Outstanding Graduate Students Presented with Regents’ Honor Awards

(L-R) Provost Sharon L. Vasquez, Cortney Hansen, Denise Anderson, Kipling Dixon, Matthew Rich, Nicholas Pinkerton, Jack Tom, Jennifer Hunt, Elizabeth Horton Sheff, David Hines, and Interim Dean of Graduate Studies Frederick Sweitzer. Not pictured: Peter Clemente and Board of Regents Chair Thomas Groark.

Thomas Groark, chair of the Board of Regents, presented the Regents' Honor Awards for Graduate Students at a ceremony on May 2, during the Graduate Research/Creativity Symposium. This award is the highest recognition of accomplishment that the University bestows on graduate students. Criteria for selection include a GPA of at least 3.80, significant scholarship and community service.

The ten awardees for 2012 are listed below.

Regents’ Honor Awards for Graduate Students

Denise A. Anderson
Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership
College of Education, Nursing and Health Professions
Faculty Advisor: Donn Weinholtz

Peter Clemente
Doctor of Musical Arts in Guitar Performance
The Hartt School
Faculty Advisor: Richard Provost

Cortney Hansen
Doctor of Physical Therapy
College of Education, Nursing and Health Professions
Faculty Advisor: Catherine Certo

Nicholas Pinkerton
Doctor of Clinical Psychology
College of Arts and Sciences
Faculty Advisor: John Mehm

Kipling B. Dixon
Master of Business Administration
Barney School of Business
Faculty Advisor: Steven Congden

David M. Hines
Master of Engineering - Civil Engineering
College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture
Faculty Advisor: David W. Jacobs

Jennifer Hunt
Master of Music in Flute Performance
The Hartt School
Faculty Advisor: Steve Metcalf

Matthew Rich
Master of Science in Biology
College of Arts and Sciences
Faculty Advisor: Jacob P. Harney

Elizabeth Diane Horton Sheff
Master of Education in Educational Technology
College of Education, Nursing and Health Professions
Faculty Advisor: Frederick King

Jack M. Tom
Master of Fine Arts in Illustration
Hartford Art School
Faculty Advisor: Doug Andersen