August 05, 2020

Petersons presented Mal Brown Award

Eric D. “Pete” Peterson ’86 and Theresa J. (Cairns) Peterson ’89 of North Andover, Mass., were honored in January as the 2020 recipients of the Mal Brown Award by the Greater Providence Chapter of the National Alumni Association, the Mal Brown Club.

Eric D. “Pete” Peterson ’86 & ’14P and Theresa J. (Cairns) Peterson ’89 & ’14P, center, at the Mal Brown Club Award reception with Rev. Peter M. Batts, O.P., assistant professor of theology and club chaplain, and Angela L. Carr ’01, club president

The highest honor bestowed by the club, the Mal Brown Award recognizes alumni whose lives exemplify the love and loyalty for PC that athletics trainer Mal Brown ’33 exhibited.

The Petersons are perhaps best known for their non-profit organization My HomeCourt, which they co-founded and serve as board members. Working with PC Galleries and the City of Providence, the organization restores neglected public basketball courts in Providence. It employs local artists to turn the courts into colorful, living works of art in an effort to strengthen communities and inspire basketball players of all ages and skill levels.

Pete Peterson, a former Friar soccer player, has served as a class phonathon volunteer and on his class reunion committee and is a member of Friends of Friar Basketball. Theresa Peterson also has volunteered for class phonathons and her class reunion committee.

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