This year the Excellence Awards presentation will also recognize the 2020 recipients, as the 2020 presentation was cancelled due to COVID-19.
A virtual ZOOM Excellence Awards ceremony is planned on Wednesday, April 28th, at 1:00 pm.
Join Via Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85017658069?pwd=OTFibWJmY2JmUC91S2FTNWx1T0pXZz09
Recipients of the 2020 UConn-AAUP Excellence Awards:
TEACHING EXCELLENCE – EARLY CAREER:
BETH LAWRENCE, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR – NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT
JOHN WILSON, INSTRUCTOR-IN-RESIDENCE – OPERATIONS & INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
TEACHING EXCELLENCE – CAREER:
MARY GALANTE-DEANGELIS, LECTURER – HUMAN DEVELOPMENT & FAMILY SCIENCES
TEACHING INNOVATION:
JASON HANCOCK, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR – PHYSICS
DIEGO VALENTE, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR-IN-RESIDENCE – PHYSICS
EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH & CREATIVITY – EARLY CAREER:
ROBERT FAHEY, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR – NATURUAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT
RYAN WATSON, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR – HUMAN DEVELOPMENT & FAMILY SCIENCES
EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH & CREATIVITY – CAREER:
MARIA-LUZ FERNANDEZ, PROFESSOR – NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES
PETER WILLETT, PROFESSOR – ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING
SERVICE EXCELLENCE:
CASEY COBB, PROFESSOR – EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP
Recipients of the 2021 UConn-AAUP Excellence Awards:
TEACHING EXCELLENCE – EARLY CAREER:
BENJAMIN FULLER, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR – COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING
SARAH KNUTIE, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR – ECOLOGY & EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
TEACHING EXCELLENCE – CAREER:
NORA MADJAR, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR – MANAGEMENT
AMIT SAVKAR, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR-IN-RESIDENCE – MATHEMATICS
TEACHING INNOVATION:
KELLY HERD, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR – MARKETING
JESUS RAMOS-KITTRELL, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR-IN-RESIDENCE – MUSIC
EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH & CREATIVITY – EARLY CAREER:
RAMAN BAHAL, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR – PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE
JILL WEGRZYN, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR – ECOLOGY & EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
ZHE ZHU, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR – NATURAL RESOURCES & THE ENVIROMENT
EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH & CREATIVITY – CAREER:
BERNARD GOFFINET, PROFESSOR – ECOLOGY & EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
SERVICE EXCELLENCE:
MILAGROS CASTILLO-MONTOYA, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR – EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP
SHARDE DAVIS, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR – COMMUNICATION
DAVID EMBRICK, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR – SOCIOLOGY
TESSA GETCHIS, SENIOR COOPERATIVE EXTENSION EDUCATOR – EXTENSION
A virtual ZOOM ceremony is planned on Wednesday, April 28th, at 1:00 pm. Any and all who wish to attend are welcome. Please RSVP to BarbaraK@uconnaaup.org to receive the ZOOM link.
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.