Mr. Leo DiMaio, Jr., will be among five recipients of honorary doctorate degrees at the 2015 commencement ceremony. Mr. Leo DiMaio Jr., affectionately known as “Mr. D”, will be receiving a Doctor of Humane Letters honoris causa (posthumously). He was the founding Assistant Director of the Talent Development program, later serving as director from 1983-1998.

Mr. D was also a graduate of Providence College and received his master’s in education from URI.  He paved a path to success for thousands of disadvantaged Rhode Island students at URI and the program will be forever indebted to him.
For more information on Mr. D’s contributions and his upcoming honorary doctorate click here.