Honorary Degree Recipients
Vladimir Duthiers - Doctor of Humane Letters, Honoris Causa Undergraduate Commencement Speaker Known and respected worldwide for his coverage of global breaking news and features, Duthiers is a CBS News correspondent and an anchor for CBSN. As a leading broadcast journalist, he has been called upon to witness, synthesize and tell some of the most disturbing news. He… Read More
Robert L. Carothers - Doctor of Letters, Honoris Causa President Emeritus Carothers served as the University’s 10th president from 1991- 2009. During his tenure, enduring improvements were made in the University’s structure, infrastructure, culture, diversity, curriculum and fundraising. The University grew in both size and prestige and significantly enhanced its national reputation and profile. Read More
Thomas Farragher - Doctor of Humane Letters, Honoris Causa Graduate Commencement Speaker Farragher is a columnist and associate editor at The Boston Globe. A quintessential journalist, Farragher has spent nearly 40 years using his instinct, talent and dogged determination to find, research and share genuine stories. Read More
Lorén Spears - Doctor of Humane Letters, Honoris Causa Executive Director of the State of Rhode Island’s Tomaquag Museum, Spears has accomplished a great deal throughout her career. She has worked to preserve the history, experience and culture of the local Native American people and leads this state’s only American Indian museum. Read More
Alfred J. Tella - Doctor of Science, Honoris Causa A native Rhode Islander, Tella is known for an array of talents. An economics graduate of the University of Rhode Island in 1955 and New York University’s Stern School of Business in 1957, Tella’s expertise goes far beyond the development and utilization of the highest-level economic models and well into… Read More