Campus Candid
Campus ministry hosted an ice cream social after the Mass for Feast Day of St. Ignatius of Loyola in the Palisano Pavilion.
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Canisius Alumnae Among Buffalo’s Most Powerful
Members of the Canisius College community make up 20 percent of Business First’s Power 100 Women list for 2015. The list highlights the most influential women in the eight counties of Western New York.
Business First compiled these rankings and defined “power” by the level of influence a woman has at her company, in her city or county and by the length of her career. Only women who live full-time in Western New York were considered.
Of the 100 named, the Canisius community had five members in the Top 10 and two in the Top 5, including JoAnn Faletta HON ’03, music director for the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (ranked number three) and Maureen Hurley, executive vice president and chief administrative officer for Rich Products Corp. – and Canisius’ “first lady” (ranked number four). Below is the complete list of those members of the Canisius Community who were honored:
Canisius Alumni:
100. Catherine Schweitzer MBA ’99, executive director, The Baird Foundation
85. Nancy LaTulip ’75, MBA ’82, vice president, retail banking officer, Lake Shore Savings Bank
75. Linda Dobmeier MBA ’83, chair, Buffalo State College Council and vice president, Dobmeier Janitorial Supplies
74. Laura Zaepfel ’86, vice president of corporate relations, Uniland Development
66. Gayle Eagan ’77, partner, Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel LLP.
63. Nora McGuire MBA ’08, senior vice president and chief marketing officer, Independent Health
60. Mary Roberts ’77, executive director, Martin House Restoration Corp.
54. *Donna Luh ’77, MS ’80, vice chair, New York State Thruway Authority
32.* Lisa Wilson ’91, executive sports editor, The Buffalo News
27. Norma Nowak ’79, executive director, University at Buffalo’s New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences and founder and chief scientific officer, Empire Genomics
26. *Allegra Jaros ’93, MBA ’96, president, Women & Children’s Hospital of Buffalo and vice president, Kaleida Health
15. Anna Marie Cellino ’75, president, National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp.
11. *Clotilde Dedecker ’82, president and CEO, Community Foundation of Greater Buffalo
10. *Denise O’Donnell ’68, federal judge-designate, U.S. District Court/Western District of New York, and director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice
6. Kimberley Minkel MBA ’96, executive director, Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority
5. *Rhonda Frederick MPA ’03, president and CEO, People Inc.
*Also named to Business First’s Power 250 list of 2015
Canisius honorary degree recipients:
98. Lana Benatovich HON ’99, president, National Federation for Just Communities
22. Denise Roche HON ’92, president, D’Youville College
12. *Donna Fernandes HON ’11, president and CEO, Zoological Society of Buffalo Inc.
3. *JoAnn Falletta HON ’03, music director, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
*Also named to Business First’s Power 250 list of 2015
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Dennis Misko Receives George M. Martin Advancement Award
The Canisius College Division of Institutional Advancement presented Dennis L. Misko ’67 with the George M. Martin Advancement Award on Thursday, July 30 during the division’s recognition dinner. The award annually recognizes an individual’s extraordinary contributions to the division.
Pictured (l-r): Bill Collins, vice president for institutional advancement and Dennis Misko, director of external projects and major gift officer.
Misko is the director of external projects and a major gift officer at Canisius. He is responsible for working on StartUP-NY, real estate, and other special projects for the college, as well as a member of the team responsible for long-term philanthropic relationships with donors and prospective donors. Previously, Misko served as director of special gifts and athletic advancement until he was promoted to his current positions in 2014. Misko was also a member the men’s basketball team and wore number 44 for the Griffs.
Misko holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Canisius College.
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Magis Medals Awarded to Three Alumni
Three Canisius alumni are the recipients of Alpha Sigma Nu’s Magis Medal. The honor society of Jesuit colleges and universities is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year by awarding 100 Magis Medals to members “who truly embody their Jesuit roots out in the world.” The Canisius awardees are Frederick G. Attea ’61 and Robert M. Greene ’66, both partners at the law firm of PhillipsLytle LLP, and Megan Brenner-Zwara ’10, the Western New York recruitment coordinator for Americorps Build Lives through Education (ABLE). Read more about the Magis Medal recipients by clicking below.
Frederick Attea was inducted into Alpha Sigma Nu in 1960.
Robert Greene was inducted into Alpha Sigma Nu in 1965.
Megan Brenner-Zwara was inducted into Alpha Sigma Nu in 2009.
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Are You Jesuit Educated?
It’s no secret that a Jesuit education transforms students and sends them out into the world to do amazing things – in their professions, their communities and through service to others. But everyone’s story is a little different: some go on to serve in Congress others in the Jesuit Volunteer Corp. Some Jesuit-educated alumni are behind scientific breakthroughs others are breaking records at the Olympics. There are those who lead companies and one, in particular, leads the Catholic Church.
Pope Francis exemplifies the impact of a Jesuit education. Therefore, in advance of his historic visit to the United States, the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU) is asking Jesuit-educated faculty, students, staff and alumni to share stories of how they were transformed by their Jesuit education.
Every week from now through Friday, September 25, AJCU will publish essays (300-500 words), quotes, videos and images “to prepare our hearts and minds for Pope Francis’ U.S. visit” in September. Reflections will be published in the online publication, Jesuit Educated, as well as on Twitter and Instagram.
Click here to learn more. Use #JesuitEducated to send Twitter or Instagram posts or send your reflections directly to Deanna Howes, AJCU’s director of communications at dhowes@ajcunet.edu.
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