Johnson & Wales University Providence

Throughout an illustrious career that spans over a half-century at Johnson & Wales, Dr. Morris Gaebe has fostered his beloved institution’s growth and development from a small business school to a major educational institution. He has presided over and kept a watchful and caring eye upon the growth of the department of athletics, from its days as a junior college entity to its respected status as a Division III member of the NCAA. A former baseball coach at Johnson & Wales in the late fifties, Dr. Gaebe joined the university in 1947, and served as faculty member, admissions director, and vice president before becoming president in 1969 and chancellor in 1989.