Sr. Margaret James McGrath Distinguished Alumni Award


Our award recipient will be recognized at Reunion on June 7, 2025. Please revisit at a future date to submit a nomination for an alumnus

Meg Beturne

Criteria for the D.A.A. Nomination

  • An alumna/us of Elms College
  • Achieved success in at least 3 of the 5 areas of distinction
  • Exemplifies the core values of the college: Faith, Community, Excellence & Justice

Recent D.A.A. Recipients

2024: Dr. Margaret Frieswyk ’69
2023: Sr. Jane Morrissey ’62
2022: James Vassar ‘06
2021: Sr. Mary Quinn ’71 *deceased
2020: Margaret Beturne ‘99
2019: Rosemary Stella ‘87
2018: Maureen O’Connor Holland ‘85
2017: Elizabeth Dineen ’77 J.D.
2016: Maria- Filomena F. DeCarvalho ‘75
2015: Captain Jerod Brammer ‘10


James Vassar

Alumna/us must be successful in at least 3 of the 5 areas of distinctions:

  1. Professional and Business Life
  2. Personal and Family Life
  3. Intellectual Pursuits
  4. Affinity to Elms College
  5. Contributions to the Church