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.

I, Too, Have Become a Mentor

by Christine Manti Cain

In a class of over 200 students, I received a personal note from Milton Plesur in my junior year, saying that he would like to meet me because he enjoyed my essay. What a compliment! I shyly went...