Westfair Communications – Creating, maintaining and transforming a company’s culture emerged as the main theme at the annual CEO Evolution, held June 14 in the GenRe Auditorium at the University of Connecticut School of Business in Stamford.
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HBJ Reveals 2017 CFOs of the Year
Hartford Business Journal – This year’s Hartford Business Journal CFO of the Year Awards may have been one of the most competitive in recent memory.
Among the companies whose chief financial officers were in the running for the honor were Stanley Black & Decker, Aetna, United Financial Bancorp and Virtus Investment Partners.
Southbury CFO Named ‘CFO of the Year’
American Towns.Com – Four Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) in the Greater Hartford region were recognized today for their commitment to excellence at the 2017 ‘CFO of the Year’ awards luncheon at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, Conn.
Windsor Locks CFO Named ‘CFO of the Year’
American Towns.com – Four Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) in the Greater Hartford region were recognized today for their commitment to excellence at the 2017 ‘CFO of the Year’ awards luncheon at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, Conn.
Middlefield CFO Named ‘CFO of the Year’
American Towns.com – Four Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) in the Greater Hartford region were recognized today for their commitment to excellence at the 2017 ‘CFO of the Year’ awards luncheon at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, Conn.
Hartford CFO Named ‘CFO of the Year’
American Towns.com – Four Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) in the Greater Hartford region were recognized today for their commitment to excellence at the 2017 ‘CFO of the Year’ awards luncheon at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, Conn.
Distinguished Retirees Event – Spring 2017

The beautifully manicured home of Professor Emeritus Harry, and wife Lynn Johnson, was the setting for our Spring 2017 Distinguished Retirees Event in Storrs, Conn. The scent of peonies in the garden and fine cuisine produced by University Catering greeted the guests on a warm May 17th. The 22 attendees were greeted by Dean John Elliott under whose leadership the retirees’ get-togethers have developed. Continue Reading
Remarkable Woman in Business: Karen Goyette ’91

Advice for the Class of 2017

Arrive Early, Stay Late, Put in the Effort to Succeed, Says Commencement Speaker Doug Elliot, President of The Hartford
In a commencement speech laced with solid career advice about hard work and attaining career success, Doug Elliot ’82 mentioned that his life did benefit from a touch of serendipity. Continue Reading
MEM Banquet 2017
UConn Management and Engineering for Manufacturing – On Monday April 3, 2017, MEM students, alumni, senior design sponsors, industrial advisory board members, faculty and staff celebrated the coming close of the school year at the annual MEM Banquet. Leo Veilleux, chief engineer at United Technologies Aerospace Systems, gave the keynote speech on his company’s many levels of engineering and their vision for the future.