A WALK IN THE WOODS - University at Buffalo

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