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Charles M. Fogel, MA ’38 & BA ’35, of Amherst, N.Y., emeritus professor of civil engineering at UB and an active supporter of his alma mater for decades, died 05.20.11. Fogel served under six UB chancellors and presidents, and received the first UB President’s Medal in 1990 for exemplary service to the university. Other honors include the UB Alumni Association’s Distinguished Service Award.

Julie A. Baker, MD ’07, PhD ’07, MS ’00 & BA ’97, of Providence, R.I., a resident physician affiliated with Women and Infants Hospital at Brown University, died 04.26.11, following a short respiratory illness. Baker was poised to return to Buffalo as a physician-researcher after her residency ended in June. She often expressed gratitude for her UB education, having received all four of her degrees from the university.
William J. Flynn, JD ’40, of Buffalo, N.Y. 01.14.11
Carl H. Hepp, BS ’40, of Clearwater, Fla. 12.17.10
Beatrice N. Smith, MSW ’43 & CERT ’42, of Clearwater, Fla. 03.14.11
Mario J. Violante, DDS ’44, of Lewiston, N.Y. 04.06.09
George M. Ellis, MD ’45, of Connersville, Ind. 07.21.10
Thomas W. Morgan, MD ’46, of Fort Myers, Fla. 12.28.10
Martha W. Rousos, JD ’46 & BA ’45, of Kansas City, Mo. 10.12.10
Isadore E. Silverstein, BS ’47, of Boynton Beach, Fla. 12.23.10
Ethel B. Hopkins, EdM ’48 & EdB ’45, of Cheektowaga, N.Y. 10.23.09
Francis J. Frantz, DDS ’49, of Warsaw, N.Y. 05.07.09
Hans E. Haage, BS ’49, of Windsor, Colo. 02.20.09
Arthur L. Weaver, BS ’49, of Chittenango, N.Y. 10.20.10
Arnold B. Gardner, BA ’50, of Lancaster, N.Y. 12.26.10
Luke C. Owens, JD ’51, of Grand Island, N.Y. 11.10.10
Raymond C. Schweizer, BS ’51, of Pittsburgh, Pa. 02.15.11
Robert J. Dunning, DDS ’52, of Port Saint Lucie, Fla. 01.05.11
Harold R. Drucker, DDS ’57, of Delray Beach, Fla. 09.27.10
Robert H. Evans, PMCert ’57, DDS ’52 & BA ’48, of Sarasota, Fla. 03.23.111
Elizabeth L. Dribben, BA ’58, of New York City, N.Y. 01.20.11
David J. Birmingham, AS ’59, of Salamanca, N.Y. 08.09.09
Michael E. McNerney, BS ’61, of Port Orange, Fla. 08.04.10
Paul W. Dolloff, JD ’62, of San Marcos, Texas 01.26.11
Justin F. Sucato, BS ’62, of Plano, Texas 11.16.10
Theodore F. Fluchradt, BS ’63, of Leesburg, Fla. 03.13.10
Victor J. Gagliardi, JD ’65 & BS ’61, of Buffalo, N.Y. 12.27.10
Werner A. Huber, MS ’66, of Elma, N.Y. 12.01.10
Joseph J. Fitzsimmons, EdB ’67, of Lake St. Louis, Mo. 01.17.11
Richard C. Hall, DDS ’67, BA ’61 & BS ’61, of Pompano Beach, Fla. 02.17.11
Charles H. Jenkins, BS ’67, of Fort Myers, Fla. 10.30.10
DayAnn Key-Kennedy, EdD ’67, of Twin Mountain, N.H. 05.14.09
Robert E. Halfacre, MBA ’68, of Gainesville, Fla. 10.28.10
James R. Husvar, BS ’68, of Hamilton, Ohio. 10.18.10
Carlos G. Lamas, MA ’71 & EdM ’68, of Hialeah Gardens, Fla. 05.01.10
Emanuel J. Fried, PhD ’74, MA ’72 & BA ’71, of Kenmore, N.Y. 02.25.11
David B. Ingram, PhD ’74, of Oviedo, Fla. 01.02.10
Charlotte A. Winer, BA ’74, of Buffalo, N.Y. 01.15.11
John J. Black, PhD ’79 & MS ’70, of Clarence, N.Y. 04.06.09
Gertrude Dommer, MLS ’80 & BA ’73, of Las Vegas, Nev. 10.15.10
Alva M. Martin, BA ’81, of Fort Erie, Ontario. 10.30.10
SueAnn W. Ames, PhD ’93, MS ’66 & BS ’61, of Buffalo, N.Y. 12.10.10
Jennifer E. Neill, BS ’99, of Clarence, N.Y. 02.12.09
1/17/2013 An article in USA Today on Eastman Kodak?s bankruptcy filing, which has caused huge cuts to pay, benefits and insurance coverage for retirees and employees, quotes Martha Salzman, assistant professor of accounting and law in the UB School of Management.
1/17/2013 Steven Dubovsky, chair of the Department of Psychiatry in the UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, was interviewed live on NPR?s ?Here & Now,? which airs on 170 NPR affiliates nationwide, about President Barack Obama?s $500 million plan to reduce gun violence.
1/15/2013 A front-page story in the Buffalo News reports on a new study soon to be underway at UB and two other upstate medical centers to test a procedure that infuses stem cells into the brains of patients with multiple sclerosis to repair damage to their central nervous systems. The article quotes Bianca Guttman-Weinstock, co-principal investigator on the study. ?Expectations have to be kept under control,? she said. ?You?re not going to implant stem cells in people and suddenly see them running around.?