3 individuals, Rotary Club to receive humanitarian honors

CHAMPAIGN – Three area professionals and a civic club will be honored at the Champaign-Urbana International Humanitarian Awards dinner from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the "I" Hotel and Conference Center in Champaign.

Individuals to be recognized are Mohammad Al-Heeti, for trade and business; and Paul McNamara and Madhubalan Viswanathan, both for research and education.

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