2019 UConn-AAUP Excellence Awards
THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS
We are pleased to inform you that the UConn-AAUP Excellence Awards Committee selected the following faculty members as recipients of the 2019 UConn-AAUP Excellence Awards:
TEACHING EXCELLENCE: EARLY CAREER
MICHAEL FINIGUERRA, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN-RESIDENCE
ECOLOGY & EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
LAURA MAULDIN, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT & FAMILY STUDIES/WOMEN’S GENDER
& SEXUALITY STUDIES
TEACHING EXCELLENCE: CAREER
JOHN AYERS, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING
PETER KAMINSKY, PROFESSOR
MUSIC
TEACHING INNOVATION:
CYNTHIA JONES, PROFESSOR
ECOLOGY & EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
LINDA PESCATELLO, DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR
KINESIOLOGY
EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH & CREATIVITY: EARLY CAREER
ASHLEY HELTON, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
NATURAL RESOURCES & THE ENVIRONMENT
YAOWU YUAN, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
ECOLOGY & EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH & CREATIVITY: CAREER
LETITIA NAIGLES, PROFESSOR
PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES
SERVICE EXCELLENCE:
JOSE CRUZ, DIRECTOR & ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
OPERATIONS & INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
This year, as in the past, the UConn-AAUP Excellence Awards Committee was faced with a set of choices which were excellent in so many ways. The award recipients are extended sincere congratulations and deep appreciation from their colleagues and students for such outstanding work.
A formal presentation is planned on Monday, April 15, 2019, at the State Capitol building in Room #310, 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Any and all who wish to attend are welcome. Please RSVP to BarbaraK@UConnAAUP.org or the UConn-AAUP office 860-487-0450.
The recognition of faculty teaching, research, and service excellence through UConn-AAUP awards began in 1997. The intention of the awards is to showcase academic excellence at UConn.