Gala Hosts
Dr. Charles R. Wasaff, Chairman of the Board of Trustees
The Most Reverend Timothy P. Broglio, Vice-Chairman of the Board of Trustees and University Chancellor
Gala Chair
The Honorable Susan R. Malone
Amfund
Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA
Archdiocese of Washington
Basilica of Saint Mary
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Braddock
Tony Braddock
Catholic Faith Technologies
Christendom College
Mr. Brian R. Corbin and Dr. Donna DeBlasio
Reverend Monsignor John C. Cregan
Mr. Daniel F. Curtin
Dr. and Mrs. Hugh Dempsey
Diocese of Arlington
Diocese of Brooklyn
Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston
EWTN Global Catholic Network, Inc.
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Fricano
Drs. Angelo and Eileen Giardino
Good Shepherd Catholic Church
Mrs. Geraldine Hall
Mrs. Jean Halle and Mr. Glenn Davis
Mr. and Mrs. Sam and Ann Hinojosa
Mr. and Mrs Alan F. Holmer
Mrs. Claire Huang
IBI Group
Dr. Clarion E. Johnson and Family
Mr. and Mrs. Peter D. Jones
Ms. Barbara Keebler and Mr. Terrence Giroux
Korte Realty
Most Reverend Paul S. Loverde
The Hon. Susan R. Malone and Col. George Malone
Mr. and Mrs. John F. McCabe
Dr. Margaret Melady
Helena Metzger
Mrs. Blanche Moore
Dr. Marianne Evans Mount
Mrs. Barbara Murphy
Napa Institute
Ms. Janice Obuchowski
Mr. and Mrs. William Page
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey P.F. Petrino
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Pryor
The Hon. Peter and Kathleen Schaumber
Dr. and Mrs. Fritz Scheuren
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Smith
St. Agnes Catholic Church
St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
St. Theresa Catholic Church
Dr. and Mrs. Charles R. Wasaff
Mrs. Deborah Weatherly and Mr. Glenn Eugster
Mr. and Mrs. Harry T. Wilkins
Sr. Mary Brendon Zajac, SND, D.Min
We would be honored to have you join us at our 2021 Gala. Not only will you be supporting our award winner and graduates, you will also be supporting the only exclusively online Catholic university in the ACCU. As CDU’s only annual fundraiser, the Gala provides much needed revenue to fulfill our strategic mission for Catholic online education that nurtures the spiritual and intellectual life of Catholics around the globe. CDU’s sole focus is online theological and religious education.
In 1983, Bishop Thomas Welsh founded CDU to bring the truth of Christ and His Church to the world through online distance education. CDU’s web-based learning community enhances adult faith formation and enables access to accredited degree programs in theology simply with a connection to the Internet. Today, our graduates are proof that CDU’s digital learning is transformative. Nine out of ten graduates are using their knowledge in roles that serve the Church. For many students, CDU is their only option to enhance their professional work, to prepare for careers in the Church, to volunteer in parishes and dioceses, and to be parents who are both witnesses and missionary disciples, speaking with passion and knowledge about the faith. All this is accomplished at less than half the cost of attending a traditional Catholic university or college and would not be possible without the generosity of people like you.
Your generous donation to our annual event enables us to provide transformative Catholic education in fidelity to the teachings of the Church anytime, anywhere around the world, delivered 24/7 to smart phones and tablets, iPhones and iPads! You make it possible for CDU to serve the underserved and those who serve, and to achieve our great mission to “Teach all Nations” by communicating the mind and heart of the Church in a digital world. Your gift:
- Educates American service men and women deployed around the world.
- Prepares directors of religious education, teachers, and catechists to teach, promote, and defend the Catholic faith
- Brings the healing Word of God to Catholic prison inmates who take courses to deepen their faith and evangelize fellow inmates.
- Supports Mission Dioceses with scholarships for strong lay leaders.
- Holds down tuition rates. Most graduates share their knowledge and serve the Church.
- Supports isolated and marginalized Catholics around the globe with online campus resources.
Your generosity answers the need of the Church to provide transformative religious education in an online format that is essential for the New Evangelization so frequently mentioned by Pope Saint John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI, and Pope Francis. Understanding and sharing our Faith will transform individuals, communities and cultures around the globe. Thank you for supporting CDU’s 2018 Gala. We look forward to seeing you there!
Previous Honorees:
2019 – His Excellency Most Reverend Christophe Pierre
2017 – Fr. Robert J. Spitzer, SJ, PhD
2016 – Carl A. Anderson
Supreme Knight of The Knights of Columbus
2016 – His Excellency Most Reverend William E. Lori
Archbishop of Baltimore and Supreme Chaplain of Knights of Columbus
2015 – Helen Alvare, JD
Professor of Law, George Mason University
2014 – His Excellency The Most Reverend Timothy P. Broglio
Archbishop for the Military Services
2014 – His Excellency The Most Reverend Nicholas DiMarzio
Bishop of Brooklyn
2013 – Barbara & Tim Murphy
2012 – Dr. Margaret & Ambassador Thomas Melady
2011 – His Excellency, The Most Reverend Pietro Sambi
Apostolic Nuncio to the United States of America
2011 – Joseph and Bertha Braddock
2010 – His Excellency, The Most Reverend Paul S. Loverde
Bishop of Arlington
2010 – EWTN
Mr. Michael Warsaw, Chairman of the Board
Previous Honorees:
2017 – St. James the Greater
Rev. John S. Ledford
2017 – St. Veronica Catholic Church
Rev. Dennis W. Kleinmann
2016 – Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church
Rev. John D. Kelly
2015 – Good Shepherd Catholic Church
Rev. Thomas Ferguson
2014 – St. John the Apostle Roman Catholic Church
Rev. John P. Mosimann
2013 – St. Mary Catholic Church
Rev. Dennis W. Kleinmann
2012 – Holy Spirit Catholic Church
Rev. John M. O’Donohue
2011 – St. Raymond of Penafort Catholic Church
2010 – St. Agnes Catholic Church
Rev. Frederick H. Edlefsen
2019 – Diocese of Brooklyn
