Notre Dame College presents the Fidelia Award to those who have rendered distinguished service and demonstrated outstanding fidelity to the College. The Fidelia Award is similar in scope to the Laetare Medal presented by the University of Notre Dame and the Cardinal Gibbons Medal presented by the Catholic University of America.

Sculptor Joseph Turkaly was commissioned in 1981 to fashion a distinctive image of Our Lady reflecting the ideals of Notre Dame College. Sister Mary Inez, president of the College from 1963 to 1967, conceived the form and identity of this sculpture. The Fidelia, or Faithful One, is 15” high and depicts Mary as a model of both reflection and service.

Fidelia Award Recipients

Joseph H. Keller 1981
Daniel S. Connelly 1982
The Hugh M. O’Neill Family 1983
Sister Mary Raphaelita, SND 1984
Fred A. Lennon 1985
John J. Dwyer 1986
Henry Eaton 1987
Herbert Hausser 1988
Sister Mary Marthe Reinhard, SND 1989
William F. Hauserman 1990
Edward B. Brandon 1991
Sister Mary LeRoy Finn, SND 1992
Frances B. Noetzel 1993
Most Rev. Anthony M. Pilla 1994
Frances M. Quinlivan 1996
Sister Mary Margaret Hess, SND 1998
John J. Betchkal 1999
Thomas E. McGinty 2001
James Sennett 2002
Marilyn Cunin 2004
John C. Webb 2005

2005 Fidela Award Winner: Jack Webb
2004 Fidela Award Winner: Marilyn Cunin