I was thrilled recently to receive the Goodstein-Langer Award for Honors Advising during the Honors Program's annual medals ceremony.  The award is named after the late Dr. Lynne Goodstein, the long-time head of the Honors Program, with whom I long worked closely, and her husband, Dr. Peter Langer -- with whom, I discovered, I share the home town of Thompson, Connecticut.

This honor means an enormous amount to me, and I want to thank -- and shout out to -- the many, many Honors students I have had the pleasure of working with for most of my 40 years at UConn.