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April 19, 2006                                                     Vol 7. No. 14

Creative Services Team Wins Silver ADDY Award

Shaun Maciejewski, graphic designer for creative services; and Linda Prinzi, associate director for creative services.

The Liz Tower Art Exhibition created by the Canisius College Department of Creative Services was honored with a silver ADDY award at Brainstorm’s fifth annual awards ceremony at the Statler Towers March 31.  Congratulations to Linda Prinzi, associate director for creative services, who served as creative director; Shaun Maciejewski, graphic designer for creative services, who served as art director; and to Rev. Michael Tunney, S.J., associate professor of fine arts and director of studio art.

Brainstorm is the Communicators Club of Buffalo, affiliated with the American Advertising Federation.

Brady to Receive Citation from WHRD
Sr. Patricia Brady, director of service learning, will receive a special citation for her “exemplary service provided through the service learning program at Canisius College” at the 27th annual forum and luncheon for Women for Human Rights and Dignity (WHRD) on April 29th at the Buffalo Convention Center.  Sister Pat has also been invited to be a member of the WHRD board because she connects Canisius students to WHRD through the service-learning program.

Anderson Honored by JASPA
Cary M. Anderson, PhD, dean of students, is the recipient of an Ignatian Medal for Outstanding Service to the Jesuit Student Affairs Administrators (JASPA). Anderson accepted his award at JASPA’s national conference in Washington, D.C. on March 11.

Church Named Student Employee of the Year

(from left to right) Maureen Millane Rusk, associate dean, external business programs; Andrew Church ’06; Eileen Abbatoy, assistant director, Career Center; Amy Diati, conference manager, Canisius Center @ Amherst.

Andrew Church ’06, student employee for external business programs, was named Student Employee of the Year by the Niagara Frontier College Placement Association.  Church, who will graduate in May with a degree in management, accepted his award a ceremony at ECC North on April 6. He was nominated by his supervisors, Maureen Millane Rusk, associate dean for external business programs, and Amy J. Diati, conference manager for the Center for Professional Development.

Butler Has Two Essays Published 
Two essays written by Robert J. Butler, PhD, professor of English, were recently published. “The Loeb and Leopold Case: A Neglected Source for Richard Wright’s Native Son,” was published in African American Review, winter 2005, p. 555-569. In addition, “The Religious Vision at Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird” was included in Harper Lee: Essays and Reflections edited by Alice Hall Petry, University of Tennessee Press.