As classes come to an end, the URI College of Health Sciences wrapped up the school year April 30 with the annual College faculty and staff awards during a ceremony at the 95 Club on Upper College Road.
Dean Gary Liguori and Associate Deans Deb Riebe and Brian Quilliam joined the college’s department heads in distributing 14 awards to faculty and staff members. A gallery of the winners is below. The award winners include:
Excellence Awards:
- Excellence in Service — Leslie Mahler, associate professor, Communicative Disorders
- Excellence in Teaching — Sue Adams, associate professor, Human Development and Family Studies
- Excellence in Research — Colleen Redding, research professor, Psychology
- Excellence in Advising — Bethany Milner, lecturer, Communicative Disorders
- Excellence in Administration — Valerie Jenkins, scientific research grant assistant, Nutrition and Food Sciences
- Excellence in Innovation — Kim Fournier, assistant professor, Kinesiology
Chair’s Awards:
- Human Development and Family Studies — Suzanne Horton, office manager
- Nutritioon and Food Sciences — Linda Sebelia, adjunct professor
- Physical Therapy — David Pavao, adjunct professor
- Psychology — Lindsey Anderson, dirfector, Psychological Consultation Center
- Kinesiology, Health Studies — Nancy Kelley, assistant dean for student affairs
- Communications Disorders — Geri Theadore, clinical associate professor
Dean’s Awards:
- Kathy Meier, assistance director of applied research and development, Cancer Prevention Research Center
- Nancy Kelley, assistant dean for student affairs, Deans Office
