The Distinguished Achievement Awards honor Josepha Campinha-Bacote \u201974<\/strong> earned her bachelor\u2019s degree in nursing. In private practice since 1991, she has been treating diverse populations and educating health care professionals around the world about the need to immerse themselves in their patients\u2019 cultural heritage. An appreciation of patients\u2019 cultural, religious, and language traditions leads to better care, she said. As the founder and president of Transcultural C.A.R.E. associates, a private consulting service that addresses clinical, administrative, research, and educational issues in transcultural health care, she has become renowned internationally. Campinha-Bacote said she owes a great debt to Barbara Tate, dean emerita of the College of Nursing. \u201cShe was such a caring person, and I have so much allegiance to URI because of Dean Tate. She made me feel so welcome, and she has the most respect for diversity of anyone I know,\u201d said the third generation Cape Verdean, who grew up in Wareham, Mass. Campinha-Bacote holds an M.S. in Nursing from Texas Women\u2019s University, a Ph.D. in Nursing from the University of Virginia, and an M.A. in Religion from Cincinnati Christian University.<\/p>\n her bachelor\u2019s degree in nursing. In private practice since 1991, she has been treating diverse populations and educating health care professionals around the world about the need to immerse themselves in their patients\u2019 cultural heritage. An appreciation of patients\u2019 cultural, religious, and language traditions leads to better care, she said. As the founder and president of Transcultural C.A.R.E. associates, a private consulting service that addresses clinical, administrative, research, and educational issues in transcultural health care, she has become renowned internationally. Campinha-Bacote said she owes a great debt to Barbara Tate, dean emerita of the College of Nursing. \u201cShe was such a caring person, and I have so much allegiance to URI because of Dean Tate. She made me feel so welcome, and she has the most respect for diversity of anyone I know,\u201d said the third generation Cape Verdean, who grew up in Wareham, Mass. Campinha-Bacote holds an M.S. in Nursing from Texas Women\u2019s University, a Ph.D. in Nursing from the University of Virginia, and an M.A. in Religion from Cincinnati Christian University.<\/p>\n These days, the recipient of the College of Nursing\u2019s Alumna of the Year award and an Alumni Achievement award gives national and international presentations that target neuroscience, pharmacy, and dentistry. \u201cPharmacy schools and dental schools are not teaching about cultural differences and ethnic background and how they affect drug metabolism. I am now getting grants from pharmaceutical companies to address drug effects on minority patients,\u201d said the Cincinnati, Ohio, resident.<\/p>\n [themify_hr color=”light-gray” width=”50%” border_width=”1 px” ]<\/p>\n A member of the College of Business Administration\u2019s Hall of Fame and keynote speaker at the 1995 University CEO Forum, Frank joined Carnival as senior vice president of finance and chief financial officer in July 1989. He served as CFO and chief accounting officer from 1989 until 1998. He became a member of the board of directors in 1992 and was named vice chairman of the board in 1993. In 1998, he was named to his current position as chief operating officer. A voracious reader and faithful runner, Frank shows no signs of slowing his pace. \u201cI am 66 and I should be retired,\u201d he said. \u201cMy daughter and my wife tell me it\u2019s time to smell the roses. The reason I don\u2019t retire is that I love my work. It\u2019s a great company with great colleagues all over the world.\u201d<\/p>\n [themify_hr color=”light-gray” width=”50%” border_width=”1 px” ]<\/p>\n Holland holds a master\u2019s in history and education from the University of Massachusetts and a doctorate in educational Administration from Boston University. \u201cYou enter public service knowing you are not going to be wealthy, but that you can contribute to improvement in the lives of people. I am very honored that the University realizes that.\u201d<\/p>\n During his career, Holland served as superintendent in four Rhode Island and Massachusetts school districts and as executive director of the Rhode Island Principals Association. As commissioner of higher education, he oversaw an unprecedented $500 million in expansion and improvement at CCRI, RIC, and URI, including construction of the Ryan Center, the Boss Arena, and Ballentine Hall. Holland\u2019s immediate family includes several URI graduates: his wife, Karen \u201960; sons Kevin \u201984 and Steven \u201993; daughter Kathleen Meringolo \u201985; and Steven\u2019s wife, Catherine \u201993.<\/p>\n [themify_hr color=”light-gray” width=”50%” border_width=”1 px” ]<\/p>\n Saberi said URI was a community that embraced her. \u201cMy late professor, Mack Prince, understood why I wanted to become an engineer. But he also knew that I belonged in an entrepreneurial environment before I did, and he recommended me to a venture-backed startup that had been founded by a URI alumnus.\u201d She credits URI engineering classes for her success. \u201cYou learn how to break down problems into solvable pieces, organize your thought processes, and gather the tools you\u2019ll need to proceed. Engineering gives you a high level of credibility and confidence,\u201d said the 2007 commencement speaker for the College of Engineering. Inducted into the college\u2019s Founder\u2019s Club in 2004, she is now vice chair of the College of Engineering Advisory Committee; she will become chair in 2008.<\/p>\n [themify_hr color=”light-gray” width=”50%” border_width=”1 px” ]<\/p>\n ALAN SHAWN FEINSTEIN COLLEGE OF CONTINUING EDUCATION COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING COLLEGE OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND LIFE SCIENCES COLLEGE OF HUMAN SCIENCE AND SERVICES COLLEGE OF NURSING COLLEGE OF PHARMACY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF OCEANOGRAPHY 2007 Second Annual Distinguished Achievement \u2028Awards & Gala Saturday, October 13, 2007 \u22c5\u00a0The Westin Providence, R.I. The Distinguished Achievement Awards honor those who personify URI\u2019s tradition of excellence in achievement, leadership, and service. 2007 PRESIDENT’S AWARD RECIPIENTS Josepha Campinha-Bacote \u201974 earned her bachelor\u2019s degree in nursing. 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\nthose who personify URI\u2019s tradition of excellence
\nin achievement, leadership, and service.<\/p>\n![\"150212_DAA_2007\"](\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1595\/150212_DAA_2007.jpg\")
<\/a>2007 PRESIDENT’S AWARD RECIPIENTS<\/strong><\/h2>\n
<\/p>\nHoward S. Frank \u201962,<\/strong> who earned his B.S. in accounting, is vice chairman and chief operating officer of Carnival Corp., a global cruise company and one of the largest vacation companies in the world. Based in Miami, the company has more than 55,000 employees worldwide and operates a fleet of 83 ships. A numbers guy, he\u2019ll tell you that his communications and English courses with favorite professors Agnes Doody and Warren Smith helped him learn how to talk with people and make presentations. He also talks about the importance of campus activities: \u201cI honed my leadership and communication skills not necessarily in the academic arena, but working with my \u00adcolleagues in my fraternity, Alpha Epsilon Pi. They looked to me as a pragmatic problem solver and that helped to build my confidence in my abilities.\u201d<\/p>\nWilliam R. Holland \u201960.\u00a0<\/strong>As an education leader for more than 40 years, William R. Holland \u201960 laughs when someone mentions retirement because in 2002 he stepped down as Rhode Island commissioner of higher education. During the next three years, he taught half time at Rhode Island College, officially retiring as professor emeritus in 2005. In that capacity, he was mentor to hundreds of school principals in Rhode Island and nearby states. Then he was asked to serve as interim superintendent-consultant in the Central Falls school district. During that time, the Narragansett resident proposed a restructuring of the high school that called for a formal partnership with URI. The URI Academy at Central Falls will open \u00adofficially this month.<\/p>\nNina F. Saberi \u201982<\/strong>\u00a0will tell you that as managing general partner of Castile Ventures in Waltham, Mass., she is privileged to provide capital and management expertise to entrepreneurial businesses. Saberi, who earned her B.S. in electrical engineering, founded the venture capital firm in 1998.\u201cIn the early stages, it\u2019s an investment in people who have unique ideas and ways to solve problems,\u201d Saberi explained. Her company has helped launch such leading technology firms as Network Intelligence, which was purchased in 2006 by EMC2, a global technology leader in Hopkinton, Mass.; Trapeze Networks, which provides seamless mobility to the enterprise workforce and meets the requirements of network managers and information technology staffs; and Aurora Networks, a manufacturer of advanced optical transport systems for broadband networks that support the convergence of digital broadband, voice, video, and data applications.<\/p>\n2007 DEANS’ AWARD RECIPIENTS<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\nRebecca Burke \u201976<\/strong>
\n Carol Corwin \u201984<\/strong>
\n Joseph Waller ’69<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nJohn Dunnigan \u201972<\/strong>
\n Bernice Pescosolido \u201974<\/strong>
\n Christopher Savoie \u201992<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nJohnny Chen, M.S. \u201983<\/strong>
\n Karen Davis \u201982, M.A. \u201993<\/strong>
\n Robert Petisi \u201974<<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nSherry Embrey \u201972<\/strong>
\n Michael Keith \u201970<\/strong>
\n Robert Weygand \u201971, ’76<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nSuzanne Owren Carcieri \u201965<\/strong>
\n Robert Marchand \u201978<\/strong>
\n Julia Randall Sharpe<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nMarguerite Bumpus<\/strong>
\n Thomas Romeo<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nSteve Alves, Ph.D. \u201902<\/strong>
\n Cathy Duquette \u201984, M.S.’96<\/strong>
\n Susan Sherman \u201969<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nMario Casinelli Jr. \u201953<\/strong>
\n Kathleen Jaeger \u201987<\/strong>
\n Robert Saut\u00e9 \u201950<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nJames A. Austin Jr.<\/strong>
\n Larry Mayer ’73<\/strong>
\n Sandra Whitehouse, Ph.D. \u201994<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"