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Catherine McAuley Award

Nominations for Catherine McAuley Award

 

Description of Award

The Board of Trustees Catherine McAuley Award will be presented to a member of the Merion Mercy Academy community who has demonstrated distinction in his/her field, service to the church and/or community, and commitment to the mercy values. This person will have, in daily life, emulated the spirit of Catherine McAuley by promoting personal excellence and social responsibility.

Criteria

Any member of the MMA community (alumnae, parents, faculty, staff, students) other than a current member of the Board of Trustees or Mission Committee may nominate someone for this award.

No serving member of the Board of Trustees or Mission Committee may be a nominee.

The recipient of the award will be chosen by the Board of Trustees.

Process

Nomination letters must be submitted and should include the following:

  • Name/Address/Phone # of nominee
  • Name/Address/Phone # of nominator
  • Relationship of nominee to MMA
  • One or two paragraphs describing the nominee and how she/he lives out the Mission of Mercy as described above

The deadline for nominations will be announced early in 2009.
Nominations should be sent to:

Sister Kathleen Lyons, RSM
Sisters of Mercy, 1515 Montgomery Ave.
Merion Station, PA 19066

or klyons@mercymidatlantic.org