The Office of Veterans & Military Programs (VAMP) at UConn is pleased to recognize Roger Nadeau as UConn’s Employee Veteran of the Month. Roger served as an Aviation Electronics Technician, 2nd Class (AT2) from 2001-2006. During his time in the military, he got to work on some of the most notable military aircraft in the world, F-14 Tomcats with squadron VF-101 Grim Reaper’s, F/A-18 Super Hornets with squadron VFA-106 Gladiator’s, and SH-60B Seahawk Helicopters with squadron HSL-44 Swamp Fox. He was honored as VF-101 Plane Captain of the year and got to fly a T-34 plane.
Roger was hired at UConn as a Power Plant Operator, and soon after as an Electronics Technician at the Cogeneration Plant. He says that he has been able to do what he loves for nearly 20 years: working with electronics, troubleshooting, programming, calibrating. Nearly 8 years ago, Roger and one of his co-workers started UConn’s Metering Department where they design and build electronics that help monitor energy usage and collect data UConn. Roger also programs graphical interfaces to allow us to see the data and report it so that everyone can see how efficient the university is doing, helping to achieve the University’s goals.
Roger’s advice to his colleagues and students on-campus, and in recognition of the recent Mental Health awareness month, and his own struggles through life, he says “that one way or another, we are all here, together, striving to make the best of our futures; we all experience highs and lows in life, and at times we may need a helping hand to get back up. Mental health can be debilitating at times, and sometimes we need to talk to someone about our struggles. The tools you’ll get to help yourself, can very well lead you to helping someone else in need.”
If you would like to nominate a student, faculty, or staff member for “Veteran of the Month,” please contact Nikki Eberly at with the name of the person and reasons for your nomination.