Tag Archives: Faculty and Staff

News to Know

Dr. Jay Wendland, associate professor of political science at Daemen College, has been appointed director of the Honors Program, effective June 1.… Read More »

Staff Profile – Meghan Kloss ‘15

Meghan Kloss joined Daemen College in 2018 as director of annual giving. In this role, she is responsible for creating and executing a comprehensive, year-round fundraising plan for the Daemen Annual Fund. This includes all annual giving solicitation activities such… Read More »

News to Know

Dr. Sarah Whorley, assistant professor of biology at Daemen College, will be a featured speaker at a Western New York event for Pint of Science, an international festival that brings scientists to area pubs to talk about their research and… Read More »

Daemen to Hold Commencement Ceremonies

Undergraduate students sitting holding diplomas

Graduating class expected to be largest in college’s history

Daemen College President Gary Olson will confer degrees to more than 1,030 undergraduate and graduate candidates in the Class of 2019 at Daemen’s 68th annual commencement taking place on May 18… Read More »

Staff Members Complete Women’s Leadership Program

(L-R) Tiffany Shadden, Annie Mandart, and Dr. Irene Holohan-Moyer, assistant vice president for institutional effectiveness and systems integration.

Two Daemen College staff members were among those recently honored for completing the Western New York Consortium of Higher Education’s Women’s Leadership Institute, a program intended to prepare women for higher education senior leadership positions. Daemen participants for the 2018-19… Read More »

Outstanding Faculty and Staff Honored

Daemen President Gary Olson presents the Outstanding Faculty Award toDr. Lisa Parshall. Three Daemen College faculty and staff were presented 2019 Outstanding Faculty and Staff Awards by President Gary Olson following his spring State of the College address on April… Read More »

New to Know

Daniel Shanahan, assistant professor and program director of the Daemen College Entrepreneurism Program, and the design team from his performance company, Torn Space Theater, have been selected to represent the U.S. at the Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space… Read More »

Faculty Profile – Deborah Merriam ‘08

Deb Merriam Dr. Deborah Merriam has more than 30 years of experience as a nurse, with the last 10 years focusing on her role as a nurse educator. Her background in bereavement, counseling, mother-baby nursing, NICU nursing, and leadership has prepared… Read More »

Brogan Receives Health Care Excellence Award

Dr. Michael Brogan Buffalo Business First presented an inaugural Excellence in Health Care Award to Dr. Michael Brogan, Daemen College senior vice president for academic affairs and dean of the college, at an awards dinner held on March 28. Brogan joined… Read More »

Staff Profile – Gina Wiertel

Gina Wiertel Gina Wiertel recently joined Daemen College as administrative assistant to Craig Harris, vice president for institutional advancement. In this role, she provides administrative support, tracks operating budgets, and handles correspondence as well as assists with a range of… Read More »

News to Know

Dr. Elizabeth Campbell, assistant professor of history at Daemen Colleges, is serving as a contributor for the International Digital Ephemera Project, an initiative to digitize, preserve, and provide public access to print, images, multimedia, and social networking resources produced worldwide.… Read More »

Faculty Profile – Jack Peltz

Jack Peltz Dr. Jack Peltz joined Daemen College last fall as an assistant professor of psychology, having most recently served as a visiting professor at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Peltz, a licensed clinical psychologist, earned a doctorate in clinical… Read More »

News to Know

Dr. Domenic D’Amore, associate professor of natural sciences at Daemen College, has co-authored a paper with Megan Harmon ’13 in the peer-reviewed journal PeerJ. The paper, “Quantitative Heterodonty in Crocodylia: Assessing Size and Shape Across Modern and Extinct Taxa,”… Read More »

Brogan Honored for Excellence in Health Care

Dr. Michael Brogan, Daemen College senior vice president for academic affairs and dean of the college, has been named by Buffalo Business First an inaugural Excellence in Health Care Award recipient, making him one of the first to receive this… Read More »

Staff Profile – Stefanie Lizauckas

Stefanie Lizauckas joined Daemen College this semester as associate registrar, having most recently served as assistant bursar at the University at Buffalo. In her new role, she assists with student evaluations, curriculum updates, transfer credits, graduation, and certification of athletes.… Read More »