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Several Alumni Among Graduation Speakers For Class Of '08
Christopher Duray
Issue date: 5/11/08 Section: News
Addressing the Neag School of Education on Sunday will be U.S. Representative John Larson, a democrat of Connecticut's 1st Congressional District who has been in Congress since 1999. Earlier, Larson he served in the Connecticut State Senate for 12 years where he set the record for longest-serving President pro-tempore after eight years in the position. Larson has been an active supporter of education in the House of Representatives. He has helped start education programs like Head Start and the College Cost Reduction Act.
Roger Newton will address the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and Ratcliffe Hicks School of Agriculture Sunday. Newton is the co-creator of Lipitor, a popular cholesterol-reducing drug. He is the managing director of Espereance Bioventures, which he co-founded after serving as senior vice president of the pharmaceutical company Pfizer. Newton graduated from UConn's College of Agriculture and Natural Resources in 1974 with a master's in nutritional biochemistry. He serves as an adjunct associate professor of pharmacology at the University of Michigan.
Kevin Bouley, the president CEO of Tolland research firm Nerac, Inc. will address the School of Engineering on Sunday. He will be joined by Paul Adams, vice president of engineering at Pratt and Whitney. Bouley graduated from UConn's School of Business in 1980. He joined Nerac right after college and acquired it in 1999. Since then, the firm has become one of the fastest-growing technology companies in Connecticut. Adams will discuss his experience in the field of aircraft engineering, in which he has been working for the last 20 years. His current responsibilities include developing technical globalization strategies. Both speakers serve on the School of Engineering's advisory board.
Valerie Lewis will speak at the Center for Continuing Studies' Sunday ceremony. Lewis has been the president of the State Higher Education Chief Executive Officers organization since 2003. Previously, Lewis served in the Department of Higher Education since 1987. She worked as commissioner for seven years.
The School of Nursing will be addressed on Sunday by Peggy Chinn, founding editor of the medical journal Advances in Nursing Science. She is a professor emeritus of nursing at UConn.
The Law School will be addressed Sunday by Connecticut Supreme Court Justice Chate Rogers. Previously a Superior Court judge, Rogers was appointed Chief Justice in 2007. She started her career as a partner with the law firm Cummings and Lockwood as a commercial and employment lawyer.
Dr. Pauline Chen will address the Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine on Sunday. Chen is a transplant surgeon who has recently written a book on death called Final Exam: A Surgeon's Reflections on Mortality. Chen is a Harvard graduate who went to Northwestern's Medical School before completing surgical training at Yale, The National Cancer Institute and UCLA.
Contact Christopher Duray at Christopher.Duray@UConn.edu.
Roger Newton will address the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and Ratcliffe Hicks School of Agriculture Sunday. Newton is the co-creator of Lipitor, a popular cholesterol-reducing drug. He is the managing director of Espereance Bioventures, which he co-founded after serving as senior vice president of the pharmaceutical company Pfizer. Newton graduated from UConn's College of Agriculture and Natural Resources in 1974 with a master's in nutritional biochemistry. He serves as an adjunct associate professor of pharmacology at the University of Michigan.
Kevin Bouley, the president CEO of Tolland research firm Nerac, Inc. will address the School of Engineering on Sunday. He will be joined by Paul Adams, vice president of engineering at Pratt and Whitney. Bouley graduated from UConn's School of Business in 1980. He joined Nerac right after college and acquired it in 1999. Since then, the firm has become one of the fastest-growing technology companies in Connecticut. Adams will discuss his experience in the field of aircraft engineering, in which he has been working for the last 20 years. His current responsibilities include developing technical globalization strategies. Both speakers serve on the School of Engineering's advisory board.
Valerie Lewis will speak at the Center for Continuing Studies' Sunday ceremony. Lewis has been the president of the State Higher Education Chief Executive Officers organization since 2003. Previously, Lewis served in the Department of Higher Education since 1987. She worked as commissioner for seven years.
The School of Nursing will be addressed on Sunday by Peggy Chinn, founding editor of the medical journal Advances in Nursing Science. She is a professor emeritus of nursing at UConn.
The Law School will be addressed Sunday by Connecticut Supreme Court Justice Chate Rogers. Previously a Superior Court judge, Rogers was appointed Chief Justice in 2007. She started her career as a partner with the law firm Cummings and Lockwood as a commercial and employment lawyer.
Dr. Pauline Chen will address the Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine on Sunday. Chen is a transplant surgeon who has recently written a book on death called Final Exam: A Surgeon's Reflections on Mortality. Chen is a Harvard graduate who went to Northwestern's Medical School before completing surgical training at Yale, The National Cancer Institute and UCLA.
Contact Christopher Duray at Christopher.Duray@UConn.edu.
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Charlie Foxtrip
posted 5/14/08 @ 1:52 PM EST
I've always had an issue with the speakers at UConn Graduations, especially more recent ones. Overall, they just lack any sort of notarity. The only person I knew from that list was Rebecca Lobo, woo. (Continued…)
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