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Aime Levesque
Ben Accardo ’12 and Max Accardo ’12
Marissa Madonna ’12
Nicole Mester ’12
Matthew Poole ’12
Keyokah Mars-Garrick ’12
Javier Colon ’00
Taber Hammond ’13
Matt Plakunov ’11
Timothy Becker ’11, BMUS and Mathieu Rodrigue ’11
Jonathan Iverson ’98
Andrew Craft
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Aime Levesque

  • Assistant professor of biology
  • Experiment to launch to International Space Station
  • Breast cancer researcher
  • Mentor to undergraduate students
  • Identical twins
  • President and executive v.p. of Student Government Association, 2011-12
  • Engineering students
  • Parents graduated from the UofH in 1981
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Marissa Madonna ’12

  • Won Summerterm Cover Design Contest
  • Future Children’s Book Illustrator
  • Illustration Major, Art History Minor
  • Hartford Art School
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Nicole Mester ’12

  • Integrated elementary and special education major
  • Student teacher in fourth-grade classroom
  • A native of Hamden, Connecticut
  • Trained at two Hartford elementary schools
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Matthew Poole ’12

  • Chief engineer for STN and TV studio
  • Worked for CBS affiliate in Greensboro, N.C.
  • Audio Engineering Technology major
  • Communication minor
  • Member of Narragansett tribe
  • Native American dancer
  • Teacher of Native American heritage
  • Forward on women’s basketball team
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Javier Colon ’00

  • First winner of NBC’s "The Voice"
  • Singer
  • Musician
  • Anchor Award winner, 2011
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Taber Hammond ’13

  • Student in Prosthetics/Orthotics program
  • Learning to design braces and artificial limbs
  • Wants to help injured veterans
  • From Farmington, Maine
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Matt Plakunov ’11

  • Captain of 2011 Formula SAE team
  • Designs racecar fuel-injection system
  • Connecticut native
  • Mechanical engineering major
  • Researchers
  • Programmers
  • Working on robots, specifically Nao
  • Focused on creating ethical behavior
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Jonathan Iverson ’98

  • Ringmaster of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
  • Ringling’s first African American ringmaster
  • Youngest ringmaster in Ringling history
  • Was member of the Harlem Boys Choir
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Andrew Craft

  • Associate professor of chemistry
  • Hydrogen fuel researcher
  • Seeking safe ways to store hydrogen fuel
  • Popular lecture involves exploding balloons

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Commencement Guide

Commencement Weekend: May 19-20

Information guide for parents, guests, and graduates. Read more.

Blumenthal

COMMENCEMENT SPEAKERS

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal and poet and cultural critic Lewis Hyde will be the keynote speakers at Commencement Weekend, May 19-20. Read more.

Shpanin

FULBRIGHT AWARD

Stass Shpanin, a senior in the Hartford Art School, has received a prestigious U.S. Fulbright Student Award to do research and paint in Russia. Read more.

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Campus Calendar

Wednesday, May 16, 2012
7:30 a.m. • Dining Services Schedule

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10 a.m. - 4 p.m. • Stash It, Don't Trash It

A chance to get dirty, while helping others ... read

7 p.m. - 9 p.m. • MSN Celebratory Event

Masters degree Nursing students exhibit their work. ... read

Thursday, May 17, 2012
7:30 a.m. • Dining Services Schedule

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10 a.m. - 4 p.m. • Stash It, Don't Trash It

A chance to get dirty, while helping others ... read

1 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. • Veiled Women: Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Women in Israel

Featuring the work of award-winning photographer Lena Stein ... read

Friday, May 18, 2012
7:30 a.m. • Dining Services Schedule

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10 a.m. - 4 p.m. • Stash It, Don't Trash It

A chance to get dirty, while helping others ... read

10 a.m. - 2 p.m. • Veiled Women: Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Women in Israel

Featuring the work of award-winning photographer Lena Stein ... read

7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m. • Hartt Works

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