Hires/Promotions/ Honors

Medaille College appointed Katherine Fish student services counselor at the Amherst Campus. She is a graduate of the master’s program in college student personnel administration at Canisius College. Also, the college named Kevin Zarbo a senior network administrator in the information technology department. Previously, Zarbo worked at Sodexo, Howden Buffalo, Erie County Government IT and Ingram Micro. He has more than 15 years of experience in information technology.

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The Erie/Niagara Chapter of the New York State Society of Professional Engineers re-elected William F. Klepser, a retired civil engineer, president. Other officers: first vice president, Joseph Kessler; second vice president, Mark Adams; treasurer, Peter T. vom Scheidt; secretary, Kevin Madoo; and membership secretary, Anthony Dell’Isola. Directors: Edward Gerecke, Eustace Mendez, Edward M. Murphy, Edward G. Szpala, James R. Walsh and Larry Zamojski.

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The Brian Pawlik State Farm Insurance and Financial Services Agency at 6040 Sheridan Drive, Amherst, named Nicole Fragale and Megan Spiegelhoff sales representatives. Fragale most recently was a service agent at GEICO. Spiegelhoff is a Niagara University graduate.

Company items

Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, part of the Catholic Health System, was awarded the 2011 Pinnacle Award for Quality and Patient Safety by the Healthcare Association of New York State.

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J. Fitzgerald Group of Lockport recently presented its Payback Incentives program at the Society of Hu-man Resource Management annual conference in Las Vegas. Payback Incentives, a Web-based awards management system, allows managers and staff to enter performance milestones, sales and other data on a secure, company-branded website. Employees monitor ongoing personal and team achievements, and then receive reward options ranging from Amex, Visa and MasterCard reloadable cards to gift cards, merchandise or company checks.

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Saint-Gobain Technical Fabrics has changed its company name to Saint-Gobain ADFORS. The ADFORS American headquarters is on Grand Island. Saint-Gobain ADFORS manufactures reinforcement fabrics from traditional and innovative techniques, including laid scrim, weaving, knitting, mat forming, lamination and coating.

Patents

Title: “Inflatable mattress with uniform restraint”

No.: 7,954,186

Inventor: Flick, Roland E. (Elma)

Assignee: Gaymar Industries (Orchard Park)

Date issued: June 7, 2011