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
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