Jeffrey Meilman ‘65
Major: Biology
Profession: Executive Director and Practicing Plastic Surgeon for the Hope for Tomorrow Foundation
Hometown: Buffalo, NY

A world traveler and a humanitarian, Jeff Meilman has taken his biology degree from St. Lawrence far. At Reunion in 2002, he received the Sol Feinstone Award for Humanitarian Service.

Jeff attended medical school after graduation from St. Lawrence and then served with the United States Air Force. In doing so he was exposed and sensitized to the plight of injured and deformed victims of war and abuse. He then began work with the Hope For Tomorrow Foundation, which works to recruit doctors from across the United States to help children with catastrophic injuries. Jeff has traveled all over the world performing, free of charge, complex surgeries on afflicted children whose families cannot otherwise afford them. He has been invited to speak all over the world and has even earned the personal blessing of Pope John Paul II, who affectionately refers to him as “Buffalo!” for his hometown.