National Science Foundation<\/a>\u00a0grant projects.\u00a0 Archambault was at Boston University at the time, and Greene helped him with various projects, including one with math development for children.<\/p>\nArchambault needed help and asked Greene to get involved, along with Renzulli. They travelled together, collected and analyzed data together, and wrote reports together. They also had a chance to talk about life and strengthen their bond. \u201cI have great memories of working on those projects with John,\u201d Archambault said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was committed, insightful, talented and fun to be with. What could better than having fun with your work?\u201d<\/p>\n
Greene also reflected about those projects. \u201cWe went around the country, interviewing the brightest kids,\u201d Greene recalled. \u201cSome could solve math puzzles faster than the professors. Our research focused on how the kids were taught, and their verbal interactions were measured.\u201d<\/p>\n
Greene determined his next path would be consulting full time and helped launch a consulting firm with a colleague, Joe Keilty, a professor at the University of Bridgeport. Named Keilty, Coldsmith and Company, the firm launched in the 1980s. Greene was a founding member.<\/p>\n
He spent the next 30 years flying all over the world, with his second home being a hotel room. Greene\u2019s favorite was La Valencia Hotel in La Jolla, California, near where the firm was based.<\/p>\n
Members of the firm worked with Fortune 500 organizations like General Electric, American Express, IBM, AT&T, and numerous others, including the FBI. They developed organizational and leadership development modules for their clients, and Greene\u2019s research and expertise with behavioral sciences constituted key components. They were among the first to use 360-degree feedback and other cutting-edge leadership development and measurement tools.<\/p>\n
He also met industry leaders along the way. Jack Welch from GE was one of those leaders.<\/p>\n
\u201cI met the dynamic Jack Welch when we were consulting for GE,\u201d said Greene. \u201cOften we were doing our training at the Crotonville facility, and Mr. Welch would take a helicopter to the meeting. Everyone gathered at a reception area and waited for him to arrive.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe gave a presentation and then opened it up to questions. He was very receptive to questions, but if you asked him a question, sometimes he would turn it around and ask the individual what he or she thought.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHopefully, they all had good responses,\u201d he chuckled.<\/p>\n
An avid sports fan and former collegiate athlete himself (four varsity letters including golf), Greene actively followed UConn sports, especially men\u2019s and women\u2019s basketball. He and his graduate school friend, Archambault, attended many UConn basketball games. He also enjoyed attending Super Bowls, Little League World Series, Final Fours and the Olympics with his six children.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve stayed in touch through important family events and various UConn functions, including events at the Neag School, Alumni Association events and football and basketball events,\u201d recalled Archambault. \u201cJohn is party of my family, and I am part of his. And we are both members of the UConn family, and proudly so.\u201d<\/p>\n
The consulting business was very successful, but after almost 30 years he decided to retire and hand part of the business to his children. Greene now has more time to spend with hobbies, including UConn sports and playing golf, both of which he enjoys with Archambault.<\/p>\n
When asked who is the better golfer, Greene wouldn\u2019t divulge who has the better handicap. He did, however, confess to really enjoying relaxing on the fairways and contemplating retirement. In between drives and putts, he started thinking about ways to give back to his alma mater. He thought about a scholarship that would benefit students studying educational psychology focused on measurement\u2013 the program he studied.<\/p>\n
He connected with the folks at the UConn Foundation about setting up the scholarship and determined it would be wonderful to honor his life-long friend, Archambault, who has done so much for UConn and is always giving back.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve known Fran all these years,\u201d Greene said, adding that he couldn\u2019t respect or imagine a better professional than Archambault, which is why he named the scholarship in his honor, as opposed to himself.<\/p>\n
The scholarship, officially named the \u201cFriends and Colleagues of Francis X. Archambault, Jr. Fellowship,\u201d was launched in 2006 and awards funds on an annual basis. Archambault is the Alumni Trustee of the University of Connecticut\u2019s Board of Trustees, Professor Emeritus in the Neag School of Education and past president of the UConn Alumni Association.<\/p>\n
\u201cJohn thought it would be best to support graduate students in evaluation and measurement, the same discipline in which we earned our degrees,\u201d said Archambault. \u201cThe scholarship helps move students along the path to the Ph.D. These students go on to take leadership roles at other universities and governmental agencies.\u201d<\/p>\n
Due to the scholarship, the students \u201chave a direct impact on education here in Connecticut and across the nation.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not surprised Greene established a scholarship back at his alma mater,\u201d added Renzulli. \u201cI know he\u2019s always considered giving back, and I\u2019m really proud of all that he\u2019s accomplished.\u201d<\/p>\n
Last year\u2019s recipient, Glen Davenport, is a current second-year doctoral student in measurement and starting to dive into his own research on cognitive diagnostic assessments. Davenport used the scholarship funds to attend the American Education Research Association (AERA) Conference in New Orleans.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat was really a big deal, because as a first-year student, I did not have anything to present and was not eligible for most student travel grants,\u201d said Davenport. \u201cAttending the AERA meeting was a huge boost for me, as it gave me opportunities to network and ideas for my own lines of research.\u201d<\/p>\n
Davenport acknowledges the importance of the scholarship and who it\u2019s in honor of. \u201c(Dr. Archambault) is deeply connected to education, to UConn and this area. I know that the scholarship I received was in his honor, which is a seriously positive commentary on someone\u2019s character.\u201d<\/p>\n
Davenport will carry on the legacy of Greene and Archambault through his studies and research.<\/p>\n
Greene gets back to campus for UConn basketball and other sporting events. He\u2019s also been able to meet some of the scholarship recipients at the spring Honors Celebration.<\/p>\n
Opening that \u201cProject\u201d door years ago led to a new course of study, a new lifelong friend and a new career. He\u2019s been happy he made that choice ever since.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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