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

Al Caffiero

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

Kathleen Cellura

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

Beth Schisa-D'Angelo and Kevin D'Angelo

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

Willie Evans

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

Rosalind Jarrett

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

Terese Kelly

“I love UB deeply.”

Paul Kurtz

“Giving back creates opportunity for others.”

Bruce and Barbara Moden

“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.' ”

Philip and Colleen Morey

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

Paul Nussbaum

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

Jamey Phipps

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

Peter and Barbara Rittner

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

Robert and Ellen Rose

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

James Schlesinger

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

Jason Thaler

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

Anne Tirone

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

Steve Trynosky

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

Georgirene Vladutiu

“I decided now is the time to pay back.”

Margaret Wong

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

Sharon Bob Young

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

Gordon and Gretchen Gross