Rosemary Prisco ’74 AM

Rosemary Prisco ’74 AM, of East Providence, R.I.; May 3. She had been a professor at Community College of Rhode Island for 57 years. Her favorite subject to teach was Introduction to Literature and Composition I. In addition to being a faculty member, her service to CCRI included serving as the 2008 grand marshal and as faculty marshal in 2007. CCRI recognized her expertise and dedication with the NISOD Award in 2007. She and another colleague were recognized with a fellowship for teaching with technology for cocreating the website Rhode Island Women in the Arts. She presented at numerous conferences. A published author, she was the editor and contributor to Rhode Island Women Speak, an anthology of Rhode Island women and authors and artists, produced by the Rhode Island Committee and for the National Museum of Women in the Arts. She was instrumental in establishing the Rhode Island State Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C. and served 10 years as president of the state branch. She also shared her time and energy with other notable organizations as a past president, vice president, and an executive board member.