REUNION 2010 HONORING CLASSES ENDING IN “0” OR 5” WALL OF HONOR AWARD RECIPIENTS 2010 ALUMNAE LEADERSHIP AWARD Mary Prendergast '60 is the recipient of the Leadership Award. After graduation from Trinity Mary went on to receive a degree in education at Marquette University. Mary taught at five Chicago Public Schools in the Cabrini Green neighborhood. Her demonstration of respect and professionalism for her students and colleagues caught the attention of Arthur Shay who featured Mary in his book, "What it is like to be a teacher". Mary changed professions and went into real estate in the early 70's. Mary became a leader in this field as well. During her real estate career, Mary served on the Board of Directors for Trinity for six years. Mary was the president of the board when the Sister Michelle Germanson Athletic Facility was built. Mary was also in the "Leadership Circle" of the Class of 1960 and was instrumental in raising the $30,000.00 gift.
ALUMNAE SERVICE AWARD Eileen Day Galvin '55 is the recipient of the Alumnae Service Award. Eileen has shown her outstanding commitment to serve others. Eileen is a living example in her personal commitment to her Catholic identity. She is active in the pro-life movement and is involved in providing food for the homeless. Eileen is dedicated to her classmates and her alma mater. She works tirelessly to keep her classmates together and involved in Trinity. While she and her husband raised their six daughters, Eileen taught full time and successfully completed a graduate degree in education. Her accomplishments served to advance her skills in her career as an elementary educator and enriched her image as a model of dedication and commitment to her family, colleagues, students and friends.
YOUNG ALUMNAE AWARD Julie Honcharevich '05 is the well-deserved recipient of the Young Alumnae award. Julie graduated from Trinity's International Baccalaureate program in 2005. Julie continued her education at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign where she graduated in aerospace engineering in 2009. While at UIUC she became the President of Women in Aerospace to assist young women with finding their strengths in the aerospace field. Upon graduation, Julie accepted a job from United Space Alliance, a contractor for NASA. Currently she is training to become a flight controller in Mission Control Center-Houston for the International Space Station. As a flight controller she will develop, test, operate and manage the communication, command, and data systems on board the space station. Julie would like to recognize and thank the staff, faculty, and her classmates at Trinity for the encouragement, guidance and support they gave her to pursue her dreams. She stated that her four years allowed her to develop a loud strong voice that helped her to excel in her classes at the University of Illinois. However, the most important lesson she took away from Trinity is one she uses everyday at NASA -- the importance of building strong friendships based on trust and understanding. Such a relationship is key between the crew on board and mission control.
The Jirasek Sisters:Terry Jirasek ‘71, Peg Jirasek Percival ‘65 (in uniform) and Mary Ann Jirasek ‘68 attend the reunion.
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Celebrating their 10th reunion from the Class of 2000 are: Bridget Tyrrell Regan, Rosa Chun, and Fabrizia Felella.
Winter 2011