BUFFALO, NY - Congratulations to the nearly 1,200 members of the Class of 2018 who joined the ranks of Canisius alumni during May commencement ceremonies. Included among the newly-minted graduates, nearly 40 Legacy Griffs – students whose family trees are rooted in a Canisius education.
A few of those Legacy families are represented in th commencement photos below, which capture the emotion and pride of graduates and their families.
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Canisius Professors (l-r) Tanya Loughead, PhD (philosophy), Jonathan DiCicco, PhD (political science) and Girish Shambu, PhD (management)
Legacy Family: Eirini Marie Steinig '18 (foreground), with her parents, Maria (Boubaris) '87 and Jeffrey '84, MD, Steinig
Pictured (l-r) are a few 2018 MBA graduates: Arwa Binsiddiq, Abeer Allahyani, Maram Alshehri and Rana Alamoudi
The U.S. Army ROTC program commissioned Canisius cadets as second lieutenants during commencement week 2018.
Thomas Anderson-Distefano '18 signals his pride upon receiving his BS in finance.
Legacy Family: Elaine (Bieron) Elkington '87 (foreground) is pictured with her daughter, Zoe Elkington '17, MBA '18 and father, Emeritus Professor Joseph Bierson '58, PhD
Legacy Family (l-r): Gregory Keith '18 is pictured with his grandmother, Ann M. Ritz MS '89 and his mother, Joanne (Ritz) Keith '81
Legacy Family (l-r): Maureen (Zimmer) Orgek '87 is pictured with her father, David Zimmer '56 and her daughter, Fulbright scholar Caitlin Orgek '18
