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Business Woman, Legislator, Philanthropist and Alumna Toni Boucher Describes Her Journey from Poverty to the American Dream

UConn Today – Growing up as an impoverished child in Southern Italy, Antonietta ‘Toni’ (Iannuzzi) Boucher ’02 MBA never attended school. She and her brother were often left home alone, supervised by the family dog, while their parents worked in the fields. Her only toy was a “doll’’ consisting of a stone wrapped in one of her mother’s dishtowels.

At age 5, her family left their modest farmhouse, with its dirt floor, no running water, and no bathroom, and embarked on a new life in America.

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Professor Robert Day Named Interim Dean of Business School as University Renews Search For Permanent Leader

UConn Today – The University has announced plans to relaunch its search for a permanent dean of the School of Business.

Management professor Greg Reilly, who has filled the interim dean position for more than a year, will return to the faculty in mid-May, and OPIM professor Robert ‘Bob’ Day will take the top leadership post until a permanent dean is named.

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