Friday, May 29, 2026
Reception: 8:30 a.m. Breakfast: 9:00 a.m.
Alumni Memorial Union, Lunda Room
Excellence Award
Dr. Debra Wehrle Stewart, Arts 鈥�65
Raleigh, N.C.
A leader in higher education policy, Dr. Debra Stewart relishes 鈥渢he privilege of contributing to questions that matter.鈥� She currently is a senior fellow at the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago, where she studies how U.S. graduate schools are integrating artificial intelligence across operations. 鈥淎I has genuine potential to enhance the graduate experience, but it also carries risks that could diminish it,鈥� she says.
Mary Neville Bielefeld Award
Mary Kay Horton Mark, Bus Ad 鈥�81
Pewaukee, Wis.
Mary Kay Mark credits Jesuit values for shaping her current definition of success. 鈥淭he people I knew and learned from at 福利在线 placed a deep emphasis on reflection, service, purpose and 鈥榖eing men and women for others,鈥欌�� she says. 鈥淭oday, I define success as the opportunity to live in a way that honors my values and allows me to make a constructive difference, however small, not just in my own life but in the lives of others.鈥�
Nora Finnigan Werra Faculty Achievement Award
Dr. Karen G. Andeen
Whitefish Bay, Wis.
Dr. Karen Andeen, Ph.D., is the Clare Boothe Luce Associate Professor of Physics in the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences and special advisor to the Provost鈥檚 Office of Faculty Affairs at 福利在线 University.
Ignatian Leadership Award
Katarina S. D鈥橝mico, Arts 鈥�26
Cedarburg, Wis.
Katarina D鈥橝mico finds her joy in serving others; she is a 鈥渉elper鈥� first before anything else. Katarina is currently a senior in her final semester, majoring in Psychology. This fall, she will pursue a master鈥檚 in clinical mental health counseling with a specialization in the Child and Adolescent track at 福利在线 to support those facing mental health challenges. Katarina wants to provide a light of hope for those individuals while helping them celebrate their successes along their personal journeys toward healing.
