Lasallian Volunteers has announced the recipients of its 2016 FSC Awards. This year’s recipients are Brother Jonathan Cord, FSC; Ms. Marilyn Paquette; and Dr. Carole Swain. Brother Jonathan will receive the Farrell Community Award, Ms. Paquette will receive the Bassen Service Award, and Ms. Swain will receive the Johnston Faith Award.
Established in 2010, the Lasallian Volunteers FSC Awards recognize Brothers and/or Partners whose involvement in the Lasallian mission exemplifies the spirit of Faith, Service and Community of the three Christian Brothers in whose memory the awards are named. The awards are presented annually and are rotated among the Districts of Eastern North America, Midwest, and San Francisco New Orleans.
Brother Jonathan Cord, an alumnus of Christian Brothers High School, Sacramento and Saint Mary’s College of California, entered the novitiate of the Brothers in 1960. Since 1966, his tour of duty has included serving in over a half-dozen Lasallian schools and directorship of several Brothers Communities, including Brother-LV communities in Portland, OR and Tucson, AZ. He currently is the Corporate Work Study Program office manager at San Miguel High School, Tucson, where he has lived and worked since 2009.
Marilyn Paquette, a graduate of Saint Mary’s College of California, began her career as a Lasallian educator as a Lasallian Volunteer at The San Miguel School of Providence in Rhode Island. She later served at Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, San Francisco, and Justin-Siena High School, Napa. She also was director of Lasallian Student Programs for the District of San Francisco. She is now principal of De La Salle Academy, Concord, CA, having been named that school’s first principal in 2014.
Carole Swain is Vice President for Mission of Saint Mary’s College of California, Moraga. Her career at SMC has included chairing the Elementary Education program and currently directing the Masters of Arts in Education with an emphasis in Lasallian Students and the Lasallian Educator Fellowship programs. Dr. Swain has also chaired the boards of De Marillac Academy, San Francisco and De La Salle High School, Concord, and was a founding member of the Lasallian Education Council for the Lasallian Region of North America (RELAN).
The Johnston Faith Award, named in honor of Brother John Johnston, FSC (1933-2007), recognizes individuals who support the Lasallian Volunteers through their time, talent or treasure, expressed and/or demonstrating great faith in the work of Lasallian Volunteers.
The Bassen Service Award, named in honor of Brother Christopher Bassen, FSC (1942-2006), recognizes an alumnus of the Lasallian Volunteers who has continued a life of service since their volunteer year(s), and has incorporated the value of Lasallian service to the poor into the fabric of his/her life.
The Farrell Community Award, named in honor of Brother Michael Farrell, FSC (1940-2009), recognizes a Christian Brother and/or Lasallian Partner in Community who has lived with Lasallian Volunteers and who holds the community experience in high esteem for him/herself and shares it with the LVs.
The 2016 FSC Awards will be presented in a ceremony to be held on October 1 at Saint Mary’s College of California in Moraga.
