Anchor Award Recipients

October 8, 2005

BarneySchool of Business

Mark. G. Kachur M’72

Kachur has worked with CUNO Incorporated since 1994, holding many key leadership positions with the company. He has served as director, chairman, and president and chief executive officer. CUNO designs, manufacture, and markets a comprehensive line of filtration products for the separation and purification of liquids and gases targeted for critical high-value applications in health care, potable water, and fluid processing. Headquartered in Meriden, Conn., CUNO operates a total of eight manufacturing facilities in the United States, Europe, Japan, Brazil, and Australia and has sales offices throughout the world. Under Kachur’s leadership, CUNO’s sales have increased from $134 million to $425 million.

Dr. Charles F. Scholhamer, Jr. EMBA ’02

Scholhamer, who has had a distinguished medical and teaching career in gastroenterology, graduated from the BarneySchool’s Executive MBA program for health care professionals. In 2002, he retired from the clinical practice of gastroenterology and is now the chief operating officer of Connecticut Gastroenterology Consultants. Scholhamer’s acumen for business is demonstrated through his extensive management experience, including information systems implementation, research program development, implementation of the Medicare and Managed Care Compliance Program, managed care contracting and negotiations, and the implementation of quality assurance programs.

College of Arts and Sciences

Martin Bresnick ’67

Bresnick’s compositions cover a wide range of instrumentation, from chamber music to symphonic compositions to film scores and computer music. His orchestral music has been performed by numerous symphonies, including the National Symphony, Chicago Symphony, American Composers Orchestra, and San Francisco Symphony. Bresnick’s chamber music has been performed by groups throughout the world. In addition, he has written music for films, two of which, Arthur & Lillie (1975) and The Day After Trinity (1981), were nominated for Academy Awards in the documentary category. He has received many prizes and commissions, including the first Charles Ives Living Award from the AmericanAcademy of Arts and Letters, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and a Koussevitsky Commission. Bresnick also is recognized as an influential teacher of composition.

Dr. Peter Kevin Schauer ‘71

After graduating from the University of Hartford in 1971, Schauer earned his M.D. from The George Washington University School of Medicine. He went on to have a highly successful career in oncology, both as a practitioner and teacher. Since 1990, Schauer has served as the division chief for the Department of Medicine, Medical Oncology, at HartfordHospital. Schauer’s research and work in the field of oncology is documented in numerous medical journals and publications, and he holds memberships in fifteen scientific and medical societies.

Paula A. Madrid ’99, Psy.D.‘01

Madrid, who earned master’s and doctoral degrees in psychology from the University of Hartford, is a clinical psychologist and instructor of clinical psychology in the psychiatry department of New York-Presbyterian Hospital. She is also the director of The Resiliency Program at ColumbiaUniversity’s NationalCenter for Disaster Preparedness, which serves the mental health, psychosocial issues, and educational needs of children and families affected by 9/11. Madrid has published papers and presents nationally and internationally on the treatment of traumatic memories, underserved populations in disasters, and resilience as an essential aspect of disaster preparedness in children. Recently, Madrid was appointed director of mental health services of Operation Assist, a joint initiative of the Children’s Health Fund and the NationalCenter for Disaster Preparedness to assist those affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

College of Education, Nursing and Health Professions

Martin M. Shea ’68

Shea is executive vice president, investor relations, for Viacom, Inc. He is responsible for all investor relations functions, including shareholder communications and the company’s relationships with securities analysts and money managers. Shea reports directly to Sumner Redstone, chairman and chief executive officer of Viacom.Before joining Viacom in January 1998, Shea was senior vice president, corporate communications, for Triac Companies, Inc., where he was responsible for all aspects of Triac’s investor relations and public relations activities, including media relations, corporate publications and shareholder communications. Previously, he served as vice president, investor relations, at Paramount Communications before Paramount was acquired by Viacom in July 1994.

Stacey J. McCann ’96, M. Ed. ‘00

McCann earned a bachelor’s degree with dual certification in elementary/special education and a master’s in early childhood development from the University of Hartford. McCann, who attended Hartford public schools, and received financial assistance from the Hartford Scholars program, is committed to making a difference in the lives of Hartford children. Over the past 10 years, she has worked as a special education teacher at Hartford Transitional Learning Academy; as a co-teaching inclusion model at Annie Fisher; as a general educator at Annie Fisher; and as a literacy facilitator and turnaround specialist at the district level. In 2004-05 McCann was assistant principal at McDonoughElementary School. Currently she is serving as acting principal of Hartford’s HenryC.DwightElementary School, which has been ranked #1 in the district and is a recipient of the 2005 No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon School Award.

College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture

Leslie D. Frank ‘73

Frank received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Hartford, and an M.S. in Engineering Acoustics from PennsylvaniaStateUniversity. He currently serves as president of HFP Acoustical Consultants, with offices in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and Houston, Texas. Frank specializes in conducting environment noise impact assessments and managing engineering noise control design studies. He is recognized as an international expert in the area of acoustics and noise control for the oil, gas, and petrochemical industry. Frank’s distinguished clientele include the Pipeline Research Committee International of the American Gas Association, as well as the Ministry of Railways in the PeoplesRepublic of China through the World Bank. Frank has authored 20 papers on pipeline compressor station and petrochemical plant noise control, and has appeared numerous times as an expert witness at regulatory hearings.

Russell Shannon’98

Shannon graduated summa cum laude with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering, and then attended OxfordUniversity as the 12th recipient of the University of Hartford's John. G. Martin Scholarship. Shannon spent four years as a member of Oxford's Robotics Research Group, graduating with a Ph.D. in Engineering in 2003. Following one year as a mathematics professor, Shannon joined the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) in Lakehurst, N.J., as an electronics engineer. NAVAIR Lakehurst serves as a critical link between Naval Aviation and the Navy Aircraft Carrier Battle Groups worldwide. It is responsible for maintaining fleet support and infusing modern technology across the entire spectrum of equipment needed to launch, land, and maintain aircraft from ships at sea. Shannon’s current job involves supporting U.S. Navy Aviation through systems engineering and research in the field of integrated diagnostics.

HartfordArtSchool

Rami O. Slater ’94, MFA ’96

Slater received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting and a Master of Fine Arts in painting from the HartfordArtSchool. She has had numerous exhibitions of her work since 1993, including Recent Work:Three Artists at The Painting Center in New York City; A Group Show at the Krasdale Gallery in New York City; Partners with Art at the Horace Bushnell Memorial Hall in Hartford; and faculty shows at the Hartford Art School and the Gilbert Gallery at Miss Porter’s School in Farmington, Conn. Slater was an adjunct professor at the Hartford Art School from 1999 to 2002. Prior to that, she was a teaching artist at the Bushnell Arts Education Department from 1996 to 1998. Her paintings are held in private collections in West Hartford; Hartford; New York City; Scottsdale, Ariz.; and Chappaqua, N.Y.

Hadass Rubin ’84, MFA ‘03

Rubin earned both her B.F.A. and M.F.A from the HartfordArtSchool. She has exhibited her artwork in the Hartford area and also had a two-person show. Rubin’s artwork is a combination of painting and mixed media wall sculptures that are made with natural substances--hay, grass, pine needles, and dried moss. Rubin, who was born on a kibbutz in Israel, has worked with the HartfordArtSchool and the GreenbergCenter for Judaic Studies to integrate the GreenbergCenter’s archaeology program with the photography department in the art school. As a result, the two departments have been working together on the excavation of several archaeological sites in Israel during summer and winter semesters. Rubin and her husband are currently involved in building a nonprofit, new concept gallery, Gallery One, in Old Saybrook, Conn.

The HarttSchool

Marin Ireland '00

Ireland received a BFA from The Hartt School Professional Theatre Training program in 2000. Since then, she has appeared in many Off-Broadway and regional

productions. Among Ireland’s New York credits are Far Away by Caryl Churchill (with Frances McDormand), and Nocturne by Adam Rapp, both at the New York Theatre Workshop; Savannah Bay at Classic StageCompany (with Kathleen Chalfant); The Harlequin Studies (written, directed by, and starring Bill Irwin) at Signature Theatre; and The Triple Happiness at Second Stage (with Ally Sheedy). Last year, Ireland toured the United States in the Royal Court's production of 4.48 Psychosis by Sarah Kane. Her television and film credits include Law and Order: Criminal Intent,The Webster Report (a pilot for CBS), and the upcoming film If YouCould Say It in Words.

Hillyer College

John C. Shaw ‘74

After earning an associate’s degree from the College of Basic Studies (now known as HillyerCollege) in 1974, Shaw went on to receive a bachelor’s degree from ColgateUniversity, followed by an MBA from New YorkUniversity’s Stearn School of Business. Shaw worked for seven years at the accounting firm of Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. (now KPMG). In 1983, at the age of 28, he left KPMG to co-found Resource Holdings Ltd., a private investment company with financial backing from two private families. During the 1980s, Shaw was involved in many of the largest corporate buy-outs in history, including RJ Reynolds, ITT, and Federated Department Stores. Since the mid-1980s, Shaw has concentrated on investing in smaller companies. Over the years, he has had interests in over a dozen companies in a diverse set of industries, including apparel, retail, real estate, automotive, aerospace, airline furniture, and finance. Currently, Shaw’s firm’s largest investments are in the airline industry. They own the largest privately held commercial airline in America, and are one of the largest shareholders in U.S. Airways.