In 2015, Wheeler has welcomed three distinguished leaders to its campus to serve as role models for students and to speak to members of the Wheeler community and public as advocates and experts on refugees’ rights, the women’s movement and dyslexia. Each event has served to link our campus to the world beyond and enliven discussion on these important topics. We thank them for their time with us.
2015 Community Spirit Award — Joseph R. Le
Right: Joseph R. Le and family. Below: Unity & Diversity Director Princess Bomba, Le and Wheeler Head Dan Miller at the SICA Potluck.
RI community leader Joseph R. Le is the recipient of the 2015 Community Spirit Award. For decades, Mr. Le dedicated his life to provide as he refers to it, “a hand up and not a hand out” to thousands of Southeast Asian immigrants in Rhode Island. A former Vietnamese POW and retired Executive Director of the Center for Southeast Asians, Mr. Le is the first recipient of Asian descent to receive Wheeler’s Community Spirit Award.
2015 Hamilton Life Achievement Award — Peggy Stern Right: An all-school assembly with students from Hamilton and Wheeler. Below: Dan Miller, Stern, Hamilton division head Jon Green, Mind Your p’s & q’s Party chairs Linda LaCamera and Taylor Reilly Joyce ‘96.
Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker, Peggy Stern accepted the 2015 Hamilton Life Achievement Award. Stern presented an all-school assembly featuring excerpts from her films and speaking about the benefits and challenges of her learning differences. Stern is the founder of a new online community, Dyslexiaville. 11