Edward F. Zigler, Ph.D.

Edward F. Zigler, Ph.D., Sterling Professor of Psychology and a faculty member in the Child Study Center, received the Connecticut Higher Education Lifetime Achievement Community Service Award. Zigler has worked locally in Connecticut, helping to draft legislation to create a pilot paid family leave law and for preschool education, but he has had an international impact. He was one of the creators of the Head Start program and currently directs the Bush Center in Child Development and Social Policy. The award honored his outstanding leadership and contributions to the field.