Excellence Award Winners

The 2009 Excellence Award Winners

Over 160 individuals, all employed by the University of Rhode Island, have been selected to receive Excellence Awards since they were established in 1974. The complete listing is as follows:

ADMINISTRATIVE EXCELLENCE

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

SCHOLARLY EXCELLENCE

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

STAFF EXCELLENCE

 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

TEACHING EXCELLENCE

 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