The University of Connecticut was honored recently by the Greater New England Minority Supplier Development Council (GNEMSDC) with its first “Institution of Higher Learning of the Year” award. The presentation was made at the group’s annual awards luncheon last month in Hartford. Full UConn Today Article

Veronica Cook, Executive Program Director for the UConn Supplier Diversity Program, second from left, with from left, Peter F. Hurst Jr., President & CEO of GNEMSDC; T. Tom Davis, Chairman, GNEMSDC Board of Directors; and Ron Everett, GNEMSDC Board of Directors. (Olivier Kpognon Photo)