Rudolph Torrini
Sculptor, Artist in Residence
Professor Emeritus Fontbonne College
Education
- MFA University of Notre Dame, 1958
- Certificate Accademia di Belle Arti Florence, Italy, 1950
- BFA Washington University School of Fine Arts, 1949
Honors and Awards
- Doctor of Humane Letters conferred by Fontbonne College, May 2000
- Elected Fellow of National Sculpture Society, 1990
- Gold Medal from City of Lucca, Italy, 1990:
Lucchesi chi hanno onorato Lucca nel mondo
(Award for contributions to Italo-American culture)
- Knighthoods:
- Commendatore al Merito della Republica, Italy, 1977
- Cavaliere al Merito della Republica,Italy, 1973
- Honorary Knighthood of St. Patrick, University of Missouri, Rolla, 1971
- Fulbright Award to Italy, 1949-50