Sister Neomisia Award

Presented at Commencement by Holy Family University, the Sister Neomisia Award honors a graduating student who best exemplifies the mission and core values of Holy Family University. It is named in honor of the University’s founder and first President, Sister M. Neomisia Rutkowska, CSFN, Ph.D., H'64.

• Barbara Wagner '64
• Mary Grzeczkowski '65
• Amy Byrne '67
• Elizabeth Pieper '68
• Barbara Keller '69
• Kathryn Ruehmling '70
• Loretta Hennessey '71
• Margarita Navarrete '73
• Christine Moench '74
• Waldo Tulk '76
• Clare O'Reilly '77
• Julia Della Pia '78
• Janet Smith '79
• Jacqueline Rosenberg '80
• William Derbyshire '81
• Kathleen Donnelly '81
• Catherine Boland '82
• Gail Garberina '82
• Anita Derbyshire '83
• Don Dougherty '84
• Stephen Gregory '85
• John Boland '86
• Susan Wieczorek '87
• Tami-Jo Vasile '88
• Theresa Gauthier '89
• Leslie Dreyfuss '90
• Patrick Yurko '90
• Ann Grimley '91
• John Ott '92
• Merle Modes '93
• Stephanie Barbetta '94
• Shannon Hauck '95
• Sylwia Dobrzycka '96
• Michael Garofola '97
• Jim Grugan '97
• Marita McAteer '98
• Beth Ann Whalen '99
• Frank Zaccone '99
• Alexis Polce '00
• Melissa McAteer '01
• Ann Marie Slusarski '02
• Kristy Salapata '03
• Colleen Boyle '04
• Regina Farano '05
• Jennifer Andrews '06
• Erin Begnaud '06
• Kathleen Greene '07
• Dustin Gremo '07
• Sara Beck '08
• Alison Smith '09
• Julie Ivers '10
• Lauren Nestel '11
• Timothy O'Driscoll '12
• Krista Zerkow '13
• Samantha Kiger '14
• Kelly Whelan '15
• Ryan Neumann-Domer '16
• Sienna Smith '17
• Matthew Weed '18
• Ashley Beam '19
• Sarah Montgomery '20
• Katherine Darmohray '21
• Kharon Randolph '22
• Shania Le Maitre '23
• Mia Rivera '24

(Updated as of January 2025)