Two Honored at 16th Annual Scholarship Fund for Inner-City Children Dinner The Scholarship Fund for Inner-City Children will honor Msgr. Michael Kelly, Headmaster at Seton Hall Prep, and Brian McAuley, Chairman of Imagine Tile, Inc., at the 16th Annual Scholarship Dinner at 6:00p.m., Thursday, May 4, 1998 at Mayfair Farms, West Orange. Sponsored by The Nicholas Martini Foundation, all donations to the dinner will fund scholarships for needy children in the four counties- Bergen, Essex, Hudson and Union- in the Archdiocese of Newark to attend Catholic and other private schools. Msgr. Kelly will receive the Vitae Discimus Award for his ongoing contribution to education in New Jersey. The Archbishop Peter L. Gerety Award will be presented to McAuley for his extraordinary support of the Scholarship Fund. The evening is a key component of the Scholarship Fund for Inner-City Children annual budget, which is over $2.6 million. Over the years, the fund has provided more than 24,000 scholarships to children in Catholic and other private schools. The Scholarship Fund depends on contributions from private and public donors for its scholarships. It is sponsored by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark, but does not limit its recipients to members of the Catholic faith. More than half of the scholarship recipients are not Catholic. Committee chair James A. Skidmore, Jr., President and CEO of the Science Management Corporation, is organizing the dinner. Cost of the dinner can be made in donations of $250, $500 or $1,000. To date, over $100,000 has already been raised in ticket sales. For more information, call the Scholarship Fund for Inner City Children at (973) 497-4279. Editor's Note: See below for bios of the award recipients. Reverend Monsignor Michael E. Kelly Msgr. Kelly, son of Edward D. Kelly and Helen M. Barkhorn was born in Newark, NJ in October 1939. He was raised in South Orange and graduated from Our Lady of Sorrows School in 1953 and Seton Hall Preparatory School in 1957. Michael Kelly attended Fairfield University in Connecticut and completed his undergraduate degree at Seton Hall University in 1962 and his Master of Arts degree at the same institution in 1969. In May of 1966, after completing his studies in theology at the Immaculate Conception Seminary in Mahwah, Fr. Kelly was ordained to the priesthood at the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Newark by Archbishop Boland. Fr. Kelly's first assignment was to Seton Hall Preparatory School in 1966 and he was a teacher, coach, and guidance counselor there until becoming Principal at Union Catholic High School in Scotch Plains in 1975. After one year in that position, Archbishop Gerety assigned Fr. Kelly as Rector of the College Seminary at Seton Hall University. In 1980 Fr. Kelly was appointed Headmaster at Seton Hall Preparatory School. His Holiness Pope John Paul II named Fr. Kelly a Prelate of Honor, with the title of Reverend Monsignor in 1986. Msgr. Kelly was honored in 1969 by the Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick of the Oranges as "Young Irishman of the Year." In 1985 he was the recipient of the Distinguished American Award presented by the Essex County Chapter of the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame. In 1986 Msgr. Kelly was inducted into the Seton Hall University Athletic Hall of Fame. In 1987 Msgr. Kelly was honored as the "Sportsman of the Year" by the Mercier Club and the "Man of the Year" by the Lions Club of South Orange. In 1991he was honored by the St. Patrick's Guard of Honor of New Jersey as "The Outstanding Irishman of 1991." In 1995 Msgr. Kelly was honored by the Essex County Police and Fire Emerald Society. Also in 1995 Rotary International named him a Paul Harris Fellow. In 1996 he received the Lou Rettino Humanitarian of the Year Award at the Frank LaBarca Memorial Football Clinic. In 2000 he was honored as a Distinguished Graduate of Our Lady of Sorrows School. On March 17, 2000 Msgr. Kelly was awarded the St. Patrick's Medal by the Irish-American Law Student Association of Seton Hall School of Law. Msgr. Kelly has served as a weekend assistant at St. Aloysius Parish in Caldwell since 1966. He is active in community affairs, serving for twenty years as Police Chaplain in South Orange, Chaplain Captain in the New Jersey Amy Reserve National Guard from 1968 to 1975, and he is presently Chaplain to the Essex County Police. Archbishop McCarrick appointed him liaison to the Irish Community in the Archdiocese of Newark in 1990. Msgr. Kelly has been a member of the Executive Committee of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association since 1980 and was President for the 1991- 92 year. He is President of the Board of Control of the Iron Hills Conference and Chaplain of the Rotary Club of West Orange, and a member of the Executive Committee of the Principals' Council of the Archdiocese of Newark. In November 1991 Archbishop McCarrick appointed Msgr. Kelly to the Education Endowment Board of the Continue the Mission. In January of 1993 the Archbishop appointed him chaplain for the Knights of Columbus, Daniel L. McCormick Council No. 1831, South Orange. In 1995 he was appointed to the Seton Hall University Chancellor's Advisory Council. He continues to serve for many years as Chaplain of the West Orange St. Patrick's Parade Committee. Brian D. McAuley Brian McAuley is an entrepreneur who has been a principal in several start-up ventures. His background includes over 30 years experience as a corporate executive and Certified Public Accountant. Mr. McAuley is Chairman and CEO of Imagine Tile, an innovative company that has brought design and fashion to the ceramic tile industry. Imagine Tile has a patent for ceramic floor tiles with a high resolution image integrated into the ceramic tile body while retaining its commercial wear rating. In 1987, Mr. McAuley co-founded Nextel Communication, Inc. which is now a $40 billion+ market cap publicly traded company. He was President and CEO of Nextel from 1987 to 1995. During his tenure as President of Nextel, Mr. McAuley was directly involved in management of sales and marketing activities, system operation, finance, strategy and acquisitions. From 1982 to 1986, Mr. McAuley served as Senior Vice President and Director of Millicom Incorporated, a company formed to participate in cellular telephone licensing and operations. Other career experiences include being Vice President of Robert's Foods, Corporate Controller of Norton Simon, Inc. and a Manager at the accounting firm of Delotte and Touche. Mr. McAuley serves on the Finance Council of the Archdiocese of Newark where he is Chairman of its' Endowment Fund Committee and a member of its Investment and Audit Committees. Since 1995, he has been a member of the Board of Directors of Covenant House where he was recently named Chairman; he is also Director of the National Alliance for Business. Mr. McAuley has a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree from Adelphi University and is a Certified Public Accountant and member of various finance and telecommunications industry organizations. With
his wife Jane and four children, Mr. McAuley resides in Saddle River.
He has three daughters, Beth a recent graduate of Georgetown University,
Tricia, a sophomore at Georgetown University, and Mary, who is a
high school freshman. His son, Christian, is a senior at Fairfield
University
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