Scholars
Ceremony & Brunch
Celebration
Program of Events • Saturday, November 16, 2024
Agenda & Speakers
Introduction
Kristen Govoni
Associate Dean and Director
Welcome
Indrajeet Chaubey
Dean and Director
Greetings
Anne D’Alleva
Interim Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
Scholarship Support & Donor Recognition
Barb Palmer
Director of Development
Donor Address
Ruthann Pritchard
Samantha Calzone Scholarship
Student Recipient Address
Elinor Addonizio
Animal Science BS
Student Recognition & Closing
Kristen Govoni
Associate Dean and Director
CAHNR & RHSA Scholarship Recipients 2024-2025
Abell and Potter Family Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
Caitlyn Simler, Allied Health Sciences, Vernon, CT
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Andrew T. Aiken Physical Therapy Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
Silver Clukey, Physical Therapy DPT, Manchester, CT
Sarah Sommer, Physical Therapy DPT, Mansfield, CT
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Al & Barbara Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
William Phimister, Applied and Resource Economics, East Lyme, CT
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Kaye & Marie Andrus Scholarship
Jeff Andrus
Iyannalis Gonzales, Animal Science, Waterbury, CT
Anastasia Li, Animal Science, Havestraw, NY
Alicia Snape, Animal Science, Stratford, CT
Mackenzie Simpson, Animal Science, East Hartford, CT
Mike Caguana, Animal Science, Westbrook, CT
Nina Reines, Animal Science, Sherman, CT
Ellia Claffey-Hesseltine, Animal Science, Newington, CT
Jacqueline Colin, Animal Science, Greenwich, CT
Alannah Staples, Animal Science, Coventry, CT
Danaeis Negron, Animal Science, East Haven, CT
Dakota Pouncie, Animal Science, Danbury, CT
Sydney Puchol, Animal Science, Mashpee, MA
Halle Miller, Animal Science, Oakland, NJ
Iris Cunningham, Animal Science, Coventry, CT
Hanna Koulogianis, Animal Science, Fairfield, CT
Andrea, Pena-Cuddleback, Animal Science, New Britain, CT
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Animal Science Faculty & Staff Undergraduate Scholarship
Faculty & Staff of Animal Science
Santino Soto, Natural Resources, Watertown, CT
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The Anthony Yurgaitis & George Malkemus Arethusa Farm Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
Megan Padykula, Animal Science, Newington, CT
Allison Tapley, Anima Science, Terryville, CT
Jennifer-Marie Stocker, Animal Science, Oxford, CT
Gemma Peterson, Pathobiology & Animal Science, Norwich, CT
Mabel, Matheson, Animal Science, Hubbardston, MA
Sydney Hagans, Animal Science, Staten Island, NY
Leighanna, Facey, Animal Science, North Easton, MA
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Ashmore Scholarship for the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
Endowed Scholarship
Alfredo Guadalupe, Physical Therapy DPT, Manchester, CT
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Beulah Shanley Baldwin Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
Olivia Merlini, Pathobiology, Chester, CT
Josh Nghiem, Animal Science, Wolcott, CT
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Elliot J. Barnard '54 Physical Therapy Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
Alyssa Pearce, Physical Therapy, DPT, Wethersfield, CT
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Mark Bishop and Lynette Bishop Bobb Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
Ella May, Sustainable Plant & Soil Systems, New Haven, CT
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Ellen Bishop Carder Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
Ruirui Dang, Agriculture & Resource Economics PhD, Willimantic, CT
Luis Seoane Estruel Sr, Agriculture & Resource Economics PhD, Willimantic, CT
Muhammad Umer Zahid, Agriculture & Resource Economics PhD, Willimantic, CT
Olivia Lemieux, Natural Resources MS, Vernon, CT
Kewan Green, Natural Resources MS, East Hartford, CT
Michael Pimenta, Natural Resources MS, Guilford, CT
Andrew Yoder, Natural Resources MS, Groton, CT
Nora Doonan, Plant Science MS & Plant Science PhD, Storrs Mansfield, CT
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Arthur C. & Lynette B. Bobb Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
Faith Neault, Sustainable Plant & Soil Systems, Enfield, CT
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John P.H. Brand Travel Fellowship
Endowed Scholarship
Matthew Syrotiak, Animal Science & Economics of Sustainable Development & Management, Bethlehem, CT
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Brundage Family College of Agriculture & Natural Resources Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
Griffin Mandirola, Agricultural, Health, & Natural Resources Early College Experience, Suffield, CT
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Dorothy Burns Nutritional Sciences Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
Franklin Teixeira, Nutritional Sciences, Wethersfield, CT
Anthony Lazo, Nutritional Sciences, Yonkers, NY
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Clifford R. Burr Memorial Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
Zahra Ali, Plant Science PhD, Watertown, CT
Roshani Budhathoki, Plant Science PhD, Willington, CT
John Campanelli, Plant Science PhD, West Hartford, CT
Alvaro Pantoja-Benavides, Plant Science PhD, Mansfield Center, CT
Samuel Haiden, Plant Science PhD, Mansfield Center, CT
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Samantha Calzone Memorial Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
Elinor Addonizio, Animal Science, Henrico, VA
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George F. Cloutier Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
Helena Jovanovic, Environmental Sciences, Glastonbury, CT
Kate Cullinan, Environmental Natural Resource Economics & Environmental Sciences, Burlington, NJ
Andy Zhang, Economics, Environmental Sciences, Sandy Hook, CT
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College of Agriculture, Health & Natural Resources Dean’s Recruitment Scholarship
College of Agriculture, Health & Natural Resources Dean’s Fund/The New York Farmers
Brooke Beaulieu, Nutritional Sciences, Reading, MA
Karina Cangas, Economics of Sustainable Development & Management, Coventry, CT
Laura Centanni, Animal Science, Haworth, CT
Eli Harris, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology & Natural Resources, Baltimore, MD
Maxwell Keyt, Exercise Science, Stony Point, NY
Joanna Raja, Pathobiology, Nashua, NH
Lauren Harper, Nutritional Sciences, Worcester, MA
Maggie Burke, Nutritional Sciences, Harwich, MA
Brooke Forman, Pathobiology, South Easton, MA
Grace Hartford, Pathobiology, Berwick, ME
Lori Huang, Nutritional Sciences, Albertson, NY
Chiamaka Okafor, Allied Health Sciences, Poughkeepsie, NY
Tori Ledwith, Exercise Science, Malverne, NY
Jeannie Jerome, Animal Science & Marine Sciences, Ballston Spa, NY
Kaitlyn Mendez, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology & Environmental Sciences, Bethpage, NY
Alexa Lewis, Allied Health Sciences, Golden, CO
Emma Kate Hane, Animal Science, Williamstown, MA
Jasmyn Srinivasan, Environmental Sciences, Summit, NJ
Alexa Elyash, Nutritional Sciences, Storrs, CT
Lucy Wiencek, Pathobiology, East Meadow, CT
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Connecticut Grounds Keepers Association Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
Andrew Elmer, Landscape Architecture, Milford, CT
Mya Julian, Sustainable Plant & Soil Systems, Woodbury, CT
Joseph Caron, Plant Science, Hartland, CT
Chad Crane, Plant Science, Morris, CT
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The Connecticut Horticultural Society Scholarship
Connecticut Horticultural Society
Ella May, Sustainable Plant & Soil Systems, New Haven, CT
Mya Julian, Sustainable Plant & Soil Systems, Woodbury, CT
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The Connecticut Institute of Water Resources Scholarship
Jack Clausen
Aykurt Kalican, Natural Resources, Quaker Hill, CT
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The Connecticut Trustees of the Eastern States Exposition Scholarship
Connecticut Trustees of the Eastern States Exposition
Matthew Syrotiak, Animal Science & Economics of Sustainable Development & Management, Bethlehem, CT
Nora Doonan, Plant Science MS & Plant Science PhD, Storrs Mansfield, CT
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Connecticut Veterinary Medical Association Niel W. Pieper, D.V.M. Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
Samantha Goulston, Animal Science, Dayville, CT
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Mary M. And Kathryn E. Connelly Sisters Scholarship
Elinor Addonizio, Animal Science, Henrico, VA
Dayanna Lucero, Allied Health Sciences, Storrs, CT
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Corbo Physical Therapy Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
William Hamill, Physical Therapy DPT, Brooklyn, CT
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Jim Cornish Memorial Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
Hida Ahamed, Allied Health Sciences, Chesire, CT
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W.A. Cowan Undergraduate Award in Animal Science
Endowed Scholarship
Chloe Hausmann, Animal Science, Walnut Creek, CA
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Janina M. Czajkowski Scholarship
Yi Wang, Nutritional Sciences, Storrs, CT
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Willard H. Daniels – Salvatore A. Orsini Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
Joseph Peralta, Pathobiology, Meriden, CT
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Burton and Helen Dawson Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
Colby Legault, Plant Science, Farmington, CT
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DelFavero Agricultural Economics Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
Isabella Lawless, Economics of Sustainable Development & Management, Wakefield, RI
Nora Lombardo, Environmental & Natural Resource Economics, South Windsor, CT
Anna Woelk, Environmental & Natural Resource Economics, Fairfield, CT
Eamon Madill, Environmental & Natural Resource Economics, Silver Spring, MD
George Akandinge, Agriculture & Natural Resource Economics PhD, Willimantic, CT
Mengjie Li, Agriculture & Natural Resource Economics PhD, Willimantic, CT
Danlu Xu, Agriculture & Natural Resource Economics PhD, Mansfield Center, CT
Angela Zhang, Economics of Sustainable Development & Management & Economics, Madison, CT
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The Desmarais-Cherhoniak Families Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
Jacob Timchak, Economics of Sustainable Development & Management, Norwalk, CT
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The Thomas A. Dibenedetto Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
Pranav Seshadri, Exercise Science, Weatogue, CT
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Dietetics Program Diversity Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
Galilea Yanza-Quinto, Dietetics, Manchester, CT
Ripa Das, Dietetics, Norwalk, CT
Mercedes Arroyo, Dietetics, Norwich, CT
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Hamilton D. Eaton Award for Research Excellence in Nutritional Science
Endowed Scholarship
Briana Nosal, Nutritional Sciences, Willington, CT
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Horace C. Eriksson Forestry Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
Danielle Syrotiak, Natural Resources, Bethlehem, CT
Daniel Semmel, Natural Resources, Southington, CT
Owen Pufahl, Urban Forestry Arboriculture, Mansfield, CT
Parker Richard, Urban Forestry Arboriculture, Chaplin, CT
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Jack and Sandra Evans Physical Therapy Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
Abigail Ladyga Physical Therapy DPT, Lisbon, CT
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Dorothy Wilhelm Faber Memorial Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
Iris Armstrong, Landscape Architecture, Storrs, CT
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Fairfield County Horticultural Society Memorial Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
Michael Fenton, Sustainable Plant & Soil Systems, Storrs, CT
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Alan S. Farwell Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
Jessica Amaral, Exercise Science, Fairfield, CT
Jonathan Schmitt, Nutritional Sciences, Holland Patent, NY
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Cameron & Carol Faustman Food Science Scholarship
Cameron & Carol Faustman
Savanah Battles, Animal Science, Tolland, CT
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Polly Fitz Creative Leadership Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
Dana Chamberlain, Nutritional Sciences MS, Manchester, CT
Mercedes Arroyo, Nutritional Sciences, MS, Norwich, CT
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Marshall Bixby Geer Memorial Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
Joseph Levine, Pathobiology, East Lyme, CT
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Francis E. And Holly S. Griffin Memorial Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
Iris Armstrong, Landscape Architecture, Storrs, CT
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Nathan Hale Award in Animal Science
Endowed Scholarship
Ashlee Quintana-Jacobs, Animal Science, Glastonbury, CT
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The Jean Haltner Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
Malakai Adams, Southington, CT
Devin Bougie, Southington, CT
Joseph Caron, Hartland, CT
Chad Crane, Morris, CT
Emily Hunnefeld, Scituate, MA
Colby LeGault, Farmington, CT
Lauren McAloon, Ivoryton, CT
Venom Rashid, Willimantic, CT
Benjamin Rickel, Shelton, CT
Mackenzie Simpson, East Hartford, CT
Diana Young, Bristol, CT
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Henry & Ebba Hansen Memorial Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
Sunaina Advani, Pathobiology, Farmington, CT
Sydney Seldon, Environmental Sciences & Individualized, Willimantic, CT
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Theresa Victoria Plouffe Hayward Scholarship in Allied Health Sciences
Endowed Scholarship
Ama Kissi, Allied Health Sciences, East Hartford, CT
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Ratcliffe Hicks Heritage Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
Brennan Scarpace, Plant Science, Branford, CT
Sydney Hall, Animal Science, Hopedale, MA
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Emanuel “Mike” Hirth Family Endowed Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
Arfa Begum, Economics of Sustainable Development & Management , Waterford, CT
Raychelle Demarco, Natural Resources, Ashford, CT
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Horticulture Club Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
Diana Young, Plant Science, Bristol, CT
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The Patricia J. Jepson Scholarship
Patricia J. Jepson
Iandra Cabral, Exercise Science, Winsted, CT
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Robert E. Johnson Endowed Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
Loretta Bigelow, Animal Science, Media, PA
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Stewart Johnson Scholarship Fund
Endowed Scholarship
Zhengxuan Wu, Agriculture & Resource Economics PhD, Witham, MA
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Frances E. Osborne Kellogg Foundation Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
Jessica-Lois Quaynor, Animal Science, Derby, CT
Jody Shamer-Rojas, Animal Science, Willimantic, CT
Madeleine Aldous, Animal Science, Bedford, CT
Riley Dupont, Animal Science, Plainfield, CT
Oliver Fisher, Animal Science, Chesire, CT
Gabriella Kerop, Animal Science, Deep River, CT
Ashleigh Parilla, Animal Science, Clearwater, FL
Lane Swanson, Animal Science, Fairfield, CT
Zoe Vogel, Animal Science, Syosset, NY
Kathleen Whisler, Animal Science, Melrose, MA
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Kinsman Family International Agriculture Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
Donelia Porter, Allied Health Science, Waterbury, CT
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Merle S. Klink and Irene Memorial Award
Nesyanvella Malk, Natura Resources, West Hartford, CT
Elise Wollheim, English & Natural Resources, Durham, CT
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Marvin W. Kottke Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
Sulin Chowdhury, Agriculture & Resource Economics PhD, El Monte, CA
Tsurue Teshigawara, Agriculture & Resource Economics PhD, Vernon Rockville, CT
Zixin Wang, Agriculture & Resource Economics PhD, Vernon Rockville, CT
Danlu Xu, Agriculture & Resource Economics PhD, Mansfield Center, CT
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Leslie F. Laughlin Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
William Hamill, Physical Therapy DPT, Brooklyn, CT
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Joseph M. Lent Plant Science Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
Eveleen Jiang, Landscape Architecture, Orange, CT
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John Livieri Memorial Fund
John Allen, Physical Therapy DPT, Newington CT
Rachel Dingley, Physical Therapy DPT, Hebron, CT
Gabriella Flynn, Physical Therapy DPT, Southington, CT
Grace Hanrahan, Physical Therapy DPT, Willimantic, CT
Arber Karamanaj, Physical Therapy DPT, Wethersfield, CT
Abigail Ladyga, Physical Therapy DPT, Lisbon, CT
Kiersten Morrisroe, Physical Therapy DPT, Fairfield, CT
Jillian O'Neil, Physical Therapy DPT, Storrs, CT
Alyssa Pearce, Physical Therapy DPT, Wethersfield, CT
Christopher Stella, Physical Therapy DPT, West Hartford, CT
Tara White, Physical Therapy DPT, Weatogue
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Claire Henighan Mather Fund
Kelsey Zator, Physical Therapy,Windham, CT
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Christopher P. Marsocci Memorial Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
Michele Iraci, Environmental Sciences, Prospect, CT
Kelly Nguyen, Pathobiology, Willimantic, CT
Iris Cunningham, Animal Science, Coventry, CT
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Donald N. Maynard Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
Laura Catuccio, Landscape Architecture, Trumbull, CT
Atlas Collazo, Landscape Architecture, Bridgeport, CT
Brianna Collazo, Landscape Architecture, East Hartford, CT
Shon Cabezas, Landscape Architecture, Norwich, CT
Chloe Laureta, Landscape Architecture, West Hartford, CT
Marcos Barragan, Landscape Architecture, Norwich, CT
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Dorothy Mclaughlin Miss Mac Scholarship in Physical Therapy
Endowed Scholarship
Kiersten Morrisoe, Physical Therapy DPT, Fairfield, CT
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Ann Mclendon Memorial Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
Rebecca Abirached, Medical Laboratory Sciences, Bridgeport, CT
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Albert Wadsworth Meserve & Helen Clark Meserve Memorial Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
Rian Byars, Environmental & Natural Resource Economics, Weston, CT
Daniel Semmel, Natural Resources, Southington, CT
Michael Fenton, Sustainable Plant & Soil Systems, Storrs, CT
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Gary A. & Eunice M. Miles Award
Endowed Scholarship
Jacob Timchak, Economics of Sustainable Development & Management, Norwalk, CT
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Dr. Lloyd & Cora Mitterling Scholarship
Susan Mitterling & Kevin Bohacs
Brennan Scarpace, Plant Science, Branford, CT
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Montana Physical Therapy Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
Spencer Green, Physical Therapy DPT, Norfolk, CT
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Maryann Morris Allied Health Sciences Scholarship
Maryann Morris
Abbey O'Brien, Allied health Sciences, West Boylston, MA
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Jane T. Muhlethaler Award in Plant Science
Jane T. Muhlethaler Foundation
Taghreed Hussein, Landscape Architecture, Wallingford, CT
Paola Luna Castro, Landscape Architecture, Bridgeport, CT
Zoe Charlton, Landscape Architecture, Waterbury, CT
Monika Mihok, Accounting & Landscape Architecture, Newtown, CT
Atlas Collazo, Landscape Architecture, Bridgeport, CT
Christian Carmona, Landscape Architecture, Stamford, CT
Darren Cole, Landscape Architecture, Stamford, CT
Aaron Phillips, Sustainable Plant & Soil Systems, Vernon, CT
Annie Zhu, Landscape Architecture, Brooklyn, NY
Saif Eddine Moutawakeel, Exploratory, Windsor Locks, CT
Nia Harris, Landscape Architecture, Trumbull, CT
Erik Garrido, Landscape Architecture, Norwalk, CT
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Horace F. & Gladys K. Murphey Plant Science Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
Eveleen Jiang, Landscape Architecture, Orange, CT
Laura Catuccio, Landscape Architecture, Trumbull, CT
Taghreed Hussein, Landscape Architecture, Wallingford, CT
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New England Farm & Garden Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
Hannah Leibowitz, Environmental Studies, Moodus, CT
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New York Farmers Scholarship
The New York Farmers
Alexa Lewis, Allied Health Science, Golden, CO
Emma Kate Hane, Animal Science, Williamstown, MA
Jasmyn Srinivasan, Environmental Sciences, Summit, NJ
Alexa Elyash, Nutritional Sciences, Storrs, CT
Lucy Wiencek, Pathobiology, East Meadow, NJ
Brooke Beaulieu, Nutritional Sciences, Reading, MA
Karina Cangas, Economics of Sustainable Development & Management, Coventry, CT
Laura Centanni, Animal Science, Haworth, NJ
Eli Harris, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology & Natural Resources, Baltimore, MD
Maxwell Keyt, Exercise Science, Stony Point, NY
Joanna Raja, Pathobiology, Nashua, NH
Lauren Harper, Nutritional Sciences, Worcester, MA
Maggie Burke, Nutritional Sciences, Harwich, MA
Brooke Forman, Pathobiology, South Easton, MA
Grace Hartford, Pathobiology, Berwick, ME
Lori Huang, Nutritional Sciences, Albertson, NY
Chiamaka Okafor, Allied Health Sciences, Poughkeepsie, NY
Tori Ledwith, Exercise Science, Malverne, NY
Jeannie Jerome, Animal Science & Marine Sciences, Ballston Spa, NY
Kaitlyn Mendez, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology & Environmental Sciences, Bethpage, NY
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Frank Niederwerfer Family Award in Animal Science
Endowed Scholarship
Gwyneth Shetland, Animal Science, Mansfield, CT
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Frank Niederwerfer Family Award in Soil Science
Endowed Scholarship
Anastasia Serating, Sustainable Plant & Soil Systems, Pomfret Center, CT
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The Russell Palen Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
Saskia Krebbers, Applied & Resource Economics, Downers Grover, IL
Sofia Davino, Economics of Sustainable Development & Management, Southington, CT
Sofie Jepsen, Management & Applied & Resource Economics, Green Village, NJ
Siming Shen, Economics of Sustainable Development & Management, Storrs Mansfield, CT
Nicole Olsen, Economics of Sustainable Development & Management, Coventry, CT
Katera Prohaski, Economics of Sustainable Development & Management, Guilford, CT
Yasmin Rosewell, Economics of Sustainable Development & Management, Las Vegas, NV
Ariana Uresti, Environmental Sciences & Applied Resource Economics, Storrs, CT
Christian Cavallo, Environmental & Natural Resource Economics, Stony Brook, NY
Doga Kutlu, Economics of Sustainable Development & Management, Storrs, CT
Samjhana Koirala, Agriculture & Resource Economics PhD, Willington, CT
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Steven G. & Ruth A. Patrick Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
Anthony Mensah, Willimantic, CT
Michele Iraci, Prospect, CT
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Gerri Pellechia Memorial Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
Nathan Steinberg, Physical Therapy DPT, Windsor, CT
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Jennifer B. Riggs Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
Gregory Baker, West Haven, CT
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Clinton S. Roberts Foundation Scholarship
Clinton S. Roberts Foundation
Amber Rosato, Animal Science, Prospect, CT
Lila Rubano, Animal Science, Goshen, CT
Lauren Kasdan, Animal Science, Maplewood, NJ
Malakai Adams, Animal Science, Southington, CT
Caira Hassett, Animal Science, Brooklyn, CT
Molly Daigle, Natural Resources, Bristol, CT
Noah Green, Natural Resources, Norfolk, CT
Briana Brady, Natural Resources, Plymouth, CT
Olivia Ballaro, Natural Resources, Naugatuck, CT
Hannah Chapman, Natural Resources, Preston, CT
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Mary Mahar Santaniello Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
Mary De Lise, Diagnostic Genetic Sciences & Molecular & Cell Biology, Merrick, NY
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David B. Schroeder Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
Nesyanvella Malk, Natural Resources, West Hartford, CT
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Schur Family Scholarship in Environmental Health
Endowed Scholarship
Donelia Porter, Allied Health Sciences, Waterbury, CT
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Schur/Silbart Scholarship in Environmental Health
Paul Schur & Lawrence Silbart
Alexandra Torres Munoz, Individualized, Allied Health Sciences & French & Francophone Studies, Wallingford, CT
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Stanley K. Seaver Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
Justin Lacouture, Applied & Resource Economics, Bristol, CT
Niamh Hofland, Economics of Sustainable Development & Management, Storrs, CT
Samjhana Koirala, Agriculture & Resource Economics PhD, Willington, CT
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Shanely Family Scholarship
Jaiden Swanson, Dietetics, Cromwell, CT
Anna Barbosa, Nutritional Sciences, Bridgeport, CT
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Joseph W. Smey ’68 EDD, PT Endowed Scholarship in Physical Therapy
Endowed Scholarship
Christopher Coppola, Physical Therapy DPT, Manchester, CT
Terrell Figaro, Physical Therapy DPT, Ashford, CT
Teresa Maffiolini, Physical Therapy DPT, Southington, CT
Lauren Higgins, Physical Therapy DPT, Storrs, CT
Holly Prasser, Physical Therapy DPT, Manchester, CT
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Smyrski Farm Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
Jacob Niemczyk, Agriculture, Health, Natural Resources, Vernon, CT
James Olender, Agriculture, Health, Natural Resources, Southington, CT
Kylie Logan, Allied Health Sciences, New Milford, CT
Jahmiha Lindo, Allied Health Sciences, Bloomfield, CT
Jessica-Lois Quaynor, Animal Science, Derby, CT
Jody Shamer-Rojas, Animal Science, Willimantic, CT
Karina Cangas, Economics of Sustainable Development & Management, Tomball, Texas
Kaylee Rondano, Environmental Natural Resource Economics as Second & Economics of Sustainable Development & Management, Stamford, CT
Amanda Stowe, Environmental Sciences, Newtown, CT
John-Henry Burke, Environmental Sciences, Suffield, CT
Kelsey Stewart, Exercise Science, New Milford, CT
Kyra Johnson, Exercise Science, Dunbarton, NH
Rebecca Syme, Natural Resources, Board Brook, CT
Adriana Gutowska, Natural Resources, New Britain, CT
Lori Huang, Nutritional Sciences, Albertson, NY
Stephanie Stringer, Dietetics, North Reading, MA
Olivia Dages, Sustainable Plant & Soil Systems, New Milford, CT
Brendan Pugmire, Landscape Architecture, Simsbury, CT
Grace Miller, Pathobiology, New Milford, CT
Adam Albohiri, pathobiology, Farmington, CT
Grace Xu, Pathobiology, Cheshire, CT
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James V. Spignesi, Jr. Memorial Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
Alana Boirie, Natural Resources, Middletown, CT
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Steg Family Scholarship
Elizabeth Tarduogno, Nutritional Sciences, New York, NY
Harry Eaton Stewart Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
Joaquin Antunez, Physical Therapy DPT, Wallingford, CT
Aysia Starr Comin-Sporbert, Physical Therapy DPT, Hamden, CT
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Fran Tappan Student Aid Fund
Endowed Scholarship
Catherine Fandel Physical Therapy, Willington, CT
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University of Connecticut, College of Agriculture, Health & Natural Resources, Alumni (UCAHNRA) Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
Emily Hunnefeld, Animal Science, Scituate, MA
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Waltz Family Difference Maker Scholarship
The Waltz Family
Fiora Lena, Allied Health Sciences, Oakville, CT
Lesley Rendon Hernandez, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology & Natural Resources, Meriden, CT
Nadia Ferrer, Landscape Architecture, New Haven, CT
Isabel Ayala Rodriguez, Allied Health Sciences, Boise, ID
Neressa Lafleur, Nutritional Sciences, Stamford, CT
Sarah Frances, Natural Resources, Hartford, CT
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Margaret J. Ware Scholarship in Human Nutrition
Department of Nutritional Sciences
Briana Nosal, Nutritional Science PhD, Willington, CT
Hayoung Woo, Nutritional Science PhD, Storrs, CT
Indraja Gaddam, Nutritional Science PhD, Willimantic, CT
Manije Darooghegi Mofrad, Nutritional Science PhD, Storrs, CT
Marcela Santos Ferreira, Nutritional Science PhD, Manchester, CT
Olivia Corvino, Nutritional Science PhD, Milford, CT
Thomas Petrillo, Nutritional Sciences, Storrs, CT
Lori Huang, Nutritional Sciences, Albertson, NY
Marcela Santos Ferreira, Nutritional Science PhD, Manchester, CT
Suyun Choi, Nutritional Science PhD, Willington, CT
Sunni Chen, Nutritional Science PhD, Vernon, CT
Honglin Zhu, Nutritional Science PhD, Vernon, CT
Eli Moskowitz, Nutritional Sciences, Cheshire, CT
Jonathan Schmitt, Nutritional Sciences, Holland Patent, NY
Muyao Du, Nutritional Science MS & Nutritional Science PhD, Willimantic, CT
Yi Wang, Nutritional Science PhD, Storrs, CT
Chenyang Ji, Nutritional Science PhD, Willington, CT
Xinhao Wang, Computer Science & Engineering MS & Nutritional Science PhD, Vernon, CT
Yihang Feng, Nutritional Science PhD, Storrs, CT
Sunni Chen, Nutritional Science PhD, Vernon, CT
Xinhao Wang, Computer Science & Engineering MS & Nutritional Science PhD, Vernon, CT
Eli Moskowitz, Nutritional Sciences, Cheshire, CT
Jonathan Schmitt, Nutritional Sciences, Holland Patent, NY
Hayoung Woo, Nutritional Science PhD, Storrs, CT
Dea Ziso, Nutritional Science PhD, Stamford, CT
Kristofer Terrell, Nutritional Science PhD, Mansfield, CT
Honglin Zhu, Nutritional Science PhD, Vernon, CT
Leah Allen, Nutritional Science PhD, Saint Louis, MO
Yidan Zhang, Nutritional Science PhD, Willington, CT
Snehaa Ray Nutritional Science PhD, Willington, CT
Oliver Otoko Nutritional Science PhD, Manchester, CT
Suyun Choi Nutritional Science PhD, Willington, CT
Xiran Chen Nutritional Science PhD, Hartford, CT
Nick Kuhlman, Nutritional Science PhD, Orange, MA
Xinhao Wang, Nutritional Science PhD, Vernon, CT
Nathan Jordan, Nutritional Science PhD, Coventry, CT
Siman Liu, Nutritional Science PhD, Stafford Springs, CT
Muyao Du, Nutritional Science PhD, Willimantic, CT
Kristofer Terrell, Nutritional Science PhD, Mansfield, CT
Honglin Zhu, Nutritional Science PhD, Vernon, CT
Yihang Feng, Nutritional Science PhD, Mansfield, CT
Yi Wang, Nutritional Science PhD, Mansfield, CT
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Julia Wasserman Memorial Scholarship for Pre-Vet Students
College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
Kelly Duffany, Animal Science, Oakville, CT
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The Weingart Family Scholarship in Animal Science
Endowed Scholarship
Aleena Kearse, Animal Science, Newport, VT
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Albert E. Wilkinson Scholarship
Endowed Scholarship
Faith Neault, Sustainable Plant & Soil Systems, Enfield, CT
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Xiangzhong (Jerry) Yang Research Excellence Award
Endowed Scholarship
Kamal Gautam, Health Promotion Sciences PhD, Willimantic, CT
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Cornelius & Mary Jane York Award
Endowed Scholarship
Amanda Stowe, Environmental Sciences, Newtown, CT
Anastasia Serating, Sustainable Plant & Soil Systems, Pomfret Center, CT
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W.B. Young Leadership & Service Award
The Family of Wilfred B. Young
Matthew Antunes, Sustainable Plant & Soil Systems, Smithfield, RI
Scholarship & Award Legacy
Abell and Potter Family Endowed Scholarship
Frederick G. Adams Allied Health Scholarship
Agriculture Dean’s Scholarship
Agriculture Education Scholarship/Professional Development Award
Al & Barbara Scholarship
Andrew T. Aitken Physical Therapy Scholarship
Willard H. Allen Scholarship
American Family and Consumer Sciences Scholarship
Kaye Andrus Scholarship
Animal Science Faculty/Staff Undergraduate Scholarship
Anthony Yurgaitis & George Malkemus Arethusa Farm Scholarship
The Armstrong Family Scholarship
Ashmore Scholarship for the College of Agriculture, Health & Natural Resources
Beulah Shanley Baldwin Scholarship
Elliot J. Barnard ’54 Physical Therapy Scholarship
Yolande M. Bigelow Horticulture Scholarship
Mark Bishop and Lynette Bishop Bobb Scholarship
Arthur C. & Lynette B. Bobb Scholarship
Bobb-Koths Plant Science Scholarship
John P.H. Brand Travel Scholarship
Brundage Family College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Scholarship
The Deborah Bubela Scholarship
Dorothy Burns Nutritional Sciences Scholarship
Clifford R. Burr Memorial Scholarship
Busch Agriculture
Samantha Calzone Scholarship
CAHNR Dean’s Recruitment Scholarship
CAHNR Diversity Recruitment Assistantship
Ellen Bishop Carder Scholarship
Carlson Therapy Network, PC Scholarship
George E. Cloutier Scholarship
Connecticut Greenhouse Growers Association Scholarship
Connecticut Grounds Keepers Association Scholarship
The Connecticut Horticultural Society Scholarship
CT Institute of Water Resources Scholarship
Connecticut Trustees of the Eastern States Exposition Scholarship
Connecticut Veterinary Medical Association - Niel W. Pieper, DVM Scholarship
Mary M. and Kathryn E. Connelly Sisters Scholarship
Adelaide Connolly Scholarship
Corbo Physical Therapy Scholarship
Jim Cornish Memorial Scholarship
W. A. Cowan Undergraduate Award in Animal Science
Janina M. Czajkowski Scholarship in Community Nutrition
Elna E. Daniels Scholarship
Willard H. Daniels & Salvatore A. Orsini Scholarship
Burton and Helen Dawson Scholarship
Del Favero Agricultural Economics Scholarship
Desmarais-Cherhoniak Families Scholarship
The William and Anne Dest Scholarship
Thomas A. DiBenedetto Memorial Scholarship
Dietetics Program Diversity Scholarship
Priscilla Douglas Award
Hamilton Eaton Award for Research Excellence in Nutritional Sciences
Horace C. Eriksson Forestry Scholarship
Jack and Sandra Evans Physical Therapy Scholarship
Dorothy Wilhelm Faber Memorial Scholarship
Fairfield County Horticultural Society Memorial Scholarship
Harry Farnham Award
Alan S. Farwell Scholarship
Cameron & Carol Faustman Food Science Scholarship
Irving & Justine Fellows Scholarship
Polly Fitz Creative Leadership Scholarship
Norman and Winifred Freyer Agribusiness
Gavitt Agriculture and Natural Resources Communications Scholarship
Marshall Bixby Geer Memorial Scholarship
Ann Collins Gill Fund
First Company Governor's Foot Guard Scholarship
Greenfield Hill Garden Club Scholarship
Francis E. and Holly S. Griffin Memorial Scholarship
Henry G. Haalck Memorial Award
Nathan Hale Award in Animal Science
The Jean Haltner Scholarship
Henry and Ebba Hansen Leadership Award
Theresa Victoria Plouffe Hayward Scholarship in Allied Health Sciences
Harold G. Helmboldt & Melba E. Helmboldt Scholarship
Hans Hercule Memorial Undergraduate Scholarship
Ratcliffe Hicks Award of Excellence
Ratcliffe Hicks Heritage Scholarship
Emanuel “Mike” Hirth Family Endowed Scholarship
William Duran Holman Prize Fund Award
The Hollandia Nurseries Scholarship
The Home and Garden Center Fund
Horticulture Club Scholarship
The Oliver J. Hubbard Memorial Poultry Science Scholarship
Jarvis Products Corporation Scholarship
The Patricia J. Jepson Scholarship
Robert E. Johnson Endowed Scholarship
Stewart Johnson Scholarship
Martha Keagle DGS Clinical Experience Award
Frances E. Osborne Kellogg Fund Scholarship
Kinsman Family International Agriculture Fund Award
Merle and Irene Klinck Scholarship
Nathan Koenig AG/EC Scholarship
Jay Koths Travel Award
Marvin W. Kottke Scholarship
Mary Kumpf Scholarship
Susan Hassett Laudano Scholarship
Leslie F. Laughlin Scholarship
Joseph M. Lent Plant Science Scholarship
John Livieri Memorial Scholarship
Ruthann & Rebecca Lobo Scholarship
Martha Ludemann Memorial Scholarship
Ann Lurate Lupo Scholarship in Clinical Dietetics
The Robert S. Malloy Memorial Scholarship
Claire Henighan Mather Fund
Christopher P. Marsocci Memorial Award
Donald N. Maynard Scholarship
McDowell Wildlife Award
Dorothy McLaughlin Miss Mac Endowed Scholarship in Physical Therapy
Ann McLendon Memorial Scholarship
Carol Motta McMahon Fund for Programs in Health Promotion
Mehlquist Horticulture
Albert Wadsworth Meserve and Helen Clark Meserve Memorial Trust Fund Scholarship
Garry A. and Eunice M. Miles Award
Dr. Lloyd & Cora Marie Mitterling Scholarship
Montana Physical Therapy Scholarship
Maryann Morris Scholarship in Allied Health Sciences
Jane T. Muhlethaler Scholarship in Plant Science
Horace F. and Gladys K. Murphey Plant Science Scholarship
Natural Resources and the Environment Scholarship
New England Farm and Garden Association Scholarship
New England Outdoor Writers Scholarship
New Haven County Agricultural Center Conservation Internship Award
New York Farmers Scholarship
Frank Niederwerfer Family Award in Animal Science
Frank Niederwerfer Family Award in Soil Science
NUSC Award for Excellence in Research
Russell Palen Fund Scholarship
Steven G. and Ruth A. Patrick Endowment Scholarship
Peck Lane Sportsmen's Club Inc. Scholarship
Gerri Pellecchia Memorial Scholarship
The Pescatello Family Endowed Scholarship
Physical Therapy Scholarship
The Physical Therapy Integrated Internal Clinical Experience
The PSLA Undergraduate Educational Experience Award
Hilda Kreyssig Purrington & Eugene C. Purrington Scholarship
Jennifer B. Riggs Scholarship
Clinton S. Roberts Foundation Award
The Pamela Roberts PT Pediatric Education Scholarship
James M. Rosa Scholarship
Salmon and Sons Scholarship
Mary Mahar Santaniello Scholarship
David B. Schroeder Scholarship
Paul Schur Scholarship in Environmental Health
Schur Family Scholarship in Environmental Health
Schur/Silbart Scholarship in Environmental Health
Stanley K. Seaver Scholarship
Shanley Family Scholarship
Steg Family Scholarship
Simsbury Garden Club Scholarship
Simsbury Garden Club Memorial Scholarship
Joseph W. Smey, EdD, PT Endowed Scholarship in Physical Therapy
Smyrski Farm Scholarship
Sodexho Dietetics Diversity Scholarship
Ronald & Judith Sommers Hems Scholarship
James V. Spignesi, Jr. Memorial Scholarship
Harry Eaton Stewart Scholarship
Fran Tappan Student Aid Fund
John B. Tucker, Jr. Memorial Award
UConn Strive Scholarship
University of Connecticut College of Agriculture Health, and Natural Resources Alumni Association Scholarship
Waltz Family Difference Maker Scholarship
Margaret J. Ware Memorial Scholarship
The Julia Wasserman Memorial Scholarship
Weidemann Endowment Scholarship in CAHNR
The Weingart Family Scholarship in Animal Science
George E. & Dolly H.R. Whitham Memorial Scholarship
Walter R. Whitworth Ichthyology Award
Albert E. Wilkinson Scholarship
Xiangzhong (Jerry) Yang Research Excellence Award
Cornelius and Mary Jane York Award
Wilfred B. Young Leadership and Service Award
Priscilla Macklot Zink Scholarship
Charles J. Zwick Fund
Special Thanks
To our generous donors, faculty, staff, and families of this year’s scholarship recipients for their continued support and encouragement.