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June 2002

Titanic discoverer Robert Ballard joins URI faculty

URI nonviolence guru kidnapped, released by Colombian guerrillas

APAW names Erickson ‘Woman of the Year’

NOAA names Ginis 2002 Environmental Hero

Aquaculture initiative seeks to ‘grow the industry’

$500,000 raised to honor engineering dean

Cumberland resident enjoys corrections

Farming is in the blood of this URI grad

Student speaker’s four-year wait is over

Tick saliva genes key to Lyme disease vaccine

Business Hall of Fame

Obesity a growing threat to world health

Energy efficiency measures to save 1 million kwh annually

Early exposure to science was critical to success of URI’s Opportunity Scholars

Niles Cemetery dedicated

Convocation Center to open doors to public with free concert, fun

In Memoriam

Residence Halls block party

25th anniversary celebration

Spotlight on students

Sizzling Spring Show

Business Hall of Fame

Edward Mazze, far left, dean of the College of Business Administration and the Alfred J. Verrecchia-Hasbro Inc. Leadership Chair in Business, and Provost M. Beverly Swan pose with the new inductees into the College of Business’ Hall of Fame. Starting second from left: Peter F. Kirn ’75, MBA ’77, senior partner with Accenture, Inc.; Michael D. Fascitelli ’78, president of Vornado Realty Trust; Alan G. Hassenfeld, chairman and CEO of Hasbro Inc.; Anthony J. Rose Jr., Hon. ’99, chairman of Technical Industries Inc.; Frank J. Feraco ’69, president and COO of Pentair Tools Group; and Pete Bassi ’70, MBA ’73, president and CEO of Tricon Restaurants International.

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