RIPTA Hero
RIPTA Operator Eldora “Ellie” Giblin this week received a formal commendation by the board for stopping her bus and coming to the aid of man who seemed ready to jump off the Henderson Bridge.
Giblin, a RIPTA driver for nine years, was driving Route 33 toward East Providence on April 3, when she stopped en route to talk to a man who had one leg over the railing of the bridge.
Giblin said she was nervous but knew she had to take action because even though other cars had pulled over, no one was talking to the man. “People just had their phones out and were taking pictures or video It broke my heart,” she said.
Dr. Laurie Santos. Photo: PC
Providence College announced Friday that Dr. Laurie Santos, a Yale University psychology professor and host of The Happiness Lab podcast, will present the Commencement Address at the College’s 103rd Commencement exercises.
The ceremony will take place on Thursday, May 20 at 11:00 a.m. on Hendricken Field on the Providence College campus.
Dr. Santos is one of five honorary degree recipients PC will honor at this ceremony. The others are: Duane Bouligny ’94, a Wells Fargo & Co. investment banker who is a former trustee and mentor to multicultural students at PC; John Chan ’74, Rhode Island’s foremost promoter of jazz and blues music, and owner of Chan’s Fine Oriental Dining in Woonsocket, RI where he has hosted performances by numerous great and upcoming musicians since 1977; Emily Leary, a Connecticut philanthropist and humanitarian who has been a long-time supporter of the College and; E. James Mulcahy ’66 retired Morgan Stanley executive