Women Making History - 2021
This is our 28th year to recognize outstanding women in our community!
Due to COVID-19, this event will have a different look this year; however, it will still provide the opportunity to recognize and appreciate remarkable women all over Erie County.
This March, we will celebrate one previous recipient each day.
A committee gathered to determine the individuals to be acknowledged based upon their continued belief and support to the Mercy mission. This unique look will be highlighted on all social media platforms and will feature a video upon conclusion.
We welcome you to partner with us by participating as a donor.
This pandemic has impacted how we celebrate the accomplishments of those who are assets to this community. However, we can create and foster an approach to continue the history of this incredible event.
A Celebration of Previous Recipients
- Nancy Dusckas
- Corrine Halperin Egan
- Sister Mary Miller
- Brenda Meredith McWilliams
- Susan Criswell
- Rita Cappello
- Rita Goebel
- Kathy Iorio
- Peggy Maier
- All Religious
- Edith Coccarelli
- Debbie DeAngelo
- Candace Battles
- Tammy Roche
- Gwendolyn White
- Tina Mengine
- Jeanne Bender
- Constance Manus
- Kathy Dahlkemper
- Marianne Levstek
- Ann Scott
- Michele Wheaton
- Daria Devlin
- All Deceased Alumnae
- Ellen DiPlacido
- Dr. Mandy Fauble
- Bobbi Pollock
- Jenny Weigold Geertson
- Nancy Marchini
- Niken Astari Carpenter
- All Women Making History
Catherine McAuley Sponsor — $10,000
Anonymous Donor
Sojourner Truth Sponsor — $5,000
Dynamic Alumnae:
| Catherine Anderson | Joy Greco | Sr. Rosemary O'Brien, SSJ |
| Margaret Aste | Sr. Carolyn Gorny-Kopkowski, OSB | Mimi O’Connor |
| Maureen Barber-Carey | Elisa Guida | Janet Pawlowski |
| Candace Battles | Ann Halupczynski | Lee Penman |
| Barbara Bauda | Colleen Hammon | Christine Hetz Phillips |
| Jeanne Bender | Sr. Mary Herrmann, SSJ | Judy Pratt |
| Kathleen Benson | Melanie Hetzel-Riggin | Willie Rahner |
| Sr. Kevin Berdis, OSF | Sr. Phyllis Hilbert, SSJ | Laurie Root |
| Betsy Bort | Mary Hoffman | Shirley Schell |
| Malinda Bostick | Amy Cuzzola Kern | Kathleen Scheppner |
| Julie Chacona | Jessica Horan-Kunco | Sr. Phyllis Schleicher, OSB |
| Edith Coccarelli | Marianne Levstek | Sr. Stephanie Schmidt, OSB |
| Christine Colao-Nickson | Barbara Lewis | Ann Scott |
| Rev. Cheryl Corneliussen | Mary Ellen Lieb | Gertrude Simmons |
| Debbie DeAngelo | Sr. Rosanne Lindal-Hynes, OSB | Mary Hembrow Snyder |
| Daria Devlin | Sr. Patricia Lupo, OSB | Linda Stevenson |
| Ellen DiPlacido | Peggy Maier | Mary Ann Tempestini |
| Nancy Dusckas | Nancy Marchini | Angela Vincent |
| Jane Earll | Christine H. McClure | Terese Vorsheck |
| Corrine Halperin Egan | Sr. Phyllis McCracken, SSJ | Bettye Walker |
| Julie Fedders | Sr. Miriam McMullen-Pastrick, OSB | Vicki Washek |
| Dr. Annette Franklin | Brenda McWilliams | Mary Watson |
| Dorothy A. Smith – Frazier | Tina Mengine | Pam Will |
| Sr. Mary Fromknecht, SSJ | Mary Miller | Gayle Wright |
| Mary Jo Fulton | Jennifer Mock |
Martha Washington Sponsor Level – $2,500
Clara Barton Sponsor Level – $1,000
Other Sponsors
| Anonymous Donors | Emmaus Ministries |
| Benedictine Sisters of Erie | Ina Fisher in Honor of Christine Hetz Phillips |
| Carl & Nicole Brugger | Jennie & Chris Hagerty |
| Burton - Quinn - Scott Funeral Homes and Crematory, Inc. | Wendy and Leah Humes |
| Cathedral Prep, Villa Maria Academy, and Mother Teresa Academy | Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern Pennsylvania |
| Custom Engineering, Co. | Tungsten Creative Group |
