Wonseok Choi ’15 Ph.D has successfully defended his dissertation titled, “Social networks and employee creativity: The impact of individual and alters’ attributes and network structure on the psychological conditions for employee creativity.” This spring, Dr. Choi will be adjunct faculty for the Management Department.
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Jonathan E. Beyman ’76
Jonathan E. Beyman ’76 has joined the Board of Directors of Polaris Consulting & Services, Ltd. The Board of Directors unanimously felt he would add immense value as Polaris enables the digital transformation of its clients. Mr. Beyman was inducted into the University Of Connecticut School Of Business Hall of Fame in May 2009.
Elizabeth O. Kohl ’14 Ph.D.
Elizabeth O. Kohl ’14 Ph.D. has successfully defended her dissertation titled, “Capital Structure, Labor Relations, and Determinants of Voluntary Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting.”
Donna M. Phelan ’00 MBA
Donna M. Phelan ’00 MBA has written a new book providing surprising new strategies for women’s retirement planning. The book is entitled, “Women, Money and Prosperity: A Sister’s Perspective on How to Retire Well”. Ms. Phelan states that women need to create stackable income streams to empower retirement security (SISTERS). The book encourages women to start “SISTERS” clubs, a similar concept to book or craft clubs with the purpose of creating a nationwide conversation about women and retirement.
Stephen S. Stone ’93 MBA
Stephen S. Stone ’93 MBA has joined Primus Technologies Corporation as president. Mr. Stoneis an accomplished leader with a proven track record and has held a series of executive leadership positions at Aleris International and Cytec Industries prior to joining the Primus Technologies.
Michael J. Arman ’99 MBA
Michael J. Arman ’99 MBA has joined Procida Funding as chief financial officer. Mr. Arman will oversee all accounting responsibilities such as tax compliance, treasury, reporting and loan servicing along with serving as a conduit between leaders, participants and con-investment partners. Mr. Arman brings to Procida Funding over twenty years of experience.
Christina S. Brown ’08
Christina S. Brown ’08 has joined Simsbury Bank as an assistant vice president and cash management officer.Ms. Brown has more than 9 years of banking experience will provide business customers with products and services that will improve their cash flow and enhance their efficiency.
Deborah A. Fuhr ’82
Deborah A. Fuhr ’82 is the 2014 William F. Sharp Indexing Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. The award recognizes the most accomplished innovators and practitioners in the indexing industry. Ms. Fuhr is currently the managing partner and co-founder of ETFGI and she is considered one of the leading global experts on ETFs with over 20 years industry experience in a variety of financial products.
David S. Kennedy ’85, ’89 JD
David S. Kennedy ’85, ’89 JD has been appointed executive vice president and general counsel at Infosys. Prior to Infosys, Mr. Kennedy has held leadership positions in companies such as IBM, JDA Software and Better Place. Mr. Kennedy brings diverse and rich experience in leading this key dimension in the evolution of Infosys as they reshape into a next-generation services company.
Lois A. Krause ’95 MBA
Lois A. Krause ’95 MBA has joined KardasLarson as a consultant. Ms. Krause has over 25 years of experience in the human resource field and has held senior positions with both domestic and global responsibility. Ms. Krause was most recently the director of human resources at Capewell Components Company.