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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2016

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

HONORING DR. NANCY CARRIUOLO FOR HER DEDICATED SERVICE AS PRESIDENT

OF RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE

     Introduced By: Representatives Hull, Melo, Bennett, Barros, and Azzinaro

     Date Introduced: May 19, 2016

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, Dr. Nancy Carriuolo was named the ninth president of the state’s first public

institution of higher education, Rhode Island College (RIC), on May 12, 2008, by the Rhode

Island Board of Governors for Higher Education; and

     WHEREAS, Dr. Carriuolo earned her Bachelor's and Master's degrees from the State

College of New York at Brockport, and her Ph.D. from the State University of New York at

Buffalo. In addition, she attended the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, where she

completed post-doctoral studies in organizational behavior and management, fundraising, and

negotiation; and

     WHEREAS, During her tenure at RIC, Dr. Carriuolo oversaw the construction of a $21

million arts center at the college, and a $9 million addition to Fogarty Life Science, which will be

completed in the summer of 2016. In addition, the college received a $50 million bond to fund

renovations to Gaige Hall and Craig Lee Hall, as well as funding and donations to complete

myriad construction and modernization projects across the campus; and

     WHEREAS, Academically, Dr. Carriuolo has initiated many innovative programs

including the college's first solo doctoral program, the Doctor of Nursing Practice, degree

programs in global studies, health care administration, medical imaging, youth development, and

environmental studies, and programs focusing on the STEM disciplines; and

     WHEREAS, Prior to joining RIC, Dr. Carriuolo served as Deputy Commissioner and

Chief Academic Officer at the then Rhode Island Office of Higher Education, and in 2007-2008,

she served as Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs at RIC; and

     WHEREAS, In addition to her responsibilities at RIC, Dr. Carriuolo has worked with a

number of regional, national and international higher education and business organizations as a

consultant, is affiliated with several professional associations, and is a past president of the

National Association for Developmental Education. She is also the author of more than 30

publications with regional, national or international audiences; and

     WHEREAS, Dr. Carriuolo has amassed a plethora of awards and honors during her

distinguished career including being named as one of Rhode Island's 30 Women of Power by RI

Monthly and as Woman of the Year by GoLocalProv; and

     WHEREAS, Following RIC's commencement, Dr. Carriuolo will step down as President

on May 21, 2016. Her dedication and efforts are directly responsible for creating our leaders of

tomorrow and she is eminently worthy of our recognition and gratitude; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

Providence Plantations hereby honors and thanks Dr. Nancy Carriuolo for her dedicated service

as President of Rhode Island College. We moreover wish her much happiness, fulfillment, and

success in all her future endeavors; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Dr. Nancy Carriuolo.

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