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
Spencer and Marguerite Hall 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