A Sampling of College of Notre Dame of Maryland
Extraordinary Alumnae as of August 11, 2006

(Ret.) Brigadier General Elizabeth Hoisington '40

First woman selected as a Brigadier General in the United States Army

The Honorable Audrey Carrion '81
First Hispanic woman elected to the Circuit Court of Baltimore City

Sherry Davis '69
First full-time female public address announcer for major league baseball - the San Francisco Giants at Candlestick Park

Sue Ford Patrick '67
Former Counsel General, American Consulate in Johannesburg, South Africa

Kathleen Ann Beres '65
Chosen for the Teacher in Space Program
Senior Director of Orbital Sciences Corporation

Penelope J. Taylor W'86, M'99
Former Vice Chairwoman, MBNA America Bank, N.A.

Sheree Stokes Schattenmann '93
4th African-American woman to receive a Ph.D. in chemistry from MIT

Bernadette Clemens-Walatka '68
One of 200 teachers selected for the 1999 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching

Susan Lapinski '70
Editor, Working Mother Magazine
Former Editor, Sesame Street Parents Magazine

Dr. Dorothy Brown '54
Former Provost, Georgetown University

Dr. Ann Bruggy Deming '61
Former President, Notre Dame College of Ohio

Clare Fitzgerald, SSND '54
Recipient of the Albert Koob Merit Award from the National Catholic Education Association, 1998
Founder and Director of the Catholic Leadership Program at Boston College
Former Chair of the American Studies Department at Fairfield University

Eileen O'Neill '88
Senior Vice President and General Manager, Discovery Health, Discovery Communications

Marilisse Gonzalez '00
Lieutenant in the U.S. Army
Tactical Control Officer (fires the Patriot missile) in charge of 23 people in the Launcher Platoon of A Battery, 3rd Battalion 2nd Air Defense Artillery stationed in Kuwait

Maura Eichner, SSND '41
Renowned poet
Recipient of the Theodore Hesburgh Award for excellence in teaching

Alice Francisco El Koury '39
Pioneering microbiologist and Professor Emerita, University of Puerto Rico
Helped to establish the microbiology program at the University of Puerto Rico

Kathleen Worthington '85
Senior Associate Athletics Director for Internal Operations, University of Maryland, College Park

Suzanne Janes Peck '64
Chief Technology Officer, District of Columbia

Retta Blaney '79
A freelance journalist in New York City, writing primarily faith and theater stories
Creator, inter-faith service for the theater community

Bridget Rohde '83
Deputy Chief of Organized Crime and Racketeering, U.S. Attorney's Office, New York

Sandra Cabanillas '85
Deputy Executive Director of Marketing and Promotion, Puerto Rico Tourism Company
Named one of Puerto Rico's 21 most distinguished women in March 2001

The Honorable Irene Murphy Keely '65
Judge, United State District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia

Mary Ellen Steiner Gunther '54
Named to the Baltimore City Women's Hall of Fame

Kathleen Feeley, SSND, '50
Former President of College of Notre Dame, 1971-1991
One of the Women in Achievement in Maryland History, 2002

Sister Charmaine Krohe '75
Director, St. Ambrose Outreach Center
One of Women in Achievement in Maryland History, 2002

The Honorable Kathleen O'Ferrall Friedman '62 (ret.)
Former Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge
Founding member of the Women's Law Center and the House of Ruth
Named to Baltimore City Women's Hall of Fame
First non-SSND to Chair College of Notre Dame of Maryland Board of Trustees

Anne Daugherty Miles '79
Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Air Force
Teaches intelligence and is an expert in national security policy.

Mary Beth Bollinger '81
Pediatrician
Named one of Baltimore's Best Doctors in 1999

The Honorable Carol Smith '70
Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge

Patricia Darrow Smith '84
Executive Vice President of Merchandising, Chico's FAS, Inc. (The White House/Black Market)
Named one of "Forty of the Baltimore Area's Rising Young Business and Community Leaders" by the Baltimore Business Journal in 1997

Katie Lynn Gutridge '95
Fulbright Scholar who studied in Italy and sculpted the statue of Mary outside of Gibbons Hall

Shannon Bittner '96
News Director/Anchor, Channel 3, Loudon, VA

Trina Robinson-McKee '84
Anchor, NBC6, Miami

Margaret Mary O'Connell, SSND '26
Former President of College of Notre Dame of Maryland (1950-1968)
Prime mover in establishing the Association of Independent Maryland Colleges and Universities

Mildred Buzek Otenasek '36
Professor at College of Notre Dame of Maryland for 23 years
Maryland's Democratic National Committee Woman

Theresa Brady Donohue '58
Founded Amherst Ballet Center and Amherst Theatre Company

Milda Motekaitis DeVoe '90
Actress, Novelist
Founding Member of the Third Eye Repertory Theatre.

Denise Lardner Carmody '58
Chair, Religious Studies Department, Santa Clara University

Ann Shaughnessy Boland '80
Co-founder and managing Director, Triage Solution, IT executive search firm

Sarah Gasda '96
Completed her Peace Corps assignment in Mali, West Africa, and received a Master's of Science in environmental engineering and water resources at Princeton University
Received the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Award