Reporter Volume 25, No.23 April 7, 1994

PHYSICS, GEOLOGY
WINS NATIONAL SPACE CLUB SCHOLARSHIP 
Mark Wieczorek, a senior studying physics and geology at UB, has been
awarded a $10,000 scholarship from the National Space Club.
	The National Space Club is an organization of aerospace
companies working to foster space exploration. Wieczorak was chosen
for the award from 110 applicants from schools that included M.I.T.
and California Institute of Technology.
	Steve Dwornik, a member of the National Space Club's
scholarship committee, says that Wieczorek was the clear choice for
the award because of his extensive work interpreting data from the
Apollo 17 mission and the Magellan mission to Venus; his superior
grades, and his work with John F. King, a nationally recognized
professor of geology at UB. "The committee was particularly impressed
with Mark's statement of career objectives, which included receiving a
doctorate and going into space exploration," Dwornik says.
	Wieczorek plans to study geophysics in graduate school in the
fall, eventually earning a doctorate and working with the space
program. His main research interest is the geophysical parallels
between earth and the other planets. In his spare time, he pursues
interests in filmmaking, animation art and poetry. 

SOCIAL WORK
RECOGNIZED BY OHIO UNIVERSITY:
Frederick W. Seidl, the folk-singing dean of the School of Social Work
at UB, has received the Significant Achievement Award from Ohio
University for his professional and scholarly contributions to the
field. The award is presented to an alumnus or friend of the College
of Arts and Sciences for unusual achievement.
	Thomas D. Oellerich, chair of OU's Department of Social Work,
said Seidl has made many contributions to research and education in
the field of social work.
	 Seidl is nationally known in social work-education circles
and the Western New York community as a folk-singer who has renewed
the tradition of social commentary through song. He and Dean Santos,
an associate professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology,
entertain as "Hull-House Revival." Armed with guitar, banjo and
autoharp, the duo sings songs about social issues and problems. They
have several tapes and records to their credit, the proceeds of which
benefit various social work programs at UB.
	Seidl, who received a bachelor's degree in 1962 from Ohio
University, earned a master's degree in social work from UB in 1964
and a doctorate from the University of Wisconsin in 1970.
He has been a professor and dean at UB since 1985. He also has served
as professor of social work at the University of Wisconsin.


LAW SCHOOL
RECEIVES CARITAS MEDAL:
George M. Hezel, a clinical instructor in the Low Income Housing
Development Clinic in the UB School of Law, received the Caritas Medal
from Niagara University on March 28. The award, presented at Niagara's
annual justice and peace convocation, is given each year to a Western
New Yorker who has made a major contribution to building a just and
peaceful society.
	Hezel was honored for his extensive work in providing
low-income housing.
	A law school faculty member since 1987, Hezel directs the
housing development clinic, which represents not-for-profit
corporations in the development and management of permanent housing
for the homeless, disabled and low-income families. 
	Before coming to UB, Hezel worked for the Division of Housing
of Catholic Charities of Buffalo, performing research and policy
analysis on housing and economic development issues affecting low- and
moderate-income families. He also has worked as the managing attorney
in the housing unit of Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc., and as the
managing attorney in the Buffalo office of the Prisoners' Legal
Services of New York, a statewide organization serving the legal needs
of incarcerated felons. Hezel serves as village justice in East
Aurora.