September 12, 2007                                                     Vol 9. No. 2

Grebenok is Co-Recipient of USDA Grant 
Robert J. Grebenok, PhD, professor of biology, is a co-recipient of a research grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).  The two-year grant, worth nearly $230,000, will be used to support the work of two post-doctoral research associates. One student will perform research at Texas A & M University under Spence Behmer, PhD, while the other will perform research at Canisius College under Dr. Grebenok's supervision. The research involves the use and modification of plant sterols to stop insects from eating certain plants.

Dugan Named Theater Artist-in-Residence
 
Eileen Dugan, adjunct professor of English, has been named Theater Artist-in-Residence by the college's Department of English.

Dugan has coordinated the theater arts minor in the English Department since 1994, where she teaches performance, directing and theater history courses, and supervises students in theater internships in local theaters.

Well-known to Buffalo theater audiences, Dugan has played more than 40 roles at the Kavinoky Theatre and has performed many times at Shakespeare in Delaware Park. She is the winner of two "Artie" awards for excellence in local performances. Dugan also created much of the educational programming for Young Audiences of WNY at Shakespeare in Delaware Park, with support from the Oishei Foundation.

In addition, Dugan has been director of the Canisius College Little Theatre, the student theater group, since 1994. Little Theatre produces two fully-staged plays a year, usually one of them by Shakespeare.

Johnson and Reppert Receive Martin Award

George M. Martin, special counsel to the president, Amy M. Johnson, director of annual fund, Kirsten L. Reppert MS '07, annual fund officer and John J. Hurley, executive vice president and vice president for college relations.

Amy M. Johnson, director of annual fund and Kirsten L. Reppert, MS '07 annual fund officer, are co-recipients of the college's 2007 George M. Martin Advancement Award. Johnson and Reppert accepted their awards at the College Relations annual celebration at Cherry Hill Country Club on September 5.

Established in 1983 by George M. Martin, then executive vice president for administrative affairs at Canisius, the advancement award is presented annually to member/members of the college's advancement staff whose initiative, creativity and teamwork brings distinction to him/herself and the college.