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The Esteemed Honorees

The honor roll of SOAR!’s highest award, the Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Award

District of Columbia

  • 1987 – Theobold During
  • 1988 – Mr. John O’Neil
  • 1989 – Mr. Thomas Lake
  • 1990 – The Catholic Daughters of the Americas
  • 1991 – Sister M. Majella Berg, RSHM
  • 1992 – Reverend Monsignor Michael di Teccia Farina
  • 1993 – Corinne (Lindy) Claiborne Boggs
  • 1994 – The Loyola Foundation
  • 1995 – Mr. Mark Russell
  • 1996 – Mr. Mark Shields
  • 1997 – Sandra Andrea McMurtrie
  • 1998 – Timothy and Monica May
  • 1999 – Reverend Monsignor John J. Enzler
  • 2000 – Kevin and Jane Belford
  • 2001 – Otto and Jane Ruesch
  • 2002 – His Eminence Theodore Cardinal McCarrick
  • 2003 – Reverend William J. Byron, S.J
  • 2004 – Sister Carol Keehan, D.C., R.N., M.S.
  • 2005 – The Late Eugene I Kane & Reverend Monsignor Thomas A. Kane
  • 2006 – Dr. and Mrs. John J. DeGioia
  • 2007 – Most Reverend Donald W. Wuerl
  • 2008 – Mother Mary Berchmans Hannan, VHM
  • 2009 – Cokie and Steve Roberts
  • 2010 – Paul and Jill McNamara

New York

  • 1997 – William G. Parrett
  • 1998 – Dr. Francis J. Macchiarola
  • 2001 – Drs. John and Yvonne Driscoll
  • 2002 – Detective Denis P. Mulcahy
  • 2003 – John J. Fialka & Catholic Daughters of the Americas
  • 2004 – Monsignor Peter G. Finn
  • 2005 – Denis Hughes
  • 2006 – Joseph P. Delaney
  • 2007 – Most Reverend Arthur J. Serratelli
  • 2008 – Kathy DiFiore
  • 2009 – The Rambusch Company
  • 2010 – Sister Francis Raftery, SC

Chicago

  • 2000 – Shirley Madigan
  • 2002 – Edward M. Burke

Los Angeles

  • 1996 – The Conrad N. Hilton Fund for Sisters
  • 1997 – Tom Lasorda
  • 1998 – The Thomas & Dorothy Leavey Foundations & the Late Dorothy Leavey
  • 1999 – Bob & Lois Erburu
  • 2001 – Richard and Maude Ferry
  • 2002 – George and Gretchen Gibbs
  • 2003 – Most Reverend Joseph M. Sartoris
  • 2004 – Allen and Kathleen Lund
  • 2007 – Marjorie and Edward Illig

Orange County*

  • 2006 – H.E. Sir Patrick D. Powers

San Francisco

  • 2001 – Joanne Murphy
  • 2002 – Dr. Eileen Aicardi
  • 2003 – Diane Buchanan Wilsey & Lenore Heffernan

* In Orange County, CA prior to the Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Awards, the several individuals were honored for their roles as Catholic leaders:

  • 1992    Sr. Marie Therese Solomon, ODN and Daniel J. Harney
  • 1993    Sr. Jane Frances Power, CSJ and Stanley Pawlowski
  • 1994    Patrick Vincent Loughnane and Eugene J. Deiss