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Gagan Bhalla (School of Dental Medicine, 1986 )
Gagan Bhalla (School of Dental Medicine, 1986) writes, "Gagan Bhalla '86 was presented with the Humanitarian of the Year Award at
the Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards and Gala Night. Born in
Madhya Pradesh, India, Dr.Bhalla earned his first degree in Dentistry from
Indore University and served at prestigious All India Institute of Medical
Science (AIIMS) in New Delhi. He moved to the USA in 1983 and obtained his
DDS from University at Buffalo and graduated as an Orthodontist from St.
Louis University. After being certified by the Royal College of Dental
Surgeons, he has been serving the metro Toronto community as an
Orthodontist in Mississauga for the last 15 years. His valuable community
services were duly recognized by Credit Valley Hospital Foundation through
his appointment as a Board Member in 2008.
Apart from rendering valuable professional services, Dr. Bhalla, has
won several awards for his distinguished community services. Dr. Bhalla's
contributions in spreading the Yoga Revolution in Canada are remarkable. He
has been promoting teaching and practice of Yoga with the slogan 'Better
Health for Humanity'. Under his leadership as a National Yoga Teachers
Coordinator for Patanjali Yoga Peeth Canada, he trained about 700 Yoga
teachers from coast to coast. There are over 150 free yoga classes
conducted per week in Canada. Presently, Dr. Bhalla is the Vice President
and a Board Member of Patanjali Yoga Peeth, Canada. He is dedicated to
making Canada one of the healthiest nations within next ten years. He is
married to Uma Bhalla; both are devout followers of Baba Ramdev. She is the
current National Yoga Teacher Coordinator of Canada. Their two sons Sean and Rohan are following the footsteps of their father and pursuing medical education.
gaganbhalla@yahoo.com
"

Submitted on Jul 1 2010

Joseph Oppenheim (, 1964 )
Joseph Oppenheim (1964) writes, "My second book, "Become a Private Investor," has just been published and is available at Amazon.com.
Submitted on Jun 23 2010

Claudine Etienne (, 1996 )
First novel, The Price of Residence, was published in 2009. Book is available on amazon.com at: http://www.amazon.com/Claudine-Etienne/e/B0038K7YIA

Visit www.claudineetienne.net
Submitted on Jun 6 2010

James Newton (School of Engineering & Applied Science, 1976 )
James Newton (School of Engineering & Applied Science, 1976) writes, "I am running the San Diego Marathon to raise funds to fight leukemia and lymphoma and need your help. If you wish to donate go to www.teamintraining.org; click on the "Find A Particpant" link, search my last name "Newton" and go to my webpage. Thank you in advance."
Submitted on Apr 28 2010

Robert Swiatek (Faculty of Natural Science & Mathematics, 1966 )
Robert Swiatek (Ed M, mathematics education, 1966) writes, ""The Joy of Life Cookbook" will soon be published. It's a new edition of the cookbook I had published in 2002 - my first one - and it received great praise from the critics (3 5-star reviews.) I didn't even pay them off. Others raved about it, including one of the readers - whom I have yet to meet. She said, "I got a kick out of it - I couldn't put it down until I finished it." We know she can be trusted because her name is Monica. Order before publication through the form on bobcooks.com (find and click on "details") and you can have a copy for $10. I'll even pay for the shipping."

Submitted on Apr 23 2010

Elizabeth (Simboli) Simboli Mazes (Faculty of Arts and Letters, 1973 )
Elizabeth (Simboli) Mazes writes, "Elizabeth (Simboli) Mazes, BA '73 and her husband, Peter Mazes, BA '72, are singing the Bach B-minor Mass at Carnegie Hall with David Randolph conducting, on May 8th at 8PM.It is the most difficult piece they have ever learned! Email Liz (elizm246@aol.com) for tickets. Peter and Liz met at UB in the chorus conducted by Peter Van Dyck and have been singing together ever since. They both work for the NYC Dept. of Education and have 2 wonderful daughters."
Submitted on Apr 3 2010

David Steele (School of Architecture & Planning, 1986 )
David Steele (School of Architecture & Planning, 1986) writes, "My new book on Buffalo architecture is now available. It is filled with 160 pages of rich black and white images depicting Buffalo's amazing architectural treasure trove like no other publication. It is called "Buffalo: Architecture in the American Forgotten Land"

You can see the book on-line at www.buffbuildings.com

You can buy it on-line at www.blurb.com search word "buffalo"

Also check out local Buffalo book stores"

Submitted on Dec 9 2009

Lisa Rapaport (Faculty of Arts and Letters, 1996 )
Lisa Rapaport (Faculty of Arts and Letters, 1996) writes, "I've been promoted to US Health Editor at Bloomberg News in New York after a decade of writing about science and medicine for various publications. Also, as a belated birth announcement, my daughter, Ava Juliet, has just turned one and started walking. Multi-tasking ahead! "
Submitted on Oct 23 2009

Joseph Oppenheim (Faculty of Natural Science & Mathematics, 1964 )
Joseph Oppenheim (Faculty of Natural Science & Mathematics, 1964) writes, "Just published my memoir, "Joseph's Almanac," available at Amazon.com"

Submitted on Aug 26 2009

CaTyra Polland (College of Arts and Sciences, 2008 )
CaTyra Polland

I am currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Criminal Justice. I will be graduating in May 2010.

I completed a summer internship at Monroe County Office of Probation-Community Corrections in Rochester, NY.

I also enjoyed a birthday vacation in L.A. and visited Tijuana, Mexico!

Submitted on Aug 11 2009

Marvin Migdol (Faculty of Social Sciences, 1959 )
CLASS of 1959, The Class With Class, will have its 50th Anniversary Reunion in Buffalo, Oct. 8-11, 2009. For infor or to volunteer for Planning Committee e-mail Marv Migdol, Chairman, fmmigdol@gmail.com or call him at (469) 241-0406.

Submitted on Jun 4 2009

Richard Marinaccio (Law School, 2007 )
"Richard J. Marinaccio, B.A. 2004, J.D. 2007, recently became the United States National Monopoly Champion. Ricky competed in the National Tournament in Washington, D.C.'s Union Station and took home the top prize of $20,580 (the amount in a Monopoly bank). He will represent the United States in the World Monopoly Championship in Las Vegas, October 20-22.

Ricky received his B.A. from U.B. in Political Science and Philosophy in 2004. He also received his Juris Doctor from U.B. Law School in 2007. "

Submitted on Apr 30 2009

Jacob (Spiegel) Dyer-Spiegel (College of Arts and Sciences, 2004 )
Jacob Dyer-Spiegel (College of Arts and Sciences, 2004) writes, "I'm in my third year of a Ph.D. program in English at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, and in September I'll begin a second Master's degree in Translation Studies. It's been five years since the first group of students finished the MA program in Caribbean Cultural Studies at UB/Universidad de la Habana and it would be great to hear from everyone! My email is: jacobds@ub-alumni.org"
Submitted on Mar 19 2009

Linda Mose (Faculty of Social Sciences, 1981 )
Linda Mose (Faculty of Social Sciences, 1981) writes, "Alumn and inspirational author Linda Mose Meadows is pleased to announce that her uplifting devotional has been published:

The Blessedness of Believing
A Devotional Journey of Life’s Lesson’s and God’s Promises by Linda Mose Meadows (Tate Publishing 2007).
Learn more about the devotional and her interests on:
http://blessednessofbelieving.blogspot.com/

This outstanding devotional is expressly written with a heart that seeks after the righteousness of God with uplifting personal sentiments and prayers, referencing Holy Scripture, encouraging lyrics and deep expressions of faith. These reflections are written for your daily devotional time and to compliment your bible study.
"

Submitted on Feb 26 2009

Peggy Landsman (Faculty of Arts and Letters, 1978 )
Peggy Landsman (Faculty of Arts and Letters, 1978) writes, "My first poetry chapbook, To-wit To-woo, was published by FootHills Publishing in February 2008. Passion's Professor, a contemporary romance novel that I wrote under the pen name Samantha Rhodes, was published by Midnight Showcase in July 2008. I have a web site: http://peggylandsman.com/ where you can see a bit of both and read some of my other published poetry and prose."

Submitted on Aug 16 2008

John Crean (Faculty of Arts and Letters, 1985 )
John Crean (Faculty of Arts and Letters, 1985) writes, "I am retiring from the United States Army after 21 years and 1 month of active federal service on July 1, 2008. I have served our nation for nearly 33 years, which includes time in several western NY United States Army Reserve units.
For nearly ten years I have been a member of special operations, specifically Civil Affairs where I used academic skills learned from anthropology and history courses I took at UB. Over the years I have helped plan elections, formed a provincial governmental council, and was responsible for reconstruction of essential services and Iraq infrastructure projects over two deployments. We definately have and are making a difference. I will miss this aspect of my military career, however I am hopeful that the knowledge and skills I have learned can again be used in other organizations dedicated to improving the human condition. It sounds cliche but it all started with classes in Anthropology (which helped me become culturally sensitive) and American Studies (seeing the world through another perspective)at UB! "

Submitted on Jun 7 2008

Dennis Zgaljardic (Faculty of Social Sciences, 1997 )
Dennis J. Zgaljardic, Ph.D., ABPP-CN (BA 1997)completed his doctorate in Psychology with a specialization in Neuropsychology at the City University of New York in 2004. He was recently named Director of the Neuropsychology Department at the Transitional Learning Center (post-acute brain injury rehabilitation facility) in Galveston, TX. In May 2008 Dennis successfully completed his board certification exams in Clinical Neuropsychology.
Submitted on Jun 5 2008

Steven Cox (Law School, 1996 )
Steven Cox (Law School, 1996) writes, "Just wanted to let the Class of '86 know (though I was Class of '96) that we lost a dear friend in December when Nick Priore passed away suddenly after suffering a brain aneurysm. Nick was an immensely talented lawyer, gifted singer and performer and just one of the most decent people I've ever been blessed to know. In January he would have interviewed for, and was considered the leading candidate to receive, a federal bankruptcy court judgeship. "
Submitted on Feb 15 2008

Sheldon Scheinert (Faculty of Social Sciences, 1975 )
Sheldon Scheinert (Faculty of Social Sciences, 1975) writes, "Sheldon Scheinert, BA 1975 says hello. I am currently a gastroenterologist in St. Petersburg, Florida, and live there with my wife, Susan. I have 3 children, Jocelyn, 25, Lawrence, 24, and Gregg, 20. If anyone is the area, I'd love to hear from you."
Submitted on Jan 30 2008

Barry Fertel (Law School, 1977 )
Barry Fertel (Law School, 1977) writes, "Last November, I was overwhelmingly re-elected to the City Council of New Rochelle, New York's seventh largest City, and just finished his tenure as Deputy Mayor. He would love to hear from any fellow alumni who also live in New Rochelle"
Submitted on Jan 23 2008

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