Alumni Awards & Honor Roll

2008 Alumni Award Recipients

Alumni Awards & Honor Roll - May 8, 2008

Alumna of the Year

Marianne Maynard Needham '59

Charles B. Willard Achievement Award

Karen Davie '76, Vice President, Philanthropy, Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island

Alumni Staff Award

Michael E. Smith '79, Assistant to the President

Alumni Faculty Award

Francis J. Leazes Jr., Ph.D., Professor, Political Science Department

Alumni Service Award

Herb Kaplan, Retired Businessman, Community Volunteer

Young Alumni Award

Patricia Nevola Testa '00, CPA, Controller, Town of Johnston

2008 Honor Roll


Accounting:
Kevin Lehoullier '92
Vice President of Finance
Arthur Schuman, Inc. CPA, MS, University of RI

Art:
Susanne Sullivan Tierney '96
Self employed artist/investor
MFA, UConn

Biology:
Florence Rose '96
Veterinarian
Bellingham Animal Hospital. DVM, Tufts University School of Verterinary Medicine

Career/Technology Education:
John Canole '75
Director/Principal
Regional Career & Technical Center, Coventry Public Schools MEd, Rhode Island College

Communications:
Elisabeth Galligan '86
President
Newberry Public Relations & Marketing, Inc.

Computer Information Systems:
Robert Almberg '87
Information Security
Deptartment Manager UPS MA, University of Phoenix

Computer Science:
Shamsi Moussavi '91
Associate Professor
Massachusetts Bay Community College MS, Brown University

Dance:
Derek Perry '00
Co-Producer/Co-Director
Perry Twins Music & Dance Planet

Dance:
Doug Perry '00
Co-Producer/Co-Director
Perry Twins Music & Dance Planet

Economics/Finance:
William White '78
President & CEO
Coastway Credit Union, Cranston MA, University of Phoenix

Elementary Education:
Marianne Quinterno '75
Elementary/Early Childhood
Reading Specialist Dr. Joseph A. Whelan School, North Providence MEd, Rhode Island College

English:
Janine Napolitano '94
English Department Chair
North Providence High School MA, Rhode Island College

Film Studies:
Nathan J. DiMeo '97
Freelance Journalist
Los Angeles, CA

Health Education:
David Rubin '94
Health Educator
Seekonk High School MEd, Providence College

History:
Joy E. Fox '99
Director of Communications
and Community Outreach Office of Congressman James Langevin

Justice Studies:
Shelley Cortese '97
Assistant Probation & Parole Administrator
Rhode Island Department of Corrections MA, Rhode Island College

Management:
G. Wayne Hebert '90
Senior Manager
Charles Schwab and Company, Inc., Phoenix, AZ

Marketing:
Amanda Elderkin Simoneau '99
President/Co-Owner
Porino's Fine Foods, Inc.

Mathematics:
Rebecca Sparks '96
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Rhode Island College MS, PhD, University of RI

Music:
Kevin Kane '72
Scituate School Department (retired)
Adjunct Faculty MAT, Rhode Island College

Nursing:
Judith Koegler-Diaz '00
Director of Clinical Operations
Blackstone Valley Community Health Care MPH, Columbia University

Philosophy/Anthropology:
Isabel Ferreira Gould '94
Assistant Professor of Portuguese & Brazilian Studies
University of Notre Dame - College of Arts and Letters PhD, Brown University

Physical Sciences:
John Laiho '98
Post Doctoral Researcher
Washington University in St. Louis PhD, Princeton University

Physical Education
Dawn Romans '98
Physical Education & Health Teacher
Warwick Public Schools

Political Science:
Brenda Munro '96
Deputy Director
Department of Finance and Budget RI Judiciary - Supreme Court MPA, University of RI

Psychology:
Robert Turrisi '83
Professor, Biobehavioral Health and Prevention Research
Pennsylvania State University PhD, University of Albany, SUNY

Secondary Education:
Wayne Montague '82
Principal - Leadership Academy
Hope High School MEd, Rhode Island College

Secondary Education:
Arthur Petrosinelli '87
Principal
Hope High School MEd, Providence College; EdD, Johnson & Wales University

Secondary Education:
Scott Sutherland '91
Principal
Hope Arts High School MA, Providence College

Social Work:
Lois Colwell '01
Clinical Director
Family Service of Rhode Island MSW, Rhode Island College

Sociology:
Melissa Alexander '98
Manager of Advocacy Services & Adjunct faculty
Elizabeth Buffum Chace Center MCJ, Northeastern University

Special Education:
Lauren M. Loader '73
Title 1 Language Arts Teacher
Veterans Elementary School, Central Falls MEd, RIC; PhD, UConn

Technology Education:
Paul DeRita '02
Technology Education Teacher
Chariho Middle School

Theatre:
Barbara Reo '86
Production Stage Manager
Broadway, Off Broadway, and Regional Theatre
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