Transitions

Retirements

Published May 23, 2013

Lawrence B. Bone, professor, Department of Orthopaedics

John G. Crawford, purchasing associate, Procurement Services

Darlene Cutonilli, addictions counselor 1, Research Institute on Addictions

Melissa A. DeGraff, cleaner, University Facilities—Operations

Howard Doueck, professor, School of Social Work

Michelle A. Gaiser, dental assistant, Department of Clinical Dentistry

Linda A. Kingsbury, supervising programmer analyst, IT Policy and Communications

Linda L. Mehnert, secretary 1, Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences

Preston T. Niland, assistant director college housing, Campus Living

Dennis F. Pietras, instructional support specialist, Department of Biological Sciences

Lawrence P. Pratico, dental technician, Department of Restorative Dentistry

Andrei M. Reinhorn, professor, Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering

Thomas C. Rosenthal, professor and chair, Department of Family Medicine

Sally A. Sams, senior staff assistant, School of Nursing

Mary Camille Schwindler, senior staff assistant, Office of the Registrar

Patricia A. Szymkowiak, senior staff assistant, Department of Psychiatry

Kathryn Trybuszkiewicz, histology technician, Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences

James J. Woytash, clinical assistant professor, Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences

Retirements

Published February 21, 2013

Patricia G. Armstrong, associate provost and director, Office of Admissions

Dawn E. Becker, senior staff assistant, Department of Communication

David L. Benders, program director, WBFO

Genevieve K. Bishop, associate professor, Department of Library and Information Studies

Roland Garrow, senior counselor, Educational Opportunity Program

Jennifer S. Gottdiener, senior staff associate, Office of the Registrar

William J. Henderson III, instructional support technician, College of Arts and Sciences

Eddie L. Hoover, professor, Department of Surgery

Kwang G. Joo, clinical associate professor, Department of Nuclear Medicine

Barbara A. Kennedy, keyboard specialist 1, UB Law School

Phyllis M. Parisi, supervising programmer/analyst, Enterprise Infrastructure Services

Mildred Pasquale, clerk 1, Office of Student Advisement, Resources and Financial Services

Linda S. Pogorzelski, staff assistant, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy

John F. Quinan, SUNY Distinguished Service Professor, Department of Visual Studies

Joel O. Raynor, associate professor, Department of Psychology

James E. Springate, associate professor, Department of Pediatrics

Elaine A. Stefanski, calculations clerk 2, Procurement Services

Victoria A. Vitthuhn, keyboard specialist 1, University Police

Barbara J. Wawrzynek, keyboard specialist 1, University Facilities—Finance and Administration

Scott W. Williams, professor, Department of Mathematics

Retirements

Published January 3, 2013

Thomas Barcy, plant utilities assistant, Facilities Operations-University Facilities

Joanne Castellani, adjunct instructor, Department of Music

John Edens, assistant director, University Libraries-Music and Special Collections

James Furno, programmer-analyst, Enterprise Infrastructure Services

David Gerber, professor, Department of History

Marion Goldstein, professor, Department of Psychiatry

Rebecca Hemming, calculations clerk 1, Procurement Services

Donald Henderson, professor, Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences

Keith Herms, senior programmer-analyst, Administrative Computing Services

Thomas Hessel, supervising carpenter, Facilities Operations-University Facilities

Ray Kirschner, labor supervisor, Facilities Operations-University Facilities

Linda Krzyzanowski, secretary 1, School of Nursing

James Lewis, general mechanic, Campus Living

Galan Lloyd, cleaner, Campus Living

Eileen McNamara, keyboard specialist 1, Department of Philosophy

Deborah Morris, clerk 2, Student Advisement, Resources and Financial Services

Lynne Muller, library clerk 2, Health Sciences Library

Linda O’Rourke, supervising programmer analyst, Administrative Computing Services

Lynn Schultz, cleaner, Campus Living

Lesley Shiner, stores clerk 1, School of Dental Medicine Clinical Affairs

Elizabeth Taylor, secretary 1, Graduate School

Rudy Wieler, head coach, women’s rowing

Carol Wilczak, keyboard specialist 1, College of Arts and Sciences

Patricia Yager, keyboard specialist 1, College of Arts and Sciences

Retirements

Published December 13, 2012

Dennis Andrejko, associate professor, Department of Architecture

Mark Ballow, professor, Department of Pediatrics

Prasanta Banerjee, professor, Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering

Stephen Barry, senior staff assistant, University Police

Charles Bland, senior academic advisor, Undergraduate Education

Marcia Boehmke, assistant professor, School of Nursing

Douglas Clements, SUNY Distinguished Professor, Department of Learning and Instruction

Helen Gaiter, director of supplier diversity, Procurement Services

Dora Horbachevsky, staff assistant, Department of Physiology and Biophysics

Joseph Matie, plant utilities engineer 1, Facilities Operations—University Facilities

Yoshiko Nozaki, associate professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy

Walter Pangborn, research associate professor, Department of Structural Biology

Patricia Polowy, clinical instructor, School of Nursing

Serafino Porcari, associate librarian, University Libraries—Central Technical Services

Robert Sanetick, auto body mechanic, Facilities Operations—University Facilities

Marian Tetreault, senior staff associate, Campus Living

Dawn Townsend, secretary 1, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Keith Tramp, plant utilities engineer 4, Facilities Operations—University Facilities

Thomas Zaprzal, upholsterer, Campus Living

Published June 14, 2012

Moving In

Penny Turrell, IP specialist/contract administrator, Praxair, to patent paralegal and compliance specialist, Office of Science, Technology Transfer and Economic Outreach (STOR).

Moving Up

Andrea Costantino, from interim director of university residence halls and apartments, to director, Office of Campus Living.

Moving On

Kathryn Foster, from associate professor, Department of Urban Planning and Design, School of Architecture and Planning, to president, University of Maine at Farmington.

Michael LeVine, from associate vice president and controller, to vice president for finance and management, Buffalo State College.

Profiles

Overseeing living history

5/23/13

UB's new archivist Amy Vilz watches over the university's vast collections of historical materials.
Inspiring new generation of public health researchers

5/16/13

Students are very much a part of Pavani Ram’s research team
Managing the wild

5/9/13

With fellowship support, UB Law faculty member Irus Braverman will continue her research on conservation management while in residence at Cornell University during the 2013-14 academic year.
The entrepreneurial librarian

5/2/13

UB librarian Fred Stoss has dedicated his professional and personal life to sustainability research and environmental advocacy.
Making learning click

4/25/13

John Cerne uses novel tools to teach undergraduates.
Hail to the Chief

4/18/13

UB anthropologist Phillips Stevens Jr. received a double honor when he recently when to Nigeria to be installed as a Nigerian chief.
Medal recognizes lifetime achievement

4/11/13

In a long and distinguished career, Philip Coppens has advanced human understanding through his study of the way atoms are linked to form molecules in crystals and how molecules change when exposed to intense light.
The Adventures of Ming Ming Chiu

4/4/13

Count him among the most unlikely candidates to be one of the most interesting people you know. He’s the statistician-savvy UB mathematics education professor with the boyish face and eternally modulated voice, who is, somehow, undeniably drawn to the wilder side, at least for an academic.
The art of instruction

3/28/13

Claude Welch introduces his students to a world of possibilities.
Making the connection

3/21/13

Whether it’s finding homes for stray cats or locating obscure journals for medical researchers, Pam Rose is all about connecting people with the resources they need.
Inspiring a campus from behind the wheel

3/7/13

UB Stampede driver Steven Parker strives to put smiles on the faces of his riders every day.
Embracing the ‘messy tangle’

2/7/13

UB architect Jordan Geiger explores technology’s global influence.
Henderson in the spotlight

1/14/13

UB faculty member Stephen McKinley Henderson has once more made the news, this time for performances in the popular HBO series “Newsroom" and in Steven Spielberg’s film “Lincoln.”
Miller takes on libraries’ web, print design

12/6/12

Before he joined UB in 2008, Kris Miller worked at a variety of jobs, and he knows a good thing when he sees it.
MSW student plays key role in gender-neutral housing policy

11/29/12

When UB introduced gender-neutral housing at the start of the fall semester, the new policy reflected not only best practices in residential living for college students nationwide, it also incorporated a transgendered student’s thoughtful analysis and the ethical principles of social work he holds dear.
Ellen Dussourd

11/15/12

Conversations in several languages swirl through the busy North Campus office of International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS).
Decorated war veteran

11/8/12

Afghanistan war veteran brings unique perspective to his role as UB Law student.
UB alum holds top job at Fredonia

11/1/12

Since being named SUNY Fredonia’s first female president, UB alumna Virginia Horvath has made it her business to tout the college’s strengths as a center of undergraduate learning, fortify town-gown ties, and inspire campus and community alike with her warmth and enthusiasm.
Kurtz is new chair of visual studies

10/18/12

Steven Kurtz, professor of visual studies who is considered “the grandfather of interventionist art,” is the new chair of the Department of Visual Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences.
A journey of self-discovery

10/11/12

Danielle Johnson is on a mission both professional and personal, spiritual yet grounded in research.
EOP second family for Coles

10/4/12

For retiring workers, leaving a career often means more family time, but for H. William Coles, retirement will take him away from a family at UB that has been growing for more than two decades.
On sabbatical, Campbell still contributes to political conversation

9/6/12

James Campbell is on sabbatical on an island off the coast of Maine. But with the presidential election now in full swing, his analysis and commentary on the campaigns are showing up in news media worldwide this election season.

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