Rhode Island College

Frank Anzeveno ’81 spent 17 years in the Rhode Island College athletic department from 1984-2001, serving as the assistant athletic director for intramurals and recreation for many years before concluding his career as the assistant athletic director for recreation.
 
During his tenure with RIC Recreation, Anzeveno impacted the lives of countless students. He is credited with taking the intramural program from the ground floor to the level it is at today. Among the more popular programs he developed was Olymp-RICS, which pitted residence halls in Olympic-style sports competition and the annual Wiffle Ball Tournament.
 
Anzeveno was also actively involved with fundraising endeavors on the intercollegiate athletic side where he helped develop and coordinate sports cards shows, trips to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., the annual Sports and Celebrity Memorabilia Auction and helped create the very first Midnight Madness at the college.
 
A North Providence, R.I. native, he earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Rhode Island College in 1981.
 
While he was a senior at RIC, Anzeveno ran and won a seat in the R.I. House of Representatives. He served nine terms over the span of 18 years as a R.I. State Representative.
 
Upon the leaving the college, he went on to work as the R.I. Speaker of the House’s Chief of Staff, serving three separate administrations over the course of 14 years before retiring to Florida.
 
Along with his wife, Kathy, Anzeveno has been instrumental to the college’s alumni events in Florida, helping coordinate very successful programs such as a miniature golf tournament, bowling events, airboat rides, Italian dinner nights, sunset cruises and engagement events held at Boston Red Sox spring training games.
 
Anzeveno and his family spend their summers in Narragansett and reside in Naples, Fla. during the remainder of the year.