Since 2013, the University of Rhode Island has been honoring individuals who have dedicated their work lives to serving URI. Each year, during a formal induction ceremony, the University congratulates and thanks its retiring staff and faculty members who have been employed at the University for 40 years or more. Each new member is recognized and commemorative bricks, engraved with the retiree’s name and years of service, are unveiled and then placed in the patio of the Robert L. Carothers Library and Learning Commons.

Friday, December 6, 2024, 10:00 am 
Robert J. Higgins Welcome Center, Kingston Campus

2024 Inductees  (retired as of July 2024)

Richard Anderson, Maintenance Superintendent, Facilities Services • 45 years
William Euler, Professor, Chemistry, College of Arts and Science • 41 years
Heather Faubert, Research Associate II, College of the Environment and Life Sciences • 42 years
Paul Florin, Professor, Psychology, College of Health Sciences • 42 years
Arthur J. Gold, Professor, College of the Environment and Life Sciences Academic Unio 2 • 40 years
Joanne Lawrence, Specialist, Faculty Senate • 42 years
Craig Louzon, Grounds Superintendent, Landscape & Grounds Maintenance • 40 years
Jane S. Miner, Manager, NBC/Graduate School of Oceanography • 47 years
David R. Nelson, Professor, College of the Environment and Life Sciences • 42 years
Peter Nightingale, Professor, Physics, College of Arts and Sciences • 40 years
Stuart Westin, Professor, Business Instruction, College of Business • 40 years