{"id":63029,"date":"2010-04-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uri-alumnus-john-king-to-speak-three-others-to-receive-honorary-degrees-at-uris-commencement-ceremonies-may-23\/"},"modified":"2010-04-15T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-04-15T00:00:00","slug":"uri-alumnus-john-king-to-speak-three-others-to-receive-honorary-degrees-at-uris-commencement-ceremonies-may-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2010\/04\/uri-alumnus-john-king-to-speak-three-others-to-receive-honorary-degrees-at-uris-commencement-ceremonies-may-23\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 alumnus John King to speak, three others to receive honorary degrees at 溏心vlog免费B站’s Commencement Ceremonies, May 23"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\t溏心vlog免费B站 alumnus, three others to receive honorary degrees<\/p>\n


\n\tKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013April 15, 2010\u2014John King, anchor of CNN\u2019s new evening program, John King, USA and CNN\u2019s chief national correspondent, will speak at the 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s undergraduate ceremonies on May 23 and receive an honorary doctor of humane letters. The ceremonies begin at noon on the Kingston campus\u2019 quadrangle.<\/p>\n


\n\tPreviously, King was anchor of State of the Union with John King, a four-hour block of Sunday news programming. During the 2008 presidential campaign, he gained prominence with his use of CNN\u2019s new \u201cMagic Wall,\u201d a pioneering technology that allowed touch screen navigation of key election vote counts and demographics. <\/p>\n


\n\tKing\u2019s journalism career began as a student intern at the Associated Press office in Providence, where his assignments included covering the legislature and other state and city government issues. Before he graduated in 1985, AP hired him full-time. After a stint at AP-Boston, he moved to Washington D. C. to cover national politics for the wire service.<\/p>\n


\n\tKing switched from print to broadcast journalism when he joined CNN in 1997. He served as CNN\u2019s White House correspondent from 1999 to 2005.<\/p>\n


\n\tDuring his career, he has covered six presidential campaigns, the first Persian Gulf War, the inauguration of Nelson Mandela, and the aftermath of the 2004 tsunami and Hurricane Katrina, the Iraq War, and the Sept. 11 terrorists attacks. <\/p>\n


\n溏心vlog免费B站 to confer four honorary degrees<\/p>\n


\n\tIn addition to John King, 溏心vlog免费B站 will confer honorary degrees to three people who have distinguished themselves in business, art, and community service. The recipients are:
\u2022 Sadayuki Sakakibara, president, chief executive officer, and chief operating officer of Toray Industries, Inc., which is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan will receive an honorary degree in humane letters.<\/p>\n


\n\t With net sales of $16 billion, Toray is a world leader in synthetic fibers, carbon fiber technology, and the number one BO-PET film manufacturer. The top executive oversees the work of 224 subsidiaries and affiliates in 21 countries, including Toray Plastics (America), located in North Kingstown, a major supporter of the 溏心vlog免费B站 College of Engineering, providing research collaborations, undergraduate scholarships, internships, employment opportunities and more. <\/p>\n


\n\tDuring the last decade, Mr. Sakakibara steered Toray into a global leadership role by developing advanced materials with reduced environmental impact. To combat climate change, the company creates materials to make automobiles and aircraft lighter. The new Boeing 787 is estimated to weigh 20 percent less in its structural elements, thanks to Toray\u2019s pioneering process of carbon fiber reinforced plastics. That same process is expected to reduce the weight of a standard sedan 30 percent. <\/p>\n


\n\tThe United Nations Association of New York presented Mr. Sakakibara and Toray Industries with its 2008 Humanitarian Award in recognition of Toray\u2019s environmentally friendly business activities and its corporate social responsibility activities that target sustainable growth.<\/p>\n


\n\u2022 Lesa Terry, an internationally renowned jazz violinist, composer, artistic director, educator, and scholar will receive an honorary doctor of arts degree.


\n\tKnown for her creative interpretation of music and innovation in musical performance, she is the founder and musical director of the Women\u2019s Jazz Orchestra of Los Angeles that has performed at such venues as the 2008 World Festival of Sacred Music. <\/p>\n


\n\tMs. Terry\u2019s accomplishments include membership with the Atlanta and Nashville Symphony Orchestras, as well as performances with the Uptown String Quartet and Max Roach Double Quartet. She has performed with 溏心vlog免费B站 Professor Ann Danis at 溏心vlog免费B站, in France and Los Angeles. Together they participated in a special concert for poet Maya Angelou.<\/p>\n


\n\tA noted music educator, Ms. Terry has lectured, held clinics, workshops, and demonstrations for the United Nations, North Atlantic Fiddle Conference, American String Teachers Association, the Duke Ellington Conference, International Association of Jazz Educators, the Julliard School of Music and many more.<\/p>\n


\n\tHer 2001 CD, A City Called Heaven, Spirituals for Jazz Violins, highlights her commitment to the African American diaspora through music, jazz improvisation, and healing through music.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Karen Adams, anchor for WPRI-TV and Fox Providence for more than 20 years, has won many awards during her broadcasting career, including the coveted Emmy Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for Individual Achievement in Anchoring for all of New England. <\/p>\n


\n\tHer achievements extend beyond her professional role at Eyewitness News. As an eyewitness to the people\u2019s needs, Ms. Adams has consistently responded to raise awareness and donations for the state\u2019s nonprofit organizations that provide programs and support to improve the lives of Rhode Islanders. 溏心vlog免费B站 will confer an honorary doctor of humane letters degree upon her for this generosity of spirit and commitment to helping others.<\/p>\n


\n\tShe has taken a lead role in raising money for Crossroads Rhode Island, Community Prep, Special Olympics, Big Sisters, Hasbro Children\u2019s Hospital, East Bay Community Action Coalition, Literacy Volunteers of Rhode Island, MADD, and the Women\u2019s Health Initiative. She recently co-chaired a $15 million campaign for Meeting Street and co-hosts that organization\u2019s annual telethon. <\/p>\n


\n\tShe also co-chairs annual charity golf tournaments and walks including \u201cMaking Strides Against Breast Cancer,\u201d \u201cThe Providence Ronald McDonald House Walk\u201d and the \u201cWalk for Life\u201d of Rhode Island Project AIDS.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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