UB Alumni Association Achievement Awards - UB Alumni Association Achievement Awards - University at Buffalo

Congratulations To Our 2026 Recipients

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.

Our 2026 honorees will be celebrated during Homecoming and Family Weekend. We hope you will join us.

Thursday, September 24
6-9pm
UB Center for the Arts

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The 2026 Honorees

Samuel P. Capen Award
7/7/26
Satish K. Tripathi
Walter P. Cooke Community Leadership Award
7/21/26
Allana Krolikowski, MD ’11, BA ’06, BS ’06
Clifford C. Furnas Memorial Award
7/7/26
Darren J. Mollot, PhD ’93, MS ’85, BS ’79
George W. Thorn Award
7/9/26
Andrew Werner, BA ‘09
Philip B. Wels Outstanding Service Award
7/7/26
Gregg Fisher, BS ‘92
International Distinguished Alumni Award
7/7/26
Catalina Crespo-Sancho, PhD ’09

Distinguished Alumni Awards

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

School of Architecture and Planning
7/7/26
Eric Brill, BA ’92
College of Arts and Sciences
7/9/26
Al’ai Alvarez, MD ’07, BA ’02, BS ’02
School of Dental Medicine
7/7/26
Marshall Fagin, DDS ’70
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
7/9/26
Amgad Elgowainy, PhD ’94
Graduate School of Education
7/14/26
Carol Van Zile-Tamsen, PhD ’96, EdM ’91
Honors College
7/7/26
Stephen Turkovich, MD ’03, BA ’99
School of Law
7/7/26
Hon. Barbara Howe, JD ’80
School of Management
7/7/26
Thomas Barney, MBA ’00
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
7/7/26
Lucy Mastrandrea, MD ’99, PhD ’99
School of Nursing
7/7/26
Diane Thompkins, BS ’76
School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
7/7/26
Mark Stramaglia, MBA ’86, BS ’81
School of Public Health and Health Professions
7/7/26
Ellen Latham, EdM ’88, BS ‘79
School of Social Work
7/21/26
Maggie Dreyer, MSW ’91

2026 Awards Criteria

Past Award Recipients

2025 celebration recap