{"id":220378,"date":"2024-10-24T10:24:48","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T14:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=220378"},"modified":"2024-11-01T13:13:10","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T17:13:10","slug":"uconn-honors-faculty-staff-students-and-community-partners-at-provosts-awards-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2024\/10\/uconn-honors-faculty-staff-students-and-community-partners-at-provosts-awards-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"UConn Honors Faculty, Staff, Students, and Community Partners at Provost\u2019s Awards Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Connecticut celebrated its outstanding faculty, staff, students, and community partners at the annual Provost\u2019s Awards Ceremony held this month. The event recognized exceptional contributions to UConn&#8217;s academic mission, innovative research, and community engagement, highlighting the remarkable impact these individuals and groups have made within the University and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>Provost Anne D\u2019Alleva, who hosted the ceremony, opened the event by reflecting on the significance of honoring those who have made a lasting difference at UConn. &#8220;This evening, we celebrate the achievements of individuals whose dedication and innovation inspire us all. Their work enhances UConn\u2019s reputation as a top public research institution, while also enriching the lives of our students, their fields of study, and the communities we serve.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Among the honorees were faculty who excelled in teaching, research, and service, as well as community partners whose collaborations with UConn have had a profound impact on local communities. The ceremony also highlighted students for their leadership and commitment to community engagement and staff members for their dedicated service in support of student success.<\/p>\n<p>The evening featured special recognitions, including the Alumni Faculty Excellence Award, Provost\u2019s Outstanding Service Award, and the Provost&#8217;s Award for Excellence in Community Engaged Scholarship, which acknowledges outstanding contributions to addressing critical community issues through collaborative efforts. The ceremony concluded with a celebration of the Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor awardees, UConn&#8217;s highest faculty honor, including Dr. Nora Berrah, Dr. Ki H. Chon, and Dr. Crystal L. Park, whose pioneering work in their respective fields has brought distinction to UConn.<\/p>\n<p>A full listing of the honorees is below.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alumni Faculty Excellence Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Kari Adamsons, Human Development and Family Sciences<\/li>\n<li>Senjie Lin, Marine Sciences<\/li>\n<li>Annamaria Csizmadia, Human Development and Family Sciences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Provost\u2019s Outstanding Service Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Caroline Dealy, UConn Health<\/li>\n<li>Steve Zinn, Animal Science<\/li>\n<li>Michael Finiguerra, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Provost\u2019s Award for Excellence in Community Engaged Scholarship<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><u>Faculty<\/u><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Stephany Santos, Biomedical Engineering (Emerging Faculty Instructor)<\/li>\n<li>Dan Burkey, Chemical &amp; Biomolecular Engineering (Distinguished Faculty Instructor)<\/li>\n<li>Tatiana Andreyeva, Agricultural and Resource Economics (Emerging Faculty Community Impact)<\/li>\n<li>Angela Berm\u00fadez-Mill\u00e1n, Public Health Sciences (Distinguished Faculty Community Impact)<\/li>\n<li>Roman Shrestha, Allied Health Sciences (Emerging Faculty Research Scholar)<\/li>\n<li>Richard Pomp, Law (Distinguished Faculty Research Scholar)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><u>Students<\/u><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Erin Cova, UConn School of Medicine (Graduate Student)<\/li>\n<li>Letian Sun, Undergraduate Student<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><u>Staff<\/u><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Megan Delaney, School of Pharmacy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><u>Community Partners<\/u><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Erica Fearn, 4-H Education Center at Auerfarm<\/li>\n<li>Herb Virgo, Keney Park Sustainability Project<\/li>\n<li>Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, accepted by Jeremy Whipple, Executive Director of Department of Agriculture<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><u>Institutional Impact<\/u><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>UConn Writing Center, accepted by Tom Deans, Director<\/li>\n<li>Nadine Brennan, David Embrick, Cynthia Miranda-Donnelly, Janice Castle, and Kim Schwarz, Research on Resilient Cities, Racism, &amp; Equity Initiative (RRCRE)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nora Berrah, Physics<\/li>\n<li>Ki H. 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