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Hall of Fame

The alumni of the College of Business Administration have many success stories – more than 14,000 of them. Each year a committee selects a number of alumni and business leaders who have achieved success in their careers and have made outstanding contributions to the world of business and government. Below is the Hall of Fame roster.

Deborah A. Ciolfi, '80 (New Inductee - October 2008)


Stephen H. Hopkins, '79 (New Inductee - October 2008)


Dr. Richard G. J. Vangermeersch, Professor Emeritus (New Inductee - October 2008)


Margaret (Peg) O. Ackroyd (Posthumously), ‘29
Former Chief of the Rhode Island Division of Minimum Wage and Child Labor

Robert A. Adams, '57, (Posthumously)
Former Partner, Arthur Anderson, Former Chairman of the Board, Pier Bank

Lincoln C. Almond, '59, '03 (Honorary)
Governor of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations 1994-2002

Peter Bassi, '70, '73
President, Tricon Restaurants International; URI CEO Leadership Speaker

David Beretta Jr. (Posthumously)
Former CEO and Chairman of the Board, Uniroyal; Past President, Amtrol

Bradford R. Boss, ’55
Former Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, A.T. Cross

David J. Buckanavage, '80
Founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer, Sovereign Pacific Equity, Inc.

Charlene Butler, CPA, ‘79
Retired tax partner Ernst & Young

Johnny Chen ‘83
CEO, Zurich Financial Services Groups, Greater China/Southeast Asia Business

Sidney Cohen, ‘55
Former President, MGM Domestic Television Distribution

Robert L. Crandall, ‘57
Former President and Chairman of the Board, American Airlines

Mark E. Crevier ‘72
President and CEO, Kent Hospital

Karen Davis ‘82
Vice President of Community Relations, Hasbro, Inc.

Cynthia M. Deysher, ’78
President, Deysher Advisory Services

Steven E. Elterich, '72, '74
President, Fidelity eBusiness

Michael Fascitelli, '78
President, Vornado Realty Trust

Frank Feraco, '69
Solutions on Site

Howard S. Frank, ‘62
Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer, Carnival Corporation

Marianne Gattinella ‘79
Vice President, Corporate Human Resources, The McGraw Hill Companies, Inc.

George Graboys, ‘92 (Honorary)
Former Chairman of the Board of Governors for Higher Education, Rhode Island; Former Chairman & CEO, Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

Richard Harrington, ‘73
Chief Executive Officer, Thomson Corporation

Alan Hassenfeld
Chairman of rhe Board and Chief Executive Officer, Hasbro, Inc.

Russell E. Hogg, ‘51
Former Chief Executive Officer, Mastercard

Geoffrey V. Hopper, M.S. '76
Partner, Ernst and Young, LLP

Peter Kirn, '75, '77
Senior Partner, Accenture

Asa S. Knowles, (Posthumously)
First Dean of the College of Business Administration, U.R.I.

Robert E. Ligouri, ‘61
Managing Partner, Adler, Pollock & Sheehan, Inc

Francesco P. Morsilli, ‘53
Founder of Dryvit Systems, Inc.

Kenneth Munroe, ’43
Former President, Munroe Realtors, Inc.

Claiborne Pell
Distinguished United States Senator from the State of Rhode Island 1961 – 1997

Robert J. Petisi ‘74
CEO, B Smith Enterprises

Ralph C. Potter, ‘47
Former President, Potter Hazlehurst

Anthony J. Rose, '91 (Honorary)
President and Chief Executive Officer, Technical Industries, Inc.

Robert S. Russell, ’75
Former Chief Executive Officer, RUSCO Steel Co., Inc.

Vincent A. Sarni, ‘49
Former Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, PPG Industries

Bruce S. Sherman, ‘69
Chief Executive Officer, Private Capital Mangement

The Honorable Bruce Sundlun, Hon. ‘02
University of Rhode Island Governor in Residence, former Governor, Rhode Island

Alfred J. Verrecchia, ‘67, ‘71
President and Chief Operating Officer, Hasbro, Inc.

Richard R. Weeks, ‘89 (Honorary)
Dean Emeritus and Professor of Marketing Emeritus, College of Business Administration, U.R.I.; Past President, AACSB

David J. Weiner, ‘62
Executive Vice President, Finance and Distribution Services, The Marmaxx Group/The TJX Companies, Inc.

Alton W. Wiley, ‘51
Former Superior Court Justice, State of Rhode Island