News Release

July 12, 2010

Contact: Chris DeFrancesco, 860-679-3914
e-mail: cdefrancesco@uchc.edu

UConn School of Medicine Announces Faculty Promotions

FARMINGTON, CONN. – The University of Connecticut School of Medicine announces the appointment of Dr. David Henderson as associate dean for student affairs and Dr. Richard Zeff as assistant dean for admissions.

Henderson, of East Haddam, is an associate professor in the Department of Family Medicine and has served as interim associate dean for student affairs since 2008. His appointment, effective July 1, follows a national search. He joined the Heath Center faculty in 1994.

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Zeff, of Bloomfield, is a professor in the Department of Immunology. He was named assistant dean for admissions earlier this year, following the retirement of Dr. Keat Sanford. Zeff joined the Health Center faculty in 1987.

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