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Article: UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND PRESIDENT CAROTHERS TO RECEIVE NEW ENGLAND BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- March 11, 2008
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The University of Rhode Island issued the following news release:
The New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) announced today that University of Rhode Island President Robert L. Carothers and the Dorcas Place Adult and Family Learning Center will be honored with 2008 New England Higher Education Excellence Awards.
Carothers will receive the Eleanor M. McMahon Award for Lifetime Achievement. The award is named for the late Rhode Island higher education commissioner, scholar and educator.
Dorcas Place, located in Providence, will receive the Rhode Island State Merit Award for its leadership in contributing to the state's economic growth through the development of a more literate and ...