U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy Honored at UCONN

 U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy, D-5^th District, has been awarded the University of Connecticut Alumni Association’s Graduate of the Last Decade (G.O.L.D.) Award.

 “Chris is smart, personable and accessible to all of his constituents; always available to answer a question; join a conversation on an important topic or send a staff person with particular expertise to a community meeting,” said Ann Merriam Feinberg ’89, Director of Outreach and Development for the Connecticut Community Foundation.

 “It is hard to imagine a stronger candidate for the Graduate of the Last Decade than someone who by the age of 39 is already a third term Congressman,” added Jeremy Paul, Dean of the UConn School of Law.

 Murphy will be recognized at the Alumni Association Awards Celebration on Friday, October 14, 2011 at the UConn Storrs Campus and the following day at the UConn Homecoming Game at Rentschler Field in East Hartford.

 Murphy is currently serving his third term as the representative for Connecticut’s Fifth District, which includes the towns of Danbury, Meriden, New Britain and Waterbury. Prior to being elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, Congressman Murphy served for eight years in the Connecticut General Assembly, during which time he simultaneously earned a Juris Doctor degree from the UConn School of Law.