January 11, 2008
Tilton honored for outstanding contribution to society
Clark University Trustee Sumner B. "Tony" Tilton, a director at the Worcester law firm of Fletcher, Tilton & Whipple, P.C., has been named the recipient of the 2007 T&G Visions' Isaiah Thomas Award. Tilton will receive the prize during the Visions award ceremonies on Feb. 5 at Mechanics Hall in Worcester.
Pictured left Trustee Tony Tilton.
A longtime friend and supporter of Clark University, Tilton is a graduate of Williams College and Boston University Law School, and holds an honorary doctor of laws degree from Assumption College and an honorary doctor of pharmacy degree from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences. He is chairman of the Board of Trustees of UMass-Memorial Health Care, chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Healthcare Securities Trust, which administers the tobacco settlement endowment fund for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and a trustee of the Willard House and Clock Museum. He is also an honorary trustee of the Worcester Arts Museum and the Ecotarium.
Tilton is known by many Clark faculty, students, staff and alumni for the longstanding commitment he has made to the University. The Isaiah Thomas Award recognizes the commitment Tilton's commitment to the Worcester community and his involvement with numerous civic efforts to boost economic development in the city and improve the quality of life for Worcester residents.
"The Clark community is most familiar with the passion and dedication Tony brings to his work on the University's Board of Trustees, but he brings that same passion and dedication to his civic work with the Worcester community," says President John Bassett. "Tony is a wonderful example for our students and alumni of how to use your knowledge and education to make a positive difference in the world, and he is most deserving of this recognition."
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