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10/29/01

PRESIDENT SULLIVAN NAMED PAUL HARRIS FELLOW 

CANTON - The Canton Rotary Club has named St. Lawrence University 
President Daniel F. Sullivan its Paul Harris Fellow, the highest 
honor accorded by the group. The award was given to Sullivan at 
the Rotary Club's meeting on Monday, October 22.
	Canton Rotary Club President Peter Van de Water read the 
following as the award was presented:
	"Dr. Daniel F. Sullivan, the Paul Harris Fellow is Rotary's 
highest honor. It is Rotary's tribute to a person whose life 
demonstrates a shared purpose with the objectives of Rotary.
	"We do not honor you today because you were an outstanding 
student, leader and athlete at St. Lawrence University. We do not 
honor your academic leadership as dean of Carleton College or 
president of Allegheny College. Your honor today has nothing to 
do with your breathing new vitality into the buildings and spirit 
of St. Lawrence University.
	"No, today we honor you because you care about the 
community of Canton. You were a worker on the team that designed 
the Canton Community Action Plan; as a member of the Steering 
Committee, you promoted the plan's implementation. You were the 
inspiration for the Canton Initiative, which will funnel $2 million 
in low-interest loans to Canton businesses. With your guidance, 
St. Lawrence University has made generous gifts to the Canton 
community, from Habitat for Humanity to the new Canton Fire 
Station.
	"You have carried forward the efforts begun by Rotary, 
when our club contributed $10,000 towards revitalizing Canton's 
downtown. You have embraced the notion that an attractive, healthy 
Canton is essential to your college's high standing in the 
academic world.
	"It gives me great pleasure, Dan Sullivan, to present you 
the three emblems of appreciation given to a Paul Harris Fellow - 
certificate, medallion and pin. Please accept our congratulations 
and sincere thanks."
	Rotary Clubs that name a Paul Harris Fellow contribute to 
the Rotary Foundation, which supports an array of programs that 
aim to improve living conditions throughout the world. The recognition 
is named for Chicago attorney Paul Harris, who founded Rotary 
International in 1905.

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