Frances Murphy Rumely Award
The Frances Murphy Rumely award is presented annually to an individual who has demonstrated outstanding dedication to and leadership within civic, religious or educational organizations. The award is given in memory of Frances Murphy Rumely, class of 1935, whose life was a celebration of the education she received at her beloved Woods.
Criteria: A living graduate of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College who has demonstrated outstanding dedication to civic, religious or educational organizations. In addition, has volunteered significantly to one or more such organizations and demonstrated leadership through her/his work for such organizations, whether paid or volunteer.
Recipients will be selected by the SMWC Alumni Association Board of Directors. The selection committee will select a recipient based on the following:
- Recipient must be a graduate of the College; and
- Recipient has demonstrated outstanding dedication to civic, religious or educational organizations; and
- Recipient has volunteered significantly to one or more such organizations and demonstrated leadership through his/her work for such organizations, whether paid or volunteer.
Nominations will be accepted from alumni and friends of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College.
Nominations are due by January 15.
Incomplete nomination forms will not be accepted for consideration.
Previous Award Recipients
| 1985 Julianne Fischer Haefeli ’51 | 1987 Ann Keefe Supplitt ’47 | 1989 Georgia Cole Krider ’38 |
| 1991 Dorothy Petrillo Alfredo ’36 | 1993 Elizabeth Harry McLaughlin ’36 | 1995 Beth Crowley McCoy ’40 |
| 1996 Mary Addison Wilson Baker ’71 | 1997 Jane Gibbons Schirack ’48 | 1998 Aurelia Duralski Costanza ’60 |
| 1999 Elizabeth Rysdon Moebs ’64 | 2000 Nancy Wilson Owen ’63 | 2001 Mary Jane Barmann Wynne ’75 |
| 2002 Katherine Humm Mull ’42 | 2004 Dorothy Callahan Heiny ’39 | 2006 Brendan Harvey, SP ’53 |
| 2007 Janice Powell ’88 | 2008 Marlene Kihega Echohawk, ’53, Ph.D. | 2009 Jane O’Brien Argento ’68 |
| 2010 Joann Van Horn-Wieland ’75 | 2011 Susan Maxheim Carter ’64 | 2012 Kathleen Wentland Lubeznik ’80 |
| 2013 Yvonne Shepard ’68 | 2014 Marcia Reder Schmidt ’72 | 2015 Mary Dolores “Dee Dee” Mahoney Dahm ’60 |
| 2016 Camille Filar Kopielski ’59 | 2017 Martha “Marti” Rumely Kuehn ’69 | 2018 Alice Sherfick Shelton ’87 |
| 2019 Anne Longtine ’64 | 2020 Elizabeth “Betty” Borders McAndrews ’65 | 2021 Connie Kramer, SP ’64 |
| 2022 Alice Steers Lingenfelter ’61 | 2023 Dr. Eva Gankiewicz Merkel ’83 | 2024 Kymberli Huet Payonk ’86 |