Veritas Award Recipients

2025:
- Excellence in Catholic Education
  Barbara Dolan ’82
- Excellence in Innovative Community Engagement
  Craig Domanski ’08/’13
- Excellence in Applied Behavior Analysis
  Tency Eason ’93
2024:
- Excellence in Hispanic Community Outreach
  Elizabeth Chalas Berman ’84
- Excellence in International Dental Care
  Kelly Tallio ’85
- Excellence in Clinical Laboratory Science
  James R. Adams ’04
2023:
- Excellence in Higher Education
  Sister Mary John Kearney, OP. ’62
- Excellence in International Relations
  Nancy Hurtz-Soyka ’71
- Excellence in Humanitarian Endeavors
  Mary Sellitto-Curcio ’83
- Excellence in Community Activism
  Roger Monel ’00

2022:
- Excellence in Humanitarian Philanthropy
  Beverly Schunk Afonso ’65
- Excellence in Church Leadership
  Sister Donna L. Ciangio, O.P. ’71
- Excellence in Volunteer Leadership
  Mary Ann Frigola Cox ’70
- Excellence in Inspiring Youth
  Shawn McCray ’90

2019:
- Excellence in Humanitarian Efforts
  Sr. Alice McCoy, O.P. ’68
- Excellence in Business and Volunteerism
  Marcy Holmes Matlosz ’76
- Excellence in Law and Family Services
  Tanya L. Freeman, Esq, ’08

2018:
- Excellence in Entrepreneurship
  Jon Callahan ’04
- Excellence in Dominican Charism
  Evelyn Ferrara Major ’68
- Excellence in Family Law
  Honorable Marcella Matos Wilson ’87

2017:
- Excellence in Cultural Activism
  Carlos M. Pomares, ‘93
- Excellence in Quality Technology
  Elaine Bauer Zabriskie, ‘73
- Excellence in Social Justice Advocacy
  Sister M. de Montfort Kinchellagh, OP ‘68

2016:
- Excellence in Cultural Programming
  Eileen Donigan Curtis ‘68
- Excellence in Military Leadership
  Colonel Christopher Doneski ‘90
- Excellence in Leadership and Service
  Mary Louise Donnelly Doneski ‘56

2015:
- Excellence in Leadership in Higher Education
  Nancy H. Blattner, Ph.D., OPA

2014:
- Excellence in Geriatric Advocacy
  Gail Sutton Kuchavik ‘97
- Excellence in Ministry Leadership
  Sister Patricia Stringer, O.P. ‘69

2013:
- Excellence in Calligraphy
  Rosemary Buczek ‘71
- Excellence in Media
  Justin Cece ‘99
- Excellence in Immunology
  Barbara Detrick, Ph.D. ‘65

2012:
- Excellence in Sociology Education
  Rosann Rovento Bar ’82, Ph.D.
- Excellence in Human Resource Management
  Anne Poltorak ‘78
- Excellence in Catholic Social Services
  Juan Sheenan ‘92

2011:
- Excellence in Orthopedic Surgery
  Veronica Dowling ‘72
- Excellence in Poetry Therapy
  Mrs. Marion Goldstein ‘78
- Excellence in Chemical Education
  Elizabeth Matuszak Howson ‘69

2010:
- Excellence in Financial Management
  Edward Collins ‘98
- Excellence in Mental Health Advocacy
  Mary Jo Rolli Codey ’77
- Excellence in Jurisprudence
  Nancy Costello Miller, Esq. ‘79

2009:
- Excellence in Education Leadership
  Sister Mary Amelia Cetera, O.P. ‘54
- Excellence in Human Resources
  Irene M. Sinteff ‘73
- Excellence in Student Affairs in Higher Education
  Patrick Lamy, Ph.D ‘91

2008:
- Excellence in Historic Preservation
  Kathleen P. Galop, Esq. ’68
- Excellence in Psychotherapy
  Michael Ippolito, Ph.D. ‘84
- Excellence in Corporate Communication
  Laurita McGreevy Warner ‘70

2007:
- Pioneer in Caldwell College History
  Elizabeth (Betty) Glenn Matuszak ‘43
- Excellence in Administration
  Sister Alice Matthew Thees, O.P., Ph. D. ‘54
- Excellence in Librarianship
  Caroline Ward M.L.S. ‘68

2006:
- Excellence in Education and Poetry
  Sister Elizabeth Michael Boyle, O.P., Ph.D. ‘59
- Excellence in Technology Management
  June LaBella Drewry ‘71
- Excellence in Early Childhood Development
  Sally Ward Kelly ‘55

2005:
- Excellence in Leadership in Higher Education
  Sister Patrice Werner, O.P., Ph.D.

2004:
- Excellence in Health Administration
  Linda Chiaravalloti Luciano ‘78
- Excellence in Psychotherapy
  Beatriz Gomez-Klein ‘73
- Excellence in Criminal Justice
  Edward J. Nekel ‘98

2003:
- Excellence in Christian Historical Research
  Linda Sue Galate, Ph.D. ’66
- Excellence in Maternal & Child Healthcare
  Marie Hogarty ‘68
- Excellence in Aerospace Engineering
  Constance Killion ‘73

2002:
- Excellence in Communication for the Deaf
  MaryAnne Covich Kowalczyk ’61
- Excellence in Legal Marketing
  Rita Finn Menz ’67
- Excellence in Artistic Design
  Margaret Poltorak-Keyes ’75

2001:
- Excellence in Business and Volunteerism
  Marilyn P. Bastardi ‘66
- Excellence in Counseling for Women in Science
  Kathleen A. Bott Fleming ‘88
- Excellence in Music
  Dorothy C. Cacchio ‘61

2000:
- Excellence in Secondary Education
  Patricia L. Grodeck ‘70
- Excellence in Higher Education and Social Services
  Barbara Somers Fitzsimmons ‘57
- Excellence in Medicine
  Dr. Jean C. Lauricella ‘73

1999:
- Excellence in Higher Education
  Sister Rita Margaret Chambers O.P., Ph.D. ‘52
- Excellence in the Social Services
  Phyllis Cordasco Healy-Sova ‘78
- Excellence in Management Consulting
  Angela Perillo Stephan ‘71

1998:
- Excellence in Music
  Carmela Bucceri Altamura ‘61
- Excellence in Community Outreach
  Fredricka Galuppo Mabon ‘61
- Excellence in Computer Systems Engineering
  Carol Ann Occhiogrosso Hutchinson ‘67

1997:
- Excellence in Early Childhood Education
  Sister Mary Kathleen MaLarky, O.P. ‘60
- Excellence in Corporate Management
  Patricia A. Peck ‘72
- Excellence in Hospital Administration
  Mary Anne Willson ‘62

1996:
- Excellence in Politics
  Arline M. Friscia
- Excellence in Education
  Sister Anne John O’Loughlin O.P. ‘59
- Excellence in Medicine
  Nancy Meier Calabrese ‘68

1995:
- Excellence in Spiritual Leadership
  Sister Margaret Thomas McGovern O.P., Ph.D. ‘61
- Excellence in Pharmaceutical Regulatory Operations
  Mary E. Reilly ‘52
- Excellence in Foreign Language Education
  Elaine Vertucci Baran ‘66

1994:
- Excellence in Art
  Mary Constantini Mathieu ‘74
- Excellence in Leadership and Education
  Sister Vivien Jennings O.P. ‘60
- Excellence as a Multi-Dimensional Catholic Woman
  Elizabeth Murphy Durkin ‘80

1993:
- Excellence in Leadership
  June Dwyer Castano ‘55
- Excellence in Ecology
  Sister Miriam Therese Macgillis O.P. ‘64
- Excellence in Psychology
  Carol Norcia Funk, Psy.D. ‘68

1992:
- Excellence in Human Concerns
  Marilyn MacNee Coburn ‘48
- Excellence in Environmental Law
  Lisa Murtha Bromberg, Esq. ‘80
- Excellence in Psychodrama
  Antonina TerraNova Garcia ‘66

1991:
- Excellence in Independent Filmmaking
  Maria DeLuca ‘68
- Excellence in Christian Witness
  Patricia Dempsey Faherty ‘55
- Excellence in Innovative Teaching
  Rita Walker Henry ‘59
- Excellence in Christian Witness
  Sister Mary Andrew Kennedy O.P. ‘49

1990:
- Excellence in Science
  Marcia Daley Bradley, Ph.D. ‘62
- Excellence in Pharmaceutical Communication
  Charlotte Kunst ‘47
- Excellence in Music
  Florence Mercurio Riggs ‘63

1989:
- 1989 Honorary Veritas Award
  Sister Maura Campbell O.P.
- Excellence in Media
  Irene M. Foley ‘45
- Excellence in Catholic Education
  Helen Kennedy Gerity ‘50
- Excellence in Leadership and Service to Country
  Margaret O’Malley ‘69

1988:
- Excellence in Art
  Sister Gerardine Mueller, O.P. ‘54
- Excellence in Finance
  Deborah Streleck-Borenstein ‘74
- Excellence in Legal Management and Recruitment
  Christine White ‘68

1987:
- Excellence in Journalism
  Anne Buckley ‘52
- Excellence in Education
  Rosemary Gelshenen ‘43
- Excellence in Government
  Angela Aiello Zaccardi ‘56 and ‘73

1986:
- Excellence in Research Science and Education
  Dorothy Cunningham ‘49
- Excellence in Performing Arts
  Beth Fowler Witham ‘62
- Excellence in Government Law
  Eileen Jones ‘57

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