Mercy School of Nursing Alumni of Distinction Award

The Alumni of Distinction Award was created in 1977 to recognize graduates from Mercy School of Nursing who exemplify the personal and professional qualities of a Mercy nurse. Candidates for this award will be selected on how the individual has distinguished themselves in their profession and personal accomplishments. Nominations for this award must be submitted in writing from a Mercy School of Nursing Alumni member and must include information found on the nomination form. Additional letters supporting this nomination may be submitted and are welcomed. The nurses nominated will be asked to submit a Candidate Biographical Information Sheet. This will assist the Board with the selection process based on a standard format. This annual award is presented at the spring banquet.

**Previous nominees for the Alumni of Distinction Award that were not chosen may be resubmitted for consideration.

The 2007 Alumni of Distinction Award went to Karla Berns, Delores Welbes McCarron, and Mary Coletta Ferring Golding.
Karla Berns	Daughters Madeline McCarron Kisting and Sheila McCarron Saraceno accepting on behalf of their mother, Delores Welbes McCarron	Son Joseph Golding, along with his wife Pam and immediate family members, accepting on behalf of his mother, Mary Coletta Ferring Golding

Previous recipients of this award:

1977 Catherine Tully (posthumously)

1978 Nancy Torgler Ertl

1979 Ida Bahl

1980 Sister Mary Esther Melloy. RSM

1981 Genevieve Donovan Curoe

1984 Catherine (Kay) Pasker Grote

1985 Ruth Turnis

1986 Kay Murray Frommelt

1987 All Alumni of Mercy School of Nursing for their combined years of dedicated service to humanity.

1988 Janet Vanderah Hefel

1989 Elizabeth Miller

1990 Salome Kaiser

1991 Iola Minick

1992 Betty Jaeger Weber

1993 Joann Kirsch Deacon and Sister Jeanette McDermott

1994 Pearl McBride Scherrmann

1995 Alice Hamilton

1996 Dr. Beverly Nelson

1997 Barbara Meloy Callahan

1998 Marjorie Luchsinger Kurt

1999 Alice Kauffmann Prochaska

2000 Dr. Mary Jean Etten (Sister Mary Lumena Etten, OP)

2001 Virginia Smith Leibold

2002 Betty Mahoney Takes

2003 Dr. Jean A Schmitz Moore

2004 Joan Willenborg Bitting

2005 Helen Miller Schefsted

2006 Mary Stejskal Link and Evelyn Heller Fleege

2007 Karla Berns, Delores Welbes McCarron, and Mary Coletta Ferring Golding