NAA Awards
National Alumni Association Awards
The Providence College National Alumni Association is proud to recognize the achievements of our distinguished alumni with the National Alumni Association Awards. Presented to select honorees, awards are distributed throughout the academic year.
The committee is currently seeking nominations for alumni of all class years. Please be as thorough as possible with your nomination to help us recognize our alumni more personally. Nominees who are not selected to receive an award this year will be automatically considered in next year’s application pool. Nominations are valid for a three-year period.
Award Categories
Service to the Alumni Association
This award recognizes alumni with long and outstanding records of volunteer leadership on behalf of Providence College and the National Alumni Association.
Personal Achievement
This award recognizes Providence College graduates with an exceptionally high level of achievement in their respective career, chosen vocation, and/or in areas of human service.
Bishop Harkins
This award recognizes alumni for outstanding service and dedication to the Catholic Church and its mission.
Exemplary Citizenship
This award recognizes alumni for their development, implementation, and/or involvement in social action programs that have contributed to improving the lives of others.
Service to Education
This award recognizes extraordinary career achievements in the field of education through classroom involvement and/or administration.
Faithful Friar
This award recognizes loyalty and long-term dedication to Providence College, with a consistent and distinguished record of service — giving of time, talent, and/or financial support.
Rev. Philip A. Smith, O.P.
This award recognizes an outstanding “Friar of the Last Decade” for exceptional achievement and significant contributions to their profession, community, and to Providence College. It is intended to honor those who seek to increase alumni engagement and serve as an inspiration to others. Nominee must be a member of the FOLD (2016-2025).
Please submit nominations by January 31 to be considered for the next slate of recipients. Nominations submitted after January 31 will be considered for the next nomination pool.
2025 – 2026 Award Recipients
Paul Coyne, DNP ’08
Personal Achievement Award
For a career defined by resilience, compassion, and leadership at the highest levels of healthcare;
For pioneering innovative healthcare technologies to advance clinical excellence;
For nationally-recognized work as an author and advocate, redefining nurse-led care;
And for inspiring future generations through service, creativity, and faith;
For these reasons and many more, the Providence College National Alumni Association is proud to honor Paul Coyne, DNP ’08 with this 2025 – 2026 Personal Achievement Award.
Dr. Heather Washington Dos Santos ’98
Service to Education Award
For a career dedicated to advancing educational equity nationwide;
For transformative teaching roles in North Carolina, Connecticut, and Rhode Island;
For creating alternate pathways to learning through the PM School Program;
And for championing the youth at the state level, expanding educational access for at-risk populations;
For these reasons and many more, the Providence College National Alumni Association is proud to honor Dr. Heather Washington Dos Santos ’98 with this 2025 – 2026 Service to Education Award.
Steve Duryea ’82
Faithful Friar Award
For more than four decades of unwavering commitment to Providence College and its mission;
For helping drive institutional advancement efforts as a trustee, Reunion volunteer, and staff member;
For fostering meaningful connections with alumni and families;
And for philanthropic leadership, especially in support of mental health resources for the campus community;
For these reasons and many more, the Providence College National Alumni Association is proud to honor Steve Duryea ’82 with this 2025 – 2026 Faithful Friar Award.
David Gorman ’91
Exemplary Citizenship Award
For more than three decades of peacemaking and humanitarian efforts across Asia, the Middle East, Eurasia, Africa, and Latin America;
For extensive work with Vatican- and United Nations-affiliated groups;
For engaging in scholarship and storytelling to illuminate the realities of mediation;
And for fostering dialogue in places of deep conflict, exemplifying commitment to peace on the world stage;
For these reasons and many more, the Providence College National Alumni Association is proud to honor David Gorman ’91 with this 2025 – 2026 Exemplary Citizenship Award.
Laura Jaworski ’00
Exemplary Citizenship Award
For executive leadership in affordable housing and homeless services;
For advancing collaborative efforts across Rhode Island, strengthening shelter and housing provider networks;
For a lifelong commitment to social justice, lived out as a social worker, advocate, and community leader;
And for exemplifying the Providence College value of service to neighbor;
For these reasons and many more, the Providence College National Alumni Association is proud to honor Laura Jaworski ’00 with this 2025 – 2026 Exemplary Citizenship Award.
Rev. James Quigley, O.P. ’60
Service to Alumni Association Award
For more than six decades of faithful service as a Dominican priest;
For offering sacraments, pastoral care, and spiritual guidance to believing communities across the globe;
For shaping generations of Friar students as a mentor, educator, and homiletics advisor;
And for a life of humility, devotion, and compassion, changing countless lives through personal ministry in the United States, Latin America, and beyond;
For these reasons and many more, the Providence College National Alumni Association is proud to honor Rev. James Quigley, O.P. ’60 with this 2025 – 2026 Service to Alumni Association Award.
Kelley Shepherd ’16, ’19G
Rev. Philip A. Smith, O.P. Award
For reliably and faithfully supporting student success at Providence College;
For leadership in advising, first-year programming, and innovative cross-campus initiatives that promote experiential learning;
For ongoing service to the college as a class ambassador, class agent, and regional alumni club board member;
And for exemplifying the spirit of being Forever a Friar;
For these reasons and many more, the Providence College National Alumni Association is proud to honor Kelley Shepherd ’16, ’19G with this 2025 – 2026 Rev. Philip A. Smith, O.P. Award.
Ronald Szejner, Esq. ’70
Bishop Harkins Award
For a lifetime of service guided by faith;
For leadership as president of the St. Vincent de Paul Society’s Nashville district council and membership on the Society’s national council;
For advancing charitable causes, supporting and strengthening diocesan impact through philanthropy;
And for a life of civic dedication and community service, embodying a steadfast commitment to others;
For these reasons and many more, the Providence College National Alumni Association is proud to honor Ronald Szejner, Esq. ’70 with this 2025 – 2026 Bishop Harkins Award.
Dr. Terza Lima-Neves ’00
Service to Education Award
For distinguished thought leadership in higher education, advancing culturally-responsive teaching for students and educators nationwide;
For uplifting historically-marginalized communities through scholarship, publications, and cultural conferences;
For raising cultural awareness, inspiring others through advocacy and public speaking;
And for demonstrating a steadfast commitment to both educational equity and social justice;
For these reasons and many more, the Providence College National Alumni Association is proud to honor Dr. Terza Lima-Neves ’00 with this 2025 – 2026 Service to Education Award.
Past Recipients
The following is a list of past recipients of the National Alumni Association Awards.
* indicates the recipient is deceased.
Adetola Abiade ’95
John Accino ’46, ’93Hon.*
Walter Adamowicz ’56
Francis G. Adams Jr. ’60, ’98P
Leonard N. Alsfeld ’74
Karl Anderson ’88
Kerry Anderson ’88
Alfred C. Angelone ’62, ’89P, ’94P*
Norm Auger ’57
Raymond Bagley ’47, ’72, ’75, ’76, ’82P*
Allan Baker ’74*
John B. Barnini ’40*
David M. Barry ’48*
Rev. Aloysius Begley, O.P. ’31, ’65Hon., ’69Hon.*
Adam Benjamin ’91, ’23P
Meg Howley Benjamin ’91, ’23P
J. Peter Benzie ’70*
Robert L. Bergquist ’54*
Alfred Blake ’36*
Samuel Blum ’34*
Robert Bond ’50*
Charles M. Borkoski ’71, ’23Hon, ’12P
Peter R. Bortolan ’60
John Bowab ’55, ’89Hon.
Walter Boyle ’39, ’70P*
Christy Haggerty Bray ’95
Dr. Gerard P. Brennan ’72
Thomas Brunnock, Esq. ’70
Melissa J. Brymer, Ph.D., Psy.D. ’92
C. Ryan Buckley, Esq. ’66, ’00P
Bernard Buonanno ’32, ’75P*
Vito D. Buonomano, D.D.S. ’53, ’76G, ’13Hon., ‘78P, ’80P, ’84P*
Leonard R. Byrne ’63
Emily Byrne ’04
Joseph Byron ’40, ’88P*
Joseph M. Calabria, Jr. ’65, ’93P
Kathleen A. Calenda, M.D. ’78
Vincent Callahan ’52, ’78P, ’80P, ’82P, ’84P, ’86P*
Patrick J. Canning ’81
John Canty ’70, ’08P
Hon. Frank Caprio ’58, ’08Hon.*
Mary Pat Larkin Caputo ’79, ’12P
David M. Carberry, M.D. ’47, ’89P*
Rev. John Francis Carney ’67
James P. Carty ’61
John Cassedy ’52
Helena Cavanagh (Friend)*
John Cavanaugh ’35, ’62P, ’63P, ’66P*
Paul Cavanaugh ’46, ’71P, ’75P*
John A. Cervione ’87
John B. Champeau ’68
Maura Hurley Chapey ’86
Michael J. Chapey ’86
Robert F. Chase ’65
Eileen Harkins Christenson ’90
Gregory Christenson ’89
William Christie ’61, ’11Hon., ’86P, ’93P
Joseph M. Cianciolo ’60
Hon. T. Emmet Claire ’33, ’65P*
Dr. John B. Clark ’72
Herman L. Clary ’67, ’77G*
Paige Clausius-Parks ’03
Rudy Cline-Thomas ’00
John Coffey ’33*
Jerry Coffey ’58, ’87P
Jerome Collins ’44*
Edward Conaty ’33*
William F. Concannon ’77, ’08P
Lester Condon ’43, ’81P*
Maureen P. Corcoran ’79
Andrew C. Corsini ’57, ’81P, ’83P*
Gustave C. Cote ’62Hon. (Faculty)*
Terry Creegan ’70
T. Richard Cuffe, Jr., Esq. ’67, ’04P*
Donna M. Cupelo ’78, ’12P
Kevin Dailey ’73
Chaka Daley ’96
Dr. Katie Campbell Daley ’95
Hon. Francis J. Darigan, Jr. ’64, ’14Hon.
Dr. James Dalton ’79
Msgr. Anthony DeAngelis ’31*
Alfred R. De Angelus ’57, ‘81P*
Richard Deasy ’51, ’83P, ’84P, ’85P, ’87P*
Robert Deasy ’53, ’81P, ’82P*
John E. Deasy, Ph.D. ’83, ’89G
Frank DePalo ’50, ’89P*
Joseph DeStefano ’52, ’85P*
Most Rev. Joseph Augustine DiNoia, O.P., S.T.T., ’65, ’02Hon.
Donald DiLauro ’68
Frank DiTraglia ’40*
Col. Gerry Dillon USA Retired ’68, ’74G, ’95P*
Rev. William Dillon ’29*
Captain Robert F. DiPalma USN Retired ’57*
Joseph R. DiStefano, Esq. ’59, ’86P
Thomas Dodd ’30, ’66P*
William F. Donnelly ’51*
Michael D’Onofrio ’32*
Michael Donohue ’73
Very Reverend Vincent C. Dore, O.P. ’23*
Gerald Driscoll ’27*
Hon. Melissa R. DuBose ’90
David A. Duffy ’61, ’11Hon., ’93P
Robert Dugan ’64, ’90P, ’92P, ’95P
Normand Dugas ’57, ’82P, ’88P, ’13GP
William Duggan ’66
Paul P. Dunn, M.D. ’41*
Joseph E. Earley ’54 (Faculty)*
John Egan ’61*
Rev. Thomas Ertle, O.P. ’51, ’82G & ’84Hon.*
Thomas Fallon ’41*
John Fanning ’38*
Stephen A. Fanning, Jr., Esq. ’50*
Howard Farrell ’24*
Bob Ferreira ’83
Donald P. Fitzpatrick, M.D. ’49*
Dr. Thomas F. Flaherty ’61, ’92P, ’93P, ’94P, ’99P
William Flanagan ’36*
James Flannery ’57*
Jack Flynn ’61
Karen Monti Flynn ’80, ’15P
John Formica ’81
Donna J. Formichella, M.D., FACS ’78, ’23Hon.
Rev. Cornelius Forster, O.P.*
Rev. Peter Young ’44*
Rene Fortin ’55, ’86P*
Paul J. Fournier ’56, ’80P, ’81P, ’82P, ’86P, ’90P, ’92P, ’03P
Leo Fox ’60
Dr. Zygmunt J. Friedemann ’08Hon., ’78P, ’80P (Faculty)*
Everett Gabriel ’71, ’77G
Richard A. Gagné ’66
Stephen Gallucci ’89
Paul Galietto ’78, ’15P
Carlo A. Gamba ’52*
Rev. Royal J. Gardner, O.P. ’45, ’65Hon.*
John P. Garrity ’73
Arthur T. Gately, Jr. ’49, ’81P, ’82P*
Joseph A. Gemma ’75, ’77G
John Geoghegan ’43*
Walter Gibbons ’39*
Peter M. Gilligan ’67
Thomas J. Gilligan ’57, ’89P
Jane Louise Gonsalves ’80
Robert T. Gormley ’70, ’97P
Dr. Normand R. Goulet ’51
Dr. Richard Grace ’62, ‘17Hon., ’02P, ’05P, ’09P
Dr. William P. Haas ’48*
James G. Hagan ’58, ‘05P*
Dr. Joseph H. Hagan ’56, ’96Hon., ‘98P
Theodore Josiha Haig, J.D., Ed.D. ’70
Rev. Raymond F. Halligan, O.P. ’55*
J. Joseph Hanley ’31*
William J. Hanley, Esq. ’68
William A. Hanlon ’58, ’88P*
Cleon Harvey ’51*
Jayne Farrell Hasler ’80, ’13P, ’14P
William Hasler ’79, ’13P, ’14P
Edward Healey ’42*
Thomas F. Heavren, Jr. ’60, ’84P, ’19GP, ’21GP
Msgr. Francis J. Hicks ’63
James Higgins ’23*
Sr. Gail P. Himrod, O.P. (Faculty)
William Hoban ’24*
Very Rev. Ernest Hogan, O.P. ’33*
Richard E. Holzheimer, M.D. ’61
Warren C. Howe, Jr. ’60, ’87P, ’90P
Edward A. Iannuccilli, M.D. ’61, ’94P
Dr. Wanda S. Ingram ’75 (Staff)
William Iovanna ’31*
Dr. Francis J. Jackson ’54*
Lionel J. Jenkins ’58*
Anthony Jurgelaitis ’39*
Henry Kaveny ’27*
Charles Keefe Jr. ’25*
Rev. Terence J. Keegan, O.P. ’60*
Thomas Kelleher ’44*
William John Kenneally ’57*
Howard Kenny ’42*
Heidi M. Kenny ’76
John Kenny ’31*
Joseph Kerrins ’50*
Joyce Nero Kilmartin ’77, ’83G
Paul Kilmartin ’77
Maryanne Doherty Knott ’76, ‘11P
Kenneth G. Kraetzer ’79
Dr. Robert I. Krasner ’51*
Raymond J. Labbe ’59, ’81P*
Alfred A. Lamy ’53, ’81P, ’85P*
James J. Larranaga ’71
Leo Lavallee ’55, ’82P*
Hon. William C. Leary ’60, ’10Hon.
Paul M. Lenahan ’72, ’77G
Joseph Lennon ’40*
Very Rev. Kenneth Letoile, O.P. ’70
Raymond H. Levesque ’50, ’85P*
William Lynch ’28*
Dennis Lynch ’54*
Michael Lynch ’83, ’10P, ’13P, ’15P, ’17P, ’21P
Joseph Lyons ’31*
Dr. Francis P. MacKay ’20Hon. (Faculty)*
Edward L. Maggiacomo, Esq. ’58, ’93P
Brian M. Maher ’68, ’18Hon., ’97P, ’06P*
Lloyd Mahler ’38*
Edwin Mara ’47*
Rev. Robert L. Marciano ’79
William F. Markey, Jr. ’62*
Michael A. Maron ’81, ’08P, ’11P, ’13P, ’16P
Diane Larkin Maron ’81, ’08P, ’11P, ’13P, ’16P
David E. Martinelli ’72, ’76G, ’02P
John E. Martinelli, Esq. ’65, ’08P
Joseph C. Martirano ’59, ’89P
Henry McArdle ’42*
Rev. Thomas McBrien, O.P. ’41*
Dr. Donna McCaffrey ’73G, ’83 Ph.D., ’87G* (Faculty)
Meg McCarthy ’75
Rev. Edward McDermott, O.P. (Faculty)*
Edward J. McElroy ’62, ’87P, ’94P
John McElroy ’65
Joseph McGee ’51*
Rev. Raymond McGonagle, O.P. ’24*
Dr. James H. McGovern ’68G
Raymond L. McGowan ’74
Kevin G. McGuire ’76*
Very Rev. Charles McKenna, O.P. ’26*
William McKenna ’36*
Daniel V. McKinnon, Esq. ’67
Joseph McLaughlin ’42*
Hon. Kevin P. McMahon ’73*
Daniel J. McMorrow, Jr. ’85
Michael A. McNamara ’64, ’99P
Nancy Cavallero McNamara ’84
Lt. Col. Paul K. McNamara, Sr. USA Retired ’63, ’13P
David Meegan, Esq. ’70, ’02P, ’08P
Anthony F. Merlino, M.D. ’51*
Thomas D. Mignanelli ’66*
Domenic Minicucci ’38*
John M. Minicucci ’67
John T. Mitchell ’67, ’94P
William Molloy ’69
Thomas Monohan ’28*
Dr. John V. Monsour ’69
Michael Monti ’30, ’65P*
Linda Morad ’76
Rev. Robert A. Morris, O.P. ’46, ’82Hon.*
William Morton ’41*
John J. Motley, III ’66
Adolph J. Motta, Jr., M.D. ’43*
Mary Motta (Friend)*
E. James Mulcahy ’66, ’96P, ’01P ’21Hon.
Joseph A. Mullaney, Sr. ’65G, ’98Hon., ’78P, ‘79P, ’83P (Staff)*
Col. Fred Mullen ’59
John R. Mullen, M.D. ’78
George E. Murphy ’52*
Robert E. Murphy ’25*
Hon. Robert T. Murphy ’36*
Thomas M. Murphy ’63
John Myrick ’27*
William T. Nero ’55, ’77G, ’82P, ’84P, ’86P, ’89P*
Robert L. Newbert, Jr., ’69
Kevin Newman ’68*
William Noon, D.D.S., ’35*
Bernard Norton ’25*
Graham Norton ’31*
John Notte Jr., ’31*
David Novicki, D.P.M., ’69
Reginald A. Nunnally ’74
Francis T. O’Brien ’83P, ’84P, ’88P, ’94P, ’95P (Faculty)
Charles O’Connell, M.D. ’56, ’87P*
Brian T. O’Connor, Esq. ’65
Msgr. Joseph O’Gara ’23*
Joseph E. O’Hara ’71, ’01P
James A. O’Leary, Esq. ’63, ’97P*
John Ollquist ’75, ’07P, ’10P
Rhonda Padovano Ollquist ’76, ’07P, ’10P
Jenn O’Meara ’93
John T. O’Neil ’66, ’98P*
Daniel O’Neill Ph.D. ’24*
Robert J. Palmisano ’66, ’98P
Edwin P. Palumbo ’50, ’82P, ’82P, ’83P, ’84P, ’85P, ’87P*
Maurice Paradis ’58, ’79P*
John Parrillo, D.M.D., ’45, ’70P, ’71P, ’77P, ’81P, ’83P*
John J. Partridge, Esq. ’61, ’11Hon.
Dr. Roger L. Pearson ’85P, ’88P, & ’92P (Faculty)*
Very Rev. Thomas Peterson, O.P., ’51*
Rev. John S. Peterson, O.P. ’57*
Kevin C. Phelan ’66
Vincent T. Plona, Jr. ’64, ’07P
Kevin Porras ’14
Joseph C. Prisco ’49, ’63Hon.*
Marcia Cohen Proto, M.Ed., CAS ’85
Rev. Charles T. Quinn, O.P. ’48, ’74Hon.*
Edmund Quinn ’44*
Ed Quinn ’63
Very Rev. Terence Quinn, O.P. (Faculty)*
Rev. Robert Quinn, O.P. (Faculty)*
Augustine Ramos, D.D.S., ’50*
Lawrence C. Reid ’69, ’95P
Robert F. Reilly ’42, ’92Hon.*
Most Rev. Daniel Reilly, D.D., ’69Hon. (Friend)*
James H. Reilly, III, Esq. ’69
Hon. Joseph Ress (Friend)*
Chris Riccobono ’01
Amy Parrillo Riccobono ’03
John Ricottilli, Jr. ’54, ’82P
Richard Riley ’37*
John Riley ’41*
David E. Roach ’71, ’02P*
Rev. Kevin D. Robb, O.P. ’71
Paul W. Robey, III ’68, ’95P
Philip V. Robey ’68, ’93P
William P. Robinson ’35, ’64Hon.*
Anthony V. Rocha, M.D. ’72
Gerald F. Rogers, D.M.D. ’41, ’76P*
The Most Rev. James Thomas Ruggieri ’90
Mary E. Russell (Faculty)
Arthur F. Ryan ’63, ’89P, ’90Hon.
Dr. Lynne B. Ryan ’07P (Faculty)
Stephen J. Ryan, M.D. ’61, ’77Hon.*
Beryl Sacks ’41*
Dominic B. Schioppo, M.D. ’58, ’85P, ’87P
Rev. Edward H. Schmidt, O.P. (Faculty)*
Paul J. Sears ’59, ’86P, ’88P, ’93P, ’95P, ’18GP, ’21GP*
Natalie Seigle (Faculty)*
Rev. Nicholas Serror, O.P., ’29*
Joseph Shanley ’49, ’80P*
Charles Shea ’32*
Dr. Raymond L. Sickinger ’71
Robert M. Silva ’63, ’91P, ’06P
William D. Slattery, Jr. ’53*
Very Rev. Robert Slavin, O.P. ’28*
Michael T. Smith ’65
Ferdinand Sowa ’48*
Joanne Speroni-Woody ’76, ’80G
Sr. Leslie Straub, O.P., Ph.D. ’83G
Ronald P. Stride ’62
Douglas J. Sullivan ’74*
Very Rev. Kenneth Sullivan, O.P. ’31*
James P. Sullivan ’59, ‘86P*
Michael P. Sullivan ’88
James P. Swartz ’59*
Paul C. Sweeney ’85, ’11P, ’14P, ’23P
David J. Syner, C.P.A. ’71, ‘97P
Wallace Tasca ’40, ’77P, ’80P*
Stephen Taylor ’84, ’14P
George R. Tebbetts ’34*
Dr. Sally J. Thibodeau ’66G (Faculty)
John R. Thompson, Jr. ’64*
Rev. Paul van K. Thomson, Ph.D.,’75P, ’77P, ’79p (Faculty)*
Maurice Timlin ’40*
Martin Tracey, M.D. ’46*
David M. Tracy ’46*
Dr. Francis R. Trainor ’50, ’10Hon.*
David J. Tubridy, Esq. ’46, ’71P, ’83P*
Joseph Ungaro ’52 & ’86P*
Vincent F. Vacca, M.D. ’56, ’00P, ’00P
Robert J. Van Amburgh ’69, ’96P, ’03P
Eugene T. Voll ’55*
Dr. Kenneth R. Walker, Sr. ’57, ’83Hon.*
Christopher J. Walker ’86, ’20P, ’23P
Susan Tower Walker ’86, ’20P, ’23P
Bishop Paul H. Walsh ’59*
William F. Wayland ’58, ’85P
Peggy Martin Weber ’76, ’04P, ’06P, ’10P
David Webster, Esq. ’55, ’86P*
Albert B. West, Esq. ’54, ’84P, ’87P, ’14GP, ’15GP, ’18GP*
Paul F. Whalen ’72*
Major W. Wheelock ’58
Leonard R. Wilkens, Jr. ’60, ’80 Hon.*
Barbara Quinn Witbeck ’75
Michael McKeldon Woody ’77, ’83G
Kathleen Walsh Wynters ’82
Rev. Philip A. Smith, O.P. Award
(Instituted as a Young Alumni Award in 2013)
Brian Barbour, Ph.D. (Faculty)
Katie Breen ’08
Capt. Michael R. Calcagni, CPA ’04
Rev. Thomas Ertle, O.P. ’51, ’82G, ’84Hon.*
Katie Ferris ’13
Daniel P. Gleason ’05
Andrea Urrutia Hessenius ’09
Christopher J. Hessenius, Jr. ’09
Mike Hopkins ’10
Catherine Kelleher ’01P (Staff)
Br. Kevin O’Connell, O.P. (Faculty)*
Kelli O’Donohue ’11
Amanda Mathieu Palumbo ’11
Mark Rapoza ’90SCE
Steven Sears, Ed. D. (Staff)
Michael Verzino ’07, ’11G
