Spring Honors Convocation was held yesterday, April 23, in the Montante Cultural Center. One hundred and thirty-five members from the Class of 2002 received awards for academic achievement.  Dr. Kenneth Sroka '65, professor of English, was presented with the Kenneth Koessler Distinguished Faculty Award, which recognizes outstanding faculty members who have made significant contributions to the academic world and teaching excellence.

Also honored were the 2002 Martin Luther King Jr. Award recipients.

Martin Luther King Jr. awardees Patricia Grasso, secretary for public relations; Dr. Ellen Conley, vice president of student affairs; Dr. Kenneth Sroka, professor of English; and Dr. E. Roger Stephenson, professor of English. Not pictured: Elizabeth Bocchino '02. 

Canisius recognized the milestones of its employees at the Celebration of Service on Tuesday, April 16 in the Montante Cultural Center.  More than 200 members of the campus community, and family and friends of the honorees were in attendance for the occasion.  Rev. Vincent M. Cooke, S.J., congratulated the Bene Merenti ("well done") recipients and retirees.  Honorees included:

40 Years of Service 

Dr. Daniel Starr, associate professor of history, was unable to attend the celebration. Kudos to Dan for 40 years of dedication to Canisius College!

35 Years of Service

Dr. Raymond Clough, associate professor of modern languages; Dr. Robert Lorenz, assistant professor of sociology and anthropology; Dr. David Greenman, professor of English. Not pictured: Dr. Robert Davis, associate professor of accounting; George Martin, special counsel to the president; Dr. Paul Young, associate professor of teacher education.

30 Years of Service

Pictured (left to right/back to front):  Madeline Macklin, housekeeper maintenance; Dr. Judith Larkin, professor of psychology; Dr. Peter Galie, professor of political science; Eleanor Jasen, payroll technician.

25 Years of Service

Pictured (left to right/back to front):  Dr. F. Scott Wilson, associate professor of economics and finance; David Fischer, associate registrar; Dr. Keith Burich, dean of the School of Education and Human Services; Dr. Marguerite Kermis, professor of psychology; J. Patrick Greenwald, executive director of Campaigns for Canisius. Not pictured: Blair Foster, registrar; Michael Rappl, head women's softball coach.

20 Years of Service:

Pictured (left to right/back to front):  Dr. Gerald Rosenfelder, associate professor of management marketing; Richard Miller, sergeant public safety; Gary Everett, director of public safety; Dr. Elaine Gallaher, associate professor of fine arts; Florence Mancuso, housekeeper maintenance (retiree); Anita Curio, archives technician; Dr. Larry Lichtenstein, associate professor of economics and finance; Dr. Peter Schaber, chair of chemistry and biochemistry; Dr. David Farrugia, chair of counseling and human services.  Not pictured: Dr. Metod Alif, associate professor of mathematics and statistics; Sally DiCarlo, interlibrary loan technician; Michael Eadie, controller.

Retirees

Pictured (left to right/back to front):  Dr. Thomas Caulfield, professor of counseling and human services; Dr. Donald Tollefson, professor of psychology; Dr. James Dolan, associate professor of English; Margaret Smith, assistant scheduling coordinator for student center; Sandra Potratz, office manager for student advisement. Not pictured: Marie Coffey, secretary for psychology; Patricia Hogan, library circulation technician; Florence Mancuso, housekeeper maintenance (see 20 year photo above); Marian Meyers, director of grants development; Dr. Robert Rizzo, professor of religious studies.

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The 36th annual Canisius College Board of Regents Scholarship Ball will take place on June 1 at the Hyatt Regency of Buffalo.  Proceeds from this event support the Board of Regents Endowed Scholarship, which provides merit-based awards to undergraduate students at Canisius.

What does a marshal do? Marshals help students properly put on their academic regalia, lead their row of graduates into the ceremony and pass out diplomas to the graduates after they walk across the stage. Marshaling duties will be discussed further at a marshal meeting held on Friday, May 10 from 2:30-3:30 p.m. in the Faculty Dining Room.