Sally Reis Has Been Appointed to an Endowed Chair at the University of Connecticut

Sally M. Reis is the inaugural holder of the Letitia Neag Morgan Chair for Educational Psychology at the University of Connecticut. The chair was established in honor of Professor Reis’ mother and was funded by a $1.5 million gift from Ray and Carole Neag, who are Professor Reis’ uncle and aunt.

Dr. Reis is head of the National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented and a distinguished scholar at the National Association for Gifted Children.

Professor Reis is a graduate of Chatham University in Pittsburgh. She holds a master’s degree from Southern Connecticut State University and a Ph.D. in educational psychology from the University of Connecticut.