Kathleen O’Brien Daily named 2005 DSHA Alumna of the Year
Milwaukee – Kathleen (Kathie) O’Brien Daily of Elm Grove, Wis., has been named the Divine Savior Holy Angels High School (DSHA) “Alumna of the Year.” Daily was honored on Friday, Sept. 30 at DSHA’s Alumna of the Year Luncheon and Reception, during the weekend of Daily’s 45th high school reunion.
After graduating from Divine Savior High School in 1960, Daily went on to receive journalism and political science degrees from MarquetteUniversity in 1964. She worked as a newspaper reporter and then as a teacher, before coming back to DSHA as a member of the first Development Team, serving as the public relations director. In addition to being the representative for her class, Daily has also served on countless high school reunion committees as well as on the DSHA Advisory Board from 1990 to 1996 and Alumnae Association Board from 1994 to 1995. For the last 20 years, Daily has been the public relations coordinator for the North American Province of the Sisters of the Divine Savior, sponsors of DSHA.
In addition to her support of DSHA and the Sisters of the Divine Savior, Daily is also an active volunteer in her community. “While a member of Marquette University’s President’s Council, she made frequent donations of her time and resources,” says nominator Sister Karlyn Cauley, SDS, a DivineSaviorHigh School 1961 graduate. “She enthusiastically promotes any civic organization she is part of,” and for 35 years this included Milwaukee Irish Fest, for which she is currently a member of the Green Tie Committee, and her parish, St. Mary’s of Elm Grove, for which she is presently a member of the Parish Council and Co-Chair of the Christian Formation Committee. She also serves on the Elm Grove Community Foundation Board, and participates in many fundraising activities for St. Anne’s home.
According to Cauley, “[Kathie] enthusiastically supports everyone, supports SDS and DSHA events and is exemplary as a Catholic role model and mentor for DSHA.” Nominator Kathy Donovan Fischer, a friend and classmate of Daily’s commented, “Kathie is a well rounded person who donates her time and efforts in all of her activities with style and grace.”
It is with style and grace that Daily accepted her honor, stating, “I have always felt deep gratitude for the Divine Savior friends, teachers and education. I feel blessed that my daughters and I share this experience. I am grateful to my parents, family, Salvatorian Sisters, friends and colleagues, as well as the DSHA Total School Community, for inviting me to participate in the DSHA mission of service and academic excellence. The students and their families continue to inspire me and fill me with hope for our world.”
Divine Savior HolyAngelsHigh School is sponsored by the Sisters of the Divine Savior. Divine Savior High School was established in 1948. Holy Angels Academy, established in 1892 by the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, affiliated with Divine Savior in 1970. Combined, they have a long and successful history of educating young women as attested to by an alumnae association of over 12,500 women. Enrollment for the 2005-2006 school year is 655 in grades nine through twelve.
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