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Buffalo Business Autumn 2021
Startups
If you were on campus this summer, you likely noticed a lot of digging. Work began on
renovating the grounds around Jacobs Management Center, thanks to the generosity of
Russ Agrusa, BS '76, SEAS, whose gift, in honor of his late wife, Paula, BS '78, will make
"Paula's Plaza" a reality. See rendering above and stay tuned for photos in the spring
issue of Buffalo Business.
D&I office launches speaker series
Bailey
In the new Role Model Speakers
Series, hosted by the school's
Diversity and Inclusion Office,
alumni share how they leveraged
their experiences, skills and
credentials to achieve career
success. Inaugural speakers
were Maj. Virginia Best Bailey,
AuD/MBA '11, hearing program
manager and chief of audiology,
United States Army, Alaska; and
Rody Damis, JD/MBA '13, senior
legislative analyst, Executive
Office of the President of the
United States.
Damis
An inspiring space
