Sherman, who has served as vice chairman of RISD’s Board since 2004, is president and CEO of Bancorp Rhode Island, Inc., a publicly traded company, and its wholly owned subsidiary Bank Rhode Island. Prior to spearheading the creation of the bank in 1996, Sherman was a partner in a major regional law firm and also had served as president and CEO of two other New England banks. Her civic involvement extends beyond RISD to include service currently on the boards of The Providence Foundation, the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council and Crossroads Rhode Island.

A graduate of Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, MA, Sherman earned a JD from the University of Denver College of Law and holds an honorary D.B.A. from Johnson & Wales University. She has been recognized with numerous professional and public service awards, including the 2003 Business Excellence Award for Business Leadership from Providence Business News; the 2003 Humanitarian of the Year award from the National Jewish Medical and Research Center; the 2001 Ernst & Young New England Entrepreneur of the Year in Financial Services award; and the 2001 Outstanding Women in Business Award from the City of Providence and the Providence Tourism Council. Ms. Sherman was recently inducted into the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame, and later in May will be named Citizen of the Year by the March of Dimes.

Other Board members elected as officers or continuing in office include Stuart J. Murphy ’64 IL, who is beginning his fourth term as a vice chairman; Philip Tobey B.ARCH ’66, who has also been elected as a vice chairman; Edward H. Levine ’76 ID, who continues as treasurer for a second term; and M. Kate Rittmann (mother of Charles Rittman ’95 ID), who will continue on as secretary for a second term.

About RISD
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) has earned a worldwide reputation as the preeminent art and design college in the country. Today, with more than 17,000 alumni, the college enrolls roughly 1,900 undergraduates and 375 graduate students from the United States and almost 50 countries, offering degree programs in the fine arts, architecture, and design disciplines, and art education. Academic programs include research and design initiatives, the exploration of art criticism and contemporary cultural concerns, as well as international exchange programs. Each year, RISD hosts prominent and accomplished artists, critics, and authors to its campus. Included within the college is The RISD Museum of Art, which houses a world-class collection of art objects from Ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome and art of all periods from Asia, Europe and the Americas, as well as the latest in contemporary art. For more information go to www.risd.edu.