Terri Cosma Boor Donates Sculpture 1997 Fall Announcement that artist Terri Cosma Boor donated a sculpture entitled "Medicine Man Iroquois" for the lobby of the School of Public Health.
Helen G. And Bernard Horowitz Endowment Established 1997 Fall Announcement of the establishment of the Helen G. and Bernard Horowitz Endowment with an initial gift of in excess of $50,000. The funds are to provide aid to students in financial need. Helen Horowitz was Professor of Economics at the University and Bernard Horowitz was Director of Counseling at...
Center For Social And Demographic Analysis Begins Work On $3 Million Grant From NICHD 1997 October 1 The Center for Social and Demographic Analysis begins work on $3 million grant from the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). The grant has been given to 11 population centers around the country including Princeton, Brown, and Johns Hopkins. Center researchers study...
Malcolm E. Blum '54 Donates $100,000 To Endow Scholarships 1997 October During Alumni Weekend 1997, Malcolm E. Blum, Class of 1954, donates $100,000 to endow scholarships for students planning careers in education.
Edward And Frances Gildea George Present University with $1 Million Gift 1997 November 6 Formal announcement of Edward S. and Frances Gildea George's gift of $1 million (at the time, the largest alumni gift to date) and the naming of the 100,000 sq. ft. home of the School of Public Health Building on the East Campus (now the Health Sciences Campus) as the Edward S. and Frances Gildea...
Center For Environmental Sciences And Technology Management Wins "First Award" 1997 November 20 The University's Center for Environmental Sciences and Technology Management wins "First Award" from the American Institute of Architects/Western New York. The building was designed by a team from Cannon of New York City.
Great Danes Football Team Wins Eastern Football Conference Championship 1997 November 22 Great Danes football team wins Eastern Football Conference championship with a 27-20 victory over American International. The University last won a championship with an ECAC Division III North title in 1985.
University Accepts Invitation To Join Northeast Conference In Football Beginning In 1999 Season 1997 November 25 Northeast Conference (NEC) Commissioner John Iamarino announces that UAlbany has accepted an invitation to join the conference in football beginning in the 1999 season. The University becomes the seventh member of the conference in football which includes Central Connecticut, Monmouth, St....
Announcement Of A Joint Bachelor Of Science Degree In Biology And A Doctor Of Medical Dentistry In Seven Years In Collaboration With Boston University's Goldman School Of Dental Medicine 1997 December Announcement of a joint Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and a Doctor of Medical Dentistry (DMD) in seven years in collaboration with Boston University's Goldman School of Dental Medicine. Students admitted to the time-shortened program will skip their senior year at UAlbany, being admitted...
Establishment Of The Hannah R.E. And Avery I. Whitney Award For Non Animal Methodologies In Research 1997 December Announcement of the establishment of the Hannah R.E. and Avery I. Whitney Award for Non-Animal Methodologies in Research, Testing, or Education by Distinguished Service Professor M.E. Grenander in honor of her grandparents. The first recipient of the award is Helmut Hirsch. The initial award is a...