People Inc.

BUFFALO, N.Y., July 20, 2006: People Inc. Assistant Director of Behavioral Support Jeff Fox was awarded the Peter Drapiewski Scholarship by the University at Buffalo Department of Counseling, School and Educational Psychology.

Fox, a resident of Buffalo, has been an employee of People Inc. for three and a half years. As Assistant Director of Behavioral Support, his job is to develop and modify behavior support policies and operations, maintain and improve clinical processes for assessment and treatment planning, and to evaluate People Inc.’s programs by monitoring and interpreting the data that is collected. “I am very grateful to be the recipient of the Scholarship,” commented Fox. “It came as a big surprise but I feel honored that I was chosen.” In addition to the great honor of this Scholarship, the research project that Fox completed in order to embark on dissertation has recently been published in the International Journal of Education, Policy and Leadership published by Simon Fraser and George Mason Universities.

The Peter Drapiewski Scholarship is awarded each year to a graduate student in educational psychology for outstanding achievement in the areas of scholarship and research, teaching, and humanitarianism. Established in 1974, the Scholarship was established in memory of Peter Drapiewski whose studies in educational psychology and pursuit of excellence were interrupted by an untimely death.

People Inc. is a not-for-profit health and human services agency providing programs and services to at least 10,000 people with special needs, their families, and seniors throughout Western New York. Since 1971, People Inc. has assisted individuals to achieve greater degrees of independence and productivity.

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