Excellence Awards

1975 – Polly Matzinger, Director of Publications
1976 – Robert Rainville, Assistant Vice President, Student Affairs
1977 – Everett T. Harris, Assistant Dean, College of Business
1978 – Walter Gray, Director of Division of Marine Resources
1979 – Eleanor Lemaire, Associate Director of Athletics
1980 – Rod Crafts, Director of Student Life
1981 – Jane Dow, Manager, General Accounting Office
1982 – Charles Hooker, Director of Photo, Radio & TV
1983 – James Griffin, Director of Facilities, Graduate School of Oceanography
1984 – M. Beverly Swan, Acting Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs
1985 – Leo F. DiMaio, Director, Special Programs for Talent Development
1986 – John F. Demitroff, Registrar
1987 – Harry J. Amaral, Financial Affairs
1988 – Sheila Black Grubman, Faculty Senate
1989 – Deofredo M. Dolor, Controller’s Office
1990 – Joyce Allen, Deans Office, College of Arts & Sciences
1991 – Kathleen B. Gianquitti, Dining Services
1992 – William Wright-Swadel, Career Services
1993 – Jane M. Stich, Dean’s Office, College of Business
1994 – Joseph A. Sauro, Purchasing Agent, Administrative Services
1995 – J. Eugene Knott, Director, Counseling Center
1996 – Pauline B. Wood, Director, Health Services
1997 – Sarah H. Rockett, Assistant Dean, University College
1998 – Bette L. Erickson, Specialist, Instructional Development Program Glenn R. Erickson, Director, Instructional Development Program
1999 – Richard M. Vandeputte, Assistant Dean, College of Engineering
2000 – Jonathan L. Blaney, Manager, Arts & Sciences
2001 – Marjorie J. McMahon, Associate Registrar
2002 – Eileen M. Tierney, Curator, Media Resource Center
2003 – Mary E. Fetherston, Language Lab
2004 – John M. Grandin, Director of the Int’l Engineering Program
2005 – Susan D. G. Warford, Child Development Center
2006 – Elizabeth C. Connors, Communicative Disorders
2007 – Kathryn S. Meier, Cancer Prevention Research Center
2008 – Linda A. Acciardo, Director, Communications & Marketing
2009 – Ellen M. Reynolds, Health Services
2010 – Ronald Bernier, Associate Controller
2011 – Tommaso Pitassi, Associate Controller
2012 – Joseph G. Fuscaldo, IT
2013 – Kenneth Sisson, Enrollment Services
2014 – Sara C. Hickox, GSO
2015 – Jerome Sidio, Facilities Services
2016 – Michele Curreri, President’s Office
2017 – Douglas Michael, Facilities
2018 – Ian Lester, Manager of Technology Services, Academic Health Collaborative
2019 – Sigrid Berka, International Engineering Program
2020 – Cynthia Mace, Associate Controller
2021 – Deborah L. Mathews, Director, Office of Strategic Initiatives
2022 – Sunshine Menezes, Executive Director, Metcalf Institute
2023 – Kathleen Maher, Director, Office of National Fellowships and Academic Opportunities
2024 – Mary-Jane Kanaczet, M.A.’13, Director, Healthcare Workforce Development

1977 – Yuzuru Shimizu, Pharmacognosy Arthur G. Rand, Jr., Food Science/Nutrition
1978 – Rodney D. Driver, Mathematics
1979 – Maury N. Klein, History
1980 – Jill C. Bonner, Physics
1981 – James P. Kennett, Graduate School of Oceanography
1982 – Shashanka S. Mitra, Electrical Engineering
1983 – Paul J. Petrie, English
1984 – Theodore J. Smayda, Graduate School of Oceanography
1985 – Phyllis R. Brown, Chemistry
1986 – Lewis M. Alexander, Geography & Marine Affairs
1987 – Oved Shisha, Mathematics Robert G. Weisbord, History
1988 – Bernice Lott, Psychology and Women’s Studies
1989 – Paul S. Cohen, Microbiology
1990 – Norman L. Zucker, Political Science
1991 – Richard J. Gelles, Sociology
1992 – James O. Prochaska, Psychology
1993 – Haraldur Sigurdsson, Graduate School of Oceanography
1994 – James F. Findlay, History
1995 – Arun Shukla, Mechanical Engineering
1996 – Gerasimos Ladas, Mathematics
1997 – Jan A. Northby, Physics
1998 – Margaret M. McGrath, Nursing Donald W. Tufts, Electrical Engineering
1999 – David M. Gitlitz, Languages
2000 – Wayne F. Velicer, Research, Cancer Prevention Research Consortium
2001 – Arthur J. Gold, Natural Resource Science
2002 – Judith M. Swift, Communications Studies/Theatre
2003 – Joseph S. Rossi, Psychology
2004 – Philip G. Clark, Human Development & Family Studies
2005 – Linda M. Welters, Textiles/Fashion Merchandising
2006 – Thomas N. Mather, CELS-PL
2007 – Candace A. Oviatt, Oceanography
2008 – Mohammad Faghri, Mechanical Engineering
2009 – Jimmie C. Oxley, Chemistry
2010 – Steven Kay, Electrical Engineering
2011 – Stephan Grilli, Professor, Ocean Engineering
2012 – Lisa Harlow, Psychology
2013 – Peter August, Natural Resource Sciences
2014 – Martin J. Bide, Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design
2015 – Mary Cappello, English Department
2016 – Brett Lucht, Chemistry Department
2017 – Ruby Roy Dholakia, College of Business Administration
2018 – Joëlle Rollo-Koster, Department of History
2019 – Colleen Redding, Department of Psychology & Cancer Prevention Research Center
2020 – John King, Graduate School of Oceanography
2021 – Angela Slitt, Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences
2022 – Rainer Lohmann, Oceanography
2023 – Jeffrey Bratberg, College of Pharmacy
2024 – Rod Mather, Department of History

1976 – Henry LaFleur, Industrial Engineering
1977 – Anna Hagarty, Bureau of Government Research
1978 – Fran Danowski Cohen, Student Relations and Research Frank Furtado, Graduate School of Oceanography
1979 – Eileen Hughes, Graduate School of Oceanography
1980 – Ernest Turnbull, Office of Residential Life
1981 – Edward Blais, Physics
1982 – Ethel A. Thompson, Speech Communications
1983 – Nancy Tucker, College of Nursing
1984 – Barbara Janson, Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs
1985 – Sharon Woodmansee, Political Science
1986 – Dolores Chadwick, Zoology
1987 – Joyce Reusch, Graduate School of Oceanography
1988 – Walter Castle, Heating Plant Engineer
1989 – Vernice M. Burnett, Library
1990 – Reba Whitford, Pharmacy
1991 – Phyllis D’Abate, University College
1992 – Joyce R. Deacon, Dean’s Office, College of Nursing
1993 – Elaine P. Taylor, Cancer Prevention Research Consortium
1994 – Shirley Barney, Dental Hygiene
1995 – Veronica Pokladnik, Graduate School of Oceanography
1996 – J. Peter Morgan, Pharmacy
1997 – Raymond T. McLaughlin, Chemical Engineering
1998 – Stephen T. Pellegrino, Physics
1999 – Valerie Morgan-Addison, Textiles
2000 – Deborah A. Gardiner, Honors Program
2001 – Alice C. Bristol, Cooperative Extension Center
2002 – Kim A. Bissonnette, Athletic Therapist
2003 – Mary L. Pinch, Labor Research Lab
2004 – Joanne D. Lawrence, Dean’s Office Arts & Sciences
2005 – Kathleen A. Craig, Enrollment Services
2006 – Denise K. Gorenski, Pharmacy
2007 – Michael P. McDonald, Housing and Residential Life Warehouse
2008 – Ronda B. Hammond, Office of the Provost
2009 – Lora F. Choquette, Capital Projects
2010 – Rebecca Lamb, University College
2011 – Anthony Frias, GSO
2012 – Patricia Victoria, Human Resources
2013 – Darlene Golomb, Facilities Services
2014 – Nora N. Lewis, URI Photographer
2015 – Michelle Caraccia, English Department
2016 – Marsha Mott, School of Education
2017 – Dr. Roger Ashley, Health Services
2018 – Cindy Sorlien, Assistant Administrative Officer, Department of Chemistry
2019 – Franca Cirelli, Office of Sponsored Projects
2020 – Terri-Lyn Hodson, Institute for Integrated Health and Innovation
2021 – Linda Forrester, Introductory Biology Labs
2022 – Melissa Schenck, International Engineering Program
2023 – Amy Harrington, Physics
2024 – James Byrnes, Mechanical, Industrial, and Systems Engineering

1970 – David Camp, Psychology; Robert S. Haas, Electrical Engineering; Robert Weisbord, History
1971 – Leon Bouvier, Sociology; Alfred G. Killilea, Political Science; Stephen D. Schwarz, Philosophy
1972 – Winifred A. Caldwell, Speech Communications; Robert DeWolf, Zoology; Warren Smith, English
1974 – Ward Abusamra, Music; George R. DeLodzia, Management; Elmer A. Palmatier, Botany
1975 – Philip L. Carpenter, Microbiology; Leo Carroll, Sociology; Robinson J. Hindle, Plant and Soil Science
1976 – Virgil Norton, Resource Economics; Nancy A. Potter, English; Glenworth A. Ramsay, Economics
1977 – Marguerite J. Bumpus, Education; Scott MacKenzie, Chemistry; Frank M. White, Mechanical Engineering
1978 – Dorothy F. Donnelly, English; Murn Nippo, Animal Science; Joel A. Cohen, History
1979 – Marjorie J. Caldwell, Food Science; David D. Warren, Political Science
1980 – Agnes G. Doody, Speech Communications
1981 – Hannelore Crossgrove, Languages
1982 – Dave Nacci, Civil Engineering
1983 – Joan Lausier, Pharmacy
1984 – Walter L. Barker, English
1985 – Lois A. Cuddy, English
1986 – Arthur B. Stein, Political Science
1987 – Gerasimos Ladas, Mathematics
1988 – Winifred W. Brownell, Speech Communications
1989 – C.B. Peters, Sociology
1990 – Lynn Pasquerella, Philosophy
1991 – Domenic Valentino, Psychology
1992 – Raymond P. Panzica, Medicinal Chemistry
1993 – Norman L. Zucker, Political Science
1994 – Leonard M. Kahn, Physics
1995 – D. Scott Molloy, Labor Research Center
1996 – Cheryl A. Foster, Philosophy
1997 – Richard McIntyre, Economics
1998 – Marc A. Genest, Political Science
1999 – Mario Trubiano, Languages
2000 – Roger A. LeBrun, Plant Science
2001 – Jerry L. Cohen, Psychology
2002 – Alain-Philippe Durand, Languages
2003 – Musa K. Jouaneh, Mechanical Engineering
2004 – Valerie A. Karno, English
2005 – Arthur C. Mead, Economics
2006 – Galen A. Johnson, Philosophy
2007 – Damon Rarick, Languages
2008 – Gerry S. Tyler, Political Science
2009 – Frank C. Golet, CELS-NRS
2010 – Libby Miles, Writing and Rhetoric
2011 – Charles (Chet) Hickox, College of Business Administration
2012 – Stephen M. Barber, English
2013 – Paula McGlasson, Theatre
2014 – J. Jennifer Jones, English
2015 – Cynthia Blanthorne, College of Business Administration
2016 – Angelo Simeoni, Department of Landscape Architecture
2017 – Catherine Sama, Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures
2018 – Marc Hutchison, Department of Political Science
2019 – Brenton DeBoef, Department of Chemistry
2020 – Kathleen Torrens, Communication Studies
2021 – Kayon Murray-Johnson, Adult Education
2022 – Donna Gamache-Griffiths, College of Business
2023 – Keith Brown ’96, Film/Media
2024 – Jacqueline F. Webb, Department of Biological Sciences