Also on the list is former Providence public safety commissioner John Partington, who died in 2006. Partington was integral in the founding of the U.S. Witness Protection Program.

Artist Marjorie Joy Vogel, who died last year, will also be inducted; she’s best known for detailed pen-and-ink drawings of Rhode Island scenes, including homes, villages and skylines.

Joseph DiStefano is a civic leader who has been involved in many facets of Rhode Island politics. The attorney is a former state Democratic chairman, former chairman of the State Board of Elections, and served as general counsel for the Providence & Worcester Railroad.

Ernest Frerichs is the former dean of the Brown University graduate school. The educator has edited or co-edited nearly 30 books and is the president of the Dorot Foundation, which promotes archaeological research in the Middle East.

Ira Magaziner was adviser to the Clinton administration, a think-tank participant and the principal designer of Rhode Island's "Greenhouse Compact."

James Procaccianti is a hotel magnate with more than 50 hotels in 20 states. The real estate developer and has spearheaded the Downtown Providence building boom.

David R. Stenhouse was a Major League Baseball pitcher for 14 years and the first rookie to start an All-Star game. He played baseball and basketball at the University of Rhode Island, and promotes youth sports around the state. Stenhouse is now a baseball coach at Rhode Island College and Brown University.