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Hall of Fame: Thomas Kelly, Visionary, Educator, and Advocate for “Great and Giving Lives.”

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
March April 2020

March 1, 2020 by 3 Comments

Visionary Educator and Advocate for “Great and Giving Lives" Fifteen years ago, when Thomas Kelly, Ph.D., became Horace Mann School’s Head of School, the independent school’s reputation was already established. Founded in 1887, the N-12 northern Bronx preparatory school has educated generations of the tristate area’s best and brightest, including Pulitzer Prize-winning … [Read more...] about Hall of Fame: Thomas Kelly, Visionary, Educator, and Advocate for “Great and Giving Lives.”

Hall of Fame: Sean McGarvey: Promoting Diversity in the Building Trades

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
March / April 2020

March 1, 2020 by Leave a Comment

Sean McGarvey began his career as a glazier, so it’s fitting that he has an office with a view. And what a view! McGarvey, president of North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU), has an unobstructed view of the White House from his office in the union’s headquarters on 16th Street in Washington, D.C. Not bad for a guy who was fresh out of high school when he began his … [Read more...] about Hall of Fame: Sean McGarvey: Promoting Diversity in the Building Trades

Hall of Fame: Family, Faith, Fidelity, & Financial Independence Kathleen Murphy

March / April 2020 By Darina Molloy

March 1, 2020 by Leave a Comment

It may be an over-used chestnut at times, but that “there is no ‘I’ in team” is still a popular phrase in the worlds of sport and industry. And Kathleen Murphy, a team player to her fingertips, is the epitome of someone who believes in the importance of “we” rather than “I” when it comes to getting things done. Is this valuable characteristic something that harks back to her … [Read more...] about Hall of Fame: Family, Faith, Fidelity, & Financial Independence Kathleen Murphy

Hall of Fame: Powerful Business Leader Promoting Inclusion & Diversity, Eileen Murray

March / April 2020
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By Darina Molloy

March 1, 2020 by Leave a Comment

What does the next chapter hold for Eileen Murray, one of the most senior women in the financial services industry – someone who has made a career out of breaking barriers and redefining expectations? Last December, she announced that she would be leaving her position as co-CEO of Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest hedge fund, at the end of March, a position she has … [Read more...] about Hall of Fame: Powerful Business Leader Promoting Inclusion & Diversity, Eileen Murray

Hall of Fame: An Honest Broker Congressman Richie Neal

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
March / April 2020

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Last April, U.S. Congressman Richard E. ­Neal had an extraordinary moment when he was able to pay tribute to his personal as well as political forebears – not in his native Massachusetts, but in Northern Ireland. “It is with no small amount of humility that I accept this honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from Ulster University, and I accept in honor of my grandmother, Mary … [Read more...] about Hall of Fame: An Honest Broker Congressman Richie Neal

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May 9, 1889

On this day in 1889, Thomas Kiley riding Spokane won the 15th Kentucky Derby. Spokane, who had Irish lineage as a descendant of stallion Faugh-A-Ballagh (Ire. 1841), was the only Montana-born horse to win the Derby. According to a report in Horse Racing Forum James James, Jesse James’ older brother, was at the Derby on that day “looking like a Southern gentleman in his Prince Albert suit and white hat.” James won $2,400 on an early race on the card, then asked a bookmaker what the price was on Spokane in the Derby. “Ten-to-one, and the sky’s the limit,” the bookie replied. James slapped down $5,000 on Spokane, and the bookie declared, “as far as I’m concerned, that’s the sky.” James won his bet on Spokane.

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