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Posted 6/20/2008
William Major, associate professor of English at Hillyer College, had an opinion article on the federal Wilderness Act and the value of wilderness in our society published in the "Place" section of the June 15 Hartford Courant. "Perhaps we need to start seeing wilderness differently, more holistically, as part of our urban and suburban worlds," he wrote, adding that by thinking of wilderness as "somewhere out there" and not connected to us, it allows us to despoil those places where we live. Read Major’s column.
Demetrios Giannaros, professor of economics at the Barney School of Business, was a guest on WTIC radio (1080 AM) this morning (Friday, June 20). Giannaros discussed the Thursday morning arrests of two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers. The two were indicted for mail fraud and conspiracy in the first prosecution stemming from a federal investigation of last year's mortgage-market collapse.
Warren Goldstein, professor of history and chair of the department, A&S, was quoted in the Sunday Book Review section of the New York Times on June 15. A description of the book, Negro League Baseball: The Rise and Ruin of a Black Institution, by Neil Lanctot, quoted from a 2004 review by Goldstein.
The professional publication Streetsider writes that Richard H. Booth ’69, ’77 has been elected to the newly created position of senior vice president and chief administrative officer of American International Group. Booth, a former University of Hartford regent, received an honorary Doctor of Commercial Science degree from the University in 2005. He has a long history with the Hartford region and Connecticut business community, having served as CEO of both Hartford Steam Boiler and the Travelers Corporation and as director of the Phoenix Companies. Chairman of the MetroHartford Alliance’s board of directors in 2003, Booth has been a director of many associations and recipient of awards from, among others, the United Way and the Urban League.
Nicholas F. Galluccio ’72, a member of the University Board of Regents, has been named president and CEO of Teton Advisors, Inc. a subsidiary of GAMCO Investors, Inc., according to BusinessWire. Teton is advisor to six open-end mutual funds. Galluccio was a security analyst for Trust Company of the West, following the semiconductor industry for over 25 years, and formerly wrote an investment column for Forbes magazine. According to Galluccio, the GAMCO funds “have a five-star reputation for delivering returns to their shareholders.”
Demetrios Giannaros, professor of economics at the Barney School of Business, was a guest on WTIC radio (1080 AM) this morning (Friday, June 20). Giannaros discussed the Thursday morning arrests of two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers. The two were indicted for mail fraud and conspiracy in the first prosecution stemming from a federal investigation of last year's mortgage-market collapse.
Warren Goldstein, professor of history and chair of the department, A&S, was quoted in the Sunday Book Review section of the New York Times on June 15. A description of the book, Negro League Baseball: The Rise and Ruin of a Black Institution, by Neil Lanctot, quoted from a 2004 review by Goldstein.
The professional publication Streetsider writes that Richard H. Booth ’69, ’77 has been elected to the newly created position of senior vice president and chief administrative officer of American International Group. Booth, a former University of Hartford regent, received an honorary Doctor of Commercial Science degree from the University in 2005. He has a long history with the Hartford region and Connecticut business community, having served as CEO of both Hartford Steam Boiler and the Travelers Corporation and as director of the Phoenix Companies. Chairman of the MetroHartford Alliance’s board of directors in 2003, Booth has been a director of many associations and recipient of awards from, among others, the United Way and the Urban League.
Nicholas F. Galluccio ’72, a member of the University Board of Regents, has been named president and CEO of Teton Advisors, Inc. a subsidiary of GAMCO Investors, Inc., according to BusinessWire. Teton is advisor to six open-end mutual funds. Galluccio was a security analyst for Trust Company of the West, following the semiconductor industry for over 25 years, and formerly wrote an investment column for Forbes magazine. According to Galluccio, the GAMCO funds “have a five-star reputation for delivering returns to their shareholders.”
