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Duquesne University Honors Anaheim University MBA Professor Patricia Ray with Mind, Heart & Spirit Award

Dr. Patricia Walter Ray of Pahoa, Hawaii, formerly of Freeport, Pa., was selected as the third of 10 individuals who will receive 2008 Duquesne University Mind Heart & Spirit Awards.

Mind, Heart & Spirit Awards recognize Duquesne alumni who exemplify the pillars of the University's mission—academic excellence; moral and spiritual values; ecumenism and diversity; service; and world concerns. Ray was honored for her contributions and accomplishments related to world concerns.

After serving five years as regional general counsel for Texas Instruments in Singapore and Hong Kong, Ray was recruited by the U.S. State Department in 2000 to serve on a United Nations team, rebuilding Kosovo’s legal system after the Balkan nation’s devastating war. Ray negotiated agreements spurring foreign investment in Kosovo, set up institutions to safeguard against corruption, and drafted intellectual property and antitrust statutes providing a robust framework for economic growth and recovery.

Formerly, Ray served as a State Department envoy facilitating legal and commercial development in Morocco, the former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia, and Albania. She received her juris doctor degree from the Duquesne School of Law in 1979.

Duquesne’s Mind, Heart & Spirit honorees receive tickets to a Steelers game and congratulations on the Jumbotron scoreboard as well as in Steelers Radio Network gameday broadcasts. Ray was recognized during the Steelers home opener against Houston on Sept. 7 at Heinz Field.

Duquesne University and the Steelers organization have partnered to for several years to celebrate the outstanding accomplishments of area students as well as the University’s graduates. The team's founder, the late Arthur J. Rooney, Sr.; his son, Chairman Dan Rooney; and grandson and President Art Rooney II are all notable Duquesne alumni.

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About Duequesne University

Duquesne is a private, coeducational university with more than 10,000 students. An extensive selection of undergraduate and graduate degree programs is offered across 10 schools of study. Duquesne is consistently ranked among the nation's top Catholic universities for its award-winning faculty and 130-year tradition of academic excellence.

About Anaheim University

Anaheim University is a pioneering online institution of higher learning, founded in Orange County, California in 1996. The University operates under the approval of the State of California in accordance with the requirements set forth by the Bureau for Private Post-Secondary and Vocational Education, and is authorized to grant graduate degrees at the master level under the degree-granting authority of the Bureau for Private Post-Secondary and Vocational Education. The University currently offers an Online Masters degree in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (MA TESOL) as well as an Online Global Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree. With its administrative offices located in the city of Anaheim, the University hosts a state-of-the-art High Definition Digital Film and Editing Studio for live online broadcasting and online learning resource creation in Irvine, California. In addition, the Anaheim University Akio Morita Learning Center's classroom facilities, located in the Minami Aoyama area of Minato-ku, Tokyo offers local support services for students in Japan. The University, through its state-of-the-art computer-mediated learning environment, provides opportunities for students around the globe to interact with the most renowned experts in their fields allowing them to both further their knowledge and advance their professional skills in a user-friendly and interactive environment. 100% of the University's professors are experienced professionals holding doctoral degrees from accredited universities.