Babbidge and New England Scholar Recognition
The recipient lists for the spring 2025 & fall 2025 award cycle have been updated below.
Pin Pick-Ups begin after break on Monday, March 23, 2026 for all campuses:
Avery Point: The Avery Point Library will serve as the point of distribution for the pins. Hours are Monday through Thursday 8:30-6:00 and Friday 8:30-4:00, and pins can be picked up at the main service desk.
Hartford: Students can pick up their pins at the front desk in the Office of Student Services in the Hartford Times Building to pick them up. The office is open from 8:30 – 4:30 PM, M-Th and 8:30 – 4:00 PM on Friday.
Stamford: Students can pick up their pin in the Honors and Enrichment Office: Room 219 of the Stamford Downtown building, Mon – Fri from 9am – 3pm.
Storrs: Students can pick up their pins in the Honors and Enrichment Programs Main Office, Rowe 419, Monday through Friday between 9:00am – 3:00pm.
Waterbury: Students may receive their pins at the Undergraduate Recognition Ceremony on Thursday, April 30th from 6-7pm, or pick them up at the Student Services Suite anytime between 9am-4:30pm.
Babbidge Scholars
Criteria
- Undergraduate and/or Pharm.D. students;
- Have completed at least 12 calculable credits for both the Spring and Fall semesters of the calendar year;
- Courses taken on pass/fail or S/U graded courses are not calculable credit courses;
- Earned a 4.000 (without rounding) semester grade point average (Semester GPA) for each semester in the calendar year (not an average of the two);
- Temporary and incomplete grades must be completed to be considered for this award;
- Grades must be posted in the Student Administration System as of January 30th.
Past recipients: 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |2016| 2015 | 2014
(In recognition of this achievement, each recipient will receive a gold colored pin to mark the occasion.)
New England Scholars
Criteria
- Undergraduate and/or Pharm.D. students;
- Have completed at least 12 calculable credits for both the Spring and Fall semesters of the calendar year;
- Courses taken on pass/fail or S/U graded courses are not calculable credit courses;
- Earned at least a 3.700 (without rounding) semester grade point average (Semester GPA) for each semester in the calendar year (not an average of the two);
- Temporary and incomplete grades must be completed to be considered for this award;
- Grades must be posted in the Student Administration System as of January 30th.
Past recipients: 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |2015| 2014
(In recognition of this achievement, each recipient will receive a silver colored pin to mark the occasion.)
Late Grades
Any student with changes to his/her grade(s) (completion of incompletes, improved grades) after January 30th, should review the above criteria to determine if he/she now qualifies for either award. Any student who believes he/she does now meet the criteria based on grade change(s) may submit a request for consideration for one of the Scholars Day awards.
Students with late grades should send a message to the Honors Program Office asking to be considered for a New England Scholar or a Babbidge Scholar award. The email request must include the student's name and ID#. The Honors Program will review all requests and notify students of their award status. As appropriate, students' names will be posted on the website for approved requests.