From the President
Posted: Thursday, October 16, 2014Commencement Committee Membership
I am pleased to announce the membership for the 2014–2015 Buffalo State Commencement Committee:
Chair: Joseph Marren, Communication
Vice Chair: Lisa Rafferty, Exceptional Education
Immediate Past Chair; Lisa Anselmi, Anthropology
Head Marshal: Rita Zientek, School of the Professions
Committee Secretary: Catherine Cook, Academic Affairs
Patricia Alessandra, Academic Affairs
Sarbani Banerjee, Computer Information Systems
Elisa Bergslien, Earth Sciences and Science Education
Peter Carey, University Police
Thomas Coates, Events Management
Cynthia Conides, History and Social Studies Education
Mary Dwyer, Corporate and Foundation Relations
Andrea Guiati, Modern and Classical Languages; All College Honors Program
Mary-Jo Jagord, Alumni Affairs
Melaine Kenyon, Instructional Resources
Marnie Letzelter, Graduate School
James Sobol, Criminal Justice
Daniel Vélez, Student Success
Jamie Warnes, Human Resource Management
William White, Social and Psychological Foundations of Education
Andrea Gustafson, Graduate Student
Ashley Lanning, Graduate Students:
Samantha Lysiak, Undergraduate Student
John Sullivan, Undergraduate Student
The Commencement Committee serves as an advisory committee to the president, reviewing and forwarding recommendations for procedural and operational changes to the Commencement ceremony, as well as other processes involved with Commencement.
