Lisska Award

Through the generosity of Anthony Lisska (PC Class of ’63) and Lawrence Lisska (PC Class of ’66), each year we grant two prizes, one for the best philosophy paper and one for the best theology paper written at Providence College in the preceding year.

2023 Recipient: Elizabeth Duffy

Theology Department


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Theta Alpha Kappa

2023 TAK Inductees

Undergraduate

Halle Beranek

Myles Forgue

Graduate

Fr. Peter Lee 

Sister Immaculata Marie Policare, O.P.

Phoebe Chetsas 

2022 TAK Inductees

Undergraduate 

David Bardales  * Christopher Bresnahan *  Caitlin Gleeson *  Lianne Hipolito *  Linda Ineus *  Brenna Magliochetti *  John Perry *  Analisa Pisano

Graduate

Michael Bahry *  Phoebe Chetsas * Sr. Maria Guadalupe Hallee

2021 TAK Inductees

Undergraduate

Grace Berning * Ana Botelho *  Elizabeth S. Duffy *  Haley Gervino * Brooke Douglass * Katherine Sklarosky * Cameron McCauley 

2020 TAK Inductees

Undergraduate

Kyle Borick * Noah DaSilva * Meredith Daigle * John Q. Duffy * Hannah Valente

Graduate

Carina Alessandro * Sr. Theresa Clancy * Anne Carney * John Costantino * Elizabeth Wessman

2019 TAK Inductees

Undergraduate

Erica Beatey * Daniel Fealy * Michael Splann * Trevor Wakefield * Tianyi Yuan * Vincent Zizza

Graduate

Vicki-Ann Downing * Alexander Pease * Katherine Titus * Fr. Michael Toisuta 

2018 TAK Inductees

Undergraduate 

Daniel Arteaga * Camille Greaney * Jennifer Nealon * Thomas James Nee * Meghan Marie O’Connor  Cassandra Pelli * Anne Kathryn Rodriguez * Michael John Smalanska 

Graduate 

Marlyn Batista * Genevieve Kineke * William Michael Kirejczyk * Jennifer Nealon * Roger Picard * Melissa Ann Scott * Donald Urso 

Theology Professor Participating in National ‘Roundtable’ on Catholic Higher Education

Aurelie A. Hagstrom

Dr. Aurelie A. Hagstrom, associate professor of theology, is one of just 14 scholars from across the country participating in an initiative focused on the mission of Catholic higher education in the United States.

Father Pivarnik Delves Deeper into Liturgical Participation

Gabriel Pivarnik, O.P.

Rev. Gabriel Pivarnik, O.P., assistant professor of theology and director of the Providence College Center for Catholic and Dominican Studies, has written a new book entitled Toward a Trinitarian Theology of Liturgical Participation (Liturgical Press, 2013).

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