Victoria Garcia
(973) 497-4189 
For Release 
May 11, 1998 

Archdiocese Recognizes Outstanding Teachers 

The Archdiocese of Newark will honor 68 teachers from throughout Essex, Hudson, Union and Bergen Counties at its Seventh Annual Teacher Recognition Dinner at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 19, 1998 at the Sheraton Meadowlands Hotel, East Rutherford. Over 1,000 people are expected to attend the annual event. 

Bishop Paul G. Bootkoski will present certificates of honor, a crystal apple, and a monetary award to each teacher. Teachers are nominated by their peers on the local level for their outstanding dedication and service. An Archdiocesan Committee then selects the Dinner's honorees. 

Deputy Superintendent of Schools and the Chair of the Teacher Recognition Program, Sister Patricia Butler, S.C., said the event is a highpoint in the career of the Catholic educators. "It affords the Archdiocese the opportunity to show its appreciation for their dedication and effort." 

"These teachers are representative of the many fine teachers of the Archdiocese," Sr. Butler added. 

The awards are made possible by the Catholic Education Endowment Board of the Archdiocesan "Continue the Mission Campaign," which has provided the awards since 1991. Over 400 teachers have been recognized over the past seven years. 

Editor's Note: Attached is a list of the teachers being recognized 


BERGEN COUNTY 
Kathleen Muller St. John the Evangelist  Bergenfield 
Anne Marie Murphy St. Therese  Cresskill 
Maryann Chitko  The Academy of the Holy Angels Demarest 
Kathleen Rizzo St. Joseph  East Rutherford 
Barbara Amato  St. Leo Elmwood Park 
Beatrice Barbieri St. Cecilia Interparochial  Englewood 
Janice Wasek  Garfield Catholic Academy  Garfield 
Anne Marie Ehler St. Catherine Interparochial  Glen Rock 
Sr. Dorothy Monaghan, SC Holy Trinity  Hackensack 
Patricia Sessa  St. John Academy Hillsdale 
Ellen Cornell  St. Michael the Archangel  Lyndhurst 
Kathleen Malone Sacred Heart  Lyndhurst 
Theresa DeSimone  St. Thomas More Interparochial  Midland Park 
David Hopper St. Joseph Regional H.S.  Montvale 
Patricia McDonald  Ascension School  New Milford 
John Koob  Queen of Peace H.S. North Arlington 
Gerald J. Goldee Bergen Catholic H.S. Oradell 
Patricia De Sousa Visitation Academy Interparochial Paramus 
Marilyn Rich  Immaculate Heart Academy  Washington Twp 
Ellen Donoghue   Assumption School  Wood-Ridge 

ESSEX COUNTY 
Jennifer Sheehy Sacred Heart  Bloomfield 
Ann Marie Sharpe St. Catherine of Siena  Cedar Grove 
Anne Marie Johnson Sacred Heart of Jesus  Irvington 
Barbara Siswo St. Paul the Apostle Irvington 
Irene Fiory  Aquinas Academy  Livingston 
Joseph A. Pezzino Immaculate Conception H.S.  Montclair 
Deborah Martinez  Blessed Sacrament  Newark 
Sr. Maureen Patricia Walsh, SSJ  St. Mary  Newark 
Sr. Noreen Neary, SC St. Vincent Academy  Newark 
Pilar Perez  St. Lucy Filippini Academy Newark 
Sr. Rose Chuckerel, MPF St. Francis Xavier Newark 
Sheerene Brown St. Rocco  Newark 
Eileen Pena St. John  Orange 
Jane Hanley  Our Lady of Sorrows  South Orange 
Ursula Rucki St. Cassian  Upper Montclair
Constance Romano Our Lady of the Lake  Verona 
Anthony Pucciarelli Seton Hall Preparatory West Orange 

HUDSON COUNTY
 
Margaret McCullough St. Andrew  Bayonne 
Sr. Mary Consolata Liszewski, CSSF Our Lady of Mount Carmel  Bayonne
Mary Patricia Anthony Our Lady of the Assumption  Bayonne 
Maryann Diminich  John Paul II Interparochial  Hoboken
Angela DeBellis Hudson Catholic H.S.  Jersey City 
Angela Festa  Sts. John & Ann Interparochial  Jersey City 
Anthony James Messina St. Mary H.S.  Jersey City 
Crystal Lee St. Patrick  Jersey City 
Eileen Lang St. Aloysius H.S. Jersey City
Jacqueline Woodward St. Aloysius H.S.  Jersey City 
Sr. Roberta Patterson, SCC St. Nicholas  Jersey City 
Scott Herman St. Anthony H.S. Jersey City 
Teresita Almadin  St. Mary Elementary  Jersey City 
Theresa Andriano St. Anthony of Padua  Union City 
Sophia A. Ionita St. Joseph of the Palisades H.S.  West New York 

UNION COUNTY 
Mary Bokalo  St. Agnes  Clark 
Patricia Campos  Mother Seton Regional H.S Clark 
Patricia A. Lettini St. John the Apostle  Clark/Linden 
Diane Papp St. Michael Cranford 
Edward C. Moley St. Mary of the Assumption H.S. Elizabeth 
Teresa Cyriac  St. Genevieve  Elizabeth 
Thomas Tyler St. Patrick H.S Elizabeth 
Mary Sinha Christ the King  Hillside 
Helen Naiva  St. Elizabeth of Hungary  Linden 
Gladys Britton  St. Joseph the Carpenter  Roselle 
Maureen Murin Roselle Catholic H.S.  Roselle 
Sr. Catherine Carroll, ECCH  Union Catholic Regional H.S.  Scotch Plains 
Sr. Catherine Schmizzi, MPF St. Bartholomew Interparochial  Scotch Plains 
Rev. Paul Manning Oratory Prep  Summit 
Linda Perara  St. MichaeL Union 
Patricia Posen Holy Spirit        Union 

 
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