CAHNR Excellence Awards
At CAHNR, we take pride in acknowledging the exceptional work of our faculty, staff, and graduate students who consistently go above and beyond in the realms of teaching, research, extension, and service.
2025 Awardees
- Augustus and Charles Storrs Award
Kirklyn Kerr - Spirit of the Land-Grant Award
Tom Worthley - Excellence in Research Award
Mary Anne Amalaradjou - Excellence in Early Career Research Award
Jessica Brandt - Excellence in Teaching Award
Cristina Connolly - Excellence in Engagement Award
Cristina Colón-Semenza - Excellence in Extension Award
Laura Cisneros
- Distinguished Alumni Award
Peter Sepe - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice Award
Cary Chadwick - Graduate Student Research and Creativity Award
Kiran Paudel, MS & Sungwan Kim, PhD - Graduate Student Teaching Assistant Award
Arashi Nakashima - Outstanding Staff Award
Chris Ware & Tara Craig - Staff Community Innovator Award
Alicia Huckle
Nomination Submission Instructions
Please review the nomination requirements and process as outlined within each award category. Nomination forms are new this year for several of the awards.
Nominations from past years may be resubmitted with updated materials as required. It is highly recommended that nomination forms/letters be dated in the academic year for which the nominee is being considered
Award selection criteria should be explicitly addressed wherever possible in supporting letters or documents.
Note that many award descriptions include a checklist to be used as the Table of Contents for the Nomination Packet.
Nomination packets, including all supporting documentation must be organized in the order listed and emailed as a single PDF file to cahnrexcellence@uconn.edu. Please name the PDF file in the following format: Name of Award_NomineeName
Department Representatives
Agricultural and Resource Economics
Nathan Fiala
Allied Health Sciences
Tamara Kaliszewski (Chair)
Animal Science
Breno Fragomeni
Extension
Bill Davenport
Kinesiology
Cristina Colon-Semenza
Natural Resources and Environment
James Knighton
Nutritional Sciences
Clinton Mathias
Pathobiology and Veterinary Science
Steven Szczepanek
Plant Science and Landscape Architecture
Huanzhong Wang
Dean’s Assistant
Virginia White (Ex Officio)