Shelly Abdella ’05 MBA has been promoted to senior vice president of finance and profitability at Webster Bank. Ms. Abdella joined Webster Bank in 2001 and has held positions such as financial analyst and vice president of finance with the financial planning department.
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Jeffrey R. Carlson ’14 PhD
Jeffrey R. Carlson ’14 PhD has successfully defended his dissertation titled “Exploring the Important and Value of Studying Subjective Time in Marketing Management. Dr. Carlson has accepted a position as assistant professor at the University of Richmond.
Scott S. Cowen ’68
Scott S. Cowen ’68 has been elected to the board of directors at Barnes and Noble. He currently serves as the president of Tulane University in New Orleans. President Cowen also holds the titles of Seymour S. Goodman Memorial Professor of Business in Tulane’s A.B. Freeman School of Business and Professor of Economics in the School of Liberal Arts.
Matthew D. Dean ’10 PhD
Matthew D. Dean ’10 PhD has been appointed to associate professor of business with tenure at the University of Southern Maine School of Business. Mr. Dean is also the director of the Maine Center for Business and Economic Research at University of Southern Maine.
Brian M. DiBella ’92
Brian M. DiBella ’92 has been named president of Legrand North America’s Electrical Wiring Systems division. Prior to his appointment, Mr. DiBella was general manager of Wiremold and previously served as Legrand North America’s chief information officer.
Wade A. Gibbs ’00
Wade A. Gibbs ’00 has been named the adult ambassador for the 2014 Greater Hartford Walk to Cure Arthritis by the Arthritis Foundation, New England Region. As an ambassador, Mr. Gibbs will help the Greater Hartford Walk to Cure Arthritis reach its fundraising goal of $104,580.
Erin E. Henry ’14 PhD
Erin E. Henry ’14 PhD has successfully defended her dissertation titled “The Information Content of Tax Expense: A firm and Market-Level Return Decomposition.” Dr. Henry has accepted a tenure-track position at the University of Tennessee.
Ryan J. Krueger ’06
Ryan J. Krueger ’06 has been appointed to managing director of equity research at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods. Prior to his appointment at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Mr. Krueger served at Dowling & Partners securities as partner and sector head.
John C. Lent ’87 MBA
John C. Lent ’87 MBA has been appointed to executive vice president and chief financial officer of Atlantic Coast Financial Corporation and its subsidiary Atlantic Coast Bank. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Lent served as the president of Temenos Advisory.
Norman Massel ’14 PhD
Norman Massel ’14 PhD has successfully defended his dissertation titled “The Effect of Exemption from Mandatory Disclosure to the IRS on Firm Value and Behavior. Dr. Massel has accepted a tenure track position as assistant professor at Louisiana State University.