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Dominic D'Alessandro to Receive 2005 International Horatio Alger Award for Overcoming Adversity to Achieve Success

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From: U.S. Newswire
Date: 20050217
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc. is proud to announce that Dominic D'Alessandro, President and CEO of Manulife Financial, is the 2005 recipient of the International Horatio Alger Award. D'Alessandro was selected for having overcoming adversity and humble beginnings to achieve success. As a child, the D'Alessandro family emigrated from Italy to Canada where his father was fatally injured in a construction accident. D'Alessandro's mother worked hard to provide for her four children - taking in boarders while cooking and ...

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