“Philanthropy is my passion. I have worked and invested all my life with the sole purpose of giving forward.”

“I benefited from the CC Furnas Emergency Student Loans as an undergraduate and it truly is a pleasure to help others pursue their dreams.”

“My sister had a great experience at UB.  I wanted to make sure that students were able to benefit as she did.”

“He was like a drill sergeant. I realized afterward, that was really something.”

Margaret W. Wong, JD ’76, a prominent immigration lawyer (center front) is surrounded by UB Law students from the class of 2012—all recipients of her named scholarships.

“I wanted to support something that meant a lot to me, and that was helping a graduate student.”

“Giving back creates opportunity for others.”

“Tzedakah, or righteous charity, is a fundamental tenet of Judaism that teaches us to share our gifts with others.”

“When you love what you do, you want to share all your knowledge and experiences.”

"We fulfilled the American dream."

“As soon as I graduated from UB, I started giving five or 10 dollars a year.”

“UB launched my professional life in many ways.  Your education goes with you wherever you go.”

“The beautiful thing about UB is you can specify where your gifts go.”

“I was very grateful to UB for giving me the chance.  I said, 'When I get an opportunity to pay them back, I’m going to do that.' ”

“This award allows me to honor a man who did so much for UB.”

“The dental school gave us so much and here we are making a great living.”

“It gives us great pleasure to know students will have the financial support so many of them need.”

“You owe it to yourself to extend your relationship by volunteering and advocating for the university.”

“UB gave our mother strength, confidence and joy.”

“That's the selfish part for me: I'm recruiting for the needy places.”

“Barbara and I often think about what we want to leave behind.”

“Thanks to you, I may soar as a flight nurse.”

“Thanks to you, I will work to improve my patients' lives.”

“Thanks to you, I’ll be an engineer—just like my sons.”

“Thanks to you, I had the best time of my life at UB.”

“Thanks to you, I'll work with the military families who give so much to this country.”

“Thanks to you, I'll help others do the math.”

“Thanks to you, I'll be a physical therapist with a lot of great memories of wrestling for UB.”

“Thanks to you, I'm going to practice elder and disability law for people who have no one else.”

“Thanks to you, I know there's nothing better than making people smile.”

“Thanks to you, I'll be a nurse with patient experience.”

“Thanks to you, I'll push for sustainability through adaptive reuse of material and space.”

“Thanks to you, I'll own my own accounting firm one day.”

“Thanks to you, I'll be there to protect groundwater from the effects of hazardous spills.”

“Thanks to you, I'll keep our nation secure.”

“Thanks to you, I found a medical school that rocks.”

“Thanks to you, I've added to my teaching skills.”

“Thanks to you, I’m going to be a corporate executive. Actually–make that a CEO.”

“Thanks to you, I can empower people to take charge of their own health, because knowledge is power.”

“Thanks to you, I'm going to help people really understand the benefits of living a healthy lifestyle.”

“Thanks to you, I'll be a third-generation graduate from UB Pharmacy.”

“Thanks to you, I've broadened my professional playing field.”

“Thanks to you, I've had experiences that will always shape my life. Athletics made me who I am.”

“Thanks to you, I'm ready to work on a manned space flight to Mars.”

“Thanks to you, I'm running toward a dynamic career.”

“Thanks to you, I'll always be entertaining.”

“Thanks to you, I have the whole world of oral health care spread out before me.”