This article first appeared in the UConn Business magazine, Volume 1, Issue 1 (Summer 2009)
On Friday, May 1, 2009, the UConn School of Business inducted five alumni with outstanding achievements in business into the 16th Annual Hall of Fame Celebration in Stamford, Connecticut. The School’s Hall of Fame was established in 1993 to recognize the outstanding business and community achievements of its alumni and students. Since then, over 100 alumni have been inducted.
Alumni Inductees
Jonathan “Jon” Beyman ’76 is Managing Director, and serves as the Global Head of Operations and Technology of
Citigroup’s Global Institutional Bank, since joining the Bank in August of 2008. Jon is a member of the board of DonorsChoose.org, an online non-profit that is dedicated to addressing the scarcity and inequitable distribution of learning
materials in our public schools through Citizen Philanthropy.
John Cutler ’66 is a founding partner of Beers + Cutler, a leading accounting and consulting firm located in Washington, DC. John has enjoyed and taken pride in serving in board and leadership roles at UConn. He served on the Board of Advisors for the UConn School of Business and is now a member of the UConn Foundation where he serves as a chairman of the audit committee.
Pat Friar ’80 recently retired from GE with over 26 years of Finance, Human Resources and Executive Development
experience. She was the Senior Vice President of Human Resources for GE’s Consumer Finance. Pat is an active member
of the School of Business Leadership Cabinet and presents in Executive MBA programs in both Hartford and Stamford.
She’s equally active in her community as an executive coach and a member of the National Charity League.
Tim Friar ’80, ’83 MBA was most recently the President and CEO of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Connecticut, Inc.,
a not for profit organization that grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. Prior to joining the foundation, Tim had a long-standing relationship with Make-A-Wish originally as a volunteer and then subsequently as a two-term board member. Tim is an active member of the School of Business Leadership Cabinet.
Walter C. Richter ’81, ’88 MBA is a Vice Chairman of Deloitte LLP. In this role, Walt leads the Office of the CEO
program and oversees interaction with Deloitte’s largest asset clients. Walt is also the audit committee chairman and a
board member of the James Beard Foundation.
Emeritus Faculty Award
Dr. Herbert Spirer longed to become an educator after he learned and taught Morse code as an adolescent. After his service in the Pacific Theater in the U.S. Navy during World War II and after earning his Engineering degree, Herb worked for 14 years in industry, first at the General Electric Electronics Laboratory and later in positions of increasing breadth and responsibility at other research companies. Herb pursued his dream and came to UConn as a lecturer in 1966. In 1970, Herb was promoted to assistant professor, and in 1975 he rose to the rank of full professor and continued teaching at the UConn Stamford Campus for a total of 25 years of dedicated service. Herb’s tenure also included service as the director of the MBA Program.
Outstanding Strategic Partner Award
Northeast Utilities’ vision for “energy, growth and leadership” and “the energy to make a difference” dovetails with the School of Business’ goals to provide world-class training to the next generation of business leaders as well as groundbreaking research and innovative solutions for industry, while continuing to grow and raise the bar for excellence. The UConn School of Business salutes Northeast Utilities for its dedication to improving communities in our greater Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire region and its generous support of the School of Business and the University of Connecticut. Jean Lavecchia ’81 MBA accepted the Outstanding Strategic Partner Award on behalf of Northeast Utilities.
Student Fellows
Gregory Carbonella, Marisa Coords, David Macionus, Kyle McLaughlin, and Mona Mitri from the Undergraduate Program; Katherine Avery, Full-Time MBA Program; Marisol Maull, Hartford EMBA Program; Nicholas Macsata, Hartford Part-Time MBA Program, Anthony Cannella, Stamford Part-Time MBA Program;Sungmee Choi, Ph.D., Waterbury Part-Time MBA Program; Ann Kummer,MS in Accounting Program; and Ciaran Heavey, Ph.D. Program.
