**REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED. Please call 603.224.5388 if you would like to attend. **
The Annual Dinner is BIA's premier event, drawing 700 business, political and opinion leaders from around New Hampshire.
2009 Lifetime Achievement Award Honorees:
Lewis Feldstein, New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
Lewis Feldstein is president of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation. He also served as provost of the Antioach/New England Graduate School. He is a graduate of Brown University and holds a Master's in Law and Diplomacy from Tufts University. Feldstein serves on several boards and has received seven honorary doctorates. He was selected as one of the 2008 Nonprofit Times Power and Influence Top 50 members of the nonprofit world and received the City Year NH Lifetime of Service Award in 2009.
Dr. Stephen Reno, University System of New Hampshire
Dr. Stephen Reno is former chancellor of the University System of New Hampshire. He is past president of Southern Oregon University, and former associate provost and interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Southern Maine. He is an Honorary Fellow of the University of Wincester (England). He holds doctorate and master's degrees in religious studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Dr. Reno serves on several boards and is an Ad Hoc Fellow at the Center for
the Study of World Religion at Harvard University.
2009 New Hampshire Advantage Award Honoree:
Easter Seals New Hampshire
Since 1936, Easter Seals has developed a strong community presence and has been instrumental in establishing the industry standard of care for health and social services in New Hampshire. Easter Seals services include child care and early intervention, special education, medical rehabilitation, camping and recreation for disabled youths, transportation services, vocational services, senior services, adult day care programs, a variety of residential service options and veteran services.
**Cancellations not accepted after October 28th; however, substitutions are allowed. **