We are thrilled to welcome back SEM alums Liz Lewin '05 and Hannah Buehler '08 next Wednesday, April 19 to serve as our 2017 Adsit Lecturers. Liz and Hannah are both multi-media journalists at WKBW Channel 7 news and will speak to students in the chapel.
Liz recently rejoined the Channel 7 team after spending a year away, working in Boston. Prior to her time at WKBKW, Liz worked as a feature reporter and producer on "Bengal Magazine" as part of the Buffalo State College Athletics team. In addition, she held the title of Communications Specialist as a member of Mayor Byron Brown's Communications Office.
A graduate of Fordham University, Liz earned her BA in Communications & Media Studies and went on to the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University where she specialized in Broadcast Journalism. She is currently enrolled in the Multidisciplinary Studies, Masters of Science program at Buffalo State College.
Prior to her career at WKBKW, Hannah was a reporter for the Buffalo Bills, covering all off the field content. While reporting on 7 Eyewitness News, Hannah has covered a variety of stories including the New York prison escape, one of the prisoner's ties to Western New York, and the November snow storm of 2014. Hannah was awarded the Medaille College 2017 Excellence in Television Journalism award. She is also the WKBW Scripps Leadership Champion, and facilitates in-house professional development team-building training. Hannah is a graduate of Southern Illinois Universtiy, Edwardsville, where she earned her BS in Mass Communications/Media studies.
The Adsit Lecture Series was established in 1999 by Harriet M. McNulty and Willcox Adsit, and brings visiting lecturers to SEM in order to share their expertise with students and faculty. We have a longstanding tradition of exceptional SEM alumnae speakers, including Lauren Belfer and Suzanne Bradley, MD.