The Board of Directors of the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame today announced the selection of nine prominent Rhode Islanders for membership in the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame.

Gail Cahalan-Conley Real estate developer, business woman, patron of the arts, philanthropist, humanitarian, and advocate of Native American …	Steve Kass Prominent national and local radio and TV commentator, animal rights activist, philanthropist, and director of Big Brothers of Rhode …	Robert “Rocky” Kempenaar A leading developer of commercial real estate and hotel operations, civic leader, and lonsupporter of U.S. Naval …
Barbara A. Papitto Prominent business woman, accountant, philanthropist, and champion of communities of color through her multi-million-dollar …	J. Lynn Singleton Highly successful manager for over four decades of the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC), called by Providence …	Justice O. Rogeriee Thompson Prominent Rhode Island attorney and Superior Court judge who rose to the high rank of Senior Justice of the U.S. …
Gene Valicenti Prominent radio and TV personality at WJAR who has raised millions for charitable causes and earned many broadcasting awards for …	Robert “Bob” Venturini Legendary Rhode Island cable TV host for over thirty years, who is noted not only for his programming but also for his …	James R. Winoker Highly successful jewelry manufacturer, real estate developer, historical preservationist and philanthropist. Inducted by …

According to Board president and Woonsocket civic leader Albert Beauparlant--the Hall of Fame, consisting of illustrious Rhode Islanders from Roger Williams and the Chief Sachems of the Narragansett and the Wampanoag tribes to the present--was created in 1965 to honor “any individual who has brought credit to Rhode Island, brought Rhode Island into prominence, and contributed to the history and heritage of the state.” Such individuals, said Beauparlant, must have been born in Rhode Island, lived, studied, or worked in Rhode Island for a significant time, or made his or her reputation here.

This is Beauparlant’s first ceremony as president. He succeeds Dr. Patrick T. Conley, a 1995 Hall of Fame inductee and Rhode Island Historian Laureate who retired after 20 years as president. This year’s annual induction ceremony--the 58th--will take place on Saturday, May 6 at The Crowne Plaza Pavilion in Warwick. A 5:00 p.m. social hour will be followed by a 6:00 p.m. dinner, entertainment, and the induction ceremony.

General James D’Agostino, a Hall of Fame director, is dinner chairman and is assisted by Lt. Colonel Dennis Morgan, a member of the Hall of Fame Advisory Counsel.

The masters of ceremony will be Patrice Wood of WJAR, TV 10, a 2018 Hall of Fame inductee, and Hall of Fame director Mike Lyons, a member of the Rhode Island Radio and TV Hall of Fame.

The Pawtuxet Rangers Fife and Drum Corps, led by Advisory Council Member Colonel Ronald Barnes, will open the evening’s program followed by an invocation by a prominent clergyman and then introductory remarks by President Beauparlant. Dinner music will be provided by an array of well-known local musicians, some of whom are Hall of Fame inductees.

The donation to the Heritage Hall of Fame for the dinner event is $105.00 per person or $975.00 for a table of ten. Congratulatory ads can also be placed in our program book. Visit our website for the link or contact our office for information and details.

The Rhode Island general public is urged to attend to pay tribute to their distinguished fellow citizens.

The invitation and reservation form can be downloaded online at: www.riheritagehalloffame.com

or emailed directly to you by calling (401) 273-1787, Penelope Ames, Hall of Fame Administrative Assistant

Reservations must be purchased in advance by April 29th, 2023.

Friends, colleagues, and admirers of specific honorees are urged to attend. They should give information concerning their specific honoree in order to be seated near that inductee’s table.

The Board of Directors of the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame today announced the selection of nine prominent Rhode Islanders for membership in the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame.

According to Board president and Woonsocket civic leader Albert Beauparlant--the Hall of Fame, consisting of illustrious Rhode Islanders from Roger Williams and the Chief Sachems of the Narragansett and the Wampanoag tribes to the present--was created in 1965 to honor “any individual who has brought credit to Rhode Island, brought Rhode Island into prominence, and contributed to the history and heritage of the state.” Such individuals, said Beauparlant, must have been born in Rhode Island, lived, studied, or worked in Rhode Island for a significant time, or made his or her reputation here.

This is Beauparlant’s first ceremony as president. He succeeds Dr. Patrick T. Conley, a 1995 Hall of Fame inductee and Rhode Island Historian Laureate who retired after 20 years as president. This year’s annual induction ceremony--the 58th--will take place on Saturday, May 6 at The Crowne Plaza Pavilion in Warwick. A 5:00 p.m. social hour will be followed by a 6:00 p.m. dinner, entertainment, and the induction ceremony.

General James D’Agostino, a Hall of Fame director, is dinner chairman and is assisted by Lt. Colonel Dennis Morgan, a member of the Hall of Fame Advisory Counsel.

The masters of ceremony will be Patrice Wood of WJAR, TV 10, a 2018 Hall of Fame inductee, and Hall of Fame director Mike Lyons, a member of the Rhode Island Radio and TV Hall of Fame.

The Pawtuxet Rangers Fife and Drum Corps, led by Advisory Council Member Colonel Ronald Barnes, will open the evening’s program followed by an invocation by a prominent clergyman and then introductory remarks by President Beauparlant. Dinner music will be provided by an array of well-known local musicians, some of whom are Hall of Fame inductees.

The donation to the Heritage Hall of Fame for the dinner event is $105.00 per person or $975.00 for a table of ten. Congratulatory ads can also be placed in our program book. Visit our website for the link or contact our office for information and details.

The Rhode Island general public is urged to attend to pay tribute to their distinguished fellow citizens.

The invitation and reservation form can be downloaded online at: www.riheritagehalloffame.com

or emailed directly to you by calling (401) 273-1787, Penelope Ames, Hall of Fame Administrative Assistant

Reservations must be purchased in advance by April 29th, 2023.

Friends, colleagues, and admirers of specific honorees are urged to attend. They should give information concerning their specific honoree in order to be seated near that inductee’s table.

The Board of Directors of the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame today announced the selection of nine prominent Rhode Islanders for membership in the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame.

According to Board president and Woonsocket civic leader Albert Beauparlant--the Hall of Fame, consisting of illustrious Rhode Islanders from Roger Williams and the Chief Sachems of the Narragansett and the Wampanoag tribes to the present--was created in 1965 to honor “any individual who has brought credit to Rhode Island, brought Rhode Island into prominence, and contributed to the history and heritage of the state.” Such individuals, said Beauparlant, must have been born in Rhode Island, lived, studied, or worked in Rhode Island for a significant time, or made his or her reputation here.

This is Beauparlant’s first ceremony as president. He succeeds Dr. Patrick T. Conley, a 1995 Hall of Fame inductee and Rhode Island Historian Laureate who retired after 20 years as president. This year’s annual induction ceremony--the 58th--will take place on Saturday, May 6 at The Crowne Plaza Pavilion in Warwick. A 5:00 p.m. social hour will be followed by a 6:00 p.m. dinner, entertainment, and the induction ceremony.

General James D’Agostino, a Hall of Fame director, is dinner chairman and is assisted by Lt. Colonel Dennis Morgan, a member of the Hall of Fame Advisory Counsel.

The masters of ceremony will be Patrice Wood of WJAR, TV 10, a 2018 Hall of Fame inductee, and Hall of Fame director Mike Lyons, a member of the Rhode Island Radio and TV Hall of Fame.

The Pawtuxet Rangers Fife and Drum Corps, led by Advisory Council Member Colonel Ronald Barnes, will open the evening’s program followed by an invocation by a prominent clergyman and then introductory remarks by President Beauparlant. Dinner music will be provided by an array of well-known local musicians, some of whom are Hall of Fame inductees.

The donation to the Heritage Hall of Fame for the dinner event is $105.00 per person or $975.00 for a table of ten. Congratulatory ads can also be placed in our program book. Visit our website for the link or contact our office for information and details.

The Rhode Island general public is urged to attend to pay tribute to their distinguished fellow citizens.

The invitation and reservation form can be downloaded online at: www.riheritagehalloffame.com

or emailed directly to you by calling (401) 273-1787, Penelope Ames, Hall of Fame Administrative Assistant

Reservations must be purchased in advance by April 29th, 2023.

Friends, colleagues, and admirers of specific honorees are urged to attend. They should give information concerning their specific honoree in order to be seated near that inductee’s table.

The Board of Directors of the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame today announced the selection of nine prominent Rhode Islanders for membership in the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame.

According to Board president and Woonsocket civic leader Albert Beauparlant--the Hall of Fame, consisting of illustrious Rhode Islanders from Roger Williams and the Chief Sachems of the Narragansett and the Wampanoag tribes to the present--was created in 1965 to honor “any individual who has brought credit to Rhode Island, brought Rhode Island into prominence, and contributed to the history and heritage of the state.” Such individuals, said Beauparlant, must have been born in Rhode Island, lived, studied, or worked in Rhode Island for a significant time, or made his or her reputation here.

This is Beauparlant’s first ceremony as president. He succeeds Dr. Patrick T. Conley, a 1995 Hall of Fame inductee and Rhode Island Historian Laureate who retired after 20 years as president. This year’s annual induction ceremony--the 58th--will take place on Saturday, May 6 at The Crowne Plaza Pavilion in Warwick. A 5:00 p.m. social hour will be followed by a 6:00 p.m. dinner, entertainment, and the induction ceremony.

General James D’Agostino, a Hall of Fame director, is dinner chairman and is assisted by Lt. Colonel Dennis Morgan, a member of the Hall of Fame Advisory Counsel.

The masters of ceremony will be Patrice Wood of WJAR, TV 10, a 2018 Hall of Fame inductee, and Hall of Fame director Mike Lyons, a member of the Rhode Island Radio and TV Hall of Fame.

The Pawtuxet Rangers Fife and Drum Corps, led by Advisory Council Member Colonel Ronald Barnes, will open the evening’s program followed by an invocation by a prominent clergyman and then introductory remarks by President Beauparlant. Dinner music will be provided by an array of well-known local musicians, some of whom are Hall of Fame inductees.

The donation to the Heritage Hall of Fame for the dinner event is $105.00 per person or $975.00 for a table of ten. Congratulatory ads can also be placed in our program book. Visit our website for the link or contact our office for information and details.

The Rhode Island general public is urged to attend to pay tribute to their distinguished fellow citizens.

The invitation and reservation form can be downloaded online at: www.riheritagehalloffame.com

or emailed directly to you by calling (401) 273-1787, Penelope Ames, Hall of Fame Administrative Assistant

Reservations must be purchased in advance by April 29th, 2023.

Friends, colleagues, and admirers of specific honorees are urged to attend. They should give information concerning their specific honoree in order to be seated near that inductee’s table.

The Board of Directors of the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame today announced the selection of nine prominent Rhode Islanders for membership in the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame.

According to Board president and Woonsocket civic leader Albert Beauparlant--the Hall of Fame, consisting of illustrious Rhode Islanders from Roger Williams and the Chief Sachems of the Narragansett and the Wampanoag tribes to the present--was created in 1965 to honor “any individual who has brought credit to Rhode Island, brought Rhode Island into prominence, and contributed to the history and heritage of the state.” Such individuals, said Beauparlant, must have been born in Rhode Island, lived, studied, or worked in Rhode Island for a significant time, or made his or her reputation here.

This is Beauparlant’s first ceremony as president. He succeeds Dr. Patrick T. Conley, a 1995 Hall of Fame inductee and Rhode Island Historian Laureate who retired after 20 years as president. This year’s annual induction ceremony--the 58th--will take place on Saturday, May 6 at The Crowne Plaza Pavilion in Warwick. A 5:00 p.m. social hour will be followed by a 6:00 p.m. dinner, entertainment, and the induction ceremony.

General James D’Agostino, a Hall of Fame director, is dinner chairman and is assisted by Lt. Colonel Dennis Morgan, a member of the Hall of Fame Advisory Counsel.

The masters of ceremony will be Patrice Wood of WJAR, TV 10, a 2018 Hall of Fame inductee, and Hall of Fame director Mike Lyons, a member of the Rhode Island Radio and TV Hall of Fame.

The Pawtuxet Rangers Fife and Drum Corps, led by Advisory Council Member Colonel Ronald Barnes, will open the evening’s program followed by an invocation by a prominent clergyman and then introductory remarks by President Beauparlant. Dinner music will be provided by an array of well-known local musicians, some of whom are Hall of Fame inductees.

The donation to the Heritage Hall of Fame for the dinner event is $105.00 per person or $975.00 for a table of ten. Congratulatory ads can also be placed in our program book. Visit our website for the link or contact our office for information and details.

The Rhode Island general public is urged to attend to pay tribute to their distinguished fellow citizens.

The invitation and reservation form can be downloaded online at: www.riheritagehalloffame.com

or emailed directly to you by calling (401) 273-1787, Penelope Ames, Hall of Fame Administrative Assistant

Reservations must be purchased in advance by April 29th, 2023.

Friends, colleagues, and admirers of specific honorees are urged to attend. They should give information concerning their specific honoree in order to be seated near that inductee’s table.