2013-2014 Catalog

Awards

Rhode Island College recognizes academic excellence and outstanding achievement through the annual presentation of special awards. These are sponsored by alumni, faculty, and friends of Rhode Island College, as well as by the families and friends of those for whom they are named. Most funds for endowed awards are deposited with the Rhode Island College Foundation.

Listed below are awards offered at Rhode Island College. Contact the sponsoring department or organization for full descriptions of awards.

Accounting and Computer Information Systems, Department of

Outstanding Student Award (Accounting)

Outstanding Student Award (Computer Information Systems)

Africana Studies Program

Richard A. Lobban Jr. Award

Anthropology, Department of

James Houston Award in Anthropology

Art, Department of

Art History Award

Studio Art Award

Biology, Department of

W. Christina Carlson Award

Theodore Lemeshka Award

Communication, Department of

Communication Achievement Award

Economics and Finance, Department of

Peter W. Harman Award in Economics

Wall Street Journal Award

Educational Studies, Department of

Epsilon Pi Tau, Beta Sigma Chapter Award

Mary Alice Grellner Educational Studies Senior Award

Joseph F. Kauffman Annual Prize

Katherine Murray Prize

Elementary Education, Department of

Elementary Education Award

English, Department of

English Writing Award

Jean Garrigue Award

Amy A. Thompson Memorial Prize

Film Studies Program

Mark W. Estrin Film Studies Award

Health and Physical Education, Department of

Health and Physical Education Award

History, Department of

Claiborne deB. Pell Award

Evelyn Walsh Prize

Honors at Rhode Island College

Eleanor M. McMahon Award

Intercollegiate Athletics, Office of

Bourget Student-Athlete Award

John E. Hetherman Award

Helen M. Murphy Award

Management and Marketing, Department of

John Silva Memorial Scholastic Award (Senior)

Outstanding Student Award

Mathematics and Computer Science, Department of

Richard A. Howland Computer Science Award

Christopher R. Mitchell Award

Modern Languages, Department of

Nelson A. Guertin Memorial Award (French)

Nelson A. Guertin Memorial Award (Spanish)

Prémio Em Estudos Portugueses Award

Tegu Polyglot Award

Music, Theatre, and Dance, Department of

Peter Jeffrey Archambault Memorial Award

Drabienko Family Endowed Prize for String Instruments

Marjorie H. Eubank Performing Arts Award

Cantor Jacob Hohenemser Award

Alice K. Pellegrino Music Education Award

Rhode Island College Theatre Award

Yetta Rauch Melcer Dance Award

Nursing, School of

Nursing Award (Academic Excellence)

Nursing Award (Service Excellence)

Nursing Award (Undergraduate Registered Nurse)

Physical Sciences, Department of

American Institute of Chemists Award

Ronald J. Boruch Award

Chemical Rubber Company Award

Departmental Physics Award

Political Science, Department of

John H. Chafee Award

North Providence League of Women Voters Award

Herbert R. Winter Award for Academic Excellence in Political Science

Psychology, Department of

Victoria Lederberg Psychology Award

Rhode Island College Foundation

Bertha Christina Andrews Emin Award (Outstanding Achievement)

Bertha Christina Andrews Emin Award (Scholastic Excellence)

Social Work, School of

Bachelor of Social Work Community Service Award

Anthony E. Ricci Social Work Practice Award

Sociology, Department of

Mary Ann Hawkes Award in Justice Studies

Harold D. Sweet Award for Excellence in Gerontology

Lauris B. Whitman Award in Sociology

Special Education, Department of

Elisa F. Bonaventura Memorial Scholarship

Special Education Faculty Award

Student Affairs, Office of

Rose Butler Browne Award

Alan Chille ’82 Leadership Excellence Award