Foundation Excellence Awards

The URI Foundation Excellence Awards were first established in 1970 to honor University staff members for their dedication and commitment.  The awards were later expanded to include additional categories of individuals who demonstrated excellence in their respective areas and whose work positively impacted the entire University community.

Each year, following an extensive nomination process led by a member of the URI Foundation Executive Board, four individuals representing the following areas are chosen to receive Excellence Awards:

• Scholarly Excellence
• Teaching Excellence
• Staff Excellence
• Administrative Excellence

2011 Winners

The winners of the 2011 Excellence Awards were recently notified by President Dooley and were honored during commencement ceremonies.  The four winners were further recognized at an official URI Foundation ceremony held on October 6th, during which they were presented with certificates and a cash stipend in recognition of their contributions to the URI community.

The 2011 winners, and their respective categories, are:  Tommaso Pitassi, Administrative Excellence; Stephan Grilli, Scholarly Excellence; Anthony Frias, Staff Excellence; and, Charles (Chet) Hickox, Teaching Excellence. To read the full press release, click here.

For more information contact Ronda Hammond at 401.874.9532 or rhammond@foundation.uri.edu.