Frances Murphy Rumely Award
This award is sponsored and selected by the SMWC National Alumnae Association Board of Directors and may or may not be awarded every year. It is presented annually in memory of Frances Murphy Rumely, class of 1935, whose life was a celebration of the education she received at her beloved Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. In her lifetime, Frances volunteered thousands of hours to her college and community.
Award Criteria
- Demonstrated outstanding dedication to civic, religious or educational organizations.
- Volunteered significantly to one or more such organizations.
- Demonstrated leadership through work for such organizations, whether paid or volunteer.
Nominations
Nominations will be accepted from alumni and friends of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. Each nomination is judged on its own merit and is not held over from year to year.
Previous Award Recipients
2012 Kathleen Wentland Lubeznik ’80
2011 Susan Maxheim Carter '64
2010 Joann Van Horn-Wieland ‘75
2009 Jane O’Brien Argento ’68
2008 Marlene Kihega Echohawk, Ph.D. ‘53
2007 Janice Powell ’88
2006 Brendan Harvey, SP ’53
2004 Dorothy Callahan Heiny ’39
2002 Katherine Humm Mull ’42
2001 Mary Jane Barmann Wynne ’75
2000 Nancy Wilson Owen ’63
1999 Elizabeth Rysdon Moebs ’64
1998 Aurelia Duralski Costanza ’60
1997 Jane Gibbons Schirack ’48
1996 Mary Addison Wilson Baker ’71
1995 Beth Crowley McCoy ’40
1993 Elizabeth Harry McLaughlin ’36
1991 Dorothy Petrillo Alfredo ’36
1989 Georgia Cole Krider ’38
1987 Ann Keefe Supplitt ’47
1985 Julianne Fischer Haefeli ’51
