▁and ▁the ▁re location ▁of ▁the ▁W oon as qu at uck et ▁River ▁to ▁permit ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁Water place ▁Park ▁and ▁the ▁Cit iz ens ▁Bank ▁Building ▁in ▁dow nt own ▁Prov idence . ▁The ▁Bruce ▁Sund l un ▁Terminal ▁at ▁T . F . ▁Green ▁Airport ▁is ▁named ▁in ▁his ▁honor , ▁and ▁the ▁air port ▁now ▁generates ▁over ▁$ 2 ▁billion ▁in ▁economic ▁activity ▁ann ually . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁governor ▁to ▁be ▁elected ▁to ▁a ▁two - year ▁term , ▁as ▁his ▁successor , ▁Lincoln ▁Al mond ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁governor ▁to ▁be ▁elected ▁to ▁a ▁four - year ▁term , ▁which ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁en act ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁Sund l un ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁co - ch air man ▁of ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁para de ▁committee ▁for ▁President ▁John ▁F . ▁Kennedy ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁President ▁Kennedy ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁as ▁an ▁incorpor ating ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Communic ations ▁Sat ellite ▁Corporation ▁( CO MS AT ), ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁for ▁ 3 0 ▁years ▁as ▁a ▁director . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁President ▁Jimmy ▁Carter ▁appointed ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Vis itors ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Air ▁Force ▁Academy ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁two ▁four - year ▁terms , ▁and ▁that ▁same ▁year , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁Governor ▁Gar ra