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 2009:

Members of the Salute Class of 2009:
Seated: Margaret Anderson (2009 Honoree), Dick Vitale (Keynote Speaker), Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz, Phil McHugh (CEF Board Chairman), Lt. Gen. Harold Moore (2009 Honoree)
Standing: Bob Lekites (Community Service Award), Paul Charron (2009 Honoree), Chris Nusky (Father McGee Award), Junior Bridgeman (Salute 2009 Corporate Co-Chair), Bobbie Holsclaw (2009 Honoree), Bill Godfrey (2009 Honoree), Don Jones (2009 Honoree), Father Joe Atcher, O. Carm. (Chief Education Officer, Archdiocese of Louisville)
(Group portrait courtesy of Pat Pfister, Pfoto.com)