From left: 2012 Holstein honoree Fr. Donald
MacMillan, SJ;
2017 honoree Patricia McGuire; 2015 honoree r. Carol
Keehan; and 2009 honoree Fr. Charlie Currie, SJ.
June 1, 2017
— The Ignatian Solidarity Network (ISN) presented the Robert M. Holstein Faith
Doing Justice Award for 2017 to Trinity Washington University President
Patricia McGuire. She was recognized for her commitment to the historical and
ongoing mission of Trinity Washington University to educate women who do not
otherwise have access to higher education.
The Holstein
Award was established in 2009 to honor one individual each year who has
demonstrated a significant commitment to leadership for social justice grounded
in the spirituality of St. Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Society of
Jesus.
The award’s
namesake, the late Robert M. Holstein, was a former California Province Jesuit,
labor lawyer, fierce advocate for social justice, and one of the founders of
the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice, the precursor to the ISN.
McGuire was named president
of Trinity Washington University in 1989, after earning a law degree at
Georgetown University and serving as the project director for the Georgetown
Street Law Clinic. By reaching out to the black and Hispanic women of
Washington, D.C., McGuire turned Trinity into a multifaceted university that
serves as an example of how to successfully widen collegiate access and welcome
students who have lived on the margins, predominantly students of color.
McGuire
addresses Trinity Dreamer Scholars during her remarks.
McGuire’s work
in higher education has earned her the TIAA Institute’s Hesburgh Award for
Leadership Excellence; the Carnegie Award for Academic Leadershipfrom the Carnegie Corporation; the Henry Paley Award from the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities; and recognition as "Leader of the Year"by the Greater Washington Board of Trade. [Source: Ignatian Solidarity Network]
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