Tiger Tracks

The Amherst Central Alumni Foundation, Inc is proud to announce that seven alumni, including two posthumously, have been selected to receive its prestigious 2025 Distinguished Alumni Award and will be honored at a reception on October 23^rd at Sean Patrick’s Emerald Island Banquet room. Among the recipients are Rev. Stephen Biegner ’89 for his outstanding contributions to the WNY community as Pastor of St. Paul’s Lutheran church and as the founder of the Daily Bread food truck; Archibald Dean ’55 for his contributions as an international businessman and author of a best-selling guidebook; Jeremy Jacobs and Margaret Davis Jacobs ’58 for Jeremy’s contributions as a global leader in hospitality as Chairman of Delaware North Companies, and Jeremy and Margaret for their decades of philanthropy; Julie Pace ’00 for her contributions as an American journalist and her positive impact as Executive Editor and Senior Vice President of the Associated Press; Dr. David Dean ’48 (posthumously) for his outstanding contributions to cardiology as Chief Cardiologist at the Buffalo Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center and, also for the medical innovations he pioneered and research papers he published; Douglas Volgenau ’55 (posthumously) for his distinguished career in the military as Rear Admiral of the United States Navy and for his continued support of the Amherst Central Alumni Foundation, Inc.

The Amherst Central Alumni Foundation, Inc is proud to announce the recipients of the alumni’s 2025 Educator Emeritus Award. This award is bestowed upon an educator who is held in the highest regard for his or her contributions while at service at Amherst. It is designed to embrace all staff, grades pre-K-12, whether at the High School, Middle School, Harlem Road Elementary School, Eggert Road Elementary School, Smallwood Drive Elementary School or Windermere Blvd. Elementary School. This year’s recipients are Dr. Dale Bosworth, Middle School art teacher; Joanna Ransom, third grade teacher at Smallwood Drive Elementary School; Steven Thomas, High School music teacher; David Maul (posthumously), principal of Windermere Drive Elementary school; and Carolyn Russell (posthumously), high school Aide and member of the Amherst Central Alumni Choral.

A reception will be held on Thursday, October 23^rd at 5:30-7:30pm at Sean Patrick’s Emerald Isle Banquet room at 3480 Millersport Hwy., Getzville, NY 14068. For more information or to make a reservation, please visit our website at www.amherstalumni.org or contact the alumni office at 716-362-8259. Tickets are $40.