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Fall 2013 Edition – UConn Magazine

Features A Class of Their Own – A high school junior, his home destroyed by Hurricane Irene. A 6-year-old in West Africa, daydreaming of one day attending school. This fall, UConn welcomed one of the most exceptional incoming classes of freshmen in University history. Every one of them has a story to tell. Talk of […]

Men's Basketball Head Coach Kevin Ollie speaks with members of the media before the First Night show at Gampel Pavilion on Oct. 12, 2012. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

The Wisdom of Kevin Ollie

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From the Ground Up

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2013 Fall – Alumni News and Notes: 2000s, 2010s

2000s Nykesha Sales ’00 (BUS) is an assistant to the coaching staff of the Connecticut Sun and serves as a community liaison for the team. Seth Kurpiel ’01 (CLAS) and Morgan Kurpiel announce the birth of a son, Benson Graham, on Jan. 18, 2013, in Manhattan. Sally Neal ’01 MA, ’09 Ph.D. is director of […]

2013 Fall – Alumni News and Notes: 1990s

1990s Andrew Glassman ’90 (BUS) is vice president of operations finance at CSX Corp., one of the nation’s leading transportation suppliers, in Jacksonville, Fla. Gregory P. Lewis ’91 (BUS) is vice president and chief financial officer of Honeywell Automation and Control Solutions. Andrew Albert ’92 MBA is managing director in the equity sales and trading […]

2013 Fall – Alumni News and Notes: 1980s

1980s Christopher A. Bleck ’80 (PHR),’88 MBA, chief commercial officer of the life sciences company OvaScience in Cambridge, Mass., was appointed to the Product Advisory Board of Alcresta, a company that creates enzyme-based products to help those battling diseases or chronic conditions. William Hagist ’80 MBA is the president and CEO of the Enfield (Conn.) […]

2013 Fall – Alumni News and Notes: 1970s

1970s Charles Orr ’70 MBA is CEO at Immunotec Inc., a Canadian-based company and a leader in the wellness industry. He has 23 years of experience in the direct-selling field. Susan Holsclaw ’71 (SFA) is the author of The Peanut & the Pearl by Edna Bale, a fiction book, and The Fictional Poesy of Edna […]

2013 Fall – Alumni News and Notes: 1950s, 1960s

1950s Charles Vigra ’52 (BUS) was inducted into the Berlin (Conn.) High School Athletic Hall of Fame in February, recognizing his accomplishments playing baseball and basketball, as well as serving as class president from his sophomore to senior year. He also played baseball at UConn. Lois Greene Stone ’55 (ED), author and poet, has personal […]

2013 Fall Edition: In Memoriam

Faculty Philip Marcus Alumni Barbara F. Palmer ’42, ’63 Daniel F. Carr ’55 Enos H. Arnold ’60 Juan Castillo ’73 Students Travis J. Brennan ’13 Matthew T. Smith ’14 Charlie Campoverde ’16 Jesse Richeeds ’16 Jason Varghose ’17 Alison A. Gray

Chrissy Nadeau '14 MA, center, leads the East Hampton High School Band as part of a program that invites high school band leaders and their students to practice with the UConn Marching Band before football games so they can learn how to improve their own performance on Sept. 19, 2013. (Juanita Austin '15 (SFA)/UConn Photo)

Learning to March with Pride

High school students learn from the UConn Marching Band, while music education students practice the skills to be a future band director.