(Pictured (l-r): Madison Chapin, Michael Maurer, Melissa Brown (executive director, The Buffalo History Museum), Mary Wilson, Alexander Kunes and Morgan Farman.)
Alexander Kunes, from Batavia, is one of four Canisius College student-athletes to receive a Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Sports Scholarship.
Awarded annually, the scholarship recognizes academically deserving student-athletes from Western New York and Southern Ontario, Canada. This year's four receipients are all members of the Canisius swim team.
Kunes is a Business Economics major from the Canisius College Class of 2021.
The Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Sports Scholarship is named after the late founder and owner of the Buffalo Bills, a team in the National Football League. Upon being named the newest Ralph C. Wilson Scholars, the student-athletes met with Mary Wilson, wife of the late Wilson and life trustee to the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation. Afterward, Mary Wilson invited the Canisius students to accompany her to The Buffalo History Museum, where she delivered a replica of Ralph Wilson's Hall of Fame bust (pictured).
One of 27 Jesuit universities, Canisius is the premier private university in Western New York. Canisius celebrates its sesquicentennial anniversary during the 2019-20 academic year, marking 150 years of Jesuit education and leadership in the city of Buffalo and Western New York. Click here for more information about Canisius' milestones and celebratory events.
