2005 I. Joan Lorch Award Winners

(l-r) E. Christine Moll, PhD, associate professor of counseling and human services, recipient of the faculty award; Jane E. Fisher, PhD, associate professor of English and director of women’s studies; Katherine Bidell '05, recipient of the student award; I. Joan Lorch, PhD, professor emerita of biology; Sr. Patricia Brady, SSMN, associate campus minister and director of service learning, recipient of the administrator award; and Barbara J. Wozniak, secretary for student retention, recipient of the staff award.

The 2005 Dr. I Joan Lorch Awards were presented at the annual Women’s Studies Luncheon on Friday, March 11 in the Grupp Fireside Lounge.  Donna Fernandez, PhD, CEO of the Buffalo and Erie County Zoological Gardens, was the guest speaker for the event.

Creative Services Team Wins Four ADDY Awards
The Canisius College Department of Creative Services will be honored with three awards at Brainstorm’s fourth annual ADDY Awards on Friday, March 18 at the Hyatt Regency Buffalo.

The projects receiving awards include the Canisius College viewbook, a poster for the Office of Admissions and the invitation series for Alumni Weekend. Linda Prinzi, associate director of creative services, served as the designer on the projects.

Watch the next NetGazette to find out whether they picked up silver or gold awards! Any gold awards they obtain will be eligible for submission to the District Two American Advertising Federation (AAF) ADDY show.

Schroeder Inducted into DiGamma

Melvin W. Schroeder, associate professor of English, was inducted into the DiGamma Honor Society on February 11 at The Buffalo Club.  The DiGamma Honor Society recognizes Canisius alumni, faculty and staff who have distinguished themselves, over an extended period of time, through exemplary service to the college.

Five Faculty Share Summer Proposal Development Grants
Five Canisius faculty members share this year’s three Summer Proposal Development Grants (SPDG).   The $5,000 grants are intended to support faculty members who prepare proposals over the summer for external funding from government or private sources.

The successful faculty, names of summer proposals and expected sources are:

• Edward C. Kisailus, PhD, professor of biology; “Herbal Supplement Extract-Induced In Vivo Apoptosis of Tumor Cells in Scid Mice;” National Institutes of Health.
• John D. Occhipinti, PhD, associate professor of political science;  “Center for Border Studies;” European Commission, U.S. Department of Education, NYS Department of Education, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and others.
• Sara R. Morris, PhD, associate professor of biology;  H. David Sheets, PhD, professor of physics; and R. Mark Meyer, PhD, computer science:  “Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration between Canisius Faculty and Two Other Organizations” (Cornell University and Braddock Bay Bird Observatory); National Science Foundation.

For further information about the summer grant proposals, contact Kim Pachetti in the Sponsored Programs Office at Ext. 2103.

Morris, Sheets Co-Author Article
Sara R. Morris, PhD, associate professor of biology and H. David Sheets, PhD, professor of physics, co-authored an article that was recently published in The Auk (the journal of the American Ornithologists’ Union).  The article, entitled “Multiple Day Constancy as an Alternative to Pooling for Mark-Recapture Stopover Estimates for Neartic-Neotropical Landbirds” appears in the January issue. 

Morris co-authored another article, entitled “A 30-year Study of Migrant Mortality at Two Television Towers in Western New York,” which will appear in the March issue of Wilson Bulletin (the journal of the Wilson Ornithological Society).

Canisius NYSP Student Wins National T-shirt Contest 

Jon Lyons, assistant athletic facilities director and NYSP activities director, Michael-Dane Alexander, NYSP contest winner and Gordon Anthony, director of athletic facilities.

Michael-Dane Alexander, a student at City Honors and participant in the Canisius National Youth Sports Program (NYSP), won the NYSP’s 2004 National T-shirt Design Contest.   Alexander’s drawing will be featured as the official NYSP logo for 2005 and will appear on NYSP participant t-shirts, applications, banners and other printed items.  Jon Lyons, assistant athletic facilities director and NYSP activities director and Gordon Anthony, director of athletic facilities, were on hand on January 23-25 in Orlando, Florida when Alexander accepted his award. 

Volonino Gives Presentation on Computer Hackers

Linda A. Volonino, PhD, chair of information systems, gave a presentation to the Buffalo Niagara chapter of the Information Systems Society of America (ISSP) on February 17 at the University of Buffalo. The topic of Volonino’s presentation was “Hacker Techniques:  Stronger than Your Firewalls and Employees.”

Colquhoun Featured in National Magazine
A feature on Michael W. Colquhoun, PhD, adjunct professor of fine arts, was included in the February issue of Flute Talk magazine.  Colquhoun is a freelance musician and composer, who specializes in Hispanic music.  At Canisius, he teaches music theory, 20th century classical music and Afro-Centric and World Music.