Lifetime Service Society Induction Ceremony
- When
- Friday, November 20, 20262:00 PM – 4:00 PM ESTAdd to calendarGoogle Calendar
- Where
- Higgins Welcome Center Hope Room45 Upper College Rd, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881, USAOpen in Maps
- Hosted by
- Office of the President
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About
In Recognition of 40 Years of Service
Since 2013, the University of Rhode Island has been honoring individuals who have dedicated their work lives to serving URI. Each year, during a formal induction ceremony, the University congratulates and thanks its retiring staff and faculty members who have been employed at the University for 40 years or more. Each new member is recognized and commemorative bricks, engraved with the retiree’s name and years of service, are unveiled and then placed in the patio of the Robert L. Carothers Library and Learning Commons.
Save the Date: Friday, November 20, 2026 Robert J. Higgins Welcome Center, Kingston Campus
2026 Inductees (retired between July 2025 – June 2026)
Farhad Atash, Professor, Landscape Architecture • 41 years Terrence Bradley, Professor, Aquaculture • 41 years Mary R. Costa, Scientific Research Grant Assistant, Research Office • 46 years Paul M. DePace, Director, Capital Construction •48 years Robert L. Dufresne, Professor, College of Pharmacy • 45 years Edmund A. Lamagna, Professor, Computer Science • 50 years E. Paul Larrat, Professor and Former Dean, College of Pharmacy • 42 years Theresa A. Nobile, Administrative Assistant, Sociology and Anthropology • 46 years Peter F. Swaszek, Professor, Electrical, Computer and Bio Engineering • 42 years Eileen (Susie) Tobin, Director, Sponsored and Cost Accounting • 46 years