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Picture Above Features 2023 Alumna of the Year, Rachel Muriga Wong '53 and 2024 Alumna of the Year, Kaseba Chibweth '19 2025 Alumna of the Year: Dr. Teresa Hubka-Dunkas '74 On November 21, 2025, we had the privilege of honoring Dr. Teresa Hubka-Dunkas, Class of 1974, as the 2025 OLP Alumna of the Year during our inaugural Hall of Fame ceremony, a moment that beautifully celebrated her remarkable legacy. Dr. Teresa Hubka-Dunkas ’74 is a pioneering physician and national medical leader whose life of resilience, faith, and service reflects the very heart of the Sisters of St. Joseph. We honor her as our 2025 Sr. Claire Patrice Fitzgerald Alumna of the Year for her unwavering commitment to healing, her groundbreaking leadership, and the inspiring way she uses her life to serve the dear neighbor. Past Alumna of the Year Recipients 2024: Kaseba Chibweth '19 2023: Rachel (Murguia) Wong '56 2022: Diane (Ursich) Curiel '72 2021: Sonia Maciejewski ‘06 2020: Carla da Luz Boren '87 & Paola Avila '93 2019: Nina Sciuto-Morales '76 2018: Mary Caratan Sloper '58 2017: Jeanette (Prantil) Handelsman '64 2016: Sr. Virginia Rodee '53, RSCJ 2015: Amy (McKinney) Potter '02, Rachel McKinney '04 & Sara McKinney '07 2014: Margaret Wiedower '68 2013: Marguerite “Terry” Sorgi Camarata '77 2012: Martha Spiers Lepore '59 2011: Patricia Dougan Shinsky '57 2010: Silvia Fimbres de Ruiz '74 2009: Ruth Davis '69 2008: Alison Priske Adema '82 2006: Elizabeth Meza Huch '51 2007: Christine Haddad '69 2005: Kathleen Howard Thompson '75 2004: Marcella Kreizinger '27 2003: Sr. Kathleen Martin '44 2002: Nancy Ryan '58 2001: Kathleen Manzer McKaveney '83 2000: Karene Lemke Evenson '56 1999: Sr. Dolores Marie Gill '45 1998: Eve Ryan '46 1997: Beverlee Cendali '61 1996: Cecelia Shaw Thie '22 1995: Lisa Guy-Schall '70 1994: Sandra Qualiato Brue '62 1993: Barbara Harrison '68 1992: Ann Navarra '63 1991: Sr. St. Bernard Johnson '31 1990: Judi Putnam '66 & Winfrey Willier Welch '36 1989: Gladys Wilson Impastato '41 1988: Elisa Luna Sanchez '50 1987: Rosalie Bianchi Wisniew '63 1986: June Wilcox Bassett '36 Want to nominate a deserving alumna for 2025? 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