Dinner to note PSS milestone

The Professional Staff Senate will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a commemorative dinner to be held Tuesday, Sept. 16, in the Center for the Arts atrium.

President William R. Greiner is honorary chair of the celebration. Rosemary Mecca is chair of the PSS Silver Anniversary Committee.

A champagne reception at 5 p.m will precede dinner at 6 p.m. Past chairs of the Professional Staff Senate will be honored.

State Sen. Mary Lou Rath will be keynote speaker. A strong advocate for UB in the state legislature, she served on the Erie County Legislature from 1978-93.

In addition, she has been involved in a number of community organizations and received numerous honors and awards, including the Outstanding Woman in Western New York in the Field of Government award from the SUNY Community Advisory Council.

Founded in 1972, PSS was organized as the successor to the State University Professionals Association, formed three years earlier to represent non-teaching professionals throughout the SUNY system. Its mission, according to the PSS Constitution: to "seek an active role for the professional staff in the governance of the university...provide advice and counsel in administrative matters and...assist in the development of administrative policies and procedures."

For more information on the anniversary dinner or other events, call the PSS Office at 645-2003.