Members of the Canisius College community make up 19 percent of Business First’s Power 125 Women list for 2019. The list highlights the most influential women in the eight counties of Western New York. Congratulations to Denise Rotondo, PhD, dean of the Wehle School of Business, who was named #97 on the list.
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 the length of her career. Only women who live full-time in Western New York were considered.
Of the 125 named, four Canisius alumnae are in the Top 10.
Below is a complete listing of those members of the Canisius community who were honored:
Canisius alumnae:
#6 ‒ Rhonda Frederick
MPA ᾽03, president and CEO, People Inc.
#7 – Allegra Jaros ᾽93,
MBA ᾽96, president, John R. Oishei Children’s Hospital of Buffalo
#8 – Clotilde Perez-Bode
Dedecker ᾽82, president and CEO, Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo
#19 – Susan O’Sullivan
᾽04, vice president, U.S. sales, Ingram Micro, Inc.
#38 – Laura Zaepfel ᾽86,
vice president of corporate relations, Uniland Development Co.
#43 – Norma Nowak ᾽79,
PhD, executive director, NYS Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life
Sciences; founder and chief scientific officer, Empire Genomics LLC
#44 – Nancy Ware ᾽78, president and
founder, EduKids Inc.
#58 – Mary Roberts ᾽77,
executive director, Martin House Restoration Corp.
#59 – Mary Jean
Jakubowski, MS ᾽73, director, Buffalo and Erie County Public Library
#79 ‒ Linda Dobmeier ’83, chair, SUNY
Buffalo State College Council; vice president, Dobmeier Janitorial Supplies
Inc.
#94 – Kathleen Grisanti
᾽82, president and medical director, Pediatric and Adolescent Urgent Care of
Western New York
#106 – Andrea Tyrpak –
Endres MS ᾽83, principal and executive vice president, Canisius High School
#109 – Nora Eberl ᾽92,
co-owner and CFO, Eberl Iron Works Inc.
#110 – Anne Gioia ’71,
HON ’97, co-founder and trustee, Roswell Park Foundation
#112 – Nadine Marrero ᾽99,
director of planning, city of Buffalo
#114 ‒ Katherine Ragusa
MS ᾽06, CEO, The Advantage Co.
Teachers calling on random students in a classroom could be detrimental to women, according to research by Judith Larkin, PhD, professor emerita of psychology. Women are more likely to be ashamed than men if they cannot answer the question.
Click here to read The Chronicle of Higher Education story.
Athletic Director Bill Maher, along with athletic directors from other local colleges, was interviewed by The Buffalo News about how can their schools connect with sports fans in a town dominated by the Bills and Sabres.
Canisius College joins the ranks of thousands of
other colleges and universities across the nation to establish itself as smoke,
tobacco and nicotine-free campus.
The policy states that the use of tobacco and
associated products, including vaping products, on all campus grounds and
facilities is prohibited. This includes all outdoor common and
educational areas, college buildings, college-owned, on-campus housing; campus
sidewalks; campus parking lots; recreational areas; outdoor stadiums; and
college-owned and leased vehicles (regardless of location). Sale of
tobacco and all tobacco-related products on campus is also prohibited. The
policy is in effect as of August 26, 2019, the first day of class in the fall
semester.
Studies show that smoke, tobacco and nicotine-free policies have a positive impact on the health and well-being of a community. They can help current users quit, prevent others from starting, eliminate secondhand exposure, and influence attitudes toward tobacco and nicotine use. The Office of Human Resources welcomes you to visit their offices to learn more about resources and support services available for those who are trying to stop using smoke, tobacco and/or nicotine products.
Welcome back to Canisius for the Fall 2019 semester. The Offices of Campus Ministry, Athletics and Student Life invite you to a series of kick-off events on Sunday, August 25.
‒ Women’s Soccer versus Hampton at 4:00 p.m. at the Demske Sports Complex
‒ Dinner sponsored by Student Life from 4:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. in the Economou Dining Hall
‒ Mass on the Grass at 6:30 p.m. in the Main Quad in front of Christ the King Chapel
‒ Bonfire activities immediately following Mass.
Please complete the form here and include the number of additional guests, if any, so we have an idea of how many will attend.
We look forward to starting the semester with you!
Submitted by: Rich Kennedy, assistant director, Office of Student Life
