Murray funding available for UST Ed.D. students
Who:
UST Ed.D. students
• interested in completing research on Catholic
education/ministries
• currently employed fulltime in Catholic
educational ministries in the
Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis
• with at least five years of fulltime experience in
Catholic education/ministries...

Murray Presented Medallion Awards May 15

The Murray Institute celebrated its 14th anniversary of service to Catholic educators and presented its Archbishop John Gregory Murray Medallion awards at a Mass and dinner on Monday, May 15, 2006, at the University of St. Thomas.

Murray Medallions, given for outstanding leadership in Catholic education and service to the Murray Institute, were presented to the Rev. Dennis Dease, president of St. Thomas; Dr. Karen Ristau, a former St. Thomas faculty member who is now president of the National Catholic Educational Association in Washington, D.C.; and Dr. Margaret Reif, associate professor of education at St. Thomas and director of the Murray Institute.

Murray Announces New Director

Dr. Catherine Cory has been named the new director of the Murray Institute, effective September 1, 2007.  She will replace Dr. Margaret Reif who has served as Murray Director for six years.

Dr. Cory is an Associate Professor of Theology at the University of St. Thomas.  She has been a member of the Murray Faculty Committee since the min-nineties bringing a historical perspective along with intelligence and energy to this role.  The Murray Institute is fortunate to have Dr. Cory in this leadership position.