The following two individuals will receive honorary doctorate degrees at Commencement 2022.
SIMONE P. JOYAUX
DOCTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICE
Simone P. Joyaux was a Rhode Island treasure.
She was a renowned fundraiser, author, mentor, teacher, and activist who passed away unexpectedly in May of 2021.
Fundraising Mentor Simone P. Joyaux Dies
May 3, 2021
Internationally known and respected fundraiser Simone P. Joyaux, ACFRE, died Sunday at a hospital in Rhode Island. She was 72. Joyaux suffered a stroke caused by cerebral amyloid angiopathy this past Thursday, a condition diagnosed 14 months ago.
Arrangements are not yet finalized, said her husband, Tom Ahern. She’ll be cremated, he said. “Simone was not in favor of rituals of funerals and such.”
Joyaux was known around the globe as a fundraising mentor and social justice advocate. She received the Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) credential from the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) in 1984 and then the Advanced Certified Fund Raising Executive (ACFRE) in 1994.