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University at Buffalo Alumni Achievement Awards

An annual tradition, this award program is proudly presented by the UB Alumni Association to recognize outstanding alumni who demonstrate success in their careers, support the university and give back to their communities.

Nominations for the 2025 awards are now closed. Our 2025 recipients will be announced in late spring.

The 2024 Honorees

Samuel P. Capen Award
12/10/24
Gregory Bauer, BS ’82
Joanne Bauer, BS ’82
Walter P. Cooke Community Leadership Award
12/10/24
Karen Andolina Scott, JD '09, MSW '08
Clifford C. Furnas Memorial Award
12/10/24
Laura Pyrak-Nolte, BS ’81
George W. Thorn Award
12/10/24
Jithin Jagannath, MS ’13
Philip B. Wels Outstanding Service Award
12/10/24
John Thomas, JD ’76
International Distinguished Alumni Award
12/10/24
Jonathan Chou, BA ’88

Distinguished Alumni Awards

The following individuals have been selected by each academic unit to be honored.

School of Architecture and Planning
12/10/24
Shawntera Hardy, MUP ’04
College of Arts and Sciences
12/10/24
Jodie Roure, PhD ’04
School of Dental Medicine
12/10/24
Mirdza Neiders, PMCRT ’74
Graduate School of Education
12/10/24
Adiam Tsegai, PhD ’08, EdM ’00, BA ’88
Honors College
12/10/24
Helen Cappuccino, MD ’88, BA ’84
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
12/10/24
Mark Stewart, BS ’84
School of Law
12/10/24
Jean Powers, JD ’79
School of Management
12/10/24
Barry Sloane, BS ’81
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
12/10/24
Lee Guterman, MD ’89
School of Nursing
12/10/24
Peter Gustave Johnson, PhD ’99, BS ’81
School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
12/10/24
George Lasezkay, PharmD ’78, BS ’74
School of Public Health and Health Professions
12/10/24
Gary Giovino, PhD ’87, MS ’79
School of Social Work
12/10/24
Deana Bodnar, MSW ’05

To see a list of all previous award winners, please CLICK HERE.

2024 celebration recap