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Foundress Society & Hampton Award

The Foundress Society honors distinguished alumnae and other members of the NDP Community who embody the spirit of Notre Dame Prep and advance the mission of the School Sisters of Notre Dame. The following criteria is required for Foundress Society recipients: If an alumna, a degree-earning graduate 10 years out from time of nomination; a person of integrity who shows exceptional dedication and service reflective of the SSND mission and who, by her/his actions; works to better our world; a person who lives out the mission and philosophy of NDP; she/he may be living or deceased; ideally, she/he has had a direct impact on the NDP community.

Created in 2010, as part of Notre Dame Preparatory School's “50 Years on Hampton Lane” celebration, the Hampton Award recognizes those individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the development of the school, particularly the Hampton Lane campus.

Foundress Society Inductees

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  • 2026-2027 Inductees

    Victoria Chou, Ph.D. ’92, P’31— two-term member of NDP’s Board of Trustees, including Vice Chair; a maternal and child health epidemiologist and an Associate Scientist in the Department of International Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, she served on the school’s COVID-19 Medical Public Health Advisory Team; most recently, she co-chaired the school’s Common Ground Campaign, which raised funds for the new Huffman Commons and the Fund for Notre Dame Prep, the School’s annual fund

    Sister Delia Dowling, SSND    —co-founder and former head of Sisters Academy of Baltimore; as chair of the School Sisters’ of Notre Dame (SSND) Sponsorship Council, she helped usher in a new era of lay leadership for SSND ministries; serving as an SSND representative to the NDP Board, she assisted in the school’s transition last year from religious to lay leadership with the school’s first lay Head of School and first lay Board Chair

    Sarah Myers    —celebrating her 50th year as an NDP educator, former Languages Department Chair, and current Spanish teacher; she has served in numerous leadership capacities during her tenure, including shepherding the school’s Strategic Planning process for several accreditation cycles and mentoring young teachers

  • 2020–2021 Inductees

    • Mary Bartel
    • Sister Joannene Merendino, SSND*
    • Cassandra Gray Roberson
    • Jane Kroh Satterfield '60*
    • Sister Sharon Slear, SSND '61

    * posthumously

  • 2015 Inductees

    • Jacqueline Buedel ’73: Formerly president of Steel and Wire Products, one of NDP's first trustees, current Board member, first recipient of the Mother Caroline Friess, SSND, Distinguished Alumna Service Medal, and long-time volunteer. (Editor's note: Jackie Buedel passed away in 2017)

    • Sister Kathleen Feeley, SSND, Ph.D. ’46: Former long-time president of Notre Dame University of Maryland (formerly College of Notre Dame of Maryland); served in Africa and Southern Sudan.

    • Christine Murry Kaiser ’68: Celebrating her 35th year as an NDP educator and Dean of Students.

    • Bette Ellis O’Conor ’46*: Driving force behind the establishment of the Better Ellis O'Conor Humanities Program.

    • Sister Delores Marie Todd, SSND ’48: NDP volunteer and faithful alumna.
    * posthumously

  • 2012 Inductees

    • Sister Marian Sullivan, SSND: Long-time NDP math teacher and Dean of Students, on the occasion of her 60th Jubilee as a School Sister of Notre Dame.

  • 2010 Inductees

    • Catherine Byrne Doehler ’36: The first female member of the Federal Reserve Board.

    • Sister Patricia McCarron, SSND, Ph.D.: Headmistress of Notre Dame Preparatory School from 2005–2025.

    • Sister Patricia McLaughlin, SSND ’61: Executive Director of the Caroline Center, a job training center program for women.

    • Susanne Albert Nichols ’51: Art teacher; NDP’s longest tenured faculty member having come to the school.

    • Jeanette Glose Partlow ’75: President of Maryland Chemical Company.

    • Wendy Ann Strassner ’82: former Chairperson of the Sacred Heart Haiti Ministry and former President of ServeHAITI.

  • 2005 Inductees

    • Dorothy M. Brown, Ph.D. '50

    • Sister Mary Ellis Denny, SSND

    • Sister Helen Marie Duffy, SSND

    • Sister Doris Ann Gentry, SSND

    • Claire T. Hartman '71

    • Sister Christine Mulcahy, SSND

    • Margaret Bagli Otenasek '51

    • Mia Sutphin '92

Hampton Award Recipients

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  • 2026-2027 Recipients

    Dawn and Richie Huffman—alumna parent and founders of Celebree School and Huffman Family Brands; through the Huffman Family Foundation, they support initiatives that strengthen children, families, and communities. They have supported the Rollins-Luetkemeyer Scholars program at NDP; they were also a lead donor to NDP’s Common Ground Campaign, which helped create the space now named in their honor: The Huffman Commons.

    George Kilroy—alumna parent and current grandparent; serves on the Board of Trustees and Finance Committee; as co-chair of the Common Ground Campaign, helped develop strategy, engage donors, and advance the vision of the project

    John and Marlene Schiech    —alumna parent and long-time volunteers; Marlene, a nurse by training, has been a longtime volunteer for the school’s nurse’s office and the annual galas; a dedicated Board member, John served on the Common Ground Campaign Executive Committee, and together he and Marlene generously supported the project

    Lisa and Bill Stromberg    — alumna parents; active philanthropists and volunteers in the Baltimore community; established the Stromberg Family Scholarship Fund and have generously supported NDP’s previous two capital campaigns; Lisa has served as a two-term Board member and chaired the Head of School Search Committee, which resulted in the school’s first lay head

    Nancy ’67 and Steve Whalen    —alumna and alumnae grandparents; Nancy has given longtime service to the school’s Board as both a Trustee and Trustee Associate, focusing her work on the Building and Grounds Committee; both she and her husband are longtime supporters of the school’s gala and many other philanthropic efforts

  • 2020–2021 Recipients

    • J. Conrad* & Marilyn Cook Buedel '52

    • Barbara Leonard Daugherty '53

    • J. Fred* & Jean Glose

    • Lilly Mihm Hunter, M.D. '90

    • Arthur & Martina Varnado

    • J. Scott Wilfong

    * posthumously

  • 2015 Recipients

    • Mike & Sue Abromaitis: Long-term volunteers and supporters of NDP, including of the Josanna Abromaitis Social Service Fund and former school Board member (Michael).

    • Michael & Honey Constantine: Long-time volunteers for Notre Dame; in particular, Michael has served as a trustee (in non-consecutive terms) for nearly 20 years.

    • Patricia Ennis Groeninger: Long-time Middle Level coach and physical education instructor; founded NDP’s Sisters Academy Service Camp; continues to volunteer in numerous capacities well after her retirement in 2007.

    • Houston MacIntosh, M.D.* & Diane Dippold MacIntosh, Ph.D. ’58: Sponsors of The MacIntosh Women’s Lecture Series, which ran from 2007–2011, and The MacIntosh Library Reading Room; the Drs. MacIntosh also established The Margot and Diane Dippold Women’s Collection, including books by, for, and about women.

    • Robert & Carol Swam: Long-time school volunteers; in particular Robert served on the inaugural NDP Board of Trustees.

    * posthumously

  • 2010 Recipients

    • Michael J. Batza Jr. & Patricia Kay Batza: Long-time supporters of NDP; Mrs. Batza was a member of the school's first-ever Board of Trustees.

    • Jane Feldmann Cook ’71: Dedicated NDP volunteer archivist.

    • Henry J. Knott, Sr.* & Marion I. Knott* (*posthumously): Baltimore philanthropists and long-time friends of Notre Dame Preparatory School.

    • James P. O’Conor & Bette Ellis O’Conor ’46: Mr. O'Conor was intrinsic to the land deal which facilitated the purchase of the Hampton campus; the O'Conors founded the Bette Ellis O'Conor Humanities Program.

    • Lawrence R. Rachuba & Diane DeChiaro Rachuba ’59: Long-time volunteers and supporters of Notre Dame Prep.

    * posthumously

Submit Nominations for the Foundress Society

Notre Dame Preparatory School’s Foundress Society honors distinguished alumnae and other members of the NDP Community who embody the spirit of Notre Dame Prep and advance the mission of the School Sisters of Notre Dame. The following criteria is required for Foundress Society recipients: If an alumna, a degree-earning graduate 10 years out from time of nomination; a person of integrity who shows exceptional dedication and service reflective of the SSND mission and who, by her/his actions; works to better our world; a person who lives out the mission and philosophy of NDP; she/he may be living or deceased; ideally, she/he has had a direct impact on the NDP community. Nominations are accepted on a rolling basis, and honorees are inducted every five years.
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