Washington Trust President and Chief Operating Officer Receives Boy Scout Award

Paul Choquette (left), chairman and CEO of Gilbane Building Company, and John C. Warren (right), chairman and CEO, Washington Trust, present John F. Treanor (center), president and COO of Washington Trust with the 2008 Senator John H. Chaffee Distinguished Citizens Award.

July 8, 2008 (Westerly, Rhode Island). . .The Washington Trust Company is proud to announce that John F. Treanor, president and chief operating officer, has been recognized by the Narragansett Council, Boy Scouts of America, with the Senator John H. Chafee Distinguished Citizen Award. The award was presented at a luncheon held on June 26, 2008, at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence.

The Boy Scouts selected Treanor because he represents the purposes of Scouting in developing leadership, character, citizenship and service in young people. He serves as chairman of the board of Meeting Street School, a trustee of the YMCA of Greater Providence, a member of the CEO council of Junior Achievement, and is chairman of the board of Home and Hospice Care of Rhode Island. He is also on the board of Beacon Mutual and is the chairman of its audit committee.

The Washington Trust Company is a subsidiary of Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc., a $2.5 billion corporation headquartered in Westerly, Rhode Island. Founded in 1800, Washington Trust is the oldest community bank in the nation and is the largest independent bank headquartered in Rhode Island. A state-chartered bank, Washington Trust offers a full range of financial services, including business banking , personal banking , and wealth management and trust services, through its offices located in Rhode Island, southeastern Connecticut and Massachusetts. The Corporation's common stock trades on The NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol WASH. Web site address: www.washtrust.com.