ANSC Undergraduate Student Accolades

2017

+ANSC undergrad Alyssa Condon (left) was selected for a competitive ASAS insternship for summer 2017.  The internship in Washington D.C. works closely with agricultural and environmental policies in the U.S.



+ANSC undergrad Maya Schlesinger was awarded a summer 2017 UConn IDEA grant to pursue research through Dr. Mary Anne Amalaradjou's lab.



+ANSC undergrad Catherine Cabano (right) was selected to represent UConn at the 2017 Universitas Undergraduate Research Conference at the Univeristy of Edinburgh. 

2016

+ ANSC undergraduates Megan Hebert, Erin Norris and Katelyn Williams were chosen as recipients of the Anthony Yurgaitis and George Malkemus Arethusa Farm Scholarships.

2015

+ ANSC undergraduates Olivia Korte (left)and Kim Grendzinski (right) were recipients of the Difference Maker Scholarship.













 

+ ANSC undergrad Rachel Holden (left) was awarded the 2015 was awarded the Eastern States Exposition Connecticut Trustee Undergraduate Student Scholarship. 








 

2014

2013

+ Students from the Department of Animal Science presented their Undergraduate Research Projects at the National Animal Science Meetings in Indianapolis, IN. They all did a wonderful job presenting and representing UConn’s Department of Animal Science student body at the meetings.  The following are undergraduate students who won awards for their poster presentations: Dana Kaelin—1st Place, Katelyn McFadden—3rd Place, Alison Bush—5th Place

 

2012

+  Katie Smith, a freshman in Animal Science and member of the Animal Science Learning Community and Animal Science Freshman English class was selected to read her essay, "Black and Gold: More than Just Colors in Mark Doty's 'Dog Years'," at the second annual Learning Community Scholar Symposium held in November.  Congratulations to Katie, she did a great job!

 

 

+ For the second time in her academic career, ANSC undergraduate Lisa Dauten (right) was awarded the Eastern States Exposition Connecticut Trustee Undergraduate Student Scholarship. 

 

2011

+  Emma Price, ANSC Freshman and Animal Science Learning Community member was selected along with other first-year students from the Freshman English Program to present her work at the Inaugural Learning Community English Symposium.  Congratulations Emma!

 

+  Stephanie Tornaquindici, Animal Science major, has been named an Honorable Mention for the 2011 Aetna Writing in the Disciplines Award.  She received this honor for a scientific paper she wrote titled “Embryonic Diapause in the Tammar Wallaby, Macropus eugenii: An Adaptation of Development.”  Stephanie Tornaquindici assisted in the development of primers specific for T-box 2, a key transcription factor in osteoblast function in Fall 2011.

 

 

 

+   James Gaffney, an ANSC major and aspiring veterinarian, has been admitted to the University Scholars Program.  Congratulations James!

                

James Gaffney said, “I wanted to be a University Scholar because I want to prepare myself for veterinary school".

 

2010

+   Lisa Dauten, ANSC Sophomore, was awarded the 2010 Eastern States Exposition Connecticut Trustee Undergraduate Student Scholarship.  Each year, the Connecticut Trustees of the Eastern States Exposition awards one or more scholarships to CAHNR undergraduate students who have indicated that they will continue making contributions to agriculture as well as to the welfare of Connecticut citizens.
 

+  Congratulations to Elsa Anglin, senior in animal science, recipient of the 2010 Aetna Writing in the Disciplines Award.  Elsa is a co-winner in the Sciences category and submitted a paper on “Manx Syndrome of the Domestic Cat.”  She is graduating this December and has applied to veterinary school.    Elsa is invited to read an excerpt from her paper on Thursday, October 28 at the Aetna Awards Night.

Elsa Anglin was also inducted as a New England Scholar in 2009!