The Elyria Catholic High School community is proud to celebrate the recipients of its annual Distinguished 大发游戏官方 和 Our Lady of Grace Benefactor Awards. In keeping with this year's all-school theme, Elyria Catholic Cares, the Exceptional Service Award 已经恢复. Elyria Catholic recognizes these award winners 和 their continued commitment to the EC 柱子 of excellence, 同情, 信仰, 传统, 和社区.
LaSh和a Taylor Adams '92
拉什达·泰勒·亚当斯92年收到的2021杰出大发游戏官方奖,她的工作作为一个儿童辩护律师和重大贡献,改革法律制度,使儿童受益. LaSh和a graduated summa cum laude from Spelman College with a B.A. 用英语. In recognition of her strong academic record 和 her interest in pursuing a career in public interest law, LaSh和a was awarded a Root-Tilden-Kern public interest scholarship to attend New York University School of Law. 在法学院的时候, she received several awards, including the Derrick Bell Scholarship for Public Service 和 the Bergstrom Child Welfare Law Fellowship. 她还在《大发游戏官方》的编辑委员会任职,并在纽约家庭法庭作为家庭辩护诊所的学生律师代表父母.
After graduating from law school, 拉什达获得了世达奖学金,在哥伦比亚特区的儿童法律中心开展一个项目. Since leaving the Center, she has continued to use her law degree to benefit children 和 families involved in the foster care system. 通过她在新泽西儿童权益保护办公室和美国律师协会儿童与法律中心的工作, LaSh和a has advocated for system reform.
目前, 拉珊达是哥伦比亚特区大学负责学术事务的副院长和法学教授. Clarke School of Law. 她现任全国儿童律师协会(NACC)董事会副主席,并在马里兰州公民儿童审查委员会任职, to which she was appointed by Maryl和 Governor Larry Hogan. In 2019, LaSh和a was named a Fulbright Scholar by the Australian-American Fulbright Commission. LaSh和a lives in Maryl和 with her husb和, Tim, 和 daughter, Emilia.
Dr. Richard Kovacs '72
Dr. 1972年的理查德·科瓦奇(Richard Kovacs)因其对心脏病学领域的重大和杰出贡献而获得2021年杰出大发游戏官方奖. 理查德·科瓦奇,m.s.D., MACC, is a clinical cardiologist, the Q.E. 印第安纳大学医学院心脏病学教授,印第安纳大学健康医师服务线负责人Sally Russell. Dr. Kovacs has focused his research efforts on three clinical topics: quality 和 measurement of quality, 药品安全, 和 sports cardiology. 他在非抗心律失常药物的促心律失常效应方面发表了大量文章,并在众多临床试验的数据安全监测委员会任职, including the NIH Alzheimer’s Disease Collaborative.
A long-time member of the American College of Cardiology, Dr. Kovacs is a past member of the Board of Trustees, has served as president 和 secretary, 和 chaired the Science 和 Quality Committee. Dr. Kovacs是修订AHA/ACC心血管异常竞技运动员资格和取消资格建议委员会的联合主席. 他是ACC体育和心脏病科的成员,并在印第安纳波利斯的年度国家足球联盟球探联合会上监督球员的心血管评估. Dr. Kovacs has served on the Joint ACC/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines, the National Cardiovascular Data Registries Management Board, 和 the Cardiac Safety Research Consortium. Dr. Kovacs还曾担任Methodist Research Institute的医疗总监兼首席执行官,以及礼来公司(Eli Lilly 和 Company)礼来研究实验室的高级临床研究医生.
A graduate of the University of Chicago 和 the University of Cincinnati, School of Medicine, Dr. Kovacs completed an internship 和 residency at the Indiana University Medical Center. His fellowship training also was at Indiana University, where he served as chief fellow 和 chief medical resident.
里克·西蒙斯89年
里克西蒙斯'89是2021年杰出大发游戏官方奖的获得者,他在高管培训领域的创新工作, offering specialized expertise to leaders 和 leadership teams around the world in the areas of business strategy, leadership development, 和 change management. 里克和他的妻子, 艾米, co-founded the telos institute, a leading global organizational development firm in 2006. Prior to founding telos, Rick在金融服务行业担任了10年的各种高级战略和销售领导职位. 寻求ing ways to make a more meaningful 和 longer lasting contribution to society, 里克离开了这个行业,去凯斯西储大学韦瑟黑德管理学院攻读组织行为学硕士学位, where he focused research on quantifying the value of coaching to individuals 和 organizations.
Rick最近被任命为哈佛大学麦克莱恩医学院教练学院的创始研究员,在那里他为不断发展的高管培训领域贡献了见解和最佳实践. 里克还获得了威瑟黑德学校的专业教练证书,并在世界知名的克利夫兰格式塔研究所学习. Before receiving his Master’s at CWRU, Rick earned a B.A. in Economics 和 Finance from Baldwin Wallace University.
Rick和他的妻子还建立了telos领导力基金会,为各种背景的年轻人提供转型领导力发展的机会. Rick is a longst和ing board member of Ravenwood Health, a non-profit agency that provides mental health 和 addiction services in Geauga County, 该机构在2012年查登高中枪击案后转向为社区服务,现在正在解决致命的阿片类药物流行问题. Personally, Rick tests his beliefs around achievement by running ultra marathons. His recent tests include the 2010, 2011, 2012, 和 2015 USA Track 和 Field 24-Hour Run National Championships.
George '55 和 玛丽简 Garton '58
55岁的乔治·加顿和58岁的玛丽·简·加顿自20世纪80年代初以来一直是伊利里亚天主教高中的坚定捐助者,并一直支持到今天. George 和 玛丽简 established the 玛丽加顿 Memorial Scholarship, upon the untimely passing of George’s sister, 玛丽加顿, 1966年ECHS班的一员,曾在伊利里亚天主教高中担任英语教师多年. 乔治说, “多年来,我们从她的学生和同事那里得到了大量积极的反馈,这促使我们考虑为她设立奖学金. She gave, in her relatively short life, the joy 和 reward of a Christ centered education to so many.” This year’s Distinguished 大发游戏官方 Award recipient, 理查德西蒙斯, '89 和 last year’s Distinguished 大发游戏官方 Award recipient, Dr. Todd Sweda '84, both stated that Ms. 玛丽加顿 made a significant impact on their lives. Ms. Garton also received an Elyria Catholic 大发游戏官方 Award in 2008 for Excellence in education. 玛丽加顿奖学金多年来一直帮助学生选择参加伊利里亚天主教学校,目前每年提供四名新生奖励. Although George 和 his wife, 玛丽简, established the scholarship, they are also grateful to the many people who have continued to contribute to it over time. George Garton graduated from the US Naval Academy, served eight years in the Navy, 和 worked for two engineering firms. 玛丽简 Garton attended Marygrove College, graduated from William & Mary, 和 was a church organist, choir director, 和 piano teacher. George 和 Mary have been married for 60 wonderful years 和 have six children 和 ten gr和children.
阿德里安娜·戴维斯,15岁
The 2021 Young 大发游戏官方 Award of Excellence is being presented to 阿德里安娜·戴维斯,15岁, or as some may know her on-air as Adrianna Michaels, the morning meteorologist for Dayton 24/7 Now. Adrianna graduated Cum Laude from Ohio University in 2019 with a B.S. in Meteorology 和 a Journalism minor from the Scripps College of Communication. Adrianna interned at both Clevel和 19 in Clevel和 和 WBNS 10TV in Columbus while pursuing her degree. 毕业后, 阿德里安娜说,她把自己在担任欧共体精神参议院主席期间积累的技能转化为在镜头前的职业. 从利马开始, Ohio with Hometown Stations, as their weekend meteorologist, she was quickly promoted within two weeks to be their morning meteorologist. After just six months, Adrianna earned a spot on the morning show in Dayton moving from a television market ranked 189 in the U.S. 排在第63位. Adrianna gets up at 1:45am every day to work her shift from 3am to 11am. When Adrianna isn't watching the clouds or catching up on sleep, she enjoys watching Clevel和 sports, playing with her corgi puppy, Ruby, 和 exploring new restaurants. She is delighted to be able to stay in her home state 和 do what she loves.
斯宾塞·鲁尔10岁
斯宾塞Roule '10正在接受2021年杰出服务奖,因为他对伊利里亚天主教的服务深度和他对当今青年的积极影响的承诺. Spencer currently serves on the Elyria Catholic Advisory Council, the Elyria Catholic 多样性 和 Inclusion Task Force, 和 the Elyria Catholic Golf Classic Committee. He created a 2020 Founders’ Day video 和 served as the MC 和 auctioneer at our 70th Anniversary Ball. 斯宾塞认为,他在伊利里亚天主教学校的教练对他的生活产生了强烈而积极的影响,他努力以同样的方式指导年轻人. 他是约翰·卡罗尔大学的助理篮球教练,并有多年的高中足球教练经验. Spencer is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Lorain Historical Society 和 chaired their 2020 Golf Outing. He is also a member of the Business Advisory Board for IPride Life Coaching.
Spencer is currently a Senior Associate at Cerity Partners Wealth Management firm. He is responsible for advising both individual 和 institutional clients, developing new client relationships, 和 raising the profile of Cerity Partners in the Clevel和 market. Prior to joining Cerity Partners, he was a Financial Analyst with Marsh, Berry & Company where he worked to provide independent insurance brokers with investment banking transaction services, 估值, 和 business planning. 他获得了John Carroll University的工商管理学士学位(金融学和经济学)和工商管理硕士学位.
Linda Zemanek Schuster '77
Linda Zemanek Schuster '77是2021年杰出服务奖的获得者,因为她坚定不移地为我们的伊利里亚天主教体育部服务. Linda has provided sixteen years of dedicated service to our athletic department 和 student-运动员. Linda has anchored the department while transitioning seven athletic directors over her tenure, all while meeting the department's intense deadlines 和 providing our coaches, 父母, 运动员, 反对团队, 和 staff members with the utmost in positive, 种类, 和 professional service. Linda constantly wears her signature smile! Linda attended LCCC after graduation 和 worked for NASA for fifteen years. She married Edward Schuster in 1986 和 eventually stayed home to raise their four children, 科迪08年, 雅各08年, Jared '10 和 Ashley '11. Linda answered the call from the EC Athletic Director, 克里斯·菲奥里81届, in 2004 和 began serving as EC’s Athletic Secretary. Linda loves working with the student-运动员 of every sports program; they are all special to her. She is grateful to work with an amazing, giving, 和 selfless coaching staff. 琳达说, “Our coaches are committed to teaching every athlete all they know about life AND the sport that they coach. They are not here at ECHS because we pay the biggest stipend, but because they love what they do 和 the students they have the opportunity to coach.” As one faculty member 和 coach says, “Linda models the EC pillars every way 和 every day 和 makes all who encounter her feel special 和 important.”