This is the third year Fordham invites Marymount alumnae to celebrate their reunion at the Rose Hill campus in the Bronx. Our traditional Marymount Awards Ceremony will be held in Butler Commons, recently dedicated site to our Founder Mother Joseph Marie Butler, showcasing memorabilia including art work, photographs, and recognition for all former Marymount awardees and faculty.
There will be many wonderful, fun-filled events, including a picnic, the Awards Ceremony , and a Gala cocktail reception and dinner on Saturday night! The weekend will come to an end with Mass and a brunch on Sunday.
Marymount Alumnae Association Names 2012 Award Recipients to be Awarded at June Reunion
In April, all Marymount graduates will be receiving the Reunion/Jubilee registration packet for June 1 – 3, 2012. All the classes will be sent the packets with special emphasis on those class years ending in 2 and 7.
On June 2, Saturday afternoon, the Alumnae Awards will take place in Butler Commons. We will be honoring:
Diane Kollar Monticone, Ph.D., MC '62, with the Golden Dome Award;
Margaret Ellen Flannelly, R.S.H.M., MC '57, with the Gloria Gaines Award; and
Jeanne Fisher-Thompson, MC '72, with the Alumna of Achievement Award.
And Honorary Alumnae Status will be given to:
Elisa Carrillo, Ph.D., GSAS '53, and
Rosemary DeJulio, Ph.D., GSAS '90, GSE '00.
You will be able to register via the Internet, mail, or by phone.
Alumnae of Marymount College, Tarrytown have a place at Fordham that bears the name of their foundress, Marie Joseph Butler, R.S.H.M.
The renaming drew a large contingent of alumnae from Marymount, which was closed in 2007. In addition to a plaque, the room was festooned with pictures and quotes from Mother Butler, who founded the women's college in 1907.
2011 Alumna of Achievement Award Honoree Mary Murphy, MC '66, on-air correspondent for "Entertainment Tonight" and "The Insider," filmed at the June 2011 Jubilee Weekend by CBS' "The Insider."
Though it was a great weekend for the Maroon, it also was notable for the Blue and White of Marymount College. Alumnae of the institution, which closed in 2007, gathered to celebrate the legacy of their educational home and honor some of its most distinguished graduates.
The Fordham University Office of Alumni Relations and the Marymount Alumnae Association are pleased to announce the naming of Butler Commons, in Duane Library on the Rose Hill campus. The space formerly known as University Commons has been renamed in honor of Mother Marie Joseph Butler, R.S.H.M., the founder of Marymount College, and all Marymount alumnae.
If you were at Marymount as a student on any Founder's day, you are already familiar with the story of Mother Butler and six R.S.H.M. coming up from the railroad station down near the lakes, with some of their luggage and a small statue of Mary, on December 8, 1907.
Daughters of Marymount, the spirit of Mother Butler has not faded with the years. It is alive and well.
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