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Autumn 2024 Buffalo Business 3 School celebrates career partners The Career Resource Center — an exclusive resource for nearly 4,000 students in the School of Management — hosted a celebration on May 8 to honor the following recruiting and internship partners for their consid- erable impact on student success and career development. OUTSTANDING INTERNSHIP ORGANIZATION West Herr Automotive Group INTERN OF THE YEAR Claire Ritchie Casa Bella Management LLC INTERN SUPERVISOR OF THE YEAR Melissa Boland Casa Bella Management LLC INTERN OF THE YEAR Akshay Prabhakar Koltewar Linde INTERN SUPERVISOR OF THE YEAR James Luciani Linde NEW RECRUITING ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR Techtronic Industries RECRUITING PARTNERS OF THE YEAR Carey Petruso Enterprise Mobility Jody Giarrusso Enterprise Mobility CRC ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR Caroline Organ, MBA '07 BS&P CPAs and Consultants Kudos Britany Bartula, CPA, clinical assistant profes- sor of accounting and law, was named a 2024 Emerging Leader by the New York State Society of CPAs. The award recog- nizes NYSSCPA members who have demonstrated leadership in their organization, made significant profes- sional achievements in the past year and have gone above and beyond in giving back to the community. Kevin Cleary, clin- ical assistant professor of management science and systems, was a recip- ient of the 2024 Academic Integrity award in April from UB's Office of Academic Integrity for his commitment to upholding academic integrity, the foundational value of teach- ing, learning and research. The award celebrates those who go beyond their duty to promote and enhance UB's culture of integrity. Michael Krupski, clin- ical assistant professor of operations management and strategy, was honored with the Arjang A. Assad Excellence in Teaching award in May. Established with a personal endow- ment from Assad, former School of Management dean, the award is given bien- nially to a faculty member who has demon- strated teaching excellence, leadership and a passion for the profession. Charles Lindsey, associ- ate professor of marketing, was named a SUNY Online Teaching Ambassador. Lindsey was nominated by UB's Educational Design Collaborative. Presented at the SUNY Online Summit in February, the award recognizes exemplary online educators who are enthusiastic and effective, and who can be positive and strong advocates for online teaching in the SUNY community. Aisha O'Mally, clin- ical assistant profes- sor of organization and human resources, was appointed to UB's Equity, Diversity, Justice and Inclusion Faculty Fellows program for the 2024-25 academic year. The role of EDJI Fellows is to enhance the implementation of the recom- mendations made by the university-wide President's Advisory Council on Race related to curriculum and instruction. Charles Pustelnik, web producer in the school's Information Technolog y D epartment, was select- ed in May as a 2024 UB Digital Accessibility Ad- vocate award recipient. Pustelnik helps break down barriers to make the university's digital landscape inclusive and empower- ing for individuals with disabilities. This achievement highlights his commitment to creating digital experiences that are acces- sible to all. Jody Giarrusso and Carey Petruso of Enterprise Mobility were named Career Resource Center Recruiting Partners of the Year. Photo: Noah Owsiany, BS '26 Congratulations to the following School of Management faculty and staff on their recent accomplishments.