Category: Alumni


Read stories about Neag School of Education alumni.

Opening a Door Leads to Giving Back for One Alumnus

January 27, 2012

  John Greene (MA ’67, Ph.D. ’70), a master’s student at UConn in the 1960s, was also teaching high school math at the time. One day he was walking down a hall on campus, where he saw the sign “Project Essay Grade” and he knocked on the door. Entering that door would change his course […]


Enriching a Shared Experience With UConn Reads

January 27, 2012

Reading a good book brings so much joy and comfort to so many people. Many of us fall asleep with a good book, explore new and old interests with a good book, and engage others in debate over the merits of and ideas in a book. For many of us, reading has been a lifelong […]


Neag School Hosts Speaker on “The Expressway to Health”

January 27, 2012

The Neag School welcomes Neag alumnus Dr. Carol Ewing Garber for a presentation on “The Expressway to Health: Essentials of Exercise for (Almost) Everybody and Every Schedule” on Thursday, Feb. 9 from 4-5 pm. at the UConn, Storrs Campus. The presentation, hosted by the Neag School’s Department of Kinesiology, is free and open to the […]



Letter from the Dean: You’re Invited to the Neag Alumni Society Awards Dinner

January 27, 2012

Dear Alumni and Friends of the Neag School of Education: The Neag School of Education Alumni Society and the faculty of the Neag School of Education cordially invite you to attend our 14th Annual Awards Dinner on Saturday, March 31, 2012 at the South Campus Ballroom (Rome Ballroom) on the Storrs campus. Click here for […]


Dr. Douglas Fellows: UConn Alumnus Comes Home

November 29, 2011

Dr. Douglas Fellows ignored the recruiting calls for six months. Administrators from UConn were calling him to interview at the UConn Health Center, to lead their radiology department. He was happy where he was, as the vice chair of radiology, at UMass Medical Center in Worcester, MA. But then one day, he finally took the […]


New Members Elected for the Neag Alumni Society Board of Governors

November 29, 2011

The following eight individuals were elected to the Neag Alumni Society Board of Governors at the annual meeting in November at the Alumni Center. Margaret Clifton (M.A. Curriculum and Instruction, English Education ’05) is an English teacher at RHAM High School in Hebron, CT. Clifton hopes to promote Neag School’s benefits to prospective students as […]


Nominations Requested for Neag School Alumni Society Awards

November 29, 2011

The Neag School of Education is seeking nominations for the 14th annual Alumni Society Awards banquet. Nominations for Outstanding Alumni are open until Friday, Dec. 9. The Neag Alumni Society Awards banquet is scheduled for Saturday, March 31, 2012, in the South Campus Ballroom on the Storrs campus. At the dinner, the Neag Alumni Society […]