Wednesday, April 26, 2023
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place
5:30 pm CT Reception
6:30 pm CT Dinner
2233 S Martin Luther King Dr., Chicago
Regency Ballroom
If you need help registering for the event please
call Rachel Kuhn at 773.371.5415
or email rkuhn@ctu.edu.
Blessed are the Peacemakers honoree
BRYAN STEVENSON
FOUNDER OF EQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE
CTU’s highest award, the Peacemaker award, honors national or international leaders whose accomplishments and commitments reflect the values of the Catholic Theological Union mission, in the areas of reconciliation, justice, and serving the common good.
We honor BRYAN STEVENSON, recognizing his faith-rooted activism as founder and Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative, and his career-long dedication to helping those who are poor, incarcerated, and condemned. At this time in the history of America, we are inspired by the visionary anti-poverty and anti discrimination efforts that challenge inequality in our country that Stevenson has initiated including the creation of two highly acclaimed cultural sites: the Legacy Museum and the National Memorial for Peace and Justice.
We have been inspired by his call for people of faith to join you in the critical “prophetic and necessary Christian witness in the world we need so desperately” in political and the cultural social spaces.
Diakonia honoree
DONNA M. CARROLL
TRANSFORMATIONAL EDUCATOR
The Diakonia award is derived from the Greek word for service to honor outstanding local leaders who have provided exemplary service to the Chicago community.
DONNA CARROLL, EdD is a transformational educator who served as the President of Dominican University for 27 years, growing the undergraduate student body three-fold during her tenure. Donna continues to transform institutions of higher education through her dedication to education for students of color, her pledge for closing the equity gap, and her focus on education as an accelerator of social mobility.
Co-Chairs
Cate and Jim Denny
Carole and Gordon Segal
Special Host
The Berner Family
Mary Doug and Tom Brown
The Crown Family
Michael E. Murphy
Daniel R. Murray
Carolyn Noonan Parmer
Sharon and Tom Taylor
The Waraich Family
Peace Sponsors
Helen V. Brach Foundation
Capuchin Franciscan Province of St. Joseph
Clerics of Saint Viator
Kittie and Bill Devers
Dominican Sisters of Grand Rapids
Susan and Mark Goodman
William Lawlor, III
Mary Clare Loftus
Misericordia Home
Missionaries of the Precious Blood
Shirley and Pat Ryan
Patty and Rich Tilghman
Dove Sponsors
Donna Carroll
Pavil Cherian
Claretian Missionaries, USA-Canada Province
Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament Province of Saint Ann
Congregation of the Holy Spirit, US Province
Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, Denver Province
Congregation of The Passion, Holy Cross Province
Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph
Mary Margaret Cowhey
Crosier Fathers and Brothers
DePaul University
Franciscan Friars of St. John The Baptist Province
Good Heart Work Smart Foundation
Ashley and Conor Heaton
Colleen and Michael Kennedy
Mary Ann Kennedy-O’Neill and Tom O’Neill
The Haugh Family
Teri Gonzales-Lowry and Bill Lowry
Kathleen and Jim Lubawski
Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers
Mike McCune and Karen Kaye Smith-McCune
Minow Family Foundation
William McNally
Order of Friar Servants of Mary, USA Province
Order of Friars Minor, Assumption BVM Province
Order of Friars Minor, Holy Name Province
As of 3/21/23
Order of St. Augustine
St. Norbert Abbey
Winni and Barry Sullivan
Fidelis N. Umeh
Andrea and Patrick Unzicker
Jennie Weiss Block, OP
Pat and Bob Wheeler
Wintrust Financial Corporation
Joan Wrenn
Xaverian Missionaries, USA Province
BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS PREVIOUS HONOREES
2022
Young Alumni of CTU
2021
Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Christine Grady
2020
Cardinal Michael Fitzgerald, M. Afr.
2019
Sr. Helen Prejean, CSJ
2018
Archbishop Christophe Pierre
2017
Ms. Monica McWilliams
2016
25th Anniversary of Trustee Dinner
2015
Dr. Paul Farmer †
2014
Rev. Donald Senior, CP †
2013
Mrs. Mary McAleese
2012
Mrs. Renée and Mr. Lester Crown Mrs. Shirley and Mr. Pat Ryan
2011
Monsignor Kenneth Velo
2010
Dr. Miguel Díaz
2009
The Jo ✡ and Newton Minow Family
2008
The Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies
University of Notre Dame
2007
Senator John C. Danforth
2005
One Voice Movement
2004
The Council of Religious Leaders of Metropolitan Chicago
2003
Mr. Steven Spielberg
2002
Cardinal Walter Kasper
2001
Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan
2000
Mr. John Hume†
1999
Ms. Leah Rabin ✡
1998
Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, CSC †
1997
Bishop Raymond E. Goedert, D.D.
1996
Ms. Eunice Kennedy Shriver † Mr. R. Sargent Shriver, Jr. †
1995
Monsignor Michel Sabbah
1994
Mr. Kenneth Woodward
1993
Sr. Rosemary Connelly, RSM
1992
Ms. Margaret Roach
The peacemakers, those who put an end to violence, who lay down the sword, who work for harmonious relationships, who break the patterns of hatred, who love even their enemies, will be called ‘children of God,’ the ultimate blessing. These ‘children of God,’ be they Jews, Christians, and Muslims in the Middle East, or we gathered here, are mandated by our great religious traditions to be peacemakers.
JOSEPH CARDINAL BERNARDIN, A BLESSING TO EACH OTHER
