We are pleased to inform you that the UConn-AAUP Excellence Awards Committee selected the following faculty members as 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

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 virtual ZOOM ceremony is planned on Wednesday, April 28^th, 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.