The 2008 New England Higher Education Excellence Awards Dinner
and
50th Anniversary Celebration of NEBHE's
Tuition-Saving Regional Student Program
March 14, 2008
The Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel
Boston, Mass.
The New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) is pleased to announce its sixth annual New England Higher Education Excellence Awards Dinner, which will be held on Friday, March 14, 2008, at The Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts.
Join hundreds of New England’s business, education, government and nonprofit leaders for the Excellence Awards presentation and to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of NEBHE’s tuition-saving Regional Student Program featuring noted Regional Student Program alum, New England Cable News meteorologist Tim Kelley.
Governor John H. Lynch, New Hampshire
The Governor Walter R. Peterson Award for Leadership
Robert L. Carothers, President, University of Rhode Island
The Eleanor M. McMahon Award for Lifetime Achievement
Boys & Girls Club of Burlington, Vermont
The Robert J. McKenna Award for Program Achievement
Robert S. Karam, Principal, Karam Financial Group, Massachusetts
The David C. Knapp Award for Trusteeship
2008 STATE MERIT AWARD RECIPIENTS
Jonathan Daube, President, Manchester Community College - Connecticut State Merit Award
Senator George J. Mitchell Scholarship Research Institute - Maine State Merit Award
The Massachusetts School-to-College Data Policy Team - Massachusetts State Merit Award
Keene State College’s Cohen Center for Holocaust Studies - New Hampshire State Merit Award
Dorcas Place Adult and Family Learning Center - Rhode Island State Merit Award
John F. Brennan, President, Green Mountain College - Vermont State Merit Award
About the Excellence Awards
NEBHE’s mission is to promote greater educational opportunity for residents of New England at the region’s 270 public and independent colleges and universities. Individuals and organizations nominated during the selection process that begins in the fall exemplify NEBHE’s mission through their accomplishments.
Regional Awards
The Governor Walter R. Peterson Award for Leadership
- Presented to an individual from the government sector (a governor, state or federal legislator, mayor or city/state official).
- Must be considered as a lifetime achievement award for government officials.
- Must have demonstrated superior leadership in support of higher education, public policy or the advancement of higher education opportunity (i.e., introduction of legislation or policies that benefit higher education).
The Eleanor M. McMahon Award for Lifetime Achievement
- Presented to an individual from the academic or business sectors.
- Must have consistently been dedicated in his/her efforts on behalf of higher education and affected his/her community in positive ways.
- Must have been previously recognized and awarded for his/her work in higher education.
The Robert J. McKenna Award for Program Achievement
- Presented to a program, organization, institution or business.
- Must have demonstrated innovative solutions to challenges facing New England higher education.
- Must be dedicated to issues such as access and affordability, including being committed to the advancement of underrepresented populations in higher education.
The David C. Knapp Award for Trusteeship
- Presented to a person who is currently serving or formerly served as a trustee on the board of a New England college, university, higher education system or state governing board.
- Must have an outstanding record of accomplishment as a trustee.
- Must be dedicated to promoting the relationship between higher education and the New England economy.
One award is presented to an individual, program, organization, institution or business in each of the six New England states — Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.
