Buffalo State honored 68 student-athletes at its 10th Annual Scholar-Athlete Academic Luncheon to recognize student-athletes that have earned a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher for at least three semesters at the college today in the Hall of Fame Lobby in the Sports Arena.

Following opening remarks by Athletics Director Jerry Boyes, President Dr. Muriel A. Howard addressed the audience. Among the 68 student-athlete honored, were 20 that have maintained a 3.50 GPA or higher.

The athletics department would like to recognize the following invited faculty and staff members that were present to support individual student-athletes: Dr. Deborah Silverman (Communication), Lynne Scalia (Business), Dr. Gary Marotta (History & Social Studies), Joseph Golombek (History & Social Studies), Dr. Bruce Bryski (Communication), Rebecca Geraghty (Interior Design), Dr. Scott Roberts (Health & Wellness), Dr. Barbara Miller (Modern & Classical Languages), Dr. James Gilham (Criminal Justice), Dr. Tina Carter (Mathematics), Dr. Sue Baldwin (Health & Wellness), John DeNisco (Business), Dr. Cheryl Hamilton (Art Education), Ramona Santa Maria (CIS), Dr. Peter Mercer (Math), Cynthia Anthony (Health & Wellness), Pamela Rost (Health & Wellness), Dr. Kim Zittel-Palamara (Social Work), David Brinson (Technology), Raymond Guagliardi (Criminal Justice), Dr. Michael Cretacci (Criminal Justice), Lauren Copeland (Academic Support Programs), Josie Adamo (Academic Support Programs), Dr. David Carson (History & Social Studies), Dr. Andrew Nichols (History & Social Studies), Sarah Mann-Kahris (Speech & Language Pathology) and Debra Renzi (Social Work).