The 2011 Salute to Catholic School Alumni dinner was held on Wednesday, March 23 at the Galt House Hotel & Suites. The Salute dinner celebrates the tradition of Catholic school excellence by spotlighting the diverse contributions made by Catholic school alumni. This year’s dinner hosted a sell-out crowd of 2,000 guests and netted over $350,000. Monies from the dinner will assist the Catholic Education Foundation in its mission of helping needy families who wish to send their children to Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Louisville. Thanks to all of our generous sponsors and contributors.

Salute to Catholic School Alumni

Annually, the Catholic Education Foundation recognizes individuals who reflect the highest ethical standards and exemplify in their lives the values and teachings of Catholic education. The Salute is designed to spotlight, for the civic and corporate communities, the impact that Catholic schools have had on the development of many of greater Louisville?s most significant leaders. Below are the Distinguished Honorees for the Class of 2011:

Salute Alumni 2011


Members of the Salute Class of 2011 (from left):
Seated:
Dean Wells (2011 Honoree), Alvin I. Cassidy (2011 Honoree), David P. Heintzman (Salute 2011 Corporate Co-Chair), Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz, Richard A. Lechleiter (Catholic Education Foundation Board Chairman), Margie C. Montgomery (2011 Honoree), William L. Tatum, Jr. (2011 Honoree).
Standing: Thomas K. O’Shea (2011 Honoree), Philip R. McHugh (Community Service Award), Jamie Beach (Father Joseph McGee Award), Leisa Speer (Superintendent of Schools, Archdiocese of Louisville), Janet Mullins Grissom (2011 Honoree), James E. Dockter (2011 Honoree).
(Group portrait courtesy of Pat Pfister, Pfoto.com)

The Salute recognition event consists of a dinner followed by a keynote speaker and then a presentation of awards to the Distinguished Honorees. If you would like to learn more about the Salute or if you are interested in attending the event, please contact Rosemary Smith as follows:
Phone - 502-585-2747
E-email - rsmith@ceflou.org

Salute to Catholic School Alumni

Past Recipients

1990
Daniel L. Ash
† The Honorable Frank W. Burke, Sr.
Linda H. Gleis, M.D.
Paul Hornung
Michael Kallay
† Mark W. Lambertus, M.D.
Estella Conwill Majozo, Ph.D.
Congressman Romano Mazzoli
Richard Northern
James A. Patterson
Sister Mary Prisca Pfeffer, R.S.M.
† Joan Riehm
Parishioner Award
Newton McCravy, Jr.

1991
Maria Imorde Gerwing Hampton
† Joseph B. Hammond
† Marie Keeling, M.D.
† Father James C. Maloney
Anne Meagher Northup
† Karl F. Schmitt
Judge David T. Stosberg
Walter C. Wagner, Jr.
James D. Whyte

1992
† Louis A. Arru
Edward A. Churchill
Robert “Bob” Edwards
Mary Ann “Kitty” Henry, M.D.
John L. Hoeck
† Msgr. Alfred F. Horrigan
Charles H. Leis
Daniel A. Lynch
† Rose Lenihan Rubel
Sister Mary Angela Shaughnessy, S.C.N.
Margaret Wilson Wright
Distinguished Service Award
† R. James "Jim" Tobe

1994

Joanne M. Berryman
Father Clyde F. Crews
George E. Fischer
John J. Ford
† George M. Goetz
Newton McCravy, III
Mary T. Meagher Plant

1995
William P. Bradford, II
Thomas O. Eifler, Sr.
Marea B. Gardner
John R. “Jack” Guthrie
Barbara M. Montgomery
† Sister Marilyn Spink, S.C.N.
† A. L. Thompson Willett

1996
Paulette Freeman Adams
Bernard F. “Bernie” Block
Kim Hatch Burse
William “Pike” Conway
† Sister Eileen M. Egan, S.C.N.
Bremer A. Ehrler
Judge Michael O. McDonald

1997
Emilita W. “Bunny” Barker
Milton R. Dohoney, Jr.
Salem M. George, Sr., M.D.
Lee Guthrie
† Paul A. “Paulie” Miller
† Emil J. “Jack” Raque, Jr.

1998
Carol Kunk Butler
Cris E. Dishman, Sr.
George B. Merrifield, Jr.
† Kenny Rapier
Robert L. Shircliff
James U. Smith, III

1999

John H. “Jack” Ford, Ph.D.
Dr. Robert L. Frierson, M.D.
† The Most Reverend Charles G. Maloney, D.D.
Mary Lou Northern
Charles B. Spalding, M.D.
Joseph P. Viviano

2000
† Mildred A. Dougherty
Joseph E. Gliessner, Jr.
Emmett A. Ratterman, Sr.
Sister Mary Kathleen Sheehan, S.C.N.
Charles T. Wethington, Jr., Ph.D.

2001
Joseph C. Babey, III, M.D.
Brother Cornelius Hubbuch, C.F.X.
Monica Kaufman
† Irvin J. Kupper, Sr.
Leonard M. Spalding, Jr.

2002
Kathleen Q. Abernathy
John E. Kleber, Ph.D.
Robert A. Montgomery
Elaine M. “Cissy” Musselman
Joseph W. Prather
Col. Kenneth Gregory Smith
Outstanding Steward Award
† Al J. Schneider

2003
Steve Crump
Albert C. Horton
Sheri Sauer Kalbfleisch, M.D.
John L. Newcomb
Mary Ann Buchart Palmer
Will C. Wolford

2004
Dianne Aprile
Oscar Brohm
† Sister Mary Ransom Burke, S.C.N.
Nicholas X. Simon
Daniel C. Ulmer Jr.

2005

Timothy C. Brown
Judge Judith McDonald-Burkman
Roberta Jacobs Butera, Ph.D.
Col. Gregory W. Frederick
Joseph W. Green, D.M.D.
Paul C. Varga

2006
Ceal Barry
Joseph P. Clayton
Gregory E. Fischer
David P. Heintzman
Timothy M. Hyland
Lois J. Taurman

2007

Tricia Burke
Robert I. “Ric” Cusick
John J. Guarnaschelli, M.D.
Marilyn J. Musacchio, Ph.D.
Thomas A. Musselman, Sr.
Phillip M. Simms  

2008
Douglas R. James
John C. Lechleiter, Ph.D.
Angela Mason
Mary Moseley
Hamilton B. Simms
Phillip J. Stuecker

2009
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Margaret H. Anderson
Paul R. Charron
William J. Godfrey, M.D.
Donald C. Jones
Bobbie Holsclaw
LTG Harold G. Moore, Jr. (RET.)

2010
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Mary Claire Alagia
Jill Joseph Bell
S. Dean Corbett
John P. Hackett
James V. Hartlage, Jr.
Carl G. Herde
S. Bradford Rives


2011
Alvin I. Cassidy
James E. Dockter
Janet Mullins Grissom
Margie C. Montgomery
Thomas K. O’Shea
William L. Tatum, Jr.
Dean Wells


Previous Community Service Award Honorees


1990 - Bertram W. Klein
1991 - †  The Honorable Wilson Wyatt, Sr.
1992 - The Honorable Martha Layne Collins
1994 - Morton Boyd
1995 - † Mary C. Bingham
1996 - David A. Jones, Sr.
1997 - John R. Hall
1998 - W. Bruce Lunsford
1999 - †Dinwiddie Lampton, Jr.
2000 - Rev. Dr. Kevin W. Cosby
2001 - † R. Gene Smith
2002 - Charlie W. Johnson
2003 - Senator Wendell Hampton Ford
2004 - R. K. Guillaume
2005 - Victor A. Staffieri
2006 - Ulysses “Junior” Bridgeman
2007 - T. W. “Bill” Samuels, Jr.
2008 - Joseph A. Pusateri and Michael “Rocky” Pusateri
2009 – Robert L. Lekites
2010 – W. James Host
2011 – Philip R. McHugh


Previous Fr. Joseph McGee Award Honorees

1994 - Peggy A. Huelsman
1995 - Anne Howard
1996 - Mary Lou Ruhl Bryant
1997 - †Sister Theresa Giardino, S.C.N.
1998 - Janice Marie Wooldridge
1999 - John V. Kahl
2000 - Carolyn Veigl
2001 - Frank Richard Knoop, Jr.
2002 - Virginia A. “Sugar” Hamilton
2003 - Judy Sharp Ribar
2004 - Margaret Ling Johnstone
2005 - Diane Flechler
2006 - James C. Protenic
2007 – Naniene H. Murphy
2008 - Eugene Eckert
2009 – Christine Nusky
2010 – Sheila Mattingly
2011 – Jamie Vowels Beach

† -deceased