2010 Fifth Annual
Distinguished Achievement 
Awards & Gala

Saturday,  October 23, 2010 ⋅ The Westin Providence, R.I.

The Distinguished Achievement Awards honor
those who personify URI’s tradition of excellence
in achievement, leadership, and service.

2010 PRESIDENT’S AWARD RECIPIENTS

Martha E. Banks, M.A. ’78, Ph.D. ’81, renowned for her expertise on issues involving women, trauma, and health care, is a research neuropsychologist at the Research and Development Division of ABackans DCP, Inc. in Akron, Ohio, and a former professor at The College of Wooster in Ohio.

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Richard J. Harrington ’73, Hon. ’02 is chairman and general partner of The Cue Ball Group. He most recently served as CEO of the world’s largest information services firm, The Thomson Corporation, now The Thomson Reuters Corporation. At Cue Ball, Harrington helps set the overall strategic direction and plays an active role across investments.

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Franklin W. Simon ’50 is owner and president of The Simon Companies. A highly decorated World War II hero and engineering entrepreneur, he has been instrumental in providing housing for the elderly and low-to-moderate income individuals and families over the past 50 years.

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Kwok K. Yeung, Ph.D. ’79 is vice-president of research and development at IDEXX Laboratories in Westbrook, Maine. The company focuses primarily on pet health, and sells a variety of products worldwide to veterinarians, including in-clinic diagnostic tests and instrumentation, laboratory services, and practice management software. He holds ten U.S. patents.

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2010 DEANS’ AWARD RECIPIENTS

ALAN SHAWN FEINSTEIN COLLEGE OF CONTINUING EDUCATION AND THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
Paul F. Fioravanti ’88, M.P.A ’95, M.B.A. ’99
Mary A. Parella, M.C.P. ’82

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Shannon E. Chandley ’83
Thomas J. Silvia ’83
Laureen L. White ’81

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Wesley R. Card ’70
Jay A. Kaiser ’68
Alan R. Spachman ’69, M.B.A. ’71

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Jay William Harford, M.S. ’61
Dorothy S. Rasco ’81
Richard Schloesser

COLLEGE OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND LIFE SCIENCES
Rear Admiral Mary E. Landry, M.M.A. ’95
Frances W. Ingersoll ’74

COLLEGE OF HUMAN SCIENCE AND SERVICE
Diane Chace Fannon ’74
Christine Scott Pelton ’84
Kevin J. Pelton ’84
Barbara L. Wilson (posthumous)

COLLEGE OF NURSING
Terri L. Maxwell ’82
Ken Owens, friend
Ruth C. Waldman, M.S. ’74 (posthumous)

COLLEGE OF PHARMACY
William H. Lang ’49
Lois Vars Mason ’62
Captain Justina A. Molzon ’73, M.S. ’76

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF OCEANOGRAPHY
Peter R. Betzer, Ph.D. ’72