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Outstanding Students in the Class of 2012
Read about the accomplishments of some of this year's outstanding graduating students.
Class of 2012: Alexander Velázquez
Alexander Velázquez is graduating with a dual degree in computer science and engineering and German studies. During an internship in Stuttgart, he contributed new code to a driving simulator.
Emeritus Professor of Anthropology Dennison Nash Dies
Nash was a pioneer in the study of the anthropology of tourism.
2012 Spring – Your Letters
Out & About Regarding “Out and About,” I must say that the follies of today, motivated by interest groups and political correctness, and embraced uncritically by academia, will one day take their toll. How sad to see the University so misguided and so eager to put itself in the position of misguiding those who are […]
2012 Spring Edition – UConn Magazine
Geno Goes for the Gold: When Geno Auriemma arrived in the United States at the age of 7 from a small village in Italy he was self-conscious and unsure of himself. He built a basketball dynasty in Storrs and now will lead the USA Basketball National team to the 2012 Olympics in London. Preserving a […]
2012 Spring – Alumni News and Notes 2010s
Jacquie Fernandes ’10 (CLAS) is an assistant coach for the Fairfield University women’s basketball team in Fairfield, Conn. She previously served as director of basketball operations at Fairfield. Richard Flahive ’10 (BUS) is a client service analyst at Geller Family Office Services LLC in New York, N.Y. He also serves on the investment research team. […]
2012 Spring – Alumni News and Notes 2000s
Gregory Kivenzor ’00 MBA, associate professor of business administration at Rivier College in Nashua, N.H., chaired a special session, “Marketing in BRICS,” at the World Marketing Congress held in Reims, France, last July, discussing the business climate and marketing issues in Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. Leslie Barbagallo ’01 MBA is chief operating […]
2012 Spring – Alumni News and Notes 1990s
Gregory Dickinson ’91 (BUS) is senior vice president and commercial banking team leader at Capital Bank in North Charleston, S.C., after serving as senior banker at First Citizens Bank in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Tom Rizzi ’92 (BUS) is president and chief executive officer of the Downers Grove, Ill.-based Pettibone Companies, previously serving as chief financial […]
2012 Spring – Alumni News and Notes 1980s
Cynthia (Keating) Catherman ’80 (CLAS), ’86 MBA is senior business relationship manager with Wells Fargo in Loveland, Colo. George R. Lanoue ’83 6th Year retired as an educator in the Killingly School System of Danielson, Conn., and lives with his wife of 50 years in Island Pond, Vt., where he writes poetry, novels, and articles […]
2012 Spring – Alumni News and Notes 1970s
Sherwood J. Anderson ’70 (CLAS) was inducted into the Connecticut High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame for his 36-year career at The Hartford Courant, reporting on high school sports. Sandra Donaldson ’70 MA, ’77 Ph.D. received the 2011 Faculty Achievement in Research Award from the University of North Dakota. A Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor, […]