Achievement

Former President John Casteen (1985-90) received the Knight’s Cross of the Icelandic Order of the Falcon on September 29. Established in 1921, it is the highest honor that the Icelandic states can bestow upon individuals. Casteen is a lifelong scholar of Iceladnic sagas.

In Memoriam

Real Doyon, 93, of Windham, Conn., a retiree, on October 13.

Louie Galloway, 85, of Charlottesville, Va., a former English instructor, on October 11.

Barbara McKeever, 80, of Middletown, Conn., who worked in the maternity care unit of UConn Health for 20 years before retiring in 2009, on October 16.

Marie Pelletier, 72, of Melbourne, Fla., a retired UConn Health employee, on October 5.