Hilbert College To Honor West Herr President

Scott Bieler to Receive Honorary Doctorate From Local College

At their upcoming commencement ceremony, Hilbert College will present an honorary doctorate of humane letter to West Herr President Scott Bieler as well as commencment speaker Bishop Edward U. Kmiec of the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo.

West Herr's relationship with Hilbert is well-established.  Scott Bieler is a former trustee with Hilbert College.  West Herr Chairman Brad Hafner is also heavily involved with the school.  Recently, West Herr's E-business director worked with Hilbert on their web presence and search engine optimization. 

Aside from Hilbert, Scott Bieler and West Herr are involved with hundreds of local charities and causes.  Bieler personally dedicates much time and resources to Roswell Park is also a board member at the Buffalo Zoo and the Buffalo Niagara Partnership.  West Herr will also volunteer at the upcoming Gus Macker tournament. 

"It's amazing how much this company does for charity, it's something Im really proud to be a part of," said Lina Clark, internal coordinator at West Herr GM in East Aurora.

Scott Bieler started out as a sales associate with West Herr in 1975 and eventually became president in 1997 and majority owner in 2000.  West Herr is now the largest automotive group in New York State and 22nd largest in the nation.  West Herr has been ranked by Business First as one of the Best Places to Work in Western New York for six years straight.  

Hilbert College’s 49^th annual commencement ceremony will take place at 1 p.m. May 8 in the Wesleyan Church of Hamburg, 4999 McKinley Parkway in Hamburg.  They will present 240 students with degrees.  For more information visit Hilbert online today.