September 29, 1994: Vol26n4: Matfes is elected SA president

By STEVE COX
Reporter Staff
Interim Undergraduate Student Association President Herman Matfes kept
his job by easily fending off two rivals in a special election held
Sept. 12 and 13.
	Matfes was elected SA Vice President in the spring. He took
over the helm of Student Association several weeks after the election
when his running mate, President Karen Hillary, resigned.
	A sophomore planning to major in International Studies or
Political Science, Matfes is a native of New York City. He got his
first taste of student governance as a freshman when he became
involved in the Latin American Student Association.
	Matfes and other SA officers asked Public Safety to
investigate irregularities they noted in student government finances.
	Hillary was later charged with third-degree criminal
possession of a forged instrument, a misdemeanor, after it was alleged
that she forged signatures of other SA officers on Student Association
vouchers totaling $467. The unauthorized purchases, allegedly for
personal groceries, were made May 3 and May 10 at an area Wegmans.
	A routine audit review of Student Association purchases
discovered that the funds were missing.
	Hillary resigned her post on May 23. She pled guilty to one
count of third-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument, and
received a sentence of 60 hours of community service from Amherst Town
Court Justice Mark Farrell on Sept. 21.
	Hillary did not enroll in UB for her senior year this fall.
	Another special election will be called shortly to fill the
vice presidency Matfes vacated.