EAST HARTFORD – The retired state employee with the largest pension benefit in 2013 was former Professor John Veiga, who received $283,273 according to new data compiled by the Yankee Institute for Public Policy for its online transparency database CTSunlight.org.
Veiga has had the largest pension benefit in the state since 2009.
| Retiree | Last Position | Last Agency |
2013 Pension Benefit |
| Veiga, John | Professor | UConn |
$283,273 |
| Blechner, Jack | UConn Health Center |
$278,342 |
|
| Henken, Eleanor | UConn Health Center |
$246,900 |
|
| Blanchette, Edward | Corrections |
$232,325 |
|
| Hartley, Harry | Professor | UConn |
$216,944 |
| Judd, Richard | Central Connecticut State University |
$213,544 |
|
| Sigman, Eugene | UConn Health Center |
$210,483 |
|
| Dibenedetto, Anthony | Professor | UConn |
$209,702 |
| Raye, John | UConn Health Center |
$205,612 |
|
| Cutler, Leslie | UConn Health Center |
$203,276 |
The entire list of state employees and calendar year 2013 pension amounts is available at CTSunlight.org.
