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RENEW International 2011 Gala Honorees
Ron Bushwell
 | Mr. Ron Bushwell
President's Award
Awarded to that individual who through his/her actions and support,
have advanced RENEW’s mission of evangelization, spiritual renewal,
and faith formation and played a significant role in bringing those efforts to
individuals, parishes, and dioceses throughout the world.
Ron has served and generously supported RENEW International for many years. He is a committed Catholic and long-time business leader in the life insurance industry. Ron graduated from the University of Connecticut, where he majored in Insurance and co-captained the basketball team in his senior year. After graduation, he joined the Marine Corps and served three years in Okinawa as a First Lieutenant. Ron and his wife Rose have six children and fourteen grandchildren. They are parishioners of St. Philomena’s Church, Livingston, NJ. |
Mary McGuinness
 | Sr. Mary C. McGuinness, OP
Msgr. Thomas A. Kleissler Award
Awarded to a person who exemplifies one or more of the remarkable qualities
of Father Tom: demonstrates a visionary and missionary spirit
of Church renewal,committed to justice as integral to faith,
dedicated to the formation of lay leadership and devoted to
spiritual renewal through the building of small Christian communities.
Sr. Mary has contributed to RENEW International for more than thirty years. She has led small Christian community efforts and co-authored and edited many of RENEW’s faith-sharing resources. Previously, she was a pastoral associate at St. Philomena’s Church, Livingston, NJ, and taught at Caldwell College, Lacordaire and Mount St. Dominic Academies, and many grade schools. Sr. Mary graduated from Villanova University (M.S.) and St. John’s University (M.A.), Collegeville, MN. She served on the boards of RENEW International and Genesis Farm. Sr. Mary is a Dominican Sister of Caldwell, NJ, and lives in Verona, NJ. |
Bill McGuire
 | Mr. William B. McGuire
Spirit of RENEW Award
Awarded to that individual who through his/her actions,
in both private and public life, have exemplified the Catholic values
central to the mission of RENEW and through word and deed,
spread that message of the Gospel to all.
Bill truly lives his Catholic faith and exemplifies the values central to RENEW International’s mission. Bill is the managing law partner at Tomkins, McGuire, Wachenfeld, & Barry, LLP, Newark, NJ, and a graduate of Fordham University (B.S.), Seton Hall University (J.D.), and New York University (L.L.M. Tax.). He serves on the boards of Immaculate Conception Seminary, St. Barnabas Corporation, and St. Barnabas Medical Center. Bill has five children; he and his wife Lois are parishioners of the Church of Christ the King, New Vernon, NJ. |
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