Greiner to receive Citation Award
President William R. Greiner will receive the Citation Award, Buffalo/Niagara WorldConnect's most prestigious honor, at a luncheon to be held at noon Nov. 8 in the Buffalo Convention Center.

Buffalo/Niagara WorldConnect is a non-profit membership organization whose mission is to create international connections and increase global understanding through mutually beneficial person-to-person exchanges and global affairs information and education. It was formed with the merger of the Buffalo Council on World Affairs and the Council for International Visitors.

Greiner will be recognized for his commitment to global affairs.

Also receiving a Citation Award will be Robert T. Brady, president and chief executive officer of Moog Inc.

Ciancio receives Gold Medal Award
Sebastian G. Ciancio, SUNY Distinguished Service Professor and chair of the Department of Periodontology, has received the Gold Medal Award from the American Academy of Periodontology.

Ciancio received the award, the AAP's highest honor, at the group's 87th annual meeting, held recently in Philadelphia. The Gold Medal Award is given annually in recognition of outstanding contributions to the field of periodontology and the diagnosis and treatment of periodontal diseases.

A member of the AAP for 35 years, Ciancio is a past president of the AAP and the American Academy of Periodontology Foundation.

Flutist to present Halloween recital
"Tricks and Treats," a faculty recital by flutist Cheryl Gobbetti Hoffman, will be presented at 8 p.m. Tuesday in Slee Concert Hall, North Campus.

The concert will feature props, lighting and a "haunting" musical program in keeping with a Halloween theme.

Joining Gobbetti Hoffman will be Eryk Anspach, flute; David Kim-Boyle, sound technician; Susan Fancher, saxophone; John Hunt, bassoon; Anthony Miranda and members of the UB Percussion Ensemble, percussion; Stephen Manes, piano, and Jamie Polychronis, light projectionist.

Tickets are $5 and are available at the Slee Hall box office from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, at the Center for the Arts box office from noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and at TicketMaster outlets.

Faculty to discuss terrorist attacks
A discussion of "Terrorist Attacks on the U.S.: Root Causes and U.S. Response" will be held at 4 p.m. Nov. 1 in 112 O'Brian Hall, North Campus.

Leading the discussion will be UB faculty members Erick Duchesne, assistant professor of political science; Michael Frisch, professor of history and senior research scholar; Khalid Qazi, clinical associate professor of medicine and president of the local chapter of the American Muslim Council, and Othman Shibly, assistant professor of periodontics and endodontics and a member of the local Muslim community.

The discussion is sponsored by the Office of International Education and the Council for International Studies and Programs.

"Ferdinand the Bull" to appear in CFA
The Center for the Arts will present Hudson Vagabond Puppets' "Ferdinand the Bull," based on the classic tale by Munro Leaf, at 2 p.m. Oct. 28 in the Mainstage theatre in the Center for the Arts on the North Campus.

Free kids activities will be provided one hour prior to the performance, which is part of the Center for the Arts Family Adventure series sponsored by Adelphia Media Services and WJYE-FM.

Ferdinand the Bull, the story of the bull who wouldn't fight, will be told in a narrated ballet with masked dancers, specialized mechanical figures and a larger-than-life bull. The puppets and scenery are based as closely as possible on the book's illustrations by Robert Lawson.

After the program, audience members will have the opportunity to get involved in an on-stage demonstration of non-violent conflict-resolution techniques.

The Hudson Vagabond Puppets creates larger-than-life puppetry and mask programs designed to fit into the school curriculum, as well as to entertain children and their families. Company performers are professional dancers and actors.

Tickets for Ferdinand the Bull are $12 for adults and $10 for children 12 and under. Tickets are available from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday at the Center Box Office and all Ticketmaster locations. For more information call, 645-ARTS.

Leukemia executive named distinguished medical alumnus
Marshall A Lichtman, executive vice president for research and medical affairs of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, has received the Distinguished Medical Alumnus Award from the UB Medical Alumni Association.

Lichtman, who received his medical degree from the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences in 1960, is also a professor in the departments of Medicine and of Biochemistry and Biophysics at the University of Rochester. He served as dean of the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry from 1990-96. He assumed his current position with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in 1996.

Lichtman has authored more than 230 articles and book chapters, has served on the editorial boards of five scientific journals and was editor-in-chief of Blood Cells, Molecule, and Diseases. A master of the American College of Physicians, he is a member of several professional and scientific societies, including the American Society of Hematology, which he served as president; the American Society for Clinical Investigation; the American Physiological Society, and the American Society of Cell Biology.

Chronicle editor to speak at meeting of Faculty Senate
Douglas Lederman, managing editor of The Chronicle of Higher Education, will speak during the monthly meeting of the Faculty Senate at 2 p.m. Nov. 6 in the Center for Tomorrow, North Campus.

All members of the university community are invited to attend.

Lederman, who oversees the weekly newspaper covering higher education, will address such topics as diversity on campus, shared governance, student life and graduate stipends, said Faculty Senate Chair Michael Cohen, who invited Lederman to speak. Lederman also will take questions after his presentation, Cohen said.

For more information, contact the senate office at 645-2003.

Blood drive planned
The Red Cross will hold a blood drive from 8 a.m. to noon Nov. 2 in the basement break room in Crofts Hall, North Campus.

Appointments will be scheduled at 15-minute intervals. The process may take 20 to 30 minutes.

Time accruals must be charged and employees should check with their supervisor before making a reservation.

To schedule an appointment, call 645-7777.

Theatre and Dance to present production of "Children of Eden"
The Department of Theatre and Dance will present "Children of Eden" Nov. 8-11 and Nov. 15-18 in the Drama Theatre in the Center for the Arts, North Campus.

The production is sponsored by WBFO 88.7 FM, the National Public Radio affiliate operated by UB.

With music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and based on the book by John Caird, "Children of Eden" uses the story of Genesis to examine the age-old conflict between parents and children. Based freely on the stories of Adam, Eve, Noah, their children and the "Father," the musical offers a frank, heartfelt, tuneful, fun, charming and often humorous look at the pleasures and pains of parenting. The show also includes the world's first eco-disaster, The Flood, and unusual spins on many Biblical characters, from Eve to Cain to the multi-gender ensemble that makes up the Snake.

"Children of Eden" will be directed and choreographed by Lynne Kurdziel-Formato, with musical direction by Michael Hake, and will feature an all-student cast.

Tickets are $12 for the general public and $5 for UB students and seniors. Tickets may be purchased from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays in the Center for the Arts box office and at all Ticketmaster locations. For general information, call 645-ARTS.

Help for Quebecor earns award
The National Association of Management and Technical Assistance Centers has selected the former UB Business Alliance—now part of the Office of Science, Technology Transfer and Economic Outreach—to receive its Project of the Year Award for its longstanding relationship with Quebecor World Buffalo, the world's largest mass-market printer, located in Depew.

Since 1997, The Center of Industrial Effectiveness (TCIE) has been partnering with Quebecor to conduct a range of plant process improvements and training programs. The relationship strengthened the Buffalo plant's commitment to workforce development and continuous productivity enhancement. Following an October 1999 merger with World Color Press, the Buffalo plant was chosen by corporate leaders to receive $20 million of new investment in equipment and other improvements, thanks largely to the TCIE projects.

"Our partnership with TCIE has enabled our company to mine the vast and enormously rich resources of the University at Buffalo," said Kevin J. Clarke, Quebecor World Buffalo vice president and general manager.

Vowell to speak
Author and social observer Sarah Vowell will speak at 8 p.m. Nov. 10 in the Mainstage theater in the Center for the Arts, North Campus. The event, to be presented by the Center for the Arts, will be sponsored by WBFO 88.7 FM, the National Public Radio affiliate operated by UB.

Vowell is best known for her monologues and documentaries for public radio's "This American Life." A contributing editor for the program since 1996, she has written about everything from her father's homemade cannon and her obsession with the "Godfather" films to the New Hampshire primary and her Cherokee ancestors' forced march on the Trail of Tears.

As a critic and reporter, Vowell's writing has appeared in numerous newspapers and magazines, including Esquire, GQ, Artforum, The Los Angeles Times, The Village Voice, Spin and Sweeney's. As a columnist, she has covered education for Time; American culture for Salon.com and pop music for the San Francisco Weekly, for which she won a 1996 Music Journalism Award. She has taught writing and art history at Sarah Lawrence College and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, respectively.

Tickets for Sarah Vowell are $15 for the general public and $10 for UB students, and are available from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday in the CFA box office and at all Ticketmaster locations. For more information, call 645-ARTS.

Two SOM students awarded scholarships
Two students in the School of Management have been awarded scholarships by the American Business Women's Association (ABWA).

Michelle Bligh, a doctoral student, received a $5,000 Stephen Bufton Memorial Scholarship from the national chapter of ABWA. First-year MBA student Elizabeth Welker was awarded a $2,000 Bufton Scholarship from the group's local chapter.

Bligh, who is studying organizational behavior, plans to teach at the university level.

Welker is enrolled in UB's 3/2 MBA program, which enables students to earn both a bachelor's and an MBA degree by completing three years of undergraduate work followed immediately by two years of graduate studies.

ABWA has provided workplace skills and career-development training for more than 545,000 members.

Raichle gift funds professorship
A gift from the Frank G. Raichle Foundation in memory of Raichle, a 1919 UB graduate who was a prominent trial and appellate lawyer, has allowed UB Law School to establish its first named professorship.

Lucinda M. Finley, a professor at the law school who is founder and director of the school's civil litigation and appellate advocacy concentration, will be the first Frank G. Raichle Professor, beginning in the Spring 2002 semester.

Ralph L. Halpern and Joelle G. Raichle, trustees of the foundation, said the objective in establishing the endowed Frank G. Raichle Professor of Trial and Appellate Advocacy is "to encourage law students to examine the role of litigation and appellate advocacy in American society."

"We feel this professorship will help law students interested in entering the field of litigation and appellate advocacy to better understand the positive role in which the law and lawyers perform in the United States," Halpern added.

Nils Olsen, dean of the law school, called it an honor for the first named professorship in the school's history to be named for one of "our most distinguished and illustrious graduates."

Olsen noted that the professorship will help fund instruction in trial and appellate advocacy, relevant faculty research, professional travel and speakers, lectures and symposia related to the litigation area. In addition, he said endowed professorships significantly increase both the reputation and visibility of the Law School.

Raichle, who died in 1986, was a member of the firm Raichle, Banning, Weiss and Halpern and its predecessors since 1921, and a fellow, regent and past president of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Although he argued countless cases in courts, Raichle was perhaps best known for his early association with Gen. William J. "Wild Bill" Donovan, his defense of controversial lawyer Roy M. Cohn and his role as special prosecutor in a payroll-padding scandal that rocked Buffalo's City Hall in the late 1930s.