Partners in Mission Award Recipient

The 2010 NACAR “Partners in Mission Award” was presented to Anne Hannigan, Associate of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur on Saturday, June 5, 2010 during the Conference 2010 Member’s Dinner. 

Described as a born leader, intelligent, sensitive and a person who engenders confidence and hope, Anne worked to developed a research tool to survey SNDdeN Associates and presented these results to a national assemble of SNDdeN.  Being the first Associate to address a national assembly of the congregation, Anne’s presentation in the words of her nominator, “caused a radical and mutual shift in the thinks, attitudes and vision of the potential of Association within the framework of the congregation.”

In her nomination application this is written of Anne, “I want you to know that Anne Hannigan as a person, as a skilled leader and as a fully committed Associate will always be a Hallmark of radical hope in the time that calls not for re-organization but for transformation in minds, hearts and organization, especially those rooted in faith.”

Anne was one of five nominees for this year’s award, they included:

• Mary Elizabeth Bourgeois, Associate of the Holy Union Sisters, US Province
• Marie Cameron, Associate of the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany.
  • Marie had passed away only a few days before the opening of the conference and all at NACAR offer her family and the Holy Union Sisters & Associates our deepest sympathy and prayers.
• Rita Joan Phillips, Associates of the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany
• Br. Carl Sternberg, Brother of the Holy Cross.

Anne joins the ranks of our past recipients, Barbara Sharp, Associate, Racine Dominican (2006) and Judy Hillman, Associate, Oldenburg Franciscan (2008).   Congratulations Anne and well done!