Barry Barovick ’71, M.A. ’74, president and CEO of Grubb and Ellis Co., an international real estate firm, is the Contribution to Professional Achievement winner.

Contribution to Education winner Marie C. DiBiasio ’61, M.A ’68, is the first dean of the newly created Roger Williams University School of Education.

President Carothers greets Alumni Excellence Awards winners at the Winter Homecoming basketball game in Keaney Gym. Seen here, left to right: Donald Sullivan ’71, winner of the Ram Award; Donna Ross, named Honorary Alumna; Wesley Lessard, named Honorary Alumnus; and Kimberly Rose ’78, winner of the Alumni Service Award.

Former basketball star Marc Upshaw ’84, founder and president of Global Diagnostics, Inc., received the Contribution to Business Award.

The Contribution to Science and Technology Award was shared by seven members of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Newport. They are, left to right: Roy L. Streit, Ph.D. ’78; Colin J. Lazauski, M.S. ’90; Wayne C. Tucker, M.S. ’71, Ph.D. ’87; Jessica Ward ’94, M.S. ’99; Clifford M. Curtis, M.B.A. ’96; Brian F. Harrison, Ph.D. ’96.

Marisa Vincent ’98, winner of the Recent Alumna Award.

Contribution to Community Service winner Marc Felag ’84, M.S. ’90, is joined on the podium by his daughter Kate.

Pharmacy Dean Donald Letendre, left, with Contribution to Research winner Mostafa Omar, Ph.D. ’82, who endowed the Heber Youngken Chair in Natural Products Chemistry last year.

Contribution to Arts winner Joel Gallen ’79. See the feature story on page 10.