The Queen Amelia Award was named in honor of Queen Amelia of France.

During a fund-raising journey to France in 1843, Mother Theodore Guerin was granted an audience with Queen Amelia. The queen not only agreed to pay her passage home, but she offered to solicit in France for the desperate Congregation saying, β€œThe King and my children shall contribute. I shall ask them for you.”

Like Queen Amelia, many of our constituents have offered their valuable resources to assist us in our ministries and mission. We believe it fitting to offer the Queen Amelia Award to an individual, family, foundation or organization who has made significant monetary gifts and gifts of time and talent to the Sisters of Providence and who has promoted the Sisters of Providence to others.

The Queen Amelia Award was presented to Jack Griffin of Washington, D.C. at the 2010 Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Dinner. His sister, Sister Rita Griffin (at left), accepted on his behalf. She is pictured with General Superior Sister Denise Wilkinson.

This award is bestowed annually at the Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Dinner, with the constituent receiving an individual recognition plaque.

The main plaque is located in the south corridor of the Church of the Immaculate Conception with the following recipients listed:

2001 – James (posthumously) and Genevieve McLaughlin

2002 – Thomas Mulvaney (posthumously)

2003 – Providence High School Alumnae Association

2004 – Paul and Betty Pfister

2005 – Dorothy and Charles Stuart

2006 – Agnes Badura

2007 – Rose Steidl

2008 – Marywood, Evanston, Alumnae Association

2009 – Julia and Frank Ladner

2010 – John F. “Jack” Griffin