Release Date: May 27, 2005 This content is archived.
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Thirty-seven new graduates of the School of Public Health and Health Professions at the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ were honored with scholarships and awards during the school's recent commencement ceremony.
The ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ is a premier research-intensive public university, the largest and most comprehensive campus in the State ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ of New York system. UB's more than 27,000 students pursue their academic interests through more than 300 undergraduate, graduate and professional degree programs.
The award recipients are:
• Justin Moyer of Belfast, the Alfred T. Caffiero Scholarship Award
• Julie Baker of Buffalo, the 2004 ASAHP Scholarship of Excellence Award
• Su Zhan of Getzville, the Mark Diamond research Award
• Lauren Byrne of Greenville, the Alfred T. Caffiero Scholarship Award
• Antonio Santo of Liverpool, the Carlton R. Meyers Award, recognizing an outstanding student from the Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
• Gretchen Dexheimer of North Tonawanda, the Alfred T. Caffiero Scholarship Award
• Christina DeSantis of Port Crane, Outstanding Senior Award in Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
• Bethany Gilbert of Springville, UB Environmental and Society Institute Lester Milbrath Interdisciplinary Fellowship
• Heather Ochs-Balcom of Townsville, S.C., the UB Environmental and Society Institute Fellowship
The following students received Annette Rachman Scholarships recognizing students who maintained at least a "B" average studying in the field of nutrition and dietetics:
• Kitiya Suvannasankha of Amherst
• Soaad B. Ali of Buffalo
• Jennifer Cason of Buffalo
• Lindsay Conte of Buffalo
• Renee L. Kee of Buffalo
• Katherine M. McLeod of Buffalo
• Victor Dean of North Tonawanda
• Visalakshi Arumugam of Williamsville
• Christina M. Legierski of West Seneca
The following students received an Arthur A. Schomburg Graduate Fellowship:
• Shaun M. Mosley of Liverpool, also named to "Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities"
• Juireith Mudie of Stone Mountain, Ga.
The following students received Stonegraber Scholarships:
• Heeyeon Ui of Depew
• Amy Siri Jukam of Fayetteville
• Hoiwing Theresa Tang of Forest Hills
• Jessica Fronk of Fulton
• Allison Elizabeth Taylor of Holley
• Melissa Leigh Agness of Kenmore
• Peter Theodosopoulos of London, Ontario. Theodosopoulos also was named to "Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities."
• Katherine Everett of Peru
• Sandra Hsu of Quincy, Mass.
• Melissa Marie D'Ambrosio of Staten Island
• Amelia Rose Davern of Syracuse
• Abbie Oxford of Syracuse
The following students were named to "Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities":
• Katherine E. Everett of Buffalo
• Eduardo U. Regner of Syracuse
• Haiping Qiao of Fort Erie, Ontario
• Ranjan Chanda of Amherst
• Gabriela Neagoe of Cheektowaga