The recipient of this award has an outstanding record of involvement in one or more of the following: direct service, advocacy, empowerment, or justice education.
The Vatican II awards were established in 1991 to honor men, women and young adults who exemplify the Catholic Church’s vision set forth in the Second Vatican Council. Vatican II Award for Service in Society
Past Recipients:
1991 - José Gutiérrez 1992 - Augusta Travitt 1993 - Reuben and Mildred Harpole 1994 - E. Michael McCann 1995 - Betty Thompson 1996 - James Cameron 1997 - Khoat Van Luu 1998 - Celia Jackson 1999 - Br. Booker Ashe, OFM Cap 2000 - Giselda Fenech, SCSJA 2001 - Vicki Thorn 2002 - The Thomas and Volia Brown Family 2003 - Gerald Felsecker 2004 - Ana Garcia-Ashley 2005 - Barbara Lyons 2006 - Thomas Plakut 2007 - Sister Ann Halloran, OP 2008 - Yolanda Coly 2009 - Fessahaye Mebrahtu 2010 - Arvilla C. Rank 2011 - Sr. Shawnee Daniels-Sykes, SSND, Ph.D. 2012 - Sr. Mary Jo Kahl, FSM 2013 - Robert Sullivan 2014 - Deacon Richard Niggemann 2015 - Vincent Noth 2016 - James T. Henry, Jr. 2017 - Henry David Johnson 2018 - Michael Adams 2019 - Sheryl Laird 2020 - Postponed due to COVID-19 2021 (June) - Thomas Mountin 2021 (September) - Michael Bloedorn 2022 - Diane and Gary Hamilton
Note: In 2023, the award categories were revised, and this particular award was incorporated into one of the newly named awards.
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