltduring 1994’s catastrophic earthquake in Northridge, Calif. During the test, the shaketables violently jolted the building back and forth, causing cracks to interior and exteriorwalls. But the building, based on preliminary analysis, withstood the quake’s forces.6 UBTODAY Fall 2013 www.buffalo.edu/ubt

RESEARCH NEWSThe Perfect PourBefore the installation, Phil Stevens sits with HRM Oba Yakubu Babalola, the traditional ruler ofEsie (left) and the traditional ruler of a neighboring town, one of many invited for the event.UB PEOPLEProfessor honored as Nigerian chiefBeing installed as a Nigerian chief in an elaborate ceremony in Decemberin the Yoruba town of Esie was a high point of his career, saysUB anthropologist Phillips Stevens Jr. But that was just the beginning:Stevens learned after the installation ceremony that a research centerwill be built in the town and named for him. “This is a double honor,”Stevens said not long after he returned from Nigeria. “I don’t think it’ssunk in yet.”Both honors recognize Stevens’ work in the 1960s preserving thestone images of Esie, Africa’s largest and most mysterious collection ofstone carvings. His work, part of his duties during a stint with the PeaceCorps, put Esie on the map and sparked an economic boon for the town.Stevens, associate professor of anthropology, was one of 17 peopleinstalled as chiefs by the traditional ruler of the town, HRM Oba YakubuBabalola, as part of his 25th anniversary celebration. Stevens receivedthe chieftaincy title “The Erewumi of Esie Kingdom”; Erewumiroughly translates to “the images and I get along well.” “Erewumi” isinscribed in gold beads on his chieftain cap.The Phillips Stevens Jr. Center for Esie Studies will be the centerof further research on the soapstone figures he helped repair anddocument.Hong Luo doesn’t drink beer himself—he’s allergic toalcohol. But Luo, chair of the physics department, knowsall about the secrets of pouring a smooth brew. That’sbecause it’s just basic physics.Cans with significantly wider mouths or two holes—which some brands are newly marketing—really do cutdown on foam and awkward glugging, Luo says. Thefirst concept to understand is atmospheric pressure.In a nutshell, the atmosphere of the Earth—all the airmolecules floating around us—exerts a force that pusheson objects.What does this have to do with drinking beer? Asliquid exits a can, it leaves behind a vacuum—a totallyempty space in which you won’t find anything, not evenair molecules.“Once you create this vacuum, the atmosphericpressure is going to push air in,” Luo says. “It’s adramatic effect: Each time you drink, you create a smallvacuum, and the atmosphere responds by pushing air in.”A super-wide hole or a second hole placed some distanceaway from the first enables this pressure equalization tooccur without obstructing the beer leaving the can.As such, when it comes to getting an unbubbly pour,today’s single-hole, pop-top beer cans may be inferior toold-time counterparts that required consumers to puncha hole on each side of a smooth lid—one for drinking, theother for taking in air.ACADEMIC NEWS UB broke groundfor its downtown medicalschool on Oct. 15, ushering ina new era of medical education, treatmentand discovery. More at medicine.buffalo.edu/new-medical-school.For the latest in campusnews reports go towww.buffalo.edu/newswww.alumni.buffalo.edu UBTODAY Fall 2013 7

shortformCAMPUS NEWSA sudsy start to thenew school yearHARRY SCULL JR,/BUFFALO NEWS STEVE MORSEUB PEOPLEStudents try out theirimprovised moves in afoam dance pit designed formaximum fun during openingweekend held in August. Thisyear’s Welcome Back Bash alsooffered music, food, prizes anda “Texas hold ’em” poker game.Late Night UB, which offersalcohol-free entertainment suchas tie-dye bingo and “cosmicgolf” during the semester, wasthe event sponsor.Fresh food focus Tyler Manley, BA ’10, grew up on a sheep farm, worked as a cookand urban farmer, and studied philosophy at UB. Today he is mobile market director for thenonprofit Massachusetts Avenue Project (MAP) in Buffalo. “Not only are we creating a local foodsystem, growing food right in the city, we’re changing how people think about food,” Manleysays. The farm—the equivalent of 11½ city lots—is home to a rain-catching system and 41hens. More than 75 varieties of fruits and vegetables are grown on the grounds and in a pair ofgreenhouse sheds, one of which is aquaponic and contains 25,000 tilapia. “We sell the fish tothe community, alive and whole,” Manley says. “Because we can’t sell on public property, wesell on private property and make partnerships with these sites.”Tyler Manley, mobile market director for MAP.MAP’s farm, the equivalentof 11½ city lots and situatedacross the street from a parkand alongside a vacant house,is home to:41 hensAn aquaponic systemcontaining 25,000 tilapiaA garden growing over75 varieties of fruitsand vegetablesACADEMIC NEWS Happy 100th anniversary to the College of Arts andSciences. Events are planned throughout the fall, including lecturesby cosmologist Rocky Kolb and psychologist Daniel Schacter.More at www.cas.buffalo.edu.8 UBTODAY Fall 2013 www.buffalo.edu/ubt

RESEARCH NEWSRediscovering an area landmarkHull House, on Genesee Street in Lancaster, N.Y., is theoldest substantial stone dwelling in Erie County.One of Western New York’s most significant historic sites was the setting for excavationsundertaken this summer by the Department of Anthropology’s ArchaeologicalSurvey. The work was part of an ongoing search for outbuildings at the HullFamily Home and Farmstead (c. 1810) in Lancaster. As part of the effort by the HullHouse Foundation to restore the farmstead to its original composition, archaeologistsled by Ryan Austin, research analyst with the Archaeological Survey, areworking to locate the remains of the property’s outbuildings, which are expectedto include a threshing barn, well, animal pens, privy and possibly an outside ovenand smoke house. A room that may have served as a root cellar recently wasunearthed.The archaeologists are assisted by a professional landscape architect anda historical research consultant who are studying other homes and farms of theperiod to determine the type, size and approximate location of the buildings.“We’ve found fragments of brick, nails, early pottery and ceramics,early glass, and recently a bone-handled fork and a portion of a teapothandle,” says Douglas Perrelli, director of the Archaeological Survey.“With additional land and restoration of the farm buildings, the Hull Farmsteadwill represent life on the early Niagara Frontier in a manner that is accurateand can offer visitors the opportunity to get a feel for the experience of the Hullfamily,” says Gary Costello, Hull House Foundation president.www.alumni.buffalo.edu UBTODAY Fall 2013 9

shortformNANCY J PARISICAMPUS NEWSHello, Mr. President!Obama speaks on campus, making UB historyIN A DAY OF FIRSTS, President Barack Obama took the occasion of his historic UB visit on Aug. 22, 2013,to announce a plan he said would “shake up the system” and make college more affordable for middle-classstudents, including those who attend UB. Obama said tuition at the average four-year public university has increasedby more than 250 percent in the past three decades, while the typical family income has risen just 16percent, a disparity that has forced many students and their parents to take out loans to finance college. “Weunderstand that in the face of greater and greater global competition in a knowledge-based economy, a greateducation is more important than ever,” Obama told a packed crowd of 7,200 in Alumni Arena. Many familiesare struggling to pay back those loans, the president noted, adding that the average student borrower owes morethan $26,000 after graduating. Obama presented his plan to counter this trend that would include, among othermeasures, a new rating system that rewards colleges and universities for performance. The president’s highlyanticipated visit marked the first time a sitting U.S. president spoke on campus since Millard Fillmore did so in1853, at which time Fillmore was also UB’s chancellor.10 UBTODAY Fall 2013 www.buffalo.edu/ubt

Past Presidential VisitsSince the Fillmore era, UB has hostedfour other speakers who once held theoffice of President of the United States.1847 CHANCELLOR’SADDRESSMillard Fillmore1850-1853“The time has come when such an institutionis indispensable to the wants andhonor of our city. I appeal to every fatherwho has a son to educate.”1988 UB DISTINGUISHEDSPEAKERS SERIESGerald R. Ford1974-1977“These encroachments on presidentialpower must be removed if we want betterfiscal responsibility.”NANCY J PARISIOne student’s shining momentUntil Barack Obama’s visit to campus, Silvana C. D’Ettorre of GrandIsland, N.Y., had never given a public speech. That changed in abig way as the UB sophomore stood before thousands of people inAlumni Arena and welcomed the president to Western New York.In a headline, the Buffalo News called her “UB’s most famousstudent.”“Of all the opportunities I’ve had as a University at Buffalostudent, the opportunity I had [during the president’s visit] is by farthe most amazing,” says D’Ettorre, an exercise science major whoplans to enroll in UB’s School of Dental Medicine.D’Ettorre, who stayed up until 4 a.m. preparing herspeech, admits that she was extremely nervous to speak infront of the estimated 7,200 people in attendance. Beforehand,she briefly met Obama in the heart of Alumni Arena. “It was likemeeting a cool dad,” says D’Ettorre, who received a hug from thepresident as he walked onstage.During her speech, D’Ettorre said UB is a prime example ofSilvana D’Ettorre introduces Obama. a “low-cost, high-quality” education. She praised the university’sFinish in 4 program, in which students pledge to graduate in fouryears and UB commits to providing them the resources they need. “Personally, knowing that I haveguaranteed graduation after four years makes me completely comfortable that I will not have anyadditional unexpected loans, especially during a time of increased college costs.”D’Ettorre found out she had been selected to introduce the president when she received a callfrom the White House. Earlier, campus officials had submitted her name along with other nominationsfor this distinct honor. Watching from the audience while she gave her address were herparents, Alan and Rachelle; her brother, Nikolas, a UB senior; and sister Sierra, a high school senior.1989 UB DISTINGUISHEDSPEAKERS SERIESJimmy Carter1977-1981“Regardless of how different presidentsare one from another, there’s no reasonwhy our leaders should not have at leastthree simple characteristics: Our presidentsshould be competent, compassionateand tell the truth. That’s not askingtoo much.”1999 UB DISTINGUISHEDSPEAKERS SERIESGeorge H. W. Bush1989-1993“One thing I have learned is that timetruly flies by. I wish I were a student. Iwish I were 20 instead of 75. I wish I werejust starting, because I am an unabashedoptimist about the kind of world you’reinheriting.”2002 UB DISTINGUISHEDSPEAKERS SERIESBill Clinton1993-2001“Which is more important to you whenlooking at people around you—yourinteresting differences or your commonhumanity? You have very different notionsabout the nature of truth, the valueof life, the use of power and the contentof community, depending on how youanswer that first question.”www.alumni.buffalo.edu UBTODAY Fall 2013 11

seenreadheardRecalling that peak lifetime experience, the bitter legacy of Love Canal, the pros and cons of statinsBooksMy Basmati Bat MitzvahPAULA J. FREEDMAN, BA ’92“My Basmati Bat Mitzvah” is a lighthearted,multicultural novel for youngreaders set in New York City. Heroine TaraFeinstein experiences both delight andconfusion in her Jewish-Indian-Americanfamily life leading up to her bat mitzvah.She can’t help but wonder: Will takingthis step toward Jewish adulthood makeher any less Indian? Or can she somehowhonor both cultures without having tochoose? “As Tara learns in this skillfulexploration, an important source of herspecial strengths—questioning spirit,empathy and strong ethical compass—is her mixed heritage,” writes KirkusReviews. AMULET BOOKS, 2013Love Canal (Images of America)PENELOPE PLOUGHMAN, JD ’89, PHD ’84,MA ’78 & BA ’76The Love Canal neighborhood of NiagaraFalls, N.Y., became one of the biggestenvironmental disasters in American historyin the late 1970s, after tons of toxicindustrial waste buried by a chemicalcompany at mid-century began to leak inwhat was by then a residential area with aschool. Sociologist and attorney PenelopePloughman traces the neighborhood’sbeginnings as part of a power canal anda model-city dream through the environmentalinfamy. The book concludes witha review of the 30-year effort to revitalizeLove Canal. ARCADIA PUBLISHING, 2013Chamber MusicLISA WILEY, EDM ’97This debut poetry collection exploresand appreciates the musical world of theheart. Drawing inspiration from sourcesas diverse as Facebook and Starbucksto motherhood and a ride down the ErieCanal, the poems includes 21 modernvillanelles, a French form (from theItalian villanella) that likes to repeat itself.FINISHING LINE PRESS, 2013Take It From the Top: What toDo With a Peak ExperienceEDWARD M. O’KEEFE, PHD ’74Retired college teacher and administratorEdward M. O’Keefe presents 75 “peakexperiences” as recounted by individualsboth famous and lesser known. These“mountaintop moments,” in turn, testifyto the capabilities and possibilities of thehuman mind and heart. TOPKNOT, 2012The Oxford Handbook of U.S.Environmental PolicySHELDON KAMIENIECKI, PHD ’78, MA ’76 &BA ’74; AND MICHAEL KRAFT“The Oxford Handbook” traces the evolutionof U.S. environmental policy over thepast 50 years. While the U.S. has been theworld’s leading emitter of global warminggases, the explosive growth of Chinaand India means that U.S. environmentalpolicy needs to be coordinated at theinternational level, the editors contend.Co-editor Sheldon Kamieniecki is professorof environmental studies at theUniversity of California, Santa Cruz. OXFORDUNIVERSITY PRESS, 2012Sound-Rage: A Primer of theNeurobiology and Psychology of aLittle Known Anger DisorderJUDITH T. KRAUTHAMER, BA ’73This book explores the little-known disorderof misophonia, which is characterizedby an emotional, angry response to everyday,auditory stimuli, such as gum-chewingor pen-clicking. JUDITH KRAUTHAMER, 2013The Dash to Significance: A Guideto Living a Fulfilling LifeROBERT A. MELONE SR., EDD ’87, EDM ’67,EDM ’64 & BA ’60Retired educator Robert Melone arguesthat forgiveness and service to othersare among the factors ultimately leadingindividuals to a fulfilling life, beyondone solely devoted to career or personalaccomplishments. His guidebook challengesreaders to choose between a life ofsuccess and one of significance, thereforepreparing a legacy that will reverberate inthe lives of others. ROBERT A. MELONE, 2013Bipolar Buffalo: A Mosaic ofMinds JourneyANTHONY ANTEK (ANTHONY RUDNICKI), BA ’65This book offers Anthony Antek’s storyof growing up Polish, Catholic and havingbipolar disorder in mid-20th-centuryworking-class Buffalo and nearbyLackawanna. “Bipolar Buffalo” is anexploration of the underdog, “and in thisway, it is universal,” Antek writes. Heworked as a janitor to pay his way at UB,later earning his MA from the Universityof Denver. BIPOLAR BUFFALO PUBLISHING, 201312 UBTODAY Fall 2013 www.buffalo.edu/ubt

What’s UB reading this semester?Each fall, students, faculty and staff explore a single book, and this year’s selectionis “The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference” by MalcolmGladwell, who appears in the Distinguished Speakers Series Nov. 13.Merrill (Images of America)ROBIN L. COMEAU, MLS ’03 & BA ’00“Merrill” recounts the story of thisWisconsin city whose origins lie with1840s speculators, lumbermen andbusinessmen, and today is the site ofnumerous historic buildings and places.Robin Comeau, curator of the George W.Ferry Dental Museum in the UB dentalschool, grew up in Lincoln County, whereMerrill is located. ARCADIA PUBLISHING, 2013How to Age in Place: Planningfor a Happy, Independent andFinancially Secure RetirementMARY A. LANGUIRAND, PHD ’87, ANDROBERT F. BORNSTEIN, PHD ’86This book offers a comprehensive guideto “aging in place,” a growing movementfor older Americans who don’t want torely on assisted living or nursing homecare. The book’s practical roadmap formaking proactive decisions about one’ssenior years covers such issues as homemodifications for safety, transportation,and strategies for dealing with illnessand injury. Mary A. Languirand andRobert F. Bornstein have appeared inthe national media addressing the needsof senior adults. TEN SPEED PRESS, 2013Statins: Miraculous or Misguided?MARK J. ESTREN, PHD ’78 & MA ’73“Statins: Miraculous or Misguided”discusses the pros and cons of thesecholesterol-lowering medications.With a notable absence of jargon, thebook offers commentary from peopleon all sides of the statin issue, includingresearchers and prescribers. Italso suggests questions patients canask practitioners about statins. RONINPUBLISHING, 2013Translation: The BassAccompaniment—SelectedPoemsDEBORAH MEADOWS, BA ’77The experimental poetry in this work ispresented in dialogue with such authorsas logician Willard Van Orman Quine,novelist Herman Melville, and philosophersLuce Irigaray and Gilles Deleuze.The poet, an emerita faculty member atCalifornia State Polytechnic University,Pomona, engages the syntax of exploratorythought from her earlier books andends with a poem hinting at a version oftomorrow. SHEARSMAN BOOKS, UK, 2013The Music of World War II:War Songs and Their StoriesSHELDON WINKLER, PMCRT ’70Some of the most memorable popularmusic of the 20th century came aboutduring World War II, and many of thesetunes remain popular today. SheldonWinkler, emeritus professor at TempleUniversity and former faculty member inthe UB dental school, says songwritersof this period gradually became moreinnovative in their attempts to weavewartime sentiments into popular lyrics.The former band leader writes that“war songs were sentimental, poignant,patriotic, morale-building and somber.”MERRIAM PRESS, 2013A Jewish Professor’s PoliticalPunditry: Fifty-Plus Years ofPublished Commentary byRon RubinPERI DEVANEY, BA ’72This anthology of commentary by politicalscientist Ron Rubin, edited by PeriDevaney, focuses on Israel, Judaism,the American Jewish community, worldpolitics and the personalities whohave influenced world Jewry. SYRACUSEUNIVERSITY PRESS, 2013MusicFive of HeartsLAURA KLEIN, BA ’74This is one of threerecordings jazz pianistand composer Laura Klein has releasedwith FivePlay Jazz Quintet. Four of thesetracks were recorded in 2008, the otherseven in 2010. During the interveningyears, Klein was diagnosed with breastcancer and lost her mother. “Throughoutall the turbulence and struggles, playingand composing music kept me going,”she writes, “and aided my return to joyand health.” Klein is associate professorat the Jazz Institute in Berkeley, Calif.AURALINE RECORDS, 2011For more books and submission guidelinesgo to www.buffalo.edu/ubt.www.alumni.buffalo.edu UBTODAY Fall 2013 13

sportformTHE LATEST ATHLETIC NEWS FROM THE BULLSTRACK AND FIELD ALUMNIHansenConquersIronmanChances are, whatever you were doing on July 28, 2013, was not nearly as grueling a physical experience asthe one Jennie Donofrio Hansen, DPT ’09 & BS ’06, conquered. Hansen spent more than a third of that daypushing her physical limits en route to becoming the first female winner of the Ironman Lake Placid.What exactly is an Ironman competition? It’s an event that puts the casual 5K to shame, simply put. Ironmantriathlons consist of a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bicycle ride and finish with a full 26.2-mile marathon. Alltold, participants cover 140 miles. Hansen finished all that in a mere 9 hours, 35 minutes and 6 seconds. Thevictory helped her qualify for the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii, scheduled for Oct. 12. It also wassweet coming off of two second-place finishes in Ironman competition.At Ironman Lake Placid, Hansen was 11 minutes behind the frontrunner after the swim portion, butgained valuable ground by posting the fastest time on the bike. She passed the women’s leader at the 12-milemark of the marathon, finishing that in 3:05.04.Hansen hails from Irondequoit, N.Y., near Rochester, where she works as a physical therapist. Hansenwas a member of the cross country team at UB, which she attended as an Honors student and recipient of theSchool of Public Health and Health Professions’ Alfred T. Caffiero Scholarship.NILS NILSEN/IRONMAN14 UBTODAY Fall 2013 www.buffalo.edu/ubt

PAUL HOKANSONMACKFOOTBALLMack shines on national stageThe Bulls didn’t win their football season opener atOhio State on Aug. 31, but at least one member of theteam came out on top. Senior linebacker Khalil Mackwas named the MAC East Division Defensive Player ofthe Week after recording a game-high nine tackles,2.5 sacks and an interception for a touchdown. Thegame was broadcast nationally on ESPN2, and plentyof NFL draft insiders took notice of Mack’s performance.So did Buckeyes’ coach Urban Meyer, who saidMack’s “stock in the draft just went up a little bit afterplaying against us.”Mack, who entered the season on four nationalaward watch lists, is expected to be a first-roundpick in the 2014 NFL draft in May. Mack’s teammatesBranden Oliver and Alex Neutz also were named topreseason award watch lists.BASEBALL/TRACK AND FIELDKanzler, White are athletesof the yearRecent graduates Jason Kanzler of the baseball teamand Shante White of the track and field team werenamed the 2012-13 UB Athletes of theYear. The baseball team was also honoredas UB team of the year.Kanzler was named the 2013 MACPlayer of the Year and earned his secondRawlings Gold Glove Award in June, becomingthe first player in the seven-yearhistory of the award to be recognizedKANZLERtwice, after he won in 2012 as well.In the June Major League Baseballdraft, he was selected by the MinnesotaTwins in the 20th round, and he iscurrently ending his first professionalseason as a member of the Gulf CoastLeague Twins.WHITEWRESTLING ALUMNIWhite won the 2013 Weight Throwat the MAC Indoor Championships,breaking the school record in theprocess. She would later finish 15th inthe event at the NCAA championships,earning her second team All-Americanstatus.She was one of four women’s collegeathletes to be named a finalist forthe Giant Steps award, given to thosewho use sport to make positive socialchange, and who help student-athletessucceed in all aspects of their lives.Graber named to USAweightlifting boardUB’s own Mike Graber, MBA ’08 & BS ’04, was electedto a four-year term on the USA Weightlifting nationalboard of directors. The Lancaster, N.Y., native was amember of the wrestling team at UB before taking aninterest in Olympic weightlifting in 2002.SOFTBALLPeel named head coachGRABERA proven winner at every level of competitive softball,Trena Peel was announced over the summer as theeighth coach in the history of Buffalo softball. Peelserved as head coach at Hampton University, whereshe led the team to its first MEAC Championship andNCAA Tournament berth since 1996.PEELPeel spent three seasons at Hampton, improvingthe team’s win total each season.A 2003 graduate of LSU with a bachelor of sciencein kinesiology, Peel played at LSU from 1999to 2002, where she earned NFCA Second-TeamAll-American accolades and was a semifinalist forUSA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year as a senior.She was named SEC Athlete of the Year in 2002 andalso was a three-time All-SEC honoree,selected twice to the All-South RegionalTeam.Peel was a 1999 USAJunior Olympic softballteam member and playedFor updates on all teamon the 2001 USA Nationalschedules, news andRed Team. She also wastickets go toselected to the USA EliteTeam in 2002 and 2003, www.buffalobulls.comand she played in theNational Pro FastpitchLeague.www.alumni.buffalo.edu UBTODAY Fall 2013 15

theRAD IU Mgirls(From top) Kelsey Mathes, JacquelineRaymond and Amanda McDowall,photographed in New York City byJohn Emerson.

Theater grads in New York pursue their dreamswith grit and creativity, determined to succeedon their own termsBY LAURA BARLAMENTOn a Saturday morning in August,Kelsey Mathes, BFA ’09, and threeother members of the musical theaterimprov group Big D and the Closers arerehearsing in a small, stuffy room—atypical Manhattan rent-by-the-hourstudio space. Musical theater improvis what Mathes does. She also actsprofessionally, on stage and on screen;writes plays, one of which was producedthis spring; studies to become a healthcoach; works 40 to 50 hours per weekat a West Village bar; and runs a theaterproduction company, which she foundedlate last year with fellow UB theateralumnae Jacqueline Raymond, BFA ’08,and Amanda McDowall, BFA ’10.For now, though, Mathes is fully immersed in an“invocation”—an improvisational form. “How does theinvocation start? ‘I am’?” inquires Frank Spitznagel, thepianist accompanying the group today.A chorus of voices blurts, “It is, you are, thou art, Iam.” “IIIIII am,” Mathes sings dramatically, echoed byteammate William Kean in baritone. “Let’s cut the ‘I am’segment,” objects Miles Lindahl, another team member.After a few more quick words of discussion, Kean callsout, “Let’s just do it, let’s go!” “Yeah, all right,” saysLindahl. He turns to the reporter in the room: “We needan object, please.” “Ball,” she offers. “Ball? Ball,” echoesaround the room.

One second of silence, and thenSpitznagel plays two dramatic minorchords.“It is spherical!” Lindahl declares, followedby two more suspensefully modulatingchords.“It is globular,” Mathes emphasizes.Chord, chord …“It is the plaything of children,” Keancries. Chord, chord …“It is cooovered in muuuud,” intonesthe final team member, Patrick Reidy.After a few more rounds of invocation,the pianist begins a jaunty tune, andLindahl starts singing along: “We’re havinga great day … We’re haaaving a great day.… And things look sooo optimistic … We’rehaaaving a great day!” Mathes and the othersjoin in for another round, harmonizingas if they were reading off a sheet of musicand building to a grand finale of, “We’rehaaaaving a great day!”For young actors in New York City,“having a great day” does not come easily,but Mathes, Raymond and McDowall areimprovising their own creative identitiesand careers with tenacity and commitment.Last fall, the three close friends who metat UB decided they weren’t going to waitaround to be cast in their dream roles.Instead, they launched their own theatricalventure: The Radium Girls, a companydedicated to promoting women’s roles andwomen’s voices.Act One:School GirlsEver since she can remember, Raymondhas wanted to be on stage. She dates herconscious decision to become an actor toage 7, when she performed in the musical“Annie” and cried all the way home afterthe last show, because she didn’t want it toend. “It’s a strange thing that kind of picksyou,” she muses. From her home in SaratogaSprings, she followed her older sister,Monique Raymond Cohen, BA ’05, to UB.There was no question that she wouldmajor in theater.One year later, Mathes arrived at UBfrom the Rochester suburb of Fairport,where she had fallen under the spell ofMidge Marshall, Fairport High School’sbeloved drama program director. (Claimto fame: Philip Seymour Hoffmann was aMarshall protégé.) As a high school sophomore,Mathes had seen a touring productionof “Rent.” Her face soaked in tears asScene from The Radium Girls’ recent production of “Five Women Wearing the Same Dress.”Mimi and Roger confessed their love, shedecided, “I wanna give people that feeling.Not crying,” she clarifies, “but feeling.” Afew days later, her father asked what shewas planning to do in college. “Theater,”she said. And that decision never changed.Meanwhile, in Queens, McDowall wasfollowing a similar track. The deal wassealed for her when she won admissionto one of New York City’s performingarts-focused public high schools, the FrankSinatra School of the Arts. She, too, cameto Buffalo to be a theater major, one yearafter Mathes.The three women got to know eachother well in the very selective and intimatetheater program. Faculty like Maria S.Horne, an internationally known masterteacher, became powerful role models forthem. “We had kick-ass female professorsin our department,” says McDowall.One of Mathes’ favorite roles at UB wasJuliet in a Shakespeare adaptation that she,Raymond and other UB students staged ata UNESCO (United Nations Educational,Scientific and Cultural Organization)theater festival in Romania. Raymond,meanwhile, enjoyed meaty roles like theheadstrong Lydia Bennet in a stage versionof “Pride and Prejudice.” McDowall ran theannual student review, “From the Wings”(good preparation, it turned out, for runninga theater company), and starred in theboundary-breaking play “Tattoo Girl” bycontemporary playwright Naomi Iizuka.The three women worked with enormousdedication, balancing heavy courseloads,rehearsals, work and classes. Aftergraduation, they all moved to New YorkCity—trained, confident and ready foranything.Act Two:City Girls“In school, they told you, ‘You can playevery role you want, and that you have thepotential to book any role,’” says McDowallone recent day in her Harlem apartment,which she shares with Kevin Zak, BFA ’10,a fellow Buffalo theater alum.“But I’m at this audition, and there’s300 of me,” she says. “What do I have to doto make myself stand out of the crowd?”That, the three women have all found,is the essential challenge of making it as anactor. Talent, training, energy, passion—they simply aren’t enough. Among thereasons they cite for not getting a part are:1 inch too short; 1 inch too tall; didn’t likethe shirt you were wearing; wearing thewrong perfume; hair the wrong color. “I’vehad so many moments where I’ve been sittingin a casting office and been so close,”says Raymond, “but ultimately didn’t get it.It feels tangible yet so far away.“In school,” she adds, “you learn techniqueand craft. You watch all of the greatperformers, and you read all of the greatplays. When you get out, you have to learnhow to market yourself. You only learn thatby jumping in.”18 UBTODAY Fall 2013 www.buffalo.edu/ubt

“It’s a business,” Mathes chimes in.That’s not to say the three haven’t wonparts. At the same time, they have learnedhow stereotyped women’s roles can be.McDowall, for example: With her curlybrown hair, curvy figure and husky voice,she’s usually cast as “funny, or bitchy or thesidekick.” “Some roles have been good,”she says—she especially enjoyed a short,independent comedy film she appeared inthis year, “Future Assassin.” “And some Ijust chalk up to experience,” she adds.Although Mathes has struggled todistinguish herself from (in her words) “allthe other girls with brown hair and blueeyes,” she has started to find her niche.She enjoyed her work with “School Spirits”for the Syfy network, for example, whichreenacts reports of on-campus paranormalevents. “It was an amazing experience ofwhat being on set is like,” she says. Shespent about six hours in a swimming poolfor one episode, doing laps to the pointof exhaustion. Is she a swimmer? “Notreally,” she says. “That’s why I’m an actor.To experience life from different points ofview, to live another life for a few minutes.”Raymond is represented by two agencies,which is a huge step for an actor. She’sin the adult and youth departments—andbecause of her small frame and highpitchedvocal range, she is almost alwayscast in teenage roles. “I’ve been cast as acharacter named Minnie,” she laments,and she recently voiced Sally Brown fora “Peanuts” animation. But she has alsoplayed Tricia in the play “Dog Sees God,”which reimagines the Peanuts characters(Tricia = Peppermint Patty) as troubledteenagers, at an off-Broadway theater.One reviewer called her “the perfect ‘MeanGirl.’”At the same time, the reality is they alsohave to have “survival jobs,” as Raymondcalls them: McDowall is a wardrobe supervisor—sheregularly works for Juilliard andpicks up work for organizations like theJoffrey Ballet. She is also a teaching artistat the Harlem School of the Arts, an afterschoolprogram. Mathes works full timeat a bar, and Raymond is a maître d’ for arestaurant and sells skin-care products.“You need to be able to sit in the middleof this teeter-totter,” says Mathes, holdingout her hands like the scales of justice.“And keep them in balance. You are yourown enterprise, and you have to treat it assuch in order to survive—for your own sanity,and to get in front of the right people.”“You never have a day where you’re notdoing something,” says Raymond. “You’realways running, running, running.”Then, they decided to start setting theirown pace.Act Three:Radium GirlsOne day late last year, Raymond andMathes took a scene study class together.It’s the kind of thing motivated actors doto keep themselves sharp. While rehearsing,they got to talking—and dreaming.“We said, you know, let’s do somethingwe can be in control of,” recalls Raymond.McDowall joined in the conversation aboutroles they’d like to take on, books they hadread and plays that had inspired them, inparticular, plays in which female characterswere not just talking about shoppingor men.Within a month, they had held a launchparty for their new company, The RadiumGirls (TRG), named in honor of aninspiring group of women from the early20th century (see sidebar). “The greatthing about TRG is that each girl bringssomething interesting and necessary to thespectrum,” says Kashana Young, one of thecompany’s major backers. “There is nothingthese girls can’t do. If there is, thankfullyfor us, they know their limitations.TRG are grounded and realistic and do notwaste time with fanciful dreams.”There was no time for “fanciful dreams”between TRG’s launch party in December2012 and the May 22, 2013, opening oftheir first show, Alan Ball’s comedy “FiveWomen Wearing the Same Dress,” at Manhattan’sBridge Theatre. The three pulledtogether and did everything from securinga theater to learning their parts to castingthe other roles to selling tickets.“Our professors always told us aboutthis,” says Raymond. “‘You’re going to bedoing theater in the smallest spaces. You’regoing to be sweeping the floors yourself,doing your own hair.’ For this show, I washanging wallpaper, sweeping floors, actingand producing. I was like, ‘Wow, this isexactly what they were talking about!’”They swept up quite a few talented collaboratorsalong the way and inspired themto donate their time and talents—peoplelike Jaime Torres, a friend of McDowallfrom her wardrobing work, who did thecostume design. It’s a key position in a playthat revolves around five bridesmaids for aSouthern summer wedding. “[The dressesare] supposed to be tacky without actuallylooking terrible,” Torres explains. Helocated peach-colored readymade dressesand added lace and beads to fit the part,and created hats for them as well. “I loggeda lot of hours,” he says with a laugh. “It wasa lot of hand-sewing. But I had a very personalconnection to the show and wantedto give them the best they could get.”The work paid off. Two among the attendeesof their sold-out audiences wereHenry and Jo Strouss, who got to knowMathes from her “survival job” as a bartenderand have become her patrons. “Itis easy in New York just to go to performanceson Broadway,” says Henry, “but itis critical for young performers to enter theprofession for the art to survive. Workingon a shoestring budget, these youngwomen put on a highly enjoyable show.”For The Radium Girls, though, the biggesttriumph lies in the opportunity theytook to define themselves. “When your vision,your point of view is clear, everythingfalls into place. That’s what they don’tteach you in school,” Mathes says. “Cultivatingyour own importance, your own wayof doing things, is when you hit gold.”Laura Barlament is a New York-basedfreelance writer and editor of WagnerMagazine at Wagner College in StatenIsland.Why Radium Girls? While Jacqueline Raymond, Kelsey Mathes and Amanda McDowall were mulling over a namefor their new venture, Mathes heard a podcast and McDowall read the book “The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography ofCancer” by Siddhartha Mukherjee, which includes the story of the early-20th-century female factory workers known as theRadium Girls. These young women worked for the United States Radium Corporation in Orange, N.J., painting watch dialswith radium-laced paint—a substance the company deceitfully told them was harmless. After they contracted cancers, someof the women fought back in the courts and won. Their efforts led to groundbreaking worker-protection laws.www.alumni.buffalo.edu UBTODAY Fall 2013 19

Sandy Geffner (left) and Nick Petersonexplore the flora of Letchworth Woods onUB’s North Campus.

On a clear September morning, Sandy Geffner, environmental studies faculty member, and Nick Peterson, Geffner’sstudent and a UB staff member, treaded through Letchworth Woods on the North Campus. The two share an interestin the natural world and eagerly identified many edible plants and herbal medicines. As they walked beneath sunspeckledtrees, the conversation turned philosophical. What does it mean to connect with a forest? What are thenaturalist’s responsibilities to keep intact what Geffner calls “the neighborhood”?INTO THESANDY GEFFNER Before we venture into this world, it is important to have a clear sense for precautions.Because just as this world will feed us, heal us, this world can do harm to us. So we need to separatethe herbs from the grass, separate the trees and shrubs from one another and get a sense of who’s inthe neighborhood. Then there are certain factors we need to be aware of before we take the leap andbegin to collect and utilize. No. 1, we positively identify. No. 2, we need to focus on purpose.Is this plant a food, a medicine, a poison or all of the above, which is sometimes the case? We alsohave to know what time of year is it best to harvest the plant for food, medicine and the like. Thenwe need to know how do we prepare? Do we eat fresh? Do we have to apply heat to relieve thatplant of toxins? Then we have to know if our environment is clean and unpolluted. And finally, ifwe’re harvesting, we have to make sure that we’re not completely removing a stand of plant from itsenvironment. We need also to know if that plant is protected by law. So there’s a lot to know beforewe start to take that plunge into this world. NICK PETERSON And to always be thankful.PHOTOGRAPHY BY DOUGLAS LEVERE, BA ’89www.alumni.buffalo.edu UBTODAY Fall 2013 21

(From top) Nick Peterson and SandyGeffner make cordage from dogbanefibers found in the UB forest. Petersonholds, then savors garlic found in thefield, and digs at the root of the falseSolomon seal (Maianthemum racemosum),a wild edible that is also usedmedicinally.In addition to his faculty role at UB,Sandy Geffner is director of EarthSpirit Educational Services, a nonprofitorganization that offers programs onforaging throughout the year. For moreinformation, go to earthspiritedu.org.22 UBTODAY Fall 2013 www.buffalo.edu/ubtGEFFNER Thankful indeed, and this is something thatwe share in all of our work and all of our programs.These plants are all alive; these plants work reallyhard to make their fruits, the seeds and theirleaves. In our minds, we always say “thank you”—it’s a healthy way of interacting with the plants.PETERSON A lot of times, we humans considerourselves to be the top of every food chain. There’splenty of other animals that we feel above. Wegather fiddleheads for the sake of gourmet restaurants.The attitude is “the leeks and the fiddleheadsare good, so let’s just take them all.”GEFFNER It’s the all-for-us mentality, which is harsh.You bring up a good point regarding the animals.There are clues right out in the field. Especiallywith edibles, if we see animals feeding upon plantsin the field, we have to say, “Maybe,” becausetheir bodies are actually designed to tolerate thosematerials that we cannot.PETERSON Here we have dogbane which is absolutelypoisonous but utilitarian.GEFFNER The dogbanes that we’re seeing herecontain a compound that speeds up the heart andis very dangerous. Most creatures when they seedogbane stay away as a result. They’re not heavilyfed upon at all. But we do use dogbane to makecordage. It’s very fibrous, like milkweed, and theymake very good rope. Nick, it looks like you’ve gotthe beginnings of a nice rope there?PETERSON It’s a little bit thin but I was starting toget the idea.GEFFNER Here you’re looking at the brambles andthis as you can see is a rather four-sided stem.There are three brambles that are commonlyfound in our area. With this one, do you feel anglesin the stems?PETERSON Yes.GEFFNER Ok, so this would be a blackberry. If youhave thorns with a rounded stem, it’s probablya black raspberry. And when you have pricklesrather than thorns that would be the red raspberry.So we have red raspberry, black raspberry andblackberry as the common brambles. They are allin the genus rubus.Do you recognize this tree?PETERSON I do not. Well, I’ve seen it but I cannotidentify it, let me say that.GEFFNER If you’re ever in doubt with this individual[plant], you see the leaves are elliptical, pointed.On the underside, can you see the orange fluffat the base of the main vein? What you smell isprussic acid. And no matter how you look at it orhow you describe it, when prussic acid is taken internally,it is a form of cyanide. This is a wild blackcherry. If you really want to make sure, you takea little branch and take off the leaves and you canactually take your fingernail, give it a scratch andsmell. This is one example of an individual whowill feed you with edible cherries, heal you as acough medicine or kill you if you ingest too much.Be careful—this is poison ivy here. Do you see?PETERSON Poison ivy and the false Solomon seal.GEFFNER The false Solomon seal and the mayappleoffer a good lesson. We should look at the poisonivy first. Because when it comes to plants, animals,all aspects of nature, there’s no good or bad outhere from the naturalist’s point of view. If webreak a leaf or stem, the sap gets on our skin thatcan cause an outbreak of dermatitis. But poisonivy produces fruit in the fall, which is heavily usedby many small animals and a wide range of birds.They depend on the poison ivy for food, and thepoison ivy wants them to eat the berries. That’swhy plants make good-tasting fruits. The fruits geteaten and digested and the seeds are dispersed.This is the most functional way of spreading seed,using animals to do that in that way.PETERSON That’s interesting. Something you mightthink about when you see a particular plant in themiddle of a human landscape and wonder howdid this plant grow up here?GEFFNER Oh my goodness! These are really old, butlook at the size of this crop [of mushrooms]. Thislooks like Hen of the Woods, what’s left of it. Thisis one of the edible fungi. Keeping in mind howcareful we have to be in harvesting the herbs, it’sdoubly so with the fungus. I do a lot of mushroomharvesting. My record is 80 pounds in one year!PETERSON That’s a lot of mushrooms. How canwe be conscientious collectors when it comes tomushrooms like these?GEFFNER I wouldn’t take them all. When I harvestclumps of these Hen of the Woods, I’d wantthem to reproduce. You harvest them close to theground. If we harvest them properly, we will encouragethe reharvesting of these fruits. And theymay come up year after year in the same place.PETERSON For someone who’s completely new toforaging, what would you suggest to them aboutwild edibles?GEFFNER No. 1, the best place to begin is always withsomeone who’s connected to that field. That givesyou a good introduction. No. 2, you get a good fieldguide that will help you identify, then [obtain] thefield guides that take you into your area of interest.The first thing is to learn to recognize. You gofrom there to careful experimentation, then you’reok. But I don’t recommend that you experimentwith mushrooms! Seriously, that’s something youshould always do with someone who knows.PETERSON So what is to be gained through thisknowledge or these interests in these wild foods?GEFFNER These pursuits keep us in touch with therhythms and bounty of nature.

(A)(B)(A) Black mustardBrassica nigraEDIBLEYoung shoots and leavesin spring. Young fruitsand flowers added tosalads. Seeds crushedas spice.(B) Crab applesMalus speciesEDIBLEMature fruits in fall.(C)(C) EveningprimroseOenothera biennisEDIBLETaproot of basal rosettein spring, late summer,fall.(D)(E)(D) Rose hipsRosa caninaEDIBLEMature fruit in late fallthrough winter. Veryhigh vitamin C (40-60xcitrus fruits).(G)(E) Red oak acornsQuercus rubraEDIBLEMature in fall.(F) River grapesVitis ripariaEDIBLEMature fruits and latesummer through fall.(F)(G) Spotted touchme not/jewelweedImpatiens capensisEDIBLE/MEDICINALCrushed stems, rubbedon skin to prevent/deactivate poison ivy(used prior to irritation).Spring shoots andleaves edible.(H)(H) FalseSolomon’s sealMaianthemumracemosumEDIBLE/MEDICINALMature fruits infall. Rhizome (root).Rhizome, dried andpowdered, usedmedicinally as ananalgesic, antisepticand wound dressing.

It’s a zoo out there! All sorts of colorful descriptions are used for a badperformance on the field. Didn’t score any runs while up to bat? That’ssaid to be out for a duck. It’s a golden duck if it is a player’s first time upat bat in the game. Poor batsman? Be prepared to call the player a rabbit.Even worse batsman? That player is a ferret.UB Cricket Club president ParthParikh is an all-rounder—meaning heperforms well at batting and bowling.Most cricketers are skilled in only oneof the two disciplines.Fashion on the field. When playingwith white balls during games of OneDay International (ODI), players wearbrightly colored uniforms. The gameof Test Cricket uses a red ball anduniforms are plain white.White balls (left) and red leather balls(right) are used for specific types ofprofessional cricket. Red synthetic (top)and yellow tennis balls (bottom) are forpractice and street play, respectively.UB club members and quarterfinalfinishers in the 2013 American CollegeCricket National Championship.By Julie WesolowskiJiminy Cricket!There’s a ball and a bat, but put down your peanutsand crackerjack. UB’s Cricket Club brings thebeloved British pastime across the pond and ontothe Western New York campus.

Stumped yet? So are the players.When a batsman misses the ball andsteps out of his crease in play, thewicket-keeper can grab the ball andbreak the wicket before the batsmangets back into his crease. Beingstumped is just one of 10 ways ofgetting out in the game.Rhymes with cricket... Behind thebatter is the wicket. It comprises threestumps (wooden posts) topped by a pairof bails (wooden crosspieces that sit atopthe stumps).There’s bowling too? Move overpitchers and catchers. In cricket, thesepositions on the fielding team arecalled bowlers and wicket-keepers.Sobab Bhatti is team wicketkeeper.The wicket-keeper isthe only member of the fieldingside permitted to wear glovesand external leg guards.They might be the best UB teamyou never heard of. And theyplay cricket. Formed officially in2011, the UB Cricket Club playsits games with little fanfare andwithout much of a playing field.Most of the time they play in anempty residence hall parkinglot at UB’s Governor’s Complex.And yet the young teamis already making a name foritself. Finishing in the top eightduring the quarterfinals of the2013 American College CricketNational Championship, theclub beat teams from PennState, Texas A&M and Harvard.Beginning with modest membershipof 15 to 20 players, theclub now boasts approximately200 members.

From Jersey Boy to Cricket Expert:A Chat with UB Prof Patrick McDevittPatrick McDevitt, associate professor of history, teaches acourse on the history of sport, and authored the book “Maythe Best Man Win: Sport, Masculinity, and Nationalism inGreat Britain and the Empire, 1880-1935” that features twochapters on cricket. He also contributed a book chapter in“The Cambridge Companion to Cricket.” McDevitt servesas the faculty adviser for the UB Cricket Club Association.How long have you been a fan of cricket?“For imperial Britain,cricket was more thanjust a game; it was acode of conduct andthe expression of aBritish and imperialsense of right andwrong.”Excerpt from “The CambridgeCompanion to Cricket”—Patrick McDevittI first learned the nuances ofcricket when I moved to NewZealand as a graduate student in1993. A lifelong baseball fan, it wasan easy transition to make for me.While obviously different games,the two sports share many traits(pace of play, basic movements andobjectives, a fascination of statistics,etc.). I think many Americansare intimidated by cricket, whichin some varieties can last for fivedays. The game that is most oftenplayed is called Twenty20 andtakes the same length of time as abaseball game.Is there a quick and dirty way ofunderstanding the game?The best way for an American to beintroduced to the game is to haveit explained by someone who grewup playing baseball. The translation process runs moresmoothly that way.Do you play cricket?I do not play cricket well, although I have certainly playedenough of the driveway and backyard variety over the years.I wouldn’t have the skills to play with the UB Cricket Team.Have you been able to convert any Americans intobecoming fans?I have only passed along my love of cricket to one baseballlovingAmerican, and that is Professor Kristin Stapleton ofthe history department when we were delayed in the NewDelhi airport for six or seven hours and it was on TV.For those of us who are unfamiliar with the game, canyou talk about the meaning of the saying “It’s not justcricket”? Do you use that saying at all?While I wouldn’t use “not cricket” in my vocabulary verymuch—I’m just a guy from New Jersey after all—Englishspeakingpeople from around the former British Empirecertainly would. The common usage of the phrase thatsomething was “not cricket” meant simply and succinctlythat it was not morally right.Why do you think cricket hasn’t caught on in a big way inthe U.S.?Cricket didn’t originally catch on in the U.S. because theorganizers of cricket highlighted its exclusivity and its Anglophilia,while baseball’s early promoters sought a wideraudience and promoted its “Americanness.” The game isgaining popularity in the States. The New York City PublicSchools now have a cricket championship with more teamsbeing added every year. Increasingly, native-born Americans,not just West Indian and South Asian students, areplaying too.Lost in translation: Even for fans of the game, cricket terminology is constantly changing. In this cartoon featured inPunch magazine from 1920, communication woes between generations of fans were just as common as today.hit the balltop of the bat near the handle (an area of little power)YOUNG CRICKETER “Yes, I cocked one off the splice in thegully and the blighter gathered it.”fielding positionslightly behindthe off-side of thethe batter‘newish’ slang for a detestable person (possiblyunfamiliar to an older man in 1920)FATHER “Yes, but how did you get out? Wereyou caught, stumped or bowled, or what?”all ways to be caught out—on the fly, stumps knockedover by hand or stumps knocked over by the bowler30 UBTODAY Spring 2013 www.buffalo.edu/UBT

The Playing FieldA cricket field is a large circularor oval shaped grassy ground.There are no fixed dimensionsfor the field but its diametervaries between 449 ft. and 492ft., in the center of which is a flatstrip of ground called a pitch.It takes two. Each team of 11 playerstakes turns batting and fielding. Whena team is batting, two players come tothe field together on opposite sides ofthe pitch—as a striker and non-striker.Once the ball is hit by the striker,they run to the opposite side of thepitch, scoring runs along the way.How long does a game last?A formal game of cricket can range from a few hoursto many days. The UB club, with limitations such asschoolwork, plays a game called Twenty20, which laststhree to four hours. Got time to kill? Test Cricket isplayed for the duration of five days.BATSMEN (STRIKER AND NON-STRIKER)BOWLERWICKET-KEEPERFIELDSMEN(IN A TYPICAL DEFENSIVE FORMATION)Fielding positions are not fixed, and fielders can be placed in positions that differfrom the basic positions. Most of the positions are named roughly according to asystem of polar coordinates—one word (leg, cover, mid-wicket) specifies the anglefrom the batsman, and is optionally preceded by an adjective describing the distancefrom the batsman (silly, short, deep or long). Words such as “backward,” “forward”or “square” can further indicate the angle.Spirit of the GameThere’s a saying “it’s not just cricket” that has found itsway into common language of cricket players and spectatorsalike. The phrase, or variations thereof, evokes a codeof ethics and behavior that has inspired camaraderie betweenPakistani and Indian members of UB Cricket Club.While there is intense competition between the nationswhen playing cricket on an international level, UB clubmembers play together in a truly sportsmanlike mannerotherwise known as the “spirit of cricket.” “We play as ateam and try to win as a team. There are no differencesmade, no matter what our nationality,” says Parth Parikh,president of the UB Cricket Club.Then and now: Students may change butthe game is still the same. UB studentcricketers in 1970s (bottom) and membersof today’s UB Cricket Club (top).sa num quiatibus ntro goes hereGentur? Nos sa num quiatibuswww.alumni.buffalo.edu UBTODAY Spring 2013 31

Christopher Thornbergphotographed at his officesin Los Angeles, Calif.

alumniprofileChristopher Thornberg, BA ’89 : Economic forecaster offers a no-nonsenseapproach and a track record for calling it correctlyDURING THE MID-2000S, as home prices werejumping in much of the country and unemploymentnumbers were an afterthought, ChristopherThornberg, BA ’89, realized something wasn’t right.Home values and new-home construction trendsdidn’t match fundamental historic income levelsand population growth figures, the economistnoticed.Not many agreed with him. Today, many do.Thornberg is widely cited as one of the earliest andmost accurate predictors of the sub-prime mortgagemarket crash that began in 2007 and the globalrecession that followed.“There is an old saying in finance that the trendis your friend. Unfortunately, this is very dangerousadvice in practice. We focus on the fundamentals—andwhenthe trends don’tRIGHT ONTHE MONEYmatch the fundamentals,you canbet that somethingis reallywrong,” he says.Thornberg’s success today is due in part to theattention he has received since calling the economicdownturn. In 2007, he co-founded BeaconEconomics, a Los Angeles-based economicsresearch, consulting and forecasting firm. Its staffhas since grown from two to 15.Between 2008 and 2012, he was a chief economicadviser to the California State Controller’sOffice and chaired the state controller’s Councilof Economic Advisors—the body that advises thestate’s chief fiscal officer about emerging economicissues.He gives more than 80 speeches a year toeveryone from local and state officials to hedgefund managers to university leaders, mainly inCalifornia, but increasingly in other parts of thenation and the world. And he has become a regularmedia commentator, appearing everywhere fromNBC’s “Today” show to ABC’s “Nightline” to TheNew York Times and The Wall Street Journal. Arecent Los Angeles Times profile of him was headlined“Housing bubble hero.”Thornberg, who grew up in Rochester, N.Y.,studied business at UB with a focus on marketing.After graduating, he spent two years traveling theworld before enrolling at UCLA for graduate school.He earned his PhD in 1997 and then accepted a jobas an economics professor at Clemson University inSouth Carolina.In 2000, he faced a decision: Stay at Clemsonand climb the academic ladder or take a job offeredby his former adviser at UCLA at the university’seconomic forecasting center. He opted for UCLA.Thirteen years later, he is convinced he madethe right move.Thornberg believes the bridge economic forecastingprovides between academic work and thebusiness community better suits his personalitythan does the slower-paced, more isolated world ofuniversities.His firm’s blog is called “No NonsenseEconomics: Economic Insights Without The Hype,”a motto partly influenced by Thornberg’s don’thold-backpersonality (he doesn’t worry aboutdropping a salty word into an interview), and partlyby the firm’s commitment to its business model ofdelivering objective, accurate research as opposedto “selling” answers clients may want to hear.For Thornberg, there are two keys to economicforecasting: trends and fundamentals. Trendsmean the latest unemployment rates, home pricenumbers, etc. Fundamentals mean that you have tounderstand past economic swings and relate to currentones.Despite his accurate prediction about the recenteconomic downturn, Thornberg concedes forecastingis an inexact science.“No forecast is right,” he says. “Some forecastsare less wrong than other forecasts. I just think I’mpretty good at being less wrong than the others.”Story by Sean Nealon, BA ’01, with photo byMax S. GerberThornberg onwading througheconomic news> Pay attention to the source. Too much of what we hear is junk—people shouting opinions not facts.Look for content based on actual data and unbiased analysis.> One month is not a trend. You need to look at multiple periods to perceive a change in trend.> A lot of conventional wisdom is wrong. For example, the ideas that raising taxes hurts economicgrowth and that interest tax deductions increase homeownership, while popular with the politicians,have little support in the data.www.alumni.buffalo.edu UBTODAY Fall 2013 29

Rachel Sunley photographedat Alfred Angelo Salon inTonawanda, N.Y.

alumniprofileRachel Lynn Sunley, MPH ’10: Personal trainer’s prewedding drill blends positivityand scientific principles to help women prepare for the big dayBRIDALBOOTCAMPRACHEL LYNN SUNLEY, MPH ’10, upbeat, easygoing,ambitious, is an ideal personal fitness trainer.She’s lived it: As a preteen, she put on weight andfound her self-esteem suffering. Lessons from each ofher parents on exercise and eating right helped her todrop weight. And along the way, she realized a deepseatedpassion.These days, Sunley is happily helping otherslearn the same lessons—adding in science and savvy.During the process of earning her master’s in publichealth, her integrative project focusedon weight-loss maintenance amongAmerican adults. She learned thatabout 50 percent of those who successfullylose weight gain it back in fewerthan six months. She decided that shewanted to address this discouragingstatistic.“Immediately after earning mymaster’s, I got my personal-training certification andwas working part time at a fitness club. I developeda comprehensive fitness program. Then I thought,‘What would make this different?’ I love instructingboot camp-style workouts; weddings, fashion,nutrition/eating healthy and cooking are some of myfavorite things. I realized that bridal boot camps wereexactly what Buffalo was missing! Some of the mostmotivated clients are women who want to feel beautifuland confident on their wedding day.” Her Buffalobasedbusiness, Bridezilla Boot Camps, was born in2011.With her scientific knowledge and positive attitude(plus her undergrad degree in psychology),Sunley provides her clients with the tools to get andstay fit. It’s not a new idea—Google “bridal fitness”and you get about 48 million results—but her melded,science-based philosophy is innovative.Her two closest advisors at UB’s School of PublicHealth and Health Professions were Gary Giovino,chair of the community health and health behaviordepartment, and Marc Kiviniemi, assistant professorin the same department who focuses on health-relatedbehaviors. “Dr. Giovino and I frequently talkedabout eating the way our grandparents did,” Sunleysays. “Mostly ‘real’ food, prepared from scratch.”Sunley says consulting with Kiviniemi helped herto realize how much she wanted to apply her knowledgeto the needs of real people. Now she’s deeplyconnecting with real people and real food on a dailybasis—so much so that she recently gave up her jobas a corporate wellness specialist to focus on herbusiness full time. Her six- and 12-week bridal bootcamps encompass multiple sessions in groups of sixor fewer women—often a bride and her attendants,sister and/or mother. Sunley’s approach offers a50/50 split between physical training and nutritionaleducation. She rents space at a local gym, thoughsome training is conducted at area parks and trails.While she plans to experiment with couples bootcamp, right now, it’s a female thing, Sunley says.“Including men changes the dynamic. In a gym orother co-ed environment, women can be intimidatedor self-conscious. I want them to feel comfortable—ina private and intimate environment.”The biggest challenges in Sunley’s business are clientswith unrealistic expectations. “Everybody wantsquick weight loss,” she says. “We educate them onhealthy and realistic goals. Whether they want to loseweight, tighten and tone, or take their fitness to thenext level, I help them establish ‘S.M.A.R.T.’ goals—those that are specific, measurable, action-based,realistic and time-constrained.”As for the “b” word? “Most people find the‘bridezilla’ name fun, like I do,” Sunley says. “Actual‘bridezillas’ probably won’t come to me! Once theymeet me, and see my personality, and sense ofhumor, they get it.”Story by Jana Eisenberg, with photos byDouglas Levere, BA ’89Starting small canlead to big resultsTo keep weight off, people need to make lifestyle changes, Sunley says. Start small and these modest,incremental changes can add up to big results. Here are some of her tips:> Set realistic goals—and hold yourself accountable.> Eat properly. This means minimally processed foods along with vegetables, fruits, lean proteins,complex carbs and healthy fats.> Add more activity to your lifestyle. Take the stairs. Park farther away. Avoid sitting for long periods of time.> Exercise regularly. Find something you love. Change it if you get bored. Aside from gym workouts,Sunley practices power yoga.www.alumni.buffalo.edu UBTODAY Fall 2013 31

Justin Marx photographed at Marx Foodsretail shop in Seattle, Wash.

alumniprofileJustin Marx, BS ’00: Culinary entrepreneur hunts down unusual flavors to satisfyboth restaurant chefs and creative home cooksEXOTICFOODFINDERJUSTIN MARX, BS ’00, starts picking through thelatest ingredients, liquors and foods waiting on theshelves of his Seattle store. His fingers brush acrossrhubarb sauce, orange blossom champagne, pepperjelly and barbecue bitters. It’s not your typicalassortment of culinary accoutrements.“For this retail shop, we’re focusing on two mainareas—one is finding new and interesting flavor profilesand ingredients, things that surprise even jadedchefs,” Marx explains. “And then also, for the moremainstream items, we’re trying to find the best ofeverything. The best pasta, the best ketchup, thebest oils and vinegars.”To that end, Marx travels from Seattle farmersmarkets to green pastures in New Zealand, expandingthe items on the shelves of his tiny,modern loft on a busy street betweendowntown Seattle and Fishermen’sTerminal to the north.The items he looks over on thisday are headed to an eight-person tastingpanel that will give a thumbs-up,thumbs-down or neutral. The verdictmust be a near-unanimous positivereview for the product to make it into the inventoryof ingredients. “Somewhere around 5 percent endsup passing,” Marx says.Marx’s foray into bringing rare ingredients to themasses is the culmination of a family food-importingbusiness, Marx Imports, based out of NewJersey that dates back to 1895. Marx himself startedout working at the family slaughterhouse at age 11.Since then, through his own business, MarxFoods, the family business has exploded online, andin the last year, expanded into supplying your homekitchen, where those barbecue bitters may somedayend up. “It’s changed, obviously, so much over theyears.”Marx’s part of the family journey—and thewestward expansion—involved a slight detour toWashington, D.C., for law school. A business lawclass at UB inspired the industry jump. (“The professorblew our minds,” he recalls.) But then loveled him to the west coast and eventually back intofood.Marx Foods began with a desk and computer inhis apartment. He challenged chefs: “Give me yourmission-impossible sourcing,” a food item they justcouldn’t seem to find. Requests came in for rareoregano, Colombian chilies and anchovy oil.Marx confesses that most of the time getting thoseitems means tapping into his family’s vast networkof import connections—a good business move, if notquite as romantic as donning a fedora and headingto the jungle to track down a rare spice.In addition to expanding his family’s businessonline and getting into unusual foods like wild boar,Marx is trying to make importing foods eco-friendly.“One of my biggest pet peeves is green-washing,”he says of the practice of feigning eco-friendlinesswhile pursuing actions that can be environmentallydestructive.Shipping beef from as far away as New Zealandhardly passes muster in locavore-minded Seattle,as Marx readily acknowledges. “That is a line we’vedefinitely had a hard time navigating.”Take the New Zealand beef—yes it travels far,but “they are the best,” he says. He reconciles theconflict in part by the condition of the cows: “[NewZealanders] love their animals and they also reallylove the land,” he says. And to top it off Marx Foodsbuys carbon offsets for shipping the meat home.“We have a lot of local products and we’re workingreally hard at finding them,” Marx says. “Butthey have to pass the panel.”Never one to rest, Marx is expanding the company’sdomain to include monthly subscriptions andgifts. But the secret to his success, Marx says, isn’trapid growth, it’s growing the business right: “It’s allabout the little nuts-and-bolts things.”Well that, and perfect flavor.Story by Laura Onstot, with photo by Ryan Clarkof MarxFood.comElderflower CordialFor more recipesincorporating unusualingredients go toMarxfood.com40 elderflower heads4 lemons6 cups of sugar6 cups of boiling water1 ½ oz of citric acidCut flowers off flower heads. Then add flowers to a metal container. Wash the lemons andcut in very thin slices. Add the lemon slices to the container. Then add sugar and citric acidon top and pour over nearly boiling water. Cover the container with a clean kitchen towel orlid and put in a cool place for three-four days. Stir once in a while to ensure sugar is mixedwith the liquid. Add a piece of cheese cloth to a sieve and pour liquid through. Then add tothoroughly cleaned and sterilized bottles and keep refrigerated. The finished elderflowercordial is served mixed 1 to 6 with sparkling water. The cordial can also be frozen.www.alumni.buffalo.edu UBTODAY Fall 2013 33

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alumninewsFROM THE UB ALUMNI ASSOCIATION>>Bits of blue in a sea of redBulls fans held their own withequally passionate partisans ofthe Ohio State Buckeyes, Aug. 31,at Ohio Stadium in Columbus. TheBulls rallied from a 23-0 deficit afterthe first quarter to outscore theBuckeyes in the next two quartersbefore falling 40-20 to the nation’snumber two ranked team before acrowd of 103,980.The Main EventAt a crossroad: chapter reorganizationNot surprisingly, many UB alumni live in Western New York. But didyou know that 155,000 other alums live elsewhere, including 7,500who reside outside the U.S.? Despite this widely scattered membership,the UB Office of Alumni Relations devotes much time, energyand resources toward keeping the family together.Alumni chapters—typically in regions with a significant population of alumni (1,000 or morewithin a 50-mile radius)—are one way for UB grads outside Western New York to stay in touch witheach other and with the university. They offer a structure for activities and events to help build UBpride, support professional networking and foster camaraderie. They also serve to remind alumni ofall the great things UB is doing.CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGEwww.alumni.buffalo.edu UBTODAY Fall 2013 47

alumninews“The vast majority of universities have chapterprograms in order to strengthen the bond withalums,” says Mike Jankowski, associate director inthe UB Office of Alumni Relations.Even so, chapters are also challenging to maintain,especially for a university of UB’s size. Spurredon by a variety of factors from budgets to volunteerleadership changes, the alumni office and the UBAlumni Association board of directors recently conductedan audit of chapter programs. The result wasa reorganization. “We studied the whole program tofigure out what was working and also what wasn’t,”Jankowski explains. “While everyone agreed thatchapters are a positive, we also wanted to focus onthose regions that had committed volunteer leadershipand were able to consistently provide qualityprogramming.”As a result, the program now has two tiers: chaptersand affiliates. Regions that met the criteria setforth during the audit retained their chapter status;those that didn’t have been reclassified as affiliates.Among other qualities, thoseAnyone interested in designated as chapters have a historyof solid and engaged leader-becoming involved with aship, as well as successful eventchapter or affiliate shouldplanning and implementation.contact Mike Jankowski atFurthermore, chapters are of strategicimportance to the universitymjankow@buffalo.edu or716-645-8713.because of their alumni populationor other factors. Affiliates, onthe other hand, may be new or in a rebuilding phase.Or they may need time to recruit volunteer leadershipand establish the presence required to be a fullfledgedchapter. “Volunteers in affiliate areas needto prove that they have skin in the game. Bringingalums together in their area has to be as important tothem as it is to us for it to work,” Jankowski says.“We’ll continue to work with each chapter andaffiliate to assist with alumni outreach and events,”Jankowski says. The intent, he adds, is to help chapterskeep their status and for affiliates to elevate tochapter status.ChaptersDallas/Ft. WorthDenverHoustonLos AngelesNew YorkPhoenixSan DiegoSouth FloridaWashington, D.C.Western New YorkPhiladelphia: on the wayto chapter statusOne affiliate that has gained majortraction in regaining its chapter statusis Philadelphia. Gary Jastrzab,BA ’76 & BA ’76, executive directorof the Philadelphia City PlanningCommission, had been ruminatingabout how to get more involvedwith UB and fellow alumni in thePhilly area. “Over the years, I wouldoccasionally run into other formerBuffalonians and UB graduates inPhiladelphia, and always enjoyedcomparing stories with them,” Jastrzabsays. “It seemed to me that,through the UBAA, there was a goodopportunity to establish a morepermanent Buffalo-Philadelphiaconnection here.”Erin Zack, UBAA associatedirector of affiliate programs andliaison to the Philadelphia chapter,struck up a friendship with Jastrzaband invited him to participate onthe UBAA board. “I got to knowGary because he often came to ourevents, and he always told me howmuch UB meant to him. I knew thatAffliliatesAlbanyAtlantaBaltimoreBostonCharlotteChicagoClevelandDetroitOrlandoPhiladelphiaRaleighRochesterSan FranciscoSeattleTampaUB EmployeeAlumni grouphe would be great for the board andto help move Philly back to [being]a chapter,” Zack says. Jastrzab nowsits on the board and is also a volunteerleader for the new Philadelphiaaffiliate.With Jastrzab’s involvement,the Philadelphia group has steadilyincreased engagement with areaalumni, holding several events thatrange from dinner and networkingto baseball games and winetastings.Meanwhile, Jastrzab hasbeen joined by three other alumnivolunteers to continue the group’smomentum. They are Jay Schwartzkopf,BS ’97, Amy Weiss, MA ’89,and Gene Trybulski, PhD ’74.“I’ve reached the point in mycareer where I have the motivationand opportunity to give somethingback to those who helped me getstarted on my life path,” says Jastrzab.“My UB experience meant somuch to me, and I’d like to supportand give back to the institution insome way.”A call for keepsakes!Have you kept mementos of your time as a UB student? Your eight-track player, a Fall Festticket stub, a favorite T-shirt? “Keepsakes” is the name of a new feature that we’ll run in subsequentissues. Send us a photo of your item with a brief explanation of what it means to you. If weselect it, we’ll contact you. Send photos and descriptions to lmaynard@buffalo.edu.48 UBTODAY Fall 2013 www.buffalo.edu/ubt

Association BillboardUB Downtown lecture seriesSportswear and cleanwaterwaysPro athletes, celebrities, fans andfashionistas alike are the target marketfor UB alumnus Pete Augustine,BS ’87, president of New Era CapCompany headquartered in Buffalo,who spoke to fellow graduates duringa lunchtime UB Downtown sessionApril 10. Augustine highlighted thecompany’s 90+-year history, includinghow it became the official onfieldcap for Major League Baseballand the NFL.On May 1, the importanceof wateras a natural resourcebecameabundantlyclear when UB alumna Jill Jedlicka,MBA ’00 & BA ’96, executive directorand riverkeeper for Buffalo NiagaraRiverkeeper, addressed a crowd of75. She discussed her organization’secological efforts toward preservingthe quality of Western New Yorkwaterways and ensuring access tofishable, swimmable and drinkablewater for future generations.Sound interesting? From Dracula to the zombie craze to economic development, fashion and politics, we leaveno topic unexplored in our various speakers series. Keep an eye out for UB alumni events in Western NewYork or where you live at www.alumni.buffalo.edu/events.Career Conversations EventStudents tap alumni networksStudent boredom during semester break? Not if the UB Alumni Association and the Officeof Career Services have anything to say about it. Together they presented a series of CareerConversations events in Albany, Buffalo, New York City and Rochester during winterbreak last January. Collectively, 118 alumni from myriad industries met with and advised199 students and recent grads. Unlike a job fair, Career Conversations gives attendeesaccess to alumni, plus the luxury of time, to have in-depth discussions on all manner ofcareer-related topics. Students can use these events to begin building their UB network—onethey may tap into throughout their careers for advancement and professionalknow-how.UB at Noon lunchtime lecture seriesA veteran’s valorThe heroic actions of a UB alumnus serving in Afghanistan rivetedan audience of nearly 100 on April 9 as Christopher Safulko, JD ’13,shared his firsthand experiences serving as an executive officerand scout platoon leader in the Nuristan province of Afghanistan.Safulko’s notable service waschronicled by Jake Tapper, formersenior White House correspondentfor ABC News, in his bestsellingbook, “The Outpost: An UntoldStory of American Valor,” publishedin November 2012.Burstein took a show-of-hands poll asking the audience—the majorityof whom graduated at least several decades ago—if they hadbeen vaccinated for serious afflictions, such as hepatitis A and B,influenza, rubella and shingles. The results showed that most of theguests needed to call their doctors.Burstein, also an associate clinical professor in the Department ofPediatrics in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, is amember of a number of professional organizations and has beenpublished in various scientific journals, includingJAMA and Clinical InfectiousDiseases.Scout platoon leader Christopher S.Safulko, JD ‘13, (left) with his seniorscout, Sgt. Samuel Alter.Vaccinations needed!The myth that vaccinations, likeTrix cereal, are just for kids, wasdispelled by Gale Burstein, MD ’90,Erie County health commissioner,during her presentation toalumni on Feb. 6, 2013.

classnotesUPDATES FROM GRADS BY THE DECADELook for the little blue asterisk, whichdenotes an Alumni Association member!60 70Robert Attea, BA 1966, wasRonald Uva, BA 1970, receivedinducted into the St. Joseph’s the distinguished serviceCollegiate Institute’s Signum award from the AmericanFidei Society for his professionalCollege of Obstetricians andachievements. He is Gynecologists. He lives inexecutive chairman of the Oswego, N.Y. * Mark Katz, BAboard for Sovran Company, 1971, an attorney for Ulmerone of the largest public companies& Bernein Western New York.LLP, wasAttea lives in Buffalo, N.Y.named an* Walter Fierson, BA 1967, is aOhio Superpediatric ophthalmologist inLawyer.Arcadia, Calif. He is also lead KATZOhio Superauthor of the policy statement Lawyers showcases outstandingon retinopathy of prematuritylawyers in the state whofor the American Academy of are recognized by their peersPediatrics. Fierson resides inArcadia. Gerald Ross, BA 1968,was a visiting artist/scholarat the American Academyin Rome in March 2013. Herecently exhibited his oil paintingsat the Bijou Theatre inEugene, Ore. His artworkcan be purchased from the“Daily Paintworks” website.Ross resides in Eugene, Ore.* GerardMazurkiewicz,BS 1969, hasbeen namedto a twoyeartermMAZURKIEWICZon the Hilbert College boardof trustees. He is a partnerat Dopkins & Company LLP,and resides in West Seneca,N.Y. * Edward Ostrowski, BS1969, was elected a fellowof the American Society ofMechanical Engineers (ASME)in October 2012 and receivedthe ASME distinguished serviceaward in October 2010. Heis now retired after 42 yearsworking in the power-generationindustry. Ostrowski lives inSimpsonville, S.C.for professional accomplishments.Katz resides in BayCity, Ohio. Francis Meyer,MS 1971, was nominated byMissouri Gov. Jay Nixon to theMissouri Quality Home CareCouncil. He lives in St. Louis,Mo. * Gina Hammond, MS 1973,was recognized by ContinentalWho’s Whoas Womanof the Year2013 in thefield of federalgovern-HAMMONDment contracting. Hammondreceived a distinguishedalumni award from the UBAlumni Association in 2011.She lives in Warrenton, Va. IvySchweitzer, BA 1973, professorof English at DartmouthCollege, received a lifetimeachievement award fromthe Modern LanguageAssociation’s Division forAmerican Literature Before1800. She was recognized forher mentorship, scholarshipand teaching and becomesonly the third female winnerof this prestigious honor.Schweitzerlives in Norwich,Vt. * Peter Kadzik, BA 1974, hasbeen nominated by PresidentObama to be assistant attorneygeneral for legislative affairs,U.S. Department of Justice. Hehas been serving as the principaldeputy attorney general,also in the Office of LegislativeAffairs. Kadzik was previouslyin private practice at DicksteinShapiro LLP in Washington,D.C. He resides in Washington.Daniel Ricigliano, MS 1974 &BA 1971, was elected presidentof theCommunityCharterSchool’sboard ofRICIGLIANOtrustees. Anassistant professor at SUNYBuffalo State and a practicingCPA, he formerly servedas board treasurer. He lives inAmherst, N.Y. Edward Carmines,PhD 1975, was inducted into theAmerican Academy of Arts andSciences, one of the nation’soldest and most prestigiouslearned societies. Carminesis professor of political scienceat Indiana University.He lives in Bloomington, Ind.* Richard Futyma, BA 1975, isan environmental scientistfor The Chazen Companies, afirm specializing in engineering,environmental and landscapearchitecture services.He resides in Ballston Lake,N.Y. Kim Gerard Santos, BA 1975,receivedthe EdwardGuilbertAward forprofessionalGERARD SANTOS achievementfrom the Data InterchangeStandards Association atits October 2012 meeting inRochester, N.Y. The GuilbertAward is the highest level ofrecognition bestowed upone-business professionals.Santosresides inAlexandria,Va. * NancyBlaschak, BSBLASCHAK1976, is regional chief executiveofficer of the AmericanRed Cross of Western NewYork. She resides in Eden,N.Y. Deborah Goodrich, BS 1977,is interim vice president foradministration and enrollmentatAlfred StateUniversity,where shebegan herGOODRICH career in1978. Recipient of the SUNYChancellor’s Award forExcellence in ProfessionalService, Goodrich is an activemember of the NationalAssociation of CollegeAdmissions Counseling.She lives in Alfred Station,N.Y. Jeffrey Reed, BA 1977, ispresident of Mount CalvaryCemetery Group. He hasmore than 25 years’ experiencein administration, salesand marketing, and resides inBuffalo, N.Y. * Arnold Drucker,BA 1978, was appointed to theNassau Community Collegeboard of trustees by New YorkState Gov. Andrew Cuomo.With almost 30 years’ experiencein law and real estate,Drucker is a member ofthe American Judges andArbitrators Association andthe American Bar Association.He lives in Plainview, N.Y. PaulSummergrad, MD 1978 & BA1971, serves as the Dr. FrancesS. Arkin professor and chairmanof the Department ofPsychiatry at Tufts UniversitySchool of Medicine andTufts Medical Center. Heis also president-elect ofthe American PsychiatricAssociation, and resides inNewton, Mass. * Ellen Grant,PhD 1979, is deputy mayor forthe City ofBuffalo. Sheis MayorByron W.Brown’sGRANTliaison tothe Board of Education andthe Buffalo Niagara MedicalCampus. She also collabo-rates with the Buffalo PoliceDepartment on such programsas Say Yes to Education andBuffalo Promise Neighborhood.Grant resides in Grand Island,N.Y. * Gregory Hiczewski, BS1979, is chief financial officerat UBMD Internal Medicine.He resides in West Falls, N.Y.Mark Hoeplinger, MBA 1979 &MD 1979, was inducted into St.Joseph’s Collegiate Institute’sSignum Fidei Society for hisprofessional achievements.Named one of “America’s TopDoctors” in 2012, Hoeplingeris an otolaryngologist whofounded Western New YorkEar, Nose and Throat in 1987.He lives in Orchard Park, N.Y.Terrie Benson Murray, JD 1979, ispresident of the PhilanthropicEducation Organization’s localchapter. A partner at Cohen &Lombardo, Murray is a foundingmember of the chapter. Sheresides in Orchard Park, N.Y.80MaryHorbachewski,BS 1982, waspromoted toprincipal atHORBACHEWSKIChiampouTravis Besaw and KershnerLLP. She specializes in taxaccounting and tax consultingservices for businesses.Horbachewski resides inHamburg, N.Y. * Sean McHale,BA 1983, is city president at theSarasota branch of SunTrustBanks Inc. He will also continueto be managing directorfor SunTrust’s private wealthdivision, a position he has heldfor the past five years. McHalelives in Brandon, Fla. Robert50 UBTODAY Fall 2013 www.buffalo.edu/ubt

Adamski, BA 1984, has been aclinical psychologist in privatepractice in the Washington,D.C., area for the past 25 years.He treats individuals, groupsand couples with a combinationof insight-oriented andbehavioral psychotherapyfocused on real-life outcomes.Adamski resides in WashingtonD.C. Andrew Anderson, BS 1984,joined the lawfirm of HarterSecrest &Emery LLP ascounsel in theANDERSON Rochester,N.Y., office. He has more than20 years of intellectual propertypractice experience, andhe is concerned with variousdomestic and foreign patentlaws and practices. Heresides in Penfield, N.Y. SandraAnzalone, BA 1984, was namedsuperintendent of Eden (N.Y.)Central Schools. In additionto being the principalat Grand Island High Schoolfor seven years, Anzalonewas named 2009 WomanAdministrator of the Year byWestern New York Women inEducation Leadership. Shelives in Lawtons, N.Y. PatriciaClabeaux, BS 1984, is seniorvice presidentof humanresourcesand organizationaldevelopmentatCLABEAUXIndependent Health. Previouslya senior director of humanresources at Kaleida Health,Clabeaux also serves as chairof the board of directors forthe Elizabeth Pierce OlmstedCenter for Sight. She residesin East Amherst, N.Y. RobertPollard, PhD 1984 & MA 1983,was honoredwith the2012 LyonFounder’sAwardPOLLARD from theRochester School for the Deafin recognition of his professionalcontributions to theeducation of deaf persons. Inaddition to writing and lecturingon health care topicsaffecting deaf professionals,Pollard has produced 15 filmsin American Sign Languagefor deaf audiences. He livesin Rochester, N.Y. * Chi Sham,PhD 1984 & MA 1980, is recipientof the 2013 Water ResourceSustainability Division’s OASISaward, which recognizes anindividual’s contributions toadvancing sustainable waterresources. Sham lives inNeedham, Mass. * BlackfordMiddleton, MD 1985, was namedassistant vice chancellor forhealth affairs and chief informaticsofficer for health systemsat Vanderbilt University.Previously, Middleton wascorporate director of clinicalinformatics research atPartners Healthcare in Boston.He resides in Nashville, Tenn.* Timothy Lafferty, BS 1986,joined the board of directors ofthe Crisis Services Foundation.An information technologysales and marketing professional,Lafferty is immediatepast president of the UBAlumni Association. He residesin East Aurora, N.Y. RichardFrappa, MA 1987 & BA 1985, hasbeen named senior consultantat GEI Consultants Inc., one ofthe nation’s leading geotechnicaland environmental firms.A published author, Frappais a consultant to numerouselectric power generationcompanies throughout NorthAmerica. He lives in OrchardPark, N.Y. Gary Cohn, BA 1988,is director of vendor managementatIndependentHealth. Hewas previouslyassistantviceCOHNpresident of strategic sourcingat M&T Bank. Cohn livesin East Aurora, N.Y. ThomasKnab, JD 1988 & BA 1982, is vicepresident of the board of directorsof Neighborhood LegalServices Inc.Recognizedas one of thetop attorneysin theKNABregion, Knabhas worked in New York Stateand federal courts for morethan 20 years, handling bothjury and non-jury trials. Helives in Williamsville, N.Y.Barbara “Babs” Reingold, MFA1988, mounted an art installationcalled “The Last Tree” inMay 2013 in New York’s SohoDistrict under the auspices ofthe New York Foundation forthe Arts. The installation focuseson environmental indifference.She divides her timebetween New York City and St.Petersburg, Fla. Lisa Foti, BS1989, is chief financial officerat SummitEducationalResources,where shemanagesFOTIaccounting,budgeting and financial reportingactivities. With more than20 years of accounting experience,Foti was named BusinessFirst’s CFO of the year in 2009.She resides in Williamsville,N.Y. Thomas Ostrowski, BA 1989,an attorneyfor Ulmer &Berne LLP,was namedan OhioOSTROWSKI 2013 SuperLawyer. He lives in Strongsville,Ohio. Jennifer Schuster, BA1989, was promoted to partnerat AppliedManagementSystems, afull-servicehealth careSCHUSTER manage-www.alumni.buffalo.edu UBTODAY Fall 2013 51

eventcalendar52 UBTODAY Fall 2013Hillary Rodham Clinton,Distinguished SpeakersSeries10.23.13Alumni Arena, NorthCampus“Late Night with LeonardBernstein”10.25.13Slee Hall, North CampusIra Glass10.26.13Center for the Arts,North CampusCareer Conversations,College of Arts andSciences11.07.13Center for the Arts,North CampusREALM LeadershipMentoring Program11.07.13Student Union, NorthCampusUB Scholarship Gala11.08.13Edward Wright PracticeFacility, North CampusMalcolm Gladwell,Distinguished SpeakersSeries11.13.13Alumni Arena, NorthCampusHump Day Hangout AfterHours11.13.13Student Union Lobby,North CampusCareer ConversationsNYC01.15.14Union League ClubCareer ConversationsBuffalo02.12.14Center for the Arts,North CampusAll dates and times subject to change.Visit www.alumni.buffalo.edu/events for updates.MALCOLM GLADWELLclassnotesment consulting firm. Withmore than 25 years’ experienceas a registered nurse,nursing director and emergencydepartment expert,Schuster is a member of theAmerican Organization ofNurse Executives. She residesin Sharon, Mass.90James Gottstine, BA 1990,is chief operating officerat Ciminelli Real EstateCorporation, where he overseesday-to-day operations ofthe company, as well as assistingin its short- and long-termstrategic planning. Previously,he served as vice president offinance at the same company.Gottstine lives in Orchard Park,N.Y. Paul Mayer, BS 1992, hasbeen promoted from managerto principal at The BonadioGroup, upstate New York’slargest provider of accounting,consulting and financial services.Mayer resides in Penfield,N.Y. Jeffrey Mendola, BA 1992,was recognized by FundRaisingSuccess as one of the magazine’srising stars for his successfulfundraising campaignsfor Mercy Flight Western NewYork, his former employer.Most recently, Mendola developeda major fundraising campaignfor New Directions Youthand Family Services. He livesin Cheektowaga, N.Y. AnthonyMoore, BA 1992, was nameda top 10 finalist in the 2012American Zoetrope Screenplaycontest. He lives in Carlisle,Pa. Nick Kompare, MBA 1993,was promoted to vice presidentof strategic planning atExcellus BlueCross BlueShield.He resides in Pittsford, N.Y.Ge Wang, PhD 1993 & MS 1991,joined Rensselaer PolytechnicInstitute as the John A. Clarkand EdwardT. CrossanProfessor ofEngineering,an endowedWANGchair in theSchool of Engineering. Wang’sinnovations over the past 25years have helped advancethe field of medical imaging.He is a fellow of the AmericanInstitute for Medical andBiological Engineering andlives in Troy, N.Y. Timothy Zuber,BS 1993, was named associateprincipal at Wendel, an architecturalandengineeringfirm. A civilengineer withmore than 19ZUBERyears’ experiencein land development andstormwater system design andevaluation, Zuber serves astown engineer for the town ofWheatfield, N.Y. He resides inWilliamsville, N.Y. * JacquelineHollins, BS 1994, joined theOracle Charter High Schoolboard oftrustees. Sheis assistantvice provostand directorHOLLINSof undergraduateacademic student advisementat UB. Hollins resides inBuffalo, N.Y. Michael Reilly, MBA1994 & BS 1993, is president ofthe pharmacy benefit dimensionsdivision at IndependentHealth,where hebrings nearly20 yearsof experienceandREILLYleadership to health care andpharmacy management. Heis also former president ofthe UB School of PharmacyAlumni Association. Reilly livesin Hamburg, N.Y. Bryan Roth,BA 1994, was appointed businessdevelopment manager atBuffalo Niagara Partnership.He was previously politicaleconomicrelations andpublic affairs officer with theConsulate General of Canada.Roth resides in East Amherst,N.Y. Ram Kumar Krishnamurthy,MS 1995, received the 2012

European Solid State CircuitsConference best paper award.He is a senior principal engineerand director of high performancecircuits research atIntel Labs in Hillsboro, Ore.,and lives in Portland, Ore.Donald Leo, PhD 1995 & MS 1992,has been named dean of theUniversity of Georgia College ofEngineering. Previously associatedean for research andgraduate studies at VirginiaTech College of Engineering,Leo is a fellow of the AmericanSociety of MechanicalEngineers. In 2004, he wasnamed outstanding recentalumnus of the University ofIllinois. He lives in Blacksburg,Va. Kasey Nye, BA 1996, ischair of Tucson (Ariz.) MetroChamber’s budget, financeand legalcommittee.He practicesbankruptcylaw, representinglargeNYEand small business and nonprofitentities as creditors anddebtors throughout the nation.He lives in Tucson. Michael J.Ball, BS 1997, became deputyregional director for WesternNew York for Empire StateDevelopment. He was recentlyemployed at Buffalo NiagaraMedical Campus as directorof planning and implementation.Ball resides in Buffalo,N.Y. Natalie Miovski, BPS 1997,was named among the 10 MostInfluentialdesigners inthe nation byHealthcareDesignMIOVSKIMagazine.As director of health care atEwingCole, one of the nation’sforemost health care architecturefirms, Miovski hasled the planning of complex,highly specialized healthcare facilities. She residesin Philadelphia, Pa. * ScottRybarczyk, BS 1997, wasappointed associate principalat Wendel, an architecturaland engineering firm. He is acivil and environmental engineerwho hasassisted inthe design ofvarious modelingprojectsRYBARCZYK throughoutthe U.S. He is also active ingreen design. Rybarczyk livesin Buffalo, N.Y. Sean Beachy,BPS 1998, is the associateprincipal at Wendel, an architecturaland engineering firm.A registered architect in bothVirginia and New York State,Beachy isrenowned forhis work onthe awardwinningBEACHYKalamazoo,Mich., Transportation Center.He resides in Arlington, Va.John Koeppel, JD 1998, MBA1995 & BS 1995, was recognizedas an international leader inthe 2013 edition of ChambersGlobal: The World’s LeadingLawyers forBusiness.A partnerat BuffalobasedNixonKOEPPELPeabodyLLP, Koeppel leads the company’snationally recognizedprivate equity funds practice.He lives in Hamburg, N.Y. FrankSparacino, JD 1998, formedSparacino & Sparacino PLLCin August 2012 with his wife,Jessica Sparacino. Located inNorthport, N.Y., the generalpractice firm concentrates inmatrimonial and family lawmediation, as well as realestate transactions. He residesin Northport. Kevin Lembke, BA1999, is vice president of merchandiseat Busch Gardens.Lembke has 13 years’ experienceat Sea World parks andentertainment as merchandisemanager. He resides inWilliamsburg, Fla. Eric Pettee,BS 1999, joined the GunlockeCompany as a division financecontroller, where he will provideleadership to all financialaspects of the company.Previously, Pettee worked forGeneral Motors and ElectronicData Systems. He resides inLima, N.Y.Moved recently?Have you moved orupdated your email?Manage your profile atwww.ub-connect.org.00AndrewFiorella, BA2000, anattorney atUlmer &FIORELLABerne LLP,was named an Ohio SuperLawyer Rising Star. Fiorellaresides in Bay City, Ohio. KristaGlenn, BS 2000, was nameddirector of marketing at ABC-Amega, a global commercialreceivable management firm.Previously, she was marketingmanager at Buffalo LodgingAssociates for 10 years. Glennresides in Amherst, N.Y. JamesDwyer, MD 2001, is medicaldirector of the emergencydepartmentat NorthernWestchesterMedicalCenter inDWYERMount Kisco,N.Y. Most recently, he wasassociate director of emergencyservices for Nyack,N.Y. Dwyer resides in NewCity, N.Y. Robert Hambrecht, BS2001, is senior project managerat AVCON Inc. in Orlando,Fla., where he specializes inairport design and construction.Hambrecht resides inOrlando. Markus Messer, MS2001, is a research engineer atHeidelberger DruckmaschinenAG in Germany, where he specializesin structural dynamics.He alsoteachesa dynamicsclass atTechnischeMESSERHochschuleMittelhessen (University ofApplied Sciences) in Freidberg,Germany. Messer lives in BadNauheim, Germany. * KeithParwulski, BS 2001 & AAS 1995,joined the Buffalo branch ofSummit Federal Credit Unionas senior manager. He hasmore than 20 years’ experiencein the banking andwww.alumni.buffalo.edu UBTODAY Fall 2013 53

classnotesmanagement field. Parwulskiresides in Clarence Center,N.Y. Kristy Berner, JD 2002 &MBA 2002, issenior vicepresidentand generalcounsel atBERNERFirst NiagaraFinancial Group Inc. Sheresides in Hamburg, N.Y.Timothy Dietrich, BS 2002, is*associateprincipal atWendel, anarchitecturalandDIETRICH engineeringfirm. He is a certified energymanager with more than 12years’ experience in energyperformance contracting.Dietrich lives in Henrietta, N.Y.Kevin Majchrowicz, BS 2002,earned his designation as acertified valuation analyst atBrock, Schechter & PolakoffLLP. He is also a certifiedinformation technology professional.Majchrowicz resides inLancaster, N.Y. S. Philip Unwin,JD 2002, was designated as aMedicare set-aside certifiedconsultantat GoldbergSegalla LLP.Unwin isalso a specialcounselUNWINfor the firm and a memberof its workers’ compensationpractice group. He livesin Rochester, N.Y. Ilana Lane,PhD 2003 & EdM 1994, is president-electof the New YorkState Association of TeacherEducators. She is employed atMedaille College as an associateprofessor and dean of theSchool of Education. Lane livesin Buffalo, N.Y. * Jason Bird,BA 2004, is a certified financialplanner at the Williamsville,N.Y., office ofNew EnglandFinancial.A memberof theBIRDUB AlumniAssociation board of directorsand assistant basketball coachfor The Park School of Buffalo,Bird has worked in financialservices for more than sevenyears. He lives in Tonawanda,N.Y. Felix Castro, BS 2004, isa realtor for Citi Habitats inNew York, N.Y., where heresides. Todd Kashdan, PhD 2004& MA 2000, is recipient of the2013 American PsychologicalAssociation’s distinguished scientificaward for early careercontributions to psychology inthe area of individual differences.He lives in Centreville,Va. Michael Klanac Jr., BS 2004,is team leader for GripeO, awebsite and mobile applicationavailable to consumersand businesses. He residesin League City, Texas. WendyManhardt, BS 2004, has joinedthe architectural groupat Foit-Albert Associates,Architecture, Engineering andSurveying PC. With more thannine yearsof professionalexperiencein thearchitecturalMANHARDT design field,Manhardt will work on conceptdesigns at Erie County MedicalCenter. She lives in Buffalo.N.Y. Norris Poleon, MBA 2004& BS 2002, is vice president atEngineered Facility Solutionsin Buffalo, N.Y. and lives in EastAmherst, N.Y. Timothy McCorry,PhD 2005, is president of theNew York State SociologicalAssociation. He is assistantprofessor of social sciencesat Medaille College. McCorryresides in Buffalo, N.Y. KaraRafferty, BFA 2006, is creativeservices associate at CaroleeJewelry, where she recentlydesigned the firm’s signaturetextile pattern for tote bags,cosmetic bags and umbrellassold at Bloomingdale’s.She resides in Fairfield, Conn.Geanne Blazkow, JD 2007, is anassociate at the Buffalo officeof Phillips Lytle law firm. Sheresides in Buffalo, N.Y. SiobhanCounihan-McGee, BA 2007,received the Rising Star Awardfrom the Advertising ResearchFoundation during the foundation’s2013 Re:think conference.Counihan-McGee wasrecently promoted to accountmanager at Keller Fay Group,where she has been workingfor the past four years. Sheresides in New Brunswick,N.J. Gavin Fulmer, PhD 2007, isassistant professor of curriculum,teaching and learning atSingapore’s National Instituteof Education. Previously, heserved as associate programdirector of the U.S. NationalScience Foundation’s division ofresearch on learning. Fulmerlives in Singapore. Sean Janis,BS 2007, was promoted to studioarchitect on FarmVille 2at Zynga Inc., where he worksacross engineering, art, andproduct and design disciplines.FarmVille 2 is Zynga’s first3D social game and is playedby 50 million monthly activeusers. He resides in Lafayette,Calif. David P. Marcoux, MArch’07 & BS ’05, joined Foit-AlbertAssociates architecturalgroup. He specializes in moderndesign within historicallysignificant buildings. Helives in Buffalo, N.Y. JosephSalamon, DDS 2007, was namedthe Nashville Area DentalProvider of the Year by theU.S. Department of Health andHuman Services’ Indian HealthService. Salamon serves as thechief dental officer based at theCattaraugus Indian ReservationHealth Center. He resides inBuffalo, N.Y. Mark Adler, CEL2008, MA 1983, MBA 1982 & BA1979, is founder and presidentof Why Not Marketing LLC inWilliamsville, N.Y. He lives inWilliamsville. * Jeremy Blecha,BS 2008, is a supervisingsenior accountant at TronconiSegarra & Associates. He livesin Buffalo, N.Y. Lisa DeLucia,DDS 2008, was winner of theGolisano Foundation 2012Healthcare Leadership Award.In addition to her private practicein Webster, N.Y., she teachespediatric dentistry residentsat University of Rochester (N.Y.)Medical Center’s EastmanInstitute for Oral Health.DeLucia resides in Rochester.DawnOdrzywolski,PMBA 2008 &BA 2004, waspromoted toODRZYWOLSKIchief complianceofficer at Independent54 UBTODAY Fall 2013 www.buffalo.edu/ubt

Health. She has more thannine years’ experience in thehealth insurance industry, andresides in West Seneca, N.Y.Tyler Case, BS 2009, is managerat The Bonadio Group, upstateNew York’s largest providerof accounting, consulting andfinancial services. He residesin Gasport, N.Y. Mary Curr, BS2009, is an accountant at TheBonadio Group. She lives inBuffalo, N.Y. Abbey Hendrickson,MFA 2009, is the new executivedirector of the Tioga CountyCouncil of the Arts. Previously,Hendrickson was an instructorin the art departmentat Mansfield University, aswell as program director atWestern New York Book ArtsCollaborative in Buffalo, N.Y.She lives in Owego, N.Y. JamesO’Shea, JD 2009, was named amember ofthe New YorkState BarAssociation’sEmpire StateO’SHEACouncillist. An associate at HancockEstabrook LLP, O’Shea islicensed to practice law in theU.S. District Court. He lives inSyracuse, N.Y. Michael Reyen,JD 2009 & MA 2009, joined thereal estate and finance practicegroup in theBuffalo officeof HodgsonRuss LLP. Hisprior experienceincludesREYENnational law firm associate andbank officer and senior auditor.Reyen lives in Kenmore,N.Y. Kevin Wolfe, BS 2009, joinedthe Dallas, Texas, office ofSmartWatt Energy as a projectengineer. He will be responsiblefor multi-measure energyefficiencyprojects. Previously,he was electrical process engineerat Lockheed Martin. Wolferesides in Dallas.Want to reconnect?Find fellow alumni inthe online directory atwww.ub-connect.org.10Megan Anderson, MS 2010, waspromoted to accountant atThe Bonadio Group, upstateNew York’s largest providerof accounting, consulting andfinancial services. She lives inFairport, N.Y. Scott Donnelly, BS2010, has been named experiencedassistant at The BonadioGroup. He lives in Amherst,N.Y. Joshua Gardner, MArch 2010& BS 2008, joined Foit-AlbertAssociates,Architecture,EngineeringandSurveying,GARDNER PC. He willbegin work with the architecturaldesign team on the newUB School of Medicine andBiomedical Science building tobe constructed in downtownBuffalo. Gardner resides inBrooklyn, N.Y. Kristin Kimball,BS 2010, has been promotedfrom experienced assistantto accountant at The BonadioGroup. She lives in Buffalo, N.Y.Peter Winkelstein, EMBA 2010 &MD 1990, wasappointedexecutivedirector of theUB School ofWINKELSTEIN Medicine andBiomedical Sciences’ Institutefor Healthcare Informatics.Winkelstein is also UB professorof pediatrics, chief medicalinformatics officer for UBMDand former chief of the divisionof general pediatrics. He livesin Buffalo, N.Y. * Jay Jerose,BS 2011, staff accountant atTestone,Marshall &Discenza LLP,earned hiscertified publicaccoun-JEROSEtant license. He resides inLiverpool, N.Y. Michael Klemens,MS 2011, is a certified publicaccountant at Brock, Schechter& Polakoff LLP, where heworks on a variety of attestationand taxation engagements.He resides in Canandaigua,N.Y. Harshal Prakash Patankar,MS 2011, received a masterof engineering degree inacoustics from PennsylvaniaState University. He resides inState College, Pa. * A. PeterSnodgrass, JD 2011, was namedmanagingattorneyat Collins& CollinsAttorneys.SNODGRASSHe lives inBuffalo, N.Y. Joseph Emminger,JD 2012 & BA 2009, is an associateat Walsh, Roberts & Grace.He resides in Buffalo, N.Y.Lauren Fish, JD 2012 & MBA 2012,was namedan associateat JaeckleFleischmann& MugelFISHLLP, a fullservicecorporate law firm. Shewill be involved in business,corporate governance, healthcare, tax and not-for-profitmatters. Fish is also on theboard of directors for Lawyersfor Learning, a volunteerprogram aimed at partneringmembers of the legal communitywith at-risk students. Shelives in Amherst, N.Y. MichaelLogan, JD 2012 & MBA 2012,is an associate attorney atHodgson Russ’s real estate andfinance practice group in thefirm’s Albany, N.Y., office. Hefocuses his practice on financingsfor municipalities, schooldistricts and for-profit andnonprofit organizations. Loganlives in Niskayuna, N.Y. JakeThorsen, BA 2012, is serving a10-month term in the NationalCivilian Community Corps, anAmeriCorps program. Thorsenresides in Pequea, Pa. EvanWopperer, MS 2012, is assistantfor the commercial teamwithin The Bonadio Group at itsBuffalo location. Previously, hewas accounting assistant forPaul D. Voytovich, CPA, CFP.Wopperer resides in Hamburg,N.Y. Karlie Beil, BS 2013, wasnamed traffic coordinatorat Travers Collins, a Buffalomarketing communicationsagency. She will manage theagency’s work within the creativedepartment. Beil residesin Buffalo, N.Y.www.alumni.buffalo.edu UBTODAY Fall 2013 55

opinioninmyALUMNI SHARE THEIR THOUGHTSSkydiving anyone? UB’s 31 official club sports run the gamut from Kendo (a Japanese form of fencing)to Ultimate Frisbee and even skydiving. Did you play a club sport or participate in intramurals while at UB?MICHAEL GELEN, JD ’88I joined the Gymnastics Club.We had to commute to a localgym for practice a few timesa week and pay our own wayfor most competitions, whichled to a lot of carpooling,team dinners and fun trips.We competed mostly withinthe Northeast, and eachyear qualified a team for theNAIGC (National Associationof Intercollegiate GymnasticsClubs) Nationals. It was thebest of both worlds to be astudent-athlete without thepressure and lack of time/sleep that comes with aDivision 1 schedule. It wasalso great to have a groupof friends with a commoninterest, and to meet andmentor those who were juststarting out in the sport. Ieven met my now-husbandthrough the club, and ourteammates were wellrepresented at our wedding.Mary Busch, EdM ’10 & BA ’08Amherst, N.Y.I played intramural volleyballfor a few semesters. I thinkthe most memorable thingsabout it were our team name,the “Funky Beaners,” andthat our team color was tiedye.We lost quite a lot but westill had a lot of fun playing.Tom Trinchera, MLS ’96 & BA ’94Poughkeepsie, N.Y.It was the summer of ’75,and my roommate BobFlaum, BS ’77, and I playedon a summer intramuralsoftball team with Schoolof Management DeanJoseph Alutto [now interimpresident at Ohio State] andProfessors Howard Foster,Jerry Newman, SandyGunn and others. It was areally incredible experiencespending time with thefaculty outside the classroomand Crosby Hall, and weactually won the LeagueChampionship.Ken Nussbaum, MBA ’81 &BS ’77Edgemont, N.Y.I played on the rugby team,a club sport, in 1967 and1968. As I recall, our clubplayed in the “OntarioRugby Union.” My mostuncomfortable memory isbeing kicked by an opposingplayer and then lying on thatcold winter ground tryingto regain my breath (I thinkwe used injured players assideline markers). On theother hand, I have many fondmemories of playing variousCanadian teams and enjoyingthe tradition of attendingvery rowdy after-gameparties. A keg of beer andsinging old rugby songs wererequirements.Allyn Gemerek, BA ’68West Point, Va.During the summer semester,the international students inthe engineering school wouldget together for a weeklygame of football (“soccer”for those who don’t knowany better) out by the tenniscourts next to Legoland [assome then dubbed the EllicottComplex]. It was some of thebest football I have played. Wehad players from Africa, theMiddle East and Asia; mostwere from Europe and SouthAmerica. There was even oneAmerican!Chris Behnke, BS ’00Whiteland, Ind.As a freshman in the fallof 1957, I notified the trackcoach that I was a sprinterin high school and would liketo join the team. Despite mybeing a sprinter, he enteredme in my first competition,a five-mile cross-country“meet” against Army at WestPoint. I was taking so muchtime to finish the race thatthe cadets had to rescueme from the hills with aU.S. Army jeep, much to theapplause of my teammatesas we crossed the finish line.David Greenholz, BA ’61Lake Worth, Fla.I had taken bowling asa gym course and reallyenjoyed it. So when therewas an opportunity to join aleague in the Student Unionbowling center, I jumped atthe chance. My friends alsojoined, making it a lot offun. It is a social sport and Icontinue to bowl on a league,as do members of my family.My son is bowling for hisuniversity!Sue DiGiacomo, BA ’74Brick, N.J.The question for In My Opinionderives from the monthlyelectronic newsletter @UB.To read previous issues, go towww.alumni.buffalo.edu/news.56 UBTODAY Fall 2013 www.buffalo.edu/ubt

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