Spirit of Sister Dorothy Stang Award
The Spirit of Sister Dorothy Stang Award is given to faculty members, parish ministers, parishioners active in social justice ministry and graduating seniors in the Catholic high schools and parish youth ministry programs in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. It is granted by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur and the Archdiocese of Cincinnati Offices of Mission, Social Action, Youth and Young Adult Ministry and Evangelization and Catechesis.
"We celebrate and thank our Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur Ohio Province current and past missionaries for the gift of their lives to people in other countries and cultures around the world and for the reciprocal benefits they bring back to us on their return. As they say in Nigeria, 'To God be the glory.'" -- Sister Carol Wetli, SNDdeN
Purposes of the award are:
- To keep alive the ministry and memory of Sister Dorothy Stang that included her solidarity with the poor, her care for the earth and her love for Jesus’ mission.
- To encourage schools, parishes and members of our archdiocese to study/teach about Sister Dorothy and encourage others to follow in her footsteps by promoting global solidarity and cross cultural mission and ministry.
- To honor teachers, principals, parish ministers and graduating high school seniors who exemplify the values of Sister Dorothy through their social justice ministry, service work, and teaching.
The winners of the 2024 Spirit of Sister Dorothy Stang School Award
| Awardee | School |
| Mrs. Julie Dill | Archbishop McNicholas High School |
| Mrs. Kathy Kohl | Mount Notre Dame High School |
| Mrs. Michelle Popp | Archbishop Alter High School |
| Ben Swick | Archbishop Carroll High School |
| Jamiee Jordon | Catholic Central High School |
| Kyle Lauckner | Summit Country Day High School |
| Kurt Nicaise | Saint Ursula Academy |
| Ursuline Recycling Team | Ursuline Academy |
| Catherine Collins | Saint Xavier High School |
| Julie Rentz | DePaul Cristo Rey High School |
The winners of the 2024 Spirit of Sister Doroty Stang Parish Award
| Awardee | Parish |
| Peter Bauer | St. Clare Parish, Cincinnati |
| Ted Bergh | IHM Parish, Cincinnati |
|
Tom Kilgore, Paul Inderhees, and the Whitley City Ministry |
Good Shepherd Parish, Cincinnati |
| Hank Kaiser | St. Sebastian Parish, (Marion Catholic Community), Celina |
| Friends of Nyamitangea (FON) Twinning Ministry | St. Susanna Parish, Mason |
|
Pam Leong |
Holy Angel Parish, Sidney |
| St. Max Twinning Ministry | St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish |
| Maruja and Tel Gutmann-Gonzalez | Sr. Mary and St. Boniface, Piqua |
| Solange Asingabona | Our Lady of Immaculate Conception, Dayton |
| Mark Giesige | Immaculate Conception, Celina |
| Ascension Twinning Committee | Ascension, Kettering |
| Nick Boschert | St. Ignatius of Loyola, Cincinnati |
| Ignatius House Volunteers | St. Xavier Church, Cincinnati |
