Nilse Dos Santos of Pawtucket honored at URI's 17th annual Black Scholar Awards

2014 Apr 21

Nine graduating University of Rhode Island seniors were recently honored for their academic excellence and achievements during the 17th annual Black Scholar Awards ceremony on April 7 in the Ryan Auditorium at the Center for Biotechnology and Life Sciences.

Nilse Dos Santos, a(n) Biological Sciences major from Pawtucket, R.I., received the Estes Benson Award.

Donald Cunnigen, professor of sociology and anthropology at URI and a member of the URI Black Faculty Association, established the awards program in 1998 to recognize and honor outstanding African-American seniors.