{"id":227608,"date":"2025-03-28T07:07:04","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T11:07:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=227608"},"modified":"2025-03-28T07:07:04","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T11:07:04","slug":"cahnr-celebrates-excellence-in-teaching-research-and-community-engagement-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2025\/03\/cahnr-celebrates-excellence-in-teaching-research-and-community-engagement-2\/","title":{"rendered":"CAHNR Celebrates Excellence in Teaching, Research, and Community Engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UConn&#8217;s College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources (CAHNR) celebrated members of the College community this week at a beloved annual event. Distinguished alumni, faculty, students, staff, and supporters were all honored for their diverse contributions to the College&#8217;s teaching, research, and community engagement initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While I hope you are all recognized often for the amazing work you do, this annual event gives us the opportunity to come together to honor [those] who go above and beyond to advance our mission,&#8221; says CAHNR Dean Indrajeet Chaubey.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wonderplugingallery-container\" id=\"wonderplugingallery-container-453\" style=\"max-width:1200px;margin:0 auto;\"><div class=\"wonderplugingallery\" id=\"wonderplugingallery-453\" data-galleryid=\"453\" data-width=\"1200\" data-height=\"800\" data-skin=\"light\" data-playsinline=\"false\" data-mutevideo=\"false\" data-random=\"false\" data-autoslide=\"true\" data-autoplayvideo=\"false\" data-schemamarkup=\"false\" data-stopallplaying=\"false\" data-reloadonvideoend=\"false\" data-donotuseposter=\"false\" data-enabletabindex=\"false\" data-loadnextonvideoend=\"false\" data-hidetitlewhenvideoisplaying=\"true\" data-disablehovereventontouch=\"false\" data-autoslideandplayafterfirstplayed=\"false\" data-html5player=\"true\" data-responsive=\"true\" data-fullwidth=\"false\" data-showtitle=\"true\" data-showdescription=\"true\" data-showplaybutton=\"true\" data-showfullscreenbutton=\"true\" data-showtimer=\"true\" data-showcarousel=\"true\" data-galleryshadow=\"false\" data-slideshadow=\"true\" data-thumbshowtitle=\"false\" data-thumbshadow=\"true\" data-lightboxshowtitle=\"true\" data-lightboxshowdescription=\"true\" data-specifyid=\"true\" data-donotinit=\"false\" data-addinitscript=\"false\" data-triggerresize=\"false\" data-thumbcolumnsresponsive=\"false\" data-thumbverticalmiddle=\"true\" data-removeinlinecss=\"true\" data-switchonmouseover=\"false\" data-showcategory=\"true\" data-showimgtitle=\"false\" data-titlesmallscreen=\"false\" data-initsocial=\"true\" data-showsocial=\"false\" data-showemail=\"false\" data-showfacebook=\"true\" data-showtwitter=\"true\" data-showpinterest=\"true\" data-socialrotateeffect=\"true\" data-doshortcodeontext=\"false\" data-loop=\"0\" data-duration=\"1500\" data-slideduration=\"1000\" data-slideshowinterval=\"6000\" data-googleanalyticsaccount=\"\" data-resizemode=\"fill\" data-imagetoolboxmode=\"mouseover\" data-effect=\"fade\" data-padding=\"12\" data-bgcolor=\"\" data-bgimage=\"\" data-thumbwidth=\"48\" data-thumbheight=\"48\" data-thumbgap=\"8\" data-thumbrowgap=\"16\" data-lightboxtextheight=\"72\" data-lightboxtitlecss=\"{color:#333333; 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Honors reception.\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\"><\/a><div class=\"html5gallery-info\"><div class=\"html5gallery-alt\">Attendees at CAHNR&#039;s Awards &amp; Honors reception.<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-description\">Award recipient Cristina Col\u00f3n-Semenza from the Department of Kinesiology at CAHNR&#039;s Awards &amp; Honors reception.<\/div><\/div><a class=\"html5galleryimglink\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSC00785-edited.jpg\" data-mediatype=1><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"html5galleryimg html5gallery-tn-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSC00785-edited-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Attendees at CAHNR&#39;s Awards &amp; Honors reception.\" data-title=\"\" data-description=\"Provost Anne D&#39;Alleva joined CAHNR leadership to celebrate the achievements of students, alumni, volunteers, staff, and faculty.\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; 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--smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\"><\/a><div class=\"html5gallery-info\"><div class=\"html5gallery-alt\">Attendees at CAHNR&#039;s Awards &amp; Honors reception.<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-description\">Thomas Worthley from UConn Extension and the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, an awardee at CAHNR&#039;s Awards &amp; Honors reception.<\/div><\/div><a class=\"html5galleryimglink\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSC00558-edited.jpg\" data-mediatype=1><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"html5galleryimg html5gallery-tn-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSC00558-edited-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Attendees at the CANHR Awards &amp; Honors reception.\" data-title=\"\" data-description=\"Jessica Brandt from the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment with Kumar Venkitanarayanan. 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(Jason Sheldon\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div><a class=\"html5galleryimglink\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSC00581-edited.jpg\" data-mediatype=1><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"html5galleryimg html5gallery-tn-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSC00581-edited-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Attendees at the CANHR Awards &amp; Honors reception.\" data-title=\"\" data-description=\"Cristina Connolly (left) from the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, with Kristen Govoni, associate dean for academic programs\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\"><\/a><div class=\"html5gallery-info\"><div class=\"html5gallery-alt\">Attendees at the CANHR Awards &amp; Honors reception.<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-description\">Cristina Connolly (left) from the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, with Kristen Govoni, associate dean for academic programs<\/div><\/div><a class=\"html5galleryimglink\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSC00643-edited.jpg\" data-mediatype=1><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"html5galleryimg html5gallery-tn-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSC00643-edited-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Attendees at CAHNR&#39;s Awards &amp; Honors reception.\" data-title=\"\" data-description=\"Sam Spain, left, recipient of the 4-H Leadership award, with Amy Harder, associate dean for Extension.\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\"><\/a><div class=\"html5gallery-info\"><div class=\"html5gallery-alt\">Attendees at CAHNR&#039;s Awards &amp; Honors reception.<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-description\">Sam Spain, left, recipient of the 4-H Leadership award, with Amy Harder, associate dean for Extension.<\/div><\/div><a class=\"html5galleryimglink\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSC2603-edited.jpg\" data-mediatype=1><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"html5galleryimg html5gallery-tn-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSC2603-edited-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Attendees at the CANHR Awards &amp; 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--smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\"><\/a><div class=\"html5gallery-info\"><div class=\"html5gallery-alt\">Attendees at the CANHR Awards &amp; Honors reception.<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-description\">Jenny Riggs (left), recipient of a 1-H award, with Amy Harder, associate dean for Extension.<\/div><\/div><a class=\"html5galleryimglink\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSC00775-edited.jpg\" data-mediatype=1><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"html5galleryimg html5gallery-tn-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSC00775-edited-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Attendees at the CANHR Awards &amp; Honors reception.\" data-title=\"\" data-description=\"Peter Sepe (left), recipient of the Distinguished Alumni award, with Dean Chaubey (right).\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\"><\/a><div class=\"html5gallery-info\"><div class=\"html5gallery-alt\">Attendees at the CANHR Awards &amp; Honors reception.<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-description\">Peter Sepe (left), recipient of the Distinguished Alumni award, with Dean Chaubey (right).<\/div><\/div><a class=\"html5galleryimglink\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSC00824-edited.jpg\" data-mediatype=1><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"html5galleryimg html5gallery-tn-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSC00824-edited-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Attendees at CAHNR&#39;s Awards &amp; Honors reception.\" data-title=\"\" data-description=\"Current CAHNR Dean, Indrajeet Chaubey, awarded former Dean Kirklyn Kerr, with the prestigious Augustus and Charles Storrs Award at CAHNR&#39;s Awards &amp; Honors reception.\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\"><\/a><div class=\"html5gallery-info\"><div class=\"html5gallery-alt\">Attendees at CAHNR&#039;s Awards &amp; 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This year, the milestones represent, collectively, almost 700 years working at UConn.<\/p>\n<h2>2025 Awardees<\/h2>\n<h3>CAHNR Awards of Excellence<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Jessica Brandt<\/strong>,\u00a0<em>Natural Resources and the Environment, <\/em>Excellence in Early Career Research Award<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mary Anne Amalaradjou, &#8217;09 &#8217;10<\/strong>,\u00a0<em>Animal Science, <\/em>Excellence in Research Award<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cristina Connolly<\/strong>,\u00a0<em>Agricultural and Resource Economics, <\/em>Excellence in Teaching Award<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kiran Paudel<\/strong>,\u00a0<em>Allied Health Sciences, <\/em>Graduate Student Research and Creativity Award (MS)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sungwan Kim<\/strong>,\u00a0<em>Kinesiology, Graduate Student Research and Creativity Award (PhD)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Arashi Nakashima<\/strong>,\u00a0<em>Pathobiology and Veterinary Science, <\/em>Graduate Student Teaching Assistant Award<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cristina 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