Our Stories

Read about just a few of our many alumni who accomplish amazing things around the world.  

  • Tom Dee stands outside Canalside, in Buffalo.
    The Buffalo Builder
    1/4/16
    Thomas P. Dee (EMBA '96, BA '75) has big plans for his hometown waterfront.
  • The Artful Dresser
    9/16/15
    It's a casual day for Tziporah Salamon (BA '72): chic Comme des Garçons top; polka dot socks; vibrant red lips.
  • Tom Toles
    The Political Cartoonist
    11/9/15
    Tom Toles (BA '73) has issues—he's paid to. He's a political cartoonist, the Washington Post's one and only.
  • The Prolific Playwright
    9/16/15
    Tammy Ryan (BA ’85) has blazed a trail through the world of playwriting. It began in the back of a Buffalo pub.
  • Ezra Staley (JD/MBA '09) is banking on Buffalo for Career Success.
    The Buffalo Booster
    9/15/15
    Growing up in Buffalo, Ezra Staley (JD/MBA '09) heard a distant song. "The siren call of other places," he calls it.
  • The Activist Attorney
    9/16/15
    Yetta Kurland (MA ‘94, BA ‘90), a civil rights attorney and activist, is used to waging battles on multiple fronts.
  • Vince Coppola is an alumnus of UB's Graduate School of Education.
    The Beloved Educator
    11/13/15
    Learn how Vincent J. Coppola's (EdD ’71, EdM ’66, EdM ’63) “calming personality” gets districts back on track.
  • The Clock Winder
    9/16/15
    As important moments go, you might say Michael Tunkey (BPS '00) has had a bunch of them.
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