Lifetime Service Society Induction Ceremony

In Recognition of 40 Years of Service

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.

Save the Date:
Friday, November 20, 2026
Robert J. Higgins Welcome Center, Kingston Campus

2026 Inductees (retired between July 2025 – June 2026)

Farhad Atash, Professor, Landscape Architecture • 41 years
Terrence Bradley, Professor, Aquaculture • 41 years
Mary R. Costa, Scientific Research Grant Assistant, Research Office • 46 years
Paul M. DePace, Director, Capital Construction •48 years
Robert L. Dufresne, Professor, College of Pharmacy • 45 years
Edmund A. Lamagna, Professor, Computer Science • 50 years
E. Paul Larrat, Professor and Former Dean, College of Pharmacy • 42 years
Theresa A. Nobile, Administrative Assistant, Sociology and Anthropology • 46 years
Peter F. Swaszek, Professor, Electrical, Computer and Bio Engineering • 42 years
Eileen (Susie) Tobin, Director, Sponsored and Cost Accounting • 46 years