2009 Award Recipients
Morgan Graduate Award - Amber L. Morczek
Donald J. Griffin Memorial Scholarship Award - Darryl L. Hamilton
Looseleaf Law Certificate of Merit - Alexander A. Labbate
Robert J. Elmes Jr. Memorial Scholarship - Lawrence J. Chirico
52nd Annual Honors Convocation, Thursday, April 16, 2009, Criminal Justice Department Honored Students
- Richard M. Arnone
- Matthew P. Banach
- Matthew J. Barton
- Nicholas J. Cilip
- Joseph L.Gonzalez
- Nicole A. Gurski
- Sara L. Irwin
- Kanasha L. Kennedy
- Clifford A. Meister
- Michael V. Phillips
- Tanisha L. Pinkins
- Michael S. Prior
- Ryan M. Roetzer
- Sonya A. Sopp
- Nicholas G. Specht
- Colleen M. Sullivan
- DarNisha K. Tarver
- Dean E. Vassor
- Victoria J. Wagner
- Alexander W. Warejko
- William R. Welch II
- Jamie D. Wieczynski
- Charles D. Wooters
Spring 2008 Dean's List - Criminal Justice Department
- Maa Achampong
- Nejwa Ali
- Yaaqob Alshugaa
- Eric Augustyn
- Alexander Baldauf
- Matthew Banach
- Matthew Barton
- Kelly Batchen
- Latifah Beyah
- Michael Bochniarz
- Shannon Bond
- Dominic Cassillo
- John Ceretto II
- Nicholas Cilip
- Kelly Flowers
- Jason Gilliland
- Joseph Gonzalez
- Kember Greco
- Awa Henderson
- Kyeshah Hines
- Timothy Holz Jr.
- Gregory Imbrosci
- Sara Irwin
- Lukas Jafari
- Natalie Jordan
- Andrew Kerwin
- Alexander Labbate
- Meredith Larsen
- Kathleen Livermore
- Nicole Maher
- Augostino Marfoglia
- Alleen Mason
- Deborah Mayer
- Jacob McCormick
- Zachary Miller
- Jonathan Minazzi
- Amy Pedlow
- Michael Phillips
- Matthew Pitcairn
- Albert Portera III
- Michelle Reed
- Jason Reid
- Ashley Rodgers
- Ryan Roetzer
- Clayton Shalkowski
- Kevin Sheffler
- Richard Skarren
- Nicholas Specht
- Darnisha Tarver
- Anthony Thompson
- Laura Thorp
- Shatera Towns
- Carl Turner
- Dean Vassor
- Victoria Wagner
- Alexander Warejko
- William Welch II
- Robert Whitfield
- Charles Wooters
2008 Award Recipients
Morgan Graduate Award - Patti A. Johnston
Donald J. Griffin Memorial Scholarship Award - Natalie T. Jordan
Thomas Higgins Scholarship Award - Sara L. Irwin
Looseleaf Law Certificate of Merit - Nejwa A. Ali
Criminal Justice Faculty Certificate of Merit - Meredith H. Larsen
Criminal Justice Faculty Certificate of Achievement - Matthew R. Pitcairn
51st Annual Honors Convocation, Thursday, April 17, 2008, Criminal Justice Department Honored Students
- Maa A. Achampong
- Matthew P. Banach
- Sean G. D'Abreu
- Shannon M. Ennis
- Scott D. Forster
- Jason F. Gilliland
- William M. Ginnick
- Nicole A. Gurski
- Duane A. Henry
- Gregory J. Imbrosci
- Sara L. Irwin
- George L. Kaufmann
- Meredith H. Larsen
- Victoria E. Masser
- Brandon McBride
- Zachary K. Miller
- Michael W. Myers
- Michael V. Phillips
- Matthew R. Pitcairn
- Michelle D. Reed
- Ryan M. Roetzer
- Lauren K. Rounseville
- Kevin C. Sheffler
- Darnisha K. Tarver
- Jamie D. Wieczynski
Buffalo State’s Maher, Frieling Sweep Weekly SUNYAC Softball Honors
Buffalo State’s Nicole Maher (Waterloo/ Waterloo) and Jenna Frieling (E. Amherst/ Williamsville North) were named the State University of New York Conference (SUNYAC) Softball Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively.
Maher, a criminal Justice major, helped the Bengals to a 3-3 start at the National Training Center Spring Games in Clermont, Fla., hitting .467 with eight RBIs. She also posted three doubles, two triples and four runs scored.
Frieling, an exceptional education major, posted a 2-1 record in five appearances for the Bengals. She registered 14 strikeouts and had a 0.86 ERA in 24 innings of work, including a three-hitter in an 8-2 win against Indiana Tech.
The Bengals spring trip continues tomorrow with a twin bill against Carleton (MN).
Buffalo State's Forster to be Honored as Football Scholar Athlete
Three local college football players, including Buffalo State’s Scott Forster (E. Otto/ Cattaraugus-Little Valley), have been named as the 2007 WNY College Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year by the Western New York Amateur Football Alliance. They will be honored at the organization’s annual season-ending awards banquet on Monday, December 10 at Ilio DiPaolo’s Restaurant in Blasdell, along with three HS football scholar-athletes from the area.
Forster, a senior criminal justice major, has maintained a 3.61 grade point average since transferring from Alfred State in 2005. The safety finished second on Bengals with 78 tackles, including 42 solo stops. He also had two interceptions and team-best 12 pass breakups. An Honorable Mention All-NJAC selection, he is also a member of the conference’s All-Academic Team.
Spring 2007 Dean's List - Criminal Justice Department
- Maa Achampong
- Nejwa Ali
- Russell Andolina
- Michael Bochniarz
- Joseph Carey
- Christopher Caruana
- John Ceretto II
- Kevin Cramer
- Sean D'Abreu
- Taylor Diuguid
- Shannon Ennis
- Scott Forster
- Ellianne Gallardo
- Matthew Gavigan
- William Ginnick
- Nicole Gurski
- Nicole Harris
- Duane Henry
- Jose Hidalgo
- Gregory Imbrosci
- Sara Irwin
- Lukas Jafari
- Nicholas Jarmusz
- Nathanael Kapperman
- George Kaufmann
- Kanasha Kennedy
- Cory Kinal
- Lindsey Kuhnle
- Alexander Labbate
- Julie Landsman
- Jillian Leffler
- Victoria Masser
- Kevin McPhail
- Zachary Miller
- Michael Myers
- Michael Myers II
- Daniel Nevins
- John Newcomb
- Justine Parada
- Michael Phillips
- Matthew Pitcairn
- Ashly Rias
- Suzanne Rizeq
- Ryan Roetzer
- Arturo Santiago
- Kevin Scheffler
- Michael Schepisi
- Vanessa Seville
- Lashante Thomas
- Rebecca Vallon
- Mark Vara
- Nicole Welsh
- Eric Wolbert
- Mavis Yeboah
Friday, September 28, 2007:
Young Alumnus Achievement Award Recipients
The Buffalo State College Alumni Association honored two Criminal Justice Graduates. Joseline Peña-Melnyk, '87, State Delegate, The Maryland House of Delegates, District 21, College Park, MD & Kevin R. Ryan, M.S. '05 Special Agent, Department of Homeland Security, Immigration & Customs, Buffalo, NY
2007 Award Recipients
Matthew Gavigan-Donald J. Griffin Memorial Scholarship Award
Thomas Gianadda-Criminal Justice Faculty Certificate of Merit
LaShante Thomas-Looseleaf Law Certificate of Merit, EOP Director’s Award 2007 Graduate Award
Gwaina Wauldon-Morgan Graduate Award
Thursday, March 22, 2007:
Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges
The 2007 edition of Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges will include the names of 41 students from Buffalo State College who have been selected as national outstanding campus leaders. Buffalo State's campus nominating committee and the editors of the annual directory have included the names of these students based on their academic achievement, service to the community, leadership in extracurricular activities, and potential for continued success. They join an elite group of students from more than 2,000 institutions of higher learning in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and several foreign nations. Outstanding students have been honored in the annual directory since it was first published in 1934. Students named this year from the Criminal Justice Department are:
Joel A. Capellan, Criminal Justice minor
Natalie T. Jordan, Criminal Justice major
LaShante M. Thomas, Criminal Justice major
Friday, March 16, 2007:
Scott J. Baryza has been awarded the Robert J. Elmes Jr. Memorial Scholarship.
Scott J. Baryza has been awarded the Robert J. Elmes Jr. Memorial Scholarship for the Spring 2007 semester. This scholarship has been established to assist CSEA members financially in their quest for a college education.
Wednesday, March 14, 2007:
Fall 2006 Dean's List Criminal Justice Department
Congratulations to all our majors who have been recognized for their academic achievement on the School of the Professions Dean's List:
Maa Achampong, Russell Andolina, William Aungst, Alexander Baldauf, Randy Bennion, Simon Biegasiewicz, Michael Bochniarz, Bret Bonney, Christopher Caruana, Kevin Cramer, Sean D'Abreu, Shannon Ennis, Kelly Flowers, Scott Forster, Carolyn Fox, Matthew Gavigan, Thomas Gianadda, Jason Gilliland, Nicole Gurski, Richard Harrington, Sara Irwin, Nicholas Jakubowski, Jennifer James, Jeffrey Jozwiak, Nathanael Kapperman, George Kaufmann, Kanasha Kennedy, Jennifer Koenig, Adam Krebuszewski, Julie Landsman, Meredith Larsen, Augostino Marfoglia, Victoria Masser, Michael Myers, Michael Myers II, Yvette Myhand, Justine Parada, Michael Phillips, Matthew Pitcairn, Dante Rivera, Ryan Roetzer, Scott Romanowski, Michael Schepisi, Jason Severino, Katherine Szramel, Darnisha Tarver, Lashante Thomas, Holly Thorp.
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
On Sunday, March 18, Chief Demba of the Town of Cheektowaga Police Department presented George L. Kaufmann, Special Agent for the Norfolk Southern Railroad Police Department, with a Letter of Commendation for an incident that occurred on July 23, 2006, where agent Kaufmann apprehended an armed robber after he fled from a local gas station, then turned him over to Town Police.