Distinguished Scholar Award
Margaret McGuinness
2023 Honoree
The American Catholic Historical Association is honored to bestow the 2023 Distinguished Scholar Award on Margaret McGuinness, Professor Emeritus at LaSalle University and former President of the ACHA.
She is the author of Katharine Drexel and the Sisters Who Shared Her Vision: The Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament (2023), Called to Serve: A History of American Nuns (2013), and Neighbors and Missionaries: A History of the Sisters of Our Lady of Christian Doctrine (2012).
Past Winners
| Year | Awardee | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Margaret McGuiness | LaSalle University |
| 2021 | Rev. Kevin P. Spicer, CSC | Stonehill College |
| 2020 | not awarded | |
| 2019 | Ellen Skerrett | Independent Scholar |
| 2018 | Philip Gleason | University of Notre Dame |
| 2017 | Rev. Gerald P. Fogarty, S.J. | University of Virginia |
| 2016 | William Issel | San Francisco State University |
| 2015 | Walter S. Melion | Emory University |
| 2014 | William Portier | University of Dayton |
| 2013 | James T. Fisher | Fordham University |
| 2012 | Reverend Marvin R. O’Connell | University of Notre Dame |
| 2011 | John O’Malley, S.J. | Georgetown University |