2014 Ninth Annual Distinguished Achievement Awards & Gala Saturday, October 25, 2014 ⋅ Newport Marriott, Newport, R.I. The Distinguished Achievement Awards honor those who personify URI’s tradition of excellence in achievement, leadership, and service. 2014 PRESIDENT’S AWARD RECIPIENTS Wesley R. Card ’70 Retired CEO and Director, The Jones Group, Inc. When Wes Card retired as CEO and […]
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2006 First Annual Distinguished Achievement Awards & Gala Saturday, October 14, 2006 ⋅ Rhode Island Convention Center, Providence, R.I. The Distinguished Achievement Awards honor those who personify URI’s tradition of excellence in achievement, leadership, and service. 2006 PRESIDENT’S AWARD RECIPIENTS Bernard J. Beaudreau ’77 Bernard Beaudreau is a former executive director of the Rhode Island Community Food Bank, […]
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2007 Second Annual Distinguished Achievement Awards & Gala Saturday, October 13, 2007 ⋅ The Westin Providence, R.I. The Distinguished Achievement Awards honor those who personify URI’s tradition of excellence in achievement, leadership, and service. 2007 PRESIDENT’S AWARD RECIPIENTS Josepha Campinha-Bacote ’74 earned her bachelor’s degree in nursing. In private practice since 1991, she has been treating […]
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2008 Third Annual Distinguished Achievement Awards & Gala October 18, 2008 ⋅ The Westin Providence, R.I. The Distinguished Achievement Awards honor those who personify URI’s tradition of excellence in achievement, leadership, and service. 2008 PRESIDENT’S AWARD RECIPIENTS William Flynn, who earned his bachelor’s degree in 1975, heads Atlas Worldwide Holdings Inc., in Westchester, N.Y. The […]
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2009 Fourth Annual Distinguished Achievement Awards & Gala Saturday, October 17, 2009 ⋅ The Westin Providence, R.I. The Distinguished Achievement Awards honor those who personify URI’s tradition of excellence in achievement, leadership, and service. 2009 PRESIDENT’S AWARD RECIPIENTS Patricia Miller Anton ’79 (Music) of Henderson, Nev., president of the Anton Family Foundation, played the flute, sang […]
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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 […]
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2011 Sixth Annual Distinguished Achievement Awards & Gala Saturday, October 22, 2011 ⋅ The Westin Providence, R.I. The Distinguished Achievement Awards honor those who personify URI’s tradition of excellence in achievement, leadership, and service. 2011 PRESIDENT’S AWARD RECIPIENTS Alfred J. Verrecchia ’67, ’72 of Narragansett, chairman of the board of Hasbro, a worldwide leader in family […]
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2012 Seventh Annual Distinguished Achievement Awards Saturday, October 27, 2012 ⋅ Newport Marriott, Newport, R.I. The Distinguished Achievement Awards honor those alumni who personify URI’s tradition of excellence in achievement, leadership, and service. 2012 PRESIDENT’S AWARD RECIPIENTS Cornelius M. Kerwin, M.A. ’73, Ph.D. President, American University Cornelius Kerwin is president of American University and a nationally recognized […]
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2013 Eighth Annual Distinguished Achievement Awards & Gala Friday, October 25, 2013 ⋅ Newport Marriott, Newport, R.I. The Distinguished Achievement Awards honor those who personify URI’s tradition of excellence in achievement, leadership, and service. Proceeds benefited the President’s 21st Century Fund for Excellence. 2013 PRESIDENT’S AWARD RECIPIENTS Karina Montilla Edmonds ’92, Ph.D. Executive Director for Institute Corporate […]
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2014 President’s Awards Wesley R. Card ’70 Thomas D. Cerio III ’76 Paul J. Hastings ’84 Diane Pennica, Ph.D. ’77 2014 Corporate Award Hasbro, Inc. Alfred J. Verrecchia ’67, M.B.A ’72, Hon. ’04 2014 Rising Star Award Wilson K. Okello, M.S. ’12 2014 Deans’ Awards Alan Shawn Feinstein College of Continuing Education Gary J. Burkholder […]
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