The Distinguished Achievement Awards honor [themify_hr color=”light-gray” width=”50%” border_width=”1 px” ]<\/p>\n [themify_hr color=”light-gray” width=”50%” border_width=”1 px” ]<\/p>\n [themify_hr color=”light-gray” width=”50%” border_width=”1 px” ]<\/p>\n [themify_hr color=”light-gray” width=”50%” border_width=”1 px” ]<\/p>\n ALAN SHAWN FEINSTEIN COLLEGE OF CONTINUING EDUCATION AND THE GRADUATE SCHOOL COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING COLLEGE OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND LIFE SCIENCES COLLEGE OF HUMAN SCIENCE AND SERVICE COLLEGE OF NURSING COLLEGE OF PHARMACY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF OCEANOGRAPHY 2010 Fifth Annual Distinguished Achievement \u2028Awards & Gala Saturday, \u00a0October 23, 2010 \u22c5 The Westin Providence, R.I. The Distinguished Achievement Awards honor those who personify URI\u2019s tradition of excellence in achievement, leadership, and service. 2010 PRESIDENT’S AWARD RECIPIENTS Martha E. Banks, M.A. \u201978, Ph.D. \u201981, renowned for her expertise on issues involving women, trauma, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":958,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2616","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-distinguished-achievement-awards"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/university-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2616","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/university-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/university-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/university-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/958"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/university-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2616"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/university-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2616\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/university-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/university-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2616"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/university-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nthose who personify URI\u2019s tradition of excellence
\nin achievement, leadership, and service.<\/p>\n![\"150212_DAA_2010\"](\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1595\/150212_DAA_2010.jpg\")
<\/a>2010 PRESIDENT’S AWARD RECIPIENTS<\/strong><\/h2>\n
<\/a>Martha E. Banks, M.A. \u201978, Ph.D. \u201981<\/a><\/strong>, 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.<\/p>\n<\/a>Richard J. Harrington ’73, Hon. ’02<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0is chairman and general partner of The Cue Ball Group. He most recently served as CEO of the world\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<\/a>Franklin W. Simon \u201950<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0is 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.<\/p>\n<\/a>Kwok K. Yeung, Ph.D. ’79<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is 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.<\/p>\n2010 DEANS’ AWARD RECIPIENTS<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\nPaul F. Fioravanti \u201988, M.P.A \u201995, M.B.A. \u201999<\/strong>
\n Mary A. Parella, M.C.P. \u201982<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nShannon E. Chandley \u201983<\/strong>
\n Thomas J. Silvia \u201983<\/strong>
\n Laureen L. White \u201981<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nWesley R. Card \u201970<\/strong>
\n Jay A. Kaiser \u201968<\/strong>
\n Alan R. Spachman \u201969, M.B.A. \u201971<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nJay William Harford, M.S. \u201961<\/strong>
\n Dorothy S. Rasco \u201981<\/strong>
\n Richard Schloesser<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nRear Admiral Mary E. Landry, M.M.A. \u201995<\/strong>
\n Frances W. Ingersoll \u201974<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nDiane Chace Fannon \u201974<\/strong>
\n Christine Scott Pelton \u201984<\/strong>
\n Kevin J. Pelton \u201984<\/strong>
\n Barbara L. Wilson (posthumous)<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nTerri L. Maxwell \u201982<\/strong>
\n Ken Owens, friend<\/strong>
\n Ruth C. Waldman, M.S. \u201974 (posthumous)<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nWilliam H. Lang \u201949<\/strong>
\n Lois Vars Mason \u201962<\/strong>
\n Captain Justina A. Molzon \u201973, M.S. \u201976<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nPeter R. Betzer, Ph.D. \u201972<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"