Alumni Stories
Invested in the Future
A $520 dollar investment has grown into a six-figure gift - an endowed scholarship fund for UB's School of Social Work - thanks to the generosity of Jean Cook and her late husband, William G. Cook. more
International Financier, UB Alumnus Brun Pledges $1 Million to UB School of Social Work
An international investment advisor who used his University at Buffalo degree in social work to build a $32 billion business, Leslie A. Brun is pledging $1 million to the UB School of Social Work -- half as a direct gift and half as a matched donation. more
Priceless
by Cosimo Mautone
The University at Buffalo is one of the outstanding educational institutions in the country. I was in Italy recently, visiting my alma mater, the University of Bari. My sister's on the faculty of the University of Bari and I met with the faculty there. I was proud to learn about the reputation the University at Buffalo has in Italy and in Europe. They knew about the outstanding UB programs in medicine, architecture, management, and computer science. They knew about all the research going on at UB. more
They Thought We Were Too Liberal
by John DiBiase
The first semester I went to St. Louis University, then I came back to Buffalo and went to the University at Buffalo School of Social Work. At that time the school was located downtown. It was called Townsend Hall. There were three floors. The third floor was condemned. Since the bathrooms were on the third floor, we went next door to the gas station or we went to the little restaurant called "Marie." more
Two Social Workers
by Bernard Tolbert
I remember Cornelia Allen; Allen Hall is named after her. While she was never a professor of mine, I knew her because she was the director of Cradle Beach Camp years ago. She's a legend around UB.
I did a placement at Cradle Beach one year, and she was my faculty advisor. more
Golden Age
by Michael Moran
The School of Social Work Alumni Association brought people back in 1988 for a twenty-five year class reunion. I was in the class of 1963, and I think we invited the class of '62 and '64 to join us. The then dean, Fred Seidel, had graduated from one of those classes. more
