The Office of Alumni & Constituent Engagement cordially invites you to attend the 2025 Distinguished Alumni and Emerging Leader Award Ceremony and Dinner.
Canisius University has conferred more than 220 Distinguished Alumni Awards since the recognition was established in 1975. Introduced this year, the Emerging Leader award recognizes an alumna/us who is 40 years of age or younger and has demonstrated exceptional achievement early in their career.
Friday, September 26, 2025 | 6 p.m.
Montante Cultural Center
Canisius University
2001 Main St.
Buffalo, NY 14208
Tickets are $100 each, which includes a salad, plated dual entree dinner, dessert, and an open bar. Register here!
Family, friends, and colleagues of honorees are welcome to attend.
Our 2025 recipients include:
Thomas Barnett ’79
Owner and Founder, Tom Barnett New York
Mark Johnson ’94
Senior Vice President & Community Development Manager,
Commonwealth of Virginia/Truist
Carla Sacco MSED ‘09
Vice President, Music Mentor Productions
Demario Strickland ’06, MS ’18, EdD
Inaugural Emerging Leader recipient
Superintendent of Schools, Mount Vernon City School District
Thomas White ’80, MD
Internal Medicine, Buffalo Medical Group & Medical Staff, Buffalo Bills
For questions, please contact Lauren Orlowski, Director of Alumni and Constituent Engagement at orlowskl@canisius.edu
Submitted by: Lauren Orlowski, Director of Alumni and Constituent Engagement
