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The Maple Leaf Award recognizes women and men who are making a difference in our world. Two winners are chosen each year by a committee, based on nominations. This year's winners were Gertie Hall Mayhew A'49, a former Alumnae Association president in the 1980s and '90s, who has helped plan many reunions, and Nancy Mills A'72, current Alumnae Association president and a very involved volunteer with the Ursuline Sisters.
Gertie Hall Mayhew A’49, (center), is joined by her two nominators, her classmate Sister Mary Angela Matthews (left), and Sister Mary Agnes VonderHaar A’52.
Gertie Hall Mayhew A'49, wipes a tear as she begins to realize she has won the 2009 Maple Leaf Award.
Gertie Hall Mayhew is joined by many members of her family after winning the 2009 Maple Leaf Award. Her sister is on the far right.
Nancy Mills A’72, center, is joined by two of her nominators, Rita Thomas Tanner A’72 (left) and Mary Ann Shewmaker Payne A’72.
Nancy Mills A’72, background, weeps as her friend Mary Ann Shewmaker Payne A’72, tells the banquet crowd how Nancy organized a prayer of healing and annointing for her and made a prayer quilt to help her through her cancer treatments. The two are pictured below holding the prayer quilt, which features pictures of their classmates from the class of 1972, and is made from remnants of old school uniforms.
Nancy Mills kisses her grandson Austin Kerney as her family surrounds her following her honor as a Maple Leaf Award winner.
Nancy Mills was surprised to be joined by her daughters, Stacie Kerney (center) and Stephanie Jones, and her grandson Austin Kerney.
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