It took him 16 years of studying part time on nights and weekends while working full time and raising a family to complete his engineering degree at UB, but Felix Smist, B.S. ’65, of North Tonawanda, N.Y., kept at it. To honor his father and help students who experience similar situations, Felix’s son James Smist, B.S. ’80, and his wife, Mary, have established the Felix Smist Scholarship at UB with their gift of $30,000.

Get out of the Car and Stomp

by Ken Parr

There were times when the UB basketball team took bus trips to our games that weren’t at a great distance, mostly in the state of New York. But the bus trips would take a long time anyway, and we...