Mary McCann Sanchez '79M.A. of Comayagua, Honduras, was on campus
in January 2006 to accept the Dr. Thomas A. Dooley Award for her
commitment to the poor of Latin America, which she began as a
Holy Cross Associate in Chile during the Pinochet dictatorship.
Sanchez later volunteered for Catholic Relief Services and the
U.N. High Commission for Refugees. She is on the advisory board
of the Independent Monitoring Team of Honduras, documenting compliance
with labor rights and human rights in export processing zones
and agrobusiness.
Christine Swanson '94 and Michael Swanson '93 were
honored in January with the Rev. Arthur S. Harvey, CSC, Award.
Mrs. Swanson is writer and director of their production company,
Faith Filmworks, Inc.; her husband is president, chief executive
officer and producer of their films, through which they strive
to create memorable, entertaining and relevant stories with emotional
and moral resonance.
Rev. James J. Flanigan, CSC, '58, '63M.A., was given
the Rev. Anthony J. Lauck, CSC, Award in January. Flanigan was
a student of Father Lauck's and began his own teaching career
at Notre Dame in 1965. His campus works of art include "Blessed
Brother Andre" at the south exterior wall of the Eck Center, "Christ
the Teacher" in the lawn north of the Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore,
and the Stations of the Cross in the Sorin Hall Chapel.
Several awards will be presented at the April 2006 Alumni Senate
meeting.
Kenneth L. Woodward '57 will receive the Rev. Robert F. Griffin,
CSC, Award. He was religion editor of Newsweek magazine
for 38 years and is now a contributing editor.
Brian Boulac '63, '65M.A. will be presented the James
E. Armstrong Award for distinguished service to Notre Dame. Boulac
is assistant athletic director, having devoted four decades to
Irish sports programs as player, coach and administrator.
Randy W. Young '72 will receive the Family Exemplar Award for
his dedication to the Boy Scouts, the Saint Vincent's Parish community
of Fort Wayne, Indiana, and his family. In 1990, Young was honored
with the Sagamore of the Wabash, Indiana's highest citizen award.
David Cleary '63 will receive the William D. Reynolds Award.
In the late 1980s, Cleary founded Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN)
of Northern Virginia and Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA)
in Alexandria and Fairfax, Virginia. The programs educate the
community, provide direct parent guidance to prevent or stop abuse
and neglect, and serve as advocates for children in the community,
the legislature and the courts.
Rev. George Rozum, CSC, '61, '80MSA, one of Notre Dame's longest-serving
residence hall rectors, will be honored with a Distinguished Alumnus
Award. Appointed rector of Alumni Hall in 1978, he has resided
with and guided the residence life of more than 7,500 men. Previously
Rozum was associate pastor of Saint Ignatius, Martyr, Parish in
Austin, Texas, where he also served as chaplain at the Texas State
School for the Deaf.
And Noreen Keating will be presented the Rev. Louis J. Putz,
CSC, Award in recognition of her work while president and chief
executive officer of Lighthouse of Oakland County (Michigan),
which promotes self-sufficiency while assisting individuals with
food, housing, medical needs, educational guidance, occupational
training and mentoring. Lighthouse was recognized under her leadership
by Crain's Detroit Business as Southeast Michigan's best
managed nonprofit organization.
Two awards will be presented in June at Reunion '06. F. Michael
Geddes '61 will receive the Rev. Edward F. Sorin, CSC,
Award for distinguished service to the University. A member of
the University Board of Trustees, Geddes sits on the audit, athletic
and executive committees. He chairs the Badin Guild and formerly
served along with his wife, Sheila, on the advisory council of
the Institute for Church Life.
Also, Francis M. Kobayashi,'47, '48M.S., '53Ph.D. will be honored
with the Rev. John Cardinal O'Hara Award for his service to the
University as professor, researcher and administrator. A professor
emeritus of aerospace and mechanical engineering, he retired a
decade ago as assistant vice president of the Graduate School
research division.
In September, Michael O. Read '65, Rod West '90 and Paul Bonitatibus
'71 will be honored with the Richard A. Rosenthal Award for their
exemplary activity following Hurricane Katrina. All three are
past presidents of the Notre Dame Alumni Association and are New
Orleans area residents. Read and Bonitatibus are both executives
with Hibernia National Bank (Capital One), and each also has had
extensive civic involvement in the New Orleans community and an
active role in redevelopment of the city. West has been responsible
for rebuilding the city's power distribution system after the
destruction wrought it by Hurricane Katrina in his role of regional
manager for distribution operations with New Orleans' electric
utility company, Entergy.
And Terrence E. Sauvain Sr. '63 will receive the Rev. John J.
Cavanaugh, CSC, Award. He is minority staff director on the U.S.
Senate Appropriations Committee and assistant to its ranking minority
member, Senator Robert C. Byrd (D-WVa). He served 30 years in
the Coast Guard Reserve, rising to the rank of captain.
The Alumni Association bestows 17 awards annually. To learn
more about the awards and to nominate someone deserving of recognition,
call 574-631-6000 or visit http://alumni.nd.edu/awards/.
(April 2006)
