Seton Legacy of Charity Medal Awards

Fifty one people from diverse backgrounds and countries Italy, South Korea and Canada,  were honored May 23, 2009 for their charitable works in the spirit of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton.  Each contributed in a significant way to social services, education, health care, promoting the awareness of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, or spiritual formation in the spirit of the Seton Legacy of Charity.

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Sister Mary Jean Horne, D.C., commented, “Recognizing women and men who portray characteristics of Elizabeth Ann is a very direct way of acknowledging the strong influence of our Saintly Foundress. In their personal lives and in their many-faceted positions, they are actualizing the values and virtues Saint Elizabeth Ann taught on these very holy grounds.”

Seton Legacy of Charity Medal Award Recipients

Abel, Mrs. Candace
Founder/director of Brittany’s Hope (adoptions of special needs children from around the world)
Elizabethtown, PA
Barnett, Mr. Charles J.
CEO, Seton Family Hospitals
Austin, TX
Beaudette, Sister Margaret, S.C.
DePaul Sculpture Studio
Bronx, NY
Bechtle, Sister Regina, S.C.
Charism Resource Director; Seton scholar and author
Bronx, NY
Birthistle, Thomas, MD
Retired from St. Vincent Medical Center; Board member Maryvale; Affiliate of the Daughters of Charity
Los Angeles, CA
Bradshaw, Sister Eileen, S.C.
Development, Saint Vincent Academy
Newark, NJ
Brawley, Sister Mary Anne, D.C.
Chair, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital
Binghamton, NY
Burke, Ms. Adela
Director of Nursing, Labouré Residence, Los Altos Hills
Sunnyvale, CA
Byrd, Ms. Gwendolyn P.
Secretary of Education and Superintendant of Catholic Schools, Mobile Archdiocese
Mobile, AL
Cekoric, Mrs. Peggy B.
Wife, Mother, School Nurse, Catechist
Lambertville, NJ
Cormier, Sister Auréa, N.D.S.C.
Social Justice work; past member of the Elizabeth Ann Seton Federation NGO team
Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
Daly, Sister Mary Ann, S.C.
Executive Director, Sisters of Charity Federation
Bronx, NY
Ewers, Sister Marcella, D.C.
Development, San Juan Diego Catholic Regional High School
McAllen, TX
Executive Board, Mother Seton House on Paca Street, Inc.
Supported the Baltimore Shrine since 1963
Baltimore, MD
Flanagan, Sister Kathleen, S.C.
Professor of Theology, College of Saint Elizabeth
Morristown, NJ
Flynn, Most Reverend Harry J., D.D.
Archbishop Emeritus, Archdiocese of Saint Paul- Minneapolis
Saint Paul, MN
Foley, Sister Gertrude, S.C.
Retired educator; Coordinator Seton Family (a lay-centered program supporting lay women and men in their desire to grow to maturity in the Body of Christ)
Greensburg, PA
Franchi, Don Gino
Pastor, Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Livorno, Italy
Livorno, Italy
Fugazy, Sister M. Irene, S.C.
Retired educator; promotes Elizabeth Ann Seton via multi-media
Bronx, NY
Hallett, Mr. Kirk
Founder of The Joshua Group and Nativity School (at risk middle school boys)
Camp Hill, PA
Hallinan, Mrs. Anne Marie
Pastoral Associate & Assistant Director of Campus Ministry, Mount St. Mary’s University
Emmitsburg, MD
Hockins, Ms. Karen
Affiliate of the Daughters of Charity
Tuba City, AZ
Hoffman, Sister Margaret Maureen, S.C.
Retired educator and principal
Convent Station, NJ
Holzum, Sister Leah Marie, D.C.
Health nurse, adjunct instructor, Saint Louis University
St. Louis, MO
Johnson, Ms. Gayle
Board, Ladies of Charity, USA
Leawood, KS
Keehan, Sister Carol, D.C.
President/CEO, Catholic Health Association
Washington, DC
Kelly, Ellin M., Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, De Paul University, Chicago; Seton scholar and author
Evanston, IL
Kelly, Sister Margaret John, D.C., Ph. D.
Executive Director, Vincentian Center for Church & Society; St. John’s University
Jamaica, NY
Kim, Mrs. Sang Hyup
Wife of former Prime Minister of South Korea; supports Sisters of Charity, Korean Province; works with disabled children in South Korea and China
Seoul, South Korea
Kubala, Reverend Daniel I.
Pastor, St. Thomas the Apostle Church
Miami, FL
Lapazaran, Sister Miren, CCV
Pastoral Counselor, prison system (foreign inmates)
Washington, DC
Linkhauer, Sister Vivien, S.C.
Provincial Superior of U.S. Province of Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill
Greensburg, PA
Lopiccolo, Sister Maryann Seton, S.C.
Episcopal Delegate for Religious
Brooklyn, NY
Madden, Mr. Patrick J.
President/CEO, Sacred Heart Health System; Ministry Market Leader, Ascension Health
Pensacola, FL
Martz, Sister Angelina, SCIC
Justice Assistant Coordinator
St. John, New Brunswick, Canada
McNeil, Sister Betty Ann, D.C.
Archivist, Daughters of Charity, Emmitsburg Province; Seton scholar and author
Emmitsburg, MD
McPhee, Sister Mary Rose, D.C.
Retired; former hospital administrator and Provincial of the Daughters of Charity Western Province before the 1969 division
Evansville, IN
Mersmann, Ms. Mary Jo
Director of Associates of Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati
Mount St. Joseph, OH
Merwin, Mrs. Anne
President, Mother Seton House on Paca Street, Inc.
Baltimore, MD
Metz, Sister Judith, S.C.
Archivist; Seton scholar and author
Mount St. Joseph, OH
Moller, Mr. Timothy
Chief Financial Officer, Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati
Mount St. Joseph, OH
Motiuk, Ms. Mary Ann Burgess
Retired Superior Court Judge, New Jersey; Caregiver and Volunteer
New Vernon, NJ
Pasterick, Mrs. Sharon
Principal, Elizabeth Seton High School
Bladensburg, MD
Powell, Thomas H., Ed.D.
President, Mount St. Mary’s University
Emmitsburg, MD
Ritter, Sister Mary Joseph, O.L.M.
Executive Director, Outreach Services; Vicar General, Sisters of Charity of Our Lady of Mercy
Johns Island, SC
Rudy, Mrs. Susan
Founder/Execucive Director, Silence of Mary Home (adults and teens who are homeless)
Harrisburg, PA
Seton Club of Harrisburg
Promoting prayer and devotion to Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton
Harrisburg, PA
Shuyler, Mrs. Julie
Religion teacher, Chair Religion Department Lebanon Catholic High School
Lebanon, PA
Sponsoring Committee of the Annual Pilgrimage for the Sea Services
Retired Flag Officers
Alexandria, VA
Steves, Sister Sue Ann, I.H.M.
Retired Superintendant of Schools, Diocese of Harrisburg
Harrisburg, PA
Vasa, Sister Joanne, D.C.
Provincial Councillor, Daughters of Charity, West Central Province
St. Louis, MO