SALT BRIEFS
President’s Award
Carmelle Zserdin, BVM, professor emerita of art,
was honored in October 2014 with the Clarke
University President’s Award for Arts Excellence.
Below her name on the award is the following inscription: “In recognition of extraordinary
achievement in, and a lifetime of impact on, the study, performance, teaching and support of the arts in the Clarke community, the nation and the world.”
United Nations
BVMs Mary Martens (Loras),
Marilyn Wilson (Claudia
Mary) and Helen Wolkerstorfer (Edith) and two students
from Bishop Garcia Diego
HS in Santa Barbara, Calif.,
attended the Commission on
the Status of Women (CSW) at
the United Nations (U.N.). CSW is dedicated to equality and the
empowerment of women and girls globally.
Sister Marks 100th Birthday
Ann Ida Gannon, BVM was honored
at her 100th birthday celebration on
April 12, 2015, with liturgy and dinner
at the Mount Carmel Motherhouse
in Dubuque, Iowa. In addit