About Dr. Morris J.W. Gaebe

William Priante, former JA Board Member and former Dean of Admissions at Johnson & Wales University's Providence Campus, talks about the Profile in Excellence Award's namesake, Dr. Morris J.W. Gaebe, Chancellor Emeritus of Johnson & Wales at the 2015 awards dinner.

The Johnson & Wales University community and Junior Achievement of Rhode Island mourned the passing of Dr. Gaebe in October of 2016 at the age of 96. At the 2017 Profiles in Excellence Dinner, excerpts from Men of Vision, the second video of a documentary on Johnson & Wales University, was shown highlighting Dr. Gaebe’s contribution to Johnson & Wales’ growth and his contribution to the Rhode Island business and economic communities. You can watch the video below as well as a proclamation from JA USA president, Jack Kosakowski, honoring Dr. Gaebe.