List of University of Connecticut people

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This is a list of notable alumni and faculty from the University of Connecticut

Alumni[]

Academics[]

Academic administrators[]

  • Stanley F. Battle – 12th Chancellor: North Carolina A&T State University; 4th President: Coppin State University
  • Scott S. Cowen – 14th President: Tulane University
  • Thomas C. Duffy – former Deputy Dean: Yale School of Music
  • Martha Piper – 14th President: University of British Columbia
  • Joseph W. Polisi – President: The Juilliard School
  • Gregory S. Woodward – 6th President: University of Hartford

Scholars and critics of literature, art and ethics[]

  • Deborah Dancy, professor of painting
  • Bobbie Ann Mason – literary critic and novelist
  • Michael North – literary critic
  • Tim PagePulitzer Prize-winning music critic
  • Elaine ScarryHarvard literature professor

Scholars of law and political scientists[]

  • Edward C. Banfield – political scientist
  • Richard Dekmejian – political scientist
  • Florence Roisman – law professor

Scholars of the natural sciences[]

  • Alan T. Busby (BA, 1918) – animal scientist and first African American alumnus
  • Kartik Chandran (PhD, 1999) – engineer and recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship
  • Franklin Chang-Diaz (BS, 1973) – NASA astronaut and physicist[1]
  • Carol Lynn Curchoemolecular biologist
  • David Grimaldientomologist
  • Benjamin Hsiaomaterials scientist[2]
  • David Lee – Nobel Prize-winning physicist
  • Richard MastracchioNASA astronaut and engineer[1]
  • Luz Oliveros-BelardoNational Scientist of the Philippines
  • Vijay P. Parashar – oral and maxillofacial radiologist
  • Massimo Pigliuccievolutionary theorist and philosopher
  • Edmund Ware Sinnott – Professor of Botany and Genetics (1915-1928)
  • Mika Tosca - climate scientist
  • Talitha Washington – American mathematician and STEM activist
  • Yuwen Zhang – mechanical engineer
  • Janet Frost (PhD, 1994) - biochemistry

Scholars of the social sciences[]

  • Kathleen Musante DeWaltanthropologist
  • Ramani Durvasula, PhD – clinical psychologist, media expert, and author
  • Samih Farsounsociologist and Arab-American activist
  • Howard S. Hoffmanexperimental psychologist
  • Kevin B. MacDonaldevolutionary psychology theorist
  • Robert Remezexperimental psychologist
  • Philip Rubincognitive scientist
  • Horatio Strother (BA 1956; MA 1957) – historian and leading authority on the Underground Railroad in Connecticut
  • Kevin Swickeducational theorist

Arts and entertainment[]

  • Pam Arcieropuppeteer[3]
  • Jennifer Barnhart – actor and puppeteer[4][5]
  • Michael Bergin – supermodel
  • Beau Billingslea – voice actor and former UConn football player[6]
  • Tanisha Brito – former Miss Connecticut and Miss Georgia USA[7]
  • Jackie Burns – Broadway actress
  • Sharon Butler — painter and publisher of NYC art journalTwo Coats of Paint
  • Mary Cadorette – actor
  • Susanna Coffey (BFA 1977) – artist, educator, and National Academy of Design member
  • Judy Collins – musician
  • Lui Collinsfolk singer-songwriter[8]
  • Andrea Dromm – actress
  • Justin Foley – drummer for Killswitch Engage
  • Patrick Earl Hammie – contemporary figurative artist[9]
  • Matthew Jensen – artist and photographer
  • Ned Kahnenvironmental artist and MacArthur Fellowship recipient[10]
  • Jeremy Leven – author, director, producer, and screenwriter[11]
  • Michelle Lombardo – model[1]
  • Donny Marshall – television sports broadcaster
  • Forrest McClendon – actor[12]
  • Moby – singer-songwriter, musician[1]
  • Bobby Moynihan – actor and comedian[1]
  • Julius R. Nasso – film producer
  • Peter Niedmann – composer
  • Ron Palillo – actor[1]
  • Morris Pleasure – composer, musician
  • Toni Press-Coffman – playwright
  • Meg Ryan – actress[1]
  • Skip Schoolnik – film director and producer
  • Brian SchulzEmmy-winning producer and cinematographer
  • Leslie Silva – actress
  • Rick Sternbach – Emmy-winning illustrator and visual effects artist
  • Austin Stowell – actor
  • Oksana Tanasiv – artist
  • Tony Todd – actor
  • Diane Tuft – photographer
  • Tristan Couvares – reality TV star[13]
  • Paige Turco – actress
  • Robert Wendel – composer and conductor
  • Brad Williams – puppeteer
  • Dana Wilson – composer and jazz pianist
  • Kim Zolciak – television personality[1]

Authors, journalists and commentators[]

  • Elizabeth Bear (Sarah Bear Elizabeth Wishnevsky) – author
  • Richard Bernstein – journalist and author
  • Leslie Brody – non-fiction author
  • P. W. Catanese – author
  • Robert D. Kaplan – author and essayist
  • Dawn Lundy Martin – poet, essayist, and activist
  • Leigh Montville – sports journalist
  • Les Payne (B.A., 1964) – Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and co-founder of the National Association of Black Journalists
  • Ann Lane Petry – novelist[1]
  • Randall Pinkston – news correspondent[14]
  • Joel Rosenberg – science fiction author
  • Ron Roy (B.A. 1965) – children's literature author
  • Lewis Turco – poet
  • David UsheryWNBC news anchor

Business and industry[]

  • Doug Bernstein – co-founder: Melissa & Doug
  • Scott Case (BS, 1992) – co-founder and former CTO: Priceline.com
  • Robert Diamond – former CEO: Barclays; co-founder: Atlas Mara Limited
  • Clifford Grodd – former president and CEO: Paul Stuart[15]
  • George Harrison – former Senior Vice President of Marketing: Nintendo
  • Bob Kaufman – co-founder: Bob's Discount Furniture[1]
  • Kathleen Murphy – President: Fidelity Personal Investing at Fidelity Investments
  • Timothy Shriver – Chairman: Special Olympics; member of Kennedy Family[1]
  • William S. Simon – former Executive Vice-President: Walmart


Diplomacy, government, law, and politics[]

Elected officials[]

  • Chuck BenedictWisconsin State Assemblyman (2004–2010)
  • Francisco L. BorgesConnecticut State Treasurer (1987–1993)
  • Thomas W. Bucci – 49th Mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut (1985–1989)
  • Shari Cantor – Mayor of West Hartford, Connecticut (2016–present)
  • Eric D. Coleman – former Connecticut State Senator (1995–2017)
  • Joe CourtneyU.S. Representative for CT-2
  • Emilio Q. Daddario – former U.S. Representative for CT-1 (1959–1971)
  • Andy Dinniman – Pennsylvania State Senator for the 19th district (2006–present)
  • Art Feltman – former Connecticut State Representative (1997–2009)
  • Sam Gejdenson – former U.S. Representative for CT-2 (1981–2001)
  • Robert Giaimo – former U.S. Representative for CT-3 (1959–1981)
  • Bernard F. Grabowski – former U.S. Representative for CT-6 (1963–1967)
  • Edward M. Kennedy, Jr.Connecticut State Senator (2015–present); member of Kennedy Family
  • Mike Lawlor – former Connecticut State Representative (1987–2011)
  • Martin LooneyConnecticut State Senator, Pres. pro tem. (1993–present)
  • Konstantina Lukes – former Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts (2007–2010)
  • Shaun McNally – former Connecticut State Representative (1987–1992)
  • Chris MurphyU.S. Senator from Connecticut (2013–present)[1]
  • William St. Onge – former U.S. Representative for CT-2 (1963–1970)
  • Lewis RomeConnecticut State Senate leader (1973–1979) and Republican Party nominee in the 1982 Connecticut gubernatorial election
  • Ronald A. Sarasin – former U.S. Representative for CT-5 (1973–1979)
  • Pedro Segarra – former Mayor of Hartford, Connecticut (2010–2015)
  • Kevin B. Sullivan – former Connecticut State Senator, Pres. pro tem. (1987–2004)
  • David J. ValeskyNew York State Senator (2005–present)
  • Robert Ward – Minority leader of the Connecticut House of Representatives (1995–2007)

Judges and attorneys[]

Diplomats, bureaucrats and party leaders[]

  • Richard Calder – former senior official at the CIA
  • Miguel CardonaCT Commissioner of Education; nominated for US Secretary of Education (2021-)
  • Bill Curry – former Counselor to the President in Clinton administration (1995–1997)
  • Charles A. Duelfer – former Special Advisor: Director of Central Intelligence
  • J. Michael Farren – former Dep. White House Counsel in George W. Bush administration (2007–2009)
  • C. Frank Figliuzzi – former Assistant Director for Counterintelligence at the FBI (2011–2012)
  • Louis O. Giuffrida – former Director: FEMA (1981–1985)
  • Eliot A. Jardines – former Ass. Dep. Director of National Intelligence for Open Source (2005–2008)
  • Mark J. Marcus – former Commissioner: Connecticut Department of Children and Families (1970s–80s)
  • Brett H. McGurk – Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL
  • Alfonso Múnera Cavadía – Colombian ambassador to Jamaica and Guyana and former secretary general of the Association of Caribbean States (2012–2016)
  • Sam Webb – former chairman: Communist Party USA (2000–2014)

Foreign officials[]

Military[]

Sports[]

Baseball[]

  • Nick AhmedMLB short stop for the Arizona Diamondbacks
  • Matt BarnesMLB pitcher for the 2018 World Series Champion Boston Red Sox
  • Jesse Carlson – MLB pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays
  • Rajai Davis – MLB outfielder for the Cleveland Indians
  • Walt Dropo – former all-star Major League Baseball first baseman, 1950 MLB Rookie of the Year Award winner (American League)
  • Jeff Fulchino – MLB pitcher for the Houston Astros
  • Jason Grabowski – former Major League Baseball player
  • Dan Iassogna – Major League Baseball umpire
  • L. J. Mazzilli – Minor League Baseball player[21]
  • Charles Nagy – former all-star Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Mike Olt – MLB infielder
  • Jim Penders – UConn baseball coach[22]
  • Bob Schaeferbench coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers and former manager for the Kansas City Royals
  • Rollie Sheldon – former MLB pitcher, member of the 1961 and 1962 World Series Champion New York Yankees
  • George Springer – MLB outfielder for the Houston Astros, 2017 World Series Champion and Most Valuable Player
  • Pete Walker – former Toronto Blue Jays pitcher and current Toronto Blue Jays Pitching Coach
  • Gary Waslewski – MLB pitcher

Men's basketball[]

  • Jeff Adrien – power forward for the Charlotte Bobcats
  • Chuck Aleksinas – former center for the Golden State Warriors
  • Ray Allen – fifth pick in the 1996 NBA Draft[1] Inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2018
  • Hilton Armstrong – 12th pick in 2006 NBA Draft, (New Orleans Hornets) forward/center
  • Josh Boone – 23rd pick in the 2006 NBA Draft (New Jersey Nets)
  • Denham Brown – 40th pick in the 2006 NBA Draft (Seattle SuperSonics)
  • Scott Burrell – first American draft pick for MLB and NBA, played in the NBA from 1995 to 2001[1]
  • Caron Butler – tenth pick in 2002 NBA Draft, (Los Angeles Clippers) guard[1]
  • Uri Cohen-Mintz (born 1973) - Israeli player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League and for the Israeli national basketball team
  • Andre Drummond – ninth overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons
  • Jerome Dyson (born 1987) – player for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
  • Khalid El-Amin – former Chicago Bulls guard
  • Harrison Fitch – UConn's first African American basketball player
  • Rudy GayNBA; eighth overall pick in 2006 NBA Draft, Memphis Grizzlies guard
  • Tate George – former basketball player for the New Jersey Nets and Milwaukee Bucks
  • Ben Gordon – third pick in 2004 NBA Draft, Charlotte Bobcats guard
  • Daniel Hamilton – 56th pick in 2016 NBA draft, Oklahoma City Thunder
  • Richard Hamilton – seventh pick in 1999 NBA Draft, Chicago Bulls guard
  • Toby Kimball – former NBA forward, played for six teams, spent most of his career with the San Diego Rockets
  • Travis Knight – former NBA player, 29th pick in 1996 NBA Draft, center
  • Bruce Kuczenski – former NBA forward/center
  • Jeremy Lamb – guard for the Charlotte Hornets
  • Ater Majok – 58th pick in the 2011 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers
  • Donyell Marshall – fourth pick in 1994 NBA Draft
  • Shabazz Napier – 24th overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft, Portland Trail Blazers[1]
  • Emeka Okafor – second pick in 2004 NBA Draft, center
  • Kevin Ollie – former NBA guard, former UConn basketball head coach
  • Tom Penders – head men's basketball coach at the University of Houston
  • A. J. Price – 52nd pick on the 2009 NBA Draft, point guard for the Washington Wizards
  • Clifford Robinson – basketball player for the New Jersey Nets
  • Stanley Robinson – 59th pick in the 2010 NBA Draft by the Orlando Magic
  • Doron Sheffer – former Israeli basketball superstar
  • Chris Smith – former Minnesota Timberwolves guard
  • Bob Staak – former Wake Forest University and NBA coach
  • Hasheem Thabeet – second pick in the 2009 NBA draft to the Memphis Grizzlies
  • Corny Thompson – former NBA forward for the Dallas Mavericks
  • Charlie Villanueva – seventh pick in 2005 NBA Draft, (Detroit Pistons) forward
  • Jake Voskuhl – center currently playing for the Charlotte Bobcats
  • Kemba Walker – ninth pick in the 2011 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Bobcats
  • Marcus Williams – 22nd pick in 2006 NBA Draft, (New Jersey Nets) guard
  • Rodney Purvis – Guard for the Orlando Magic

Women's basketball[]

  • Svetlana AbrosimovaWNBA, Minnesota Lynx, the Connecticut Sun and the Seattle Storm
  • Ashley Battle – WNBA, New York Liberty
  • Sue Bird – WNBA Seattle Storm; first overall pick in the 2002 WNBA Draft; two-time Olympic champion[23]
  • Swin Cash – WNBA, Seattle Storm; second overall pick in the 2002 WNBA Draft
  • Tina Charles – WNBA, Connecticut Sun; first overall pick in the 2010 WNBA Draft
  • Kalana Greene – WNBA, Connecticut Sun
  • Charde Houston – WNBA, Minnesota Lynx
  • Asjha Jones – WNBA, Connecticut Sun[24]
  • Rebecca Lobo – WNBA player; ESPN analyst[1]
  • Renee Montgomery – WNBA, Connecticut Sun
  • Jessica Moore – WNBA, Los Angeles Sparks
  • Maya Moore – first overall pick in the 2011 WNBA Draft, WNBA Minnesota Lynx
  • Shea Ralph – WNBA, Utah Starzz; assistant coach for the University of Connecticut
  • Jennifer Rizzotti – WNBA; University of Hartford women's head coach
  • Nykesha Sales – WNBA Connecticut Sun.
  • Kelly Schumacher – WNBA player for the Indiana Fever
  • Ann Strother – WNBA, Atlanta Dream
  • Breanna Stewart – WNBA, first overall pick in 2016 WNBA draft, Seattle Storm[25]
  • Ketia Swanier – WNBA, Phoenix Mercury
  • Diana Taurasi – first overall pick in the 2004 WNBA Draft, Phoenix Mercury[1]
  • Barbara TurnerMersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K. Women's Basketball
  • Tamika Williams – WNBA Connecticut Sun; head coach of the Indian National Team.
  • Kara Wolters – WNBA center for the Houston Comets; analyst for Connecticut radio network

Football[]

  • Deon Anderson – former Dallas Cowboys fullback
  • Will BeattyNew York Giants offensive tackle
  • Tyvon BranchOakland Raiders safety
  • Cody BrownNFL linebacker
  • Donald Brownrunning back for the Indianapolis Colts
  • Darius Butler – Indianapolis Colts cornerback
  • Gardner Dow – center; died from head trauma during the 1919 season opener
  • Marcus EasleyBuffalo Bills wide receiver
  • Kirk FerentzCleveland Browns/Baltimore Ravens offensive line coach
  • Alfred FincherNew Orleans Saints linebacker
  • Nick GiaquintoNFL tailback, member of the Super Bowl XVII champion Washington Redskins
  • Byron Jones – Dallas Cowboys cornerback
  • Brian Kozlowski – former NFL fullback/tight end
  • Greg Lloyd, Jr. – Indianapolis Colts linebacker
  • Robert McClainAtlanta Falcons cornerback
  • Eric Naposki – NFL and Barcelona Dragons Linebacker and convicted murderer
  • Dan OrlovskyTampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback
  • Kendall ReyesSan Diego Chargers defensive end
  • Sam Rutigliano – former Cleveland Browns head coach
  • Anthony ShermanKansas City Chiefs fullback
  • Shane StaffordArena Football League quarterback
  • Donald ThomasNew England Patriots guard
  • Jordan TodmanJacksonville Jaguars running back
  • Lawrence Wilson – New Orleans Saints linebacker

Men's hockey[]

  • Todd KrygierNHL left-winger.
  • Maxim Letunov – NHL center.
  • Cole SchneiderAHL and NHL right-winger.
  • Tage Thompson – NHL center.

Men's soccer[]

  • Cyle Larin – striker for Besiktas and Canada men's national soccer team
  • Kevin Burns – midfielder for the Columbus Crew
  • Chukwudi Chijindu – striker for Chivas USA
  • George Fochive – midfielder for the Portland Timbers
  • Josh Ford – goalkeeper for Seattle Sounders FC
  • Chris Gbandi – former player for FC Dallas
  • Julius James – defender for the Columbus Crew
  • Andrew Jean-Baptiste – defender for the NY Red Bulls
  • Damani Ralph – former Chicago Fire player and current FC Rubin Kazan striker
  • Bobby Rhine – former player for FC Dallas
  • Toni Stahl – midfielder for the Fort Lauderdale Strikers
  • Shavar Thomas – soccer player for the Philadelphia Union
  • Kwame Watson-Siriboe – defender for the Chicago Fire
  • O'Brian White – striker for Seattle Sounders FC
  • Andre Blake – Goalkeeper for Philadelphia Union and Jamaica national football team

Women's soccer[]

  • Niki Cross – Forward for Houston Dash of the National Women's Soccer League
  • Sara Whalen (born 1976) – Olympic silver medalist
  • Stephanie Labbé – Olympic bronze medalist, Canadian goalkeeper
  • Rachel Hill – Forward for Orlando Pride of the NWSL

Other[]

  • Dan Cramermixed martial artist for Bellator and UFC Fighting Championships[26]

Faculty[]

Current[]

  • Yaakov Bar-Shalom – Board of Trustees (Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering)
  • Gina Barreca – humor author, contributor to The Hartford Courant (Professor of English Literature and feminist theory)
  • Jc Beall – Board of Trustees Distinguished (Professor of Philosophy)
  • Robert L. Birmingham – (Professor of Law)
  • Ann ChartersBeat scholar (Professor of English)
  • Kenneth FuchsGrammy-Winning composer (School of Fine Arts)
  • Johann Peter Gogartenevolutionary biologist
  • Lewis Gordon — world philosopher (Professor of Philosophy)
  • Robert A. Gross – historian
  • Wally Lamb – author (Associate Professor of Creative Writing)
  • Guozhen Lu – Professor of mathematics
  • Richard Normand Langlois – economist (Professor of Economics)
  • Earl MacDonald – Composer, musician (Director of Jazz Studies)
  • Ronald Mallett – Researcher in time travel (Professor of Physics)
  • Ross Miller – Literary critic and biographer
  • Ruth Millikan – Philosopher of language (Emeritus Professor of Philosophyr of the Division of Orthodontics at University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine
  • Chiara Mingarelli - Gravitational-wave astrophysicist (Professor of Physics)
  • Olu Oguibe – Professor of Painting and author
  • Sam Pickering – teacher portrayed by Robin Williams in Dead Poets Society (Professor of English)
  • Joseph Renzulli – Gifted education theorist
  • Julian Rotter – Psychologist (Emeritus Professor of Psychology)
  • Merrill Singer – Medical Anthropologist (Professor of Anthropology)
  • Mark C. Urban – Biologist (Associate Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology)

Former[]

Note: Years and official titles are given when possible.
  • Jamie Homero Arjona – Professor of Romance and Classical Languages (1932–1967)
  • Frank Ballard – puppeteer and Professor of Dramatic Arts (1956–1989)
  • Ann Beattie – novelist and short story writer
  • Albert Francis Blakesleebotanist (when it was still Connecticut Agricultural College)
  • Taylor L. Booth – Professor of Computer Science and Engineering
  • Weston A. Bousfield – Professor of Psychology (1939–1971)
  • Roger Buckley – Professor of History and Director of the Asian American Studies Institute
  • Francelia Butler – author and expert on children's literature (Professor of English, 1968–1992)
  • Lien Chan – former vice president of the Republic of China (Assistant Professor of Political Science, 1967–1968)
  • Roger Crossgrove – artist and Professor of Art Emeritus (1968–1988)
  • Roy D'Andrade – developer of cognitive anthropology
  • Irving Gilman Davis – Professor of Economics (1919–1939)
  • Victor Denenbergdevelopmental psychobiologist
  • Josephine Dolan – UConn's first professor of nursing (1944–1976)
  • – Professor of Italian Studies, 1971–1993
  • Richard Eberhart – poet
  • James C. Faris – anthropologist (Professor of Anthropology and Near Eastern Studies)
  • Harry L. Garrigus – animal scientist (Professor of Animal Husbandry, 1900–1942)
  • Brison D. Gooch – historian of 19th-century Europe, taught at UC prior to 1973
  • Alfred Gurdon Gulley – Professor of Horticulture (1894–1917)
  • Eleanor Krohn Herrmann (1935–2012) – Professor of Nursing (1987–1997)
  • Evan Hill – Professor of Journalism (1965–1983)
  • Nafe Katter – Professor of Theatre (1957–1997)
  • J. A. Scott Kelsoneuroscientist (Professor of Psychology and Biobehavioral Sciences)
  • Susan Kinsolving – poet
  • Myron W. Kruegercomputer scientist (Professor of Computer Science, 1974–85)
  • Everett Carll Ladd – political scientist, Director of the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research (1964–1999)
  • Glenn J. LesniakU.S. Army Major General
  • Alvin Libermanspeech scientist (Professor of Psychology)
  • Jerauld Manter – Professor of Ornithology and Entomology (1912–1953)
  • Henry Ruthven Monteith – Professor of History and English (1900–1922)
  • Marilyn Nelson – Professor Emeritus of English (1978–) and 2001–06 poet laureate of the State of Connecticut
  • Ovide F. Pomerleaupsychologist (Professor of Psychiatry [Psychology], 1979–1985)
  • Richard Popkin – philosophy historian
  • Johnnie Hines Watts Prothro – nutritionist (Associate Professor of Home Economics, 1963–1967)
  • Gideon Rodan – biochemist and osteopath (School of Dental Medicine, 1970 to 1985)
  • Charles Schlueter – trumpeter
  • Alexey von Schlippe – painter (Professor of Art, Avery Point campus, 1963–1982)
  • Harold Seidman – political scientist and public administration expert (Professor of Political Science, 1971–1984)
  • Edmund Ware Sinnott – botanist and prolific author (Professor of Botany and Genetics, 1915–1928)
  • James A. Slaterentomologist (Professor of Entomology, 1953–1988)
  • Hale Smith – composer (Professor of Music, 1970–1984)
  • Avo Sõmer – composer and music theorist (Professor of Music, 1962–2000)
  • Walter Stemmons – professor of journalism and university editor, 1918–1954
  • Ian Stewart – mathematician (Visiting Professor of Mathematics, 1977–1978
  • Lyman Maynard Stowe – physician and first dean of the UConn School of Medicine.
  • George Safford Torreybotanist (Professor of Botany, 1915–1956)
  • Harleigh Trecker – Professor of Social Work (1951–1977); Dean, School of Social Work, (1968–1977)
  • Albert E. Van Dusen – historian; Professor of History (1949–1983) and Connecticut State Historian (1952–1985)
  • Albert E. Waugh – Professor of Economics (1924–1965), Provost of the University (1950–1965)
  • Rex Warner – author and translator (Professor of Classics, 1962–1973)
  • Sidney Waxmanhorticulturist (Professor of Ornamental Horticulture, 1957–1991)
  • Nathan Whettensociologist (Professor of Sociology, 1932–1970; Dean of the Graduate School, 1940–1970)
  • Edwina Whitney – College Librarian (1900–1934), Assistant Professor of German (1926–1934)
  • Carolyn Ladd Widmer – Dean of the School of Nursing (1942–1967)
  • Rollin Williams – Professor of Social Work (1957–1985)
  • Wayne Worcester – author and journalist (Professor of Journalism)
  • Fujia Yangphysicist (Visiting Professor of Physics)
  • Xiangzhong "Jerry" Yang – world animal cloning leader and director of the Center for Regenerative Biology (Professor of Animal Science)

Presidents of the University of Connecticut[]

  • Solomon Mead, Principal (1881—1882)[27]
  • Henry P. Armsby, Acting Principal (1882—1883)
  • Benjamin F. Koons, 1st President (1883—1898)
  • George Washington Flint, 2nd President (1898—1901)
  • Rufus W. Stimson, 3rd President (1901—1908)
  • Edwin O. Smith, Acting President (1908)
  • Charles L. Beach, 4th President (1908—1928)
  • Charles B. Gentry, Acting President (1928—1929, 1935)
  • George A. Works, 5th President (1929—1930)
  • Charles C. McCracken, 6th President (1930—1935)
  • Albert N. Jorgensen, 7th President (1935—1962)
  • Homer D. Babbidge, Jr., 8th President (1962—1972)
  • Edward V. Gant, Acting President (1969, 1972–1973, 1978–1979)
  • Glenn W. Ferguson, 9th President (1973—1978)
  • John A. DiBiaggio, 10th President (1979—1985)
  • John T. Casteen III, 11th President (1985—1990)
  • Harry J. Hartley, 12th President (1990—1996; acting 1987, 1990)
  • Philip E. Austin, 13th President (1996—2007; acting 2010—2011)
  • Michael J. Hogan, 14th President (2007—2010)
  • Susan Herbst, 15th President (2011—2019)
  • Thomas C. Katsouleas, 16th President (2019—2021)
  • Andrew Agwunobi, Acting President (2021-Present)

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