OPUS PRIZE AMBASSADORS
As part of the Opus Prize finalist selection process, ÄÌÌÇÖ±²¥ students, faculty and staff served as 2023 Opus Prize Ambassadors. During the spring and summer of 2023, Opus Prize Ambassadors accompany members of the Opus Prize Foundation Board to visit the three finalists under consideration for the million-dollar Opus Prize. The site visits were "due diligence" visits allowing Ambassadors to fully engage with the finalists and their organizations, and to thoughtfully observe their meaningful and important work.
The following Ambassadors traveled for due diligence trips:
INTERNATIONAL CANCER CARE AND RESEARCH (iCCARE) - MWANZA, TANZANIA
Nominee: Dr. Kristin Schroeder
- Chris Link '24
- Grace Akkara '25
- Kevin Covington, Assistant Director, Retention and Outreach, CASA
- Bette Mariani, Vice Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Nursing
HOLY TRINITY PEACE VILLAGE - KURON, SOUTH SUDAN
Nominee: Bishop Paride Taban
- Tyler Moore '25
- Lauren McLaughlin '26
- Theresa Gardner '24 MA
- Dan Griffin, Director, CRS Partnership, Mission and Ministry
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP - CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY
Nominee: Jameka Walker
- Ryan Maloney '24
- Matt Domanico '25
- Ola Fatoki '24 MA
- Hector Varela Rios, Assistant Professor, Theology
- Carita Geib, Director, Parent and Family Relations
- Alicia Dunphy-Culp, Special Assistant to the Vice President, Student Life