Bryant Commencement Speakers and Honorary Degree Recipients, 1980 - 1999
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Year
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Bryant Commencement Speakers and Honorary Degree Recipients
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Title
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Speakers and Honorary Degrees
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Undergrad or Graduate School
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1980
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Agee, William M.
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Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Bendix Corporation 1977-1983
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S,H
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U
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1980
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Sisco, Jean Head
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Partner, Sisco Associates
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H
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U
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1980
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Gelineau, Bishop Louis E.
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Roman Catholic Bishop, Diocese of Providence 1971-1998
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H
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U
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1980
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Sullivan, William H.
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President, New England Patriots
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H
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U
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1980
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Murray, Pauli
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Lawyer, Educator, Author, Minister
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H
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U
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1980
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Sundlun, Bruce G.
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President and Chief Executive Officer, Outlet Company
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H
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U
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1981
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Rumsfield, Donald
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President & Chief Executive Officer, G.D. Searle and Company 1977-1985
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S,H
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U
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1981
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Armbrust, Howard H.
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Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Armbrust Chain Company
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H
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U
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1981
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Pettine, Raymond J.
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Chief Judge, United States District Court 1966-1982
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H
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U
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1981
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Quinn, Jane Bryant
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Editor, Columnist, Commentator
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H
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U
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1981
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St. Germain, Fernand J.
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Congressman, First District, State of Rhode Island 1961-1988
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H
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U
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1982
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Kiplinger, Austin H.
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President, The Kiplinger Washington Letters
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S,H
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U
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1982
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Christiansen, Carl W.
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Founder, Christiansen and Company
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H
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U
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1982
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Jackson, Maynard H.
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Mayor, Atlanta Georgia 1974-1982, 1990-1994
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H
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U
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1982
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Wang, An
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Chairman & President, Wang Laboratories
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H
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U
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1982
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Ylvisaker, Paul N.
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Dean of the Graduate School of Education, Harvard University
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H
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U
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1982
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Young, Robin
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News Correspondent, National Broadcasting Company
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H
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U
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1983
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Volcker, Paul A.
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Chairman, Federal Reserve System, United States of America 1979-1987
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S,H
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U
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1983
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Collis, Charles A.
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President and Chief Executive Officer, Princess House, Inc.
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H
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U
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1983
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Duggan, Arthur L.
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President, Inn America Corporation
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H
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U
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1983
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Filer, John H.
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Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Aetna Life & Casualty Company
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H
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U
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1983
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Graves, Earl G.
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Publisher & Editor, Black Enterprise
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H
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U
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1983
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O'Toole, Bernard J.
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President & Treasurer, Standard Transportation Company
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H
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U
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1983
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Alibrandi, Joseph F.
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President and Chief Executive Officer, Whittaker Corporation
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S,H
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G
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1984
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Casey, William J.
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Director, Central Intelligence, United States of America 1981-1987
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S,H
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U
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1984
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Blount, Luther H.
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President, Blount Marine Corporation
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H
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U
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1984
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Bowsher, Charles A.
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Comptroller General, United States of America 1981-1996
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H
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U
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1984
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Coulson, Robert
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President, American Arbitration Association
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S,H
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G
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1984
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Nicholas, Colombe M.
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President, Christian Dior, New York
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H
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|
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1985
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Reals, Gail M.
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Chief of Staff, Marine Corps Development and Education Command, United States
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S,H
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U
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1985
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Ashe, Arthur R. Jr.
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Captain, United States Davis Cup Team and Wimbledon Tennis Champion
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H
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U
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1985
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Greenberg, Maurice R.
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President & Chief Executive Officer, American International Group 1967-2005
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H
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U
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1985
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Hassenfeld, Alan G.
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President, Hasbro-Bradley, Inc.
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H
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U
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1985
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Hassenfeld, Stephen D.
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Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Hasbro-Bradley, Inc. 1980-1989
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H
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U
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1985
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Katz, Lillian M.
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Founder & President, Lillian Vernon Corporation
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H
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U
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1985
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Schneider, Claudine C.
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Congresswoman, Second District, State of Rhode Island 1981-1991
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H
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U
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1985
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Stone, W. Clement
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Chairman of the Board, Combined International Corporation
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S,H
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G
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1986
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Pastore, John O.
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1985 Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Associate Professor, Tufts University
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S,H
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G
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1986
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Janikies, Nicholas W.
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President, Jan. CO., Inc., Owner, 55 Burger King Restaurants
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H
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U
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1986
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Kanter, Rosabeth Moss
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Chairman of the Board, Goodmeasure, Inc.
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H
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U
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1986
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Procter, Barbera G.
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Entrepreneur
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H
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U
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1987
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Baldrige, Letitia
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Owner, Letitia Baldrige Enterprises
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S,H
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U
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1987
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Bennett, Robert
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Co-Founder, Chairman, & Chief Executive Officer, New World Broadcasting
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H
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U
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1987
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Papitto, Ralph
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Founder & Chairman, Nortek, Inc.
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H
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U
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1987
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Moritz, Charles
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Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Dun & Bradstreet
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S,H
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G
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1987
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Arpin, Paul
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Owner & President, Paul Arpin Van Lines
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H
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G
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1988
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Greenspan, Alan
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Chairman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System 1987-2006
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S,H
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U
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1988
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Franklin, John Hope
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Professor Emeritus of History, Duke University 1985-
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H
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U
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1988
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Sarkisian, Norman
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Owner, President, The Beacon Group
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H
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U
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1988
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Solow, Robert M.
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1978 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science
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H
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U
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1988
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Bailey, William Oliver
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Vice Chairman, AETNA Life & Casualty
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S,H
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G
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1988
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Parkos, Gregory T.
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President, Spaulding Company
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H
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G
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1988
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Tillinghast, Walter C.
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President, Whittaker Corporation
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H
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G
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1989
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Kiam, Victor K. II
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CEO. President, Remington Products Incorporated
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S,H
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U
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1989
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Carey, C. William
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Chairman, CEO, Town & Country Corporation
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H
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U
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1989
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Krupp, Douglas S.
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Co-Chairman, Krupp Companies
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H
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U
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1989
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Smith, Anne Mollegen
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Group Editorial Director, Working Woman/McCall's Group
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H
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U
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1989
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Murray, J. Terrance
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Chairman, President, CEO, Fleet/Norstar Financial Group, Inc.
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S,H
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G
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1990
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Lord, Bette Bao
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Author
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S,H
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U
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1990
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Lord, Winston
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U.S. Ambassador to China, 1985-1989
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S,H
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U
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1990
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Goddard, Robert H.I.
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Senior Partner, Brown & Ives, Business Leader, Humanitarian
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H
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U
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1990
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Monteiro, M.J.
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Executive Vice President, 3M's International Operations
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H
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U
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1990
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O'Hara, William
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President, Bryant University 1976-1989
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H
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U
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1990
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Wharton, Clifton R.
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CEO, Teachers Insurance Annuity Association and College Retirement Equities Fund (TIAA-CREF)
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S,H
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G
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1990
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Menard, Stanley C.
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President, Menard Enterprises
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H
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G
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1991
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Darman, Richard
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Director, Office of Management and Budget 1989-1993
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S,H
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U
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1991
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Bok, Joan Toland
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Chair, New England Electric System
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H
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U
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1991
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Cisneros, Henry G.
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Mayor, San Antonio, Texas 1981-1989
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H
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U
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1991
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Ericson, Karl F.
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Partner, KPMG Peat Marwick
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H
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U
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1991
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Ijiri, Yuji
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Author, Member of Accounting Hall of Fame
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H
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U
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1991
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Mondor, Bernard G.
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Owner, Pawtucket Red Sox
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H
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U
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1991
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Oster, Richard Michael
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Group Managing Director, Cookson Group, plc.
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S,H
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G
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1992
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Mosbacher, Robert A. Sr.
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Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce 1989-1992
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S,H
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U
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1992
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Mosbacher, Georgette
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CEO, La Prairie Inc. 1987-1991
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S,H
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U
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1992
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Tierney, Cornelius E.
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General Partner, National Director, Ernst & Young
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H
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U
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1992
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Dolan, Beverly F.
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Chair, President, CEO, Textron, Inc.
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H
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U
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1992
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Gates, Henry Louis Jr.
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Professor, Harvard University 1991-
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H
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U
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1992
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Jarvis, Clarence H.
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President, Jarvis Knitting and Conrad-Jarvis Corporation
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H
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U
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1993
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Thurow, Lester C.
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Dean, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management 1987-1993
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S,H
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U
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1993
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Gray, William H. III
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CEO, United Negro College Fund 1991-2004
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H
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U
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1993
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Dupont, Mary Louise
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Partner-in-Charge, Human Resources, KMPG Peat Marwick
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H
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U
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1993
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Goldstein, Stanley P.
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Co-founder, Consumer Value Stores (CVS)
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H
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U
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1993
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Graboys, George
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Former Chairman& CEO, Citizens Financial Group, Inc.
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S,H
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G
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1994
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Cosby, William H. Jr.
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Actor, Comedian
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S,H
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U
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1994
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Alpert, Warren
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Founder, Warren Equities, Inc., Warren Alpert Foundation
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H
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U
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1994
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Kolton, Paul
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Former Chairman, American Stock Exchange
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H
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U
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1994
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Lemieux, Joseph H.
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Chairman of the Board, CEO, Owens-Illinois, Inc.
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H
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U
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1994
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Pfeiffer, Jane Cahill
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Chairman of the Board, National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
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H
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U
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1994
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Snowden, Guy B.
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Chairman, CEO, GTECH Corporation
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H
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U
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1994
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Hamblett, Stephen
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Chairman of the Board, Publisher, CEO, Providence Journal Company
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S,H
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G
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1995
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Fish, Lawrence K.
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Chairman, President, CEO, Citizen's Financial Group, Inc.
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S,H
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U
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1995
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Chu, Michael
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President, CEO, ACCION International
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H
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U
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1995
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Parks, Rosa Louise
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Civil Rights Leader
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H
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U
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1995
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White, John Hazen Sr.
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Chairman, CEO, Taco, Inc.
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H
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U
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1995
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Berard, Gerlad J.
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Volunteer, Winner of Presidential Action Award
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H
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U
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1995
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Chappell, Katherine Cheney
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Co-Founder, Vice President, Tom's of Maine
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H
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U
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1995
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Chappell, Thomas M.
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Co-Founder, President, Tom's of Maine
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S,H
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G
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1996
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Yetter, Wayne P.
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President, CEO, Astra Merck Inc.
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S,H
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U
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1996
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Bello, George E.
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Executive Vice President, Controller, Reliance Group Holdings
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H
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U
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1996
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Lohrum, Fred C.
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Chairman, President, CEO, Rhode Island Hospital Trust National Bank
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H
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U
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1996
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Selya, Bruce M.
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U.S. District Court Judge, Court of Appeals in Providence, R.I. 1982-2000
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H
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U
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1996
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Syms, Marcy
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President, COO, Syms Corp.
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H
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G
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1996
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Holland, Robert Jr.
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President, CEO, Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc.
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S,H
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G
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1997
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Meirelles, Henrique de Campos
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President, CEO, BankBoston
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S,H
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U
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|
1997
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Kraft, Robert K.
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Owner, CEO New England Patriots
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H
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U
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1997
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Papitto, Barbara A.
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Bryant Board of Trustees, 1987-1996
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H
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U
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1997
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Scharz-Schilling, Christian
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Minister of Post and Telecommunications, Germany
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H
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U
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1997
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Lau, Joanna T.
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President, Lau Technologies
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S,H
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G
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1998
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Taylor, Thomas A.
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President, CEO, Amica Mutual Insurance Co.
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S,H
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U
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1998
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Clanton, Jae
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Executive Director, Urban League of Rhode Island
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H
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U
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1998
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Stempel, Ernest E.
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Director, American International Group, Inc.
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H
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U
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1998
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McCabe, Robert L.
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Chairman of Retail Subsidies, New England Electric System
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S,H
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G
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1998
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Gaebe, Morris J.W.
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Chancellor, Chairman of the Board, Johnson & Wales University
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H
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G
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1999
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Benson, James
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Chairman, President, CEO, New England Financial
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S,H
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U
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1999
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Gadiesh, Orit
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Chairman, CEO, Bain & Company, Boston 1993-
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H
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U
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1999
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Wolfe, John E.
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President, CEO, Metrisa, Inc.
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H
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U
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1999
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Budd, Wayne A.
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Group President, New England-Bell Atlantic 1996-2000
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S,H
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G
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1999
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Congdon, George F. II
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Executive Vice-President, Trustee, Liberty Property Trust
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H
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G
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