Ronald F. Barisano to Receive 2024 Anchor Award

West Hartford, CT (10/14/2024) — The University of Hartford is pleased to announce that Ronald F. Barisano '74, of Newark, Delaware, will receive the University's most prestigious alumni award this year.

Barisano is one of seven distinguished alumni to receive a 2024 Anchor Award. The Anchor Awards recognize alumni who have achieved the highest levels of professional and community accomplishments. Barisano is being given the award of Outstanding Alum: Impact on Social Responsibility and Civic Engagement, awarded to alumni whose professional success is rooted in bettering community and who have made significant and notable contributions in this space.

Barisano is the founder and owner of Eagle Consulting for Non-Profits, whose mission is to work with small and medium-sized nonprofit organizations to enhance board development, strategic planning, and fundraising activities. Barisano has a Bachelor of Arts (communication-theatre) from the University of Hartford's College of Arts and Sciences, and continued his training at other institutions with advanced courses in areas such as planned giving, fiscal management, fundraising, and grant writing.

Barisano also serves as event and sponsor coordinator for the Dover Days Celebration Festival and Parade, one of the largest of its kind in the state of Delaware. He has given 37 years of service to the Boy Scouts of America, with roles through the years including field director, executive director, and development director with councils in multiple states.

Barisano has provided valuable guidance to organizations such as Delaware Pride Inc., the Central Delaware Chamber of Commerce, the Valley Council of Health and Human Services, and Rotary Clubs of Connecticut and New Jersey. He is a member of the Founder's Planned Giving Society of the University of Hartford.

The Anchor Awards are stewarded by the Alumni Advisory Council, with nominations solicited from the full University community each year. This year's awards will be given on Friday, October 25, at the start of the UHart's annual Hawktober Weekend, which this year will feature the inauguration of University president Lawrence P. Ward.

Click here to learn more about the Anchor Awards and see a list of this year's awardees. The University of Hartford congratulates all the honorees on their well-deserved recognition!