Seven University Alumni Educators Honored with 2022 Lindback Awards
Seven Holy Family University School of Education alumni have been named recipients of the 2022 Lindback Awards for Distinguished Teachers.
This year’s alumni honorees are:
- Marie Ames '92 - Frances E. Willard School
- Lori Harkins M'05 - Henry A. Brown School
- Lauren MacDonald M'14 - Henry H. Houston School
- Jacquelyn Mengel M'10 - George W. Nebinger School
- Christopher Nevrincean '14, M'19 - Watson Comly Elementary School
- Brian Rost M'14 - Philadelphia Juvenile Justice Services Center
- Timothy Tracy M'19 - Philadelphia High School for Girls
The awards are presented annually by the Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation to recognize outstanding educators in Philadelphia public schools. This year's list of Holy Family University alumni honorees represents the most-ever alumni honored by the Lindback Foundation in a single year.
The award and foundation are named after the late Christian R. Lindback, the president and principal owner of Abbotts Dairies, Inc., and his wife Mary.
The seven University alumni are among 60 teachers nominated to be honored by their school communities and selected by a central committee of School District administrators and a Philadelphia Federation of Teachers representative. The teachers were chosen based on their activities that improve the intellectual and character development of their students. Each honoree will receive a $3,500 award stipend.
The Lindback Distinguished Teaching Award was first awarded to college educators in 1961. Honorees were expanded to high school educators in 2008 and K-12 educators in 2017.