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
- Raymond C. Bowen – 2nd president: La Guardia Community College; president: Shelby State Community College
- 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 – 6th president: The Juilliard School
- William E. Trueheart – 7th president: Bryant University
- Gregory S. Woodward – 6th president: University of Hartford
Scholars and critics of literature, art and ethics
- Deborah Dancy – professor of painting
- Slawomir Dobrzanski – Kansas State University professor of music
- Bobbie Ann Mason – literary critic and novelist
- Michael North – literary critic
- Tim Page – Pulitzer Prize-winning music critic
- Elaine Scarry – Harvard 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
- Willard H. Allen (BS, 1916) – poultry scientist and New Jersey secretary of agriculture
- 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 Curchoe – molecular biologist
- Margaret Flinter (BSN, PhD) – nurse practitioner and primary care leader
- David Grimaldi – entomologist
- Benjamin Hsiao – materials scientist[2]
- David Lee – Nobel Prize-winning physicist
- Richard Mastracchio – NASA astronaut and engineer[1]
- Lloyd S. Nelson (PhD, 1950) – statistician[3]
- Luz Oliveros-Belardo – National Scientist of the Philippines
- Vijay P. Parashar – oral and maxillofacial radiologist
- Massimo Pigliucci – evolutionary theorist and philosopher
- Jeffrey Rosenfeld – neurosurgeon
- Edmund Ware Sinnott – professor of Botany and Genetics (1915–1928)
- Mika Tosca – climate scientist
- Vincenzo C. Vannicola – electrical engineer
- Talitha Washington – mathematician and STEM activist
- Yuwen Zhang – mechanical engineer
Scholars of the social sciences
- Kathleen Musante DeWalt – anthropologist
- Ramani Durvasula, PhD – clinical psychologist, media expert, and author
- Samih Farsoun – sociologist and Arab-American activist
- Howard S. Hoffman – experimental psychologist
- Kevin B. MacDonald – evolutionary psychology theorist
- Robert Remez – experimental psychologist
- Philip Rubin – cognitive scientist
- Horatio Strother (BA 1956; MA 1957) – historian and leading authority on the Underground Railroad in Connecticut
- Kevin Swick – educational theorist
Arts and entertainment
- Pam Arciero – puppeteer[4]
- Jennifer Barnhart – actor and puppeteer[5][6]
- Michael Bergin – supermodel
- Beau Billingslea – voice actor and former UConn football player[7]
- Tanisha Brito – former Miss Connecticut and Miss Georgia USA[8]
- 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 Collins – folk singer-songwriter[9]
- Tristan Couvares – reality TV star[10]
- Scott DaRos – Emmy Award-winning animator
- Andrea Dromm – actress
- Justin Foley – drummer for Killswitch Engage
- Patrick Earl Hammie – contemporary figurative artist[11]
- Matthew Jensen – artist and photographer
- Ned Kahn – environmental artist and MacArthur Fellowship recipient[12]
- Jeremy Leven – author, director, producer, and screenwriter[13]
- Michelle Lombardo – model[1]
- Donny Marshall – television sports broadcaster
- Forrest McClendon – actor[14]
- Moby – singer-songwriter, musician[1]
- Bobby Moynihan – actor and comedian[1]
- Julius R. Nasso – film producer
- Peter Niedmann – composer
- Ron Palillo – actor[1]
- PangaeaPanga – speedrunner, streamer[15]
- Denise Pelletier, BFA – ceramics, sculpture, and site-specific art[16]
- Morris Pleasure – composer, musician
- Toni Press-Coffman – playwright
- Meg Ryan – actress[1]
- Skip Schoolnik – film director and producer
- Leslie Silva – actress
- Rick Sternbach – Emmy-winning illustrator and visual effects artist
- Austin Stowell – actor
- Signe Margaret Stuart – abstract painter[17]
- Oksana Tanasiv – artist
- Tony Todd – actor
- Diane Tuft – photographer
- Paige Turco – actress
- Brad Williams – puppeteer
- Dana Wilson – composer and jazz pianist
- Deborah Zlotsky – visual artist and educator
- Kim Zolciak – television personality[1]
Authors, journalists and commentators
- Elizabeth Bear (Sarah Bear Elizabeth Wishnevsky) – author
- Richard Bernstein – journalist and author
- Michael Bradford – playwright, artistic director, and AUDELCO nominee
- 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[18]
- Joel Rosenberg – science fiction author
- Ron Roy (B.A. 1965) – children's literature author
- Lewis Turco – poet
- David Ushery – WNBC 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
- Kimberly Eddleston – professor of Entrepreneurship & Innovation at D'Amore-McKim School of Business
- Clifford Grodd – former president and CEO: Paul Stuart[19]
- Viren Kapadia – president and CEO: Gyrus Systems[20]
- Bob Kaufman – co-founder of Bob's Discount Furniture[1]
- Kathleen Murphy – investor at Fidelity Investments
- Timothy Shriver – chairman: Special Olympics; member of Kennedy family[1]
- William S. Simon – former executive vice president: Walmart
- Annie Withey – co-founder of Smartfood and Annie's Homegrown
- Vincent Zarrilli – founder of The Pot Shop
Civic leaders and activists
- Lottie B. Scott – civic leader and African-American civil rights advocate
Diplomacy, government, law, and politics
Elected officials
- Bryan Anderson – alder of New Haven (1992–1994) and alderman of Milford (2011–2019)
- Chuck Benedict – Wisconsin State Assemblyman (2004–2010)
- Francisco L. Borges – Connecticut state treasurer (1987–1993)
- Natalie Braswell (BA 2000, MPA 2002, JD 2007) – Connecticut state comptroller (2021–2023)
- 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 Courtney – U.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)
- John Fetterman (MBA 1993) – U.S. senator from Pennsylvania (2023–present), lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania (2019–2023)
- Sam Gejdenson – former U.S. representative for CT-2 (1981–2001)
- Robert Giaimo – former U.S. representative for CT-3 (1959–1981)
- Dorothy Goodwin (PhD 1957) – former Connecticut state representative (1974–1984)
- Bernard F. Grabowski – former U.S. representative for CT-6 (1963–1967)
- Edward M. Kennedy, Jr. – Connecticut state senator (2015–2019); member of Kennedy family
- Mike Lawlor – former Connecticut state representative (1987–2011)
- Martin Looney – Connecticut 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 Murphy – U.S. senator for Connecticut (2013–present)[1]
- Lewis Rome – Connecticut State Senate leader (1973–1979) and Republican Party nominee in the 1982 Connecticut gubernatorial election
- William St. Onge – former U.S. representative for CT-2 (1963–1970)
- 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. Valesky – New York state senator (2005–2018)
- Robert Ward – minority leader of the Connecticut House of Representatives (1995–2007)
- Elmer Watson (BS 1929) – Connecticut State Senate majority leader (1957–1959)
Judges and attorneys
- Bethany Alvord – judge: Connecticut Appellate Court[21]
- Vanessa Lynne Bryant – U.S. district judge: D. Conn.
- Carol Ann Conboy – Associate Justice: New Hampshire Supreme Court (2009–2017)
- Alfred V. Covello – chief U.S. district judge: D. Conn. (1992–2003)
- John A. Danaher III – judge: Connecticut Superior Court
- Gregory D’Auria – associate justice: Connecticut Supreme Court
- Alexandra Davis DiPentima – chief judge: Connecticut Appellate Court
- Christopher F. Droney – U.S. circuit judge: 2d Cir.
- Fernande R.V. Duffly – associate justice: Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (2011–2016)
- Dennis G. Eveleigh – associate justice: Connecticut Supreme Court
- Lubbie Harper Jr. – associate justice: Connecticut Supreme Court (2011–12)
- Wesley W. Horton – Connecticut appellate court lawyer
- Denise R. Johnson – associate justice: Vermont Supreme Court (1990–2011)
- Joette Katz – associate justice: Connecticut Supreme Court (1992–2011)
- Christine Keller – judge: Connecticut Appellate Court (2013–present)[22]
- Douglas Lavine – judge: Connecticut Appellate Court (2006–present[23]
- Robert J. Lynn – associate justice: New Hampshire Supreme Court[24]
- Seth Marnin – New York Court of Claims; first openly transgender male judge in the U.S.
- Andrew J. McDonald – associate justice: Connecticut Supreme Court
- Thomas Joseph Meskill – chief U.S. circuit judge: 2d Cir. (1975–1993); governor of Connecticut (1971–1975)
- Kevin J. O'Connor – 15th United States Associate Attorney General (2008–2009)
- Richard N. Palmer – associate justice: Connecticut Supreme Court
- Rosemary S. Pooler – U.S. circuit judge: 2d Cir.
- Mickey Sherman – criminal defense attorney
- Christine S. Vertefeuille – associate justice: Connecticut Supreme Court (2000–2010)
- William A. Webb – U.S. magistrate judge: E.D.N.C. (1999–2014)
- Omar A. Williams – U.S. district judge: D. Conn.
Diplomats, government officials and party leaders
- Richard Calder – former senior official at the CIA
- Miguel Cardona – CT commissioner of education; US secretary of education (2021-25)
- Bill Curry – former counselor to the president in Clinton administration (1995–1997)
- Charles A. Duelfer – former special apaidvisor: 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 asst. dep. director of National Intelligence for Open Source (2005–2008)
- Jerold Mande (BA 1978) – former USDA deputy under secretary for Food Safety; lead designer of the Nutrition facts food label
- 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, National Security Council coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa
- 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
- Hajim al-Hassani – former speaker of the Iraqi National Assembly under the Iraqi Transitional Government
- Bona Arsenault – former member of Parliament of Canada (1945–1957)
- Tansu Çiller – 22nd prime minister of Turkey (1993–1996)
Military
- Francis J. Evon Jr. – adjutant general of Connecticut, major general
- Willis Nichols Hawley – United States Army first sergeant
- Samuel Jaskilka – United States Marine Corps general
- Carl Kimmons – United States Navy officer; first person to rise through the ranks from mess attendant to commissioned officer
- Charles D. Luckey – United States Army lieutenant general[25]
- Kenneth North – United States Air Force brigadier general
- Robert W. RisCassi – United States Army general
- Regina Rush-Kittle – United States Army Reserve command sergeant major
- Cornelius E. Ryan – United States Army major general
- Paul A. Yost Jr. – United States Coast Guard commandant
Sports
Baseball
- Nick Ahmed – MLB shortstop for the Arizona Diamondbacks
- Matt Barnes – MLB 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)
- Billy Eppler – MLB general manager
- 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[26]
- Charles Nagy – former all-star Major League Baseball pitcher
- Mike Olt – MLB infielder
- Jim Penders – UConn baseball coach[27]
- Bob Schaefer – bench 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
- Brendan Adams (born 2000) – basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Jalen Adams (born 1995) – basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- 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 1995–2001[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 Gay – NBA; 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, Detroit Pistons 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
- Worthy Patterson – St. Louis Hawks and Scranton Miners guard
- 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
- Rodney Purvis – guard for the Orlando Magic
- Clifford Robinson – basketball player for the New Jersey Nets
- Stanley Robinson – 59th pick in the 2010 NBA draft by the Orlando Magic
- Adama Sanogo (born 2002) – Malian basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- 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
- Christian Vital (born 1997) – player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- 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
Women's basketball
- Svetlana Abrosimova – WNBA, Minnesota Lynx, the Connecticut Sun and the Seattle Storm
- Ashley Battle – WNBA, New York Liberty
- Sue Bird – retired from the WNBA after a 20-year career with the Seattle Storm; first overall pick in the 2002 WNBA draft; five-time Olympic champion[28]
- Paige Bueckers – WNBA, Dallas Wings; first overall pick in the 2025 WNBA draft
- 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[29]
- Rebecca Lobo – WNBA player; ESPN analyst[1]
- Renee Montgomery – former WNBA player; now an executive and part-owner of her final WNBA team, the Atlanta Dream
- Jessica Moore – WNBA, Los Angeles Sparks
- Maya Moore – first overall pick in the 2011 WNBA draft, WNBA Minnesota Lynx
- Shea Ralph – WNBA, Utah Starzz; current head coach at Vanderbilt University
- Jennifer Rizzotti – WNBA; University of Hartford women's head coach
- Nykesha Sales – WNBA Connecticut Sun
- Kelly Schumacher – WNBA player for the Indiana Fever
- Breanna Stewart – WNBA, first overall pick in 2016 WNBA draft, Seattle Storm
- Ann Strother – WNBA, Atlanta Dream
- Ketia Swanier – WNBA, Phoenix Mercury
- Diana Taurasi – first overall pick in the 2004 WNBA draft, five-time Olympic champion, Phoenix Mercury[1]
- Barbara Turner – Mersin 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
- Andrew Adams – Tennessee Titans safety
- Deon Anderson – former Dallas Cowboys fullback
- Will Beatty – New York Giants offensive tackle
- Tyvon Branch – Oakland Raiders safety
- Cody Brown – NFL linebacker
- Donald Brown – running back for the Indianapolis Colts
- Darius Butler – Indianapolis Colts cornerback
- Gardner Dow – center; died from head trauma during the 1919 season opener
- Marcus Easley – Buffalo Bills wide receiver
- Kirk Ferentz – Iowa Hawkeyes football head coach
- Alfred Fincher – New Orleans Saints linebacker
- Nick Giaquinto – NFL 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 McClain – Atlanta Falcons cornerback
- Eric Naposki – NFL and Barcelona Dragons linebacker and convicted murderer
- Dan Orlovsky – Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback
- Kendall Reyes – San Diego Chargers defensive end
- Sam Rutigliano – former Cleveland Browns head coach
- Anthony Sherman – Kansas City Chiefs fullback
- Shane Stafford – Arena Football League quarterback
- Donald Thomas – New England Patriots guard
- Jordan Todman – Jacksonville Jaguars running back
- Lawrence Wilson – New Orleans Saints linebacker
Men's hockey
- Todd Krygier – NHL left-winger
- Maxim Letunov – NHL center
- Cole Schneider – AHL and NHL right-winger
- Tage Thompson – NHL center
Men's soccer
- Andre Blake – goalkeeper for Philadelphia Union and Jamaica national football 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
- Cyle Larin – striker for Beşiktaş and Canada men's national soccer team
- Damani Ralph – former Chicago Fire player and 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
Women's soccer
- Niki Cross – forward for Houston Dash of the National Women's Soccer League
- Rachel Hill – forward for Orlando Pride of the NWSL
- Stephanie Labbé – Olympic bronze medalist, Canadian goalkeeper
- Sara Whalen (born 1976) – Olympic silver medalist
Other
- Dan Cramer – mixed martial artist for Bellator and UFC Fighting Championships[30]
- Noah Dines – professional skier and world record holder for most human powered vertical feet skied in a single calendar year (3,590,097 feet)
- Emily Durgin – professional distance runner [31]
- Bonnie Stoll – professional racquetball player and fitness trainer[32]
Faculty
Current
- Yaakov Bar-Shalom – electrical engineer (Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor, Marianne E. Klewin Professor in 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
- Richard D. Brown – professor of History (1971–2007); professor emeritus (2007–present)
- Ann Charters – Beat scholar (professor of English)
- Kenneth Fuchs – Grammy-winning composer (School of Fine Arts)
- Johann Peter Gogarten – evolutionary biologist
- Lewis Gordon – world philosopher (professor of Philosophy)
- Robert A. Gross – historian
- Wally Lamb – author (associate professor of Creative Writing)
- Richard Normand Langlois – economist (professor of Economics)
- Cato T. Laurencin – engineer, physician (university professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering)
- Guozhen Lu – professor of Mathematics
- Earl MacDonald – composer, musician (director of Jazz Studies)
- Ronald Mallett – researcher in time travel (professor of Physics)
- Radenka Maric – engineer (professor of Sustainable Energy; University President)
- Samuel Martinez – cultural anthropologist (professor of Anthropology)
- Ross Miller – literary critic and biographer
- Ruth Millikan – philosopher of language (emeritus professor of Philosophy of the Division of Orthodontics at University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine
- Chiara Mingarelli – gravitational-wave astrophysicist (professor of Physics)
- Letitia Naigles – professor of Psychological Sciences
- 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)
- Bette Talvacchia – art historian (Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of Art History Emeritus)
- 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)
- Alexinia Baldwin – PhD alumna and professor of Education (1988–2003)
- Frank Ballard – puppeteer and professor of Dramatic Arts (1956–1989)
- Ann Beattie – novelist and short story writer
- Susan Porter Benson – historian and professor of History (1993–2005)
- Albert Francis Blakeslee – botanist (when it was Connecticut Agricultural College)
- James M. Bobbitt – professor of Chemistry (1956–1991)
- Taylor L. Booth – professor of Computer Science and Engineering
- Weston A. Bousfield – professor of Psychology (1939–1971)
- Arthur Bronwell – professor of Electrical Engineering (1962–1977); dean of the School of Engineering (1962–1970)
- 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 Denenberg – developmental psychobiologist
- Josephine Dolan – UConn's first professor of nursing (1944–1976)
- Richard Eberhart – poet
- James C. Faris – anthropologist (professor of Anthropology and Near Eastern Studies)
- Estelle Feinstein – historian at UConn Stamford (professor of History, 1957–1989)
- 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 Kelso – neuroscientist (professor of Psychology and Biobehavioral Sciences)
- Susan Kinsolving – poet
- Myron W. Krueger – computer 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. Lesniak – U.S. Army major general
- Alvin Liberman – speech 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. Pomerleau – psychologist (professor of Psychiatry [Psychology], 1979–1985)
- Richard Popkin – philosophy historian
- Johnnie Hines Watts Prothro – nutritionist (associate professor of Home Economics, 1963–1967)
- John R. Reed – academic and writer
- Gideon Rodan – biochemist and osteopath (School of Dental Medicine, 1970–1985)
- Charles Schlueter – trumpeter
- 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. Slater – entomologist (professor of Entomology, 1953–1988)
- Hale Smith – composer (professor of Music, 1970–1984)
- Avo Sõmer – composer and music theorist (professor of Music, 1962–2000)
- M. Estella Sprague – professor of Home Economics (1917–1926); dean of the Division of Home Economics (1920–1926)
- 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 Torrey – botanist (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)
- Alexey von Schlippe – painter (professor of Art, Avery Point campus, 1963–1982)
- Charles E. Waring – physical chemist (professor of Chemistry, 1946–1979)
- Rex Warner – author and translator (professor of Classics, 1962–1973)
- Helen Turner Watson – nursing educator (associate professor of Nursing, 1965–1983)
- Albert E. Waugh – professor of Economics (1924–1965), provost of the University (1950–1965)
- Sidney Waxman – horticulturist (professor of Ornamental Horticulture, 1957–1991)
- Nathan Whetten – sociologist (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)
- Kenneth G. Wilson – professor of English (1951–1989)
- Wayne Worcester – author and journalist (professor of Journalism)
- Fujia Yang – physicist (visiting professor of Physics)
- Xiangzhong "Jerry" Yang – world animal cloning leader and director of the Center for Regenerative Biology (professor of Animal Science)
- Feenie Ziner – children's literature writer (professor of English, 1974–1994)
Presidents of the University of Connecticut
The following persons have served as president of the University of Connecticut:[33][34]
| No. | Image | President | Term start | Term end | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Principals of Storrs Agricultural School (1881–1893) | |||||
| 1 |  |
Solomon Mead | 1881 | 1882 | |
| acting |  |
Henry P. Armsby | 1882 | 1883 | |
| Presidents of Storrs Agricultural College (1893–1899) | |||||
| 1 |  |
Benjamin F. Koons | 1883 | 1898 | |
| Presidents of Connecticut Agricultural College (1899–1933) | |||||
| 2 |  |
George Washington Flint | 1898 | 1901 | |
| 3 |  |
Rufus W. Stimson | 1901 | 1908 | |
| acting | Edwin O. Smith | 1908 | 1908 | ||
| 4 |  |
Charles L. Beach | 1908 | 1928 | |
| acting | Charles B. Gentry | 1928 | 1929 | ||
| 5 |  |
George A. Works | 1929 | 1930 | |
| Presidents of Connecticut State College (1933–1939) | |||||
| 6 | Charles C. McCracken | 1930 | 1935 | ||
| acting | Charles B. Gentry | 1935 | 1935 | ||
| Presidents of the University of Connecticut (1939–present) | |||||
| 7 | Albert N. Jorgensen | 1935 | 1962 | ||
| 8 | Homer D. Babbidge, Jr. | 1962 | 1972 | ||
| acting | Edward V. Gant | 1969 | 1969 | ||
| 1972 | 1973 | ||||
| 9 | Glenn W. Ferguson | 1973 | 1978 | ||
| acting | Edward V. Gant | 1978 | 1979 | ||
| 10 | John A. DiBiaggio | 1979 | 1985 [a] | ||
| 11 | John T. Casteen III | 1985 | 1990 [b] | ||
| acting | Harry J. Hartley | 1987 | 1987 | ||
| August 1990 | December 1990 | [35] | |||
| 12 | December 1990 | September 30, 1996 | [36][37][38][39] | ||
| 13 | Philip E. Austin | October 1, 1996 | September 13, 2007 | [40][41] | |
| 14 | Michael J. Hogan | September 14, 2007 | June 10, 2010 [c] | [42][43] | |
| acting | Philip E. Austin | June 11, 2010 | July 14, 2011 | [44] | |
| 15 | .jpg) |
Susan Herbst | July 15, 2011 | July 31, 2019 | [45][46] |
| 16 |  |
Thomas C. Katsouleas | August 1, 2019 | June 30, 2021 | [47][48] |
| acting | Andrew Agwunobi | July 1, 2021 | January 31, 2022 [d] | [49][50] | |
| interim |  |
Radenka Maric | February 1, 2022 | September 28, 2022 | [51] |
| 17 | September 28, 2022 | present | [52] | ||
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