BE EMPOWERED TO SHINE YOUR LIGHT The Catholic High School of Baltimore ANNUAL REPORT 2016-2017 2800 Edison Highway | Baltimore, MD 21213 thecatholichighschool.org | 410.732.6200 institutional advancement A Message from the President office “Every gift makes a difference in helping us to provide a Dr. Barbara D. Nazelrod ’68 President community in which young women are empowered each day by their Catholic High education.” Ms. Dori DiVenti Director of Institutional Advancement Dear Friends of Catholic High, Ms. Grace Purce Coordinator of Communications Our 2016-2017 Green & Gold Fund Campaign, Be Empowered to Shine Your & Alumnae Relations/Editor Light, ended successfully on June 30, 2017. As we meet with our donors at various events, I am impressed by the sincere commitment and love they have Mrs. Beth Frevel for Catholic High. I am proud of our alumnae and the significant differences Coordinator of Development and Fundraising they are making in our community and world. Most of all, I am amazed by our students as I watch them grow into empowered women, ready to change the world for the better! Our McCafferty Visual & Performing Arts, Biomedical, and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Programs continue to attract creative and visionary minds. These programs are helping our students gain acceptance into top universities with significant scholarships and awards. contents Members of the Class of 2017 were awarded a record-breaking $11,126,636 in scholarships, grants, and awards, and were accepted into colleges and Annual Report 3 universities such as Rutgers, Georgetown, Temple, and Virginia Tech. 2016-2017 Gifts & Donations Students of the Year In addition to being proud of our academic achievements, I am pleased to present Freshman 21 this Annual Report acknowledging our many benefactors. Once again, our Sophomore 21 Board of Trustees and faculty/staff achieved 100% participation representing Junior 22 their commitment to our mission and students. Our Reunion Class Giving Miss Catholic High 22 Program, Alumnae Awards recipients, and special events are also highlighted in this report. I hope you will take the time to review the information included. Alumnae Awards Recipients 23-28 I extend my deepest appreciation for your continued support. It is only through the generosity of our committed donors that we will continue to grow and Memorials & Tributes 29 achieve our mission of educating young women in the Franciscan tradition, as we have since 1939. Sincerely, Barbara D. Nazelrod, Ph.D. ’68 President Catholic High is grateful to each of our donors. This report details gifts made during the 2016 fiscal year, beginning July 1, 2016 and ending June 30, 2017, and includes unrestricted and restricted gifts. Every effort was made to ensure the accuracy of this report. Please contact the Office of Institutional Advancement with questions or concerns. Class of 1943 Class of 1947 $300.00 $120.00 leadership giving clubs Patrons Patrons Lucille Fox Ciganek Carolyn Coonan Belzner PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE Kathleen O’Connell Marciniak Bachman: $1,000,000 + Class of 1944 Shirley Griffith Nohe Neumann: $500,000 - $999,999 $275.00 Margaret Lorden Tiburzi San Damiano: $100,000 - $499,999 Troubadour Club Class of 1948 Sisters of St. Francis: $25,000 - $99,999 Mary Wanger Cawley $75,823.00 St. Francis: $10,000 - $24,999 St. Clare: $5,000 - $9,999 Benefactors Sisters of St. Francis Assisi: $2,500 - $4,999 Frances Scherer Culotta Jane Buxbaum Ellen Langley Rehak Mother Generosa: $1,000 - $2,499 St. Clare Patrons Brig. Gen Margaret Brewer Troubadour Club: $500 - $999 Frances Trinite Forte Green and Gold Club: $250 - $499 Assunda Baglioni Nuth Mother Generosa Benefactors: $100 - $249 Jacqueline Hieber Hart Class of 1945 Mercedes Stevens Patrons: up to $99 $10,700.00 Green and Gold Club St. Francis Mary Trageser Armstrong Eileen Benhoff Gallagher Dorothy Haas Elsnic Benefactors Benefactors top ten classes Rosalie Patti Corliss Doris Eikenberg Argo Mary Thuman Doris Elizabeth Svasek Beltz Anna King Kielek Marita Kasal Comber 1948 $75,823 Dolores Huebler King Mary Jean Robinson Gahagan Lucille Bognanni Valle Bernadette Twardowski Huebler 1956 $25,614 Rosemary Hanratty Mastracci Class of 1946 Helen Tetkoski Szech $480.00 1965 $16,985 Patrons Benefactors Mary Lou Schwarzkopf Darrell 1968 $16,625 Margaret Ely Kelleher Regina Ey Fitzsimmons Margaret Bracken Lana Eleanor Pope Tritle 1950 $11,420 Patrons Mary Jane DeAngelis Brunner 1967 $8,444 Frieda Chetelat Flick Sister Mary Louise Heinle, OSF 1954 $ 8,080 Bernadette Frey Hergenhahn M. Evelyn King 1962 $ 6,920 Evangeline Nickel Lorber 1955 $ 6,725 1951 $6,650 3 The Catholic High School of Baltimore Class of 1949 Patrons Troubadour Club $3,210.00 Domenica Butta Greensfelder Angelina DiBlasio Baum Thomasine Mannion Lange Lorraine Cork Lehnhoff Mother Generosa Sister Marie Michelle Michel, OSF Floraine Saboy Muffoletto Irene August Kuras Norma Massey Reihl Lucille Brady Samluck Green and Gold Club Troubadour Club Claire Lange Schwartz Margaret Mary Dietz Theresa Jasinski Zerhusen Helen Marschat Rush Class of 1951 Green and Gold Club $6,650.00 Benefactors Dolores Panis Wible Helen Sushinsky Coyle Mother Generosa Elizabeth Pocta Huber Benefactors Marian Sushinsky Altoz Christine Bizon Kouneski Jeanne Cora Etzel Marilyn Lee Eser Bolton Joan Tanner Matejka Dolores Dernoga Gremminger Eleanor DeCarlo Romadka Norma Welk Widerman Jean Lawler Gumnick Dorothy Foretell Streb Dolores Childress Kelly Patrons Ellen Creamer Linardi Green & Gold Fund Margaret McQuade Kraemer Mary Pilachowski Dr. Frances Torino Bond Jean Meckel McElroy Joan Centurelli Sewell Helen Klecka Mechura Phyllis Whitney Wieser Benefactors Lillian Gaskin Mitchell Agnes Warfield Malec Lola Noonan Nadolny Patrons Joan Bonnett Smith Joan Uhl Notarangelo Audrey Weber Bierley Theresa Marrocco Weiss Agnes Schenning Oldewurtel Mary Leimkuhler Hamilton Barbara Pfaff Payne Bernadine Rybacka Hartlove Patrons Geraldine Schwartzhaupt Pugh Frances Huber Heck Anna Sciuto Bavett Annette O’Connor Hooper Catherine Kuhn Coster Class of 1954 Catherine Nickel Irvin Joan DeVoe Fiorino $8,080.00 Shirley Paul Mullen Mary Jane Florence Hatcher Charlotte Kurek Trageser Mary Catherine Debelius Robertson Assisi Patricia McKenna Ward Dolores Wille Zorn Elaine Jones McAbee Regina Maciejewski Whittington Class of 1952 Troubadour Club Class of 1950 $2,625.00 Carole Boone Stolba $11,420.00 Mother Generosa Green and Gold Club St. Clare Rosemarie Liberatore Rosalie Gayhardt Wessel Irene Bolewicki Marlene Veystrk Peters Sister Virginia Spiegel, OSF Benefactors Gold and Green Club Catherine Banz Green and Gold Club Loretta Gajewski Becker Ann Miller Hayward Mary Lou Lubertine Jones Carol Eisenhauer McGorray Benefactor Rita Baldwin Petrucci Benefactors Jeannette Rabbitt Superczynski Kathleen Klein Taylor Gladys Delamar Bloom Margaret Bartecchi Weber M. Lalide Metzger Patrons Florence Lelonek Michalski Patron Sister Patricia Kane, OSF Shirley Brown Miller Valeria Masaitis Gegorek Elizabeth Lochte Rita Bauer Miller Marie Lisek Loeffler Marya Gryken Pazourek Sister Dolora Taylor, OSF Sister Mary Schoberg, IHM Class of 1953 Faith Glossner Spriggs $3,290.00 Annual Report 2016-2017 4 Class of 1955 Judith Fowler Fabella Carole Wagner Lochte $6,725.00 Marie Deck Lindung Carolyn Born McFaul Agnes Hudlicka Macek Assisi Benefactors Patricia Lubertine Martel Agnes Geraghty Lois Barger Barrett Carol Mackin Miles Barbara Mason Callahan Kathleen Gossman Musciano Mother Generosa Helen Burness Dimock Geraldine Kresslein Woytowitz Vilma Mecchia Lonsdale Jacqueline Minardo Endryas Mary Zamenski Rutemiller Mary Kay Garrity Kness Class of 1957 Phyllis Smith Leonardo $4,140.00 Troubadour Club Eileen Saffell Lesser Helen Walters Lenzenweger Margaret Grandy Wilhelm Mother Generosa Joan Clark Smith Dolores Majka Kyle Patrons Benefactors Irene Renner Bartenfelder Troubadour Club Gloria Delvecchio Carroll Jean Debelius Dashiell Anne Peters Neibaur Angela DeSantis Kurek Sister Donna Desien,OSF Alma Cieslak Laufert Patricia Szczepaniak Downing Benefactors Dolores Novak Radek Theresa Burchacka Dunn Mary Zetlmeisl Eichhorn Barbara Wilson Schmidt Betsy Denisio Falk Sister Dorothy Franz, OSF Geraldine Warnecker Smith Patricia Strycharz Fischer Mary Wallace Hessler Mary Ellen Brailsford Sproul Bernadine Herman Gramil Barbara Warns Hoey Jo Ann Merendino Streb Margaret Scarpulla Horwath Carol Baumiller McEvoy Frances Speer Villa Viola Keuski Ironmonger Ida Barrett Petrilli Eleanor Tallent Watts Marie Arlene Nelka Jemellaro Mary Prucha Rachinskas Constance Rosco Kosinski Joan Mifkovic Weber Patrons Carol Lannon Cheicante administrative team Barbara Kenney Dudok Mary Silk FitzGerald Dr. Barbara D. Nazelrod ’68 - President Mary Lou Schwarz Gerbes Mrs. Sharon Johnston - Principal Shirley Brandt Giunta Mrs. Valerie Shinsky ’84 - Dean of Students Patricia James Mrs. Gina Folio Batchelder ’02 - Dean of Academics Paula Hengemihle Moss Mr. Jack Powell, Jr. - Director of Finance and Operations Sister Elizabeth Mary Novak, OSF Ms. Dori DiVenti - Director of Institutional Advancement Patricia O’Neill Redmond Class of 1956 department chairs $25,614.00 Mr. Colm Carolan - Mathematics Mrs. Amanda Trapani ’00 - Technology St. Francis Mrs. Karen Mitchell ’92 - English Anonymous Mrs. Jessica Robinson-Brown ’00 - Social Studies Mrs. Kari McBride - Athletics Mother Generosa Dr. Jose Ruiz - Science Marlene Brescia Ms. Peg Prentice - Coordinator of the Biomedical Program JoAnne Moss Kollman Mrs. Emily Vandergriff ’01 - Coordinator of