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The New England Board of Higher Education will honor recipients of the 2007 New England Higher Education Excellence Awards at a dinner celebration to be held Friday, March 9, 2007 at Boston's Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel.

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Reception 6 P.M.
Dinner Program 7 P.M.

Welcome
Evan S. Dobelle,
President and CEO, NEBHE
The Hon. Mary Cathcart, former Maine State Senator, Chair, NEBHE
The Hon. Joan Menard, Mass. State Senator, Chair-Elect, NEBHE

Special Greetings
Dana Mohler-Faria
Special Advisor on Education, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
President, Bridgewater State College
*invited
The 2007 New England Higher Education Excellence Awards Dinner will honor:

Regional Excellence Award Recipients

 ImageJohn Silber, President Emeritus, Boston University

The Eleanor M. McMahon Award for Lifetime Achievement
 Image The Hon. James M. Jeffords, Former U.S. Senator (I-Vt.)

The Governor Walter R. Peterson Award for Leadership
 Image Michael Audet, Former Chair, Vermont State Colleges Board of Trustees

The David C. Knapp Award for Trusteeship
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 Frederick Hutchinson Center at the University of Maine
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The School of Community Economic Development at Southern New Hampshire University

The Robert J. McKenna Award for Program Achievement

State Merit Award Winners

 ConnecticutConnecticut-Baden-Wurttemberg Sister-State
Higher Education Program
  
 MaineOnward Program, University of Maine
  
 MassachusettsIrving Fradkin, Founder and President Emeritus,
Scholarship America/Dollars for Scholars
  
 New HampshireIngrid Lemaire, VP, Research and Government Relations,
New Hampshire Higher Education Assistance Foundation
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Peter Sampo, Founder and President Emeritus,
Thomas More College of Liberal Arts
  
 Rhode IslandThe Initiative to Educate Afghan Women
  
 VermontThe Hon. James H. Douglas, Governor, State of Vermont

To register for this event, download a reservation form or call Ana Dabrowski of Preferred Meeting and Event Services at 781-849-6130 x365.

For information about sponsorship opportunities, contact Carolyn Morwick, NEBHE Sr. Director of Government and Community Relations at 617-357-9620 x118, or via email at cmorwick@nebhe.org

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