The Office of the Vice President for Research would like to remind the UConn community that nominations for the Connecticut Medal of Technology are due March 11, 2016. UConn’s own Dr. Yaakov Bar-Shalom, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor & Marianne E. Klewin Endowed Professor in Engineering, was honored with the award in 2012.
Below you will find information about the award and a link to the nomination form. As Connecticut’s only public research institution and its flagship university, UConn has many distinguished faculty that should be considered. Please take the time to nominate a colleague whom you find to be deserving of this honor, and please share this opportunity with others who may be interested in offering nominations.
CALL FOR CONNECTICUT MEDAL OF TECHNOLOGY NOMINATIONS
DUE DATE: March 11, 2016
In 2016, the Connecticut Medal of Technology, Connecticut’s highest honor to recognize extraordinary technological achievements in fields crucial to Connecticut's economic competitiveness and social well-being, will be awarded.
This Medal recognizes an individual who has made extraordinary contributions to the development and widespread implementation of technology in one or more of these areas: process and/or product innovation; technology transfer; advanced manufacturing; and technology management. The award is bestowed in alternate years with the Connecticut Medal of Science.
Selection of the annual Medalist is conducted by the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering. Medal recipients will be permanently featured in a Hall of Fame at the Connecticut Science Center.
For more information and nomination criteria, please visit the CT Technology Council's site. Please click here for the online submission form.
Nominations are due by March 11, 2016
For more information, contact: Jessica McBride at jessica.mcbride@uconn.edu