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URI honors retirees with at least 40 years of service

It started as an idea that came out of URI President David M. Dooley�s campus community meeting in 2011.

Cynthia Faria, a coordinator in the office of Property and Support Services, sent the president an email through now retired Vice President of Advancement Robert Beagle, suggesting the University have a formal program for recognizing long-term employees.

Three years later that idea has become a reality, as 90 retirees with 40 or more years of service to URI will be inducted into the Lifetime Service Society Monday, June 10 at 10 a.m. outside the Robert L. Carothers Library and Learning Commons.

During the function on the library patio, the retirees will be presented with a...

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