Mercy Honors
“We should be as shining lamps, giving light to all around us.”— Catherine McAuley
The Mount Mercy Academy Honors Committee is proud to award dedicated members of our community every year at our Mercy Honors Awards Dinner. It is truly an evening of inspiration, community, and gratitude as we honor deserving individuals who embody the Mercy spirit in their lives and work.
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Mount Mercy Academy is proud to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of our Annual Mercy Honors Awards Dinner!
For 25 years, this extraordinary evening has brought our Mercy community together to celebrate and honor dedicated individuals whose lives and work truly embody the Mercy spirit. It is an evening filled with inspiration, community, gratitude, and celebration, and this year promises to be especially meaningful as we mark this incredible milestone!
Thursday, November 5, 2026
The Columns in Elma
Please mark your calendars and plan to join us as we proudly recognize these incredible and deserving women:
Catherine McAuley Distinguished Alumna Award
Lynn Gannon ’96
Margaret Shea Sperber ’04
Spirit of Mercy Award
Kathleen Martin Sweeney ’66 and Mary Martin Philbin ’78
The Glavey Girls - Kathy McNaughton Glavey ’61, Karen Glavey Kane ’84, Kathleen Glavey Dougherty ’85 and Maureen Glavey Overdorf ’89
Sister Sally Walz Memorial Award
Barbara Kelleher Fitzgerald ’78
We are so proud to honor these remarkable women and celebrate the ways they continue to shine their light and carry the Mercy spirit into our community and beyond. Please join us in congratulating our 2026 Mercy Honors Award recipients!
Formal invitations will be arriving soon! Be sure to check our website for RSVP information, sponsorship opportunities, and program book advertising opportunities. Join us as we celebrate 25 years of honoring the extraordinary women of Mercy!
We hope to see you there!
Support the Mercy Honors Awards Dinner
For 25 years, the Mercy Honors Awards Dinner has celebrated extraordinary individuals whose lives, leadership, service, and commitment reflect the enduring spirit of Mercy. This special anniversary celebration is an opportunity to honor our remarkable recipients while bringing together generations of the Mount Mercy Academy community.
Your sponsorship helps make this incredible evening possible and demonstrates your commitment to the mission, values, and future of Mount Mercy Academy. By supporting the Mercy Honors Awards Dinner, you are not only celebrating our deserving honorees, you are investing in the young women of Mercy and helping ensure that the Mercy legacy continues to shine brightly for generations to come.
Join us as we celebrate 25 years of honoring the extraordinary women of Mercy!
25th Anniversary Presenting Sponsor — $2,500
4 tickets to the event
Full-page ad (5"w x 8"h) on the outside back cover of the program booklet
Spirit of Mercy Sponsor — $1,500
2 tickets to the event
Full-page ad (5"w x 8"h) on the inside back cover of the program booklet
Legacy Gift Sponsor — $1,000
2 tickets to the event
Half-page ad (5"w x 4"h) in the program booklet
Cheers to the Honorees — $500
Half-page ad (5"w x 4"h) in the program booklet
Program Book Advertising Opportunities
Full-Page Ad — $125
Half-Page Ad — $75
Individual Name Listing - $10
We invite businesses, families, alumnae, and friends of Mount Mercy Academy to show their support, congratulate our honorees, and become part of this memorable 25th Anniversary celebration! Your support helps us celebrate the Mercy spirit, and the incredible women who continue to shine their light on our community and the world.
Click the link below to reserve your sponsorship and ads!
Mercy Honors Awards
The Mount Mercy Academy Sports Hall of Fame
The distinction of being named an inductee into the Mount Mercy Academy Sports Hall of Fame will bestowed on individuals who accomplished outstanding athletic achievements during their time at Mercy. In addition to athletics, recipients will be those who have represented themselves in good character both professionally and in their community and shown a commitment to Catholic and Mercy values and sportsmanship.
The Sister Sally Walz Memorial Award
is presented to a woman, strong in Faith, who is distinguished in her family and career, a woman who shares her talent with the Mount Mercy Academy community, a volunteer who brings that generosity of time and talent that marked Sister Sally’s life. This award is given to an alumna who, like Sister Sally, has “an expansive heart that is always welcoming and a generosity of time and talent for what needs to be done.”
The Mercy Devotion Award
is presented to a faculty or staff member at the Academy who has served as an inspiration for, and has earned the respect and admiration of students and colleagues over the years.
The Spirit of Mercy Award
is an annual presentation of Mount Mercy Academy to those who exhibit the Spirit of Mercy in their professional and personal lives. The recipients are honored for their outstanding commitment and dedication to their community.
The Catherine McAuley Distinguished Alumna Award
is presented to an alumna of Mount Mercy Academy who has distinguished herself as a woman of faith, knowledge, integrity and compassion. A woman whose accomplishments in all areas of her life - family, community, career - reflect the legacy and mission of Catherine McAuley, the Foundress of the Sisters of
Mercy.
2025 Mercy Honors Awards Dinner
