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Klaus Abels
Jeanne Allgood
Jennifer Barnhart
Keith Bellizzi
Scott Case
Swin Cash
Kevin Clarke
Stacey Violante Cote
Margaret Drozdowski
Bryan Dumont
Stefanie (Pratola) Ferreri
Lani Fortier
Chunlei Guo
Christopher Hattayer
Tabitha Hitchcock
Kristin Hoffman
Scott Holcomb
James N. Hormuzdiar
Rebecca Lobo-Rushin
Brett McGurk
Mikki Meadows-Oliver
Kevin Molloy
Irina (Tsikhelashvilli) Moore
Christopher Murphy
Ilia (Rodriguez) O’Hearn
Emeka Okafor
Eric Owles
Jonathan Plucker
Althea Marshall Richardson
Craig Rodner
Carlos Rodrigues
Richard Ruiz
Christine Sansavero
Elizabeth Flynn Scott
Matthew Small
Peter Tesei
Anthony Uliano
Fahd Vahidy
Marcela de Jesús Vergara-Jimenéz
Alicia Young

When we set about the task of selecting younger graduates for this special edition of UCONN Magazine, we knew that identifying highly accomplished alumni would not be the challenge.

The hard part would be narrowing the list to just 40 who represent the wide array of academic programs in each school and college at the University.

Hundreds of nominations from UConn alumni, faculty and staff were submitted for consideration and the list was narrowed to 80 names, which were researched further for more details about each nominee.

The list of 80 was then reviewed over several months by a high-level panel of academic, research and administrative leaders representing a cross-section of the UConn community.

Discussions conducted by the panel were highlighted by active dialogue focused on evaluating a wide array of achievements in science, education, business, the arts, law, engineering, social services, medicine, agriculture, health care, philanthropy, athletics and government.

Panelists also considered factors such as demonstrated leadership in a field or discipline, community service and initiative in pursuing a chosen career.

Some of the 40 Under 40 group will be familiar faces. Others will become better known to the public at large in the near future as they continue to rise within their respective fields.

Yet they all share the common bond of being a part of a UConn community that can be proud of their accomplishments and look forward to watching these outstanding young alumni as they demonstrate the wide reach of the University of Connecticut throughout the United States and the world.

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