The Archdiocesan Office for the Mission of Catholic Education hosted the third annual Catholic School Leadership Banquet Oct. 10 at St. Mary’s Chapel at the Saint Paul Seminary, and the University of St. Thomas.
Along with Archbishop Bernard Hebda, we were blessed to gather with 200 guests to celebrate Mass, install 21 new leaders, recognize heads of Catholic schools reaching milestones, honor clergy for their dedication to Catholic education in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, and award grants to Catholic schools that recently completed the Catholic School Study.
Congratulations to the following leaders and schools!
Head of School Milestones
5 Years
- Sister Maria Ivana Begovic, O.P., Saint Croix Catholic School
- Maggie Dawson, Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic School
- Adam Groebner, Saint Therese Catholic School
- Sheila Hendricks, Our Lady of the Prairie Catholic School
- Anne Lewis, Saint Anne’s School
- David Sorkin, Academy of Holy Angels
10 Years
- Jim Grogan, Saint Timothy’s School
- Betsy Osterhaus Hand, Saint Ambrose Catholic School
- Craig Junker, Totino-Grace High School
- Bridget Kramer, Community of Saints Regional Catholic School
- Tim Sullivan, Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School
15 Years
- Terese Shimshock, Saint Peter Claver Catholic School
Retiring Heads of Catholic Schools
- Jane Bona, Immaculate Conception Catholic School
- Rene Gavic, Visitation School
- Sue Lovegreen, Presentation of Mary Catholic School
- Tom Shipley, Academy of Holy Angels
- Greg Wesely, Saint John the Baptist Catholic School, Savage
Clergy Recognition
- Father Neil Bakker, Saint John the Baptist Catholic School, Jordan
- Father Nick Hagen, Saint Raphael Catholic School
- Father Tom Wilson, All Saints Catholic School
Catholic School Study Awards
- Ave Maria Academy
- Nativity of Our Lord Catholic School
- Our Lady of the Lake Catholic School
- Saint Francis Xavier Catholic School
- Saint Hubert Catholic School
- Saint John’s Catholic School
- Saint Raphael Catholic School
- Saint Timothy’s School
Thank you for helping us advance the mission of Catholic education in our Archdiocese!