University celebrates its two highest awards

Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Lewis Feldstein and Marcy Carsey

On September 19, alumni and friends gatheredto bestow the 鶹app’stwo highest honors on alumna MarcyPeterson Carsey ’66, ’88H and Lewis Feldstein.Carsey, the television producer behind such hitshows as “The Cosby Show,” “Mork and Mindy,”“Roxanne,” and “Third Rock From the Sun,”received the Hubbard Family Award. An honor that recognizes exceptional philanthropy, the award comes to Carsey less than a year after her commitment of a $20 million gift to establish the CarseySchool of Public Policy at UNH. The formerpresident of the New Hampshire CharitableFoundation and a tireless advocate for community and civic engagement, Feldstein was recognized with the Charles Holmes Pettee Medal. Named after the UNH dean who served the college from 1876 until 1938, the Pettee Medal is awarded to a New Hampshire resident or former resident foroutstanding accomplishment or distinguishedservice to the state, the nation or the world. BothCarsey and Feldstein have earned UNH honorsbefore; Feldstein received the Hubbard Award in2002 and Carsey was the Pettee Medal recipient in 1999.

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