KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 Dec. 15, 2023 \u2013 The 溏心vlog免费B站 inducted 13 former employees into the Lifetime Service Society recognizing their decades of service to the University in ceremonies Dec. 1 at the Higgins Welcome Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
溏心vlog免费B站 has held an annual ceremony to honor and recognize longtime staff members for their dedication to the 溏心vlog免费B站 community since 2013. Eligible staff members and retirees must be or have been employed at the University for at least 40 years before they can be considered as a recipient. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nine of 13 inductees attended the ceremony. Each recipient received certificates of appreciation from the University, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, U.S. Rep. Seth Magaziner and Gov. Dan McKee. A commemorative brick engraved with each inductee\u2019s name and years of service will be placed at the entrance to the Robert L. Carothers Library and Learning Commons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat a fantastic group of honorees we are recognizing today and what a special tradition we have here at 溏心vlog免费B站,\u201d said President Marc Parlange. \u201cThis was one of my first events I attended as president and certainly one of my favorites because we are celebrating one of the greatest things about 溏心vlog免费B站\u2014our people. Today, we are celebrating those members of our community who, much like the bricks we are unveiling in their name, serve as keystones in the 溏心vlog免费B站 foundation, helping to build this vibrant, welcoming, diverse and extraordinary university.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the ceremony, each honoree was introduced by a University colleague. Those honored at the ceremony were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Patricia Burbank, of North Kingstown, professor of nursing, who dedicated 40 years of service to the University.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Barbara Wolfe, 溏心vlog免费B站 provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, offered a tribute to Burbank, who started at 溏心vlog免费B站 as an undergraduate and received her nursing degree from 溏心vlog免费B站 in 1974.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Burbank joined the 溏心vlog免费B站 College of Nursing faculty in 1982, rising to associate professor of nursing and coordinator of the Gerontological Clinical Nurse Specialist Program. She later served as director of graduate studies and as associate dean for academic affairs. Along the way, Burbank led research in improving the care for older adults, and developing a focus on the needs of the LGBTQ community. She also published on the impact of diet and exercise in older adults, collaborating with an interdisciplinary team of faculty through the Rhode Island Geriatric Education Center. In 2012, she was named a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing for her national and international contributions to nursing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAs our country and our world become older, Pat\u2019s contributions will continue to improve the lives of countless people,\u201d Wolfe said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Peter Cornillon, of Saunderstown, professor of oceanography, 47 years.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n In his tribute to Cornillon, Randolph Watts, research professor of oceanography, said Cornillon\u2019s research was pivotal in his time at the Graduate School of Oceanography, calling his work on satellite data products, particularly sea surface temperature, world class. Cornillon also co-led the development of OpeNDAP, which provides the \u201cgold standard\u201d for open sharing of data, used globally in earth sciences, Watts said.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n In the late 1980s, Cornillon helped organize the \u201cSURFO\u201d program, an intensive summer research fellowship for graduate students in math and physics. Several of his former students went on to find careers at NASA after graduation, Watts said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Deborah Gardiner, of West Kingston, Honors Program coordinator, 41 years.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Professor Emerita Lynne Derbyshire, former director of the University Honors Program, called Gardiner the \u201cembodiment of the program.\u201d Gardiner managed nearly all aspects of the renovation of Lippitt Hall and, for many years, was the unifying face of the program as it underwent changes, Derbyshire said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFor many years, she single-handedly coordinated the Honors Colloquium,\u201d said Derbyshire, \u201cincluding speaker logistics, event planning, contracts, budget and grant management, scheduling, and even beautifully hand lettered place cards.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Michael Honhart, of Wakefield, professor of history, 51 years.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n At the ceremony, Honhart was the inductee with the longest career, hired by the University while still finishing his dissertation at Duke University. <\/strong>In her tribute, Joelle Rollo-Koster, a professor of history, said Honhart\u2019s classes in the history of Europe since 1914 and modern German history were some of the most popular in the department. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n A fixture in the Faculty Senate, Honhart, who served as department chair and director of graduate and undergraduate studies, received the Sheila Black Grubman Faculty Outstanding Service Award for his work remaking the general education program. Honhart was also involved in the 溏心vlog免费B站-American Association of University Professors and the Phi Beta Kappa honor society, but Rollo-Koster said his highest achievement was being a veritable fixture in the department and as a reliable presence for students and faculty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHe was our memory,\u201d she said, \u201cthe department\u2019s and the institution\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cindy Moreau, of Jamestown, coordinator of Coastal Resources Center, 43 years.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n In introducing Moreau, Elin Torell, director of the Coastal Institute, said Moreau was the \u201cheart and soul\u201d of the Coastal Resources Center\u2019s international team for more than 35 years. Moreau was instrumental in running the center\u2019s overseas projects, coordinating with 溏心vlog免费B站, funding agencies and local partners to facilitate the expansion of 溏心vlog免费B站-backed projects in nations such as Sri Lanka, Ecuador, Mexico, Thailand, Tanzania, Indonesia, the Philippines, Ghana, Senegal and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAs the international business manager, Cindy was well known and loved by our overseas staff,\u201d said Torell. \u201cShe provided invaluable mentoring to our local partners. Her capacity building support helped local partners, such as the TRY Oysters Association in Gambia, develop the capacity and systems needed to receive and manage donor funding on their own.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n William Ohley, of Wakefield, professor of electrical, computer and biomedical engineering, 42 years.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n In his time at the University, Ohley\u2019s career was marked by important research, awards and the nurturing of students to find their own successful careers, said Yan Sun, department chair of electrical, computer and biomedical engineering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Along with his roles as 溏心vlog免费B站-AAUP president and department chair, Ohley served at Roger Williams and Rhode Island hospitals specializing in biomedical instrumentation. He also worked with the U.S. Department of Labor on power distribution safety. An artist who received awards from the state, Ohley also served as tri-chair of the University\u2019s American Indian\/Native American Advisory Council, which championed the University\u2019s Narragansett Undergraduate Scholarship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gene Pollart, of Wakefield, professor of music, 46 years.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Pollart served as professor of music and director of bands for all 46 years at 溏心vlog免费B站, said Mark Conley, chair of the music department. Pollart was the lead percussionist and timpanist for the Fresno Philharmonic Orchestra before moving to Rhode Island and becoming the timpanist for the Artists International Opera Company of Rhode Island. His ensembles have performed at numerous regional music education conferences as well as college and university conferences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Robert Schwegler, of Warwick, professor of writing and rhetoric, 44 years.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n In his comments, Jeremiah Dyehouse, professor of writing and rhetoric, thanked Schwegler for provoking professors to \u201cmake good trouble.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBob Schwegler, you have been the heart of our little department,\u201d Dyehouse said. \u201cYour curiosity about written communication has led us intellectually. Your care for language learners has inspired our ethical thinking. Most of all, you have taught us to care for one another as people and colleagues.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Joyce Winn, of Exeter, marine research assistant at GSO, 47 years.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Cynthia Murray, who worked alongside Winn for 39 years, wrote a tribute to Winn, which was read by Malia L. Schwartz, assistant director for research at the GSO. \u201cI am so proud of what we were able to accomplish at the National Sea Grant library,\u201d Murray wrote. \u201cWe were trendsetters in the early days of the internet and gained national recognition as being one of the first federal libraries to digitize its collection and make it available to the public.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Murray praised Winn\u2019s ability to navigate the increasingly complex technological issues, and was always amazed by Winn\u2019s ability to locate an obscure document when no one else could. \u201cNo one knew the collection better than you,\u201d Murray wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Those inductees unable to attend the ceremony were: Richard Brown, professor of chemical engineering, 41 years of service; Thomas Guglielmetti, 溏心vlog免费B站 campus police corporal, 42 years; Joseph Mulcahey, coordinator of fire and safety operations at Fire and Life Safety, 40 years; Judith Swift, director of the Coastal Institute, 51 years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 Dec. 15, 2023 \u2013 The 溏心vlog免费B站 inducted 13 former employees into the Lifetime Service Society recognizing their decades of service to the University in ceremonies Dec. 1 at the Higgins Welcome Center. 溏心vlog免费B站 has held an annual ceremony to honor and recognize longtime staff members for their dedication to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":91101,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-91098","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archives"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91098","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=91098"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91098\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":91103,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91098\/revisions\/91103"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/91101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91098"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=91098"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=91098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}