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.





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. Nominations are due November 21, 2025.



Agricultural and Resource Economics
Tatiana Andreyeva 

Allied Health Sciences
Tamara Kaliszewski

Animal Science
Dennis D’Amico 

Extension
Jiff Martin 

Kinesiology
Cristina Colon-Semenza

Natural Resources and Environment
Chandi Witharana 

Nutritional Sciences
Clinton Mathias (Chair)

Pathobiology and Veterinary Science
Mazhar Khan 

Plant Science and Landscape Architecture
John Inguagiato 

Dean’s Assistant
Virginia White (Ex Officio)