Alumnae

Alumnae Awards

Honoring Our Alumnae's Achievements

Throughout the past 132 years, more than 18,592 young women have walked the halls of Saint Joseph Academy. Young women who turn into accomplished alumnae for us to admire and aspire to be. Each year, we celebrate the accomplishments of our amazing alumnae on the field/court, in their profession, in their parish, in communities or in their everyday lives.

Nominations for Saint Joseph Academy’s "25 Under 35" awards are now being accepted (Through December 31, 2022)! Candidates can be nominated by their peers or self-nominated.

Distinguished Alumna

The Distinguished Alumna Award was established in 1990 to recognize the achievements of our Saint Joseph Academy, Nazareth Academy and Saint Therese Academy graduates. An alumna is chosen for her service to Catholic education, her parish, her community and to women's leadership causes; service in her chosen vocation; living out the mission and philosophy of her alma mater; achievements or special recognition in her career or volunteer work. The nominee must have graduated from one of the Academies for fifteen or more years, and her achievements in her personal life or career must reflect the pursuit of excellence instilled and inspired by the Congregation of St. Joseph.

Since 2016, the Distinguished Alumna Award has been presented during Saint Joseph Academy’s annual “Celebrate the Academy” gala. The 2022 Distinguished Alumna Award recognized the hard work and contributions of Patricia A. Gaul ’76!

Patricia A. Gaul ’76

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1990

†Mary Fournier Bill ’42
†Donna Hawk, CSJ N’60
Nancy Wilkes McCann ’59
Pearl Mackert Olearcik T’45
Peggy Murphy Widder ’65
†Rosemary Smith ’39

†=deceased
1992

Corita Ambro, CSJ '53
†Eileen Murray Dooley T'43
Mary Lou Wasmer Durkin '54
†Vivian Habrat N'64
Christine A. Quinn Janicki, MD '63

†=deceased
1994

†Brigid Griffin, CSJ '42
Karen Hren Kleinhenz N'71
†Mary Westerhold Masten T'43
Martha Walther '72

†=deceased
1996

Nancy Conway, CSJ '65
Mary Ann Corrigan-Davis '71
Mary Ann Fischer '66
†Agnes Roche Lanning '45
†Catherine Pinkerton, CSJ '39
†Mary Sheila Sweeney, CSJ '40

†=deceased
1998

Jacqui Bishop-Klee N'77
†Kathleen Carey, CSJ '49
†Karen Coughlin '66
†Mary Patrick Hastings, CSJ '40
Kathy Marsh Wintour '70
Mary Lou Vrnak Stricklin '61

†=deceased

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2000

Rosemary Haas Cochran '41
†Dorothy Durkin Egan '47
†Marie Fillo, CSJ '59
Constance Fulgenzi Buran N'72
Ann Marie Kelly, OSU '49
Leah Gary N'71

†=deceased
2002

†Mary McQuaid Doyle '50
Eileen Reynolds Durante '60
Anne Dellinger Flannelly N'70
Doris Gottemoeller, RSM '53
†Michael Francis Hearon, OSU T'29
† Florence Murphy Lackamp '19

†=deceased
2004

Maura Corrigan '65
Mary Jordan '79
Kathleen Kilbane, CSJ '52
Ruth Koehl '54
Roberta Joecken Schaidt N'70
2006

Sheila Donnelly MD '66
†Ann Quinn Doran '48
Nora Hennessy '80
Sally Bubnick Niklas N'60
†Patricia Twohig, CSJ '60

†=deceased
2008

Mary Ellen Egan N'74
Linda Kane '75
Felicia Petruziello, CSJ '56
†Mary Berry Reynolds '32
Rita Bontempo Thiron '70

†=deceased

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2010

†Jeanne Knoerle, S.P., Ph.D. '45
Katherine (Kay) Lockwood Allen, Esq. '51
Catherine (Cathy) Lanning Knittel '67
Maureen Brady Johnson '69
Linda Quinn, Ph.D. '79

†=deceased
2012

Patricia Kozak, CSJ '64
Cathy Witt '68
Deborah Ghazoul-Mills, MD '79
Colleen Gallagher Thomas, CAPT. NC USN '82
Natalie Leek '85
2014

Joan Dever Conrad ’49
Joyce Mone Barra ’67
The Honorable Geraldine Soat Brown ’68
Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor N’69
2016

Cheryl Hagan O'Malley '77
2017

Daria Roebuck '75

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2018

Maureen McCafferty Arbeznik '69
2019

Diane Roberto '60
2020

Mary Ann Corrigan-Davis '71

A decision was made to forego the 2020 Distinguished Alumna award to celebrate all Mary Ann Corrigan-Davis has accomplished.
2021

Rebecca Dessoffy Bennett ’91
2022

Patricia A. Gaul '76

25 Under 35 Awards

Saint Joseph Academy’s "25 Under 35" awards program celebrates the Academy’s alumnae who are under 35 years of age and are making a difference in their communities. Established in honor of Saint Joseph Academy’s 125th anniversary, this event celebrates our young alumnae for living the mission of the Academy and embodying the character of a Saint Joseph Academy graduate in their personal and professional endeavors.

2020 Awards Ceremony

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2020

Mary Grace Adler '08
Katie Bartholomew '04
Taylor Whisler Bellan '10
Maggie Berry '10
Samantha Billittier '13
Elizabeth Campion '08
Melissa Campbell Caranfa '09
Brianna Dombo '13
Alexandra Ehrett '12
Emily Frost '10
Megan Mayer Gaskin '04
Emily Gehring '06
Kayte Tuleta Gorski '10
Maura Heffernan '09
Laura Kalynchuk '12
Samantha Manzuk '09
Maureen Martin '10
Karen McGraw '13
Michelle Roman '13
Katie Speice Schiau '12
Megan Seaman '11
Ellen Skonce '11
Bridget Smith '08
Bride Sweeney '10
Julie Booker Verlei '04
2019

Lauren Adler ’07
Jazmin Bailey ’07
Maureen (Mo) Bole ’10
Nora Conway ’09
Meghan Crute ’02
Emily Cunningham ’04
Emily Kollin ’06
Rebecca Kostell ’08
Gabriella Kreuz ’10
Sarah Link ’06
Holly Lovey ’10
Celine Mangan ’12
Julie Marlowe ’05
Laura McCarty Waryk ’07
Jennifer Murphy ’06
May Nacion ’03
Analise Ondrejech Neumore ’02
Carolyn Conway Novak ’06
Christina Pintenich ’09
Kelly Shea Quigley ’09
Sarah Roman ’10
Sabrina Semidey ’11
Meghan Hennessey Shimmin ’06
Elizabeth Viccarone ’09
Sarah Welch ’03

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2018

Nancy Abdelshahid Baker ’09
Erin Barrett ’06
Katherine Bej ’09
Rachel Bonoan ’06
Tori Brenneison ’04
Brooke Danforth ’09
Carmen Dvorak ’03
†Darcy Egan ’09
Kristen Herrmann Fink ’09
Claire Foley ’09
Krystle George-Kearns ’05
Therese Greco ’09
Alex Borsuk Hasenohr ’07
Laura Jacobs ’09
Mary E. Klecka ’02
Erica Krasienko ’09
Angel Lett ’02
Arianne Lovey ’09
Maggie McGuire ’09
Abby Millar ’09
Clare Ogonek ’09
Natalie Rodriquez ’06
Julie Seman ’09
Emily Rose Smith ’09
Maureen Wolf ’09
2017

Anne Bernat ’04
Katherine Colborn ’10
Susan Cullen ’04
Sarah Ginty Edington ’08
Brenna Fasko ’02
Jacqueline Gonzales ’03
Brooke Hamilton ’09
Kara Isabella ’08
Lauren Kluth ’09
Leah Baxendale Kozlowski ’03
Amanda Kaserman Leininger ’07
Rebecca Mahall Leiter ’02
Meredith McGuire ’09
Emily McGuirk ’03
Maisie Regotti Mitchell ’07
Emily Paskert ’02
Kathe Pocker ’10
Lisa Sanniti ’03
Laura Schlecht ’02
Tracy Carr Schwab ’04
Beth Phillips Synk ’03
Jennifer Moloney Taylor ’06
Alaina Manning Wagner ’06
Mary Wallenhorst ’08
Eileen Wyza ’09

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2016

Erin Adler ’06
Emily Lusk Battle ’04
Sarah Billittier ’11
Rebecca Ivic Britt ’02
Sylvia Olaszek Brochue ’00
Emma Cleary ’09
Ginger Margevicius Fiscella ’00
Kelly Heilman ’08
Lisa Abraham Hoekenga ’00
Allison Jarus ’05
Nora Kelly ’01
Caroline Kelly Kessler ’00
Kelly Glasenapp Lisy ’04
Rachel Mistur ’02
LauraAnn Moore ’99
Chelsea Mullarkey ’07
Alyssa Phillips Nadin ’04
Fadia Nemeh ’02
Moline Prak Pandiyan ’03
Katherine Mone Patton ’02
Beth Rath ’04
Deirdre Rossman ’10
Laura Simna ’03
Amanda Waltos ’10
Sophia Weinmann ’07

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2015

Sandy Abraham ’03
Kate Andrejcak ’06
Alison Barberic ’01
Allison Busser ’04
Maureen Clark ’05
Liz Conway ’99
Christine Dersi Davis ’03
Eileen Dorsey ’01
Meghan Fibbi ’05
Krista Freeman ’07
Emily Hanson ’99
Elizabeth Looney ’02
Megan Lowes ’09
Hannah McGlynn ’07
Gina Morris Tohme ’99
Ashley Nemeh ’06
Claire Occhionero ’06
Renee Rawlings ’06
Emily Roach ’02
Meghan Roach Kapp ’01
Kathryn Rybarczyk ’02
Ellen Setzer ’08
Margaret Sweeney Kresser ’03
Emily Tarr ’07
Shannon Tomek ’08

Athletic Hall of Fame

The Saint Joseph Academy Athletic Hall of Fame, a bi-annual event, was created to recognize the contributions of individuals instrumental in the growth and excellence of the athletic traditions and standards of Saint Joseph Academy Athletics.

On Friday, June 10, 2022, Saint Joseph Academy added these four new members to the Academy’s Athletic Hall of Fame: Jill Satanek Garlock ’92, Rebecca Fischer ’95, Kathleen Kress-Farrell ’01 and Madeline Keefe ’10.