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University of New HampshireUniversity of New Hampshire Scholars' RepositoryMedia Relations Administrative Offices3-24-2005UNH Professor Receives Award At The NewHampshire Educational Opportunity AssociationsStudent Leadership DayDenise HartFollow this and additional works at: https://scholars.unh.edu/newsThis News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Administrative Offices at University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. It hasbeen accepted for inclusion in Media Relations by an authorized administrator of University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. For moreinformation, please contact nicole.hentz@unh.edu.Recommended CitationHart, Denise, "UNH Professor Receives Award At The New Hampshire Educational Opportunity Associations Student LeadershipDay" (2005). UNH Today. 1361.https://scholars.unh.edu/news/13619/25/17, 12)28 PMUNH Professor Receives Award At The New Hampshire Educational Opportunity Associationʼs Student Leadership DayPage 1 of 2http://www.unh.edu/delete/news/news_releases/2005/march/dh_050324gittell.htmlUNH Professor Receives Award At The New HampshireEducational Opportunity Association’s Student LeadershipDayContact: Denise Hart603-862-1462UNH Media RelationsMarch 24, 2005EDITORS, NEWS DIRECTORS: Marsha Johns, NHEOA president, is available forcomment at 603-862-3266 or marsha.johns@unh.edu.  Downloadable photos available at:http://www.unh.edu/news/img/ceoaward-sm.jpg andhttp://www.unh.edu/news/img/lynchspeaks-sm.jpg           DURHAM, N.H. – The New Hampshire Educational Opportunity Association (NHEOA)recently awarded Ross Gittell, James R. Carter Professor of Management at the University ofNew Hampshire’s Whittemore School of Business and Economics, the “Champion ofEducational Opportunity” award at the organization’s fourth annual Student Leadership Day.           NHEOA President Marsha Johns presented the award, saying Gittell’s work as an economist andbusiness theorist “challenges the educational system to prepare young people for the emergingintellectual requirements and demands of the ‘new economy.’” She praised Gittell for showingthe policy makers in New Hampshire “that the unmet educational needs of our children not onlyaffect the quality of their lives, but undermine opportunities to generate and fuel a powerfuleconomic engine in our midst.”   The Student Leadership Day welcomed over 40 New Hampshire students and 15 program staff.Middle school, high school and college students from 14 N.H. communities (Belmont, Dover,Durham, Farmington, Keene, Littleton, Manchester, Marlborough, Milton, Pelham, Rochester,Somersworth, Walpole, and Westmoreland) came together to explore the concept of leadershipand how they as individuals can have a voice and make a difference. The event includedworkshops and speakers related to leadership, a visit with Governor John Lynch who spoke withthe students about his priorities for education within the state, a tour of the State House whichincluded a visit to the House of Representatives in session, as well as an opportunity for studentsto meet with legislators from their districts.    Participating state legislators included representatives W. Packy Campbell, Dana Hilliard, JamesPilliod, Kathleen Souza, Frank Tupper and Charles Weed.    The NHEOA fosters and promotes educational opportunity within New Hampshire. Its membersinclude staff working in educational opportunity programs, also known as TRIO programs,which serve students from middle school through college from around the state. UNH is home to9/25/17, 12)28 PMUNH Professor Receives Award At The New Hampshire Educational Opportunity Associationʼs Student Leadership DayPage 2 of 2http://www.unh.edu/delete/news/news_releases/2005/march/dh_050324gittell.htmlfour TRIO programs, all funded by the U.S. Department of Education: Educational TalentSearch, the McNair Graduate Opportunity Program, Student Support Services and UpwardBound. For more information about NHEOA, visit its web site at: http://www.nheoa.org.

UNH Professor Receives Award At The New Hampshire Educational Opportunity Associations Student Leadership Day

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