The founder of Aon Corp. will be inducted into the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, an independent research center, it was announced.
Patrick G. Ryan, the founder and executive chairman of Chicago-based insurance broker Aon Corp., will join 212 scholars, scientists, artists, civic, corporate and philanthropic leaders on Oct. 12 at the induction ceremonies at the Academy's Ambridge, Mass., headquarters.
"The Academy honors excellence by electing to membership remarkable men and women who have made preeminent contributions to their fields, and to the world," said Academy President Emilio Bizzi in a statement. "We are pleased to welcome into the Academy these new members to help advance our founders' goal of 'cherishing knowledge and shaping the future.'"
The academy was founded in 1780 and counts among its founders John Adams and John Hancock.
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