Scholars Ceremony & Brunch Celebration
Program of Events • Saturday, October 31, 2026
Agenda & Speakers
Introduction
Kristen Govoni
Associate Dean and Director
Welcome
Kumar Venkitanarayanan
Dean and Director
Greetings
Tadarrayl Starke
Vice Provost for Student Success
Scholarship Support & Donor Recognition
Erin McMahon
Director of Development & Alumni Relations
Donor Address
Mary Ann Morris
Mary Ann Morris Allied Health Sciences Scholarship
Student Recipient Address
Andie Napolitano, Allied Health Sciences
Abigail Abraham, Allied Health Sciences
Student Recognition & Closing
Kristen Govoni
Associate Dean and Director
CAHNR & RHSA Scholarship Recipients 2025-2026
Abell and Potter Family Endowed Scholarship
Emma Vandale, Dietetics, Canterbury, CT
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Andrew T. Aitken Physical Therapy Scholarship
Michael Kelly, Physical Therapy DPT, Storrs, CT
Troy Zdanis, Physical Therapy DPT, Vernon Rockville, CT
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Al & Barbara Scholarship
Mason Orr, Economics of Sustainable Development and Management, Storrs, CT
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Anne Alexander Physical Therapy Student Assistance Fund
Sophia Gurrieri, Physical Therapy DPT, Tolland, CT
Summer Heckler, Physical Therapy DPT, Guilford, CT
Michael Kelly, Physical Therapy DPT, Storrs, CT
Emily Palumbo, Physical Therapy DPT, Vernon, CT
Cassidy Williams, Physical Therapy DPT, Stafford Springs, CT
Emiley Wilson-Long, Physical Therapy DPT, Old Saybrook, CT
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Willard H. Allen Scholarship
Adriana Silva, Allied Health Sciences, Waterbury, CT
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Kaye & Marie Andrus Scholarship
Mariah Repscher, Animal Science, Willington, CT
Halle Aufiero, Animal Science, Watertown, MA
Georgia Buggy, Animal Science, Ridgefield, CT
Ellia Claffey-Hesseltine, Animal Science, Newington, CT
Nikayla Pope, Animal Science, Kinston, NC
Tori Zebko, Animal Science, Irvine, CA
Malakai Adams, Animal Science, Southington, CT
Caira Hassett, Animal Science, Brooklyn, CT
Josefina Lopes, Animal Science, Storrs, CT
Samantha Martinez, Animal Science, Toms River, NJ
Alexis Mosher, Animal Science, New Britain, CT
Shellenid Vazquez, Animal Science, Waterbury, CT
Abigail Marks, Animal Science, Holden, MA
Mabel Matheson, Animal Science, Hubbardston, MA
Alexis Pensiero, Animal Science, Darien, CT
Manuela Valencia, Animal Science, Hartford, CT
Camryn Woodin, Animal Science, Pomfret Center, CT
Claire Zess, Animal Science, Vernon, CT
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Animal Science Faculty & Staff Undergraduate Scholarship
Halle Aufiero, Animal Science, Watertown, MA
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The Anthony Yurgaitis & George Malkemus Arethusa Farm Scholarship
Madelyn Bouchard, Animal Science, Enfield, CT
Abigail Marks, Animal Science, Ashburham, MA
Mabel Matheson, Animal Science & Pathobiology, Hubbardston, MA
Alexis Pensiero, Animal Science, Darien, CT
Manuela Valencia, Animal Science, Hartford, CT
Camryn Woodin, Animal Science, Pomfret Center, CT
Claire Zess, Animal Science, Vernon Rockville, CT
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The Armstrong Family Scholarship
Oliver Fisher, Animal Science, Cheshire, CT
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Ashmore Scholarship
Steven Cotton, Physical Therapy DPT, Newtown, CT
Catherine Lazor, Physical Therapy DPT, West Hartford, CT
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Beulah Shanley Baldwin Scholarship
Venom Rashid, Natural Resources, Willimantic, CT
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Elliot J. Barnard '54 Physical Therapy Scholarship
Sophia Gurrieru, Physical Therapy DPT, Tolland, CT
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Yolande M. Bigelow Horticulture Scholarship
Nadya Granda, Plant Science MS, Willimantic, CT
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Mark Bishop and Lunette Bishop Bobb Scholarship
Kelly Stewart, Dietetics, Scotch Plains, NJ
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Ellen Bishop Carder Scholarship
Sophia Gagnon, Natural Resources MS, Coventry, CT
Caitlin Rogers, Natural Resources MS, Glastonbury, CT
Caroline Stanton, Natural Resources MS, Colchester, CT
Quinn McGonagle, Plant Science MS, Coventry, CT
Md Jaber Rana, Agricultural & Resource Economics PhD, Willington, CT
Alyssa McDonnell, Agricultural & Resource Economics PhD, Bolton, CT
Zixin Wang, Agricultural & Resource Economics PhD, Hartford, CT
Tanvir Mozumder, Agricultural & Resource Economics PhD, Willington, CT
Kate Cullinan, Agricultural & Resource Economics MS, Burlington, NJ
Raini Rodriguez, Agricultural & Resource Economics MS, Norwalk, CT
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Arthur C. & Lynette Bobb Scholarship
Madelyn Fitzpatrick, Plant Science, Darien, CT
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Bobb-Koths Plant Science Scholarship
Sanaa Centeno, Landscape Architecture, Brooklyn, CT
Kyra Tuckwood, Landscape Architecture, Waterford, CT
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Brundage Family College of Agriculture & Natural Resources Scholarship
Tahlia Watson, Animal Science, Bloomfield, CT
Rylee Starr, Animal Science, Tolland, CT
Tyler Horn, Animal Science, Warren, CT
Gabby Deslauriers, Animal Science, Newington, CT
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Clifford R. Burr Memorial Scholarship
Laura Urban, Plant Science MS, Meriden, C
Xinran Zheng, Plant Science PhD, Storrs, CT
Zaira O'Leary, Plant Science MS, Hudson, NH
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Samantha Calzone Memorial Scholarship
Emma Kate Hane, Animal Science, Savoy, MA
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George F. Cloutier Scholarship
Alexander Jeziorski, Natural Resources MS, East Hartford, CT
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Connecticut Grounds Keepers Association Scholarship
Dario Leighton, Landscape Architecture, Glen Head, NY
Joseph Caron, Plant Science, Hartland, CT
Chad Crane, Plant Science, Morris, CT
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The Connecticut Horticultural Society Scholarship
Ella May, Plant Science, New Haven, CT
Laura Catuccio, Landscape Architecture, Trumbull, CT
Seraphin Cutter-Nokomis, Plant Science, Windham, CT
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The Connecticut Institute of Water Resources Scholarship
Danielle Kress, Environmental Sciences, Penfield, NY
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The Connecticut Trustees of the Eastern States Exposition Scholarship
Mina Kheir-Eldin, Allied Health Sciences, New Milford, CT
Candace Kangas, Pathobiology MS, Lebanon, CT
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Connecticut Veterinary Medical Association Niel W. Pieper, D.V.M. Scholarship
Jennah Abu-Hasaballah, Animal Science, Unionville, CT
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Corbo Physical Therapy Scholarship
Catherine Lazor, Physical Therapy DPT, West Hartford, CT
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Jim Cornish Memorial Scholarship
Camila Chavez, Allied Health Sciences, Bethel, CT
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Janina M. Czajkowski Scholarship
Manije Darooghegi Mofrad, Nutritional Sciences PhD, Willington CT
Lori Huang, Nutritional Sciences MS, Albertson, NY
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Burton and Helen Dawson Scholarship
Isabella Parathath, Plant Science, Caldwell, NJ
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College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources Dean’s Recruitment Scholarship
Brooke Forman, Pathobiology, South Easton, MA
Grace Hartford, Pathobiology, South Berwick, ME
Lori Huang, Nutritional Sciences, Albertson, NY
Chiamaka Okafor, Allied Health Sciences, Poughkeepsie, NY
Victoria Ledwith, Exercise Science, Malverne, NY
Alexa Lewis, Allied Health Sciences, Farmington, CT
Emma Kate Hane, Animal Science, Savoy, MA
Jasmyn Srinivasan, Environmental Science, Summit, NJ
Alexa Elyash, Nutritional Sciences, Storrs, CT
Lucy Wiencek, Pathobiology, East Meadow, NY
Laura Wagner, Agricultural and Resource Economics, Corona Di Mar, CA
Krizzia Olsen, Allied Health Sciences, Lowell, MA
Jillian Russel, Nutritional Sciences, Pascoag, RI
Elizabeth Fear, Pathobiology, Cedar Park, TX
Brooke Morrison, Nutritional Sciences, Selden, NY
Margaret Holland, Nutritional Sciences, Ridgewood, NY
Ella Combs, Exercise Science, Tipp City, OH
Anna Lim, Animal Science, Annville, PA
Moses Mwaijande, Plant Science, Edmond, OK
Jacob Watkins, Plant Science, Severna Park, MD
Kaitlyn Mendez, Environmental Sciences, Bethpage, NY
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DelFavero Agricultural Economics Scholarship
Merideth Kelly, Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, Fairhaven, MA
Laura Wagner, Economics of Sustainable Development and Management, Corona Di Mar, CA
Isabella Lawless, Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, Wakefield, RI
Maxwell McCarthy, Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, Newtown, CT
Laura Coderre, Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, Worchester, MA
Sarah Makondekwa, Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, Houston, TX
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The Desmarais-Cherhoniak families Scholarship
Jadali Feliciano, Exercise Science, Elizabeth, NJ
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The Thomas A. DiBenedetto Scholarship
David Colon, Exercise Science, Bayamon, PR
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Dietetics Program Diversity Scholarship
Kelly Stewart, Dietetics, Scotch Plains, NJ
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Hamilton D. Eaton Award for Research Excellence in Nutritional Science
Chenyang Ji, Nutritional Sciences PhD, Willington, CT
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Horace C. Eriksson Forestry Scholarship
Rhian Cronin, Natural Resources, South Windham, CT
Ava Soderman, Natural Resources, Jefferson, MA
Connor Lentocha, Natural Resources, Tolland, CT
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Jack and Sandra Evans Physical Therapy Scholarship
Carly Rettberg, Physical Therapy DPT, Haddam, CT
Gabriella Zeller, Physical Therapy DPT, Suffield, CT
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Dorothy Wilhelm Faber Memorial Scholarship
Sanna Centeno, Landscape Architecture, Brooklyn, NY
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Fairfield County Horticultural Society Memorial Scholarship
Agatha Michalska, Landscape Architecture, Fairfield, CT
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Harry Farnham Memorial Award
Gabriela Archambault, Natural Resources, Vernon Rockville, CT
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Alan S. Farwell Scholarship
Molly McNeil, Agricultural and Resource Economics, Shelton, CT
Delany Lucia, Exercise Science, Salisbury, MA
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Cameron & Carol Faustman Food Science Scholarship
Ashley Nodelman, Animal Science, Manchester, CT
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Irving & Justine Fellows Fund
Damian Howson, Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, Plantation, FL
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Polly Fitz Creative Leadership Activity
Emma Vandale, Dietetics, Houston, TX
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Francis E. and Holly S. Griffin Memorial Scholarship
Josenia Lopez, Plant Science, Seymour, CT
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Nathan Hale Award in Animal Science
Anna Lim, Animal Science, Annville, PA
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Henry & Ebba Hansen Memorial Scholarship
Natasha Khetan, Allied Health Sciences, Weatogue, CT
Isabella Kolbusz, Exercise Science, Flanders, NJ
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Theresa Victoria Plouffe Hayward Scholarship in Allied Health Sciences
Kimora Yancey, Allied Health Sciences, Dorchester, MA
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Emanuel “Mike” Hirth Family Endowed Scholarship
Averi McAuliffe, Allied Health Sciences, Framingham, MA
Grace Hartford, Pathobiology, South Berwick, ME
Johanna Rivera, Allied Health Sciences, Lodi, NJ
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Hollandia Nurseries Scholarship
Marina Carber-Bonachea, Landscape Architecture, San Juan, PR
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Horticulture Club Scholarship
Zoe Charlton, Landscape Architecture, Waterbury, CT
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The Patricia J. Jepson Scholarship
Dayvanee Zayas, Plant Science, New Haven, CT
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Robert E. Johnson Endowed Scholarship
Margaret Basbagill, Animal Science, Trumbull, CT
Gabriella Deslauriers, Animal Science, Newington, CT
Chloe Hausmann, Animal Science, Storrs, CT
Josefina Lopes, Animal Science, Windham, CT
Tahlia Watson, Animal Science, Bloomfield, CT
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Stewart Johnson Scholarship Fund
Kate Cullinan, Agricultural & Resource Economics MS, Burlington, NJ
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Frances E. Osborne Kellogg Foundation Scholarship
Skylar Powers, Animal Science, Madison, CT
Brandon Sheriff, Animal Science, Plainview, NY
Kyra Kenton, Animal Science, Doylestown, PA
Melinda Pettit, Animal Science, Wilton, CT
Alexi Cohen, Animal Science, North Bellmore, NY
Vinny Petruso, Animal Science, Stamford, CT
Skylar Powers, Animal Science, Madison, CT
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Merle S. Klinck and Irene Klinch Memorial Award
Amelia Chen, Natural Resources, Canton, MA
Howard Truax, Natural Resources, Winsted, CT
Xiao Lin, Environmental Science, Blackstone, MA
Nolan Varas, Natural Resources, North Stonington, CT
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Nathan Koenig AG/EC Scholarship
Kendall Decook, Economics of Sustainable Development and Management, Middletown, DE
Anna Woelk, Environmental and Natural Resources Economics, Fairfield, CT
Krishna Benzy, Economics of Sustainable Development and Management, Cheshire, CT
Parker Jobe, Economics of Sustainable Development and Management, Lake St. Louis, MO
Katera Prohaski, Economics of Sustainable Development and Management, Guilford, CT
Evan Williams, Environmental and Natural Resources Economics, Oakville, CT
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Marvin W. Kottke Scholarship
Raini Rodriguez, Agricultural & Resource Economics MS, Norwalk, CT
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Leslie F. Laughlin Physical Therapy Scholarship
Charles Fei, Physical Therapy DPT, Cheshire, CT
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Joseph M. Lent Plant Science Scholarship
Anastasia Serating, Plant Science, Pomfret Center, CT
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John Livieri Memorial Fund
William Bestermann IV, Physical Therapy DPT, Southern Pines, NC
Thomas Fahy, Physical Therapy DPT, East Hartland, CT
Jonathan Levit, Physical Therapy DPT, Bethany, CT
Jye Lynch, Physical Therapy DPT, East Hampton, CT
Yusra Shaban, Physical Therapy DPT, Meriden, CT
Elizabeth Squier, Physical Therapy DPT, North Granby
Daniela Tacuri Andrade, Physical Therapy DPT, Vernon, CT
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Martha A. Ludemann Memorial Scholarship
Lennon Shroeder, Dietetics, Wakefield, RI
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Claire Henighan Mather Fund
Emily Palumbo, Physical Therapy DPT, Vernon, CT
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Donald N. Maynard Scholarship
Clara Sainthyle, Landscape Architecture, Bridgeport, CT
Lina Jin, Landscape Architecture, Rocky Hill, CT
Seraphin Cutter-Nokomis, Plant Science, Windham, CT
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Dorothy McLaughlin Miss MAC Endowed Scholarship in Physical Therapy
Haley Kulterman, Physical Therapy DPT, Gales, Ferry, CT
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Ann McLendon Memorial Scholarship
Jasmine Pham, Allied Health Sciences, Oakville, CT
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Albert Wadsworth Meserve & Helen Clark Meserve Memorial Scholarship
Isabel Parathath, Plant Science, Caldwell, NJ
Marcos Rico, Natural Resources, Wethersfield, CT
Owen Pufahl, Agricultural Resource Economics, Mansfield, CT
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Gary A. & Eunice Miles Award
Jadali Feliciano, Exercise Science, Elizabeth, NJ
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Dr. Lloyd & Cora Mitterling Scholarship
Jordin Bellinger, Plant Science, Groton, CT
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Montana Physical Therapy Scholarship
Catherine Lazor, Physical Therapy DPT,
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Maryann Morris Allied Health Sciences Scholarship
Abigail Abraham, Allied Health Sciences, Danbury, CT
Andie Napolitano, Allied Health Sciences, Orange, CT
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Jane T. Muhlethaler Award in Plant Science
Laura Cattucio, Landscape Architecture, Trumbull, CT
Lina Jin, Landscape Architecture, Rocky Hill, CT
Veronica Palma Cuapio, Landscape Architecture, East Haven, CT
Marina Cabrer-Bonachea, Landscape Architecture, San Juan, PR
Zoe Charlton, Landscape Architecture, Waterbury, CT
Colby LeGault, Plant Science, Farmington, CT
Shanay Thomas, Landscape Architecture, Hartford, CT
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Horace F. & Gladys K. Murphey Plant Science Scholarship
Isabel Diaz, Landscape Architecture, Newington, CT
Hoa Phan, Landscape Architecture, Bristol, CT
Juliette Espino, Landscape Architecture, Stamford, CT
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New England Farm & Garden Scholarship
Kate Cullinan, Environmental Science, Burlington, NJ
Santino Ciccone, Pathobiology, Saratoga Springs, NY
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Frank Niederwerfer Family Award in Animal Science
Georgia Buggy, Animal Science, Ridgefield, CT
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Frank Niederwerfer Family Award in Soil Science
Anastasia Serating, Plant Science, Pomfret Center, CT
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Steven G. & Ruth A. Patrick Scholarship
Kayla Taylor, Exercise Science, Danbury, CT
Claire Gallagher, Nutritional Sciences, New Haven, CT
Zachary Perreault, Plant Science, Colchester, CT
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Gerri Pellechia Memorial Scholarship
Shannon Litchfield, Physical Therapy DPT, Southington, CT
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Hilda & Eugene Purrington Scholarship
Colby Legault, Plant Science, Farmington, CT
Kristina Clarke, Plant Science, Hamden, CT
Dayvanee Zayas, Plant Science, New Haven, CT
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Jennifer B. Riggs Scholarship
Kathleen Cropley, Landscape Architecture, Sturbridge, MA
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Clinton S. Roberts Foundation Scholarship
Kecelia Hill, Natural Resource & the Environment, Waterford, CT
Alex Trigo, Natural Resources, Dorado, PR
Lexi Cwynar, Natural Resources, Norwich, CT
Molly Whittle, Natural Resources, Westport, CT
Muthoni Michuki, Natural Resources, Dracut, MA
Anastasia Li, Animal Science, Haverstraw, NY
Gabby Kaputa, Animal Science, Princeton, NJ
Reygina Pierre, Animal Science, Groton, CT
Malakai Adams, Animal Science, Southington, CT
Melissa Silva, Animal Science, Stamford, CT
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Pamela L. Roberts Empowering Future Leaders
Sophia Gurrieri, Physical Therapy DPT, Tolland, CT
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Mary Mahar Santaniello Scholarship
Emma Hazard, Allied Health Sciences, Derry, NH
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David B. Schroeder Scholarship
Megan Ng, Natural Resources, Williston Park, NY
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Schur Family Scholarship In Environmental Health
Arden Amarelo, Natural Resources, East Providence, RI
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Schur/Silbart Scholarship in Environmental Health
Savanna Blanchard, Environmental Sciences, Storrs Mansfield, CT
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Stanley K. Seaver Scholarship
Nora Lombardo, Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, South Windsor, CT
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Shanley Family Scholarship
Sonia Mersich, Dietetics, Manchester, CT
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Joseph W. Smey '68 EdD, PT Endowed Scholarship in Physical Therapy
Karlee Bureau, Physical Therapy DPT, East Haven, CT
Thomas Fahy, Physical Therapy DPT, East Hartland, CT
Haley Kulterman, Physical Therapy DPT, Gales, Ferry, CT
Catherine Lazor, Physical Therapy DPT, West Hartford, CT
Shannon Litchfield, Physical Therapy DPT, Southington, CT
Emily Palumbo, Physical Therapy DPT, Vernon, CT
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Smyrski Farm Scholarship
Isabel Diaz, Plant Science, Newington, CT
Clara Sainthyle, Landscape Architecture, Bridgeport, CT
Jordin Bellinger, Plant Science, Groton, CT
Josh Martin, Exercise Science, Langhorne, PA
Melissa Nepeman, Exercise Science, Danbury, CT
Molly Daigle, Natural Resources, Bristol, CT
Dina Sokolovskaya, Natural Resources, Niantic, CT
Andres Palmer, Environmental Sciences, Norwalk, CT
Maya Cohen, Environmental Sciences, Leominster, MA
Marcos Rico, Urban Forestry and Arboriculture,
Kimberly Lalvay, Agricultural & Resource Economics, Torrington, CT
Addison Riccoboni, Agriculture & Resource Economics, Saint James, NY
Riley Mahon, Allied Health Sciences, New Milford, CT
Sophia Christos, Allied Health Sciences, New Milford, CT
Mihret Tesfaw, Nutritional Sciences, Alexandria, VA
Sophia Fiorentino, Nutritional Sciences, Branchville, NJ
Jave Mahoney Jr., Animal Science, Manchester, CT
Haytham Al-Shahid, Animal Science, New Haven, CT
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James V. Spignesi Memorial Scholarship
Owen St. Amant, Natural Resources, Wallingford, CT
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Harry Stewart Eaton Scholarship
Ryan Casellini, Physical Therapy DPT, Tolland, CT
Catherine Lazor, Physical Therapy DPT, West Hartford, CT
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Fran Tappan Student Aid Fund
Emily Palumbo, Physical Therapy DPT, Vernon, CT
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John B. Tucker, Jr. Memorial Award
Georgia Buggy, Animal Science, Ridgefield, CT
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University of Connecticut Agriculture, Health & Natural Resources, Alumni Scholarship
Karis Addison, Kinesiology, New Windsor, NY
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Waltz Family Difference Maker Scholarship
Arfa Begum, Agricultural and Resource Economics, Waterford, CT
Amy Wiknik, Animal Science, Middletown, CT
Tom Lin, Kinesiology, Simsbury, CT
Daniel Evans, Nutritional Sciences, Manchester, CT
Lizabeth McNair, Pathobiology, New London, CT
Kristen Collett, Plant Science, Windham, CT
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Margaret J. Ware Scholarship In Human Nutrition
Conor Horlock, Nutritional Sciences PhD, Storrs, CT
Leah Allen, Nutritional Sciences PhD, Coventry, CT
Oliver Otoko, Nutritional Sciences PhD, Manchester, CT
Lori Huang, Nutritional Sciences MS,
Indraja Gaddam, Nutritional Sciences PhD, Willimantic, CT
Marcela Santos Ferreira, Nutritional Sciences PhD, Manchester, CT
Sorour Sarihi, Nutritional Sciences PhD, Willington, CT
Bailee Columber, Nutritional Sciences MS, East Lyme, CT
Elizabeth Murphy, Nutritional Sciences, Troutman, NC
Evelyn Nathania, Nutritional Sciences PhD, Storrs, CT
Sunni Chen, Nutritional Sciences PhD, Willington, CT
Leah Allen, Nutritional Science, PhD, Coventry, CT
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The Weingart Family Scholarship in Animal Science
Tahlia Watson, Animal Science, Bloomfield, CT
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Albert E. Wilkinson Scholarship
Kristina Clarke, Plant Science, Hamden, CT
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Cornelius & Mary Jane York Award
Megan Ng, Natural Resources, Williston Park, NY
Vangmayee Upadhyay, Allied Health Sciences, Unionville, CT
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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.