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President Emeritus William T. O’Hara ’90H Leaves Outstanding Legacy
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Jay Weinberg ’85, President of The JAY Group, a marketing services company in Chicago, was among the more than 150 alumni and business leaders who engaged with first-year students as mentors and judges during Bryant’s IDEA (Innovation and Design Experience for All) immersion program.
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ryant University celebrates Alumni Engagement Day each spring, recognizing the outstanding professional achievements of our alumni with daytime panel discussions topped by the evening’s Alumni Achievement Awards Ceremony and dinner. Make plans to attend this year’s event on Friday, April 13 and register online now at bryant.edu/ alumnievents. The event will feature several panels of alumni in various areas, including finance and healthcare, and a keynote speaker: behavioral finance and socially responsible finance expert John R. Nofsinger, Ph.D., the William H. Seward
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Endowed Chair in International Finance at The University of Alaska Anchorage. Watch for an announcement of the panels as well as the outstanding recipients of this year’s Alumni Achievement Awards. But the National Alumni Council’s chair of the Campus Connections committee, Ed Capasso ’77, wants to remind you that alumni can be engaged in many ways – both on campus and around the world – throughout the year. continues on page 7
INSPIRED TO EXCEL: CAMPAIGN PROGRESS BEATS ALL RECORDS
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degree from Trinity College and law
recently lost
degrees from Georgetown University and
distinguished
New York University. He also held
accelerating momentum that are driving our capital
educator and
honorary doctoral degrees from Mount
inspirational
Saint Mary College, Providence College,
campaign well above and beyond all historic levels
away on January 16. Dr. O’Hara served as Bryant’s fifth president and Professor of Management from 1976-89.
Wales University, and Bryant College. Beginning a law career in Washington, DC, Bill served as a clerk for Federal Judge Joseph C. McGarraghy, then as a trial attorney for the Public Defender’s Office in U.S. District Court, and later as counsel to the Postsecondary Education Subcommittee
Through the dedication of Bill and his wife,
of the U.S. House of Representatives
Bobbi, a strong foundation was created
(Committee on Education and Labor).
for much of the success Bryant University
While in Washington, he also taught
enjoys today. A campus memorial service
constitutional and criminal law at
for the life of William T. O’Hara will be
American University. It was there that
held in the Machtley Interfaith Center
he discovered his passion for teaching.
at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 14, 2018.
Dr. William T. O’Hara Memorial Scholarship Fund has been established
The
as a lasting legacy in his honor. (Visit
www.bryant.edu/giving to learn more.)
From Washington, he moved into academia holding a progressive succession of positions at University of Connecticut campuses, including the School of Law. In 1972, Dr. O’Hara became President and
A PASSION FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING
Professor of Constitutional Law at Mount
Bill O’Hara was born in New Haven, CT, on
and Professor of Management at Bryant
September 3, 1932. He received a bachelor’s
of philanthropy.
Saint Mary College in Newburgh, NY. He left Newburgh in 1976 to become President College.
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s we begin Bryant’s 155th year, we are evolving into a great university with a reputation that just keeps climbing. We are inspired by all that we’ve achieved since 1863 and working hard to secure an even greater future. On campus, we see inspired students, striving every day for academic excellence while building character and acquiring the life skills of innovative thinkers. Inspired to Excel also characterizes Bryant’s distinguished alumni. During this capital campaign, we’ve showcased the outstanding success of many of our alumni around the world. We’re proud of their achievements and grateful for their inspiration to become
increasingly engaged with the life of Bryant today. When we started this campaign, only the second in Bryant history, we set an ambitious goal of $75 million. We’ve already exceeded that goal by more than $10 million – raising more than double the amount of Bryant’s last campaign. Now, we are poised and ready to raise far more. This is crucial because Bryant’s bold future continues on page 8
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who passed
Roger Williams University, Johnson &
www.bryant.edu/social
leader President Emeritus William T. (Bill) O’Hara ’90H,
Inspired to Excel characterizes the Bulldog spirit and