University of Connecticut | Summer 2009 Vol. 10, No. 2
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News and NotesIn This Issue
From the Alumni Association
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Save the Date! Alumni Weekend 2010June 4-5, 2010Reconnect with fellow UConn alumni and friends on the Storrs campus for Alumni Weekend 2010! The weekend will be filled with fascinating sessions with UConn professors, "behind the scenes" tours of campus, and fun activities and surprises for all generations of Huskies. We will also celebrate the 50th reunion of the Class of 1960. Alumni volunteers are needed for the Alumni Weekend 2010 Planning Committee. If you are from the Class of 1960, or if you were once involved with a special interest group or student group (i.e. marching band, fraternity, or sorority, etc.), Alumni Weekend is a great opportunity to reconnect with that group of friends and classmates from your years at UConn. As part of the Planning Committee, we will provide you with materials to help you reach out to constituents, as well as work with your group to plan something special during the weekend. All classes and groups are welcome. If you have any questions or would like to volunteer, please contact Kim Lachut ’90 at (888) 822-5861 or by e-mail at kimberly.lachut@uconn.edu. 1940sEdith Zeldes ’48 (SFA) and her husband, Fort Trumbull attendee Benjamin Zeldes ’49 (CLAS), recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. The couple lives in Stafford Springs, Conn.
1950sEdward J. Fisher ’56 (ENG), professor emeritus of business at Central Michigan University and retired U.S. Air Force engineering analyst, published his fourth book, The Lands of Inchoate 2: The Before Time, the second installment in his fantasy series, with Xlibris Books. Robert Reising ’58 M.A. is the co-author of Chasing Moonlight: The True Story of Field of Dreams’ Doc Graham, published in April by John F. Blair. 1960sRobert Belton ’61 (CLAS) retired as professor of law at Vanderbilt Law School at the end of the 2008-09 academic year after 34 years as a faculty member. He is completing a book on Griggs v. Duke Power Company, a landmark Supreme Court civil rights case that he litigated while a part of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., a case whose influence on civil rights law and policy parallels the influence of Brown v. Board of Education. Elinor Goldberg ’65 (CLAS), president and CEO of the Maine Children’s Alliance, was electe to the board of directors of the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation, whose mission is to improve the health of society. John Kerbel ’67 (BUS) retired from Bank of America and moved to Gorham, Maine, in 2007. His wife, Lorna (Lehigh) ’67 (SAH), works as a physical therapist in South Portland. Harold Levi ’69 (CLAS), an attorney in the Washington, D.C., area since 1972, is the author of the novel Secrets and Consequences, released in March by Xlibris. Alumni lead new state attraction Connecticut Science Center
Management of the state’s newest attraction for visitors, the Connecticut Science Center in Hartford, is led by four M.B.A. alumni (L-R): Ron Katz ’89, director of development; Matt Fleury ‘07, president and chief operating officer; Aaron Wartner ‘06, director of marketing and communications; and Michelle Morales ‘04, marketing and promotions manager. Got Milk?
WNBA All-Star Diana Taurasi ’05 (CLAS) of the Phoenix Mercury was featured in a national advertising campaign to help get teenagers fit called Get Fit By Finals. The program is part of a partnership between the “got milk?” Body By Milk® Campaign and NBA FIT, the NBA’s comprehensive health and wellness initiative that promotes healthy lifestyles for children, teens and adults through fitness and nutrition. 1970s
Larry Cipolla ’70 (CLAS), president of CCi Surveys International, a performance improvement and leadership development company based in Minneapolis, is the author of Building Performance-Based 360-Degree Feedback Assessments: From Design to Delivery, published by Adams Business & Professional, an imprint of Beavers Pond Press, last January. Frank Baskind ’71 M.S.W., ’79 6th Year became the ombudsperson for faculty and staff of Virginia Commonwealth University, where he had served as dean of the School of Social Work since 1992. Maier Goldberg ’71 M.A. works as a patient advocate at Sebastian River Medical Center, Sebastian, Fla., after more than six years as student affairs director at the Ft. Lauderdale Center of Broward Community College. He lives, skates and kayaks around Roseland, Fla. Marja Hurley ’72 (CLAS), ’76 M.D. was appointed to a four-year term with the Skeletal Biology Development and Disease Study Section of the National Institutes of Health. Carol Quirk ’72 (CLAS), ’75 M.A., founder and co-executive director of the Maryland Coalition for Inclusive Education, received a Top 100 Minority Business Enterprise Award, which recognizes minority business leaders in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. Maryjoan Ladden ’73 (NUR) is a senior program officer at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in Princeton, N.J. She worked previously at Harvard Medical School and was chief programs officer at the American Nurses Association. Vin Marottoli ’73 Ph.D. is the owner of Vin Marottoli’s Tours for Wine Lovers, which organizes and leads tours to major wine regions of the world. Brad Dobeck ’76 (BUS), a lawyer, is president of PrelawAdvisor.com. He celebrated his 30th anniversary with wife, Weili, in 2009. William Lyons ’76 M.A. has joined British Petroleum in Houston as a payroll consultant, working on a major human resources system transformation leading all aspects of the conversion related to BP’s U. S. payroll and related third-party service providers.
Paul Mariano ’77 (BUS) celebrated 30 years with Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company in February 2009, where he counsels clients in all areas of pre- and postretirement planning. Seth Silverman ’77 (CLAS) is a senior engineering advisor in metallurgy at the Hess Corporation in Houston, where he lives with his wife, Gail, and their adopted daughter, Hayley, 13. He previously worked for Schlumberger and the Shell Oil Companies. David Leff ’78 J.D. is the author of Deep Travel: In Thoreau’s Wake on the Concord and Merrimack, published in April by the University of Iowa Press. Karen Ogulnick ’78 M.A., ’81 Ph.D. was appointed vice president and director of project management at Electronic Liquidity Exchange, an electronic futures exchange. Debbie Tapley ’78 (PHR) was promoted to vice president of Operations for Palmetto Health in Columbia, S.C. She previously served as director of pharmaceutical services and clinical nutrition. A member of the hospital’s professional staff for 21 years, she is a member of the American Pharmacists Association, Palmetto Health Credit Union Board of Directors and Phi Lambda Sigma Pharmacy Leadership Society. Training C.S.I. students to solve crimes in the real world
"I didn’t have a clue what physical anthropology was," he says. "I thought it was about pre-history." Before long, he was working in the professor’s lab, scrubbing mud off old skeletons and, in the process, learning about skeletal anatomy, human biology and forensic anthropology. When he arrived three years later at UConn as a biological anthropology doctoral candidate, Harper could determine a person’s sex, general age and what part of the world he or she came from "just by looking at the bones." Soon immersed in a "think tank" staffed by UConn faculty members envisioning the potential of forensic science, he began to anticipate the increasing role forensic anthropology would play in criminal investigation in the years to come. Before completing his Ph.D., Harper was already working as a forensic anthropologist and consultant for the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of Connecticut and the Connecticut State Police. "The appeal of this work is in the reconstruction," he says. "The evidence is often quite limited, so figuring out how people died, using logic and technology, is extremely rewarding." After receiving his J.D. degree from the UConn Law School, he practiced law for several years and, as an adjunct professor at UConn, developed a course called Law and Forensic Science, which focuses on the role of scientific evidence and the use of expert witnesses in criminal and civil litigation. In 1998 he was named executive director of the Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science where, over the next decade, he provided law enforcement agencies in many states with technical assistance and strategies for resolving dozens of cold cases. Earlier this year Harper became director of the newly created Crime Scene Academy at the renowned John Jay College of Criminal Justice at the City University of New York, which specializes in post-graduate training in forensic science and crime scene investigation for law enforcement officers and others in the legal community. "John Jay College is the leading institution for criminal justice and forensic science," Harper says. "My challenge is to create an advanced law enforcement training center that is equal to the college’s excellent reputation." –Jim H. Smith 1980sJason Dodge ’80 (CLAS), ’83 J.D., a partner with the law firm of Pomeranz, Drayton and Stabnick and board-certified by the Connecticut Bar Association as a workers’ compensation law specialist, is co-author of the book Connecticut Workers’ Compensation Law, published by Thomson West. He lives in South Glastonbury, Conn., with his wife, Carol (Marziale) ’82 (CLAS), and their three children. Dennis O’Connell ’80 (ED) was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Boys & Girls Club of the Lower Naugatuck Valley’s Alumni Association for his contributions in serving as a role model to children, outstanding leadership and service to the community. Mark Semmelrock ’80 (BUS) is president of his own new business, Realized Financial Solutions, Inc., in Plainville, Conn. He was previously a principal at Blum Shapiro Consulting. Mark Faford ’81 M.B.A. was promoted to vice president, investor relations and corporate communications, at Arch Chemicals, Inc., located in Norwalk, Conn., where he has worked since 1999. Katy Harriger ’81 M.A., ’86 Ph.D., a political science professor at Wake Forest University, was elected to the board of directors of the National Issues Forums Institute, which promotes public deliberation in the United States. She is the editor and author of numerous books and articles about politics and constitutional law issues. James Wehr ’81 M.B.A. was promoted from senior vice president and chief investment officer to chief executive officer at The Phoenix Companies, Inc., located in Hartford, Conn.
Bernard Isabelle ’83 M.B.A. recently became president and CEO of Vermont Federal Credit Union in Burlington, Vt. He was previously senior vice president and CFO at Greylock Federal Credit Union. Caren Kittredge ’83 (CLAS) was named chair of the Bradley International Airport Board of Directors by Gov. M. Jodi Rell. David Larson ’83 Ph.D., former superintendent of schools in Middletown and past executive director of the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents, received the Distinguished Service Award from the American Association of School Administrators at its national conference in San Francisco. John McCarthy ’83 (BUS) was appointed global head of asset management at Starwood Capital Group Global in Greenwich, Conn. He previously was global co-head of asset management at Lehman Brothers Real Estate Equity.
Judith Pepin ’84 M.S., ’87 Ph.D., a senior scientist in the scientific writing and editing section of Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, was named to a second term as treasurer of the American Medical Writers Association. She also is a member of AMWA’s Budget and Finance Committee and served as treasurer of AMWA’s Ohio Valley chapter from 2000- 2007. Kimberly (Keegan) Cassia ’85 (ED) married Dennis Cassia on July 11, 2008, in Hollywood County Court House, Hollywood, Fla. She is the elderly services coordinator with the town of Monroe, Conn. Galen Semprebon ’85 (ENG), executive vice president and COO of Design Professionals, Inc., a licensed engineering and land surveying corporation based in South Windsor, Conn., recently obtained his professional engineer license for the state of New York, in addition to his current licenses in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Joseph Sharlip ’85 M.B.A. is director of client services and strategy at Merrick Towle Communications in Beltsville, Md. His previous agency experience includes positions with Fahlgren and Bates Worldwide. Peter Valenti ’85 (BUS) was appointed president at Bausch & Lomb North America, Vision Care, located in Rochester, N.Y. He was previously vice president, surgical devices at Covidien in Mansfield, Mass. James Olsen ’87 (CLAS) was promoted to associate at the engineering firm Tighe & Bond, Inc. He has more than 19 years of experience in environmental engineering. Sharon Webb ’87 (CLAS) joined the firm RCM&D in Baltimore as a senior vice president and director of the employee benefits division. She has 20 years of experience in the insurance industry with a focus on benefits, health care and commercial lines. Holger Berndt ’88 (BUS) is the author of Hedge Fund, a novel that follows the fictional rise and fall of a hedge fund manager, published by Unfungible Books last January. John Ramous ’88 (BUS) was promoted to vice president, regional operations, at Harsch Investment Properties in Las Vegas. Previously he was responsible for acquisition and disposition of institutional assets for Mutual Benefit Life and Prudential Real Estate Investors in New York and New Jersey. Kaia Vayenas ’88 (CLAS) was promoted to Web content manager in ecommerce at TD Banknorth in Falmouth, Maine, where she has worked since 2002. Steven Goldberg ’89 (BUS) was promoted to head of real estate investment banking at FBR Capital Markets in Arlington, Va., where he has worked since 2002. Ann Marie (Griskauskas) Hoffmaster ’89 (CLAS) and her husband, Brian, announce the adoption of a son, Wyatt Andrew, born November 2008, who joins daughter Meredith, 3. The family lives in Elmira, N.Y. Joseph Kidd ’89 (ENG), ’92 M.S. was promoted to senior associate of GeoDesign Incorporated, an engineering consulting firm located in Middlebury, Conn. Glenn Maynard ’89 (CLAS) is the author of Strapped into an American Dream, a novel detailing his yearlong RV tour of all 48 contiguous states, released by Strategic Book Publishing last December. 2009 Alumni and Faculty Award Recognition - Friday, Oct. 16, 6 p.m.
Promoting healthy children in developing nations
Seeing such tragic cases, Peterson says her "goal became to reach the most children at the earliest age with the simplest, most costeffective and most replicable form of care possible." She started her own nonprofit, Hands to Hearts International (HHI), which seeks to improve the health and welfare of orphaned and vulnerable children as well as economically disadvantaged women worldwide. Some of the world’s most vulnerable children live in developing countries, where they face poverty and poor health and often lack a responsive caregiver. Through HHI, Peterson wants to ensure that such children receive the care they need by providing caregivers with the knowledge and skills needed to improve children’s earliest stages of development. "You can give immunizations to kids, but without responsive caregiving, they’re really missing out," she says. Working closely with a Utah State University researcher to design an early childhood development curriculum, Peterson began training caregivers in orphanages in India. The HHI curriculum instructs caregivers in fostering young children’s language, cognitive, physical and social skills through simple interactions such as games, stories, song, dance and touch. Since its first training session in 2006, HHI has instructed more than 2,300 caregivers, including caregivers in orphanages, village parents and grandparents, and teachers in India’s Integrated Child Development Services, the world’s largest early childhood development program. At the same time, Peterson says, HHI’s training program helps to empower disadvantaged women in India, who gain skills that add to their value in the workplace and at home in nurturing their children. To date, HHI’s work has served 19,000 children. Although currently focused solely in India, Peterson hopes to expand HHI into one to two additional countries by early 2010. She acknowledges that although starting a nonprofit may not be for everyone, each person has something to contribute. "There’s an opportunity for each of us," Peterson says. "We each have gifts, talents and passions that can be applied to better our world." For more information about HHI, visit www.handstohearts.org –Stefanie Dion Jones ’00 (CLAS)
1990sLisa Ellin ’90 (CLAS), founder, president and CEO of Safari Technical Staffing LLC, an information technology consulting and staffing firm, received a 2008 Top 100 MBE Award as a Top 100 Minority & Woman Owned Business Enterprise. She lives in the Washington, D.C., area with her husband, Haym Hirsh, and son, Jay Harrison, 2. Joseph Kaddis ’90 (CLAS), ’97 M.B.A. is vice president of sales at Authoria, Inc. in Waltham, Mass. He previously served as vice president at North American Sales and Business Development.
Rami Kessel ’91 M.B.A. opened the Rami Kessel Law Office in Israel, which specializes in real estate, zoning, general civil law and litigation. Robbin (Doiron) Myers ’91 (CLAS), ‘99 M.B.A. and her husband, Noah ’93 (CLAS), founded MiddleCove Capital, a registered investment advisor providing holistic financial planning and asset management. David Acampora ’92 (BUS) is managing director at Babson Capital in Springfield, Mass. He previously was managing director at Commonfund.
Kelly (Tharaldson) Fuerstenberg ’92 (CANR) and her husband, Gary, announce the birth of their daughter, Kathryn Rose, on Nov. 11, 2008. She joins brothers Luke, 6, and John, 1. The family lives in Meriden, Conn. Jeremy Marzella ’92 (CLAS) and Dawn Taylor-Maher announce their marriage on Nov. 15, 2008, in Stamford, Conn. The couple lives in South Windsor, Conn. Kim Paggioli ’93 (ENG) was promoted to vice president, marketing and quality assurance, at HOBAS Pipe USA, a manufacturer of fiberglass pipe systems. She lives in Conroe, Texas, with her husband and two sons.
Laura (Ducret) Botoff ’93 (ENG) and her husband, Daniel, announce the birth of a son, Gavin Charles, on March 2, 2009. He joins an older brother, Dylan, 2. Kim Piela ’93 (CLAS) and her husband, Christopher, announce the birth of a son, Aidan Christopher, on Nov. 12, 2008, in Portsmouth, N.H. He joins a sister, Stella, born March 13, 2007. The family lives in Rye, N.H. Marc Triaureau ’93 (BUS) was named CFO at Voxiva in Washington, D.C., which develops and markets voice and data information solutions for the health care industry. Alessandro C. Ferrari ’94 M.B.A. started a management consulting firm, ACFerrari, to provide strategic approaches to businesses and organizations. He was previously associate partner at Ceccarelli PIMS, an Italian firm in the PIMS network, founded by General Electric and the Harvard Business School. Michael Goba ’94 (BUS) was promoted to the rank of major in the U.S. Army J.A.G. Corps. He has served for the past eight years in Germany, Bosnia, Kosovo, and Iraq and will continue for an additional three years as an attorney. Bryan Place ’94 (CLAS), founder and president of Place Financial Advisor, was named one of the 150 Best Financial Advisers for Doctors by Medical Economics magazine for the fifth consecutive year. Joseph Reppert ’94 M.B.A. is chief financial officer of North Mississippi Health Services in Tupelo, Miss. He was previously chief financial officer of Good Shepherd Health System in Longview, Texas. Sherry (Colombaro) Lawrence ’95 (CLAS) and Stephen Lawrence announce the birth of a daughter, Grace Elizabeth Lawrence, on Feb. 13, 2009, in Plymouth, Mass. She joins an older brother, Peter. Barbara Goldberg ’96 M.S. is a grandmother of two and a registered nurse in New York City. Karen Isherwood ’97 (ENG), a project manager and director at Design Professionals, Inc., a licensed engineering and land surveying corporation based in South Windsor, Conn., is certified as a LEED Accredited Professional. Karen (Spooner) Kuncz ’97 (ED) and her husband, Justin, announce the birth of a son, Ryan William, on Dec. 16, 2008. Jeffrey Myshrall ’97 (BUS), ’97 (CLAS) was promoted to accounting and auditing manager at Whittlesey & Hadley PC, in Hartford, Conn. Melissa Cummings ’98 M.B.A. is head of workforce planning and university relations at Aetna in Hartford, Conn. She previously was head of workforce planning at Aetna after directing the Healthcare Leadership Program at CIGNA Healthcare, Inc. Marit Knollmueller ’98 (SFA) completed a Ph.D. in film studies from the University of Kent, Canterbury, England. She also has a master’s degree in cinema studies and a certificate in museum studies from New York University. Abigail (Carreno) Miller ’98 (CANR) married Rick Miller on Oct. 4, 2008, in Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain, Ga. They currently reside in Durham, N.C. Jonathan Zupnik ’98 (BUS) is vice president of sales and merchandising at On Corp US, Inc., in San Diego. He previously was divisional merchandise manager with Sears Holding Corporation. Rajesh Asok ’99 M.B.A. and his wife, Suneetha, announce the birth of a son, Nihal, on Oct. 22, 2008, in Edina, Minn. Jason Jakubowski ’99 (CLAS), ’01 M.P.A. and his, wife Sarah (Treat) ’98 (CLAS), welcomed twins Kevin Ronald and Elizabeth Jean on Sept. 10, 2008. Kevin and Elizabeth join a brother, Alex, and sisters Madeline and Katherine. The family lives in West Hartford, Conn. Babita (Goberdhan) Kapadwala ’99 (BUS) is supervisor of tax compliance at Frontier Communications, where she has worked for eight years. She lives in Norwalk, Conn., with husband Mushtaq Kapadwala ’00 (BUS), ’05 M.B.A. A.J. Kritzman ’99 (BUS), ’00 M.S., ’07 J.D. and his wife, Debbi, announce the birth of a daughter, Sadie, in September 2008, who joined twin sisters Sally and Sophie. A. J. is an associate at the firm of Edwards, Angell, Palmer & Dodge LLP, in Hartford, Conn. The family lives in Newington, Conn.
Alumni Traveler
October 5-20, 2009Exotic sights, scents and sounds reign in this fascinating land where Europe meets Asia. Turkey is engaging and beguiling from Istanbul, magnificent "Empress of the World," to ancient ruins, stunning landscape and the dramatic Turquoise Coast. We board privately chartered yachts for a distinctive five-day voyage.
October 28-November 11, 2009This relaxed, well-paced journey combines monumental Beijing, a cruise on the fabled Yangtze, fascinating Xian and cosmopolitan Shanghai. Meet local people and experience both ancient and modern China.
Costa Rica’s Natural Heritage January 14-25, 2010Embark on an excursion through the Central Valley to Irazu Volcano before continuing on to the important archaeological site of Guayabo in a protected rain forest. Take guided walks through Monteverde’s biological reserve, float along the Tempisque River and end your tropical journey at a secluded Pacific beach resort. Towering volcanoes, exotic flora and fauna, and stunning sunsets will make this natural voyage a trip to remember!
Treasures of Southern Africa including a journey on the Rovos Rail luxury train January 24-February 7, 2010Enjoy a uniquely designed itinerary and exceptional opportunities to experience the breadth of culture, landscape and wildlife of South Africa. Walk in the footsteps of Nelson Mandela with visits to Robben Island, a UNESCO World Heritage List site, and Soweto. Enjoy a three-day safari at the Shishangeni Private Lodge set within world-famous Kruger National Park.
Additional travel opportunities in 2010Around the World by Private Jet – An Exploration of the World’s Greatest Treasures & Legendary Places February 5-26, 2010 Argentina – Buenos Aires – March 18-27, 2010 Desert Crossroads by Private Jet – March 21-April 13, 2010 Sacred Places of Asia by Private Jet – April 5-19, 2010 The Ancient Silk Road by Private Jet – April 20-May 4, 2010 Historic Reflections – a Luxury Oceania Cruise – May 13-24, 2010 Oberammergau & the Passion Play including visits to Krakow, For information on all UConn Alumni Association travel opportunities, call (888) 822-5861 or visit our Website.
2000sJP Gouzie ’01 (BUS), lead implementation consultant for ADP National Account Services, married Catherine Ferrante on July 12, 2008. The couple lives in Mystic, Conn. Susan Heffernan ’01 (BUS), ’02 M.S. and Matt Gaieski ’02 (BUS), ’04 M.S. were married on Aug. 8, 2008. Susan works for Deloitte & Touche in Hartford and Matt works for McGladrey & Pullen in New Haven. The couple lives in Marlborough, Conn. Jean Myles ’01 (ED) and her husband Gerald announce the birth of their second child, son Xavier Dane, on Nov. 22, 2008. He joins an older brother, Jaylen Thomas. Staci Anson ’02 M.A., ’05 6th Year is a history consultant for Warrior Roots, a genetic testing company in Kensington, Md., that links its customers to ancient warrior cultures. Kathlene Audette ’03 (CANR) is the development and outreach coordinator for the Americorps VISTA program in Wasatch Community Gardens, Salt Lake City, Utah. Lindsey Weinstein Howard ’03 M.S.W. is the co-author of Today’s White-Collar Crime: Legal, Investigative, & Theoretical Perspectives, an analysis of government corruption, corporate wrong-doing, fraud and abuse-oftrust crimes, released last February John McFarland ’03 M.B.A. was promoted from district manager to director, commercial marketing, at Hubbell Incorporated, located in Milford, Conn. Aaron Miller ’03 (BUS) was promoted to managing director of the North Shore Group of Northwestern Mutual Financial Network in Wakefield, Mass.
Sean Dowling ’06 (BGS) of The Dowling Group in Stamford, Conn., was designated a certified financial planner professional by the CFP Board of Standards. Adam Eckart ’06 (BUS), marketing coordinator at the law firm of Ropes& Gray, LLP, in Boston, is the author of the article "How to Create a Real Web 2.0 Marketing Mix," published in the April 2009 issue of Strategies, the national magazine of the Legal Marketing Association. Gina Gambino ’06 (RHSA) is an animal control officer for the town of Fairfield, Conn. She is working on a project involving capturing wildlife on camera as part of a study of Fairfield wildlife and animal population. Andrea Goddard ’06 (BUS) is a Peace Corps volunteer serving in Panama as a rural business advisor and teaching English to the indigenous people. She is stationed in a rural village just outside David in the province of Chiriqui. Matthew Carlson ’07 (BUS), ’08 M.S. was promoted to senior staff accountant in the audit practice at UHY Advisors in New Haven, Conn., in January 2009. Louis Mangene ’07 (CLAS) is a financial advisor with Barnum Financial Group. Stephen Schick (BUS) ’07 is management systems coordinator at Electric Boat in Groton, Conn.
John Frascella ’08 (CLAS) is the author of Theology : How a Boy Wonder Led the Red Sox to the Promised Land, published by Cambridge House Press in time for the opening of baseball season this year. His sports writing has appeared in the Sporting News and on Web sites for CNN/ Sports Illustrated and CBS Sports.
Googel helps stars shine brightly
Majoring in East Asian studies, Googel considered jobs that would allow him to work in Japan, a nation in which he had long been interested. In fact, after graduating from Union he spent a couple of years in Japan Exchange and Teaching, a renowned cultural program that promotes grassroots international exchange between Japan and other nations. But the desire to work with athletes gnawed at him. Determined to find a way to work more in line with that passion, he returned home and enrolled in UConn’s joint business and law degree program. At the UConn School of Law, he met Lewis Kurlantzick, Zephaniah Swift Professor of Law, who taught a course in sports law issues. Kurlantzick helped Googel obtain an internship with the Continental Basketball Association for the now defunct Connecticut Pride team. "It was a great learning experience," says Googel, and it proved especially helpful when, after graduating, he applied for a coveted slot in the Agent Training Program at William Morris Agency, one of the world’s largest talent and literary agencies. As an agent at Morris he soon found his ideal job. In the agency’s commercials department, Googel helps his clients – who include not just prominent athletes but many celebrities – create and market lucrative personal brands, ranging from public relations campaigns and cookware for such clients as prominent chefs Guy Fieri and Cat Cora to shoe lines for top athletes. Recently he worked on a campaign for former welterweight boxing champion Floyd Mayweather. "Jeff’s legal expertise and rigor is incredibly valuable for someone whose career hinges on negotiating ability and who has to vet contracts all day," says Queer Eye and Food Network star Ted Allen, whose career in television and as an author has expanded thanks to Morris. "Every deal Jeff has done with me has been flawless. Best of all, he really works the phones and sells his clients. He has probably grown my business more than anyone else." –Jim H. Smith Nunes inducted into WITI Hall of Fame
Sharon Nunes ’80 M.S., ’83 Ph.D., vice president for Big Green Innovations at IBM Corporation, was inducted into the Women in Technology International Hall of Fame in June. She leads IBM’s Big Green Innovations organization, a worldwide team of information technology experts who are developing solutions in water management, carbon management and photovoltaics to demonstrate how information technology plays a critical role in managing the world’s water systems. Nunes delivered Commencement remarks in May to School of Engineering graduates. Performing at Lake Wobegon in Connecticut
Lara Herscovitch ’95 M.S.W., performing on April 25 during the national broadcast of public radio’s “A Prairie Home Companion” with host Garrison Keillor at the Palace Theatre in Waterbury, Conn. Herscovitch serves as the Connecticut State Troubadour for the Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism. An accomplished singer-songwriter who released her fourth album, “Through A Frozen Midnight Sky,” in May, she is a senior policy analyst for the Connecticut Juvenile Justice Alliance, which works to reduce the number of children and youth entering the juvenile and criminal justice system, and advocate a safe, effective, and fair system for those involved. In MemoriamALUMNIJoseph Wandy ’33 Phillip Knowlton ’60
STUDENTSJoseph Curley ’12
FACULTYDonna J. (Gray) Fournier ’62, ’69
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This past spring, while the UConn men’s and women’s basketball teams were shooting for Final Four wins in Detroit and St. Louis, the Alumni Association was bringing the experience to life for alumni and fans watching from home. Through Twitter, the Alumni Association offered alumni a behindthe- scenes version of the excitement, with fun, frequent snippets
of information about our experiences in both cities.
Paula Riggi Singer ’76 (ED), president and chief executive officer of Laureate Higher Education Group, was named to Maryland’s Top 100 Women list, which recognizes successful female professionals who give back to their professions and their communities by mentoring others.
When he enrolled at the University of Texas in 1967 planning to become a doctor, Albert Harper ’76 Ph.D., ’90 J.D. signed up for an introductory class in physical anthropology. 
Anne DeMallie ’82 M.B.A. was named chairperson and principal of Design Professionals, Inc., a licensed engineering and land surveying corporation serving Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island from its headquarters in South Windsor, Conn.
J.D. Stahl ’82 Ph.D., professor of English in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech, received the university’s 2008 W. E. Wine for Excellence in Teaching.
Eric Frankel ’84 (BUS) announces the launch of 10 Minutes to Change Your Life, which helps business professionals enhance their personal brand and offers companies a low-cost alternative to outplacement services.
Working for 10 years with children circulating through the U.S. mental health system, Laura Peterson ’93 (CLAS) encountered one particularly difficult case – an emotionally troubled child who had been in three foster homes, part of two failed adoptions and sent to a locked psychiatric unit, all by the
time he was age 5.
J. Kyle Dalpe ’91 (CLAS) received his Ph.D. in educational leadership from the University of Nevada, Reno, on Dec. 6, 2008. 
Stacey Fuller ’91 (CLAS), attorney at Gawthrop Greenwood in West Chester, Pa., was named a "Rising Star" by the publishers of Law & Politics and Super Lawyers for the second
consecutive year.
Melissa Smey ’93 (SFA) is the new director of Miller Theatre, which produces arts programming at Columbia University in New York City. She previously served as acting director for the venue and for eight years was general manager at Miller.
The Blue Voyage: Legendary Turkey & 
Classic China & the Yangtze 
Jian (Frank) Zou ’05 M.S., ’09 Ph.D. is a postdoctoral fellow at the National Institute of Statistical Sciences in Research Triangle, N.C. He is a specialist in high dimensional data analysis. At NISS, he will conduct research in biosurveillance to address fundamental issues for statistical theory and methodology.
Xia Wang ’07 Ph.D. is a postdoctoral fellow at the National Institute of Statistical Sciences in Research Triangle, N.C. She will focus on the Clinical Proteomic Technology Assessment for Cancer, a program run by the National Cancer Institute with five major U.S. research centers. NISS is providing statistical expertise and guidance on the project and developing specific statistical methodology for proteomics research.
Monica Parker ’08 (CLAS) is a physical therapy aide and marketing representative at ProEx Physical Therapy in Farmington, Conn.
I loved sports when I was a kid," says Newington, Conn., native Jeff Googel ’98 M.B.A., J.D., confessing he was a diehard Hartford Whalers fan and like many in the Hartford region still carries the torch for the team, more than a decade after the team left town. Although he thought about pursuing a career involving sports, as a Union College undergraduate he contemplated what
he thought would be a more "realistic" career track.
