Year Inducted: 1994
Adrian Hall - Adrian Hall, a native of Texas who made his home in Providence, was the renowned former Artistic Director of Trinity Repertory Company, one of the country's most recognized resident theaters. He is credited with the development of the internationally acclaimed theater group into a national model for resident theaters. His vision was principle to the…
Barbara-Jeanne “BJ” Seabury - Barbara-Jeanne Seabury, 1927-2002, a native of Cranston and resident of Wakefield, was the Director of Rhode Island Hospital's Child Life Department from 1976 to her retirement in 1993. She was a nationally recognized pioneer in the revolutionizing of child care in the hospital environment, and a very active member of the steering committee for Hasbro…
Chief Judge Edward P. Gallogly - Edward Peter Gallogly enjoyed a career that saw him occupy many seats onthe public stage. He is one of the few Rhode Island citizens who served inall three branches of state government as well as an arm of the Federalgovernment. Gallogly was born in Providence on August 28, 1919 one of nine children ofLawrence and…
Dr. Eric Denoff - The late Dr. Eric Denhoff, 1913-1982, a native of Providence and co-founder of the famed Meeting Street School for children with disabilities and developmental delays. He volunteered his services as Meeting Street's medical director for 35 years, until his death in 1982.He was internationally recognized as a pioneer in the early detection of and treatment…
Dr. T. Steven Tegu - Dr. T. Steven Tegu, a native of Greece who has lived in Providence and been a longtime professor of languages at Rhode Island College. He is a former finalist for the prestigious Jefferson Award, given annually for public service benefiting local communities. He was a former President of the International Institute of Providence, and recipient…
Edward J. “Rip” Higgins - Higgins, Edward J., 1894-1979 Edward "Rip" Higgins was born November 16, 1894 to Irish immigrant parents in Warren. During WW I, Rip served in the U.S. Navy as a pharmacist's mate. Immediately after the war, he worked at Smith's Drug Store, a Warren Democratic bastion, even into the 1980s, and there got his entree into…
George J. Peters - George J. Peters was a private in the United States Army who received the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously for “conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty” for action in Germany during World War II. George was one of seven children born to Portuguese immigrants in Cranston, Rhode Island on March…
Mary Elizabeth “Lizzie” Murphy - Only one woman has ever played baseball with a team of major leaguers in a big-league ballpark. Her name was Mary Elizabeth Murphy, and she was born and raised in Warren, Rhode Island. On August 14, 1922, she played for a team of "all-stars" in an exhibition game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway…
Vincent E. Cullen - Vincent E. Cullen, a native of Cranston, became a highly successful Director of Athletics and basketball coach for 29 years at Community College of Rhode Island and organizer of school's first basketball team. Vin Cullen served as its' first and only top athletic administrator whose teams won more than 500 games, a record for collegiate…
