The University of Connecticut announced the receipt of an $8 million naming gift from former State Sen. Antonietta “Toni” Boucher to create the Boucher Department of Management & Entrepreneurship in the UConn School of Business.
This is the university”™s first departmental naming and the largest individual gift to the School of Business, where Boucher received an MBA in 2002.
Boucher, a Republican who represented 143rd District ”“ covering parts of Norwalk, Westport and Wilton ”“ from 1997 through 2009, also created the Henry “Bud” Boucher Faculty Fellowship in memory of her late husband and added to the Toni Boucher Scholarship Fund which she had established in 2004.
“Toni Boucher has a keen understanding of the impact entrepreneurship has on the economy, as well as the critical role UConn plays for the State of Connecticut,” said UConn President Radenka Maric. “Her visionary support through the Boucher Department of Management & Entrepreneurship will prepare even more future entrepreneurs who will in turn fuel the state”™s economy, creating a ripple effect of positive change. We are deeply grateful for her passion and dedication to UConn and Connecticut.”
