Alumnae Awards - Ursuline Academy | Girls Catholic High School Kirkwood

Alumnae Awards - Ursuline Academy | Girls Catholic High School Kirkwood
Alumnae Awards
Each year two awards, the Distinguished Alumnae Award and the Young Alumnae
Serviam
Award, are given to outstanding Ursuline Academy St. Louis Alumnae. These recipients are selected from the nominations from members of our Ursuline Academy community and honored at the Alumnae Award and Induction ceremony in May.
If you have a suggestion of a worthy alumna for either of these awards, please consider nominating her. Details about each award and the criteria are included below.
Nominations are due annually on January 30.
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Young Alumna
Serviam
Award
The annual Young Alumna
Serviam
Award honors an outstanding alumna who, through her service, leadership, and achievement, embodies the
Serviam
spirit of an Ursuline Academy education.
The recipient of this award must:
Have graduated from Ursuline Academy St. Louis within the previous 20 years.
Demonstrate a desire to serve others in her daily life through continuing service to the Academy, the Alumnae Association, or the local or national community.
Engage others in her service mission.
Have been changed by her lived experiences of
Serviam.
Young Alumna Serviam Award Recipients
2005
Anna Agniel Bushlack '99
2006
Colleen McLaughlin Clark '00
2007
Jackie Gallo '99
2008
Kristine Schneider '01
2009
Erin O'Toole '03
2010
Jennifer Mohan '02
2011
Bridget Cromien '05
2012
Maggie Brueggen Grzesiowski '08
2013
Caitlin Torrence '07
2014
Theresa Goodwillie '08
2015
Michelle Treese '08
2016
Amy Patterson '09
2017
Anna Bergamini '09
2018
Jessica Richmeyer '13
2019
Claire Burkemper '12
2020
Women in Serviam
2021
Madeline Senay '12
2022
Rachel Essmyer Sheehan '14
2023
Elizabeth Kozeny ’13
2024
Madelyn Giegling '16
2025
Molly Walsh Henroid ’05
2026
Melissa Vatterott '08
Honorary Alumnae
1990
Thelma Hartnett
1990
Marie Sherman
2007
Rosalie Bannister
Distinguished Alumna Award
The Distinguished Alumna Award is presented to an alumna who has demonstrated exceptional professional achievement and whose life reflects the Christian ideals of Ursuline Academy.
The recipient of this award must:
Have a record of professional excellence and outstanding achievement in her chosen field.
Demonstrate a spirit of service to others and a dedication to improving her community or the global society.
Inspire others through her leadership, character, and ongoing connection to the Ursuline community.
Exemplify Ursuline's values in her public and private life, reflecting a commitment to faith, integrity, and/or social justice.
Distinguished Alumna Award Recipients
1988
Sylvia Persow Friedman ’37
1989
Rosemary Phelan ’57, Jane Mitchellette Hanneken ’48 and Clare Ann Maguire Wick ’69
1990
Alice Shaughnessy, OSU ’36, Carol Schutz Classe ’60 and Maria Rodgers O’Rourke ’81
1991
Mary Viszeneki ’56 and Fonda M. Fantroy ’73
1992
Mary Barrett Paspalas ’69
1993
Mary Jeanne Stuever Wehner ’44
1994
Livvy Herbert Rasp ’62
1995
Sr. Carol Lehmkuhl, PO ’64 and Kathy J. Wilmering ’76
1996
Judy Van Cleave Chiodini ’69
1997
Marjorie “Gee” Kaiman ’62
1998
Jeanne Devaney Dennis ’33, Dr. Irene Riddle ’51 and Mary Louise Hesse White ’78
1999
Patricia Barrett ’55
2000
Nancy Maczko Benz ’50
2001
Sally Maguire ’76
2002
Challen Cody Koch ’49
2003
June Datillo Pashia ’57
2004
Emily Byrne Newsham ’49
2005
Sr. Mary Catherine O’Gorman, CSJ ’50
2006
Margaret “Peggy” O’Neill Williams ’36
2007
Colleen Joern Vetter '83
2008
Jane Marie Blanke '73
2009
Capt. Kathy Beasley '74
2010
Kim Santen Blackford '85
2011
Rosalie Redington Duvall '60
2012
Pat Witt Harris '62 & Maureen Walsh Herrmann '77
2013
Sr. Carol Kopff, O.P. '54
2014
Norma Eichenlaub Stern '44
2015
Susan Puetz Lenihan '71
2016
Dr. Susan Michaelree Fletcher '66
2017
Elaine Meyer Schroeder '57
2018
Charlotte Deleste '90
2019
arilyn Heckwolf Hohner '49
2020
Women in Serviam
2021
Theresa Kaiser '07 & Liz Kaiser Dwyer '10
2022
Toni Joyce Hunt '79
2023
Michelle Murray ’90
2024
Denise Hedrick Huber '82
2025
Jane Calacci Guenther ‘76 & Dr. Kelly Balch Jobe ’01
2026
Angela Stolle Nolin '94