Congratulations to the 2026 undergraduate awardees!
Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Involvement in HDFS Research: Elena Falbo
Awarded annually in the spring to an undergraduate HDFS major from any campus who has contributed in an outstanding way to research in the field of Human Development and Family Sciences. Research must have been conducted during the student’s time at the University of Connecticut.
Outstanding Senior in HDFS: Kaitlyn Kibling
Awarded annually in the spring to an undergraduate HDFS major graduating in December, May, or August from any campus who has demonstrated excellence in the field of HDFS through at least two of the following areas: academics, leadership, research, and/or service. Examples of how students might demonstrate excellence in these areas related to the field of HDFS:
- Academics: Student has taken honors or graduate coursework in HDFS and excelled; student has consistently received exceptional grades and received recognition for their overall GPA (e.g., Dean’s list, honors scholar, university scholar, Babbidge Scholar, New England Scholar, honors societies)
- Leadership: Student has taken on leadership roles in HDFS-related student or other organizations; student has shown initiative in conducting original HDFS research; student has organized HDFS-related events
- Research: Student has engaged in original research in the field of HDFS or contributed significantly and independently to an HDFS faculty mentor’s research; student has presented or had work on which they were an author presented at a conference or has submitted a paper for publication
- Service: Student has engaged in outstanding levels of service to the department, the university, the community, and/or the field of HDFS. Service may consist of activities such as serving on committees, organizing or participating in events, or volunteering.