Engineering alumni honor James F. May
James F. May, retired president of Oakgrove Construction Co., has been named Engineer of the Year by UB's Engineering Alumni Association.

May earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from UB in 1949. He is the 10th engineering alumnus to receive the award from the alumni association.

Charles M. Fogel, professor emeritus of engineering and last year's honoree, presented the award to May at the associa-tion's recent banquet.

May is past president of the UB Engineering Alumni Association and the New York Chapter of Associated General Contractors. He also is a life member of the West Side Rowing Club.

Diane Dittmar named assistant dean in school of management
Diane M. Dittmar has been named assistant dean for undergraduate and doctoral programs in the School of Management. She succeeds Arlene Bergwall, who retired from the position in July after a 21-year career at UB and the School of Management.

Dittmar previously served as an academic advisor and coordinator of the first-year development seminar at the Boston College School of Education and was a research assistant for the Emmanuel College Office of Student Life. She has completed all coursework toward a doctorate in higher education administration at Boston College. She holds master's and bachelor's degrees from Canisius College, and an associate's degree from Erie Community College.

Censorship issues to be explored in libraries exhibit
What do The Bible, "Little House on the Prairie," "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," the Bob Dylan song "Rainy Day Woman," and the painting of "The Last Supper" all have in common?

They are just a few examples of the many famous books, music and art that have been targets of censorship in the United States. While censorship limits the flow of ideas, a traveling exhibit called "Burning Issues: The Heated Debate Over Censorship" will visit UB to expand knowledge and stimulate inquiry on the controversial subject. Beginning Nov. 1 and running through Dec. 20, "Burning Issues" will be on display in Lockwood Memorial Library and the Charles B. Sears Law Library on the North Campus.

Jayaraman chairs session at symposium
Bharadwaj Jayaraman, associate professor, Department of Computer Science, chaired the session on Disjunctive Logic Programming at the 1997 International Symposium on Logic Programming held Oct. 13-16 in Port Jefferson, N.Y.

Jayaraman has been invited to co-head the Language Design, Semantics and Verification area of COMPULOG America, an organization devoted to the promotion of computational logic in North and South America. He also has been invited to join the steering committee of the 1998 International Conference on Enterprise Information and Processes.

'Most successful' fund drive puts WBFO over its $135,000 goal
WBFO-FM 88.7, the University's National Public Radio affiliate, completed its "most successful fund drive ever" on Saturday, raising $136,705 and "surpassing its goal of $135,000 in the shortest period of time-eight days," according to Jennifer Roth, general manager.

Roth credited the "wonderful cooperation between staff, volunteers, students, the community, as well as the university" for the successful campaign and saluted the WBFO staff for their untiring efforts.

Barbara Krug, director of development, noted that if people respond in the same way in the future, "we can reduce the amount of fund-raising we do on the air-this will help the station provide more programming to listeners without a lot of fund-raising."

The SEFA campaign has reached 78 percent
of its its goal for 1997, and while the campaign has formally ended, it's not too late to get in your pledge. Help UB reach its goal. For more information, see the SEFA Web site at http://wings.buffalo.edu/sefa.

UB to host international film festival by and about women
The university is the screening site for the second annual international film festival, "About Women," the only international women-oriented film festival in New York State. All films will be shown at 6:30 p.m. in the Screening Room in the Center for the Arts on the North Campus. Tickets are $3 for students and $5 for the general public.

Directed by a variety of talented international women filmmakers, the films focus on a variety of women's issues.

Co-sponsors of the festival are the Graduate Group for Feminist Studies, the Graduate Student Association (GSA), the Council for International Studies and Programs, the Department of Media Study, the Department of American Studies, the Faculty of Social Sciences, the Faculty of Arts and Letters, the World Languages Institute, the Asian Studies Programs, the American Studies GSA, the Media Study GSA, the Russian GSA and the Center for the Arts, all at UB. The American Association of University Women also is sponsoring the program.

All film screenings will be Buffalo premieres. The schedule:

- Nov. 10: "Tale of Love," U.S. (1995). This film, directed by Trinh T. Minh-ha, portrays the Vietnamese immigrant experience.

- Nov. 18: "Selbe," Senegal (1983). Directed by Safi Faye, the first woman from sub-Saharan Africa to direct a feature film, this documentary focuses on the daily life of women in African society. Also, "Taafe Fanga" (Skirt Power), Mali (1997). This satire, directed by Adama Drabo, features men and women acting in opposite gender roles.

- Nov. 25: "The Goat Horn," Bulgaria (1972). This story, directed by Metodi Andonov, is about a woman who was raised by her father to behave as a man, but falls in forbidden love.

- Dec. 2: "Gabbeh," Iran (1997). Directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf, this love story captures the life of a woman member of a nomadic desert tribe.

Golden Key Honor Society holds 10th annual induction
The UB Chapter of the Golden Key National Honor Society held its 10th annual induction ceremony on Oct. 20 in Slee Hall on the North Campus.

This year, 650 juniors and seniors with grades that place them in the top 15 percent of their class were honored, along with several new honorary members and distinguished students. Students and honorary members received certificates at the ceremony.

The keynote address was presented by Dennis Black, interim vice president for student affairs. Michael B. Burke, director of music programs, performed on the Fisk Organ.

The 1997 honorary members, nominated by members of Golden Key are Carrie Tirado Bramen, assistant professor of English; Robert Chatov, associate professor of accounting and law; Helene G. Kershner, assistant chair and lecturer in computer science; Johannes M. Nitsche, associate professor of chemical engineering; Kenneth W. Regan, associate professor of computer science; John Ringland, associate professor of mathematics, and Kenneth J. Takeuchi, associate professor of chemistry.

Adam Tyler Mark, a junior majoring in pharmacy, and Lauren Melissa Adler, a senior majoring in music and theater, were honored for high academic and extracurricular achievements. They received KPMG Peat Marwick/Golden Key Scholar Awards.

Peter Gold, associate dean of the Undergraduate College, has been chapter advisor since the UB Golden Key chapter was founded in 1988. This year's president is Yi Huang, a computer science and business major.

Hillel of Buffalo honors couples for contributions, scholarships
Three couples were honored for their contributions to the success and growth of Hillel Foundation of Buffalo at the organization's 50th anniversary dinner held earlier this month in the Center for the Arts Atrium. Hillel, a national organization, provides Jewish college and university students with social, political, cultural, religious and educational activities and programs. Hillel of Buffalo sponsors programs for Jewish students enrolled primarily at UB and Buffalo State College.

Honored at the dinner were Dr. and Mrs. Gerald Goldhaber, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Schreiber and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wasserman.

The Goldhabers have established the Dr. and Mrs. Ernest Blaustein Scholarship, honoring Mrs. Goldhaber's parents, and awarded annually for student travel to Israel. Goldhaber is an associate professor in the Department of Communication. His wife has been active in community organizations.

Schreiber, immediate past president of Hillel, serves on several boards, including National Hillel. His wife is active in the Young Women's Division of the Jewish Federation.

Wasserman and his first wife, Louise, established a charitable foundation in their names that sponsors the annual Wasserman Conference at UB, as well as scholarships, seminars and award programs honoring hospital and nursing-facility patient-care employees. He and his current wife, Mindy, are involved in the community and in religious endeavors.

Center for the Arts to present "Snow White;" auditions set
The Center for the Arts will present a Family Adventure Series event, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," on Saturday, Nov. 15, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. in the Mainstage.

The Missoula Children's Theatre, an international touring project, will perform an original musical adaptation of the classic children's tale,with 50 local

students in the cast, playing roles ranging from Snow White to forest animals.

Auditions will be held by the Missoula Children's Theatre on Monday, Nov. 10, from 3:30-5:30 p.m. at the Center for the Arts. Students (kindergarten through grade 12) are encouraged to audition; no

advance preparation is necessary. Most students will rehearse four hours a day, Monday through Friday, for the Nov. 15 performance.

Tickets at $10 for adults and $8 for children 12 and under can be purchased at the CFA Box Office and at all Ticketmaster locations. For more information, call 645-ARTS.

Women's Club to sell poinsettias, wreaths
The annual Poinsettia Sale of the UB Women's Club is now in progress. Plants in red, white, pink and red/white combinations are available in pots and hanging baskets in sizes ranging from 3-1/2 inches to 10 inches. Prices of poinsettias range from $1.50 to $18, depending on size. Sale proceeds support Grace Capen Scholarships.

This year, the Women's Club also will sell fresh balsam fir wreaths, which are available plain or decorated. Prices for the wreaths range from $7 to $15. The deadline for prepaid orders is Monday, Nov. 24, and pickup will be on Thursday, Dec. 4, in the Center for Tomorrow.

Chair of the Poinsettia and Wreath Sale is Winnie Doran. To order or for more information, call her at 839-9710.

Vena to give talk on diet, breast cancer
John Vena, professor of social and preventive medicine and associate chair of the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, will discuss the relationship between diet and breast cancer risk in a talk, "The Diet/Breast Cancer Connection," to be given on Monday, Nov. 17, at 7:30 p.m. in the Jewish Community Center on North Forest Road, Amherst.

Vena, an authority in the field of environmental and occupational epidemiology, has done research on the risk of breast cancer in pre- and postmenopausal women and has published widely on the relationship between chlorinated tap water and bladder cancer and on exercise and its relationship to colorectal cancer.

Vena's talk is co-sponsored by the Jewish Community Adult Services Department; American Association of University Women, Amherst section; the League of Women Voters and Sisterhoods of Temples Beth Zion, Sinai, B'nai Shalom, Beth El, Shaarey Zedek, Beth Am and Beth El, Niagara Falls.

WBFO to co-sponsor evening with "Tonight Show All-Stars"
An evening with "Ed Shaughnessy and the Tonight Show All-Stars" will be held at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 15, in Williamsville South High School, 5950 Main St., Williamsville. The event will be sponsored by WBFO 88.7 FM, the National Public Radio affiliate operated by UB, and the Williams-ville Music Boosters.

Proceeds from the concert will benefit the boosters' summer music incentives in the 13 schools in the Williamsville Central School District, as well as scholarships for high-school students in the district.

The group is composed of musicians who played with the "Tonight Show" band during the time that Johnny Carson was emcee of the popular, late-night NBC television program.

Also featured will be jazz ensembles from Williamsville East, North and South high schools.

Tickets are $15 and available through J & E Instrument Service, 8030 Roll Road, East Amherst, and Al Hemer Music Corp., 4190 N. Buffalo St., Orchard Park.

They also may be ordered by mail, with checks payable to Williamsville Music Boosters, c/o Gary Stith, Williamsville Central Schools, 415 Lawrence Bell Drive, P.O. Box 9070, Williams-ville, N.Y. 14231-9070.

Grad wins first place in environmental engineering thesis competition
Kevin Russell, a graduate of UB, has been awarded the first place 1997 Montgomery-Watson Master's Thesis Award in a national competition for his master's thesis titled "The Use of Decision Analysis for Groundwater Remediation Design." The competition was

co-sponsored by the Association for Environmental Engineering Professors (AEEP) and the

environmental consulting firm Montgomery-Watson.

The AEEP awards committee annually selects the best theses from environmental engineering master's- and doctoral-degree

programs around the country based on originality, technical

excellence, presentation and contribution to the field. The honor included a plaque of recognition and a cash award for both Russell and his faculty advisor, Alan Rabideau, assistant professor

of civil engineering.

According to Rabideau, Russell's research greatly benefited from an ongoing relationship between the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering and Motorola, which provided data and access to a local site successfully undergoing groundwater remediation.

Russell received his master's degree in civil engineering from the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences in 1997 and his bachelor's degree summa cum laude from UB in 1994.

In 1995, he was the recipient of a prestigious graduate fellowship from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Russell is now employed as an environmental engineer at HydroQual, Inc. in Syracuse.

Lockwood Library plans book sale
Lockwood Library will hold a book sale Nov. 17 and 18 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Friends Room of the library. Hardcovers will be $2 ; paperbacks, $1;

and periodicals, 50 cents. All sales are final, cash only.