SHA Cordecho Fall 2020

S P I R I T . M I N D . B O D Y . C O R D E C H O 1 9 SHA Traditions Scholarships Many donors establish scholarships in memory of a loved one, to create a legacy, or to recognize distin- guished academic performance and/or service contributions by our students. These scholarships are a tremendous resource for deserving young women to attend SHA. We thank all of those who contributed to the following scholarships this past fiscal year. Bernadette Smith Butler ’42 Scholarship Ms. Ruth H. Smith, CDR USN NC Retired Beverly A. Eckert Memorial Scholarship Carol Bauda ’69 John Bielicki Susan Eckert Bourque ’66 Karen M. Eckert ’68 Burger Service Award Horace and Mary Lou Burger Geraldine Horohoe Art Scholarship Martha Horohoe, PhD Gerard R. and Mary Louise Schumacher Scholarship Antoinette Schumacher Herman ’48 Barbara Schumacher Klocke ’56 James P. and Dolores Mahoney Scanlon Memorial Scholarship Mary Agnes Marabella ’65 Dolores Ann Scanlon ’58 Jackie McGuire Gurney ’96 SHA Sisterhood Scholarship Frank J. McGuire Family Foundation Bill and Jackie Gurney Family Foundation, Inc. Joanne M. Rackl Fleischauer ’67 Memorial Scholarship Dennis Fleischauer Margaret Rackl Loesch ’64 John and Maureen O’Brien Kimberly Drzewiecki Vincent ’84 Memorial Scholarship Anonymous Amigone Funeral Home Louise Aldrich Terry and Torri Medovitch Michele Drzewiecki Dreyer ’86 Mary Deane Freeland Memorial Scholarship Robert K. Freeland Paul and Shirley Hess Memorial Scholarship Laurie Hess Sperry ’82 Rensa Gianadda Scholarship Denise Gianadda Mills, PhD ’70 Sr. Geraldine Warthling Memorial Scholarship Mary A. DiPietro Kathryn Kreitzer Cecilia McAdams John and Maureen O’Brien Linda Oliver Mary Rose O’Reilly Barbara Geary Reynolds ’56 Joan Warthling Roberts Margaret Roberts Carol Ventresca Sr. Marcyann Kowalczyk Scholarship Margaret M. Horrigan Gillig ’78 Vincent and Harriet Palisano Scholarship The Vincent and Harriet Palisano Foundation Margaret Mandell Walter ’45 Scholarship Madonna Walter Brennan ’74 Giving With the support of many alumnae, family, friends, and benefactors, Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart graduates young women with intellectual preparedness, spiritual grounding, and the leadership skills required to have a positive impact on the world. We are truly thankful for the dedication and contributions of all of our donors listed here for gifts made from July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2020. † Denotes donor who has returned to God Founder’s Circle $5,000+ Anonymous (3) Ruth Thompson Auer ’45 † Theresa Keough Bennett ’50 † Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart Parent Guild Caesarina Ciminelli Cardarelli † Mary Frances Danner ’51 † Lindsay DelGrosso ’09 Frank McGuire Family Foundation William and Jacquelyn M. Gurney ’86 Margaret Buchanan Johnson ’73 Klein Family Foundation Maureen Piazza Lopez ’83 M&T Charitable Foundation Pinto Construction Services, Inc. Mary Fox Sullivan ’55 Upstate Pharmacy LTD. Head of School Circle $2,500-$4,999 Marybeth McCarthy Basil ’85 Robert C. Beiswanger, Jr. James and Rosemary † Biddle, Jr. Buffalo Medical Group Irma Dzierznowska Burns ’65 † Catholic Health Kenmore Mercy Hospital Janice M. Cheney ’80 Class of 2019 Leah Cunningham, MD ’87 Eileen Vanderburgh Franz ’57 Greco Trapp, PLLC Hodgson Russ, LLP Kenneth Hoffmann, PhD and Doris Hoffmann IsleChem LLC Key Bank Khristian Powell King ’03 Barbara Schumacher Klocke ’56 Lawley Service Insurance Walter and Elizabeth Ludwig Joan Horrigan Maira ’77 Elaine Pauly ’51 † Sandra Piech ’64 Barbara Geary Reynolds ’56 Ribco, Inc. Rich Products Corporation Barbara Staebell Rooney ’74 Erin Rebhan Sippel ’90 Ruth H. Smith, CDR USN NC Retired Patricia Marino Smyton ’61 Univera Healthcare Kathy Wolf Vasilius ’77 The Vincent and Harriet Palisano Foundation Director’s Circle $1,000-$2,499 Anonymous Nancy Brady Madonna Walter Brennan ’74 Kelly Boersma ’20 and her grandmother, Gail Wind Boersma ’60 Olivia Brinkworth ’20 and her mother, Pamela Kujawa Brinkworth Muzzio ’86 Amelia Brissette ’20 and her sister, Briana Brissette ’17 Marianna Carbone ’20 and her mother, Agatha Amato Carbone ’88 Brigid Christiano ’20 and her mother, Jeanne Gooch Christiano ’90 The Class of 1982Green Scholarship Members of the Class of ’82 are invited to support the new Class of ’82 Green Scholarship which will be given to a member of the next incoming green class, the Class of 2026. The scholarship will be awarded to an incoming green class freshwoman with academic promise. The Class of ’82 Green Scholarship is the inspiration of Jeanne Vezina Vinal Esq. ’82. She said, “If we all give a little bit, we can really change the world for one deserving kid.” All SHA alums and members of any green class are invited to support the scholarship with an online donation at www.sacredheartacademy.org . If $25,000 is raised, this scholarship can be endowed so that a new scholarship winner will be selected every four years in perpetuity. If you would like to start a scholarship in honor of your class, please contact Tracy Reed at treed@sacredheartacademy.org .