Friday, May 29, 2026
Reception: 8:30 a.m. Brunch: 9:00 a.m.
Alumni Memorial Union, Lunda Room
Excellence Award
Dr. Debra Wehrle Stewart, Arts ’65
Raleigh, N.C.
A leader in higher education policy, Dr. Debra Stewart relishes “the privilege of contributing to questions that matter.” She currently is a senior fellow at the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago, where she studies how U.S. graduate schools are integrating artificial intelligence across operations. “AI has genuine potential to enhance the graduate experience, but it also carries risks that could diminish it,” she says.
Mary Neville Bielefeld Award
Mary Kay Horton Mark, Bus Ad ’81
Pewaukee, Wis.
Mary Kay Mark credits Jesuit values for shaping her current definition of success. “The people I knew and learned from at Marquette placed a deep emphasis on reflection, service, purpose and ‘being men and women for others,’” she says. “Today, I define success as the opportunity to live in a way that honors my values and allows me to make a constructive difference, however small, not just in my own life but in the lives of others.”
Nora Finnigan Werra Faculty Achievement Award
Dr. Karen Andeen, Bus Ad ’81
Arlington Heights, IL.
Dr. Karen Andeen, Ph.D., is the Clare Boothe Luce Associate Professor of Physics in the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences and special advisor to the Provost’s Office of Faculty Affairs at Marquette University.
Ignatian Leadership Award
Katarina S. D’Amico, Arts ’26
Cedarburg, Wis.
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