We are pleased to inform you that the UConn-AAUP Excellence Awards Committee selected the following faculty members as 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
NATURAL 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
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 13th, at the State Capitol building in Room #310, 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 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.