Carmen Granto, superintendent of the Niagara Falls School District, will be among three persons honored at the annual Niagara University President's Dinner Saturday, Nov. 10, at the Seneca Niagara Casino Hotel Event Center, 310 Fourth St., Niagara Falls.
The black-tie event, which will be held from 6 p.m. to midnight, will benefit the university's scholarship program. It is being chaired by Stuart and Sema Shepard of Niagara Falls.

Granto, who holds a master's degree in education from NU, will receive the President's Award of Distinction from the Rev. Joseph L. Levesque, C.M., president of the university. Also receiving the award are NU alumna Cheryl Klass, president of The Women's & Children's Hospital of Buffalo and vice president of Kaleida Health, and Thomas E. Baker, immediate past president of The John R. Oishei Foundation and past chairman of the Buffalo Fiscal Stability Authority.

Ticket and sponsorship information may be obtained by calling the university events office at 286-8788.

Granto is being cited for his leadership in developing partnership programs with the university that have proven to be mutually beneficial to both the school district and the university. Klass, a 1977 nursing graduate, is being cited for her professional achievements, while Baker is being honored for his community service and leadership of the Oishei Foundation, which has provided substantial grant support for the university's College of Hospitality and Tourism Management.