Four named to UB distinguished list

Four University at Buffalo faculty members have been appointed SUNY Distinguished Professors by the SUNY Board of Trustees.

They are Colin G. Drury of Williamsville, UB Distinguished Professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences; George C. Lee of Amherst, Samuel P. Capen Professor in the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering in the engineering school; David M. Mark of Amherst, professor in the Department of Geography in the College of Arts and Sciences; and Makau W. Matua of Buffalo, Floyd H. and Hilda L. Hurst Faculty Scholar and Professor in the UB Law School.

The designation as distinguished professor - a rank above full professor and the highest in the SUNY system - denotes national or international prominence and an established reputation in the recipient's field of expertise.