On behalf of the University of Connecticut Chapter of the American Association of University Professors, we are pleased to invite you to the presentation of the 2022 UConn-AAUP Excellence Awards. These awards promote the faculty’s continued commitment to teaching and scholarship.  The 2022 recipients are:

TEACHING EXCELLENCE:  EARLY CAREER

• JESSICA BEAUDET, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN RESIDENCE  – ALLIED HEALTH SERVICES
• M. MICK POWELL, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN RESIDENCE – WOMEN, GENDER & SEXUALITY

TEACHING EXCELLENCE:  CAREER

• RHONDA BROWNBILL, LECTURER – NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES
• OSKAR HARMON, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR – ECONOMICS

TEACHING INNOVATION:                                            

• SYAM NUKAVARAPU, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR – BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH & CREATIVITY:  EARLY CAREER

• BIN ZOU, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR – MATHEMATICS

EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH & CREATIVITY:  CAREER

• CARL SCHLICHTING, PROFESSOR – ECOLOGY & EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
• HARRY VAN DER HULST, PROFESSOR – LINGUISTICS

SERVICE EXCELLENCE:

• ALAINA BRENICK, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR – HUMAN DEVELOPMENT & FAMILY SCIENCES
• TRACY RITTENHOUSE, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR – NATURAL RESOURCES & THE ENVIROMENT

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 Monday, April 25th, at 12 noon.  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.

Best Regards,

Mary Ellen Junda, President

Michael Bailey, Executive Director