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Two named to Daemen College Board of Trustees At its November meeting, the Daemen College Board of Trustees approved the appointment of Dr. Donald L. Trump and Arthur G. Wingerter to the college’s board. “We are delighted to have such distinguished and accomplished community leaders join the Daemen board,” said Board Chair Dale Demyanick ‘79, a partner at Lumsden and McCormick, LLP.
Trump retired in November as Roswell Park Cancer Institute’s president and chief executive officer, a post he held since 2007. He will assume a new position as chief executive officer at Inova Comprehensive Cancer and Research Institute in Fairfax, Va. Joining Roswell Park in 2002, Trump served then as senior vice president for clinical research, chairman
of the department of medicine and co-principal investigator of the Cancer Center Support Grant. Named one of the Buffalo’s Most Influential People in 2013 by Buffalo Business First, he serves on the Buffalo Niagara Partnership Board of Directors and the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Trump earned his medical degree from
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore and served as chief resident in internal medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine and a fellow of the American College of Physicians. Wingerter has served since 2009 as president of Univera Healthcare, where he is responsible for the nonprofit health plan’s
commercial, Medicare and SafetyNet lines of business in Western New York. Prior to this, he was vice president of Health Care Solutions at Genpact of New Jersey and held leadership roles at other health care organizations and in the business industry. Wingerter serves on the Buffalo Niagara Partnership as well as the Buffalo Niagara Enterprise
Board of Directors. He is a graduate of the University at Buffalo where he earned degrees in business administration and finance. A Buffalo native, he resides in Amherst. Both Trump and Wingerter were members of the Daemen Community Advisory Board before accepting these new appointments.
Pagano to receive regional leadership award Kimberly Pagano, director of orientation and student leadership development at Daemen College, has been selected to receive the 2015 National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) Region II Outstanding Contribution to Student Leadership Programs Award. She will receive the award at the NASPA Region II annual conference in June. “As an outstanding role model for others in the field, Kim’s selection for this honor is well-deserved given her excellent work and commitment to developing the next generation of student leaders,” said Dr. Greg Nayor, Daemen vice president for student affairs and dean of students. “I’m thankful to have her as
Kimberly Pagano part of Daemen’s student affairs team.” Pagano has held her current position at Daemen since 2002. During her more then 20-year career at the college, she has also served as assistant director of admissions and events coordinator and
admissions counselor. In addition to NASPA, she is a member of the National Orientation Directors Association, National Clearinghouse for Leadership Programs, New York Leadership Educators Consortium, and the Association of Leadership Educators. Pagano has presented at several Daemen LEADS (Leadership and Empowerment for the Active Development of Students) events and other college programs, as well as at professional conferences. A Clarence resident, she earned a master’s degree in executive leadership and change from Daemen and a bachelor’s degree in communication studies from Canisius College.
New store opening in Snyder Dalia Nowak, left, owner of Dalia’s Bridal, accepts a proclamation from Kim Whelan of the Amherst Chamber of Commerce during Dalia’s ribbon-cutting ceremony on Dec. 12. The store, offering new wedding gowns at discounted prices, recently opened at 4558 Main St. in Snyder.