They graduated years apart, yet each embraces the Jesuit magis, a calling to “be more” that has fueled Holy Cross men and women throughout the decades and around the world. Determined to live lives of purpose and impact, these alumni have leveraged their success, influence and expertise to support truth, justice and equality of opportunity. They include:
- A world-renowned nuclear physicist and pioneering researcher who stands as a testament to the great power, significant value and expansive sweep of a liberal arts education.
- A courageous, passionate and uncompromising foreign journalist who uses her voice and frontline presence to report with clarity and conscience from global hotspots.
- An independent and impartial federal judge who speaks truth to power in rulings as historic as they are complex.
- An unequalled advocate, practitioner and educator who supports the most vulnerable children among us.
- A visionary physician and researcher who saw the life-saving potential of technology for detecting heart disease and transformed medical training, patient care and cardiac outcomes.
On Sept. 21, Augustine J. Caffrey, Ph.D. ’73, Mary Beth Sheridan ’83, Hon. Richard J. Leon ’71, Barbara Tylenda, Ph.D., ABPP ’79 and Arthur E. Weyman, M.D., ’62 were honored as recipients of the 21st Sanctae Crucis Awards, the highest non-degree honor the College bestows on alumni who have distinguished themselves professionally and dedicated their lives to justice in a variety of ways.
While their backgrounds and fields are varied, all five recipients share a common foundation on Mount St. James, one that has influenced their journey in unexpected ways.