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: |
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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: 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 (click here to view photo) Margaret H. Anderson Paul R. Charron William J. Godfrey, M.D. Donald C. Jones Bobbie Holsclaw LTG Harold G. Moore, Jr. (RET.) 2010 (click here to view photo) 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 |
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