Events FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 27, 2004 Contact: Robin Micket (860) 548-7894 Matthew J. Guyer, President, Reflexite Americas, to Deliver Commencement Address at Rensselaer at Hartford’s 47th Commencement Exercises EVENT: Matthew J. Guyer, President, Reflexite Americas, will address the 424 graduates, their families and friends, and members of Rensselaer’s faculty and staff at the Forty-Seventh Commencement Exercises for Rensselaer at Hartford. Special awards to be presented include the Outstanding Student Awards and the Computer Science Seminar Conference Awards. The Honorable Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson, President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, will preside over the ceremony. DATE: Saturday, June 5, 2004, TIME: 11 a.m. ABOUT THE COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER: Matthew J. Guyer joined Reflexite Corporation in 1989 and held a variety of leadership positions before being promoted to President of Reflexite Americas in 1997. Mr. Guyer holds a bachelor’s degree from Denison University in Ohio and an M.B.A. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He received the Outstanding Student Award at Rensselaer at Hartford’s commencement ceremonies in 1995 and received the Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2000. Mr. Guyer is a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization, where he serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Yankee Chapter. He is on the board of the Connecticut Quality Council and is a board member of the World Affairs Council of Connecticut. Mr. Guyer has twice been named one of the Hartford Business Journal’s "Forty Under 40" award winners. MEDIA ADVISORY AND PHOTO OPPORTUNITY: All media professionals are cordially invited to attend this event. Media kits will be available at the graduate check-in tent. LOCATION, PARKING, AND DIRECTIONS: Commencement exercises will be held on the grounds of Rensselaer at Hartford, 275 Windsor Street, Hartford. Free parking is available in the North Lot and garage. For directions to the campus, please click HERE. INTERESTING STATISTICS FROM THIS YEAR’S GRADUATING CLASS: Among the members of the outstanding Class of 2003-2004 are 23 students receiving their second advanced degree from Rensselaer, one student receiving a third advanced degree from Rensselaer, four students receiving dual master’s degrees, and one member of the Rensselaer at Hartford staff receiving a master’s degree. # # # BACK to News and Events