Alumni Awards
Alumni awards foster lasting connections with Salve Regina graduates while also recognizing their lifetime achievements. You may recommend a deserving graduate at any time during the year by submitting an online nomination. Career success, community achievement, alumni connectedness and support of Salve Regina are all taken into consideration. Candidates are reviewed annually by a committee of past recipients and leading members of the University community.
Alumni Award Recipients
Distinguished Alumni Award
2024 - Dr. Louise Ciallella ’74
2023 - Elaine Hart '72
2021 - Leslie Barrett '87
2019 - Eileen Creaton '81
2017 - Katherine M. Aldrich '86
2016 - Nancy C. Cardoza '85
2015 - Elizabeth Hartigan DeSantis '57
Distinguished Graduate Alumni Award
2024 - Gregg Catlow '02, '09 (M)
2023 - Lisa Milich '13 (M)
2021 - Carrie Miranda '94 (M)
2019 - William Bundy '05 (PhD)
2018 - Brett J. Morash '15 (PhD)
2017 - Father Kris M. von Maluski '12 (CAGS)
2016 - Denise M. Abraham '94 (M)
2015 - Lynne A. Urbani-Craddock '90 (M)
Salve Regina Mission Award
2024 - Dr. Helen Dorflinger Ryan '69
2023 - Matthew Anderson '08
2021 - Ashley Bendiksen '13
2019 - Christopher Holloway '85
2018 - Mary Lou Gualtieri Riker '68
2017 - Jason Maxwell '01
2016 - Eileen Jeanes Jachna '62
2015 - Daniel J. Taylor-Stypa '75
Outstanding Young Alumni Award
2024 - Pegi Bano ’14, ’17 (MBA)
2023 - Mara-Lise Owen Deychak '12
2021 - Ruth T. McNally '15, '20 (DNP)
2019 - Elizabeth Duggan '08
2018 - Rebecca J. Bertrand '08
2017 - Michael A. Fisher '06
2016 - Devon B. Luty-Swenson '05
2015 - Caitlin M. Emery '07
2014 - Bobby Gondola, Jr. ’06
Alumni Achievement Award
2024 - Tiesha Nieves Sinouthasy ’09
2023 - Lisa Ryan '83
2022 - Bridget Kennedy '92
2022 - Dr. Mary DeMarino Lavin '72
2021 - Edward C. Wu '06
2021 - Steven G. Shaker '91
2020 - Deanna Encalada Nisbet '60
2020 - Janice G. Raymond '65
2020 - Margot DiCairano Durkin '70
2020 - Sarah M. Burkwit '95
2019 - Michael J. Abbott '99
2019 - Dr. Michele Fortin Griswold '89
2019 - Wendy M. Tancheff '94
2018 - Stephanie L. Barry '98, '12 (M)
2018 - Marian Mathison Desrosiers '68, '04 (PhD)
2018 - Carol A. Sarganis '68
2018 - Audrain M. Triplett '78
2017 - Carmela Veneziano Geer '87
2017 - Helen Shea McGowen-Gardner '62, '88 (M)
2017 - Brian A. Pryor '92
Exceptional Volunteer Award
2024 - Anthony Cerino, Jr. '14, ’15 (MBA)
2023 - Nicholas Patti '13
2022 - Linda A. Amoriggi Melis '72
2022 - Marc Saulnier '97
2022 - Nancy Judge Whalen '72
2021 - Alison Witham Early '95
2021 - Carolyn Reder Booth '71
2021 - Jason N. Confrancesco '96
2021 - Martha Dolan-Cosgrove '71
2021 - Randy J. Early '94
2019 - Patricia Gallagher Snyder '69
2018 - Shannon Sacharko-Theobald '98
2016 - Jean Havens Cook '66
2016 - Nancy Phelan Flynn '66
2015 - Jane Edward Steele '65