NACFLM Member Award Recipients
1982: Reverend Carl Arico – Pastor, Archdiocese of Newark, NJ
– Reverend Donald Conroy – National Institute on Family
1983: North American Conference of Separated & Divorced Catholics
1984: National Marriage Encounter
– World Marriage Encounter
– Reverend William McNulty – Pastor, Archdiocese of Chicago, IL
1985: Monsignor William Peters – Director, Family Life Bureau
– Diocese of Altoona-Johnston, PA
1986: Reverend Peter Sammon – Pastor, Archdiocese of San Francisco, CA
– Reverend Steven Priester – Center for Family Studies
– Ms. Dolores Curran – Author – Family Life Educator
1987: Reverend Thomas Lynch – Pastor, Diocese of Bridgeport, CT
1988: Dave Thomas, Ph. D. – Regis College
1989: Reverend Thomas Boland – First President of NACFLM, Pastor, Arch. of Louisville, KY
1990: Barbara Markey, ND, Ph.D. – Director, Family Life Office, Archdiocese of Omaha, NE
1991: Val Dillon – NACFLM President (1987-1989)
1992: Sr. Lauren Hanley – Family Advocate, Diocese of Rockville Centre, NY
– Leif Kehrwald – Director, Family Life Office, Archdiocese of Portland, OR
1993: Ed and Peg Gleason – Co-Directors, Family Life Ministry, San Francisco, CA
1994: Beginning Experience
– Center for Youth Ministry Development
1995: Cana Conference of Chicago
– Sr. Mauryeen O’Brien, O.P. – Divorced and Bereaved, Family Life Office, Hamden CT
– Stephen and Kathleen Beirne – Editors of Foundations, Family Life Ministry, Portland, ME
1996: Mary Jo Pedersen – Parent and Family Ministry Educator, Archdiocese of Omaha, NE
– Jim and Sue Vogt – Authors, Family Advocates, Diocese of Covington, KY
1997: Sr. Kateri Battaglia, M.S.C. – Director Family Ministries, Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux, LA
1998: Terry and Mimi Reilly – – Directors, Family Life Office, Venice, FL
1999: Catholic Engaged Encounter
2000: James Healy, Ph.D. – Director, Center for Family Ministry, Diocese of Joliet, IL
2001: Winnie Honeywell – Director, Office of Family Life Ministry, Diocese of Galveston-Houston
2002: Kathleen Chesto, Ph.D. – Spouse, mother, teacher, author video producer
2003: Tom McGrath – Author
2005: Don and Chris Paglia – Co-Directors, Family Life Office in Hartford, CT
2009: George and Judy Clark – Co-Directors at St. Mark’s Parish in Plano, TX
– Jacki Corrigan – Marriage & Family Life Consultant for Archdiocese of Kansas City, KS
2011: Fr. Daniel Ramirez-Portugal – St. John Neuman Parish, Loredo, TX
– Lydia Pesina – Director Family Life Office, Brownsville, TX
2013: Christine Codden – Director, Office of Marriage & Family, Diocese of St. Cloud, MN
– Anne Keough – Director, Holy Spirit Catholic Church, Duncanville, TX
2017: Frank Hannigan, Archdiocese of Chicago, IL
– Rob Ruhnke, C.Ss.R., Marriage Preparation Resources, For Better & For Ever, San Antonio, TX
2019: Elizabeth Reha, Office of Family Life, Diocese of Little Rock, AR
2021: Susan Heider – NACFLM National Office, Dayton, OH
Recognition for Outstanding Contributions to Family Ministry
1983: Most Reverend J. Francis Stafford – Archbishop of Denver, CO
1987: David and Vera Mace – Founders of Association of Couples in Marriage Enrichment (ACME), Authors
– Reverend Jim Young – Pioneer in Divorce Ministry (Posthumous)
1990: Jim and Kathy McGinnis – Parenting for Peace and Justice (PPJ)
– University of Dayton – Initiator of Educational Symposia
– Most Reverend Howard J. Hubbard – Initial Chair of the Bishop’s Committee on Marriage and Family
1991: Reverend Joseph Champlin – Pastor, Author, Speaker
– Marriage and Family Magazine – National Religious Magazine Published by Abbey Press
1992: Rainbows for All God’s Children – Suzy Yehl Marta
– Retrouvaille – Bob and Marie Pate
1993: Christian Family Movement – Paul and Jane Leingang
– Rick McCord – USCC
1994: NCCB Committee on Marriage and Family for their work on Follow the Way of Love
1995: Raskob Foundation for Catholic Activities
1996: Bill Keane – Family Values of Cartoon, Family Circus
1997: Cardinal Joseph Bernardin – Archdiocese of Chicago, IL (Posthumous)
– Rabbi Edwin Friedman, M.A., D.D. – The Center for Family Process (Posthumous)
1998: Dolores Leckey – Director, Secretariat for Family, Laity, Women & Youth, Washington DC
1999: Lynn Johnston – Cartoonist, For Better or For Worse
– Reverend Fred Kammer, S.J. – President, Catholic Charities USA
2000: Center for Marriage and Family, Creighton University
– Vicki Thorn – Founder, National Office of Post-Abortion Reconciliation and Healing
2001: Scott Stanley, Ph.D. – Co-director, Center for Marital and Family Studies, U of Denver, CO
2002: Barbara Whitehead, Ph.D. – Co-director, National Marriage Project at Rutgers University, NJ
2003: Habitat for Humanity – An organization that builds up families and communities
– Diane Solee, MSW – creator of Smart Marriages
2005: Joan Comeau – Founder and President of Family Information Services
2009: Fr. Charles Gallagher, SJ – Originator and driving force behind Worldwide Marriage Encounter
2011: Most Reverend Joseph Kurtz – Archdiocese of Louisville
2013: Most Reverend R. Daniel Conlon – Bishop, Diocese of Joliet
– Most Reverend George Rassas – Auxiliary Bishop, Archdiocese of Chicago
2017: National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry
2019: National Council of Catholic Women
2021: Most Reverend Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., D.D. – Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia
Board of Directors Award for Outstanding Service
1994: Reverend Daryl Furlong – Clergy Education Contributions
1995: Bishop Michael Kenny (deceased) – Diocese of Juneau, Alaska