Welcome to the Office of the Provost at the University of Connecticut. As a world-class institution of higher education, UConn strives to improve the lives of its students and enhance the economic and social well-being of the state and its citizens.
We believe, that as a public institution, it is important to push the potential of the human mind and to ensure we continue to strive in becoming an institution that fosters collaboration to help advance the future of humanity.
At this time, the University of Connecticut is embarking on an ambitious Faculty Hiring Plan, and we're conducting international searches to select senior administrative leaders.
Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor
The Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor is the highest honor that the University bestows on faculty who have demonstrated excellence in teaching, research and service.
Original Establishment of Distinguished Professor Award – 1998
2012
- Lynne Healy – Social Work
- Kent Holsinger – Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
UConn Today – Board Names Two Distinguished Faculty Members
2011
- Carl Maresh – Professor of Kinesiology
- John B. Morris – Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology
UConn Today – Two Faculty Named Distinguished Professors
2010
- Jeffrey D. Fisher, Professor of Psychology
- Harry A. Frank, Professor of Chemistry
- J. Peter Gogarten, Professor of Molecular & Cell Biology
UConn Today – Three CLAS Faculty Named Board of Trustees Distinguished Professors
2009
- Gregory J. Anderson, Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
- Diane Jane Burgess, Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Diane C. Lillo-Martin, Professor of Linguistics
UConn Advance – April 27, 2009 – Three Faculty named Distinguished Professors
2008
- Richard F. Bass, Professor of Mathematics
- Cheryl Tatano Beck, Professor Nursing
- Dipak K. Dey, Professor and Department Head, Statistics
UConn Advance – January 28, 2008 – Trustees name three faculty Distinguished Professors
2007
- Michael Neumann, professor and head of the mathematics department
- John Salamone, professor of psychology
- Sandra Weller, professor and chair of molecular, microbial and structural biology, UConn Health Center
UConn Advance – February 5, 2007 – Distinguished professors named
2006
- Janine Caira – Ecology and Evolutional Biology
- Joel Kupperman – Philosophy
- Sally Reis – Educational Psychology
UConn Advance – February 6, 2006 – Three faculty named Board of Trustees Distinguished Professors
2005
- Brenda Murphy – English
- Peter Setlow – Molecular Microbial & Structural Biology – UCHC
- C. F. Sirmans – Finance
- Bette Talvacchia – Art & Art History
UConn Advance – April 18, 2005 – Distinguished Professors Named
2004
- William Fitzgerald – Marine Sciences
- Bahram Javidi – Electrical & Computer. Engineering
- James Marsden – OPIM
- Lawrence Raisz – Center for Osteoporosis – UCHC
- Howard Tennen – Psychiatry and Neuropsychiatric Institute – UCHC
UConn Advance – March 29, 2004 – Trustees Name This Year’s Distinguished Professors
2003
- Deborah Fein – Psychology
- Debra Kendall – Molecular & Cell Biology
- Gary English – Drama
- Philip Marcus – Molecular & Cell Biology
- Robert Weiss – Chemical Engineering-IMS
UConn Advance – April 21, 2003 – Five Faculty Selected For University’s Highest Honor
2002
- Yaakov Bar-Shalom – Electrical & Comp. Engineering
- Richard D. Brown – History
- David Kenny – Psychology
- Alexandros Makriyannis – Pharmacy
- William Stwalley – Physics
UConn Advance – April 22, 2002 -Five Faculty Receive University’s Highest Honor
2001
- David Benson – English
- Robert Colwell – Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
- Ruth Milliken – Philosophy
- Steven Suib – Chemistry
- John (Jack) Veiga – Management
UConn Advance – March 5, 2001 – Five Faculty Named As Distinguished Professors
2000
- Bruce Stave – History
- Howard Lasnik – Linguistics
- Joseph Renzulli – Educational Psychology
- Lynn Bloom – English
- Michael Turvey – Psychology
- Stanley Biggs – Accounting
UConn Advance – February 28, 2000 – Six Faculty Named First Distinguished Professors