Alexsandra Lopez, '99, (Speech Pathology), of Buffalo, N.Y., was honored recently by the Hispanics United of Buffalo for her many outstanding accomplishments. Alexsandra is secretary for the SUNY Fredonia Alumni Association Board of Directors. From left to right in photo are: Greg Gibbs PhD '71, Alumni Association President; Alexsandra; Patty Feraldi, Director of Alumni Affairs; and Karen West, Senior Director of Development.
The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Presidential Commission at SUNY Fredonia was charged with developing and implementing a week of programmatic initiatives the first week of school in January that honor the life and legacy of Dr. King.
Ross Conti, of Darwin’s Health Club, will be honored by the Business Club at the State University of New York at Fredonia as the recipient of its Business Person of the Year award at a dinner on Sunday, April 7, 1 p.m., at the Clarion Hotel, 30 Lake Shore Drive East, Dunkirk.
Sean Kirst, ’81, a columnist at the Syracuse Post-Standard, recently received the Ernie Pyle Award for human interest writing from the Scripps Howard Foundation. Kirst’s entry was a collection of columns focusing on stories of ordinary people in Upstate New York whose life experiences defined a challenge or a moment in time. The prize – a trophy and $10,000 – was presented at a dinner at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., in April.
