Inductees from 1975

John Nicholas Brown (1900-1979)
Categories: Artists & Painters, Education & Universities, Famous RI Families, Government & Politics, Historians/Historical Accounts, Preservation, Military

John Nicholas Brown, 1900-1979, was a former assistant Secretary of the Navy for Air, senior fellow at Brown University and a director of the Smithsonian Institution. He directed the search and recovery of the works of art stolen by the Nazis for which he was decorated by the French and Belgian governments. Read more >
Manuel Gorriaran (1938-2012)
Categories: Civic Leaders, Industry - General, Philanthropists, Sports - Other

Manuel Gorriaran, 1938-2012, was a sportsman, philanthropist, industrialist, and a Pan-American-World Olympic Wrestling Team manager. He was a member of the Helms Hall of Fame, won the International Amateur Wrestling Federation's highest award and was Chairman of People to People Rhode Island.

ce President, President and then Chairman of Hook-Fast Specialties, Inc., a family-owned jewelry manufacturing company based in Providence. Read more >
William T. Halloran
Categories: Sports - Football

William T. Halloran was former Assistant Postmaster of Providence Post Office, and for many years one of the nations top football officials, both in professional and collegiate circles. Read more >
Commodore Esek Hopkins (1718-1802)
Categories: Famous RI Families, Military

Commodore Esek Hopkins, 1718-1802, brother of Stephen Hopkins, became the first Commander-in-Chief of the United States Navy, achieving the rank of Commodore. Read more >
John C. Quinn (1944-1990)
Categories: Literature / Writers / Newspapers

John Quinn, 1944-1990, former Providence Journal-Bulletin editor, became Vice President for Supervision of News for the Gannett chain of fifty-three dailies in sixteen states and Guam. He was also past president of the Associated Press Managing Editors Association. Read more >
Catherine Robinson
Categories: Civil Rights / Abolitionists, Education & Universities, Women

Catherine Robinson, an outspoken champion of civil rights, approached that goal through practical application of better race relations. She was Assistant Director of the University of Rhode Island Extension Division Service until her mandatory retirement. Read more >
Charles C. Tillinghast, Jr. (1911-1998)
Categories: Education & Universities, Government & Politics, Industry - General

Charles C. Tillinghast, Jr., 1911-1998, was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Trans World Airlines. He also served as Chancellor and Trustee of Brown University, and was a member of the State Department's Advisory Committee on International Business Problems. Read more >
James Van Alen (1902-1991)
Categories: Sports - Other

James Van Alen, 1902-1991, a tennis impresario, was known for devising the new system for scoring tournament tennis. He also established the National Tennis Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino. Read more >
Dr. Carl R. Woodward (1890-1974)
Categories: Education & Universities, Historians/Historical Accounts, Preservation

Carl Raymond Woodward,1890-1975, was President of the University of Rhode Island for seventeen years. It was during his tenure and under his leadership that this former Rhode Island State College achieved University status in 1951. Read more >

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Inductees from 1975

John Nicholas Brown (1900-1979)

Manuel Gorriaran (1938-2012)

William T. Halloran

Commodore Esek Hopkins (1718-1802)

John C. Quinn (1944-1990)

Catherine Robinson

Charles C. Tillinghast, Jr. (1911-1998)

James Van Alen (1902-1991)

Dr. Carl R. Woodward (1890-1974)

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