The recipient of this award has been skilled in the use of modern means of social communication (news media, electronic and print, advertising, public relations, promotion, writing, public speaking, theatre, film).
The Vatican II awards were established in 1991 to honor men, women and young adults who exemplify the Catholic Church’s vision set forth in the Second Vatican Council. The past recipients for Service in Communication are: Vatican II Award for Service in Communication
Past Recipients:
1991 - Bart Adrian 1992 - William Thorn 1993 - Mary Luke Baldwin, SSND 1994 - Jertha Ramos 1995 - Harold Ramos 1996 - Gary Feider 1997 - Anne Curley 1998 - John Cary 1999 - Thomas Smith 2000 - Barbara McCann 2001 - Dr. M. Shawn Copeland 2002 - Janine Geske 2003 - Ethel Gintoft 2004 - Patty Kostechka 2005 - Mark Sabljak 2006 - Antoinette Mensah 2007 - Todd Kotlarek 2008 - Otilio Fernández 2009 - Vue X. Yang 2010 - Bruno John 2011 - Margie Mandli 2012 - Matthew Beardsley 2013 - Bob Dolan 2014 - Colleen Smith (Posthumously awarded) 2015 - Gene Mueller 2016 - Connie Bach 2017 - Ray Fister 2018 - Darrell Boeck 2019 - Dick and Terry Boldin 2020 - Postponed due to COVID-19 2021 - (June) - Rector and Staff of the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist 2021 - (September) - Portia Young 2022 - Catholic Community of Waukesha - Pastor and Staff
Note: In 2023, the award categories were revised, and this particular award was incorporated into one of the newly named awards.
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