This honorary award acknowledges individuals whose actions, example and efforts contribute to a diverse, respectful environment at the university and in the Western New York community.
This fellowship provides an opportunity to develop leadership skills to advance equity and justice in institutional settings and community-based organizations and advance the Jacobs School’s mission to create a supportive learning environment.
Joseph Robert Love, MD, the first Black medical graduate from the University at Buffalo, was a teacher, physician, clergyman, politician and an activist. Love devoted his life to achieving social justice, diversity, equality and fairness in health care practices.