School of Architecture and Planning Commencement Program

Forty-Second Annual

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C O M M E N C E M E N T Friday May 16, 2014 5:00 p.m.

Center for the Arts Mainstage Theatre North Campus Robert G. Shibley, FAIA, AICP Dean ASSOCIATE DEANS

ASSISTANT DEANS

Bruce R. Majkowski Subbiah Mantharam William J. McDonnell Korydon H. Smith M. Beth Tauke

R. J. Multari III Shannon M. Phillips

ap.buffalo.edu

Presiding Official An internationally distinguished researcher and transformative higher education leader, Satish K. Tripathi, PhD, was appointed the 15th president of the University at Buffalo on April 18, 2011.

Tripathi, who served as UB’s provost and executive vice president for academic affairs from 2004-11, has led the university in achieving significant growth in research activity, enhanced student quality and diversity, and an expanded international presence. As president, he is committed to building on this strong foundation, moving UB into the highest ranks of the nation’s leading research universities.

Tripathi served as dean of the Bourns College of Engineering at the University of California-Riverside from 1997-2004. Previously, he spent 19 years as a professor of computer science at the University of Maryland, and held visiting professorships at the University of Paris-Sud in France and the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany.

Satish K. Tripathi University President

The first international-born president in UB’s history, he graduated at the top of his class from Banaras Hindu University in India and holds a doctorate in computer science from the University of Toronto, as well as three master’s degrees — one in computer science from the University of Toronto and two in statistics from the University of Alberta and Banaras Hindu University. A fellow of the IEEE and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, he was awarded the honorary doctorate of science from the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad.

An active leader in the national higher education community, Tripathi serves on the board of directors of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. He was appointed by Gov. Cuomo as co-chair of the Western New York Regional Economic Development Council.

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Program Prelude

Presentation of Master of Urban Planning Candidates

TNT Brass Quintet

Professor Sternberg

Processional*

Presentation of Student Awards

TNT Brass Quintet

Korydon H. Smith Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

Opening Declaration Ezra B. Zubrow Mace Bearer, Chair of the Faculty Senate, and Professor of Anthropology

National Anthem Katherine Sparks

Welcome and Introduction of Guests

Alumni Welcome Suzanne M. Musho, AIA MArch '93 & BA '90

Singing of the Alma Mater Katherine Sparks

Robert G. Shibley Dean, School of Architecture and Planning

Closing Remarks

University Greetings and Remarks

Closing Declaration

Satish K. Tripathi President, University at Buffalo

Professor Zubrow

Presentation of Dean’s Medal to Louis P. Ciminelli

TNT Brass Quintet

Dean Shibley

Recessional*

Dean Shibley

Introduction of Commencement Speaker and Presentation of Dean’s Medal to Walter J. Hood Dean Shibley

Readers

Commencement Address

R. J. Multari III Assistant Dean, Undergraduate Education

Walter J. Hood Landscape artist, designer and educator

Shannon M. Phillips Assistant Dean, Graduate Education

Musical Interlude TNT Brass Quintet

Conferring of Degrees President Tripathi

Presentation of Bachelor of Science in Architecture Candidates Omar Khan Chair, Department of Architecture

Presentation of Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Design Candidates Ernest Sternberg Chair, Department of Urban and Regional Planning

Reception The members of the Class of 2014, with their families and friends, are invited to a reception immediately following the commencement exercises in the Center for the Arts Atrium. The commencement reception is provided by the School of Architecture and Planning with generous support of Alpha Rho Chi, Architecture Graduate Student Association, Graduate Planning Student Association, the National Organization of Minority Architects Student Chapter, and the American Institute of Architects Student Chapter.

Presentation of Master of Architecture Candidates Professor Khan

*Audience will remain standing during the Processional and Recessional.

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Candidates for Degrees

Baccalaureate Degrees

Subject to the completion of all degree requirements, degrees will be conferred as indicated upon those individuals listed herein who were identified by May 1, 2014, and upon such others as may meet the requirements of their respective degrees. Candidates are listed according to actual date of degree conferral (September 2013, February 2014 and June 2014). Degree recipients will come forward to be congratulated during the commencement ceremony.

Bachelor of Science in Architecture

The Gold Cord

February 2014

The University at Buffalo pays special tribute to some of its most accomplished graduates with the conferral of the gold cord. The gold cord is given in recognition of the outstanding achievement of students who are graduating (or are projected to graduate) with Latin honors. A long, braided neckpiece, the gold cord may be worn with the cap and gown at any commencement ceremony.

Micaela Brianne Barker** Brett Matthew Doster* Rebecca Louise Elder* Adam Howard Feldman Brian Fiscus** Sandra Elizabeth Huezo Shawn Elliot Lewis Katherine Isabella Meleo* Timothy Scott Morris Heather Ashley Stewart Michael Edward Tuzzo IV*** Robert John Yoos**

Latin Honors Subject to completion of all degree requirements and satisfaction of the following minimum criteria, Latin honors may be conferred as indicated upon the individuals listed herein and upon such others as may meet the requirements. To qualify for Latin honors, students must present a minimum of 60 credit hours of UB undergraduate coursework, at least 54 of which must be graded credits (i.e., not satisfactory or unsatisfactory [grades of ‘S’ or ‘U’]). The UB GPA must be a minimum of 3.2 (to 3.499) for cum laude, 3.5 (to 3.749) for magna cum laude and 3.75 (to 4.0) for summa cum laude.

To receive the Latin honors designation in the printed 2014 commencement programs, candidates for the June 2014 degree conferral date must qualify based upon their UB cumulative GPA through the Winter 2014 session and total number of UB credit hours projected through the Spring 2014 semester. Standings for Latin honors MAY change once final grades are posted or degrees conferred.

Legend Cum Laude is denoted by an asterisk * Magna cum Laude is denoted by two asterisks ** Summa cum Laude is denoted by three asterisks ***

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September 2013

Timothy Andrew Boll Euy-Chan Jeong Duane Warren Weijia Zhang**

June 2014

Olivia Rose Arcara** Kyle Garrett Barber George Thomas Behm Daniel Boyle Christopher Bressler* Bo-Ashley Jade Brindley Daniel Christopher Collins Cody Cot* Christopher Thomas D'Ambrosia Thomas Daniel Degraff William Richard Dorgan** Gregory Seth Dubin Andrew Scott Durkee Ryan David Dussault*** Eric Robert English Vadim Nikolaevich Fedorishin** Bari Ilana Felix* You-Chiang Patrick Feng Brian Douglas Fentzke** Matthew J. Fugelsang Dillon Louis Galvis

David Mitchell Heaton*** Hanna Ihrke Colin Walker Jacobs Andrew Kim* Matthew Jay Kreidler Helene Lee Xingjian Liao* Christine Phoebe Liou* Ian Liu* Yan Meng Michael Jason Mieszczanski* Eric James Multer* Jared James Parylo Alexander J. Poklinkowski* Michael Carl Rockwell Timothy Mark Ruhl Ryan Phillip Sidor* Ilana Rachael Simhon*** Carl Scott Stanbro Phoebe Joy Mantoya Sumulong Trenton Paul Van Epps** Kara Louise Vujanovich* John Michael Wightman

Minor in Architecture February 2014

Jason Michael Kress Nathan W. Layman Natalie Marie Spinola June 2014

Danielle Lynn Ann Andrews Mark Anthony Brooks Jr. Bradley Allen Everdyke Tyler John Kuss Anthony Labas John William Lichtenthal Jr. Eileen Marie Lusenskas Samantha Ariel Maldonado Matthew Charles Pearson Trillian Rose Pickering Eamon Jon P. Riley Chris Vela-Prado

Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Design September 2013

Lewis Bondor Jacob William John Clyde* William Thomas Kaicher Rebecca Marie Yanus Douglas Paul Yormick Jr.** February 2014

Jo-Sar A. Davis-Dacio Alexander Martin Kaptein*** Jason Michael Kress Nathan W Layman Derek William Schwegler Natalie Marie Spinola** June 2014

Nathan Craig Aldrich Danielle Lynn Ann Andrews* Mark Anthony Brooks Jr. Zhaoxing Chang Brendan Thomas Dillon Bradley Allen Everdyke Curtiss Chase Gorman* Matthew Green** Tyler John Kuss Anthony Labas Robert Scott Larkin* John William Lichtenthal Jr.*** Michael James Longley Trevor James Maciejewski Samantha Ariel Maldonado* Kaitlyn Marie Olbrich** Matthew Charles Pearson* Trillian Rose Pickering John Louis Rodriguez Anthony Robert Scibetta Matthew Bryan Shufelt* Daniel Ridgeway Swift Ahmad Shafiq Tengku Chris Vela-Prado

Masters Degrees Minor in Environment Design

Master of Architecture

June 2014

Braedy Lee Chapman Shuai Gao Negin Houshiarian Michael Benjamin Lempert Stephen Charles Olson II Niranjan Pradeep Prabhu Shauna Marie Pritchard Seungjin Shin Prashant Pralhadrai Verma

Christopher Bressler Rebecca Dawn Culver Thomas Daniel Degraff Ryan David Dussault You-Chiang Feng Nathaniel Moynihan Jared James Parylo

September 2013

February 2014

Scott James Archambault Megan J Basnak Molly Elizabeth Hogle Karen Kim Matthew Leonard Long Lance Christopher Lowell Teresa Mary Morinello Ryan Patrick Myers Marek Krzysztof Patrosz Alyssa Michelle Phelps Maryam Sadeghi Richard Carl Van Curen Jr. June 2014

Donghanyu An Nicholas John Batson Brian Christopher Belluscio Colleen Elizabeth Creighton Albis Ariel Del Barrio Batista Brijhette Raychelle Farmer Peter Evan Foti Wayne Fung Kristen Gabriele Timothy Michael Gargiulo Shaun Robert Hyla Nicholas John Karl Jon Alexander King Eric Howard LaMunion Jingyan Li Sungyong Lim Chen Lin Richard James Malone Alexey I. Mokhov Chengyao Pan

Steven Martin Parks Jose Leandro Pesantez Jesse Pringle Gabrielle Angelica Printz Edward Douglas Schelleng Peter Andrew Schmidt Nicole Lynn Schmitt Kurt Arthur Stavdal Feifei Sun Seyed Mohammad Reza Tashakori Emily Rose Warren Hui Yang

Master of Urban Planning September 2013

Silky Misra Vigneshwar Kailasam February 2014

Ali Mahdi Aljebori Gun Hyoung Kim Kiersten M. Minnick John Norton Brian Michael Smith Stephanie Ulcar June 2014

Leyla Akhundzada Linnea Clare Brett Mingxin Cui Delia Gladia Ferguson Madeleine Hannah Fincham Amanda Jane Fowler Travis Theodore Rechlin Gordon David Joseph Jacobi Maryam Khojasteh Danielle Evelyn Leisten Parinitha Kishore Marnekar Samantha Jean Neal Huan Qi Melanie R. Reimondo Drew Rogers Sayed Saeid Saadatmand Sarah Marie Sangiovanni

Kimberly Ann Schueler Li Shen Kejia Tian Timothy James Vertino Matthew Edwin Wattles Shakira Wiltshire Laiyun Wu Mei Yang Ahmad Zaki Shanshan Zhao

Master of Architecture/Master of Urban Planning February 2014

George C. Ortloff Jr. June 2014

Daryl William Ryan

Master of Architecture/Master of Business Administration June 2014

Ann Elizabeth Brozek

Master of Architecture/Master of Fine Arts June 2014

Nicole Remy Lee Kathy Yuen

Juris Doctor/Master of Urban Planning June 2014

Brendan Thomas Anderson William John Miller

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Commencement Speaker and Dean’s Medal Recipient

Dean’s Medal Recipient Louis P. Ciminelli is chairman & CEO of LPCiminelli, a full-service construction firm ranked in the top 150 of all construction companies in the United States.

Dedicated to public service, Ciminelli is active in the education and arts sectors in Buffalo and across the U.S. He is chairman of the Buffalo School Dean’s Council, an advisory group of distinguished leaders in our professions.

Walter J. Hood

Walter J. Hood is an environmental designer, artist and educator based in Oakland, California. He is a professor at the University of California, Berkeley's Landscape Architecture and Environmental Design Department, which he chaired from 1998 to 2002. His studio practice, Hood Design, has been engaged in environmental design, urban design, art installations, and research commissions since 1992.

Hood works in the urban civic realm, from small community-based places to large-scale landscape commissions. His studio recently completed the UB Solar Strand, a 750-KW photovoltaic array within the campus landscape at the University at Buffalo, the new Powell Street Promenade in San Francisco, which was recently awarded an ASLA Honor Award and the new Sculpture Terrace for the Jackson Museum of Wildlife Art in Wyoming. Hood Design was also responsible for the gardens and landscape of the Herzog & de Meuron–designed De Young Museum in San Francisco. Earlier projects located in Oakland, such as Lafayette Square and Splash Pad Park, are regarded as transformative designs for the field of landscape architecture.

Earlier this year, Hood was appointed as the inaugural holder of the David K. Woo Chair in Environmental Design. Hood served as a Goldman Sachs Design Fellow for the Smithsonian Institute and as a MIT fellow for Robert Taylor in 2011 and was the 2009 recipient of the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award for Landscape Design. He has exhibited and lectured on his professional projects and speculative works internationally.

Today we recognize Walter Hood as a 2014 Dean’s Medal Recipient for his contributions to the ecological, cultural and social betterment of society through the making and remaking of landscapes. His design for the UB Solar Strand demonstrates his commitment to the practice of urban design and landscape architecture in ways that are sensitive to place and the people who occupy them.

Ciminelli leads 200 full-time professionals committed to delivering high-value-added services in the areas of construction management, general contracting, public-private partnerships, program management, Louis P. Ciminelli and sustainable energy solutions. In recent years, Ciminelli has worked on developing strategic relationships and pursuing select opportunities that have expanded the company’s presence throughout New York State, the East Coast and the Midwest. These relationships have also driven the firms’ international growth, resulting in the company's successful delivery of projects in China, Lithuania and Costa Rica. Even as the company’s geographic reach has grown substantially, Ciminelli maintains the company’s strong connection to Buffalo, where it was formed over 50 years ago and is still headquartered today.

Having established a commitment to corporate citizenship as one of LPCiminelli’s core values, Ciminelli has long believed in the importance of private sector involvement in public service. In recent years, he has devoted much of his time and philanthropy to two particular areas – education and the arts. He is a founding member of the "Say Yes To Education" effort in the City of Buffalo. He also chairs the world-renowned Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Board of Trustees and is a trustee at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, a leading museum for modern and contemporary art. Mr. Ciminelli is a member of the Dean’s International Council at the University of Chicago’s Harris School, one of the leading public policy schools in the country, and is a member of the Dean’s National Council at the prestigious Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester.

Previously, Ciminelli was appointed by the Governor of the State of New York as trustee, and then chairman of the New York Power Authority, the largest stateowned power utility organization in the United States. He is past chairman of the Buffalo Niagara Partnership and chairman emeritus of 43 X 79 – an organization of leading business executives in Western New York. For this and other work, he has been honored as Executive of the Year by the University at Buffalo School of Management (2007) and the Richard J. Wehle School of Business at Canisius College (2009).

Louis P. Ciminelli is honored today as a 2014 Dean’s Medal Recipient for his lifetime of contributions to the revitalization of the Buffalo Niagara region through building and design, culture, art and education. The reach of his public service extends across the nation and around the world and is now contributing to a stronger future for the Buffalo School through leadership of our Dean’s Council.

Through the Dean’s Medal we recognize individuals for their extraordinary accomplishment in the fields of planning, architecture or environmental design through pedagogy, research, creative activity and leadership. The highest honor bestowed by the Buffalo School, the Dean’s Medal acknowledges distinguished lifetime career achievements that develop, improve and sustain our school, university, region or world.

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SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence

The Mace Designed to tell the story of the university and the Niagara Frontier, the University at Buffalo mace was fashioned by silversmith Hudson Roysher of Arcadia, CA. It was used for the first time in the 1962 general commencement.

Trenton Paul Van Epps Trenton Paul Van Epps is graduating with a bachelor of science in architecture. As a student, Trenton has integrated exceptional academic excellence with distinctive leadership, campus involvement and community service. As president of UB’s Senenmut Chapter of the Alpha Rho Chi architecture fraternity, he led the efforts to host the National 100th Anniversary APX Leadership Conference in Buffalo.

Trenton’s team organized a vibrant conference program that showcased the university and City of Buffalo for architecture students from across the United States. In 2013, he participated in the award-winning "Architecture + Education" program, which places architecture students and practitioners in Buffalo Public Schools to introduce design education to elementary-age children. Trenton was also a member of the design team for the Burchfield Penney Art Center's "Front Yard" installation, helping to create the world’s first permanent, environmentally-responsive, outdoor audio and video installation and a new cultural space for Buffalo. Trenton sets standards of excellence for all students. He inspires his peers and colleagues with his enthusiastic participation in all of life’s experiences, especially those that contribute to his goal of serving his community through the discipline of architecture.

The mace is silver with accents of lapis and howlite to represent the university’s colors. It is topped by a miniature walled structure representing the City of Buffalo. Engraved atop the city are three arrows bound together, symbolizing the unity of UB and the city.

A band of alternating jewels of lapis and howlite encircles the head of the mace and bears the founding dates of the 13 divisions that composed the university in 1962.

The UB arms appear on the front of the head. On the back are the arms of the United States, encircled by the name Millard Fillmore and the dates during which he was president and UB chancellor.

The discovery of Lake Erie in 1669 by Louis Joliet and early explorations by Robert de LaSalle are symbolized on the left side of the head. A crest on the right side symbolizes the university’s role as a dynamic center of human growth and welfare.

The wild rose, the state flower, is depicted in a floral motif at the top and bottom of the mace’s head.

Encircling the ends of the shaft are three wavy lines representing intellect and water, the latter a reference to the Niagara River and Great Lakes.

The motto “University and City: Community” is lettered in Latin around the knob of the shaft.

Traditionally used in university ceremonials, the mace is a symbol of enlightened authority. The mace bearer is the chair of the university’s Faculty Senate.

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History of the Buffalo School of Architecture & Planning The State University of New York Board of Trustees authorized the establishment of the School of Architecture and Environmental Design at the university in 1967. Today, it remains the only school of architecture and planning within the SUNY system and offers accredited professional degrees in architecture and urban planning.

John Eberhard, the first dean of the school, was appointed in 1968, planned a curriculum and assembled a faculty with classes beginning in the spring of 1969. Eberhard and his founding faculty engineered an innovative approach to the teaching and thinking about architecture and planning, formulating a school on the broadly based concept of environmental design. They developed a pedagogy rooted in the idea that the design of the environment is dependent on processes, both systematic and humane, that emphasize technical and social issues.

When Dean Harold L. Cohen joined the school in 1974, he continued the innovations started by Eberhard and moved the school to Hayes Hall. Cohen founded the Friends of the School of Architecture and Planning and together saw the establishment of the school’s library. He also recruited faculty and staff that almost doubled the size of the school. Dean Cohen was a tireless champion for resources for the school and expanded the working relationship with the community.

Following the retirement of Dean Cohen, Dr. Michael P. Brooks became dean (1984-87) followed by Interim Dean Judith E. Albino (1987-88). Bruno B. Freschi, O.C., joined the school in 1988 and continued to build on this solid foundation. During his tenure, Dean Freschi worked to establish the school’s annual Clarkson Visiting Chair as well as Intersight, the school’s academic journal. Between 1999 and 2003, Acting Dean Thomas E. Headrick, and Interim Deans John B. Sheffer II and Dr. Kenneth J. Levy provided the leadership of the school.

Brian Carter served as dean from 2003 through 2010, and worked extensively to re-establish the visibility of the school through publications, exhibit and lecture series featuring national and international scholars. His work advanced the level of discussion about architecture and planning in our region and established a foundation for improvements in our facilities and advanced degree programs.

Robert G. Shibley, FAIA, AICP, was appointed as dean in January 2011 and with faculty, staff, and students has embraced a mission to engage the professions of architecture and planning creatively and responsibly in a rapidly changing world. As the “Buffalo School,” our program is deeply embedded in Buffalo and its surrounding region, our primary site of investigation for global issues in architecture and planning and an international city with rich architectural and urban design legacies. The school’s social commitment to making better places extends around the world, from faculty research with a global reach to our distinctive study abroad program, the largest at UB. Dean Shibley is also building on the powerful intellectual traditions in architecture and planning, constructing stronger relationships among them, and reaching out to reinforce as well as build new relationships among other professions and disciplines. It means being creatively engaged in forecasting and experimentation by asking, how will architecture and planning address the challenges and opportunities facing the communities we serve and our environment? This requires greater attention to, and accommodation of, social and ecological justice in design and planning, technological and material innovations, and experimentation with the artistic and cultural productions of both professions.

To further advance the mission, the Buffalo School recently initiated new curricular vehicles including a PhD in Urban and Regional Planning and a Master of Science in Architecture. Just this year the school launched a graduate program in historic preservation and urban design as well as an advanced graduate certificate in historic preservation, both joint efforts between the Departments of Architecture and Urban and Regional Planning.

The Buffalo School has commenced a $50 million dollar restoration of Hayes and Crosby Halls, our home and the heart of the UB South Campus. Over the next few years, we will participate in the planning, design, and construction of these projects as part of the education experience at the school. The projects promise a dramatic restoration of historic structures designed to meet stringent environmental standards and further restore the historic campus landscape laid out by E.B. Green in 1927. The projects are part of implementing the University at Buffalo’s Comprehensive Physical Plan. Graduates, family and friends are invited to monitor our progress at http://ap.buffalo.edu/

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UB Alma Mater Music by UB students in 1903.

Lyrics adapted by UB students in 2006 for contemporary use.

Verse 1: The pride of our spirit and tradition, Our alma mater’s truth and name declare.

Celebrate our history and wisdom, O let us all prepare to sing her glory.

Refrain: To Buffalo all hail to thee, Noble and strong it’s our university!

To blue and white pledge loyalty, Singing, I will always remember thee!

Verse 2: We’ll ever keep our standards high, And sing UB’s praises to the sky.

Receiving the finest education, Our knowledge we impart unto the nations.

(Repeat refrain)

Verse 3: Our friends we’ve made with ties that bind, A union of our spirit, heart and mind.

Together we’ll continue life’s journey, O may dear Buffalo forever be.

(Repeat refrain)

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School of Architecture and Planning

Bruce R. Majkowski Associate Dean

Omar Khan Chair Maryanne P. Schultz Curator, Visual Resources Center Debra L. Eggebrecht Assistant to the Chair Susan G. McDonald Secretary

Subbiah Mantharam Associate Dean for External Affairs

Department of Urban and Regional Planning

Office of the Dean Robert G. Shibley Dean

William J. McDonnell Associate Dean Korydon H. Smith Associate Dean for Academic Affairs M. Beth Tauke Associate Dean R. J. Multari III Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Education Shannon M. Phillips Assistant Dean for Graduate Education Marion T. Brush Secretary Barbara L. Carlson Assistant to the Dean Greg L. Delaney Director of Recruitment and First-Year Experience Alexandra D. Maier Staff Assistant Brian M. Podleski Staff Assistant Rachel M. Teaman Communications Officer

Dean’s Council Louis P. Ciminelli, Chair Randy J. Asher Charles L. Davis II Diane Georgopulos Clark Manus Mark Mendell

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Department of Architecture

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Ernest Sternberg Chair Norma J. Everett Assistant to the Chair Donna M. Rogalski Secretary

Information Technology Services Subbiah Mantharam Chief Information Officer Douglas L. McCallum Manager, Web Services Samantha L. Stricklin Manager, IT Services Shomari White Instructional Support Technician

Digital Workshop Lindsay N. Romano Manager

Materials & Methods Shop Peter L. Russell Manager

Architecture and Planning Library Rose M. Orcutt Librarian Christine Doze Clerk Manager

Center for Architecture and Situated Technologies Omar Khan, Co-Director Mark W. Shepard, Co-Director Nicholas Bruscia Jordan Geiger

Center for Urban Studies

Dean Emeriti

Henry L. Taylor, Jr., Director Jeffrey A. Kujawa, Assistant Director Frida R. Ferrer Robert M. Silverman

Harold L. Cohen Bruno B. Freschi

Food Systems Planning and Healthy Communities Lab Samina Raja, Principal Investigator So-Ra Baek Sol-Hyon Baek Donna Banach Christina T. Delgado Bumjoon Kang Jeanne Leccese

Faculty Emeriti Dennis A. Andrejko John S. Bis G. Scott Danford Beverly Foit-Albert Bruno B. Freschi Donald H. Glickman William S. Huff Bonnie S. Ott David C. Perry Lynda H. Schneekloth

SUNY Distinguished Professors Edward H. Steinfeld

IDEA Center

Professors

Edward H. Steinfeld, Director Danise R. Levine, Assistant Director James Lenker Kenneth S. MacKay Jordana L. Maisel Victor Paquet Korydon H. Smith Heamchand Subryan M. Beth Tauke Sue Weidemann Jonathan R. White

Brian Carter H. D. (Sam) Cole Annette LeCuyer G. William Page Robert G. Shibley Ernest Sternberg Henry L. Taylor Jr.

The UB Regional Institute & The Urban Design Project Robert G. Shibley, Director Laura S. Quebral, Associate Director Teresa Bosch De Celis Brian Conley Darren P. Cotton Sharon A. Entress Christina Farrell Kathryn B. Friedman Bradshaw Hovey Michelle Lyman Paul D. Ray Bartholomew J. Roberts Lynda H. Schneekloth Brenda A. Stynes Heather Warner Affiliated Faculty Himanshu Grover Hiroaki Hata Daniel B. Hess Samina Raja Harry L. Warren

Associate Professors Hiroaki Hata Daniel B. Hess Joyce Hwang Omar Khan Jean H. LaMarche Alfred D. Price Samina Raja Mark W. Shepard Robert M. Silverman Korydon H. Smith Hadas A. Steiner Despina M. Stratigakos M. Beth Tauke Li Yin

Assistant Professors So-Ra Baek Martha C. Bohm Sean L. Burkholder Laura B. Garofalo Jordan Geiger Himanshu Grover Bumjoon Kang Ashima Krishna JiYoung Park Georgios Rafailidis Michael S. Silver Jin Young Song

Clinical Associate Professors Kenneth S. MacKay

Clinical Assistant Professors Nicholas Bruscia Stephanie Davidson Nerea A. Feliz Dennis M. Maher Kerry L. Traynor Bradley A. Wales Harry L. Warren

Research Assistant Professors Kathryn B. Friedman Bradshaw Hovey Paul D. Ray Bartholomew J. Roberts Christopher T. Romano Laura S. Quebral

Additional Instructional Faculty James Allen Irene E. Ayad Paul L. Battaglia Alex Bitterman Carl Calabrese Barbara A. Campagna Mary-Jane Carroll Ludovico Centis William M. E. Clarkson Matthew J. Dates Greg L. Delaney Alan Dewart Peter H. Grace Matthew T. Hume Aaron M. Krolikowski Jeffrey A. Kujawa Jordana L. Maisel Bruce R. Majkowski R. J. Multari III William M. Murray Shayne O’Neil Shannon M. Phillips James A. Rayburg Karen Tashjian Timothy Ung E. Sue Weidemann Michael I. Williams Jonathan R. White Jennifer A. Wisinski-Oakley Michael P. Zebrowski

The State University of New York Board of Trustees H. Carl McCall Chairman Joseph W. Belluck* Eric Corngold Henrick N. Dullea Ronald G. Ehrenberg Angelo M. Fatta Tina Good Stephen J. Hunt Peter L.K. Knuepfer Eunice Ashman Lewin* Marshall A. Lichtman* John L. Murad Jr. Tremayne Price Linda S. Sanford Richard Socarides Carl Spielvogel Cary F. Staller

System Administration Nancy L. Zimpher Chancellor Elizabeth L. Bringsjord Interim Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Johanna Duncan-Poitier Senior Vice Chancellor for Community Colleges and the Education Pipeline William F. Howard Senior Vice Chancellor and General Counsel, Secretary of the University

June Williams Hoeflich* Christopher H. Koch Gerald S. Lippes* Christopher J. O’Brien Daniel E. Ovadia

Emeritus Members Sheila H. Battle Roger I. Blackwell Randall L. Clark Frank N. Cuomo* Edmond J. Gicewicz* Mary E. Randolph Rose H. Sconiers* John N. Walsh III

University at Buffalo Officers Satish K. Tripathi President Charles F. Zukoski Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs

Vice Presidents and Cabinet Members J. Brice Bible Chief Information Officer Dennis R. Black* University Life and Services Michael E. Cain Health Sciences Alexander N. Cartwright Research and Economic Development

University at Buffalo Council

Beth Del Genio* Chief of Staff

Jeremy M. Jacobs* Chairman

Laura E. Hubbard Finance and Administration

Mark J. Czarnecki* Vice Chairman

Nancy E. Paton University Communications

Robert T. Brady Jonathan A. Dandes* Pamela Davis Heilman*

Nancy L. Wells Development and Alumni Relations

Daniel J. White Athletics

Lucinda M. Finley Faculty Affairs

Deans

Robert J. Genco* Science, Technology Transfer and Economic Outreach

Arjang A. Assad School of Management Michael E. Cain School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Liesl Folks School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Michael L. Glick School of Dental Medicine

Mary H. Gresham* Educational Collaboration and Engagement John T. Ho Graduate Education Lee H. Melvin Enrollment Teresa A. Miller Equity and Inclusion

Lynn T. Kozlowski School of Public Health and Health Professions

Andrew M. Stott Undergraduate Education

Jaekyung Lee Graduate School of Education

Sean P. Sullivan Academic Planning and Budget

Marsha L. Lewis School of Nursing

Jean Wactawski-Wende* Strategic Initiatives and Research Advancement

Makau W. Mutua Law School James M. O’Donnell School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

University at Buffalo Foundation

Randall L. Clark Michael W. Cropp* Robert E. Denning* Beverly Foit-Albert* Judith B. Ittig* Ashok G. Kaveeshwar* Ross B. Kenzie Francis M. Letro* Anthony B. Martino* Gerard T. Mazurkiewicz* Murray S. Rosenthal* Eileen S. Silvers* Satish K. Tripathi Margaret W. Wong*

Directors Dianne Bennett* Sheldon M. Berlow Mark E. Hamister Paul J. Harder Richard E. Heath Jeremy M. Jacobs Jr. Northrup R. Knox Jr. Jordan A. Levy* James W. McLernon* Jean C. Powers* Ronald M. Schreiber* Keith M. Stolzenburg* Marjorie E. Winkler*

Emeritus Trustees

Gregory M. Bauer* Vice Chairman

Sal H. Alfiero Randall I. Benderson* Lawrence P. Castellani William M.E. Clarkson Ellen E. Grant* Jeremy M. Jacobs* Reginald Newman II

Nancy J. Smyth School of Social Work

Robert E. Denning* Treasurer

Non Voting Members

Vice Provosts and Senior Academic Administration

Edward P. Schneider* Executive Director

A. Scott Weber Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs

Trustees

E. Bruce Pitman College of Arts and Sciences Robert G. Shibley School of Architecture and Planning

H. Austin Booth University Libraries Stephen C. Dunnett* International Education

Officers Francis M. Letro* Chairman

Ravinder K. Bansal Gregory M. Bauer* Gary R. Bichler Thomas E. Black Jr.* Wayne S. Blank* Helen M. Cappuccino*

Michael E. Cain Laura E. Hubbard Nancy L. Wells Charles F. Zukoski *University at Buffalo alumnus/alumna

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Alumni Welcome Dear Class of 2014, Congratulations graduates of the School of Architecture and Planning, Class of 2014. As a student of the Buffalo School, you have engaged the local and global community as a laboratory for exploring, testing and building in architecture and planning. Through your work, you have pushed the boundaries of knowledge in our fields and contributed to a more beautiful, healthy and ecologically sound world. We are proud of all you have achieved.

While today marks your transition from student to alumnus, it is not the end of a journey, but the beginning of a new chapter as a member of our Buffalo School community. Indeed, today you join a family of over 4,800 School of Architecture and Planning alumni scattered from Buffalo to Shanghai. Accomplished practitioners, professionals and scholars, our alumni are shaping the world through inspirational practice and the lifelong pursuit of new knowledge in architecture and planning.

Our alumni community is also here to serve as a strong network of support for you as you explore the world of professional practice or advanced studies in architecture and planning. As you begin the next phase of your journey, I encourage you to stay connected with our school – mentor our students, attend professional networking events, participate in our alumni lecture series, and engage in the Buffalo School’s premier public programs.

Through our new school magazine and the launch of a completely revamped website, we are committed to celebrating our impact around the globe. Help us tell the Buffalo School story by sharing news of your personal and professional accomplishments. Please visit us online at http://ap.buffalo.edu/People/alumni-update.html or email us at apalumni@buffalo.edu. We can’t wait to hear from you.

Again, hats off to you as you achieve this academic milestone. We are honored to call you a part of our community and hope you remain proud of your connection to the Buffalo School. We are extremely excited about where we are headed together and welcome your continued energy in the adventure.

All the best,

Subbiah Mantharam Associate Dean for External Affairs School of Architecture & Planning

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