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Celebrating Outstanding Alumni Achievements

An annual tradition, this award program is proudly presented by the UB Alumni Association to recognize outstanding alumni who demonstrate success in their careers, support the university and give back to their communities.

Nominations for 2024 are now closed. We will announce our 2024 recipients in June 2024 and will celebrate the recipients this fall. Stay tuned for more information!

View last year's celebration

The 2023 Honorees

Click on the photo of the honoree and see below to learn more about their accomplishments.

Samuel P. Capen Award
10/12/23
Roberta A. Stevens, MLS ’74, BA ’70
Walter P. Cooke Community Leadership Award
11/21/23
Esther Annan, MSW ’06, BA ’04
Clifford C. Furnas Memorial Award
10/12/23
Roosevelt Thedford, PhD ’73, MA ’62
George W. Thorn Award
10/12/23
Kimberley S. Ennis, MS ’07, BS ’05
Philip B. Wels Outstanding Service Award
10/12/23
Rita M. Andolina, MSW ’88, BA ’80
International Distinguished Alumni Award
10/12/23
Laura X. J. Shen, MBA ’04

Distinguished Alumni Awards

The following individuals have been selected by each academic unit to receive a distinguished alumni award. Click on the photo of the recipient and see below to learn more about their achievements.

School of Architecture and Planning
6/21/23
Franklin E. Dickinson, MArch ’85, BPS ’83
College of Arts and Sciences
6/21/23
Bruce S. Appelbaum, BS ’69
School of Dental Medicine
8/23/23
Sheldon Winkler, PMCRT ’71
Graduate School of Education
6/21/23
Francisco M. Vasquez, PhD ’03
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
6/27/23
Radha C. Sekar, MBA ’86, BA ’84
School of Law
6/27/23
Kenneth A. Manning, MS ’09, JD ’77, BS ’74
School of Management
6/21/23
H. William Lichtenberger, MBA ’66
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
6/21/23
Nancy H. Nielsen, MD ’76
School of Nursing
6/21/23
Audrey M. Koertvelyessy, MS ’66, BS ’62
School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
6/21/23
Mark J. Sinnett, PharmD ’87, BS ’83
School of Public Health and Health Professions
6/21/23
Anthony Delitto, BS ’79
School of Social Work
6/21/23
Elizabeth Woike-Ganga, MSW ’04

To see a list of all previous award winners, please CLICK HERE.