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10 unusual facts about Storrs


Austin Stowell

Upon acceptance at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut, he studied with the Department of Dramatic Arts, a division of the School of Fine Arts.

Buddleja davidii 'Summer Skies'

Buddleja davidii 'Summer Skies' is an American cultivar raised by Mark Brand and William Smith of Storrs, Connecticut, and patented in 2012.

Emeka Okafor

On February 5, 2007 he was inducted to the Husky Ring Of Honor at Gampel Pavilion on the University of Connecticut campus in Storrs during halftime of the men's basketball game against the Syracuse Orange as part of a ceremony which recognized personal accomplishments of 13 former players and 3 coaches.

James C. Kaufman

He is a Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut.

Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum

Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum is a 2,000-seat hockey rink in Storrs, Connecticut.

Patrick Earl Hammie

In 2006 he was awarded a Graduate Assistantship to study for a Master of Fine Arts degree at the University of Connecticut in Storrs.

Ramnapping Trophy

The Ramnapping Trophy is on display to the public as part of the J. Robert Donnelly Husky Heritage Sports Museum on the UConn Main Campus in Storrs, Connecticut.

University of Connecticut School of Engineering

University of Connecticut School of Engineering is a school of engineering located at the UConn's main campus in Storrs, Connecticut.

Victor Denenberg

In 1969 he became a Professor at the University of Connecticut at Storrs, in the newly formed program in Biobehavioral Sciences, of which he was the Head from 1984 to 2000.

William Jelani Cobb

William Jelani Cobb, born September 22, 1967, is an American author and educator, Associate Professor of History and Director of the Institute for African American Studies at University of Connecticut in Storrs, CT.


Lucius Seymour Storrs

Storrs is a relative of Henry Randolph Storrs, a U.S. Representative from New York; and William L. Storrs, a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.

He is the great-grandson of Dan Storrs (1748–1831), a selectman in Mansfield and a quartermaster of the Connecticut Militia, and Ruth Connant Storrs (1749–1792).

Storrs was born in Buffalo, New York, USA to Janet (Rankin) Storrs and Origen (or Origon) Seymour Storrs, 1st Sgt. in the Cortland County, New York Civil War 12th Regiment.

M. Charles Liberman

Michael Charles Liberman (July 17, 1952) was born to Alvin Liberman and Isabelle Liberman in Storrs, Connecticut.

William L. Storrs

Storrs was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-sixth Congress and served from March 1839 until his resignation in June 1840.

Youth for Western Civilization

YWC had chapters at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Vanderbilt University, American University, Elon University, the University of Connecticut-Storrs, Liberty University, Boise State University, Bentley University, and Towson University; there was also a chapter at Providence College which is recognized by the national organization, but not by the school.