ROGER MANDLE, who served as president of the Rhode Island School of Design for 15 years, died over the weekend. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN
PROVIDENCE – Roger Mandle, who served as president of the Rhode Island School of Design for 15 years through 2008, died this past weekend. His death was announced in a letter to the RISD community Monday by current president Rosanne Somerson. He was 79. According to Somerson’s letter, Mandle came to RISD after serving five…