Distinguished Alumni Awards

The Sister Mary Rosa McDonough Award
Awarded to an alumna/us with a bachelor’s or advanced degree who has achieved distinction in their professional field or has provided outstanding service to the University or their local community.

The Catherine McAuley Award
Awarded to an alumna/us with a bachelor’s or advanced degree who graduated no more than 15 years ago and has demonstrated leadership and service to the community.

The Sister Mary DeLourdes Kenny Award
Awarded to an alumna/us with a bachelor’s or advanced degree and has achieved distinctions in the field of education.

The Sister Fay O’Brien Education Award
The Sister Fay O’Brien Education Award is given to a graduate in the discipline of education and who has promoted the growth of the whole person in an inclusive environment, encouraging strong ethical values, personal integrity, and a sense of responsibility to the needs of society.

The Sister Maria Ancilla Sullivan Award
Awarded to an alumna/us with a bachelor’s or advanced degree and has achieved distinction through some form of artistic expression.

The Sister Mary Consuela Mulcahy Award
Awarded to an alumna/us with a bachelor’s or advanced degree and has achieved distinction in the field of science or technology.

The Nightingale Health Science Award
Awarded to an alumna/us in the fields of nursing, pharmacy, nutrition, and dietetics or gerontology who have demonstrated leadership in the field of health science.

The Business and Entrepreneurial Award
Awarded to an alumna/us with a talent for seeing opportunities and developing those into successful businesses or organizations. This individual has demonstrated the ability to cultivate a positive and successful image.

Winifred E. Coleman Service Award
Awarded to an individual or organization that demonstrates exemplary service and commitment to the University of Saint Joseph and represents the University’s Core Values.

The Pamela Trotman Reid Service Award
Awarded to an individual who has exemplary commitment, service and philanthropic support to University of Saint Joseph. This award recognizes an alumna/us or friend who has transformed the University through financial support.