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麻豆传媒o 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.

Congratulations to our 2025 recipients! We look forward to celebrating them in person on Friday, Oct. 3, 2025 from 6-9 p.m. in the UB Center for the Arts on the North (Amherst) campus. Registration opens in August. Stay tuned for more details!

The 2025 Honorees

Samuel P. Capen Award
7/1/25
Russell Agrusa, BS '76
Walter P. Cooke Community Leadership Award
7/1/25
LaVonne Ansari, PhD '03
Clifford C. Furnas Memorial Award
7/1/25
Jeremy Gilbert, BS '81
George W. Thorn Award
7/1/25
Winston Duke, BA '09
Philip B. Wels Outstanding Service Award
7/18/25
Gary Jastrzab, BA '76, BA '76
International Distinguished Alumni Award
7/8/25
Murat Soygeniş, MArch '85
Sema Soygeniş, MArch '86

Distinguished Alumni Awards

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

School of Architecture and Planning
7/10/25
Mitchell Joachim, BPS '94
College of Arts and Sciences
7/10/25
Eric Cortellessa, BA '14
School of Dental Medicine
7/1/25
Robert Lalor, DDS '00 &
Mary John, DDS '00
Graduate School of Education
7/10/25
Julie Gorlewski, PhD '08, EdM '92
Honors College
7/10/25
Henry Nowak, JD '93, BA '90
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
7/10/25
William Weppner, BS '59
School of Law
7/10/25
Michael Hecker, JD '09
School of Management
7/17/25
Darcy MacClaren, MBA '85
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
7/10/25
Thomas Lawley, MD '72
School of Nursing
7/10/25
Mary Carey, BS '90
School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
7/10/25
Karen Daly, BS '80
School of Public Health and Health Professions
7/10/25
Enrique Schisterman, PhD '99, MA '95
School of Social Work
7/10/25
Elizabeth McPartland, PMBA '13, MSW '03, BA '98

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

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