BUFFALO, NY – Members of the Canisius University community make up more than 16 percent of Business First’s Power 250 list for 2015. The annual ranking identifies the most influential leaders throughout Western New York.
The Power 250 list includes 31 Canisius University alumni, including President John J. Hurley ’78, who earned a place at number 53. President Hurley and University at Buffalo President Satish Tripathi are the highest-ranking local college presidents on the list.
Six members of the Canisius University Board of Trustees made the list. In addition, the Power 250 list included 13 individuals who have received honorary degrees from Canisius.
The following is a complete list of those members of the Canisius community named to Business First’s Power 250:
Canisius Alumni:
#17 *Carl Montante ’64, HON ’04, president and managing director, Uniland Development Co.
#22 Gary Crosby ’75, president and CEO, First Niagara Financial Group Inc.
#36 Rocco Termini ’72, president, Signature Development Buffalo LLC
#37 Frank Sedita III ’83, district attorney, Erie County
#49 Clotilde Perez-Bode Dedecker ’82, president and CEO, Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo
#50 Mark Czarnecki MBA ’91, president and chief operating officer, M&T Bank
#53 **John J. Hurley ’78, president, Canisius University
#57 Patrick Gallivan ’82, state senator, 59th District, New York State
#60 James Allen ’67, executive director, Amherst Industrial Development Agency
#62 **Michael Montante ’91, vice president, Uniland Development Co.
#63 Robin Schimminger ’69, assemblyman, 140th District, New York State
#73 Rhonda Frederick MS ’03, president and CEO, People Inc.
#80 Angelo Fatta ’66, president, Fatta Enterprises LLC
#81 Dennis Walczyk ’74, CEO, Catholic Charities of Buffalo
#83 Paul Kolkmeyer ’75, president and CEO, Praim Enterprises LLC
#86 Terrence Connors ’68, founding partner, Connors & Vilardo LLP
#92 Allegra Jaros ’93, president, Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo
#97 David Nasca ’79, president and CEO, Evans Bancorp Inc.
#119 Denise O’Donnell ’68, director, Bureau of Justice Assistance; federal judge-designate
#131 **Lawrence Vilardo ’77, partner, Connors & Vilardo LLP; federal judge-designate
#136 James Dentinger MBA ’83, president, McGuire Development Co.
#151 *Robert Kresse ’50, HON ’00, of counsel, Hiscock & Barclay LLP
#153 Richard Cleland MS ’95, president, COO and interim CEO, Erie County Medical Center
#157 Matthew Enstice MBA ’04, president and CEO, Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus
#166 */**Anthony Masiello ’69, HON ’96, president, Masiello Martucci Calabrese & Associates
#172 Donna Luh ’77, MS ’80, vice chair, New York State Thruway Authority
#192 Lisa Wilson ’91, executive sports editor, The Buffalo News
#204 William Kresse MS ’98, principal, City Honors School
#213 Mary Roberts ’77, executive director, Darwin Martin House
#227 Clay Moden ’99, Breakfast Club disc jockey, WYRK-FM
#247 **Ronald Raccuia ’90, president, AdPro Sports, NFL agent
*Received an Honorary Degree from Canisius University
**Member of Canisius University Board of Trustees
Canisius honorary degree recipients:
#8 Robert Wilmers HON ’88, chair and CEO, M&T Bank
#17 Carl Montante ’64, HON ’04, president and managing director, Uniland Development Co.
#21 Robert Bennett HON ’09, chancellor emeritus, New York State Board of Regents
#25 Bishop Richard J. Malone HON ’13, bishop of the Diocese of Buffalo
#26 Jeremy Jacobs Sr. HON ’82, co-CEO, Delaware North
#34 JoAnn Falletta HON ’00, music director, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
#39 Paul Snyder Sr. HON ’71, chair, Snyder Corporation
#44 Donna Fernandes HON ’11, president and CEO, Zoological Society of Buffalo Inc.
#99 Thomas Beecher Jr. HON ’10, chair emeritus, Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus; chair, Barrantys LLC
#151 Robert Kresse ’50, HON ’00, of counsel, Hiscock & Barclay LLP
#158 James Wadsworth HON ’09, partner, Hodgson Russ LLP
#159 Robert Brady HON ’12, former chair, Moog Inc.
#166 Anthony Masiello ’69, HON ’96, president, Masiello Martucci Calabrese & Associates
Canisius Trustees:
#35 Joseph McDonald, president and CEO, Catholic Health System
#53 **John J. Hurley ’78, president, Canisius University (Ex officio)
#62 Michael Montante ’91, vice president, Uniland Development
#131 Lawrence Vilardo ’77, partner, Connors & Vilardo LLP; federal judge-designate
#166 Anthony Masiello ’69, HON ’96, president, Masiello Martucci Calabrese & Associates
#247 Ronald Raccuia ’90, president, AdPro Integrity Office, NFL agent
Canisius is one of 28 Jesuit colleges in the nation and the premier private college in Western New York.
