Honors

Human development and family studies associate professor Kari Adamsons received the 2023 Best New Professional Research Article Award from the National Council on Family Relations and the Men in Families Focus Group Award Review Committee for her paper, A Personal and Relational Model of Father Identity Construction, published in the Journal of Family Theory & Review.  She co-authored the paper with doctoral student Hilal Kascul.

Marissa Salvo, associate Clinical Professor of pharmacy practice, received the Vanguard Leadership Award in July during the 2023 Lambda Kappa Sigma Convention . This award recognizes an alumni member who has made sustained exemplary contributions in their area of professional practice, and/or in professional associations, regulatory boards, and in the community, emphasizing service to others, innovations, and entrepreneurial spirit.

Celebration of Life

A celebration of life for Jorge Agüero will be held on Thursday, Sept. 7, at 5 p.m., at the Alumni House in Storrs. Agüero was an associate professor of economics and El Instituto, who passed away in the spring. For more details, visit econ.uconn.edu/rsvp/.

In Memoriam

Susan Chartier, 73, of East Killingly, Conn., a retired employee of the CAHNR Dean’s Office, on June 1.

Jean DeCicco, 93, of Stafford Springs, Conn, a retired secretary, on Aug. 10.

Tatiana Gotcheva, 62, of West Hartford, Conn., a former adjunct professor in mathematics, on Aug. 15.

Gerald O’Brien, 91, of Charles Town, W.Va., a retired history professor of 32 years, on July 21.

Michael Rubino, 71, of Avon, Conn., a former UConn Health employee from 1978-97, who served as the Director of Pharmacy for nine years, on Aug. 14.

Sheila Tschinkel, 82, of Atlanta, an economic professor from 1967-68, on Aug. 9.

Michael Turvey, 81, of Mansfield, Conn., a retired psychology professor, on Aug. 12.

Norman Zlotsky, 92, of Lincoln, Neb., a former team physician for UConn teams, on Aug. 11.