Professor Emeritus Nina M. Tretiak-Shields, who taught Russian culture and language from 1961 to 1981 in the UB College of Arts and Sciences, established this fund in 2001 to support PhD candidates or junior faculty members from the National University of Kharkov to...

The Ralph Theurer Endowments for the College of Arts and Sciences and the Graduate School of Education were established in 1994 by Arlene Theurer in memory of her husband, Ralph Theurer, BA ’46, EdM ’50, to provide scholarships and/or fellowships to students...

In 2014, Roberta Stevens, MLS ’74, BA ’70, and her husband, George Stevens, established the Roberta and George Stevens International Educational Experiences Fund to support experiential learning opportunities, especially related to studying abroad, for students who...

The eldest of four siblings in a lower-middle-class family, I grew up in Lackawanna, just south of the Buffalo city line. Getting a good education was always a theme and I expected to be the first in my family to earn a college degree. Living at home and attending a...

Robert C. Luippold, BA ’40, MA ’42, who was a UB mathematics faculty member from 1945-49 and a faculty member of the State University of New York at Albany from 1950-81, endowed this award in 1995 to provide an annual scholarship to a UB student pursuing a teaching...

Robert C. Plumb, BA ’64 is the author of “Your Brother in Arms: A Union Soldier’s Odyssey” (University of Missouri Press, 2011) and “The Better Angels: Five Women Who Changed Civil War America” (Potomac Books, University of Nebraska Press, scheduled for release...

The Karwan/Thomas Industrial Engineering Undergraduate Scholarship Fund was established in 2001 by Robert F. Hanley, BS ’90, in order to recognize two professors, Warren H. Thomas and Mark H. Karwan, who were instrumental in helping him complete his degree in...

US Air Force and Army veteran Robert Gilbert created a scholarship to honor two men: his uncle, Harrison Baird, a World War II veteran, and Albert Myer, MD, an 1851 graduate of the UB medical school who founded the US Army Signal Corps. The scholarship in their name...

Robert Goldsmith rose from an entry-level engineering job following his UB graduation to become chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Rohr Industries, a Fortune 500 company producing large aircraft engine systems. Before joining Rohr, he had held the...

Keith Stolzenburg passed away unexpectedly in September 2020. A lifetime Western New Yorker, he was well known in the community and local accounting industry. Keith leaves behind a legacy of service and leadership for the many local boards he served on, including...

In 2017, Sach Barot, MBA ’02, and his wife Tammy Barot founded their undergraduate scholarship fund to support motivated individuals that will attend the School of Management at UB. The fund was created in the spirit of giving an opportunity to a deserving student...

Samuel F. Cino graduated from the University at Buffalo School of Management in 1950 with a Bachelor of Science in Business. In memory of his brother, Mr. Cino, prior to his death, established the “Baldassare (Sonny) Cino Scholarship Fund” at the University at...

Saul Lerner attended UB for his undergraduate studies before graduating from the Law School with the class of 1963. He lived in the dorms, was very active on campus, and belonged to Beta Sigma Rho. He made many dear friends as both a student and resident advisor...

Sidney McCroskey enrolled in UB in 1936. He spent his career with Allegheny-Ludum, now Allegeny Technologies, a steel and specialty metals company. He attributed his success to his UB education and set up this fund with his wife as a demonstration of their commitment...

Sol J. Lederman graduated from the University of Buffalo in 1938 with a BA in chemistry. His subsequent career spanned the heyday of the chemical technology industry in the Western New York Region. Credited with numerous patents, he played a leading role in...

Stanley Sekula, BA ’51 was an internationally known researcher in the field of high-temperature superconductors, leading a research group he established in the 1960s at Oak Ridge National Laboratory where he spent his entire career as a research physicist. After...

A faculty member in the Department of Physics since 1982, McCombe, an internationally known researcher in semiconductor physics, has held numerous administrative positions at UB. These include chair of the department of physics, associate dean for research and...

In 2014, SUNY Distinguished Professor George C. Lee and his sons, David S. Lee and Kelvin H. Lee, established the Grace Lee Dean’s Scholarship in memory of Grace Lee, wife of George and mother of David and Kelvin. Mrs. Lee was a longtime member of the UB Women’s...

SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor Irving Shames taught two generations of UB engineering undergraduates in the field of mechanics. In 1978, he received the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence and in 1980 he was named a SUNY Distinguished Teaching...

The Terry Spencer Leadership Scholarship was established by the Whiting-Turner Contracting Company to honor their colleague and friend, Terry Spencer. Terry was a Division Vice President at Whiting Turner and passed away suddenly of a heart attack on May 29th, 2019. ...

We are The Mothers’ Club of Buffalo, NY. Our organization has a rich history dating back to 1900 when a group of civic-minded, forward-thinking women set out to change the status quo and improve the physical, moral and spiritual living conditions for local children...

The David and Rebecca Skerker Scholarship was established by Bernard Skerker (1919-1995) in memory of his parents, David and Rebecca. Bernard Skerker, the Chief Executive Officer of Robinson Knife Company, was an avid UB supporter. He served as president of the UB...

Professor of Dance, Thomas Ralabate was inspired to create this award because of his life-long interest in the area of American jazz dance research, performance and dance education. This fund will promote his interest and advocate for the the development of...

Tilmon Brown is the CEO and owner of New Horizons Baking Company, a commercial baker and supplier to the QSR and Food Service segments of the restaurant industry. Supplying over two million English muffins and soft sandwich rolls daily to customers in New York, Ohio,...

The Harmon’s desire to support the university education of young men and women who have been in foster care was kindled in 2007 when they became foster parents through the Emergency Shelter Home Program of Orange County in California. Tim Harmon is a Western New York...

The University at Buffalo Women’s Club is an active campus and community service organization open to women with a commitment to the University and the club’s mission. For more than 70 years, its members have sustained educational and charitable activities to support...

The Victor and Joan Brown MS Accounting Fellowship at the University at Buffalo was established in 2000 to assist School of Management students pursuing a Master of Science in Accounting degree. The intention of the fellowship is to support students who share...

In 1993, William C. Rock and Annette L. Rock, established an award that provides financial support to College of Arts and Sciences students enrolled in a UB study-abroad program. William Rock was a SUNY Distinguished Service Professor of educational administration...

William G. Weppner, BS EE ’59, established this fund to honor Paul E. Mohn (1946-59), who was named the first dean of UB’s new engineering school in 1946, and who had a direct and positive impact on Weppner’s life and career. The scholarship is given to deserving...

Born in Louisville, Ky., Baumer was raised in Cleveland. After serving in Germany with the U.S. Army from 1953-56, he earned a BA in philosophy from Lakeland College in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, and an MA and PhD in philosophy from the University of Wisconsin, Madison ?...