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Alumni Awards & Honor Roll

2009 Alumni Awards Dinner

Thursday May 7th, 5:30 p.m., Donovan Dining Center
Rhode Island College.
If you would like to register for the Alumni Awards Dinner please call the Alumni Office at 401-456-8086.

2009 Alumni Award Recipients

Alumni Awards & Honor Roll - May 7, 2009

Alumna of the Year

Ronda L. Warrener ’89, CFP

Charles B. Willard Achievement Award

Allan W. Fung ’92, Mayor, City of Cranston

Alumni Staff Award

Jayne Nightingale ’65, MA ’86, MEd ’05; Coordinator, Academic Development Center

Alumni Faculty Award

Valerie A. Endress, PhD, Associate Professor of Communications

Alumni Service Award

Solomon A. Solomon, Community Leader and Volunteer

Young Alumni Award

Suzy Alba ’05, Development Officer, United Way of Rhode Island

2009 Honor Roll


Accounting:
Renee Aloisio '89
Director of Internal Operations
Lefkowitz, Garfinkel, Champi & Derienzo P.C.

Anthropology:
Christine Kula '81
Senior Archaeologist
Pennsylvania Dept. of Transportation
MA, State University of New York, Binghamton

Art:
Claudia Widdiss '87
Professor, Sculpture
Eastern Connecticut State University
MFA, Southern Illinois State University

Biology:
Paul Marangos '69
Chairman and CEO
Encore Therapeutics Inc.
PhD, University of Rhode Island

Communications:
Belinha DeAbreu '93
Assistant Teaching Professor, Drexel University
PhD, University of Connecticut

Computer Information Systems:
Acelia Terrero '00
Vice President and Co-Founder
Ada's Creations, Inc.

Computer Science:
Brett Williams '94
MIS Programmer
University of Dublin, Trinity College

Dance:
Kellie Ann Lynch '03
Dancer/Part-time faculty
Springfield College
Adele Myers and Dancers, NYC;
Wire Monkey Dance, Holyoke, MA
MFA, Smith College

Economics/Finance:
Jane McGregor '97
Treasury Officer
The Washington Trust Company

Elementary Education:
Ann Carol Stratton '84
Principal
Warwick Public School
MEd, Providence College;
CAGS, Rhode Island College

English:
Ron McLarty '69
Actor/Writer
HD, Rhode Island College

Film Studies:
Matthew Turner '00
Writer/Producer
Happy Trailer HD
MFA, Boston University

Health Education/Physical Education:
Gayle Bagley '93
Area Director of Health Initiatives
American Cancer Society, West Bridgewater, MA

History:
John A. Walsh '01
Social Studies Educator and Instructor
North Kingstown School Dept. and University of URI
PhD, URI/RIC joint program

Justice Studies:
Gerald P. Pezzullo, Jr. '97
Sergeant
Smithfield Police Department
MS, Salve Regina University;
ABD, Northeastern University

Management:
David Goldman '01
Human Resources Generalist
Lifespan - The Miriam Hospital

Marketing:
Sara Hebert Wesolowski ’03
Project Director
Critical Mix Inc., Woonsocket, RI
MBA, Providence College

Mathematics:
Raymond E. Morin '74
Mathematics Teacher
Mount St. Charles Academy, Woonsocket, RI
MA, Rhode Island College

Modern Languages:
Laura Manchester '02
Foreign Language Teacher
Bristol-Warren School District
MA, Middlebury College

Music:
Michael J. DeQuattro '96
Resident Dance Accompanist/Adjunct Faculty
Roger Williams University/Rhode Island College
MM, The Boston Conservatory

Nursing:
Anita Minardi Creamer '75
Clinical Educator - VA Nursing Academy
Providence Veterans Medical Center
MS, Boston College

Philosophy:
Raymond F. Beland '99
Analyst - Learning & Development
Textron, Inc.
MSc (Research)
University of Edinburgh, Scotland

Physical Education/Health Education:
James Williamson '03
Health, Physical Education Teacher
North Smithfield School Department
MS candidate, Rhode Island College

Physical Science
Karen Almeida '94
Assitant Professor of Chemistry
Rhode Island College
PhD, Brown Univserity

Political Science:
Robert P. Suglia '78
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Amica Mutual Insurance Company
JD, Boston University School of Law

Psychology:
Elise M. Arruda '02
Research and Evaluation Specialist
Brown University
MA and PhD, Claremont Graduate University

Secondary Education:
Claire R. Woodman Laquerre '86
High School Teacher, Biological Science
Woonsocket Education Dept.
MS, Rhode Island College

Social Work:
Sheila Cardente-Capece '03
Director, Victim Support Services
Institute for the Study and Practice of Nonviolence
MSW, Rhode Island College

Sociology:
Kathi M. Crowe '76
Executive Director
National Foster Care Coalition, Washington DC
MSW, University of Connecticut

Special Education
Deborah Hoyt Abruzzini '79
Master Teacher
Sherlock Center on Disabilities
Rhode Island College
MEd, Providence College

Technology Education:
Jeffery T. Macari '97
Technology Education Teacher
Smithfield School Department

Theatre:
Gannon McHale '85
Actor/Writer
Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Regional Theatre
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