More Than 1,000 Graduate At Commencement Ceremonies
Alumni association welcomes new members
BUFFALO, NY − The Canisius College Alumni Association welcomed more than 1,000 new members following commencement ceremonies in May. Family and friends filled UB’s Alumni Arena to congratulate the undergraduate Class of 2008 on May 17. Calvin M. Darden ’72, retired senior vice president of UPS, addressed the graduates.
Darden told graduates that the key to wealth is “not about financial gain, but rather it is about hard work and sticking to your values.” He added that the recent grads have a responsibility to use their education and gifts for the benefit of others.
| Rev. Vincent M. Cooke, S.J., college president, presents Calvin M. Darden ’72 with an honorary degree at Saturday’s undergraduate commencement ceremonies. |
| After years of hard work, 2008 graduates enjoy their commencement ceremonies. |
Darden also received an honorary degree during the ceremony, as did Herbert Hauptman, PhD, director of the Hauptman Woodward Medical Institute and Clement Eckert, president and CEO of the Food Bank of Western New York. James F. Lyons ’56 was the recipient of the La Salle Medal. Adam P. Pendelton ’08 served as the student commencement speaker. U.S. Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) also addressed the graduates.
Daniel W. Stanton, founding principal of Samson Capital Advisors LLC, a fixed income investment manager in Palm Beach, FL, spoke during graduate commencement ceremonies on Wednesday, May 14 in the Koessler Athletic Center. In his commencement address, Stanton, who took seven years to complete his bachelor’s degree and is now a millionaire, told graduates that any unsatisfactory grades were behind them, and they now have a “clean slate.” A neighbor to television personality David Letterman, Stanton shared with graduates his own “top ten” characteristics of a good leader.
Stanton also is a former general partner and managing director of Goldman Sachs Group Inc., a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. He received an honorary degree during the ceremony, as did David C. Hohn, MD, executive director of health policy and president emeritus of Roswell Park Cancer Institute.
Canisius College is one of 28 Jesuit colleges in the nation and the premier private college in Western New York. Canisius prepares leaders − intelligent, caring, faithful individuals − able to pursue and promote excellence in their professions, their communities and their service to humanity.
Date released: 5/20/2008
