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The 1996 Norwich Native Son was Howie Dickenman. He is a retired college basketball coach and the former men’s basketball head coach for the Central Connecticut State University Blue Devils. He was the … Read more
The 1997 Norwich Native Son was Rene Champagne. He was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ITT Educational Services, responsible for the management of 74 ITT Technical Institutes located in 28 states, … Read more
The 1998 Norwich Native Daughter was Norah O’Brien Hughes. She was born in Norwich, Conn. She received her bachelor’s degree from Cushing College in Brookline, Mass., in 1970 and her master’s degree … Read more
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2000 Norwich Native Daughter Patricia Tennison is a veteran features and news writer, movie editor, and restaurant reviewer for the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Magazine, author of James Beard Award-honored cookbooks, and an … Read more
2001 Norwich Native Son Pete Slosberg, author of Beer for Pete’s Sake had a life-changing experience in 1979 when he tried making wine. Unwilling to wait five years for it to mature, … Read more
2002 Norwich Native Daughter Catherine Twomey Fosnot is a leading voice in mathematics education. She is Professor Emerita of Education at the City College of New York and the founder … Read more
2003 Norwich Native Daughter Libby Gordon Cohen earned her Bachelor of Arts, with honors, University of Connecticut, her Master’s Degree from The Sage Colleges in Special Education, and her Ed.D., Special Education … Read more
2004 Norwich Native Son Joseph W Gravel Jr., MD, FAAFP, a family physician, is Professor and Chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) … Read more
2005 Norwich Native Son Admiral Robert Papp, Jr. is a retired United States Coast Guard admiral and served as the 24th Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard. He led the largest component … Read more