The Distinguished Achievement Awards honor
\nthose who personify URI\u2019s tradition of excellence
\nin achievement, leadership, and service.<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\n2006 PRESIDENT’S AWARD RECIPIENTS<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\n<\/a>Bernard J. Beaudreau \u201977<\/strong>
\nBernard Beaudreau is a former executive director of the Rhode Island Community Food Bank, has spent his career giving to others. From 1984 to 1995 he worked for Oxfam America; before that he worked for the Women\u2019s Development Corp., a Rhode Island housing organization. During his 10 years as the head of the food bank, Beaudreau tripled food distributions, now up to 8.3 million pounds, and saw cash contributions increase from $1.4 million to $3.6 million. He also directed the agency\u2019s response to Hurricane Katrina. Beaudreau is moving to Chicago to join a new organization called the Global FoodBanking Network that will promote food banks around the world. He is a Providence resident.<\/p>\n<\/a>Barbara A. Cardillo \u201972<\/strong>
\nBarbara Cardillo is a technology marketing executive in California\u2019s Silicon Valley, she has co-founded three successful high technology companies in the past 10 years. She recently retired from her latest company, Firetide, Inc., where she was vice president of marketing. From 1988 to 1997, Cardillo worked at Apple Computer where she was director of desktop product marketing and later served as president of marketing for the company\u2019s PowerBook division. She has a master\u2019s degree from Boston University and a doctorate in communications from Stanford University. Cardillo is a Los Gatos, Calif. resident.<\/p>\n