Guglielmo Congratulates 2015 AAUP Excellence Award Winners at Capitol

Senator Tony Guglielmo and Boris Bravo-Ureta, Professor Agriculture & Resource Economics stand for a photo at the AAUP award ceremony on April 6, 2015, in Hartford.

Hartford, CT – State Senator Tony Guglielmo (R-Stafford) attended the University of Connecticut American Association of University Professors (AAUP) 2015 Excellence Awards at the State Capitol building on Monday.

Senator Tony Guglielmo and Comptroller Kevin Lembo, along with the 2015 AAUP award recipients at the 2015 ceremony in Hartford at the state Capitol.

The recipients, friends and family along with AAUP colleagues attended the ceremony which included congratulatory remarks from State Comptroller Kevin Lembo and Senator Guglielmo.

“These recipients are proof that hard work and determination can lead to great things. All of these award winners should be proud of their accomplishments. I know I am proud of them,” said Senator Guglielmo.

Here are the award winners:

• TEACHING EXCELLENCE/EARLY CAREER: BARBARA GURR, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN RESIDENCE WOMENS, GENDER & SEXUALITY
• TEACHING EXCELLENCE: PAULA PHILBRICK, LECTURER, CAREER ECOLOGY & EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
• TEACHING INNOVATION: DESIREE DIAZ, ASSOCIATE CLINICAL PROFESSOR, NURSING
• EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH & CREATIVITY: BARBARA MELLONE, ASST. PROFESSOR, MOLECULAR & CELL BIOLOGY
• EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH & CREATIVITY: EMILY MYERS, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, SPEECH, LANGUAGE & HEARING
• TEACHING PROMISE: LAURA DONORFIO, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY STUDIES
• TEACHING PROMISE: STEPHANIE MILAN, PSYCHOLOGY
• TEACHING EXCELLENCE: PAULA PHILBRICK, LECTURER
• EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH & CREATIVITY/CAREER: BORIS BRAVO-URETA, PROFESSOR, AGRICULTURE & RESOURCE ECONOMICS
• SERVICE EXCELLENCE: JUDE BOUCHER, COOPERATIVE EXTENSION EDUCATOR, DEPARTMENT OF EXTENSION