Inductees from 1990

Norman B. "Bill" Belisle
Categories: Education & Universities, Sports - Hockey

Bill Belisle, of Manville, RI, had a distinguished career as Head Coach of the eminently successful Mt. St. Charles Academy hockey program resulting in 418 victories and 13 consecutive State Championships. His teams have been voted as national schoolboy champions. Read more >
Ade Bethune (1914-2002)
Categories: Architects & Designers, Civic Leaders, Religion & Churches, Women

Ade Bethune, 1914-2002, of Newport, whose world-renowned expertise in liturgical architecture and iconography led her to a distinguished career as a much sought-after consultant for church planning. She held special concern for less fortunate parishes, as well as community efforts to include low-income housing, solar heating, and energy efficiency. A recipient of six Honorary Degrees and several prestigious awards and honors, she served as Art Director of the Terra Santa Guild and Editor of Sacred Signs and The Catholic Art Quarterly. Read more >
Edwin F. "Frosty" Drew (1948-1976)
Categories: Education & Universities, Literature / Writers / Newspapers

Frosty Drew attended Moses Brown School, and as a Brown University graduate, began his career as a writer. He soon became actively involved in major efforts to preserve and protect the natural environmental heritage of RI. He particularly worked to sustain Ninigret Park in Charlestown, where the Frosty Drew Nature Center is located, and was instrumental in preventing the construction of a nuclear power plant in the town. He is a former Chairman of the Rhode Island Commission on Energy. Read more >
John J. Fawcett (1909-1992)
Categories: Artists & Painters, Literature / Writers / Newspapers, Religion & Churches

John J. Fawcett of North Kingstown earned international acclaim during an outstanding thirty-seven year career with the Providence Journal Company. He was an accomplished sports and editorial cartoonist, and a champion for the rights of others. He gained four National Brotherhood Awards from the National Conference of Christians and Jews, and his prolific works have been sought by heads of State. Read more >
Brigadier Gen. Chester A. Files (1892-1987)
Categories: Military

The late Brigadier General Chester A. Files, formerly of Barrington, RI, had a distinguished military career that spanned thirty-five years. He began in the Rhode Island National Guard as an enlisted man, and covered four different periods of conflict starting in 1916 with the Mexican Border Skirmish as a "mule skinner", and ending as a General officer with the Korean War. A graduate of Brown University, he retired from active service and the Guard in 1951. Read more >
Terrence Murray
Categories: Banking / Finance
The 1960s and 70s were grim years for the Rhode Island economy. Traditional and old-time industries and companies were leaving or closing. Organic economic growth was nil. Governor Phil Noel's surprise success in bringing submarine construction work from a Connecticut shipyard to abandoned U. Read more >
LT. Gen. John Phillips (1930-)
Categories: Education & Universities, Military

Lieutenant General John Phillips of East Providence and Washington, D.C., had a distinguished career in the United States Marine Corps, covering thirty-five years with tours of duty in both the Korean and Vietnam Wars. He was highly-decorated with numerous awards, citations, and key leadership positions, and received the Navy Marine Corps Distinguished Service Medal, the nation's highest military award for peacetime service. Read more >
Karl R. Rittmann (1919-2001)
Categories: Artists & Painters, Education & Universities

Karl R. Rittmann of Warwick, RI, whose outstanding artistic talents produced hundreds of famous portraits, features for newspapers, book illustrations, and colorful landscapes on display throughout the state and across the nation. He taught art in the Warwick School System for twenty-one years and served ten more years as Vice Principal of Veterans's Memorial High School. His major contributions to culture and art in Rhode Island is chronicled by his prolific works. Read more >
George T. Wein (1925-)
Categories: Music (Singers, Composers)

George T. Wein, of New York City, was the internationally acclaimed creator of the jazz festival concept. He started the first all-jazz festival in Newport in 1954, and his company, Festival Productions, produced more than 1000 annual events throughout the world. As a result of his contributions to jazz and world culture, he has been honored by heads of state, leading educational institutions, and prestigious publications. Read more >

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Inductees from 1990

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John J. Fawcett (1909-1992)

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