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| Bernard Lurie (HARTT '55, '57) of West Hartford, Conn., has retired as concertmaster of the Hartford Symphony Orchestra (HSO) after 50 years with the organization, 32 of which he served as concertmaster. |
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| Hartt School graduate Joel Pelletier '83 produces and composes "chamber pop," a mix of classical and New Age pop with smooth beats and melodious strings-music that truly has something for everyone. |
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| Barbel Scianghetti, ART '94, of Mesa, Ariz., and Mary Frey, associate professor of photography at Hartford Art School, are featured phototographers in the traveling exhibition "Game Face: What Does a Female Athlete Look Like?" |
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1964
Thomasina Clemons (A&S) of Vernon, Conn., has been named head of the new Public Issues Institute at Man-chester Community College.
1965
William Patterson (ART) of Amherst, Mass., recently exhibited at the University of Connecticut's Homer Babbidge Library.
Johnny Prytko (HARTT) of Manchester, Conn., is currently performing throughout the Northeast with his polka band, Johnny Prytko and the Good Times Band.
1966
John Dillon (BARNEY) of Greenwich, Conn., has been elected chairman of the Business Roundtable (BRT), the country's leading business association for chief executive officers of leading U.S. corporations.
William Sittard (HARTT) of Chicopee, Mass., led the 94th Army Reserve Band in a concert in June 2001. Sittard started his military service with the Massachusetts National Guard and has been with the band since 1977.
1969
Merinda DePaolo (A&S) of Southington, Conn., was named Connecticut School Social Worker of the Year for the second time in a decade. Among the many programs she has developed are a friendship/peer advocacy group called Big Friend/Little Friend, a homework club, clothing drives, and holiday food baskets. According to her superintendent, DePaolo has a heart as "big as the world."
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1970
Rebecca M. Danchak (HCW) of Durham, Conn., who currently serves as the director of admission at Rensselaer Hartford, recently received the prestigious 2001 Pillars of Rensselaer award. The annual award, established in 1993 to honor longtime staff members, was presented at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's 29th annual service recognition and retirement dinner.
1971
Alan E. Green (A&S; BARNEY, MPA '80) of Bloomfield, Conn., opened Green, Wilson & Associates L.L.C. in January 1999 with Donald K. Wilson. Based in Hartford, the company provides management consulting with a focus on strategic planning and organizational development for not-for-profit organizations and businesses. Green may be reached at <aegreen201@aol.com>.
1973
Robert Eaton (HARTT, DMA '91) of Northborough, Mass., who is the founder of the Assabet Valley Mastersingers, gave a recent performance of Handel's oratorio Israel in Egypt at the St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. Eaton teaches music at the Algonquin Regional High School.
Ruby Hinds (HARTT) of Pasadena, Calif., recently played and sang the part of Marian Anderson, one of the great contralto voices of the 20th century, in a one-woman, multimedia show titled "See There in the Distance." Hinds has a new CD, Voice of a Mezzo, available at <www.rubyhinds.com>. Also available is Classically Three by the Hinds Sisters Trio.
Joseph Jacovino (HARTT) of Waterbury, Conn., recently provided piano accompaniment for the fourth annual Connecticut Choral Society Benefit Concert. Jacovino has been director of music at Holy Cross High School in Waterbury for more than 20 years and is organist and choir director at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. He is also an adjunct faculty member at the Naugatuck Valley Community Technical College, director of the NVCTC Jazz Band, and a member of the Waterbury Symphony Orchestra.
Kevin Tolly (HARTT) of Manasquam, N.J., is now heading The Tolly Group, an independent service that tests networking and telecommunications devices to make sure they do what their makers promise. Among his clients are Lucent Technologies, Hewlett-Packard Co., and Intel Corp.
Michael A. Zaglool (A&S) of Scotsdale, Ariz., has recently joined Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company of Arizona as vice president of business development. Zaglool maintains company relations with estate planning attorneys and CPAs and works with affluent families on estate planning issues involving trusts and investments management. He recently moved from Albuquerque, N.M., where he served in the same capacity with the private client group of First Security Bank. Zaglool and his wife, Joan, are enjoying their new surroundings and their new status as empty nesters. Moving to Arizona has brought his 13-year career as a weekend ski instructor to an end.
1976
Daniel McIntyre (ENG) of Vernon, Conn., has been appointed president of Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington, Conn. Previously, McIntyre was executive vice president of Johnson Memorial Hospital and Corporation in Stafford Springs, Conn.
1977
John A. Danaher III (A&S, MA) of West Hartford, Conn., has been named interim U.S. attorney by Attorney General John Ashcroft. Danaher, who has served in the U.S. attorney's office for 15 years, will be Connecticut's top prosecutor until President Bush names a permanent appointment, which requires confirmation by the U.S. Senate. Danaher was part of the prosecution team in the 1983 robbery of $7.2 million from a Wells Fargo armored truck in West Hartford, then the biggest U.S. robbery to date. He is the recipient of the Attorney General's Distinguished Service Award.
George Moser (BARNEY, MBA '88) of Eden Prairie, Minn., has recently joined WebCollage, Inc., as its chief operating officer (COO) and vice president of field operations. His responsibilities are to focus on building market expansion and to strengthen the company's leadership in the Web-services market. Prior to this position, Moser was COO at Net Perceptions.
Roger W. Newbury (ENHP, 6th Yr) of Litchfield, Conn., is semiretired from his position with Regional School District 7 and has taken a part-time position as director of finance and operations.
1978
Gary Gomola (BARNEY) of Middletown, Conn., was recently awarded the 2001 Distinguished Citizen Award by the Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce. Gomola serves as a Liberty Bank corporator and is a member of the board of directors of the Durham Manufacturing Company, where he serves on the executive compensation, financial controls, and planning committees. He is also a member of the board of directors for the Middletown Rotary Club.
James Vance (BARNEY, MSPA) of Coventry, Conn., has been appointed Connecticut Lottery president and chief financial officer.
1979
Brenda Craig (A&S; ENHP, MS '82) of Bloomfield, Conn., was selected for inclusion in the 2000-01 edition of Who's Who Among African Americans for her achievements as an educator, coordinator, and counselor. She is currently a coordinator/counselor for special populations at Capital Community College, Hartford, and is active in the community.
Marvin Kelly (BARNEY) of Austin, Texas, was named the National CPCU Society's December/January (2000-01) Standard-Setter. Kelly, a 20-year veteran of the insurance industry, was selected on the basis of excellence in leadership, service, and industry advancement. A National CPCU Society governor, Kelly credits his segue into insurance to the "greatest professor that ever lived-Dr. David Ivry."
Loretta O'Sullivan (HARTT, MMUS) of Edgewater, N.J., has been praised as a versatile artist on both historical and modern cello. As a member of the Four Nations Ensemble since 1989, she has appeared in the Great Performers Series at Lincoln Center and at the Kennedy Center. She has served as principal cellist with numerous orchestras and is an artist-in-residence with the Four Nations Ensemble at King's College.
Mark Rubinfeld (A&S) of New Orleans, La., has published Bound to Bound: Gender, Genre, and the Hollywood Romantic Comedy (Praeger Publishers, 2001). The book examines the last 30 years of Hollywood love stories in terms of their gender depictions and implications. A sociology professor at Loyola University, Rubinfeld specializes in popular culture, music, film, and sports.
Ali Ryerson (HARTT) of Brookfield, Conn., a classical flutist, has just released Django (DMP label). She has toured extensively for the past three decades and recently purchased a home. Ryerson was featured in the arts section of The Hartford Courant in early June.
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1981
Edward Alton (HARTT) of Van Nuys, Calif., composes for television and has worked on 17 different network series. Alton credits Hartt faculty member Arnold Franchetti for being "a huge influence on my passion for composing."
Frank D'Ambrosio (HARTT) of New York, N.Y., is currently on a national tour of Barry Manilow's Copacabana. Previously, he performed the title role in Andrew Lloyd Weber's The Phantom of the Opera more than 2,600 times, earning him the title "The Iron Man of Andrew Lloyd Weber."
Julius P. Williams (HARTT, MMusEd) of Ellington, Conn., is currently music director and conductor of the Washington (D.C.) Symphony Orchestra. As a conductor, Williams has appeared with the Dallas, New Haven, Savannah, Hartford, Sacramento, Tulsa, Knoxville, Oklahoma, Vermont, Norwalk, and Wooster (Ohio) Symphonies and with the Vermont Philharmonic.
1982
Sue Terry (HARTT) of Brooklyn, N.Y., has been named Alumna of the Year for 2001 by The Hartt School. A protégé of Jackie McLean, she was the first jazz major to graduate from The Hartt School.
Mark Verselli (A&S) of Wallingford, Conn., performed his one-man comedy act for a local fund-raiser at the Pond House in Elizabeth Park, West Hartford. He has performed over 120 different celebrity impersonations in venues that include Las Vegas and Atlantic City.
1983
Michael Arsenault (BARNEY) of Bryan, Texas, was recently hired as a pilot for American Airlines. His position is first officer of a Fokker 100, based out of Chicago.
Kevin Flood (A&S) of South Windsor, Conn., recently became editor of several Web sites operated by Business and Legal Reports of Old Saybrook. He previously worked as an editor of the Journal Inquirer in Manchester, Conn., where he had also been state capitol reporter. He continues to operate a Web site on Hartford history, <www.HartfordHistory. net>, and has written for The New York Times.
Lisa Henry (A&S) of San Francisco, Calif., was recently appointed vice president of Torme & Company, a San Francisco-based marketing and public relations firm. Henry will oversee media relations and publicity programs for a number of accounts, including Glen Ellen Wines, C&H Sugar, the Walnut Marketing Board, and United Way of the Bay Area.
Brooke Schwartz (A&S) of St. Louis, Mo., became a Diplomate of the Society of Internal Medicine in August 2000 and was granted a fellowship in Preventive Medicine/Occupational Health at St. Louis University in Missouri.
1984
Mary DiLeo (A&S) of Cheshire, Conn., has been promoted to marketing officer on the management team of American Savings Bank. She was also given a bronze quill award for business writing from the International Association of Business Communicators.
1985
Steven P. Eschbach (BARNEY, MBA) of Littleton, Colo., has been named senior councilor and lead consultant in the investor relations division of Johnston Wells Public Relations. Prior to joining Johnston Wells, he held the position of senior financial executive at WarpRadio.com, a streaming-media company broadcasting over 400 radio stations on the Internet.
Michael Smith (A&S) formerly of Avon, Conn., has been named a vice president with the Merrill Lynch International Bank, Ltd., in Edinburgh, Scotland. Smith has been with Merrill Lynch since 1998 and works in the firm's Edinburgh and London private banking offices, providing private banking services to high net- worth individuals throughout the United Kingdom, Europe, and the Middle East. Smith also serves as a director of the Scottish North American Business Council.
1986
Mohammad Ayaz (BARNEY, MBA) of South Windsor, Conn, has been promoted to assistant vice president, operations. Ayaz joined Rockville Bank in November 1994 and was promoted to operations officer in 1995.
1987
Raymond Bell (WARD), Garrick Campbell (WARD '90), G. Dexton Campbell (WARD '92), and Martin John (WARD, BARNEY, MSPA) held a benefit reception for the University of Hartford's Scholars Program at their downtown Hartford restaurant, Hotep's Restaurant and Lounge.
Thomas Humbert (HARTT) of Garden City, N.J., performed at The Ruby Room, New York City, this past May. Humbert included songs by Bernstein, Sondheim, and Wildhorn in his program.
1988
Timothy Petrovic (A&S) of New Port Richey, Fla., recently shot a three-under-par 138 for 36 holes at Century Country Club and Old Oaks Country Club in Purchase, N.Y., earning medalist honors and advancing to the 101st U.S. Open.
Darcy Yates Scharrett (HARTT) of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., taught elementary general music, vocal music, and instrumental music in Brusnswick, N.Y., after graduation. During this time, Scharrett also co-authored three publications for the Cherry Lane Children's Songbook series. In 1993 she received a Master of Music in Music Industry from the University of Miami, Fla., concentrating on current music trends with emphasis on vocal jazz and pop music. Scharrett then embarked on a six-year career at sea as chief purser with both Norwegian and Sun cruiselines. Married to Roy Yates in March 1999, she and her husband operate Openwide International USA, Entertainment by Design, currently specializing in instrumental and vocal placement within the cruiseline industry. |
1990
Michael Mongillo (ART) of Meriden, Conn., had his independent film The Wind accepted into Dances with Films, a festival that ran in late July in Hollywood. The festival bills itself as the only film festival in America "geared solely to the true independents."
Laurie Russell (HARTT) of Medford, Mass., has been named executive director of the Winchester (Mass.) Community Music School. Previously, she was associate director of the University of Hartford's Hartt School Community Division.
Michael Schatz (A&S) of Denver, Colo., was this year's recipient of the FE&S Young Lion Dealer Award for his work at The Restaurant Source. Michael has played a pivotal role with the firm for the past seven years, bringing it to the 70th position on the FE&S 2001 Distribution Giants ranking.
1991
Geoffrey E. Matesky (HARTT) of Ivoryton, Conn., an accomplished jazz guitarist, singer, and studio producer, has released a new single, "Lady in Waiting."
1992
Kathleen Eagen (BARNEY, MPA) of Berlin, Conn., has been appointed the new town manager of Farmington, Conn. Previously, she served in Farmington as the assistant to the town manager and worked in the town halls of Enfield, Conn., and Mount Kisco, N.Y.
Dean Vassiliou (ENG) of Gloucester, Mass., was recently promoted to vice president of product management of Lodestar Corporation. Vassiliou served as director of product management and previously was a product manager for the company's software solutions.
1993
Vin Baker (A&S) of Old Saybrook, Conn., held his eighth annual Vin Baker Hoop Day Camp at Old Saybrook High School. Baker was a member of last year's Gold Medal USA basketball team at the Sydney (Australia) Olympics and a four-time NBA All-Star.
Peter Boyer (HARTT, DMA '95) of Upland, Calif., has released a CD comprising six of his original compositions performed by the London Symphony Orchestra.
Lisa Abbate Tomaselli (ENHP) of Wanaque, N.J., graduated from Ramapo College, summa cum laude, with a master's degree in science and educational technology. She is currently a fourth-grade teacher at Central School in Glen Rock, N.J.
1994
Bethany Bartley (A&S) of Atlanta, Ga., was promoted to corporate trainer at APL, a global transportation service company, in Atlanta. She has been with APL over four years and is responsible for providing job process and systems training to employees in the southeastern United States, Mexico, Central America, and South America. Her recent business travels have taken her to Lima, Peru; Mexico City; San Jose, Costa Rica; and Panama City.
Joseph S. Coatsworth (BARNEY, MBA) of Durham, Conn., is accredited asset management specialist with the investment firm of A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. Coatsworth served as vice president for governmental relations at the Connecticut Hospital Association for more than 20 years.
Peter M. Epstein (A&S) is currently a senior institutional salesperson at Multex.com in New York City.
Barbara "Bobbi" McNeil (ENHP) of Simsbury, Conn., has been elected president of the incoming University of Hartford Alumni Association. She is a team leader in intervention radiology at Hartford Hospital.
John Mongeau (A&S) of East Hartland, Conn., was awarded the Cable Advertising Bureau 2001 Grand Prize for creative production, long format. He filmed and edited the winning piece that documents production at Thorndike Mills in Palmer, Mass. He is a videographer and editor at AT&T Media Services in Springfield, Mass.
Elizabeth Strouth Northrop (ART) of Liverpool, N.Y., received a degree in computer information science from SUNY Jefferson in Watertown, N.Y. She is currently working as a junior software engineer at Applied Theory Corporation.
1996
Jennifer Doyon (A&S) of Washington, D.C., received her MBA in Management Information Systems from Johns Hopkins University.
George Geysen III (A&S, MA) of Glastonbury, Conn., graduated with a Doctor of Psychology from the University of Hartford. He is currently employed by the State of Connecticut Department of Mental Retardation, the Greater Middletown Counseling Center, and the Windham Community Memorial Hospital.
1997
David Anderson (A&S) of Washington, D.C., received his Master of Science in Information and Telecommunication Systems from Johns Hopkins University this past spring.
MARYKATE DOLAN (A&S, MA '00) of Manhattan, N.Y., recently earned a master's degree in communication at the University. While pursuing her graduate degree, she worked full-time and served as a member of the University's adjunct faculty, teaching several undergraduate communication courses. She has spent several years working in the public relations industry. Starting out as a public relations manager at Aetna in Hartford, she then went on to Edelman Public Relations Worldwide and is now at Accenture, the world's leading provider of management and technology consulting services and solutions. At Accenture, she is a manager in the financial services marketing practice, responsible for media and analyst relations in North America. In July, she married Carl Michael Reese.
Katherine Garner (HARTT) of Somerville, Mass., is teaching at Boston University, All-Newton Music School and Community Music Center. Garner has completed her master's degree in guitar at the Boston Conservatory.
Sarah Brandenburg Graumann (HARTT) of Arlington, Mass., has been working since July 2000 as the marketing/sales coordinator for Brannen Brothers Flutemakers, Inc., in Woburn, Mass. She and her husband, Richard, a freelance graphic designer, have recently finished redesigning the company's corporate identity and collateral materials, from stationery and brochures to tradeshow displays and ads. In addition, a September 2001 flute recital is in the works for the New England region. Graumann may be reached at <rain_ song1@yahoo.com>.
Tyler Kimball (A&S, HILLYER) of Longmeadow, Mass., has been admitted to the Massachusetts bar and is practicing law in Springfield, Mass.
Morgan Roberts (HARTT) completed his master's degree in composition at Tufts University.
Carole Wedler (ENHP, MSN) of Bristol, Conn., has been named director of patient care services at St. Mary's Hospital, Waterbury, Conn.
1998
David C. Beck (HARTT, MMUS) of Schenectady, N.Y., has been appointed conductor of the Empire State Orchestra's Repertory Orchestra. He also conducts the Delmar Community Orchestra.
Michelle Gronbeck (ENHP) and Todd Sadler (ENHP) were married August 4, 2000, in Toronto, Canada. Several Hartford alumni participated in their wedding: Sebastina Cognetta '98, David Piquette '98, Bryan Kerachsky '99, Rafiq Wiley '98, Tyl DiJulia '99, Dez Humbert '99, and Jenn Vuolo '00. Many other alumni were also guests.
Johnathan L. Iverson (HARTT) of New York, N.Y., returned as ringmaster for the 131st edition of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.
Jessica Nowasacki (A&S) of Providence, R.I., has been hired by Metro Radio Networks, Providence, as an anchor.
Jennifer Underwood (BARNEY, MSOB) of Port Chester, N.Y., is the director of learning and performance within the Global Organization Learning & Performance group at Instinet Corporation. With a second-degree black belt in karate, Underwood instructs children and adults in karate, kickboxing, and self-defense classes at her karate school, Healthy Kick, in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. She is also a certified personal trainer.
1999
Erica Carlson (A&S) of Brooklyn, N.Y., has worked at Grey Worldwide, a prominent New York City advertising agency, since August 1999 and was recently promoted to copywriter. She has currently been working on television, radio, and print advertising for products such as Clearasil and Aquafresh. Her Clearasil print advertising may be seen in Teen, CosmoGirl, and YM magazines; and her television and radio ads are currently on air.
Kimberly Honcharik Jonak (ENHP, MED) of Somers, Conn., has been named the school district's Teacher of the Year. She has taught seventh- and eighth-grade classes for the past four years and is in charge of the student government council.
Eckart Preu (HARTT) of Erfurt, Germany, is the new associate conductor of the Richmond (Va.) Symphony.
April Szenkum (BARNEY) of Chicopee, Mass., is content coordinator in the e-commerce division of Casual Corner Group, Inc. |
2000
Meghann Catlin (ART) of Shrewsbury, Mass., is currently finishing her master's degree in art education at the Dartmouth, Mass., campus of the University of Massachusetts and working as a graduate assistant in admissions. This past summer, she taught studio workshops at the Newport Art Museum, Newport, R.I.
Robert Kyerematen (ART) of Middletown, Conn., has been hired by Innovative Internet Marketing Solutions, where he designs high-end user interfaces for client Web sites.
Carol Minor (HARTT) of Lake George, N.Y., recently performed piano works of Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, and Prokofiev at the Arts Center of Tolland, Conn.
Claudio Suzin Rodriguez (HARTT, MMUS) of Hartford, Conn., was featured at the First Congregational Church of Bloomfield Music Series concert. He is currently organist at St. Augustine's Church in Hartford.
2001
Cynthia Reyes (A&S) of Hartford, Conn., is currently employed at the Old State House in Hartford, assisting with historical data for the director of development and the director of education and interpretation. She is also working on the upcoming Web site for the Old State House Association. |
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