Cancellation and Rescheduling Ambassador Mary Ann Glendon Receipt of Bishop John Joseph Keane Medallion
Dear friends, colleagues, and honored guests,
Due to the predicted snowstorm, tomorrow’s ceremony to award the Bishop John Joseph Keane Medallion to Ambassador Mary Ann Glendon has been cancelled and rescheduled. The event has been rescheduled for the evening of Friday, April 17, at the National Press Club. More detailed information can be found here: http://iprcua.com/2015/04/17/keane-medallion-award/
We apologize for the inconvenience, but were concerned about the safety of everyone’s travel.
In the coming weeks, we will contact you individually to inquire about your availability to attend on the new April date. We are so very excited to honor Ambassador Glendon. We hope that you can join us for the ceremony in April.
Sincere regards,
Stephen Schneck
Thursday, March 5, 2015
National Press Club, Holeman Lounge
529 14th Street, N.W., 13th Floor, Washington, D.C.
Registration is required and space is limited. Business attire requested.
2015 Award Recipient
The Honorable Mary Ann Glendon Former United States Ambassador to the Holy See
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Award Ceremony
Invocation and Benediction
His Eminence Cardinal Donald Wuerl
Archbishop of Washington
Introduction
Stephen F. Schneck, Ph.D.
Director Institute for Policy Research & Catholic Studies The Catholic University of America
Award Presentation
Mr. John Garvey
President The Catholic University of America
Master of Ceremonies
Mr. Frank G. Persico
Vice President of University Relations and Chief of Staff The Catholic University of America
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The Institute
The Institute is a community of scholars and researchers engaged in the analysis of public policy issues related to Catholic social and moral thought. Recent Institute research and events have considered: health care, immigration, Catholic education, Catholic/Jewish relations, poverty, morality in economics, restorative justice, civic education, and relations of Church and state.
Past Award Recipients
2014 His Eminence Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, archbishop emeritus of Washington
2013 Monsignor John Enzler, president, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington
2012 Posthumously to Timothy J. May, Esq., national civic leader, trustee emeritus of The Catholic University of America
2011 Honorable Thomas P. Melady, former U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, Burundi, and Uganda. Inaugural recipient
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The Keane Medallion
The Medallion, named after the founding rector of the University, is awarded by the University’s Institute for Policy Research & Catholic Studies in honor of lifetime service to academia, patria, and ecclesia.
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Parking and Additional Information
There are multiple parking lots near the National Press Club. The National Press Club is also easily accessible by metro; the closest station is Metro Center.