Lenore A. Donofrio DeLucia ’58, ’61 AM, ’63 PhD

Lenore A. Donofrio DeLucia ’58, ’61 AM, ’63 PhD, of Wakefield, R.I.; Aug. 5, of cancer. She worked at Rhode Island College for 10 years as a faculty member prior to becoming the associate dean of the School of Education. She spent two years as the acting dean of the School of Education and then helped to establish RIC’s Office of Institutional Research and Planning. During the last 14 years of her 42-year tenure, she was the vice president for administration and finance. During that time, she launched a capital campaign to renovate many older buildings on the campus. In 1969, she was elected to the Jamestown School Committee and served for seven years, during which time the Melrose School was constructed. Lee also served for several years as the chair of the Democratic Town Committee in Jamestown. She and her husband retired to Wakefield, and she served on the board of their homeowner’s association for more than six years and was president for many years. She discovered Mahjong and enjoyed Thursday night games, playing up to the week before she died. She was recognized for her hard work and accomplishments by being named to the Distinguished Young Women of Rhode Island in 1970 and Outstanding Educator of America in 1971. In 1977, she was named Outstanding Woman of the Year by the Jamestown Business and Professional Women’s Association. Her husband, Clement “Ken” DeLucia ’63, preceded her in death. She is survived by daughter Karen E. Pinch ’88 and her husband, and two grandchildren.