The Medallion
The Saint Thomas Aquinas Medallion, an award established by the Board of Governors of Thomas Aquinas College in 1975, is a means of specially recognizing those Catholics who have demonstrated by their lives and work an extraordinary dedication to God and His Holy Catholic Church. Each recipient has exhibited unusual devotion to God and His Church by unfailing adherence to the Magisterium and by influential leadership in advancing the teachings of the Church. The Medallion is awarded by resolution of the Board of Governors on behalf of the entire College community.
Past Recipients of the Saint Thomas Aquinas Medallion:
- 1975 — Mr. H. Lyman Stebbins †
- 1976 — Charles E. Rice, J.D.
- 1977 — Rev. Christopher J. O’Toole, C.S.C. †
- 1978 — Most Rev. Jerome J. Hastrich, D.D. †
- 1979 — Most Rev. Norman F. McFarland, D.D., J.C.D. †
- 1980 — Colin G. Clark, Ph.D. †
- 1981 — Rev. John A. Hardon, S.J. †
- 1982 — Blessed Mother Teresa, M.C. †
- 1983 — The Honorable Henry J. Hyde †
- 1985 — Mr. Carl N. Karcher †
Ralph M. McInerny, Ph.D. † - 1986 — Rev. Thomas A. McGovern, S. J. † (In Memoriam)
Norman P. De Silva, Ph.D. † (In Memoriam) - 1987 — Rev. Monsignor Vincent I. Carroll †
- 1989 — John Cardinal O’Connor †
- 1990 — Herbert Ratner, M.D. †
- 1991 — Sr. Eileen MacDonald, I.H.M. † (In Memoriam)
- 1993 — Sir Daniel J. Donohue
- 1995 — Most Rev. Renato R. Martino
- 1996 — Ronald P. McArthur, Ph.D.
- 1997 — Right Rev. Ladislas K. Parker, O.Praem., S.T.D. †
The Honorable William P. Clark, J.D. - 1998 — Anthony Cardinal Bevilacqua †
Rev. Thomas Conn, S.J. † In Memoriam - 1999 — Jan Cardinal Schotte †
- 2000 — The Honorable Jeremiah A. Denton, Jr.
- 2001 — Francis Cardinal George, O.M.I.
- 2002 — Christoph Cardinal Schönborn, O.P.
- 2003 — J. Francis Cardinal Stafford
- 2004 — Francis Cardinal Arinze
- 2005 — Avery Cardinal Dulles, S.J. †
- 2006 — Most Rev. Celestino Migliori
- 2007 — Most Rev. Albert Malcom Ranjith
- 2008 — George Cardinal Pell
- 2009 — Dr. Thomas E. Dillon † (In Memoriam)
Marc Cardinal Ouellet - 2010 — Most Rev. Raymond L. Burke, D.D., J.C.D.
- 2011 — The Most Rev. José H. Gomez
Mr. Marcus R. Berquist † (In Memoriam)
“Thomas Aquinas College is lending a helpful hand to the Church to fulfill her mission. There is no doubt that this Christian environment that is nurtured here is the main cause why there have been so many responses to the call of God to the priesthood and to the consecrated life in the female and male students of your College.”
– Zenon Cardinal Grocholewski
Prefect
Congregation for Catholic Education
