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Eighty-Fifth Annual Commencement<br />
S C H O O L O F M A N A G E M E N T<br />
C O M M E N C E M ENT<br />
G R A D U A T E C E R E M O N Y<br />
Friday,<br />
May 11, 2012<br />
Five O’Clock<br />
Alumni Arena<br />
North Campus<br />
Arjang A. Assad<br />
dean
2<br />
Awards<br />
Charles H. Diefendorf Award in Finance<br />
Edward R. Buffington<br />
Sidney N. Kahn Memorial Award for MBA Student<br />
Excellence in Sales and Marketing<br />
Rohini Gupta<br />
Eddy Lin Memorial Award<br />
Bethany N. Doohaluk<br />
Drs. John and Arlyn Myers Award<br />
Rohini Gupta<br />
Student Achievement Awards<br />
MS Student Achievement Award<br />
Riana A. Hersch<br />
MBA Student Achievement Award<br />
N<strong>at</strong>hanael D. Carbrey<br />
Ph.D. Student Achievement Award<br />
Nan Xiao<br />
Dr. Marcel & Mrs. K<strong>at</strong>hryn Vinokur Award<br />
to Promote Global Understanding<br />
Harshit Purwar<br />
Wall Street Journal Award for Academic Excellence<br />
by an MBA Student<br />
Terri L. Zelasko<br />
William H. Wendel Memorial Award for Student<br />
Excellence in Human Resources <strong>Management</strong><br />
Anthony J. Nicodemi<br />
Dr. Jerry and Mrs. Dina Wind Award to Promote<br />
Intern<strong>at</strong>ional Understanding<br />
Turner P. Gutmann<br />
COMMENCEMENT 2012<br />
Faculty Marshals<br />
Howard G. Foster<br />
Feng Gu<br />
Frank J. Krzyst<strong>of</strong>iak<br />
Minakshi Trivedi<br />
The Star Spangled Banner<br />
Oh, say can you see, by the dawn’ s early light,<br />
Wh<strong>at</strong> so proudly we hailed <strong>at</strong> the twilight’s last gleaming?<br />
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight,<br />
O’er the ramparts we w<strong>at</strong>ched, were so gallantly streaming?<br />
And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air,<br />
Gave pro<strong>of</strong> through the night th<strong>at</strong> our flag was still there.<br />
O say, does th<strong>at</strong> star spangled banner yet wave<br />
O’er the land <strong>of</strong> the free and the home <strong>of</strong> the brave?<br />
By Sir Francis Scott Key, 1779-1843<br />
Vocalist: West Richter, Jr., MBA 2013<br />
Musical Accompaniment: The C<strong>at</strong>hedral Brass
Conferral <strong>of</strong> Degrees<br />
S<strong>at</strong>ish K. Trip<strong>at</strong>hi<br />
President<br />
An intern<strong>at</strong>ionally distinguished researcher and<br />
transform<strong>at</strong>ive higher educ<strong>at</strong>ion leader, S<strong>at</strong>ish K. Trip<strong>at</strong>hi,<br />
PhD, was appointed the 15th president <strong>of</strong> the <strong>University</strong> <strong>at</strong><br />
<strong>Buffalo</strong> on April 18, 2011.<br />
Trip<strong>at</strong>hi, who served as UB’s provost and executive vice<br />
president for academic affairs from 2004-11, has led the<br />
university in achieving significant growth in research and<br />
scholarly activity, enhanced student quality and diversity,<br />
and an expanded intern<strong>at</strong>ional presence. As president, he is<br />
committed to building on this strong found<strong>at</strong>ion, moving UB into the highest ranks <strong>of</strong><br />
the n<strong>at</strong>ion’s leading research universities.<br />
Trip<strong>at</strong>hi served as dean <strong>of</strong> the Bourns College <strong>of</strong> Engineering <strong>at</strong> the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
California-Riverside from 1997-2004. Previously, he spent 19 years as a pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong><br />
computer science <strong>at</strong> the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Maryland, including seven years as department<br />
chair. He also has held visiting pr<strong>of</strong>essorships <strong>at</strong> the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Paris-Sud in France<br />
and the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany.<br />
The first intern<strong>at</strong>ional-born president in UB’s history, he gradu<strong>at</strong>ed <strong>at</strong> the top <strong>of</strong> his<br />
class from Banaras Hindu <strong>University</strong> in India and holds a doctor<strong>at</strong>e in computer science<br />
from the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Toronto, as well as three master’s degrees—one in computer<br />
science from the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Toronto and two in st<strong>at</strong>istics from the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
Alberta and Banaras Hindu <strong>University</strong>. A fellow <strong>of</strong> the IEEE and the American<br />
Associ<strong>at</strong>ion for the Advancement <strong>of</strong> Science, he was awarded the honorary doctor<strong>at</strong>e <strong>of</strong><br />
science from the Indian Institute <strong>of</strong> Inform<strong>at</strong>ion Technology, Allahabad, the university’s<br />
highest degree. An active community leader, he was appointed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo<br />
as co-chair <strong>of</strong> the Western New York Regional Economic Development Council.<br />
<strong>Program</strong><br />
Processional*<br />
Pomp and Circumstance<br />
by Sir Edward Elgar<br />
N<strong>at</strong>ional Anthem<br />
Greetings<br />
Arjang A. Assad<br />
Dean<br />
<strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Management</strong><br />
Remarks on Behalf <strong>of</strong> all Gradu<strong>at</strong>e<br />
Students<br />
Turner P. Gutmann, MBA 2012<br />
Conferring <strong>of</strong> Academic Degrees<br />
S<strong>at</strong>ish K. Trip<strong>at</strong>hi<br />
President<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Buffalo</strong><br />
Present<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>of</strong> Awards to Gradu<strong>at</strong>e<br />
Students<br />
Arjang A. Assad<br />
Thomas P. Cogan, MBA 1999<br />
2011-2012 President<br />
<strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Management</strong><br />
Alumni Associ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Greetings<br />
S<strong>at</strong>ish K. Trip<strong>at</strong>hi<br />
Closing Remarks<br />
Arjang A. Assad<br />
Recessional*<br />
Triumphal March from “Aida”<br />
by Giuseppe Verdi<br />
*Audience will remain se<strong>at</strong>ed during<br />
the Processional and Recessional.<br />
COMMENCEMENT 2012 3
4<br />
Candid<strong>at</strong>es for<br />
Degrees<br />
Subject to completion <strong>of</strong> all degree<br />
requirements, degrees will be<br />
conferred as indic<strong>at</strong>ed upon those<br />
individuals [listed herein who were<br />
identified by May 1, 2012, and upon<br />
such others as may meet the<br />
requirements <strong>of</strong> their respective<br />
degrees. Candid<strong>at</strong>es are listed in<br />
alphabetical order <strong>of</strong> degree conferral<br />
(September 2011; February 2012;<br />
and June 2012). Degree recipients<br />
will come forward to be congr<strong>at</strong>ul<strong>at</strong>ed<br />
during the commencement ceremony.<br />
COMMENCEMENT 2012<br />
Masters’<br />
Degrees<br />
Recommending Candid<strong>at</strong>es<br />
for Degrees<br />
Arjang A. Assad<br />
Dean<br />
Master <strong>of</strong> Science in<br />
Accounting<br />
Nawal Allaki<br />
Kelly Amos<br />
M<strong>at</strong>thew Badura<br />
David Baskin<br />
Jared Belfer<br />
Christopher Caruana<br />
Stephanie Chan<br />
Mengyi Chen<br />
Gilbert Cheng<br />
Kristel Chu Yan Fui<br />
K<strong>at</strong>hryn Crawford<br />
Nicole Cree<br />
Daniel DeBalski<br />
Christopher DeJesus<br />
Chenxi Ding<br />
Bethany Doohaluk<br />
Yue Duan<br />
Mark Edinger<br />
Daniel Eisenberg<br />
N<strong>at</strong>alie Fenocchi<br />
Amanda Fox<br />
Sara Golden<br />
Stephanie Goldin<br />
Riana Hersch<br />
Zeng Hui Hing<br />
Douglas Hornbarger<br />
Ellen Janicki<br />
Joseph Julicher<br />
Andrew Kalmus<br />
M<strong>at</strong>hew Kane<br />
Timothy Klein<br />
Michael Laskowski<br />
Joseph Lavo<br />
Daniel Litz<br />
Gregory Losi<br />
Michael Lyons<br />
M<strong>at</strong>hew Mack<br />
Jordan Malecki<br />
Daniel Maley<br />
Jasmine Martin<br />
Robert M<strong>at</strong>t<br />
John M<strong>at</strong>te<br />
Jacob Morseon<br />
P<strong>at</strong>rick Murray<br />
Dung Nguyen<br />
Jeffrey Nudd<br />
Lauren Paone<br />
Robert Petersen<br />
Allan Reid<br />
M<strong>at</strong>thew Rozell<br />
Pranav Sabharwal<br />
K<strong>at</strong>herine Saffire<br />
Thomas Smith<br />
Michael Sokolowski<br />
Nicholas Sponaugle<br />
Gregory Studlack<br />
Kareem Tannous<br />
Nicholas Tirone<br />
Beidi Wang<br />
Hui Wang<br />
Jon<strong>at</strong>han Wang<br />
He<strong>at</strong>her Warnes<br />
Daisy Wong<br />
Evan Wopperer<br />
Jordan Zaprowski<br />
Lauren Zaranski<br />
Kai Zhang<br />
Ran Zhao<br />
Anthony Zumbolo<br />
Master <strong>of</strong> Science in<br />
Finance<br />
Jason Altieri<br />
Qi An<br />
P<strong>at</strong>rick Butler<br />
Xinyi Cao<br />
Joshua Carlson<br />
Luying Chen<br />
Xingyu Chen<br />
Mononshila Deka<br />
Jillian Fair<br />
YuHuang<br />
Yu Jiang<br />
Binbin Jin<br />
Ling Jing<br />
Yuqing Lei<br />
Huan Li<br />
Mingzhi Li<br />
Qingyu Li<br />
Yuhong Li<br />
Gaoqian Liao<br />
Fei Lin<br />
Liu Liu<br />
Qian Liu<br />
Xi Liu<br />
Yongya Liu<br />
Zechang Liu<br />
Eric Love<br />
Meng Ma<br />
Yu Mi<br />
Jin Shen<br />
Wei Sui<br />
Qiu Sun<br />
Xinyuan Tao<br />
Uma Shankar V<strong>at</strong>sa<br />
Chu Wang<br />
Xi Wang<br />
Xianzhe Wang<br />
Yan Wang<br />
PuWei<br />
Xiaodi Wu<br />
Wen Xiao<br />
Lu Xu<br />
Jordan Yacono<br />
Jiaqi Yang<br />
Jiao Yao<br />
Lu<strong>of</strong>u Ye<br />
Wei Yin<br />
Lu Yu<br />
Changyu Zhai<br />
Aoran Zhang<br />
Chen Zhang<br />
Mengli Zhang<br />
Ming Zhang<br />
Xiaolei Zhang<br />
Mengmeng Zheng<br />
Jiezhe Zhou<br />
Ting Zhou<br />
Master <strong>of</strong> Science in<br />
<strong>Management</strong> Inform<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
System<br />
Aditya Acharya<br />
Max Adelman<br />
Sandesh Badarayani<br />
Hemanth Kumar Bantwal<br />
Anup Bhilegaonkar<br />
Mahadevan Chandrashekhar<br />
Pawan Dahiya<br />
Andrew Depczynski
Abhishek Deshmukh<br />
Shipra Dhain<br />
Sachet Dube<br />
Mayank Gandhi<br />
Bhooshan Ganu<br />
Rohit Gobrele<br />
Jasmeet Singh Gujral<br />
Priyanka Hampras<br />
Sarvesh S<strong>at</strong>ish Joshi<br />
Triveni Kak<br />
Sankarasubramanian Kallidaikurichi<br />
Venk<strong>at</strong>esw<br />
Rudraswamy Kanchikere<br />
M<strong>at</strong>ashivalingaiah<br />
Ahmad Fahad Kh<strong>at</strong>tab<br />
Vishal Koul<br />
Srinivasan Krishnan<br />
Vignesh Kumar<br />
Sabina Lal<br />
Mainak Mallik<br />
Divya Manjula Chaluvegowda<br />
Nagakiran Pura Manjun<strong>at</strong>h<br />
Kevin Mendonca<br />
Prashanthi Molokalapalli<br />
Kavya Nandakumar<br />
Arun Narayan<br />
Divya Narayana<br />
Sandeep Pakki<br />
Srikanth Parameswaran<br />
Weiwei Peng<br />
Sumanth Potnuru<br />
Sundaresan Raghavan<br />
Sundaram Rajagopal<br />
Pranjal Raje<br />
Rakesh Raju<br />
Ravindran Ramamurthy<br />
Suryanarayanan Ramamurthy<br />
Poornima Raman<br />
Yaseen Basha Shaik<br />
Chinmay Sharma<br />
Vij<strong>at</strong>h Abbetu Shetty<br />
Prachi Shinde<br />
Arundh<strong>at</strong>i Silam<br />
Pallavi Singh<br />
Rahul Singh<br />
Christopher Slomba<br />
Ajay Sundar<br />
Gay<strong>at</strong>ri Umesh<br />
Sudhamaye Veeramachaneni<br />
Srikanth Venk<strong>at</strong>esan<br />
Varun Vohra<br />
Jie Wang<br />
Zeng Wang<br />
Master <strong>of</strong> Science in<br />
<strong>Management</strong> <strong>of</strong> IT Services<br />
Manpreet Singh Ahluwalia<br />
Rihan Ahmed<br />
Jebsy Alexander<br />
Anil Kumar Arun<br />
Mohamed Asif AyazYakhub<br />
Adars Balakrishnapillai Geetha<br />
Manoj Vithal Bap<strong>at</strong><br />
Vidhya Shree Chandrasekar<br />
Arijit Ch<strong>at</strong>terjee<br />
Vinayak Harihar Chelkar<br />
Tushar Dash<br />
Karthik Devaraj<br />
Subhadeep Dey<br />
Niraj Kumar Dubey<br />
Chaitanya Praveen Gadde<br />
Balu Gopala Krishna Pillai<br />
Nithya Gopalakrishnan<br />
Murali Gottip<strong>at</strong>i<br />
Subrahmanya Hegde<br />
Lokesh Jain<br />
Ganesh Janakiraman<br />
Deepak Janardhanan Nair<br />
Jayakrishnan Vell<strong>at</strong><br />
Sanura Josephina Jerome<br />
Roger Joseph<br />
Madan Kumar Kadirvelu<br />
Kalesh Kaladharan<br />
Parthasar<strong>at</strong>hy Kaliappan<br />
Shar<strong>at</strong>hbabu Karunakaran<br />
Paras K<strong>at</strong>och<br />
Amitkumar Kiran Negandhi<br />
Raghavendra Krishna Prasad<br />
Vivek Krishnan<br />
Sekar Krishnan Chandra<br />
Rajalakshmi Krishnaswamy<br />
Rajeev Krishnaswamy<br />
Anoop Kumar L<strong>at</strong>ha<br />
Sri Sayee Shyla Hari Laguduva<br />
Dhuvaragan<strong>at</strong>h<br />
Ashwanth Lakshminarayanan<br />
Madhusudan<br />
Parv<strong>at</strong>hi Madhusudanan<br />
Arijit Maitra<br />
Jayanto Mazumdar<br />
Neelakandan Mithun Raj Edassery<br />
Subhadeep Mitra<br />
Lakshmi Priya Mohanachandran<br />
Rohiniprasanna Mupparthi<br />
Harish Muthuraman<br />
Vikaskumar Kameshwar Pandey<br />
Sundara Ram Parthasar<strong>at</strong>hy<br />
Viral Yogendra P<strong>at</strong>el<br />
Jayanth Polur Sudhakar<br />
Chitra Gopi Puliy<strong>at</strong>hparambil<br />
Rahul Mohan<br />
Rakesh Babu Rajendran<br />
Krishnan Raman<br />
Ramanand Raghun<strong>at</strong>hachar<br />
Karthik Ravva<br />
Balaje Regurajan<br />
Vidya Sankarankutty<br />
Sreekanth Sasidharan<br />
Shalini S<strong>at</strong>hiyaseelan<br />
S<strong>at</strong>yanarayanan Jambun<strong>at</strong>han<br />
Sri Sobhita Settaluri<br />
Shrividya Madhava Rao<br />
Siddarth Menon<br />
Karthick Sivaraj<br />
Ashwin Sreekumar Nair<br />
Sooriya Narayanan Sridharan<br />
Santhosh Srinivas<br />
Santhosh Subramonia Iyer<br />
Dhamodharan Suriamoorthy<br />
Rishabh Tandon<br />
Chandan Kumar Tiwari<br />
Sw<strong>at</strong>i Upadhyay<br />
Poornima Vasudevan<br />
Rajasekar Venk<strong>at</strong>achalam<br />
Jayakrishnan Venugopal<br />
Harish Vikraman Nair Sarala Devi<br />
Mario Ronold Vincent<br />
Vineet Jayadevan<br />
Master <strong>of</strong> Science in Supply<br />
Chains and Oper<strong>at</strong>ions<br />
<strong>Management</strong><br />
Qian Guo<br />
Xianyun Huang<br />
Zhong Jie Hu<br />
Jian Min Li<br />
Shiyu Li<br />
Yanyan Liang<br />
Mohankumar Siddana<br />
Marcus Stanley<br />
Guanqiao Zhang<br />
Jing Zhang<br />
Master <strong>of</strong> Business<br />
Administr<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Ankit Agarwal<br />
Aditya Anand<br />
Harjeev Anand<br />
Makesh Nayar Ayyappan Nayar<br />
Mohammedali Badani<br />
Vibhuti Bansal<br />
Vinay B<strong>at</strong>hija<br />
Joel Be<strong>at</strong>ty<br />
Seth Berger<br />
Virginia Best<br />
Melanie Bonarski<br />
Gregory Brown<br />
Edward Buffington<br />
K<strong>at</strong>rina Bytschkow<br />
N<strong>at</strong>hanael Carbrey<br />
Tzu Chun Chang<br />
Pang-an Chen<br />
Shih-han Chiu<br />
Colin Conner<br />
Lindsey Cooke<br />
Joel Cropp<br />
Chris Daly<br />
Nicholas Daminski<br />
K<strong>at</strong>arzyna Dec<br />
Christopher Diehl<br />
Neetika Dutta<br />
Lauren Fish<br />
Tianming Ge<br />
Robert Goris<br />
Rohini Gupta<br />
Turner Gutmann<br />
Sara Hilliard<br />
Caitlin Howe<br />
Hung-chih Huang<br />
Wei-Fong Huang<br />
Alex Johnson<br />
Julia Jornsay-Silverberg<br />
Yoshiki Kano<br />
Sriv<strong>at</strong>san Kasturi Rangan<br />
Brandon Kra<strong>at</strong>z<br />
Ruchi Jainendra Kumar<br />
COMMENCEMENT 2012 5
6<br />
Anthony LaRosa<br />
Steve Li<br />
Yihui Li<br />
Petsy Lim<br />
Jie Liu<br />
David Loder<br />
Michael Logan<br />
Melinda Long<br />
Sara Macie<br />
Gregory Maloney<br />
Emily Mazur<br />
Shruthi Parameswaran Nambi<br />
Janani N<strong>at</strong>arajan<br />
Anthony Nicodemi<br />
Kanishka Pandit<br />
Tejaswi Peesap<strong>at</strong>i<br />
Christina Pereira<br />
Eben Piazza<br />
Ryan Plante<br />
Krishna Pothugunta<br />
Harshit Purwar<br />
Xiaobing Qi<br />
Sairam Ramakrishnan<br />
Joshua Randle<br />
Zabrina Reich<br />
Brian Sadonis<br />
Varaporn Sajjaburuj<br />
David Saunders<br />
John Schiavone<br />
Akruti Shastri<br />
Andrew Sheldon<br />
Deepika Shihn<br />
Paul Snyder<br />
Junghoon Song<br />
Thomas Spark<br />
LeeVaughn Sp<strong>at</strong>es<br />
Mahmoud Taabodi<br />
Ka Yuen Tam<br />
Pei Shan Tay<br />
Chin-Feng Tsai<br />
Olivia Tylutki<br />
Gom<strong>at</strong>hinayagam Velayutham<br />
Elizabeth Vinson<br />
Xun Wang<br />
Jared White<br />
Thomas Willetts<br />
Molly Wright<br />
Chia-Lin Yang<br />
COMMENCEMENT 2012<br />
Young Yang<br />
Yudazyco<br />
Terri Zelasko<br />
Lin Zhao<br />
David Zimmer<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essional Master <strong>of</strong><br />
Business Administr<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Ejona Angjeli<br />
Thomas Bender<br />
Sarah Blankenship<br />
Justin Boyd<br />
Sheryl Brooks<br />
Brian Cardamone<br />
Lawrence Cassert<br />
Shawn Dickerson<br />
James Domzalski<br />
Sophia Dowd<br />
Jon<strong>at</strong>han Ducker<br />
Charles Est<strong>of</strong>f<br />
Brian Frascella<br />
Nicholas Gentile<br />
Erin Gregory<br />
Daniel Healy<br />
Adam Hoestermann<br />
Shinil Hong<br />
K<strong>at</strong>hleen Hourihan<br />
Alex James<br />
K<strong>at</strong>arzyna Kaczor<br />
Robert Kapilevich<br />
Joseph Kazimir<br />
Ashleigh Lamson<br />
Amy Lauricella<br />
Marino Manocchio<br />
Brian Mills<br />
Jennifer Moyer<br />
Joseph Mucha<br />
Dennis Neville<br />
Mark Nickerson<br />
He<strong>at</strong>her Olrich<br />
Christopher Peters<br />
Bryan Pirigyi<br />
Gregory Rhoads<br />
Todd Rhodes<br />
Edward Rick<br />
C<strong>at</strong>hy Rojek<br />
Alan Rosenhoch<br />
Christian Rusinek<br />
Ryan Sachs<br />
Laura Schall<br />
Krista Simpson<br />
Amanda Singleton<br />
Ann Skrip<br />
K<strong>at</strong>hleen Smith<br />
Leonard Smith<br />
Adam Souliske<br />
Fredrick Sponholz<br />
Anand Srinivasan<br />
William Standage<br />
Reid Stanton<br />
Scott Story<br />
Brett Trumble<br />
James W<strong>at</strong>son<br />
Carrie Williams<br />
Kira Wilson<br />
Kyle Witt<br />
Executive Master <strong>of</strong><br />
Business Administr<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Alex Adema<br />
William Basile<br />
Michael Boldt<br />
David Bothwell<br />
Adin Bradley<br />
Amy Burke<br />
Kristine Maiga Carmichael<br />
Ronaldo Cruz<br />
Dennis Currie<br />
Thomas David<br />
Jill Douglas<br />
Anthony Ehimare<br />
Jennifer Flagg<br />
John Fridmann<br />
Terrence Greene<br />
Jie Han<br />
Marc Hyde<br />
Shannon Johnson<br />
Kelly Lincoln<br />
Christopher M<strong>at</strong>z<br />
Christopher McPhillips<br />
Robert Nicholl<br />
John Sander<br />
Luis Santiago<br />
Kenneth Schonbachler<br />
Merle Thompson<br />
Singapore Executive Master <strong>of</strong><br />
Business Administr<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Karthikeyan Adapp<strong>at</strong>tu Raman<br />
Javed Alam<br />
Sreekanth Appukuttan Pillai<br />
Vijayalekshmi<br />
Pui San Chan<br />
Har Lin Esther Chong<br />
Eoin Myles Cronan<br />
Pankaj Gupta<br />
Praveen Narendra Joshi<br />
Dae Whan Kim<br />
Mei Ying Karen Lai<br />
Michael Joseph Laposky<br />
Song Ching Ling<br />
Hyun Sung Myung<br />
Peng Fai Noel Ng<br />
Bee Cheng Samantha Ong<br />
Janice Yen Cheng Ong<br />
Stephen Charles Paine<br />
Niketan Rao<br />
Akash Sharma<br />
Sasidharan Sreedharan<br />
Jan Chee Hong Tai<br />
Gek Hong Tan<br />
Yih En Tan<br />
Chow Gee Sherman Tng<br />
Lian Choo Toh<br />
Balasubramanian Venk<strong>at</strong>ar<strong>at</strong>hinam
Doctor<strong>at</strong>e<br />
Degrees<br />
Recommending Candid<strong>at</strong>es<br />
for Degrees<br />
Arjang A. Assad<br />
Dean<br />
Yang Cao<br />
BS, Tsinghua <strong>University</strong><br />
MS, <strong>University</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Buffalo</strong><br />
MA <strong>University</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Buffalo</strong><br />
“Why do Firms File for Confidential<br />
Tre<strong>at</strong>ment?”<br />
Chia-Hung Chuang<br />
BBA, Feng Chia <strong>University</strong><br />
MBA, Saint Louis <strong>University</strong><br />
“An Econometric Analysis <strong>of</strong> Finished Goods<br />
Inventory in the U.S. Automotive Industry:<br />
Bayesian and Classical Approaches”<br />
Ashish Kumar<br />
B.Tech., Dhirubhai Ambani Institute<br />
<strong>of</strong> Inform<strong>at</strong>ion and Communic<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Technology<br />
MA, <strong>University</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Buffalo</strong><br />
“Managing Marketing Mix and<br />
Communic<strong>at</strong>ions in a Digital Era: The Role <strong>of</strong><br />
Traditional and New Media in a Multichannel<br />
Environment”<br />
Ji Eun Lee<br />
BA, Ajou <strong>University</strong><br />
MBA, Seoul N<strong>at</strong>ional <strong>University</strong><br />
MA, <strong>University</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Buffalo</strong><br />
“Two Essays on Market Efficiency”<br />
Youngjo Lee<br />
BBA, Sung Kyun Kwan <strong>University</strong><br />
MBA, <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Texas <strong>at</strong> Austin<br />
“Investment dur<strong>at</strong>ion and corpor<strong>at</strong>e<br />
governance”<br />
I-Min Lin<br />
BPF, N<strong>at</strong>ional Taipei <strong>University</strong><br />
MBA, Baruch College, The City<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> New York<br />
“Do Firms with an Increasing Earnings String<br />
Time Seasoned Equity Offering?”<br />
Lorena M<strong>at</strong>hien<br />
BS, Syracuse <strong>University</strong><br />
MBA, <strong>University</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Buffalo</strong><br />
“An Empirical Investig<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>of</strong> the Antecedents<br />
and Validity <strong>of</strong> Five Theory Bases <strong>of</strong> Logistics<br />
Outsourcing Decisions”<br />
Brooke Ann Shaughnessy<br />
BA, <strong>University</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Buffalo</strong><br />
“The Negoti<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>of</strong> I-Deals in Organiz<strong>at</strong>ions:<br />
A Process Model Incorpor<strong>at</strong>ing Individual and<br />
Rel<strong>at</strong>ional Motiv<strong>at</strong>ions, Political Skill, and<br />
Employee Outcomes”<br />
Hsin-Han Shen<br />
BS, B<strong>at</strong>ional Dong-hwa <strong>University</strong><br />
MBA, N<strong>at</strong>ional Taiwan <strong>University</strong><br />
“The trading competition among short-term<br />
institutional blockholders for corpor<strong>at</strong>e<br />
governance mechanism”<br />
Anand Nagabhushana Simha<br />
BE, <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Bangalore<br />
MS, <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Bombay<br />
“The Impact <strong>of</strong> social capital and IT on<br />
organiz<strong>at</strong>ional outcomes: Studies on the<br />
Organiz<strong>at</strong>ional Accumul<strong>at</strong>ion and<br />
Appropri<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>of</strong> Social Capital; on Collective<br />
Mindfulness; and on Antecedence to<br />
Innov<strong>at</strong>ion”<br />
Nan Xiao<br />
BS, Dalian <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Technology<br />
MS, Dalian <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Technology<br />
“Essays on The Impact o Health Inform<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Technology on Health Care Providers and<br />
P<strong>at</strong>ients”<br />
Jun Yang<br />
BS, Beijing Normal <strong>University</strong><br />
“Workplace ostracism and performancerel<strong>at</strong>ed<br />
outcomes: A process model<br />
incorpor<strong>at</strong>ing social influence and social<br />
identity theories”<br />
COMMENCEMENT 2012 7
8<br />
Honors<br />
Beta Gamma Sigma 2011-2012<br />
The <strong>University</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Buffalo</strong> Gamma Chapter for scholars in management was<br />
established in 1932. The purpose <strong>of</strong> Beta Gamma Sigma is to recognize<br />
outstanding management students <strong>of</strong> high scholarship and good moral<br />
character. Election to membership in Beta Gamma Sigma is the highest<br />
scholarship rank th<strong>at</strong> a student in management can <strong>at</strong>tain.<br />
Masters<br />
William Basile<br />
Seth Berger<br />
Michael Boldt<br />
Melanie Bonarski<br />
David Bothwell<br />
Edward Buffington<br />
Amy Burke<br />
Aaron Bush<br />
K<strong>at</strong>rina Bytschkow<br />
N<strong>at</strong>hanael Carbrey<br />
Kristine Maiga Carmichael<br />
Lawrence Cassert<br />
Colin Conner<br />
Sophia Dowd<br />
Jon<strong>at</strong>han Ducker<br />
Charles Est<strong>of</strong>f<br />
Jennifer Flagg<br />
Jie Han<br />
Shinil Hong<br />
Turner Gutmann<br />
Alex Johnson<br />
Robert Kapilevich<br />
Sriv<strong>at</strong>san Kasturi Rangan<br />
Amy Lauricella<br />
Kelly Lincoln<br />
Sara Macie<br />
Christopher M<strong>at</strong>z<br />
Christopher McPhillips<br />
Brian Mills<br />
Dennis Neville<br />
Robert Nicholl<br />
Anthony Nicodemi<br />
He<strong>at</strong>her Olrich<br />
Christopher Peters<br />
Rafael Pign<strong>at</strong>aro<br />
Xiaobing Qi<br />
Todd Rhodes<br />
Edward Rick<br />
C<strong>at</strong>hy Rojek<br />
COMMENCEMENT 2012<br />
Alan Rosenhoch<br />
Deepika Shihn<br />
K<strong>at</strong>hleen Smith<br />
Gom<strong>at</strong>hinayagam Velayutham<br />
James W<strong>at</strong>son<br />
Terri Zelasko<br />
Ph.D.<br />
Chia-Hung Chuang<br />
Yang Cao<br />
Ashish Kumar<br />
Youngjo Lee<br />
Ji Eun Lee<br />
I-Min Lin<br />
Lorena M<strong>at</strong>hien<br />
Brooke Ann Shaughnessy<br />
Hsin-Han Shen<br />
Anand Nagabhushana Simha<br />
Nan Xiao<br />
Jun Yang<br />
Honors Conferred to Gradu<strong>at</strong>es<br />
Prior to Commencement<br />
Beta Alpha Psi Scholarship Awards<br />
Mark Edinger<br />
Riana A. Hersch<br />
Feder<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>of</strong> <strong>School</strong>s <strong>of</strong> Accountancy Award<br />
N<strong>at</strong>hanael D. Carbrey<br />
Elizabeth Ivers Scholarship<br />
Lin Zhao<br />
M<strong>at</strong>hewson Scholarship<br />
Harshit Purwar<br />
New York St<strong>at</strong>e Society <strong>of</strong> CPAs Awards<br />
K<strong>at</strong>hryn E. Crawford<br />
Daniel J. Litz<br />
Proctor Fellowship<br />
Aaron Bush<br />
<strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Management</strong> Alumni Associ<strong>at</strong>ion Fellowship<br />
Terri L. Zelasko<br />
Victor and Joan Brown Accounting Masters Scholarship<br />
K<strong>at</strong>hryn E. Crawford<br />
Daniel J. Litz<br />
Xerox Fellowship<br />
Gregory Brown
<strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Management</strong><br />
Administr<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
and Staff<br />
Administr<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Laura Amo<br />
Gwen Appelbaum<br />
Judith Bain<br />
Debra Baldwin<br />
Lynn Bartoszewicz<br />
Nicholas B<strong>at</strong>taglia<br />
Samantha Calabrese<br />
Laura Carlos<br />
Rebecca Cercone<br />
Julia Cohan<br />
Eugene Colucci<br />
David Costello<br />
Mary Dahl<br />
Cynthia DeGeorge<br />
Nanette Derry<br />
Diane Dittmar<br />
K<strong>at</strong>hryn Doran<br />
Karen Drass<br />
Olivia Emrich<br />
Melissa Falgiano<br />
Jaimie Falzarano<br />
Julie Farrell<br />
Meghan Felser<br />
K<strong>at</strong>herine Ferguson<br />
David Frasier<br />
Carrie Gardner<br />
Jacqueline Ghosen<br />
Margaret Grady<br />
Jill Illenz<br />
Janet Kiefer<br />
Lucy Kierejewski<br />
Melissa Korte<br />
Pamela Krakowiak<br />
Linda Larish<br />
Hailley MacDonald<br />
Deidre Marriner<br />
Craig M<strong>at</strong>his<br />
Thomas McArthur<br />
Mary Ann McQuade<br />
Larry Michael<br />
Ellen Murphy<br />
Michael A. Paolini<br />
Tim Paul<br />
Robin Penberthy<br />
John Prizner<br />
Beth Ranney<br />
Elaine Renouf<br />
Connie Rieck<br />
Melissa Ruggiero<br />
Caitlin Rush<br />
Leslie Russo<br />
Christopher Salem<br />
Cynthia Shore<br />
K<strong>at</strong>hleen LaPlante Stange<br />
Donna Strzelczyk<br />
Richard Szafran<br />
Marina Tarasova<br />
Ann Marie Tobin<br />
Amy Tomaszewski<br />
Jackie Tomaszewski<br />
Janine Tramont<br />
Jennifer Tsutsui<br />
Cheryl Tubisz<br />
Thomas Ulbrich<br />
Joy Vella<br />
Kirk Voskerichian<br />
Loreta Vukadin<br />
Courtney Walsh<br />
C<strong>at</strong>hy Wilde<br />
Daniel Wolfe<br />
Faculty<br />
Alex Ampadu<br />
Muriel Anderson<br />
Arjang Assad<br />
Prasad Balkundi<br />
Brian Becker<br />
Ram Bezawada<br />
Robyn Brouer<br />
Kee H. Chung<br />
Frank Ciccia<br />
Dianna Cichocki<br />
Ann Cohen<br />
Fred Dansereau<br />
Alan Dick<br />
Sri Devi Duvvuri<br />
Isaac Ehrlich<br />
Nicholas Everest<br />
Howard Foster<br />
Feng Gu<br />
Susan Hamlen<br />
William Hamlen<br />
Arlene Hibschweiler<br />
Sahn-Wook Huh<br />
Akie Iriyama<br />
Hodan Isse<br />
Arun Jain<br />
Zhan Jiang<br />
Kenneth Kim<br />
Myungsun Kim<br />
Rajiv Kishore<br />
Igor Kozhanov<br />
William Kross<br />
Frank Krzyst<strong>of</strong>iak<br />
Arun Lakshmanan<br />
Yong Li<br />
Winston Lin<br />
Charles Lindsey<br />
Lorrie Metzger<br />
Derek Mohr<br />
David Murray<br />
K<strong>at</strong>hleen Nesper<br />
Jerry Newman<br />
K<strong>at</strong>hy O’Donnell<br />
Joseph Ogden<br />
Raymond Orrange<br />
Bradley Owens<br />
Philip Perry<br />
Claudia Zhen Qi<br />
Ramaswamy Ramesh<br />
Raghav Rao<br />
Mary Ann Rogers<br />
Jun Ru<br />
Martha Salzman<br />
Lawrence Sanders<br />
Sharman, Raj<br />
N<strong>at</strong>alie Simpson<br />
Sanjukta Smith<br />
Harold Star<br />
Inho Suk<br />
Nallan Suresh<br />
Debabr<strong>at</strong>a Talukdar<br />
Paul Tesluk<br />
John Thomas<br />
Cristian-Ioan Tiu<br />
Darren Treadway<br />
Minakshi Trivedi<br />
Charles Wang<br />
Chunchi Wu<br />
Xu, Weihong<br />
Kenneth Zheng<br />
Josephine Zubek<br />
<strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Management</strong><br />
Dean’s Advisory<br />
Council<br />
Chair<br />
Sharon D. Randaccio<br />
President<br />
Performance <strong>Management</strong><br />
Partners, Inc.<br />
Williamsville, N.Y.<br />
Vice Chair<br />
Richard M. Ferranti<br />
Executive Vice President &<br />
COO<br />
Rich Products Corp.<br />
<strong>Buffalo</strong>, N.Y.<br />
Kenneth M. Barna<br />
Partner<br />
Rubin and Rudman, LLP<br />
Boston, Mass.<br />
Roger H. Barnes<br />
Managing Director<br />
Citibank<br />
New York, N.Y.<br />
Thomas M. Barney, Jr.<br />
Vice President – Finance for<br />
Parks and Resorts<br />
Delaware North Companies<br />
<strong>Buffalo</strong>, N.Y.<br />
Douglas C. Bean<br />
Chief Oper<strong>at</strong>ing Officer<br />
Eric Mower & Associ<strong>at</strong>es Inc.<br />
<strong>Buffalo</strong>, N.Y.<br />
Joseph H. Bell<br />
Vice President -<br />
Acquisition Integr<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Moog Inc.<br />
East Aurora, N.Y.<br />
Daniel E. Cantara<br />
Executive Vice President<br />
First Niagara Bank<br />
<strong>Buffalo</strong>, N.Y.<br />
Frank L. Ciminelli<br />
CEO<br />
Ciminelli Development Co. Inc.<br />
Williamsville, N.Y.<br />
Thomas P. Cogan<br />
President, <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Management</strong> Alumni<br />
Associ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Senior Vice President<br />
Citibank<br />
Getzville, N.Y.<br />
Michael W. Cropp, MD<br />
President & CEO<br />
Independent Health<br />
Williamsville, N.Y.<br />
Donna L. DeCarolis<br />
Vice President for Business<br />
Development<br />
N<strong>at</strong>ional Fuel Gas Co.<br />
Williamsville, N.Y.<br />
Louis A. DiBerardino Jr.<br />
Partner – Tax Services<br />
Ernst & Young LLP<br />
Stamford, Conn.<br />
Edward Dianhui Dong<br />
Vice President, General<br />
Manager-China Oper<strong>at</strong>ions<br />
NDC Infrared Engineering Inc.<br />
Irwindale, Calif.<br />
Glenn A. Fosdick<br />
President & CEO<br />
The Nebraska Medical Center<br />
Omaha, Neb.<br />
Leonard S. Gaby<br />
CEO<br />
Gaby Consulting<br />
Paradise Valley, Ariz.<br />
Mary L. H<strong>of</strong>fman<br />
Chief Oper<strong>at</strong>ing Officer<br />
Lawley Benefits Group<br />
<strong>Buffalo</strong>, N.Y.<br />
Howard D. Koenig<br />
CEO<br />
Aruspex<br />
San Francisco, Calif.<br />
James P. Lederer<br />
Executive Vice President<br />
QualCOMM Inc.<br />
San Diego, Calif.<br />
Toshio M<strong>at</strong>sutani<br />
President & CEO<br />
Beniya Co. Ltd.<br />
Kobe, Japan<br />
Gerard T. Mazurkiewicz<br />
Partner<br />
Dopkins & Co. LLP<br />
Williamsville, N.Y.<br />
Robert L. Montgomery, Jr.<br />
Retired EVP & CFO<br />
Columbus McKinnon Corpor<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Lakeview, N.Y.<br />
Gerald E. Murak<br />
Principal<br />
Murak & Associ<strong>at</strong>es LLC<br />
<strong>Buffalo</strong>, N.Y.<br />
Mark C. Rizzo<br />
Vice President – WNY<br />
Commercial Banking<br />
M&T Bank<br />
<strong>Buffalo</strong>, N.Y.<br />
Andrew B. Rosengard<br />
CEO<br />
Rosengard & Associ<strong>at</strong>es Inc.<br />
Melville, N.Y.<br />
Steven H. Shepsman<br />
Executive Managing Director<br />
New World Realty Advisors, LLC<br />
New York, N.Y.<br />
David F. Simon<br />
Executive Vice President and<br />
Chief Legal Officer<br />
Jefferson Health System Inc.<br />
Radnor, Pa.<br />
Edward Tierney<br />
Chair, CEL Advisory Board<br />
Partner<br />
BlackDog Str<strong>at</strong>egy & Brand<br />
<strong>Buffalo</strong>, N.Y.<br />
Carl W. Turnipseed<br />
Executive Vice President<br />
Federal Reserve Bank <strong>of</strong> New York<br />
New York, N.Y.<br />
Robert M. Zak<br />
President & CEO<br />
Merchants Insurance Group<br />
<strong>Buffalo</strong>, N.Y.<br />
COMMENCEMENT 2012 9
10<br />
The St<strong>at</strong>e<br />
<strong>University</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> New York<br />
Board <strong>of</strong> Trustees<br />
H. Carl McCall<br />
Chairman<br />
Kaitlyn Beachner<br />
Joseph W. Belluck*<br />
Ronald G. Ehrenberg<br />
Tina Good<br />
Stephen J. Hunt<br />
Eunice Ashman Lewin*<br />
Marshall A. Lichtman*<br />
John L. Murad Jr.<br />
Kenneth P. O’Brien<br />
Linda S. Sanford<br />
Carl Spielvogel<br />
Cary Staller<br />
Gerri Warren-Merrick<br />
System Administr<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Nancy L. Zimpher<br />
Chancellor<br />
David K. Lavallee<br />
Executive Vice Chancellor<br />
and Provost<br />
Johanna Duncan-Poitier<br />
Senior Vice Chancellor for<br />
Community Colleges and the<br />
Educ<strong>at</strong>ion Pipeline<br />
William F. Howard<br />
Senior Vice Chancellor and<br />
General Counsel, Secretary <strong>of</strong><br />
the <strong>University</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>at</strong><br />
<strong>Buffalo</strong> Council<br />
Jeremy M. Jacobs*<br />
Chairman<br />
Mark J. Czarnecki*<br />
Vice Chairman<br />
Robert T. Brady<br />
Jon<strong>at</strong>han A. Dandes*<br />
COMMENCEMENT 2012<br />
Edmond J. Gicewicz*<br />
Pamela Davis Heilman*<br />
June Williams Hoeflich*<br />
Mia M. Jorgensen*<br />
Gerald S. Lippes*<br />
Christopher J. O’Brien<br />
Emeritus Members<br />
Sheila H. B<strong>at</strong>tle<br />
Roger I. Blackwell<br />
Randall L. Clark<br />
Frank N. Cuomo*<br />
Mary E. Randolph<br />
Rose H. Sconiers*<br />
John N. Walsh III<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>at</strong><br />
<strong>Buffalo</strong><br />
Officers<br />
S<strong>at</strong>ish K. Trip<strong>at</strong>hi<br />
President<br />
Bruce D. McCombe<br />
Provost and Executive Vice<br />
President for Academic<br />
Affairs (Interim)<br />
Vice Presidents and<br />
Cabinet Members<br />
Dennis R. Black*<br />
<strong>University</strong> Life and Services<br />
Michael E. Cain<br />
Health Sciences<br />
Alexander N. Cartwright<br />
Research and Economic<br />
Development<br />
Beth Del Genio*<br />
Chief <strong>of</strong> Staff<br />
Laura E. Hubbard<br />
Finance and Administr<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Nancy L. Wells<br />
Development and Alumni<br />
Rel<strong>at</strong>ions<br />
Deans<br />
Wayne K. Anderson<br />
<strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy and<br />
Pharmaceutical Sciences<br />
Arjang Assad<br />
<strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Management</strong><br />
Rajan B<strong>at</strong>ta<br />
<strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> Engineering and<br />
Applied Sciences (Interim)<br />
Michael E. Cain<br />
<strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> Medicine and<br />
Biomedical Sciences<br />
Michael L. Glick<br />
<strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> Dental Medicine<br />
Mary H. Gresham*<br />
Gradu<strong>at</strong>e <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> Educ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Lynn T. Kozlowski<br />
<strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> Public Health and<br />
Health Pr<strong>of</strong>essions<br />
Marsha L. Lewis<br />
<strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> Nursing<br />
Makau W. Mutua<br />
Law <strong>School</strong><br />
E. Bruce Pitman<br />
College <strong>of</strong> Arts and Sciences<br />
Robert G. Shibley<br />
<strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> Architecture and<br />
Planning<br />
Nancy J. Smyth<br />
<strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> Social Work<br />
Vice Provosts and Senior<br />
Academic Administr<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
H. Austin Booth<br />
<strong>University</strong> Libraries<br />
Stephen C. Dunnett*<br />
Intern<strong>at</strong>ional Educ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Lucinda M. Finley<br />
Faculty Affairs<br />
Thomas R. Furlani<br />
Inform<strong>at</strong>ion Technology<br />
(Interim)<br />
Robert J. Genco*<br />
Director <strong>of</strong> Science, Technology<br />
Transfer and Economic Outreach<br />
John T. Ho<br />
Gradu<strong>at</strong>e Educ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Dean <strong>of</strong> the Gradu<strong>at</strong>e <strong>School</strong><br />
Sean P. Sullivan<br />
Academic Planning and Budget<br />
Jean Wactawski-Wende*<br />
Str<strong>at</strong>egic Initi<strong>at</strong>ives<br />
A. Scott Weber<br />
Undergradu<strong>at</strong>e Educ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Dean <strong>of</strong> Undergradu<strong>at</strong>e<br />
Educ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>at</strong><br />
<strong>Buffalo</strong><br />
Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Officers<br />
Angelo M. F<strong>at</strong>ta<br />
Chairman<br />
Francis M. Letro*<br />
Vice Chairman<br />
Robert E. Denning*<br />
Treasurer<br />
Richard E. He<strong>at</strong>h<br />
Secretary<br />
Edward P. Schneider*<br />
Executive Director<br />
Trustees<br />
Gregory M. Bauer*<br />
Gary R. Bichler<br />
Thomas E. Black Jr.*<br />
Wayne S. Blank*<br />
Helen M. Cappuccino*<br />
Randall L. Clark<br />
Robert E. Denning*<br />
Angelo M. F<strong>at</strong>ta<br />
Judith B. Ittig*<br />
Jeremy M. Jacobs Jr.<br />
Ashok G. Kaveeshwar*<br />
Ross B. Kenzie<br />
Francis M. Letro*<br />
Gerard T. Mazurkiewicz*<br />
Murray S. Rosenthal*<br />
Ronald M. Schreiber*<br />
Eileen S. Silvers*<br />
Keith M. Stolzenburg*<br />
S<strong>at</strong>ish K. Trip<strong>at</strong>hi<br />
Lawrence J. Zielinski*<br />
Directors<br />
Dianne Bennett*<br />
Sheldon M. Berlow<br />
Beverly Foit-Albert*<br />
Mark E. Hamister<br />
Paul J. Harder<br />
Richard E. He<strong>at</strong>h<br />
Northrup R. Knox Jr.<br />
Jordan A. Levy*<br />
James W. McLernon*<br />
Jean C. Powers*<br />
Arthur A. Russ Jr.*<br />
Marjorie E. Winkler*<br />
Emeritus Trustees<br />
Sal H. Alfiero<br />
Randall I. Benderson*<br />
Lawrence P. Castellani<br />
William M.E. Clarkson<br />
Ellen E. Grant*<br />
Pasquale A. Greco*<br />
Jeremy M. Jacobs*<br />
Reginald Newman II<br />
Louis R. Reif*<br />
William I. Schapiro<br />
Non Voting Members<br />
Michael E. Cain<br />
*<strong>University</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Buffalo</strong><br />
alumnus/alumna
Dear Gradu<strong>at</strong>e:<br />
Congr<strong>at</strong>ul<strong>at</strong>ions on your commencement today! On behalf <strong>of</strong> the <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Management</strong><br />
Alumni Associ<strong>at</strong>ion, I applaud you and your accomplishments over the past several years.<br />
You now have the knowledge and skills to make your mark on the world.<br />
I also would like to welcome you to the family <strong>of</strong> UB alumni, a group th<strong>at</strong> numbers more<br />
than 217,000 individuals, living and working around the globe. Wherever you go, you will<br />
find UB alumni who are willing to help you navig<strong>at</strong>e your way to success.<br />
Though you may be leaving campus today, you are not leaving UB behind. I encourage you<br />
to take advantage <strong>of</strong> the many avenues available to help you stay in contact with your alma<br />
m<strong>at</strong>er: Alumni LinkedIn and Facebook groups; <strong>Buffalo</strong> Business and UB Today magazines;<br />
and UB Connect, the online community exclusively for UB alumni.<br />
The most important connection, however, is your membership in the <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Management</strong> Alumni Associ<strong>at</strong>ion. Grow and leverage your pr<strong>of</strong>essional network, while<br />
enjoying exclusive benefits available only to members.<br />
Join online <strong>at</strong> mgt.buffalo.edu/alumni, call 1-800-284-5382 or complete and return the<br />
enclosed applic<strong>at</strong>ion.<br />
Best wishes for your continued success.<br />
Sincerely,<br />
Thomas P. Cogan, MBA ’99<br />
President, <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Management</strong> Alumni Associ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
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