BUFFALO ACADEMY OF THE SACRED HEART Annual Report 2022-2023 Annual Report 2022-2023
BUFFALO ACADEMY OF THE SACRED HEART Annual Report 2022-2023 Robert C. Beiswanter, Jr., Treasurer James Biddle Janice M. Cheney ’80 Jennifer M. Demert, Ex-officio Carrie Fahey Jo-Anne Grabowski, OSF ’67, Ex-officio Margaret Buchanan Johnson ’73, Vice President and Secretary Khristian Powell King ’03 Linda Lewandowski, OSF ’70 Christine Licata ’63 Joan Horrigan Maira ’77 Terri Miklisch, OSF Dorothy Mueller, OSF ’60 Eileen Scannell, President Marilyn Wittman ’66 2022-2023 About the artwork Guided by Art Department faculty Gina Cutrona and Lisa Bonn, SHA students develop skills and creativity using various media. This publication features a sampling of diverse work including photography, collage, watercolor, acrylic, and printmaking. Molly Odojewski ‘24 took the cover photo as part of an assignment for Advanced Photography class. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this report, spanning the time period from July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023. If you suspect an error or omission, please contact the Advancement Office at (716) 834-2101, x352. Board of Directors Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart is honored to have the leadership and stewardship of our Board of Directors. Their considerable gifts of time, talent, and treasure further our mission in the spirit of St. Francis and St. Clare. MOLLY ODOJEWSKI ’24
BUFFALO ACADEMY OF THE SACRED HEART Annual Report 2022-2023 It is with immense gratitude that we present to you our annual report for the 2022-23 school year. In this publication, we chose to showcase artwork from the Joie de Vivre: Joy of Life, Embracing God’s Creation art show, which visually depicts the profound joy and vitality that is at the heart of our Franciscan values and a Sacred Heart education. Our artists have channeled their creativity to express the joy of learning, friendship, and living in harmony with the world around us, and their art helps remind us of the importance of our mission to provide an education that enriches the spirit, mind, and body. We express our deepest appreciation to our patrons and donors. Your generosity has been the cornerstone of our success, enabling us to maintain our commitment to providing a transformative education to young women in Western New York. Your support has allowed us to continue the important work started by the Sisters of St. Francis back in 1877. This report serves as a testament to the many ways to give and support the mission of Sacred Heart Academy. It highlights stories of philanthropy and demonstrates that the generosity of our patrons is making a SHA education accessible to more students. Your generosity also helps provide the enriching classroom and extracurricular activities that round out a student’s SHA experience. We are profoundly grateful for your partnership and your wise investment in the future of our girls. One of the core values we hold dear is stewardship. SHA is committed to the responsible and transparent management of the resources entrusted to the Academy. The graphs contained in this report showcase the direct impact and importance of your gifts to our students. We look forward to your continued support and partnership as we carry forward the mission of Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart, inspired by the enduring spirit of St. Francis, St. Clare, and the Sisters of St. Francis and guided by our unwavering commitment to empowering young women to become servant leaders and engaged citizens through excellence in education. Peace and All Good, Jennifer M. Demert, Head of School 1
BUFFALO ACADEMY OF THE SACRED HEART Annual Report 2022-2023 Jane Gies Rasmussen ’70 “I’ve got to say I am enjoying retirement! That’s a big statement coming from me since I enjoyed working and didn’t know what I would do without a full-time career.” With that sentiment, Jane Gies Rasmussen ‘70 demonstrates the grace and positivity that she brings to all she does. Jane has never been one to “take it easy.” Her retirement is continually enriched by volunteer service as she splits time between the Pacific Northwest and her father’s boyhood home of Wyandotte, Michigan. In Wyandotte, she is particularly active and reflects on her service to that community enthusiastically, “As a volunteer museum docent for a small riverfront city in Michigan, it amazed me to learn all that women did during the Victorian era (late 1800s to early 1900s). It turns out that my grandmother was on the city’s first female basketball team started by the mayor’s wife! Surprisingly, women owned businesses but couldn’t vote. You can be assured that I am communicating women’s history as I give tours of the museum. We’ve come a long way! When I see all that is available at SHA for young women - there is an International Baccalaureate Diploma and the 103 members of the Class of 2023 were awarded 727 scholarships - I can’t wait to hear about the glass ceilings they break through!” Still, transitioning from a career spanning more than four decades came with some adjustments. Jane shared a few of the things she misses about corporate life and how she accommodates these changes. “I miss healthcare benefits, reimbursement for travel expenses, and matching corporate donations, especially to SHA. Signing up for Medicare Advantage helped with healthcare, and a Frequent Flyer program, credit card points, and traveling offseason has helped with travel expenses. As for donations to SHA – well it turns out I can disburse funds from my IRA directly to SHA, and those funds are not taxed at all, while regular disbursements from my IRA are fully taxed, even for RMD (Required Minimum Distribution). When I learned about this, I set up an annual IRA disbursement through my financial management organization. Who knew all the economics of retirement!” ANJALI PARIKH ’26 2 New Stages Bring New Opportunities
BUFFALO ACADEMY OF THE SACRED HEART Annual Report 2022-2023 Giving Circles Thanks to 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 Annual Fund gifts made from July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023. Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart Mission Statement Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart is a community committed to providing young women with a comprehensive, balanced, and challenging Catholic education rooted in the core values of the Franciscan tradition. We graduate young women with intellectual preparedness, spiritual grounding, commitment to service, and the leadership skills necessary to have a positive impact on the world. The generous support of alumnae, parents, family, friends, and benefactors makes that mission a reality. It is with deep gratitude that we recognize all those who have supported Sacred Heart between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023. Founder’s Circle $5,000+ Anonymous Marybeth McCarthy Basil ’85 Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart Parent Guild Margaret Buchanan Johnson ’73 Christine Carroll Licata ’63 Favio and Maureen (Piazza) Lopez ’83 Sandra Piech ’64 Kathy Wolf Vasilius ’77 Head of School Circle $2,500 - $4,999 Anonymous Class of 2023 Leah Cunningham, MD ’87 Jennifer M. Demert Eileen Vanderburgh Franz ’57 Fr. Leonard Gioeli Elizabeth Guancial, MD ’97 Valerie Frank Haarmeyer ’76 Marnie Lavigne ’80 Barbara Staebell Rooney ’74 Ruth H. Smith, CDR USN NC Retired Taylor-Byrd Family The Vincent and Harriet Palisano Foundation Director’s Circle $1,000 - $2,499 Robert C. Beiswanger, Jr. James Biddle, Jr. John and Patricia Connolly Anthony Galley Patricia Ahern Hain ’51 Heide Herrmann ’91 John J. and Maureen O. Hurley Sandra Ciambella Jaros ’59 Paul and Carol Kostyniak Teresita Schwartz Lebeau ’67 Margaret Rackl Loesch ’64 Georgia Burke Lu ’65 Nadine R. Mastroleo, PhD ’89 Sheila Brennan McGann ’62 Alicia Cummings McGlinchey ’83 Patricia McKernan ’72 Eileen Lonergan Miner ’60 Joseph Modica, DDS and Mary Claire Modica Patricia Oates ’57 Karin Bergerson Pajak ’62 Diane Peters-Koren, MD ’59 Joseph and Pamela Priest Patricia Braun Rackl ’73 Jane Gies Rasmussen ’70 Sean and Mary Clare Kukoda Reilley ’94 Mary E. Jay Reistetter ’77 Theresa Leveille Schmidt ’73 Patricia L. Smith ’75 Patricia Marino Smyton ’61 Laurie Hess Sperry ’82 Walter Family M. Susan Kreher Wantuck ’73 *Denotes donor who has returned to God. Ann Smits Wegrzyn ’76 Regina Wenzek ’73 Laura Vigorito Whitley ’73 David and Kathleen Tenney Willis ’79 Maroon & White Club $500 - $999 Lenore Belzer ’51 Rita Pierpaoli Blanford ’60 Julie Bondanza, PhD ’60 Horace and Mary Lou Burger Michele Calandra Susan Campbell ’78 Kathleen Hughes Carley ’51 Janice M. Cheney ’80 Margaret Corcoran-Smith ’68 Lindsay Delgrosso Babcock ’09 Lala Marie Dipaolo-Placey ’61 Teresa Herrman Donner ’68 Sharon Tenney Downey ’73 Karen M. Eckert ’68 William and Nancy Erdman Mary Clare Fahey ’81 Virginia Kostur Foschio ’59 Carrie and David Frank Nicole Aquino Gothgen ’96 Patricia Hannigan ’85 Jennifer Smith Hogan ’77 Elizabeth Barczak Horrigan ’64 Mary Keefe-Hinners ’64 Michael D. Keem, DVM Susan Ciresi Kenline ’72 Shirley Ann Keppel ’53 Mary Jo Hezel Ketchum ’59 Gina LaPlante ’95 Deborah Laux ’81 Peter F. Liberti, Sr. Joan Horrigan Maira ’77 Sheila McCarthy ’51 3
Marianne Goldbach Nettina ’73 PPG Industries Foundation Thomas Quagliana Kathleen Reilly, Esq. ’83 Barbara Geary Reynolds ’56 Marilyn Schmitt ’51 Susan Schmitt ’64 Paul and Janene Sullivan Isaac and Chris Thomas Anita Azua Utech ’64 Sarah Van Domelen ’03 Jennifer Walters ’78 Darcy Wright Barbara Pfohl Zenger ’81 Christine Zinter-Chahin ’75 Academy Club $250 - $499 Cynthia Stone Atkison ’79 Anne Augustine ’04 Robert Baird Daniel and Mary Bartels Rosemary Uhteg Bateman ’53 Richard and Nancy Baumann Leah Biddle ’10 Ashley Smigelski Blecha ’03 Gail Wind Boersma ’60 Nancy Brady Christine Campbell ’82 John Canty, Jr., MD and Ann Canty Kathryn Carroll ’68 Class of 1978 Kathleen Wolf Cox ’61 Patricia Horrigan Creahan ’73 Scott and Tara Czamara Susan Reiser Daniels ’92 Robert and Laura Davis Valerie DeMarie Colleen Quinlivan Dengler ’78 Deborah Botorick Diebold ’65 Lenore Peters Dimon ’59 JoAnn Dworakowski Donovan ’66 4 Mary Doyle Eileen Tubridy Drinkwater ’67 Christine Fanning ’03 Darby Fishkin Mary Kenrick Foy ’77 Laura Casimino Grable ’89 Patricia Schupp Havekost ’73 Gail Hunter ’76 Thomas and Jane Igiel Stephanie McGrath Kearns ’09 Leslie King ’72 John Kinner Elizabeth Kolber ’65 Ann Kreuz Kuczkowski ’56 Mary Anne Licker ’60 Jim and Judy Manzella Nicole McKee Grace ModicaAmore Amy Napierala-Kozlowski ’88 Barbara Eckert Ochterski ’61 Jennifer Korzen O’Toole ’95 Margaret Macey Papaj ’70 Mary Schoell Parker ’56 Sharon Doyle Pasterick ’60 Richard Patterson Jeanette Piscitello ’72 Sue Ann Macie Podlas ’78 Cheryl Post Therese Cunningham Reinagel ’61 John and Dorothy Rinaldo Randy and Jolene Rucinski Christine Savage ’64 Kelly Smith-Cotter ’88 Linda Lalli Stark ’73 Madonna Kissel Starr ’65 John and Elizabeth Sullivan Rosanne Meller Tarapacki ’73 Heather Thompson ’95 Susan Barczak Uba ’61 Nancy Skorupski Wellman ’61 Julie Ehrman Whalen ’91 Augusta Wyatt ’04 Paul Zimniewicz Michael Zobel Legacy Society Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart’s Legacy Society recognizes those who have named Sacred Heart as a future recipient of a gift through their will. Sacred Heart Academy is deeply appreciative of the thoughtful generosity and consideration given to these gifts. Anonymous (3) Mrs. Elizabeth K. Albov ’59 Mrs. Josephine L. Arnold ’60 Mrs. Joan M. Bermeitinger ’43* Mr. James Biddle, Jr. Ms. Louise Cantwell ’66 Judith Grzywa Clontz ’77 Dr. Tammie Lee Demler-Dodson ’87 Ms. Catherine Veronica DiVizio Ms. Elizabeth M. Fago-Smith ’68 Miss Joyce E. Fink ’48 David and Carrie Frank Ms. Ann Marie Galbo ’63 Mrs. Patricia Ann Gallagher ’71 Kathleen Byron Heffern ’60 Mrs. Mary Jo Ketchum ’59 Ms. Mary Anne Licker ’60 Mrs. Joan Mann ’46 Miss Kathleen A. McCarthy ’56 Ms. Sheila M. McCarthy ’51 Mrs. Mary Beth O’Brien ’57 Barbara E. Ochterski, Ph.D. ’61 Mrs. Marilyn Panzica ’53 Dr. Diane Peters-Korzen ’59 Jane (Gies) ’70 and James Rasmussen Mrs. Marita Ronald ’62 Barbara Staebell Rooney ’74 Peggy Ann Slowinski ’70 Ms. Ruth H. Smith Ms. Susan M. Spadinger ’66 Mrs. Mary T. Sullivan ’55* Ms. Jacqueline A. Tasch ’62* Life after Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart took Judith Grzywa Clontz ’77 far from Western New York. After a successful career in healthcare administration, Judy recognizes that her time at SHA helped lay the groundwork for her development as a professional and a leader. A strong foundation of faith, service to others, and deep friendships have continually influenced her choices. Judy’s experience as a Sacred Heart student inspired her to provide for SHA’s future by naming the Academy as the beneficiary of a life insurance policy. Judy explains, “A few years ago, I engaged an attorney to formalize an estate plan. That process called for an examination of assets. In reviewing my financial plan and determining the disposition of my assets at the time of my death, I remembered an insurance policy that I took out when I was in my mid-twenties. At that time, forty years ago, I had graduated from graduate school, was paying student loans, and lived paycheck-to-paycheck. I felt an insurance policy was a prudent way to pay for expenses in the unlikely event of my death. “Fast forward to the present. I have been extremely fortunate to have had a career that has been fulfilling both personally and financially. Knowing that there are sufficient resources to cover expenses at the time of my death, I wanted the proceeds of the insurance policy to benefit something that was meaningful in my life. Sacred Heart Academy provided me with a solid foundation academically, socially, and spiritually. I cherish the friendships, memories, and strong academic curriculum that Sacred Heart provided. Designating Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart as the beneficiary on this insurance policy was an easy way to give back. As I follow the school on social media and receive the Cordecho publications, I can clearly see that Sacred Heart continues to provide young women with the tools to be successful in life! I am proud to be a Sacred Heart graduate!” Judy Grzywa Clontz ’77 Providing for the Future
ELLA DONNELLY ’26
BUFFALO ACADEMY OF THE SACRED HEART Annual Report 2022-2023 SHA Loyalty Club Sacred Heart’s most loyal donors are recognized as part of the SHA Loyalty Club. The consistent generosity of these donors for 20 years or more forms the foundation of the Annual Loyalty Fund. Their devotion to Sacred Heart makes it possible for today’s students to flourish. Anonymous Sr. Karen Allen ’45 William and Josephine Barnas Rosemary Uhteg Bateman ’53 Lenore Belzer ’51 Suzanne Jolls Bilson ’75 Rita Pierpaoli Blanford ’60 Clare Buchheit-Edson ’71 Sandra Ernst Cohen ’88 Margaret Siepierski Cross ’61* Kathleen Malone Devine ’53 Christine Klumpp Fix ’65 Patricia Maes Gemerek ’53 Josephine Caruso Haberl ’59 Kathleen Byron Heffern ’60 Virginia Nettina Heller ’71 Heide Herrmann ’91 Rita Weidmann Herrmann ’47 Kathleen Maier Heupel ’52 Jennifer Smith Hogan ’77 Elizabeth Barczak Horrigan ’64 Carole Burkot Ignaszak ’66 Geraldine Vollmer Janis ’71 Maryann Schwab Justinger, EdD ’69 Mary Keefe-Hinners ’64 Margaret Galley Kendron ’65 Frances Lombardo Kraus ’62 Elizabeth Guancial, MD ’97 summarizes her feelings toward Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart simply, “I owe you guys a lot.” Elizabeth received a scholarship to attend SHA and considers that gift from the Academy life changing. In addition to being a dedicated supporter of SHA, Elizabeth has been recognized as a Christus Super Omnia Distinguished Alumna for her work as an oncologist. She currently lives in Sarasota, FL with her husband and two children. All of that adds up to a very busy life. While the intention to support SHA is always present, her life as an active mom and professional sometimes gets in the way. For this reason, she has elected to support SHA on an ongoing basis, every month. Subscription giving, as this is known, removes responding to a letter or email from her to-do list and allows her to enjoy reading the Cordecho without looking for her checkbook. Liz shares, “I believe in all-girls education. Schools focused specifically on educating young women are not available everywhere, including in Sarasota. I want to support and encourage a faith-filled environment that allows young women to be the best they can be. Sacred Heart gave me so much. I believe that if we are fortunate, we are called to be generous.” 6 Carol Siefert Laschinger ’56 Kenneth and Sandra Levan Maureen Piazza Lopez ’83 Kathleen Seitz Mazurek ’68 Marie Gordon McCarthy ’57 Sharon Jarvis Menchini ’60 Patricia Drzewiecki Nesensohn ’60 Jennifer Pelosi Noah ’93 Barbara Eckert Ochterski ’61 Mary Ann Kennedy O’Connell ’53 Mary Gersitz Patterson ’57* Mary Anne Kreher Peer ’78 Colleen Webb Prorok ’65 Therese Cunningham Reinagel ’61 Barbara Staebell Rooney ’74 Elaine Szczepankiewicz Sattelberg ’72 Mickey McGarry Slind ’56 Cherrie Majkowski Solomon ’73 Florence Hejza Stack ’47 Barbara Eye Stanley ’72 Annette Donaruma Suffoletto ’55 Elaine Reeder Telaak ’58 Susan Barczak Uba ’61 Margaret Mandell Walter ’45 Carol Kolb Wiktorski ’64 JIOIA D’ANDREA-MUCCIARELLI ’23 Elizabeth Guancial ‘97 with her family Called to Give
BUFFALO ACADEMY OF THE SACRED HEART Annual Report 2022-2023 1943 Mary Coveny Moran Joan Smith Bermeitinger* 1945 Karen Allen, OSF Harriet Schepperly Baschmann Annette Stievater Kolkmeyer Margaret Mandell Walter 1947 Rita Weidmann Herrmann Frances Schubert Poorman Florence Hejza Stack 1948 Lorraine Kaznowski Dunkel Joyce Fink Beatrice Closs Leveille Betty State Morlock* 1949 Mary Alex Drake Janet Schopf Frisch Mary Rimbeck Haslinger Desales Hattenberger, OSF Mary Schalk Russell 1950 Carol Pauly Mudd Roberta Twardowski Thuman 1951 Lenore Belzer Kathleen Hughes Carley Eleanor Fox Patricia Ahern Hain Sheila McCarthy Leona Povinelli Prinzbach Marilyn Schmitt 1952 Patricia Ryan Bean Kathleen Maier Heupel Catherine Griffin Kelschenbach Patricia Corcoran Schmidt 1953 Rosemary Uhteg Bateman Mary Ellen Meier Buckley Marilyn Kurtz Chamberlain Marjorie Thuman Daly Kathleen Malone Devine Janet Kader Gebauer Patricia Maes Gemerek Shirley Keppel Maureen Malone Kindel Joan Nestel Kurtz Dorothy Kraft Mallow Marilyn Honer McDonough Rita Kollmar Newton Mary Ann Kennedy O’Connell Marilyn Turner Panzica Mary Sharrow 1954 Elizabeth Stranz Connolly Annrose Schubert Freeman Dea McKenna McAuliffe 1955 Marie Louise Pohlman, OSF Helen Kardysauskas Sanders Carol Schmitz Annette Donaruma Suffoletto Julia Cefaratti Wozniak 1956 Mary Wright Heary Diane Schabel Hill Eleanor Honeck Hurst Peggy Buchanan Johnson ’73 has served on Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart’s Board of Directors for seven years. From this vantage point, she has witnessed how young women are impacted by a Sacred Heart education. Peggy is committed to furthering Sacred Heart’s mission, and she uses all available resources to do so. “As a retiree from a major corporation, I am fortunate to have retained access to a corporate matching gift. Matching gifts are such an easy way to double the benefit of a gift! I encourage everyone to check into their employer’s matching gifts program and take advantage of it whenever possible.” Pat Horrigan Creahan ’73 worked with Peggy and the Class of 1973 reunion committee to set a goal of establishing an endowed scholarship as they celebrated the 50th anniversary of their graduation in 2023. While the goal initially felt daunting, the classmates were committed to making SHA accessible to future generations of girls. Peggy’s matching gift helped push them well over their goal. As a result, the class of 1973 looks forward to proudly presenting their first scholarship to a member of the class of 2028. Alumnae Giving Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart’s Annual Loyalty Fund was established by alumnae as a means to give future generations of young women the opportunity to access a transformative education. The Academy is deeply grateful for the generosity of our graduates and their commitment to today’s students. The Class of 1973 A Perfect Match
BUFFALO ACADEMY OF THE SACRED HEART Annual Report 2022-2023 ARTWORK ARTIST’S NAME GOES HERE 8 Ann Kreuz Kuczkowski Barbara Zapfel Lang Carol Siefert Laschinger Kathleen McCarthy Kathryn Doll McLeron Mary Schoell Parker Barbara Pfohl, OSF Joanne Fenz Pinkowski Barbara Geary Reynolds Mickey McGarry Slind Barbara Bosack Wagner Alicia Hartman Willert 1957 M. Carolyn Kait Clancy Patricia Kaul Cryer Sharon Roesch Davis Helen Miskell Ernst Eileen Vanderburgh Franz Marie Gordon McCarthy Mary Michels Nielsen Patricia Oates Jean Plunkett Taylor 1958 M. Christa Blersch, OSF Joyce Miskuf Coughlan Joan Gordon Dell Joann Kowalski Grzechowiak* Jerilyn Foley Hill Marilynn Kirsch Houston Joyce Ehlenfield Kirsch Christine Matre Kole Lois Bork Maines Jacqueline Federiconi Paolini Janice Wutz Rachfal Carol Bohn Robinson Joan Groff Seifert Elaine Reeder Telaak Lois Uhteg Maureen McNally Weber 1959 Elizabeth Krylow Albov Patricia Cottrell Lenore Peters Dimon Sally Kerber Feeney Virginia Kostur Foschio Josephine Caruso Haberl Sandra Ciambella Jaros Mary Jo Hezel Ketchum Caroline Dotterweich Leighton Barbara Krajewski Lipome Margaret Schumacher McManus Joan Paske Miller Suzanne Bishop Parks Diane Peters-Koren Mara Walton, OSF 1960 Josephine Lombardo Arnold Kathaleen Irr Berner Rita Pierpaoli Blanford Gail Wind Boersma Julie Bondanza Carol Pietraszewski Dempsey Kathryn Knowles Faturos Jean Morissey Frerichs Rosemarie Gilbert Godard Kathleen Byron Heffern Nancy Wagner Lazarski Mary Anne Licker Juanita Yargosz Martino Sharon Jarvis Menchini Eileen Lonergan Miner Dorothy Mueller, OSF Patricia Drzewiecki Nesensohn Sharon Doyle Pasterick Nonda Cuerdon Severson Gertrude Scheeler Wargo Kathleen Metz Whistler Priscilla Kontak Wilczak Maureen Burke Young 1961 Anonymous Kathleen Wolf Cox Margaret Siepierski Cros* Lala Marie Dipaolo-Placey Judith Wolf Hessel Kathleen Neuner Jarnot Marilyn McNally Jubulis Barbara Schaaf Kerner Kathleen Malach Mackenna Nancy Pohlman Mellenger Mary Mercurio Kathleen Wick Michels Mary Kay Lang Moore Barbara Eckert Ochterski Therese Cunningham Reinagel Joan Buiani Resetarits Patricia Marino Smyton Susan Barczak Uba Nancy Skorupski Wellman 1962 Claudia Kregg Byers Maureen McKernan Gallivan Teresa Riley Johnson Frances Lombardo Kraus Mary Claire Morse May Sheila Brennan McGann Marilyn Noah-Winter Suzanne Bernick Ozolins Karin Bergerson Pajak Joyce Koppmann Roerink Marianne San Filippo Adrienne Minko Schaefer Angela Grisanti Scherer 1963 Donna Geary Allen Barbara Eberl Brown Lynn Gannon Chimera Donna Amborski Eckert Ann Hackford Galbo Donna Buffamanti Henning Susan Rutecki Hoehler Rita DeSantis Krawczyk Christine Carroll Licata Victoria Sterlace Lucas Lenore Colucci Magrum Eileen McKenna Patricia McMahon, OSF Kathleen Staebell Joanne Menchini Styn Fabia Nowakowski Wilgos 1964 Dianne Rizzo Bloom Carolyn Kucharski Dowling Elizabeth Barczak Horrigan Mary Zaepfel Huber Mary Keefe-Hinners Patricia Lesniak Krzesinski Margaret Rackl Loesch Beth Lawrence Lucia Elizabeth Byron McGowan Sharon Kwiatkowski Parkes Sandra Piech Ruth Brummer Rossello Christine Savage Susan Schmitt Eileen Snyder Barbara McKay Sugnet Anita Azua Utech Carol Kolb Wiktorski 1965 Therese Ambrusko Margaret Braun Eileen Zaepfel Dagonese Deborah Botorick Diebold Elaine Kotlowski Eckert Laura Evans Kathleen Finaldi Federick Christine Klumpp Fix Bernadette Corcoran Gaffney Diane Gianadda, OSF Margaret Galley Kendron Elizabeth Kolber Georgia Burke Lu Elaine Drabik Mahoney Julie Beckinghausen Ponkow Colleen Webb Prorok Di Ann Reichlin Smith Evelyn Siulc Spadinger Madonna Kissel Starr 1966 Anonymous Susan Eckert Bourque JoAnn Dworakowski Donovan Marlene Donaruma Farber Carole Burkot Ignaszak Barbara Lata Janusz Cheryl Knox-Whitehead 1967 Rose Marie Seitz Castner Linda Schaefer Dietrich Eileen Tubridy Drinkwater Jo-Anne Grabowski, OSF Nancy Zaepfel Keller Teresita Schwartz Lebeau Colleen Metz Smith
BUFFALO ACADEMY OF THE SACRED HEART Annual Report 2012-2013 9 BETHANY HUMPFREY ’23
BUFFALO ACADEMY OF THE SACRED HEART Annual Report 2022-2023 10 Patricia Schupp Havekost Susanne Spitzer Hochmuth Margaret Buchanan Johnson Patricia-Anne Calvaneso Lacomb Susan Swierczynski Latona Linda Wagner Litwin Cheryl Wrigglesworth Mahoney Judy Roth Meissner Deborah Ledwin Napierala Marianne Goldbach Nettina Patricia Braun Rackl Theresa Leveille Schmidt M. Susan Meissner Shaddy Deborah Cronin Smith Cherrie Majkowski Solomon Linda Lalli Stark Rosanne Meller Tarapacki Cynthia Tumiel Deborah Mahoney Valley Marie Ernst Vito Mary Leising Wagner Patricia Mulvihill Wallace M. Susan Kreher Wantuck Regina Wenzek Laura Vigorito Whitley 1974 Madonna Walter Brennan Elizabeth Fahey Sandra Gasiewicz Barbara Herbach Gravelle Mary Eder Hurley Kathleen DiGiacomo Piecki Barbara Staebell Rooney 1975 Lucie Anne Bellittiere Suzanne Jolls Bilson Barbara Worley Ratka Patricia Smith Victoria Vigorito Christine Zinter-Chahin 1976 Teresa Buchanan Carol Cicatello-Sibick Ann Marie Kardas Gaik Elizabeth Galbo Valerie Frank Haarmeyer Gail Hunter Carol Cafferty Lester Patricia Matisz Deborah Mages Nardi Susan Christopher Norsen Laura Voglmayr Selling Mary Schneggenburger Voglmayr Ann Smits Wegrzyn 1977 Maureen Connors Badding Judith Grzywa Clontz Lee Ann Schmitt Dotzler Mary Kenrick Foy Kathleen Romano Gabryel Dana Hearon Jennifer Smith Hogan Jean Gallagher Huebsch Carole Procknal Hulshoff Joan Horrigan Maira Kathleen Gaunder Makar Mary Jay Reistetter Mary Lynn Schaefer Patricia Leveille Snow Kate Wolf Vasilius 1978 Susan Campbell Margaret Fahey Carney Deborah Greene Cercone Colleen Quinlivan Dengler 1968 Maureen Aldrich Abbett Lynn Marie Wagner Angelo Kathryn Carroll Margaret Corcoran-Smith Debra Daniels Teresa Herrman Donner Karen Eckert Diane Boergers Justinger Margaret Gorlewski Kaine Susan Herdlein Kennedy Kathleen Seitz Mazurek Candise Kaye Mye Karen Lee Nawrot Maureen Tubridy Ramaccia Mercedes Uffner Richelt Mary Richert Shirley Stolarski Suzanne Horvatis Tozer 1969 Barbara Fatta-Mason Barbara Doller Huber Maryann Schwab Justinger Benedetta Kissel Rosalinda Vigorito Lamberty Deborah Mancuso-Shay Marcia Spitler 1970 Christine Endres Cox Deborah Hard Barbara Bernbeck Heine Ruth Huber Susan Krzos Carol Zimmerman LaPlante Linda Lewandowski, OSF Margaret Macey Papaj Mary Closs Radens Jane Gies Rasmussen Peggy Ann Slowinski Donna Gumulak Stempniak 1971 Clare Buchheit-Edson Patricia DeLaney Coppola Virginia Nettina Heller Geraldine Vollmer Janis Roberta Zimmerman McGinley Sandra Eye Sendlak 1972 Barbara Stetter Diangelo Susan Ciresi Kenline Edie Engler Kibler Leslie King Karen Krieger-Tober Gail Cook Lawson Wende Kowal McKenna Patricia McKernan Cheryl Farolino O’Connor Jeanette Piscitello Michelle Linneman Rougeux Elaine Szczepankiewicz Sattelberg Margaret Pacciotti Smith Patricia Carlson Smith Barbara Eye Stanley 1973 Mary Anastasia Mary Caruana Peggy Danieu Conrad Linda Tatko Cooper Patricia Horrigan Creahan Kathryn Pacciotti Delaney Sharon Tenney Downey Sally Sears Forgette Elizabeth Allen Gerrish Patricia Herbach Green
BUFFALO ACADEMY OF THE SACRED HEART Annual Report 2012-2013 11 Sharon Pollina Farr Denise DeSimone Fregeau Linda Bush Gatewood Margaret Horrigan Gillig Mary Pat McCarthy Griffin Deborah Bush Kennedy Mary Kren Heidi Hartmann Mahoney Susan Mathner Nancy Calabrese Mule Mary Anne Kreher Peer Sue Ann Macie Podlas Patricia Schumacher Anne Sinnott Carol Schneggenburger Starr Deborah Striejewski Mary Romano Vaughan Jennifer Walters Pauline Zelma Williams 1979 Cynthia Stone Atkison Madeline Macie Bartels Marybeth Flanagan Doherty Patricia Geesey Patricia Carocci Kowalski Mary Konopa Ruggiero Christine Kalinowski Schafer Kathleen Tenney Willis 1980 Linda Leisner Birkinbine Janice Cheney Marnie Lavigne Paula LaNasa Monaco Ann Morris Mary Beth Karalus Mulder Patricia Heupel Sims 1981 Judith Pasternak Brodka Mary Clare Fahey Nancy Gavacs Hingston Deborah Laux Lynn Forster Patterson Barbara Pfohl Zenger 1982 Christine Campbell Kathleen Killeen Flynn Laurie Hess Sperry 1983 Kathleen Doyle Boyd Margaret Whalen Brechtel Nancy Przybyl Brown Christine Courtade Stephanie Newton Dombrowski Kristin Fries Maureen Piazza Lopez Alicia Cummings McGlinchey Anne Comer O’Neill Elizabeth Lesswing Pellnat Kathleen Reilly Ann Meissner Sawyer Kathleen Laurich Sullivan Amy Scolese Weiss 1984 Suzanne Fisher Boyer Michelle Adams Cunningham Kimberly Kader Korzelius 1985 Marybeth McCarthy Basil Patricia Hannigan Tammy Tabone 1986 Camille McNamara Harrington NATASHA TAYLOR ’25
BUFFALO ACADEMY OF THE SACRED HEART Annual Report 2012-2013 ARTWORK ARTIST’S NAME GOES HER GRACE DUGGAN ’23 12 1987 Donna Gosciak Brzykcy Leah Cunningham Lynn Nycel Gozdziak Charlene McGuire Patterson Senta Barry Siuda Mary Lee Pilarski Voelz 1988 Sandra Ernst Cohen Nancy Zahm Hejaily Amy Robinson Morris Amy Napierala-Kozlowski Kelly Smith-Cotter 1989 Laura Casimino Grable Karen Erdman Halsdorfer Nadine Mastroleo Erin Burger McKendry 1990 Monica Headd Laurie Gemerek Shanahan 1991 Sara Ponkow Falvo Heide Herrmann Mary Walters Kvetkosky Julie Bartolone Pollock Michelle Reynolds Webb Julie Ehrman Whalen 1992 Susan Reiser Daniels Lori Bell Hurley Marypatricia Hebeler Lohse Janet Kuntz Stachura
BUFFALO ACADEMY OF THE SACRED HEART Annual Report 2022-2023 RE 13 1998 Kristen Lysiak Drzewiecki Margaret Smith May Kimberly Sheldon O’Brien Lauren Koppmann Streit Heather Kaiser Wright 1999 Sarah Connolly Kristin Grimaldi Coppola Melanie McHugh 2000 Lindsey Rodgers Curley Marissa Modica Demonstoy 2001 Kristen Makey Russo 2003 Ashley Smigelski Blecha Rhea Christian Christine Fanning Katherine Coppola Ford Catherine Jagodzinski Rebecca Justinger Ashley Janiszewski May Katherine Morse Nicole Rodgers Tavernelli Sharissa Terrell Sarah Van Domelen 2004 Anne Augustine Jessie Cunningham Augusta Wyatt 2005 Kathryn Gravelle Kittleson 2007 Rachel Bradley Gondek Corinne Spychala Jones 2008 Victoria Gajewski Kucinski Megan Ziemianski O’Brien Colleen Makar Silver 2009 Lindsay DelGrosso Babcock Natalie Cappellazzo Stephanie McGrath Kearns Kelley Finucane Molina Kathryn Ostrander 2010 Leah Biddle Mary Kate Taggart Suchyna Wendy Wojcik 2015 Sydney Schmidt Chambrone Emily Hurley Jazzlyn Igiel 2016 Alexandra Galus Maura Tomm 2018 Claire Beecher Aoife Scannell Fiona Schaeffer 1993 Angela Pileri DiSalvo Jennifer Pelosi Noah 1994 Mary Clare Kukoda Reilley 1995 Melanie Barnas-Simmons Maria Michalek Clare Sarah Crosby Filipovitz Jennifer Kraus Traver Gina LaPlante Jennifer Korzen O’Toole Jennifer Sheldon Heather Thompson 1996 Sheelah Brennan Nicole Aquino Gothgen Melanie Marczak Whitney 1997 Jamie Jasinski Batt Sarah Thomann Biddlecom Julie McHugh Gajewski Elizabeth Guancial Lesley Knapp Haak Katie Roth Heilman Ann Marie Heine Julie Szefel Held Amy Niederpruem Moody Julia Gennuso Rodo Allison Smythe Anne Uba Timms Kathryn Tiutiunnyk Sarah Hoffman Wood Andrea Wilkinson Zgoda MONICA HEJAILY ’25
BUFFALO ACADEMY OF THE SACRED HEART Annual Report 2012-2013 14 Faculty and Staff The Faculty and Staff of Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart give their wisdom, compassion, and energy to our students each day. In addition, they choose to invest in the young women they teach by supporting the Annual Loyalty Fund. Jill Anderson Mark Ayers Lyn Biniszkiewicz Lisa Bonn Michele Calandra Sydney Schmidt Chambrone ’15 Maria Michalek Clare ’95 Jane Coughlin Gina Cutrona Meghan D’Andrea Susan Reiser Daniels ’92 Jennifer Demert Jennifer Egan Tiffany Fanning Mary Ganey Drew Garvey Michelle Georger Kathy Grieco Martha Horohoe Lori Bell Hurley ’92 Lori Kiefer Kathryn Gravelle Kittleson ’05 Brenda Kohl Bryan Krull* Peter Liberti Terry Madill Mary Marciniak Bridget McGuinness Kenneth McKinnon Grace ModicaAmore Tamara Mugel Thomas Naber Nicole Polino Chris Poole Katelyn Posenjak Rick Rogers Barbara Staebell Rooney ’74 Margaret Root Jolene Rucinski Jennifer Sikora Ronald Stepien Karen Szalach Alison Taylor Angela Tuminno Thomas Virginia Mara Walton Walton ’59 Melanie Marczak Whitney ’96 CAROLINE RUNFOLA ’26
BUFFALO ACADEMY OF THE SACRED HEART Annual Report 2022-2023 Maureen Piazza ’83 and Favio Lopez met in the early 1980s on the campus of what is now known as Canisius University. An urban college experience was comfortable for both, as Maureen grew up in the city of Buffalo, and Favio, after emigrating from Cuba with his parents, was raised in Brooklyn. Maureen and Favio are both grateful for their transformative Catholic High School experiences. Because of the impact Sacred Heart had on Maureen, she felt particularly compelled to help students living in the City of Buffalo enroll at Sacred Heart. From Favio’s perspective as an executive leader in a multinational corporation, this is an investment in a student and in society. “Catholic schools in general, and specifically Sacred Heart, have the ability to form students intellectually but also ethically. The world is thirsting for bright women with strong values to lead us into the future. That is what Sacred Heart is contributing and why we give to Sacred Heart.” Maureen and Favio have made the commitment to meet the financial needs of a promising student for her four years at Sacred Heart. In addition, they are continuing to build an endowed scholarship in Maureen’s name which will live in perpetuity and continue to create opportunities for young women. Their intentions align perfectly with Sacred Heart’s foundresses, the Sisters of St. Francis, who continually answer the call to serve the underserved and make the world a better place. Alicia Saviola Hermsen ’95 Memorial Scholarship Gerard and Kelly Fenzel Scott and Leah Olson Karin Pierson Bernadette Smith Butler ’42 Scholarship Ms. Ruth H. Smith, CDR USN NC Retired Beverly A. Eckert Memorial Scholarship Carol Bauda ’69 Susan Eckert Bourque ’66 Karen M. Eckert ’68 Burger Family Community Service Award Horace and Mary Lou Burger Class of 1982 Scholarship Colleen M Sandor, PhD ’82 Jeanne M. Vinal ’82 Class of 2002 Scholarship Kathleen Feroleto Chetta ’02 Chubb Charitable Foundation Carly Siters Dombkowski ’02 Michael and Rose Marie Hangen Geraldine Horohoe Art Scholarship Mary Shea Scholarship Giving Establishing a scholarship is an especially personal and meaningful way to support students of Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart. Benefactors can name a scholarship to memorialize a loved one or to create a legacy. Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart is deeply grateful to those who contributed to the following scholarships this past fiscal year. Mary Deane Freeland Memorial Scholarship Robert K. Freeland* Mary Fox Sullivan Scholarship Sharon Clark Michael and Eileen Shedler Timothy Shedler Sullivan Family Jane Wolf Paul and Shirley Hess Memorial Scholarship Laurie Hess Sperry ’82 Ramos Family Scholarship Anita Azua Utech ’64 Rensa Gianadda Scholarship Denise Gianadda Mills, PhD ’70 Sr. Geraldine Warthling Memorial Scholarship Joan Warthling Roberts Taylor-Byrd Family Scholarship Lauren Byrd ’03 Nevin Byrdowski ’06 Denise Taylor Sumlin Vincent and Harriet Palisano Scholarship The Vincent and Harriet Palisano Foundation Gerard R. and Mary Louise Schumacher Scholarship Anonymous Helen J. Weiksnar ’41 Memorial Scholarship Melissa Weiksnar James P. and Dolores Mahoney Scanlon Memorial Scholarship Mary Agnes Scanlon Marabella ’65 Kathleen Scanlon ’67 Dolores Ann Scanlon ’58 Joanne Rackl Fleischauer Scholarship Margaret Rackl Loesch ’64 John and Maureen O’Brien Keith Dackson Memorial Fund for Excellence in STEM Studies Paul and Judith Bassette Novomer, Inc. Kimberly Drzewiecki Vincent ’84 Memorial Scholarship Anonymous Margaret Mandell Walter ’45 Scholarship The Walter Family Maureen Piazza Lopez ’83 and Favio Lopez A Value-Added Commitment
BUFFALO ACADEMY OF THE SACRED HEART Annual Report 2022-2023 In Honor of All Students and Graduates Joan Gordon Dell ’58 In Memory of Florence Maes Anastasia ’51 Mary I. Anastasia ’73 Patricia Maes Gemerek ’53 In Memory of Nicolas Ayoub Ann Morris ’80 In Memory of Barbara Bogdan Badach ’66 Cheryl Knox-Whitehead ’66 In Memory of Mary Barth ’75 Barbara Worley Ratka ’75 Victoria Vigorito ’75 In Memory of Martin and Geraldine Brennan Sheila Brennan McGann ’62 In Memory of Jean Roth Buchanan ’42 Margaret Buchanan Johnson ’73 In Memory of Mary Lou Lembicz Butler ’66 Barbara Lata Janusz ’66 Cheryl Knox-Whitehead ’66 In Memory of Sharon Campbell ’77 Amedsys Home Care Berlin Memorial School Sunshine Fund Christine Campbell ’82 Susan Campbell ’78 Tributes Donations In Memoriam and In Honorarium are designated for loved ones in our SHA community. We remember these individuals in our Masses, daily prayers, and intentions. Chubb Family Mary Doyle Kathryn Essek John and Karen Grey Kristin Hanvey Charles Healy Kathleen Byron Heffern ’60 Daniel Hess Diane Ivancic A. John Kelly Barbara Kleinknecht Kathleen McCarthy ’56 Erin Burger McKendry ’89 Douglas Palleschi Gary and Maura Palleschi Cheryl Post Sharon Reader Paul Sikora In Memory of Suzanne Cummings ’71 Patricia DeLaney Coppola ’71 In Memory of Ann Marie “Amy” Devine-Degen ’76 Kathleen Malone Devine ’53 In Memory of Beverly Eckert ’69 Cheryl Knox-Whitehead ’66 In Memory of Mary Maes Fitzgerald ’40 Patricia Maes Gemerek ’53 In Memory of Catherine Flanagan Marybeth Flanagan Doherty ’79 In Memory of Patricia Ann Fortunato Mike and Kathleen Deakin Marybeth Flanagan Doherty ’79 Kathleen Killeen Flynn ’82 Lisbeth Walls In Memory of Karen Carlson ’63 Patricia Carlson Smith ’72 In Memory of Shirley Carocci Patricia Carocci Kowalski ’79 In Memory of Dolores Foley Caruso ’50 Josephine Caruso Haberl ’59 In Memory of Judith Casassa ’58 Joyce Miskuf Coughlan ’58 In Honor of Sydney Schmidt Chambrone ’15 Darryl and Gloria Horn In Honor of Amanda Horn Ciccarella ’95 Darryl and Gloria Horn In Honor of Gloria Ciccarella ’24 Darryl and Gloria Horn In Honor of the Class of 1955 Helen Kardysauskas Sanders ’55 In Honor of the Class of 1956 Barbara Bosack Wagner ’56 In Honor of the Class of 1960 Josephine Lombardo Arnold ’60 In Memory of the deceased members of the Class of 1961 Margaret Siepierski Cross ’61* In Honor of the Class of 1983 Kathleen M. Reilly ’83 In Memory of Elaine Amigone Collora ’51 Lenore Belzer ’51 In Memory of Jean Cuddy Judith Pasternak Brodka ’81 LEAH KURZDORFER ’24
17 MOLLY ODOJEWSKI ’24
18 BUFFALO ACADEMY OF THE SACRED HEART Annual Report 2022-2023 In Honor of Jane Konieczny ’23 Florence Konieczny In Memory of Mary Ellen Konieczny, PhD ’77 Florence Konieczny In Memory of Sr. Marcyann Kowalczyk, OSF Augusta Wyatt ’04 In Memory of Stephen Kuhn Coach Thomas Quagliana and team In Memory of Mary Reiser Kreher ’43 Susan Reiser Daniels ’92 In Memory of Anne Schneggenburger LaVigne ’80 Carol Schneggenburger Starr ’78 Mary Schneggenburger Voglmayr ’76 In Memory of Kathleen DiPaolo Lazar ’70 Donna Gumulak Stempniak ’70 In Memory of Robert “Bob” Leighton Caroline Dotterweich Leighton ’59 In Memory of Arlene Christiano Liberti Peter F. Liberti, Sr. In Memory of Helen (Sandy) Liebler Lauren Koppmann Streit ’98 In Memory of Antoinette Sartori LiPuma ’45 Mary Aldrich Gerald Borelli Darby Fishkin Mary Ann Kresse Kathleen Krickovich V. Jeffrey LiPuma Geraldine Scofield In Memory of M. Paula Fox, OSF ’39 Desales Hattenberger, OSF ’49 Patricia Corcoran Schmidt ’52 In Memory of Mary Deane Freeland Robert K. Freeland* In Memory Margaret Nelson Gioeli ’28 Fr. Leonard Gioeli In Memory of Mary Ruth Leberer Haberman ’57 Michael and Barbara Burns In Memory of Martha Hard-Batzloff ’72 Linda Leisner Birkinbine ’80 Karen Krieger-Tober ’72 In Memory of Mary Haffner Hardick ’51 Ruth A. Huber ’70 In Memory of Mary Ann Kuntz Hoffert ’55 Marie Louise Pohlman, OSF ’55 Carol Schmitz ’55 In Memory of Joan Krotz Hofmeier ’53 Paul and Colleen Culligan In Memory of Eileen Hogenkamp Elizabeth Kolber ’65 In Memory of Ruth Haffner Huber ’34 Barbara Doller Huber ’69 Ruth A. Huber ’70 In Memory of Lee Kaul Patricia Kaul Cryer ’57 In Memory of Athena Kennedy ’08 Colleen Makar Silver ’08 In Memory of Doris Connelly King Leslie E. King ’72 In Memory of Ann McHale Malone ’45 Kathleen Malone Devine ’53 In Honor of Eileen Maloney Angela Pileri DiSalvo ’93 In Memory of Alice Daly McDonald ’53 Margaret Long Thomas F. McDonald Timothy and Sandra McDonald Margaret McMorrow Robert and Yvonne Pohlman Christine Smith Virginia Toepp In Memory of Veronica McPhee McKernan ’33 Maureen McKernan Gallivan ’62 In Honor of Cincere Monique McMillon ’23 Mary Walters Kvetkosky ’91 In Memory of Marjorie Meissner Cheryl Meyers Buth In Memory of Annette Muffoletto Meyers ’58 Christine Matre Kole ’58 In Honor of Katherine Morse ’03 Robert and MaryBeth Morse In Memory of Sylvia Beckinghausen Mowers ’53 Julie Beckinghausen Ponkow ’65 In Memory of Geraldine Mundt-Nasiak ’53 Linda Leisner Birkinbine ’80 In Memory of Dorothy Frankino Noah ’40 Marilyn Noah-Winter ’62 In Honor of Morgan Woods O’Donnell ’23 Susan Christopher Norsen ’76 In Memory of Rosemarie DeLauro Pandolfi ’54 Colleen Quinlivan Dengler ’78 In Honor of Lily Marie Panepinto ’23 Rev. Richard Reina In Memory of Sr. Maria Pares, OSF ’58 Denise DeSimone Fregeau ’78 Patricia Hannigan ’85 In Memory of Mary Gersitz Patterson ’57 Marie Gordon McCarthy ’57 Richard Patterson In Memory of Rose Caruso Pecorraro ’50 Josephine Caruso Haberl ’59 In Honor of Judtih C. Pfohl ’58 Barbara A. Pfohl, OSF ’56 In Memory of Thomas Robert Pinkowski Joanne Fenz Pinkowski ’56 In Memory of Marie Piscitello Jeanette M. Piscitello ’72 In Memory of Gretchen Schoenwetter Povinelli ’53 Mary Ellen Meier Buckley ’53 In Honor of Colleen Webb Prorok ’65 Laura Evans ’65 In Memory of Patricia Dombrowski Rechin ’59 Kathleen Neuner Jarnot ’61 In Memory of Carolyn Fahey Rivera ’83 Mary Clare Fahey ’81 In Memory of Betty Maes Robson ’42 Patricia Maes Gemerek ’53 In Honor of Amelita Novo Roth ’43 Judy Roth Meissner ’73 In Memory of Mary Yungbluth Ryan ’69 Deborah Mancuso-Shay ’69 In Honor of Brigid M. Ryan ’14 John Ryan, Jr. and Susan Gallagher In Memory of Mary Clare Saviola ’63 Claudia Huben Margaret Schumacher McManus ’59 Patricia Schumacher ’78 In Memory of Mr. and Mrs. William Schopf Janet Schopf Frisch ’49 In Memory of Mary Clement Schubert, OSF ’48 Beatrice Closs Leveille ’48 In Memory of Helen Schumacher, OSF ’49 Margaret Schumacher McManus ’59 Patricia Schumacher ’78 In Memory of Doris Maes Schuster ’44 Patricia Maes Gemerek ’53 In Honor of Chelsey Keem Smith ’92 Michael D. Keem, DVM In Honor of Eileen E. Snyder ’64 Beth Lawrence Lucia ’64 Carolyn Kucharski Dowling ’64 Marilyn Wittman ’66
19 In Memory of Deborah Sorbini-Barnes ’73 Linda Tatko Cooper ’73 In Honor of Lauren Koppmann Streit ’98 Nicholas and Donna Koppmann In Memory of Cynthia Suffoletto ’80 Marlene Donaruma Farber ’66 In Memory of Mary Fox Sullivan ’55 Michael and Eileen Shedler Timothy Shedler Georgia White Jane Wolf In Memory of Rita Gradwohl Sweeney ’48 Christopher Sweeney In Memory of Sylvester and Agnes Thuman Marjorie Thuman Daly ’53 In Honor of Macey Ann Tomm ’26 Maura Tomm ’16 In Memory of Suzanne Trapper ’75 Barbara Worley Ratka ’75 Victoria Vigorito ’75 In Memory of Patricia Kay Tremblay ’57 Sharon Roesch Davis ’57 In Memory of John and Marion Tubridy Maureen Tubridy Ramaccia ’68 In Memory of Kimberly Drzewiecki Vincent ’84 Michelle Adams Cunningham ’84 Nancy Wagner Lazarski ’60 In Memory of Elizabeth Liotti Wakefield ’53 Mary Ellen Meier Buckley ’53 In Memory of Jeanette Kobel Wolf ’33 Kathleen Wolf Cox ’61 In Memory of Gloria Smith Worley ’49 Barbara Worley Ratka ’75 In Memory of Molly O’Brien Wydro ’73 Patricia Horrigan Creahan ’73 Theresa Leveille Schmidt ’73 In Honor of Kristin Koppmann Zirnheld ’96 Nicholas and Donna Koppmann GABRIELLE ADAMCZYK ’24
BUFFALO ACADEMY OF THE SACRED HEART Annual Report 2022-2023 20 Jacqueline Shea Wopperer ’52 and her husband, George, worked together to build a successful family business and a loving family including five sons and four daughters (Patricia Wopperer-Olin ’77, Jackie Wopperer Stoj ’79, Julianne Wopperer Thompson ’80, and Suzanne Wopperer ’80.) After Jackie passed away in 2016, her children agreed that they would honor her by committing to Sacred Heart’s events going forward. Jackie’s son, Anton, shared, “My mom loved being associated with Sacred Heart. Our family is committed to attending events and being an active part of the community, just as she was.” RIBCO, Inc. is a commercial and industrial roofing company, founded by George and Jackie and now led by Anton and George, Jr. RIBCO has proudly been the first corporate sponsor to commit to our Sandstone Dinner Auction each year. Golfers at the Sister Maria Pares Golf Tournament have seen RIBCO, Inc. signs at the tournament for more than a decade. Their corporate commitment is as enduring as their family’s involvement, year after year. Anton continues, “We know that donating is important, but for our family, it is about more than that. It is about engaging with the Sacred Heart community, which has given our family so much. This is a way for us to bring people together to celebrate our parents’ legacy.” Sr. Maria Pares, OSF ’58 Golf Tournament and Luncheon Ahrens Financial Group Michael and Barbara Burns Cara Henning Camardo ’92 Matthew Conron Deborah Greene Cercone ’78 Susan Reiser Daniels ’92 Kevin Deakin Mike Deakin Marybeth Flanagan Doherty ’79 Carrie Fahey, ChFC, CFP Kevin and Julie (Casimino ’87) Flanagan Susan Fortunato ’79 David and Carrie Frank Troy and Heather Gibson Margaret Buchanan Johnson ’73 Patricia-Anne Calvaneso Lacomb ’73 Lu Engineers Manzella Marketing Group, Inc. Joseph S. Modica, D.D.S. Mueller Security Services Mary Anne Kreher Peer ’78 Kara Caccamise Pezzino ’92 Karen Fortunato Quinn ’80 Ribco, Inc. Tracey Klosterman Simonick ’80 Chelsey Keem Smith ’92 Ann Marie McMahon Starr ’92 Upstate Pharmacy Ltd. Barbara Bosack Wagner ’56 Event Sponsors and Donors Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart is grateful to the many generous supporters who make our special events possible. Walkathon Jodie Antoniadis ’09 Mark Ayers Michelle Hora Azari ’04 Lyn Biniszkiewicz Michael and Barbara Burns Michele Calandra Calvin’s Furniture & Leather Gallery Cara Henning Camardo ’92 Maegan Valint Chmura ’99 Susan Reiser Daniels ’92 Karalyn Evanco ’10 Sarah Crosby Filipovitz ’95 Beth Quimby Fischer Five Star Bank Michelle Georger Patricia Buscaglia Hooper ’99 Wendy Mazurek Krug ’95 Amy McMahon Lawicki ’92 Emily Ludwig ’13 Kyla Smith Maeder ’00 Kathleen Seitz Mazurek ’68 Medtronic Foundation Denise Gianadda Mills ’70 Laura Mills ’01 Michelle Nowacki ’10 Jennifer Korzen O’Toole ’95 Roberta Pickens ’92 Madison Piggot ’22 Jazmine Richardson ’18 Roach, Lennon $ Brown PLLC Lynn Rotola ’89 Anna Mills Russell ’95 Colleen Makar Silver ’08 Karen Valint Terech ’98 Heather Thompson ’95 Megan Tracy ’94 Jackie Shea Wopperer ‘52 and her granddaughter, Brynn Wopperer ‘16 Family Bonds Build Community
Katherine Wahl ’95 Mara Walton, OSF ’59 Margaret Wietig Karen Zahm Wilkie ’93 Christus Super Omnia Scholarship & Awards Dinner Anonymous (2) Mader Construction Company, Inc. Drew Bielemeier Janice Cheney ’80 Lawrence Clark Linda Tatko Cooper ’73 Bob Crean Alfred Culliton Susan Reiser Daniels ’92 Linda Schaefer Dietrich ’67 Sharon Tenney Downey ’73 Shelley Drake Cheryl Marciszewski Elias ’78 John and Paula Feroleto Marisa Geitner Elizabeth Barczak Horrigan ’64 Mary Zaepfel Huber ’64 Margaret Buchanan Johnson ’73 Margaret Knox Peter Kreher Mary Rau Lambrix ’64 Mary Ann Kucharski Long ’73 Walter and Elizabeth Ludwig Kathleen McCarthy ’56 Elizabeth Byron McGowan ’64 Merrill Lynch/Bank of America Donna Mostiller ’78 Barbara Fischer Nagiewicz ’78 Maureen O’Connor ’64 Joanie Parker Diane Prange Christine Procknal ’67 Eileen Roy Laura Ryan Katie Snyder Eileen Snyder ’64 Rhonda Spates-Benton ’78 Rosanne Meller Tarapacki ’73 Cynthia Tumiel ’73 Jennifer Walters ’78 M. Susan Kreher Wantuck ’73 Laura Vigorito Whitley ’73 Mark and Nancy Zawacki Sandstone Dinner Auction Anonymous (2) Acquest Development Company Donald and Kimberly Adamczyk Tracy Allen Robert and Heather Anspach Dr. Anne Banas Robert Beiswanger Amber Berry Michele Calandra Calvin’s Furniture and Leather Gallery John and Ann Canty Geoffrey and Gina Charland Brandon and Cherie Chase Janice Cheney ’80 William and Patricia Christ James and Elizabeth Dailey Susan Reiser Daniels ’92 Daniel and Paula Del Regno Steven and Mary Kate DeMarzio LTC Robert and Dr. Mary Dickerson Lala Marie Dipaolo-Placey ’61 Jim and Shelly Dougherty Carrie Fahey, ChFC, CFP Daniel and Andrea Foglia Therese Canty Ferullo ’98 Marc and Kelly Fortner Christopher and Megan Fulco Gabe’s Collision KATE KELLY ’26 21
BUFFALO ACADEMY OF THE SACRED HEART Annual Report 2022-2023 22 Ann Hackford Galbo ’63 Robert Garbacz Genesis PPG Michelle and Matthew Georger Eric and Wendy Glauber Joseph and Rachelle Goodly Nicole Aquino Gothgen ’96 Laura (Casimino ’89) and James Grable Karl and Kimberly Griffin Jacquelyn McGuire Gurney ’86 Glenn and Jacqueline Hart Joe and Melissa Hartman Danielle Arthur Hennessey ’09 Michael and Haley Huntress Christopher and Kimberly Ignatius Michael D. Keem, DVM Keybank Daniel and Carmela King John Kinner Amanda Kuhn Lawley Service Insurance Frank and Claudia Lee Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria Llp Maureen (Piazza ’83) and Favio Lopez Lumsden & Mccormick, LLP Patrick and Erin MacDiarmid Mader Construction Company., Inc. Courtney Timms Maloney ’96 Joan Horrigan Maira ’77 McCaffrey Family Kathleen McCarthy ’56 Bridget Zern Mejza ’86 William and Beth Montague Gretchen Paolini Morgante ’89 Mark and Paula Mruk Kim Murphy Netplus Alliance Niagara Produce William and Jennifer O’Donnell Paint Of WNY Courtney Smyton Benson ’98 Black & Blue Steak & Crab Bob and John’s La Hacienda Bomi Jewelers Buffalo Bandits Buffalo Bisons Buffalo Ski Center Lauren Byrd ’03 Canisius High School Brittney Canty ’04 John and Ann Canty Scott and Kelley Carlson Deborah Greene Cercone ’78 Brandon and Cherie Chase William and Patricia Christ Cindy Miller Golf, Inc Colvin Cleaners Brian and Kathleen Connolly Brendan and Margaret Conway Patricia Horrigan Creahan ’73 Susan Reiser Daniels ’92 Dicamillo Baking Company, Inc. Catherine Harrington Donnelly ’85 Kevin and Laura Donnelly Kristen Lysiak Drzewiecki ’98 Duquesne University John and Melissa Eberz Carrie Fahey, ChFC, CFP Therese Canty Ferullo ’98 Joyce Fink ’48 Michele Cuddy Fisher ’89 EJ and Allison Flammer Julie Casimino Flanagan ’87 Christopher and Megan Fulco Meghan Papia Gallagher ’90 Maria Garbarino Troy and Heather Gibson Steve and Maria Glamuzina Eric and Wendy Glauber Nicole Aquino Gothgen ’96 Laura Casimino Grable ’89 Patricia Haberman ’80 Half & Half Boutique Glenn and Jacqueline Hart Julie Szefel Held ’97 Michael and Loretta Horn Christopher and Kimberly Ignatius Colleen Canty Kelley ’98 Sr. Ann Therese Kelly Maureen Malone Kindel ’53 Karen Krieger-Tober ’72 Karen Kukoda ’86 Stephen and Annette Kurzdorfer Katie Freeman Kutis ’96 Labatt Usa/ Fifco Shawn and Amy Larrabee Le Moyne College J. Michael and Elizabeth Lennon Matthew and Sarah Lindemann Lombardo Ristorante Robert and Anna Lovell Rita MacDiarmid Scott and Johanna MacDonald Joan Horrigan Maira ’77 Sean and Jane McDonnell Erin Burger McKendry ’89 Jeromy and Jennifer McVige Mississippi Mudds William and Beth Montague Gretchen and Michael Morgante Todd and Melissa Murphy Niagara University Shannon Bell Nixon ’97 Bridget O’Brien ’14 Kimberly Sheldon O’Brien ’98 Emily Canty O’Donnell ’04 William and Jennifer O’Donnell Old Man River Orville’s Home Appliances Personius Melber LLP James and Lynn Panepinto Natalie Kolkmeyer Pender ’07 Personal Touch Food Service,Inc. Pinto Construction Services, Inc. Jennifer Gennuso Piwko ’89 Julie Bartolone Pollock ’91 Pool Mart PPS Retirement Advisors Ribco, Inc. Rich Products Corporation Joanna Tuk Riley ’94 Jeffrey and Mona Rinaldo Kevin and Kristin Ruggiero Elizabeth MacDiarmid Schaefer ’82 Meliton and Allison Silva Chelsey Keem Smith ’92 Lee and Mary Frances Snyder Rich and Krista Sobon Spruce on Main Robert and Kathleen Taggart Urban Air Anita Azua Utech ’64 Mary Romano Vaughan ’78 Barbara Bosack Wagner ’56 Neil and Alexandra Wehr Julia Weidemann Wells Fargo Advisors Kathleen Metz Whistler ’60 Brian and Kim Windschitl Daniel and Shannon Yeager Erin (Grimaldi ’01) and Paul Zablocki Event In-kind Donations Alethea’s Chocolatier Alton’s Restaurant Anderson’s Frozen Custard Anonymous James and Carrie Appler Jeffrey and Heather Balcom Dr. Anne Banas Jennifer Gennuso Piwko ’89 Polish Villa Peter and Julie Ratchuk Rebel Ride Indoor Cycling & Strength Peter and Kim Reiser Remington Tavern Stephen and Nora Rich Cindy Ignaszak Riel ’89 Jeffrey and Mona Rinaldo Kevin and Kristin Ruggiero Paul and Kate Runfola Russell’s Salvatore Grand Hotel Salvatore’s Italian Gardens Saper Family Elizabeth MacDiarmid Schaefer ’82 Stephanie Bosch Schreck ’93 Brad and Kerri Seibert Laurie Gemerek Shanahan ’90 Robert and Kelly Shivinsky Beatrice and Jack Slick Marie Sly Chelsey Keem Smith ’92 Lee and Mary Frances Snyder Spruce on Main St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute Gary and Judy Stoldt Sweet Beginnings Bakery Robert and Kathleen Taggart Tantalo Photography Vince and Leslie Tobia Susan Barczak Uba ’61 Mara Walton, OSF ’59 Jennifer Scioli Wanat ’87 Water Bikes of Buffalo LLC Wellington Pub Mark and Mary Wood Heather Kaiser Wright ’98 Lynn Riso Wright ’77 Matthew and Laura Yusick Kimberly Zenger Melissa Burgio Zgliczynski ’98
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy NTcyNDA=