Categories newsmakers | 1970s, newsmakers | 1980sPosted on 2013/11/13Barbara T. Roessner ’75, Dan Haar ’81 Two alumni received promotions at The Hartford Courant: Barbara T. Roessner ’75, formerly deputy managing editor, is now managing editor. Dan Haar ’81, the business and economics columnist, was named business editor. At Wesleyan, Roessner was a classics major and Haar majored in government.