2018 Alumni Awards
Dominican Mission Award—recognizes an alum who has shown a commitment to social justice or a history of extraordinary volunteer service in the community, country, or the world.
Thelma Duggin '71
Thelma Duggin '78
Duggin serves as President of the AnBryce Foundation, which provides long-term academic and leadership enrichment programs to underserved youth. Earlier in her career, Duggin served as Special Assistant to President Ronald Reagan.
Beth Battista '04
Beth Battista '04
Battista has taught preschool for 15 years. In 2016, she learned her 5-year-old student was battling a life-threatening illness. In February of 2017, Battista donated her own healthy kidney. She now shares this story to shed light on the opportunity presented to each of us to share the gift of life by becoming an organ donor.
Dr. Odell Nickelberry MBA '94
Dr. Odell Nickelberry MBA '94
Dr. Nickelberry is the Director of Human Resources for a leading national insurer. Together with his brother, he established the Myrtis Nickelberry Memorial Scholarship, which honors their mother by supporting underrepresented students with a financial need.
Judith Fleming '67
Judith Fleming '67
Fleming serves with the Peace Corps in Kutaisi, Republic of Georgia. Prior, she served more than two years in Uganda. This is her second assignment in the Peace Corps after being among the first members to go to Tonga and Western Samoa after graduating in 1967.