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The Sanctae Crucis Awards, the highest non-degree recognition
bestowed by the College on an alumnus or alumna, were presented
for the first time
at the annual Board of Trustees' dinner on May 1. Awards are given in three distinct
categories - Distinguished Professional Achievement, Outstanding Community Service,
and Outstanding Young Alumna/Alumnus. The recipients of the first Sanctae Crucis
Awards are: William E. McKenna '47, William
F. McCall Jr. '55, Mary G. Berner '81, and Richard E. Ring '68.
Mary G. Berner '81
Mary
Berner's rise through the world of advertising and publishing
has been nothing short of meteoric. Upon graduating from
Holy Cross in 1981, she sold advertising for Citizen Group
Publications and Where Magazine. But right from the
start, Mary displayed an insatiable curiosity and a desire
for challenge that would propel her to the pinnacle of the
magazine industry. From Working Woman Magazine to Success to
TV Guide, Mary was able to break records at every stop along
her journey.
In November 1995, Mary became publisher of Glamour, the world's largest and
most profitable fashion journal. In December 1997, she was named vice president
of that corporation. During her tenure at Glamour, she developed breakthrough
marketing partnerships that have given the publication its finest performance
in over 20 years.
Mary's accomplishments have earned her the National Council of Women's "Young
Women Achievers" award. In 1996, she was voted Publisher of the Year by Frohlinger
Report and the following year she was inducted into the Academy of Women Achievers.
Outside of the boardroom, she leads fund-raising and mentoring efforts at St.
Pius School for Girls in the South Bronx. In spite of her daunting schedule,
Mary insists on quality time with her husband, Michael Moriarty '81, and their
three young children.
For her boundless energy, ceaseless innovation, and unflagging
devotion to quality, the College of the Holy Cross presents
to Mary Berner the Sanctae
Crucis Award.
William F. McCall Jr. '55
Bill
McCall has been called "the professional's professional," and
in the world of Boston real estate, no name is more highly
regarded. The founder of several of the best-known commercial
real estate firms in Boston's history, Bill is also known
as a standard-bearer who has shepherded the industry through
good times and bad, always insisting upon excellence and
dedication to the community. "My style," he has said, "was
formed by my Jesuit education."
Following graduation from Holy Cross, Bill served as a Navy fighter pilot,
logging 1,100 hours of flight time. His inauguration into the field of industrial
real estate came in the form of a $37 commission, and over the next 30 years,
Bill was involved, in some way, with virtually every major real estate development
in Boston. In 1965, he founded the firm of Leggat McCall & Werner. In 1990,
he founded McCall & Almy. Throughout his tenure with both companies, he
has provided advice and counsel from his unique perspective to most of the
area's top real estate and financial institutions. In addition, he has served
as president of the Greater Boston Real Estate Board and director of The Boston
Five Cent Savings Bank. In 1996, Bill was named Commercial Real Estate Broker
of the Year.
A tireless participant in civic affairs, Bill has served as chairman of the Massachusetts Land Bank, and in various
capacities for the Massachusetts Business Development Corporation; Jobs
for Massachusetts; the Archdiocese of Boston; and Beth Israel, Massachusetts
General, and Winchester Hospitals. But perhaps he has reserved the greatest
part of
his loyalty for his Alma Mater.
For his achievement, his wisdom, and his dedication
to his chosen field of endeavor, the College of the Holy Cross presents to William
McCall the Sanctae
Crucis Award.
William E. McKenna '47
Bill McKenna is a sage
of American business. To read his resume is to peruse a Who's
Who of the corporate universe. Bill has served in executive
positions at many of the nation's
premier companies. He has been a director of such companies
as Drexler Technology, Connecticut Galvanizing, the Flying
Tiger Corporation, and Giffen Industries.
After distinguished service in the U.S. Navy Air Corps in Word War II, for
which he won an Air Medal, an Air Combat Insignia, and a Presidential Personal
Citation, Bill graduated from Holy Cross with a degree in economics. Upon earning
his M.B.A. from Harvard, he became a certified public accountant in New York
and California. In 1953, he was named controller of Monroe Business Systems
and three years later he was named the company's director and vice president
of manufacturing.
By 1964, Bill had become senior vice president of Litton Industries. Two years
later, he became a member of Litton's board of directors. In 1967, Bill became
president and chief executive officer of Hunt Foods and Industries and subsequently
became Chairman of Hunt Foods. When Hunt Foods was merged with Canada Dry Corp.,
Bill was selected as chairman of the board and chief executive of the new company,
Norton Simon, Inc. In 1970, he became chairman of the board and director of
Technicolor, Inc. Somehow, in the midst of establishing this amazing career,
Bill found time to put together a superlative golf game. Indeed, he is still
a force to be reckoned with at the Bel-Air Country Club.
Today, Bill is a general partner of the MCK Investment Company. He is also
a director of California Amplifier, Safeguard Health, Midway Games, and WMS
Industries. He and his beloved wife, Mary, reside in Beverly Hills, Calif.,
where, for the past 25 years, they have hosted the Holy Cross Club of Southern
California's annual dinner and reception.
In recognition of a man whose name has become synonymous
with the highest degree of business acumen, planning, and management, the College
of the Holy Cross
presents to William McKenna the Sanctae Crucis Award.
Richard E. Ring '68
Between the time Richard
Ring arrived on Mount St. James, in the fall of 1964, and
the time he graduated, in the spring
of 1968, much had changed at Holy Cross and in America. The
era of the Great Society and the War on Poverty, it was a
time of recommitting to the ideal of forging a better world
through service and compassion.
As a student-athlete English major, Dick Ring found
time to quarterback the football team, read the Classics and volunteer for the
Big Brothers of America
program.
After graduating and serving in the U.S. Navy, Dick took a job as a counselor
at the Pine Street Inn, a Boston shelter for the homeless. Over the next 25
years, Dick would serve Pine Street in a number of capacities, eventually becoming
the Inn's executive director and one of the nation's experts on assisting the
homeless. During the years of his stewardship, the Pine Street Inn grew from
a single emergency shelter to a multi-million dollar organization operating
23 different facilities and providing counseling, job training, and permanent
housing.
In 1995, Dick became the director of Caritas, an organization that provides
housing for low-income, working individuals. In addition to his positions at
the Pine Street Inn and Caritas, Dick has also worked on affordable housing
issues in the public sector and served as commissioner for the city of Boston's
Emergency Shelter Commission.
Dick recently became the executive director of the Travelers
Aid Society, where we anticipate he will continue to bring his lifelong dedication
to caring for
those in need.
Dick's energy, enthusiasm, idealism, and spirit have made him a model of Christian
service. Richard Ring reminds us of our call to be men and women for others
and for this the College of the Holy Cross presents to him the Sanctae Crucis
Award.
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