Distinguished Alumni
The STM Distinguished Alumni Award is awarded annually to a female
and a male graduate of St. Thomas More College whose lifetime
accomplishments and achievements have been outstanding, who have made a
significant contribution to their community, and who have continued to
celebrate their relationship with St. Thomas More College since their
graduation.
Distinguished Alumni are selected by the President of
the College on consultation with the Committee of Distinguished Alumni
of the STM-Newman Alumni Association.
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2012 Distinguished Alumnus AwardArchbishop Sylvain Lavoie, OMI (STM BA 70) Archbishop Sylvain Lavoie was born on April 22, 1947 in Delmas, Saskatchewan. He was ordained to the priesthood as a member of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate in 1974. He later became Provincial Superior and Consultor of his religious community and worked in a number of parishes in the Archdiocese of Keewatin-Le Pas, which includes the northern parts of Saskatchewan and Manitoba. In addition, Archbishop Lavoie served as a member of the Episcopal Commission for the Evangelization of Peoples of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops. On July 11, 2005, he was appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Keewatin – Le Pas and then succeeded Most Reverend Peter Sutton, O.M.I., as Archbishop on March 25, 2006. In 2012, Pope Benedict XVI accepted his resignation from this ministry. In 2009, Archbishop Sylvain published Drumming from Within, a collection of stories and reflections upon his many years of ministry in the north. According to the CCCB Publications web-site: This collection of Lavoie's memories will inspire both smiles and tears. Some reveal faith meeting life in heartwarming and humourous situations. Others deal with the trauma of substance abuse, family violence, poverty, and hardship. Here Lavoie shows how faith and the human spirit can overcome even the most tragic circumstances. Still others are gentle slices of life among God's "salt of the earth," as the author stickhandles the vagaries of Church and village life in the north. (www.cccbpublications.ca)
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2012 Distinguished AlumnaDr. Teresita Rose-Marie Kambeitz, OSU (STM BA 69), PhD Sr. Teresita Rose-Marie Kambeitz, OSU, BA'69, BEd'69, MEd'86 (TOR), PhD'88 (TOR), is a member of the Ursulines of St. Angela’s Convent (Prelate) and currently lives in Saskatoon. Herself a graduate of St. Angela’s Academy in Prelate, Sr. Teresita continued her studies at Saskatoon Teacher’s College, St. Thomas More College (BA in Eng/History), University of Saskatchewan (B.Ed.), St. Paul University; St. Michael’s University College (MRE) and the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (M.Ed. and Ph.D). Her doctoral studies included a thesis entitled: “Critical Consciousness in Religious Education: A Catholic Perspective.” Sr. Teresita’s professional life found her teaching elementary and high school across Saskatchewan. Perhaps she is best known in Saskatoon for her time teaching at Holy Cross High School. At the post-secondary level, she has been most involved as faculty at Newman Theological College in Edmonton. She continues her affiliation with Newman today as the director and instructor for the Graduate Diploma in Religious Education (GDRE) program for Newman’s Saskatoon Campus. She also serves here at St. Thomas More College as a sessional lecturer in the area of Catholic Studies and does retreat work at Queen's House of Retreats. Combining scripture, contemporary experience, fine arts and humour, she gives talks and parish missions across the prairies. She has taught summer courses for teachers in the British Virgin Islands, Barbados, Latvia and South Africa. She has a profound love of the arts and continually gifts the STM community with her musical talent and leadership. |
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"The STM Distinguished Alumni Award is awarded annually to a female and a male graduate of St. Thomas More College whose lifetime accomplishments and achievements have been outstanding, who have made a significant contribution to their community, and who have continued to celebrate their relationship with St. Thomas More College since their graduation. Distinguished Alumni are selected by the President of the College on consultation with the Committee of Distinguished Alumni of the STM-Newman Alumni Association." (Art Battiste) The STM Distinguished Alumni award is presented annually to an alumna or an alumnus “whose life-work and commitment reflect the values and benefits of the education they received from the College” and who exemplify Father Henry Carr’s exhortation to “be yeast in the world” (Alumni Newsletter, July/August 1992).
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1992 – J. Frank Roy & Mary Louis Long (d. June 30, 2000) 1993 – Alphonse Gerwing (d. Nov. 9, 2007) & Marikay Falby 1994 – Bernard (d. Jan. 2, 2009) & Mae Daly 1995 – Grant & Vivian Maxwell 1996 – Ted & Danielle Fortosky 1997 – Margaret Mahoney & Herman Rolfes 1998 – Kevin & Dorothy Murphy (presented posthumously) 1999 – Kenneth Schmitz & Margaret Dutli 2000 – no records yet found 2001 – Tom Molloy and Mildred Kerr 2002 – Michael Krochak & Betty Farrell 2003 – Henry Kloppenburg & Kay Feehan 2004 – Joseph Bellefleur & Lois Brockman 2005 – Walter Podiluk & Colleen Fitzgerald 2006 – Peter Zakreski & Elaine Shein 2007 – No recognition 2008 – Bill Zerebesky & Sr. Kay MacDonald, NDS 2009 – Douglas A. Schmeiser & MJ DeCoteau 2010 – Art Battiste & Barbara Berscheid 2011 – Dr. Mary Jo Leddy & Justice Peter Dielschneider
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