7 Alumni Award winners, 28 Honor Roll recipients to be recognized May 12
Leading the list of this year’s Alumni Award winners is 2011 Alumnus of the Year A. Timothy Sullivan '78. He is joined by honorees Jane Fusco (Alumni Staff Award), Kyle Kurek (Alumni Service Award), Alan Chille '82 (Willard Achievement Award), Maria Quiray Lawrence ’02 (Young Alumni Award) and Elaine and James Magyar (Alumni Faculty Award).
These seven award winners, along with 28 Honor Roll inductees, will be recognized at the Alumni Awards Dinner on Thursday, May 12, in the Donovan Dining Center. A social/reception will be held at 5:30 p.m. The dinner begins at 6:15 p.m., with award presentations immediately following. Cost is $40.
Online registration is now closed. If you are interested in attending the dinner, please call the Alumni Office at (401) 456-9625.
 2011 Alumnus of the YearA. Timothy Sullivan ’78 Retired Director of Integrated Supply Chain Application for PepsiCo and Board of Directors for Runa LLC |  2011 Alumni Staff AwardJane Fusco Director of News and Public Relations/ College Spokesperson at Rhode Island College |
 2011 Alumni Service AwardKyle Kurek ’93 Permanent Faculty at Harvard Medical School, Instructor of Pathology; Staff Physician at Boston Children’s Hospital |  2011 Charles B. Willard Professional Achievement AwardAlan Chille ’82 General Manager Providence Performing Arts Center |
 2011 Young Alumni AwardMaria Quiray Lawrence ’02 Shinn Study Abroad Committee and Director of Annual Giving at Framingham State University |   2011 Alumni Faculty Award |
2011 Honor Roll Recipients
Honor Roll recipients are recognized for their achievements in their chosen fields and their distinction as role models whose success demonstrates the value of a Rhode Island College degree. The 28 members of this year’s Honor Roll represent eight states and the District of Columbia and earned 23 advanced degrees from 14 different colleges and universities.
 ACCOUNTING Leigea Landry '96 Tax Manager Kahn, Litwin, Renza & Co., Ltd. MS, Bentley University |  ANTHROPOLOGY Lisa Ferrelli '81 Special Education Teacher Uxbridge, MA MEd, RIC; PhD, RIC & URI |  ART Berge Zobian '81 Owner Gallery Z MS, RIC |
 BIOLOGY Julie DeCubellis '95 Resident, Avian and Exotic Veterinary Medicine Ocean State Veterinary Specialists MSc, North Carolina State University DVM, St. George’s University |  COMMUNICATION Thomas Conroy '82 Professor Castleton State College MA, RlC; PhD, UMass/Amherst |  COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS David Ricci '94 IS Manager The Health & Wellness Institute |
 COMPUTER SCIENCE Jason Rindge ’03 Software Engineer/Development Team Leader Blue Moon Industries |  ECONOMICS/FINANCE Robert Estabrook ’05 Manager of Customer Credit Services Dominion Virginia Power |  ELEMENTARY EDUCATION Linda Capalbo ’91 Assistant Professor Rhode Island College MEd, RIC; PhD, RIC & URI |
 ENGLISH Margaret Froehlich ’93 Assistant Professor The Pennsylvania State University PhD, University of Mississippi |  HEALTH EDUCATION/ PHYSICAL EDUCATION Marcia Ranglin-Vassell ’03 Director of Education and Training Urban League of Rhode Island |  HISTORY Robert Geremia ’03 Social Studies Teacher D.C. Public Schools MA, Teachers College, Columbia University |
 JUSTICE STUDIES Joshua Smith ’96 Accident Prevention Bureau Officer R.I. Traffic Tribunal Prosecutor Woonsocket Police Department MA, Anna Maria College |  MANAGEMENT Candy Castaldi ’87 Senior Vice President, Circulator Division Taco, Inc. MBA, Johnson & Wales University |  MARKETING Helen Giraitis-Rodgers ’87 Public Charter Schools Grant Program Director Florida Department of Education MPAff, University of Texas at Austin, LBJ School of Public Affairs |
 MATHEMATICS Gisele Zangari ’73 Director of Space and Earth Center Mathematics Department Chair Cushing Academy MEd, RIC |  MODERN LANGUAGES Gregory Grant ’93 Strategic Alliance Executive, New England Region ADP Employer Services |  MUSIC Paulette LaParle ’79 High School Music Teacher/Co-Head K-12 Barrington Public Schools MA, RIC |
 NURSING Cynthia MacLeod ’83 Clinical Coordinator The Miriam Hospital |  PHYSICAL EDUCATION/ HEALTH EDUCATION Cristina Lima '02 Educator, Physical Education/Health Education North Smithfield School Department |  PHYSICAL SCIENCE Maria Lawrence ’82 Associate Professor Rhode Island College MAT, RIC; PhD, Lesley University |
 POLITICAL SCIENCE Mark Bradbury ’95 Director of MPA Program Appalachian State University MPA, PhD, University of Georgia |  PSYCHOLOGY Irina Khusid ’98 Assistant Professor East Stroudsburg University MA, RIC PhD, New Mexico State University |  SECONDARY EDUCATION Barbara Al-Sabek ’88 Teacher/Workforce Readiness/Family Literacy/ ESOL Instructor Rhode Island College, The Genesis Center MEd, RIC |
 SOCIAL WORK Marta Rosol ’00 Geriatric-Psychiatric Clinical Social Worker/Discharge Planner Roger Williams Medical Center, Behavioral Medicine, GPU MSW, RIC |  SOCIOLOGY Mary Archibald ’87 School Social Worker Providence School Department Adjunct Faculty Rhode Island College MSW, RIC; PhD, Fordham University |  SPECIAL EDUCATION Amy Grattan ’93 Master Teacher Sherlock Center on Disabilities, Rhode Island College MEd, RIC |
 THEATRE Cameron Whitehorne ’02 Automation Engineer/Technician The Metropolitan Opera, Hudson Scenic, PRG-Scenic Technologies MFA, N.C. School of the Arts |