From the President
Posted: Friday, September 13, 2013Commencement Committee Membership
I am pleased to announce the membership for the 2013–2014 Buffalo State Commencement Committee:
Chair: Lisa Anselmi, Anthropology
Vice Chair: Joseph Marren, Communication
Immediate Past Chair: James Sobol, Criminal Justice
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; Muriel A. Howard Honors Program
Kimberly Jackson, Graduate School
Mary-Jo Jagord, Alumni Affairs
Melaine Kenyon, Instructional Resources
William Raffel, Communication
Lisa Rafferty, Exceptional Education
Daniel Vélez, Student Affairs
Jamie Warnes, Human Resource Management
William White, Social and Psychological Foundations of Education
Paula Witherell, President’s Office
Maureen Vitali, Graduate Student
Jarron Mortimer, Graduate Student
Zainab Salawu, Undergraduate Student
This 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.
