Stevens Receives Chief Executive Leadership Award

The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) presented Dr. Maryanne Stevens, RSM, College of Saint Mary president, with the Chief Executive Leadership Award during the District VI Conference in January in Denver, Colorado. 

In his nomination of President Stevens, Richard Jeffries, J.D., chair of College of Saint Mary’s Board of Directors and partner at Cline Williams Wright Johnson & Oldfather, L.L.P, wrote:

“When Dr. Stevens took the helm, the institution had literally mortgaged its land and incurred debt that threatened to impair the College. Stevens eliminated institutional debt and enhanced its academic offerings. A tenacious fundraiser, Dr. Stevens has upgraded every academic space on campus, secured the construction of a student commons and attracted the $11 million necessary to build Madonna Hall, where single mothers may live and learn with their children in community.”

Deborah Macdonald, J.D., treasurer for College of Saint Mary’s Board of Directors and retired president of Kinder Morgan Natural Gas Pipeline Group, supported Jeffries’ nomination writing:

“Dr. Stevens truly embodies the mission of College of Saint Mary as a Catholic university dedicated to the education of women in an environment that calls forth potential and fosters leadership. She is a personal advocate for the underserved minorities in not only the community of Omaha but also the community of women at large.”