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The Department of Theatre and Dance at the University at Buffalo will present Zodiaque Dance Ensemble in Gather 'Round and Dance on April 28-30 and May 1 in the Black Box Theatre in the Center for the Arts, UB North Campus. The performances from Thursday through Saturday will be at 8 p.m. and Sunday's performance will be at 2 p.m.

Founder, president and CEO of Massachusetts-based ICONICS Inc., Russell L. Agrusa, BS '76, is a strong advocate of education who believes his UB degree has served him well and contributed greatly to his personal success.

Harry L. Metcalf, MD '60 & BA '56, has had a long association with the UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, achieving the rank of clinical professor of family medicine.

The University at Buffalo Alumni Association will honor an entrepreneur and the former president and CEO of Coca Cola Enterprises Inc. during the UB Alumni Association Achievement Awards ceremony to be held at 6:30 p.m. April 8 in Lippes Concert Hall in Slee Hall on the North Campus.

Despite retiring in 2010 after holding a number of positions for the UB Libraries, Judith Adams-Volpe maintains ties to the university through her service and gifts.

Gina Bronkie Hammond, MS '73, is recently retired from full-time work after nearly 40 years of progressively challenging positions within the computer science field.

Tilmon "Tim" Brown has been partner, president, and chief executive officer of New Horizons Baking Company since 1995. Prior to that he was the corporate vice president and director of sales for Continental Baking Company, where he worked for almost 30 years.

Born in Amristar, India, John Kapoor received his undergraduate degree in pharmacy from Bombay University and dreamed of coming to the United States for graduate work. The University at Buffalo provided financial support that enabled him to earn his doctorate in medicinal chemistry from the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in 1972.

D. Jackson Coleman, MD '60, is a retina specialist with expertise in vitreo-retinal surgery, a technique he pioneered. His strong interest in physics led him, together with Frederic L. Lizzi, to create the first commercially available B-scan ultrasound equipment for the eye.

Western New York companies have the opportunity to improve their operations and achieve measurable gains by hosting students enrolled in the University at Buffalo's Six Sigma Black Belt Student Certification program in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.