UB students receive SUNY Chancellor's Awards for Excellence

Students at the University at Buffalo have received 2007 SUNY Chancellor's Awards for Student Excellence from SUNY Chancellor John R. Ryan.

The awards are given out annually to students who earn a grade-point average of 3.78 or higher and record a significant contribution to their campus or local community.

Receiving Chancellor's Awards are: Zachary Lochner of Williamsville, who graduated with a 3.9 GPA in electrical engineering. An award-winning photographer and member of several engineering honor societies, Lochner has received a grant from the National Science Foundation to study and research electron beam nanolithography.

Also, Ann Zykina of East Amherst, who received a bachelor's degree in international studies and German. Recipient of the Outstanding Student Award from the Department of Political Science, Zykina was vice president of the UB chapter of the Mortar Board International national senior honor society. She served as a peer educator for the leadership and study abroad offices.