The Woman of the Year program at Ursuline Academy began in 1986 as part of the school’s 90th anniversary celebration to recognize and honor outstanding alumnae.

Numerous Ursuline graduates have distinguished themselves in careers as varied as health care, the arts and sciences, education, business, and countless other fields. Just as important to the Ursuline tradition are those alumnae who have lived lives of service to their families, church, and community. All of these achievements are deserving of recognition and are cause for great pride on the part of everyone associated with Ursuline Academy.

Robin Anzinger Galvin '65

2022 Woman of the Year

We are thrilled to recognize Robin Anzinger Galvin '65
as the 2022 Woman of the Year.

Award Criteria
Previous Women of the Year

Award Criteria

Each year, Ursuline Academy presents the Woman of the Year Award to a deserving graduate. This award, the highest honor bestowed on an alumna, is presented each October at the Laurel Leadership Dinner.

To be considered for this honor, a candidate must be an alumna of Ursuline Academy who:

has made significant contributions to the advancement of Ursuline Academy, to her life’s work and to the community.
has built on the foundation of her Ursuline Academy education to make her presence felt in the world.
serves as a source of pride among Ursuline alumnae and an inspiration for current and future generations of Ursuline students.
has brought honor to herself and her alma mater.

Previous Women of the Year

Woman of the Year Honorees

Below are but a few of the thousands of remarkable women whose Ursuline education laid a foundation for lives of service, scholarship, accomplishment and imagination.

2021	Jenny Neyer Berg '79, Executive Director of The Leadership Council for Nonprofits, alumna, Ursuline past parent, former Board of Trustees Chair
2020	Emily Balskus '98, tenured professor of chemistry at Harvard University, international leader in the exploration of the human microbiome, loyal supporter, great friend of Ursuline
2019	Teresa Davis Mulligan '90, Vice President at Fidelity, former Development Committee member, former Board of Trustee member, alumna, Ursuline parent
2018	Christy Schragal '88, writer, generous volunteer, loyal supporter, great friend of Ursuline
2017	Jenny Heyl '79, medical ethics director, generous volunteer, loyal supporter, great friend of Ursuline
2016	Kelly Dehan '79, successful businesswoman, generous volunteer, loyal supporter, great friend of Ursuline
2015	Stephanie Sudbrack-Busam '76, leader in the real estate industry, active community volunteer, loyal alumna, proud parent, generous supporter of Ursuline
2014	Dianne Kreuzman Hill ‘73, champion of youth, volunteer, served Ursuline as a Board Member and Committee Chair
2013	Tamara Kearney Lanier '95, business leader, marketing professional, served Ursuline as a Board Member and Committee Chair
2012	Sue McDonald Clarke '63, volunteer, generous supporter, loyal alumna
2011	Dorothy "Puck" Donovan Schoettmer Stockle '46, business woman, homemaker, ambassador for Ursuline
2010	Becky Buehler Catino '79, entrepreneur, philanthropist, homemaker
2009	Sr. Phyllis Kemper '67, BSN, MSN, parish nurse in Over the Rhine and Fairmount. Beth Chapman Chance '98, teacher who was responsible for "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" for the Aker family in Cincinnati
2008	Mary Lou Dulle Boylan '45, musician, volunteer
2007	Susie Keating Lame '76, volunteer
2006	Janine Melink-Hueber '74, business woman, volunteer and founder of "Turning Points"
2005	Mary Jane Schimanski A'Hearn '45, business woman, homemaker, volunteer.
2004	Susan Long Dineen '64, homemaker, volunteer and founder of Child Care Professionals, Inc.
2003	Jean Weiner Johannigman '47, entrepreneur and educator; Anne Scheidler McGraw '68, school program director, Hematology/Oncology unit, Children's Hospital; Theresa Rebeck '76, playwright; Celeste Simon '73, research scientist
2002	Suzanne Adrian DeYoung ’76, chef, food ministry volunteer; Chris Inkrot Schroder ’69 volunteer and caretaker for handicapped child; Linda Haller ’75 lawyer and public servant.
2001	Lisa Maechling Debbeler ’73, attorney, homemaker and volunteer; Ann Ouelette Wehr ’75, vice president of health care division and chief medical office of Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Mexico; Marianne Utz Sahms ’78, Class A member of the PGA of America, golf pro and coach and volunteer; and Jean M. Geoppinger ’83, attorney specializing in Holocaust restitution.
2000	Elaine Brinker Marchetti ’54 social worker and volunteer for developmentally disabled; Sister Nancy Vollman, OSU ’55 educator and counselor; Sylvia Sieve Hendon ’61, judge; Diane Castelli ’71 President of Ursuline Academy.
1999	Mary Ann Vogele ’49, accountant and caregiver, Angie Hoetker Buechner ’71, homemaker, mother and volunteer, and Gigi Greiwe Robison ’78, expert in oncology nursing.
1998	Kay Stagaman Napier '73, general manager, North American Pharmaceuticals, P&G; and Jane Naberhaus Gardner '53, homemaker, artist and volunteer.
1997	Margaret Drain '63, executive producer of The American Experience, PBS series on American History; Amy Wenstrup '86, McNerney & Associates, cancer survivor, caregiver and inspiration to those fighting the disease.
1996	Laura Massa '72, Associate Athletics Director and Senior Women's Athletic Administrator at the University of South Carolina; and Diane Seiwert '73, president and CEO of Geriatric Nursing Care, Inc.
1995	Jane Gusweiler Cooper '73, president and chief executive officer of Paramount Parks; and Susan Rains Garry '53, homemaker and volunteer.
1994	Carol Muething Meirose '66, teacher and cued speech specialist.
1993	Madge Smith Scheidler '44, homemaker and volunteer.
1992	Margaret Long '31, public library coordinator of children's services; and Julie Isphording '80, marathon runner and marketing director.
1991	Linda Vester '83, international news correspondent.
1990	Mary Joe Osberger '65, researcher, advanced bionics; and Sister Mary Carren Herring, R.S.M. '59, educator and revitalize of inner-city schools.
1989	R. Elaine Dreidame '60, University of Dayton athletic director; and Sister Joan Leonard, OSU '47, founder of Arts and Humanities Resource Center.
1988	Sally Bunker Fellerhoff '49, City Council member/Vice-Mayor; Sister Ruth Podesta, OSU '50, Haitian Task Force coordinator; and Ruth Hittner Steinert '62, Greater Cincinnati Women-Church co-founder
1987	Peggy Farrell Stier '50, Ed.D., learning consultant and owner of Learning Plus.
1986	Judith Ball '60, first woman editor of the Catholic Telegraph; Elizabeth Beckman '75, liturgical choreographer/dancer; Nancy Brockman '44, recognized Montessori authority, Anne Dammarell '56, State Department AID program director; Rosemary Beatty Furlong '46, church and community volunteer, Sister Rosemarie Kleinhaus '56, mathematics professor at Xavier University in New Orleans; Mary Ann Kokenge '76, Appalachian service project director; Mary-Therese Dellekamp Mennino '68, Chatauqua Arts Institute program director; and Sheila McPhelin Mutchler '60, special education chief at Smithsonian Institute.