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Jim Abromaitis ‘79, ‘82
Andy Bessette ‘75
Jim Abromaitis ‘79, ‘82
Former UConn basketball player
Commissioner of the Department of
Connecticut Economic &
Community Development
Member of University of Connecticut
Board of Trustees
Glenn Adamo ‘77
Vice-President, Production and Operations
NFL Network
Mike Aresco ’76 Law
Senior Vice President of Programming
CBS Sports
Dr. Stanley Battle ‘75 Master’s
President, Coppin State University
Baltimore, Md.
Andy Bessette ‘75
Former men’s track and field All-American
Executive Vice President and Chief
Administrative Officer
St. Paul Travelers
Celia Bobrowsky ‘80
Director of Community Affairs
Detroit Tigers
Kevin A. Bouley ‘80
President and Chief Executive Officer
NERAC, Inc.
Customized information company
and host of UConnHuskies.com
Martin Buzas ‘58
Senior Geologist and Curator
Department of Paleobiology
National Museum of Natural History
Smithsonian Institution
Fred Contrata ‘90
Chief Financial Officer
Zurich Global Energy, Bermuda
Scott Cowan ‘68
Former UConn football player
President, Tulane University
Leigh Ann Curl ‘85
Former UConn women’s basketball player
Head Team Orthopedic Surgeon
Baltimore Ravens
Marc D’Amelio ‘91
Founder and CEO
Madsoul Clothing, Inc.
Dawn Denvir ‘81
Chief of Civilian Training
Department of Peacekeeping Operations
United Nations
John DeStefano ‘77, ‘80
Mayor, City of New Haven, Connecticut
John Dorsey ‘84
Former UConn Football All-American and
NFL standout with the Green Bay Packers
Director of College Scouting for the Packers
Walt Dropo ‘48
1950 American League Rookie-of-the-Year
with the Boston Red Sox
Owner of family fireworks business
Kathleeen Dudzinski ‘89
Founder, Dolphin Communication Project
Charles Duelfer ‘74
Leader of Weapons of Mass Destruction
Search in Iraq for the CIA
Robert W. Fiondella ‘68
Chief Executive Officer (Retired)
Phoenix Home Life Mutual Insurance Co.
Founding Principal
JEROB Enterprises, LLC
Mark E. Freitas ‘81
President and Chief Operating Officer
Frank Crystal and Company, Inc.
David Gang ‘81
Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Operating Officer
WebMD
Patricia Gallup ‘79
Chairman and CEO of PC Connection, Inc.
Sam Gejdenson ‘71
Former United States Congressman,
2nd District, Connecticut
Roger A. Gelfenbien ‘65
Former Chairman, University of Connecticut
Board of Trustee
Managing Partner of Andersen
Consulting, Inc. (retired)
Lance Gordon ‘78 Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer and President
VaxGen, Inc., Leading vaccine developer
Eunice Groark ‘65
Former Lieutenant Governor,
State of Connecticut
Richard J. Grossi ‘57
Former President and CEO,
United Illuminating
Executive Director,
Science Park Development Corporation
James Calhoun ‘89
Executive Vice President, Global Apparel
Disney Consumer Products
Dr. Mary Ellen Duncan ‘74, ‘83
President, Howard Community College
(Columbia, MD)
Karl Hobbs ‘85
Head Men’s Basketball Coach
George Washington University
James Calhoun ‘89
Franklin Chang-Diaz ‘73
NASA Astronaut who is a
veteran of seven space flights
Robert Cizik ‘53
Former Chairman of the Board/Chief
Executive Officer of Cooper Industries Inc.
Dale R. Comey ‘64
Former UConn basketball player
Executive Vice President
ITT Corporation (retired)
Herb Dunn ‘61
Senior Vice President, Smith-Barney Co.
(retired)
Doug Elliot ‘82
Insurance Executive
Former UConn baseball player
Kirk Ferentz ‘78
Head Football Coach
University of Iowa
Edward A. Horrigan, Jr. ‘50
President and CEO of R.J. Reynolds (retired)
Dan Iassogna ‘91
Major League Baseball Umpire
Samuel Jaskilka ‘42
Four-Star General (retired); Commandant of
United States Marine Corps
Ned Kahn ‘82
Nationally-prominent sculptor and scientist
Doug Elliott ‘82 Mark E. Freitas ‘81 Patricia Gallup ‘79 Fran P. Mainella ‘65
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Robert Kaplan ’73
Correspondent, Atlantic Monthly
Tom Keegan ‘84
Co-producer of Broadway show “Little
Women”
Animator, “Blues Clues”
children’s television series
David M. Lee ‘55 (Graduate)
1996 Co-Winner of Nobel Prize for Physics
Gwendolyn Long Harris, ‘72
Director, New Jersey Urban
Development Project
Former Commissioner
New Jersey Department of Human Services
Georgina I. Lucas ‘70
Former Vice President of
Travelers Insurance Company
Dave Ogrean ‘74
Executve Director
USA Hockey
Ron Paolillo ‘72
Accomplished actor, best known in role of
“Horshack” in the hit TV series
“Welcome Back Kotter”
Les Payne ‘64
Associate Managing Editor/Syndicated
Columnist, Newsday
Pulitzer Prize Award Recipient
Steve Pikiell ‘90
Head Basketball Coach
Stony Brook University
Joseph W. Polisi ‘69
President of the Julliard School, well-known
music university in New York City
John C. Severino ‘59
Former UConn football player
Former President of CBS Television Stations
Mark R. Shenkman ‘65
President
Shenkman Capital Management, Inc.
George A. Spadoro ‘70
Mayor, City of Edison, New Jersey
Patrick J. Sheehan ‘67
Vice President, A.G. Edwards & Sons
Michael Soltys ‘81
Vice President for Domestic Network
Communications ESPN
Major General Kevin Sullivan ‘74
Commander, Odgen Air Logistics Center
Hill Air Force Base, Odgen, Utah
Dona D. Young ‘80 Law
Susan Malloy Hubbard ‘68
Director, International
Cancer Information Center
National Cancer Center of
the National Institute of Health
Fran P. Mainella ‘65
Director, National Parks Service
David P. Marks ‘69, ‘71
Chief Investment Officer
Myles Martel ‘65
President, Martel and Associates, Villanova, Pa.
Highly-recognized leadership communication
advisor
Michael Maslin ‘76
Cartoonist, New Yorker magazine
Richard Mastracchio ‘82
Mission Specialist for NASA who flew his first
mission, on the Space Shuttle Atlantis, in
September of 2000
Aaron Ment ‘58
Chief Court Administrator (retired) of the
Connecticut Judicial System
William Ratchford ‘56
Former United States Congressman
and now works for Gold & Liebengood
Public Relations and Governmental Affairs
Jim Reynolds ‘91
Major League Baseball Umpire
Gen. Robert RisCassi ‘58
Retired Vice Chief of Staff of the
United States Army
Thomas D. Ritter ‘77
Former Speaker of the House of
Representatives, State of Connecticut
Jennifer Rizzotti ‘86
Head Women’s Basketball Coach
University of Hartford
Nancy Roman ‘75
Vice President for Affiliate Finance
ESPN
Lewis B. Rome ‘54, ‘57 LLB
Former Chairman, University of Connecticut
Board of Trustees
Partner, Rome Smith & Associates
Kevin Sullivan ‘82
Lieutenant Governor, State of Connecticut
Huw Thomas ‘86 (Pd.D.)
Dean, University of Alabama-Birmingham
School of Dentistry
William Trueheart ‘66
Former President of Bryant College,
Smithfield, RI
President and CEO of The Pittsburgh
Foundation, a community foundation to
establish charitable endowment funds
Paige Turco ‘88
Television and Film Actress
David Ushery ‘89
Anchor and Reporter
WNBC-TV, New York
Robert M. Ward ‘74
Minority Leaders, House of Representatives,
State of Connecticut
Thomas J. Wolff ‘56
Chairman of the Board of Wolff-Zackin
Associates Insurance Agency
David Ushery ‘89
Leigh Montville ‘65
Nationally known sportswriter and author
Denis J. Nayden ‘76
Senior Vice President
Oak Hill Capital, Inc.
David Rudman ‘85
Voice of many characters on TV’s Sesame Street
John Camacho Salas ‘71, ‘76
Former President, University of Guam
Senator in Guam Legislature
Dona D. Young ‘80 Law
Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer
The Phoenix Companies, Inc.
Paige Turco ‘88
Denis J. Nayden ‘76 Les Payne ‘64 Mark R. Shenkman ‘65 Thomas D. Ritter ‘77
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