Distinguished Alumni

Nominations are Currently Closed

Each year the National Catholic Educational Association honors the achievements of Catholic elementary school graduates throughout the United States. The NCEA's Distinguished Graduate Award is given in recognition of an alumni member who has made a significant contribution to American society and/or the Catholic Church which reflects favorably on the education that person received at his or her Catholic Elementary School.
 
The recipients of this award possess the following criteria:
 
An individual that has been enriched with CHARACTER.
An individual that has connected with the COMMUNITY.
An individual that has been cultivated by KNOWLEDGE taken from Catholic schooling.
An individual that has made a commitment to SERVICE of others.
An individual whose life has been rooted in FAITH.

We have been honored to present the Distinguished Graduate Award to the following people:

2024 - Lt. Mark Bailey
2023 - Dr. Stephanie Smith
2022 - Scott McDonald
2021 - Fr. Gil Pierre
2020 - Brandon Finnorn
2019 - Chelsea Lipford Wolf
2018 - Erin (Grip) Brown
2017 - Shayla (Jones) Beaco
2016 - Mary Katherine Sullivan
2015 - Andre Michael Colletti
2014 - Mary Alice (Brannon) Pouliot
2013 - Nicky (Lausier) Cox 
2012 - Ellen McCarty
2011 -  Father Dan Good
2010 - A.J. Thornton
2009 - Susie (Saint) Veasey
2008 - unknown 
2007 - Dina (Hines) Blankenship
2006 - Phillip Johnson, Jr. 
2005 - Clem Richardson
2004 - Theresa Mecsko
2003 - Steven Rodriguez
2002 - Robert W. DeMouy