We are pleased to inform you that the UConn-AAUP Excellence Awards Committee selected the following faculty members as recipients of the 2024 UConn-AAUP Excellence Awards.
TEACHING EXCELLENCE EARLY CAREER
MANISH ROY
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN RESIDENCE
CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
JULIA SMACHYLO
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
PLANT SCIENCE & LANDSCAPING ARCHITECTURE
RYAN TALBERT
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
SOCIOLOGY
TEACHING EXCELLENCE CAREER
SARAH REED
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
ANIMAL SCIENCE
FREDERICK RODEN
PROFESSOR
ENGLISH
TEACHING INNOVATION
JOHN REDDEN
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN RESIDENCE
PHYSIOLOGY & NEUROBIOLOGY
EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH & CREATIVITY: EARLY CAREER
ANNA TARAKANOVA
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
MECHANICAL, AEROSPACE & MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING
ABHINAV UPADHYAY
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
ANIMAL SCIENCE
EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH & CREATIVITY CAREER
MICHAEL COPENHAVER
PROFESSOR
ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES
INGE-MARIE EIGSTI
PROFESSOR & DIRECTOR
BRAIN & COGNITIVE SCIENCES
SENJIE LIN
PROFESSOR
MARINE SCIENCES
SERVICE EXCELLENCE
RANDALL WALIKONIS
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
PHYSIOLOGY & NEUROBIOLOGY
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.
SAVE THE DATE: A virtual ZOOM presentation is planned on Monday, April 22nd, at 12 noon. Any and all who wish to attend are welcome. Please RSVP to BarbaraK@UConnAAUP.org.
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.