Carmen Effron ’72 (ED), ’81 MBA, founder and president of C F Effron Company LLC based in Fairfield County, Connecticut, has been named one of eight 2024 Neag School Alumni Awards honorees. Effron was inducted into the School of Business Alumni Hall of Fame in 2011, and in 2013, she received the Connecticut Small Business Institute for Excellence in Commerce Award.

Nicholas Morizio ’74 has been named one of New Haven Business Journal’s Power 25 – Class of 2023. Morizio is president of the Hartford & New Haven offices of Colliers International, a leading diversified professional services and investment management company. He was also inducted into the UConn School of Business Alumni Hall of Fame in 2021 for his influence on the commercial real estate sector.

Brian Gragnolati ’79 has joined Concord Health Partners, a healthcare focused investment firm, as executive partner. Gragnolati currently serves as president and CEO of Atlantic Health System, and has also served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the American Hospital Association (the “AHA”).

Amy Errett ‘79 recently joined the Hippo board of directors. Hippo is the home insurance group that created a new standard of care and protection for homeowners. Errett is the founder and CEO of Madison Reed, an omnichannel beauty brand, as well as a partner at True Ventures.

Stephen M. Mulready ‘73, interim dean of the Barney School of Business at the University of Hartford since August 2020, has been named as the school’s new permanent dean.

Robert T. Kaufman ’74 is the co-founder and president emeritus of Bob’s Discount Furniture, Inc.  The company recently donated $280,000 to hunger relief by giving to local food pantries and hunger-relief programs within its markets.  “During this season of giving, we are excited to support food pantries in our communities for the seventh year in a row.”

Nadine D. McBride ’78 MBA has been appointed to Chief Financial Officer of The Day.  In addition to overseeing The Day’s finance division, Ms. McBride will direct the distribution, circulation and information technology divisions.  Ms. McBride was most recently the President and Publisher at The Bulletin of Norwich.

Michael J. Sweeney ’79 MBA has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Strategic Vendor Programs for the Commercial Finance Division of TIAA Bank.  In his new role, he will be the lead on all key strategic programs.  Mr. Sweeney brings more than 30 years of industry experience to his new position.

Suresh Shenoy ’75 MBA and Sudhakar Shenoy ’71 MS, ’73 MBA were both honored with the TiE Legends Award. Sudhakar is the CEO of Alyx Technologies, a Northern Virginia-based tech company that focuses on big data, cognitive computing, cloud deployment and analytics. Suresh is the Executive Vice President of the company, which has presence in, besides the Washington area, Minneapolis, Chicago, Tampa, as well as in India.