Past Honorees
2011 Honorees
Joe and Sue Fahey, Kansas City, Missouri
Advocates for Affordable, High Quality Catholic Education
Joe and Sue have made a lifetime commitment of generosity of time, talen and treasure to promote affordable, high quality Catholic education throug their steadfast service and dedication to CSJ-sponsored Avila University and St. Teresa's Academy in Kansas City.
Jack and Julie Lally, St. Louis
Advocates for the Poor, Disenfranchised and Women at Risk
Jack and Julie unabashedly practice gospel values and the Catholic social teachings of the Church with their leadership in and service to the Archdiocese of St. Louis through organizations suchs as Catholic Charities, Cardinal Ritter Senior Services and Child Center - Marygrove.
Bob and Judy Sieckhaus, St. Louis
Advocates for Direct Service to the Poor, Homeless and Hungry
Bob and Judy devote their lives to serving the poor of St. Louis, particularly through their work at St. Vincent DePaul Parish. On any given day you will find them organizing fundraisers or delivering meals or sorting clothing donations.
2010 Honorees
Corliss J. DuBois Cox, CSJA, St. Louis
Advocates for Youth
Corliss is the senior youth ministry coordinator for the St. Charles Lwanga Center of the Archdiocese of St. Louis. Instilling and promoting spiritual, economical, academic, social and cultural development of youth and young adults has been her mission.
Richard and Barbara Hammond, Haiti
Care for the Children of Haiti
Richard and Barbara founded the Friends of the Children in Haiti (FOTCOH) in 1991, after six years of organizing and overseeing a yearly medical mission to Haiti thorugh their parish. FOTCOH is a non-profit which provides critical care for the most vulnerable people on earth.
Thomas and Kathleen Gunn, St. Louis
Advocates for Faith-based Education, Health care and Social Services
Tom and Kate Gunn make a direct and systemic difference in the lives of individuals and faith-based education, health care and social service agencies and institutions through their countless hours of volunteering time and providing board expertise and leadership.
2009 Honorees
Lynne M. Cooper and DOORWAYS, St. Louis Missouri
Care and advocacy for those with AIDS
Lynne is the founder and President of Doorways, an interfaith AIDS housing and services organization dedicated to providing compassionate care for clients for more than twenty years.
Richard D. Egan, Sister Bay, Wisconsin
Advocacy for the poor, marginated and underserved
Richard is the founder and ongoing supporter of FUVIRESE in Baños, Ecuador. This organization serves people, especially children, hidden by society because of their disabilities.
John M. Ringwald, St. Louis, Missouri
Care and advocacy for older persons
John is the chairperson of the Nazareth Living Center Board of Trustees and an integral part of sustaining, advancing and advocating for premier care for aging persons.
2008 Honorees
Ruben Garcia, Director and Co-Founder of Annunciation House, El Paso, Ruben Garcia has made it his life's ministry to serve the needs of the immigrant at Annunciation House, providing hospitality to close to 100,000 immigrants, refugees and undocumented persons from Mexico, Central America and 40 other countries.
Marie Kenyon, Managing Attorney of Catholic Legal Assistance Ministry, Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of St. Louis
Marie Kenyon has provided legal services to low income clients through St. Louis City and 10 surrounding counties since 1987, heping in both civil and immigration matters.
Robert G. Frazier, Executive Vice President, Mission and Community Services, Carondelet Health, Kansas City, Missouri
Robert Frazier is well knows and loved in the Kansas City community for his dedication to serving others in ways that foster unity, respect and justice, including with his work for Carondelet Health, Catholic education and in the formation of Catholic Charities in Kansas City.
2007 Honorees
Michelle Schiller-Baker, Founder/Executive Director of St. Martha's Hall, St. Louis, Missouri
Through St. Martha's Hall, a shelter for abused women and their children, Michelle Schiller-Baker has helped families heal from spousal abuse and empower them to change the course of their lives.
Hon. Judge Philip D. Heagney, Circuit Judge 22nd Judicial Circuit of Missouri
Judge Phillip D. Heagney serves from the bench in a manner that respects all. He was the first judge to give women the opportunity to offer women defendants the opportunity to choose to participate in a rehabilitation program rather than serve a jail sentence.
