The Roundtable Association of Diocesan Social Action Directors honors an individual or individuals who have made unique contributions to the achievement of the Catholic vision of social justice in the national and/or international community.
Their work will:
- have made an impact on significant numbers of persons, or set a precedent or example which affected many
- have affected progress in the national or international communities toward eliminating social, economic, or political injustice or discrimination
- have affected progress towards guaranteeing basic human dignity and rights as defined in Catholic social teaching
They will have shown evidence of linking faith and justice, in light of Catholic social teaching, through education which leads to action (advocacy, empowerment, and organizing) on issues, policies, and social structures that contribute to the building of God’s kingdom on earth.
Fagan Award Recipients
- Rev. J. Bryan Hehir (1987)
- Ronald T. Krietemeyer (1988)
- Sr. Nancy Sylvester, IHM (1989)
- Most Rev. Joseph M. Sullivan (1990)
- Harry A. Fagan (1991)
- Sharon M. Daly (1992)
- John L. Carr (1993)
- Rev. Msgr. George Higgins (1994)
- Rev. Msgr. John Egan and Margaret Roach (1995)
- Dr. Mary Heidkamp and James Lund (1996)
- Most Rev. James Malone (1997)
- Rev. Eugene Boyle (1998)
- Sr. Miriam Mitchell, SHSp (1999)
- Msgr. Raymond G. East (2000)
- Sr. Helen Prejean, CSJ (2001)
- Most Rev. Ricardo Ramírez, CSB (2002)
- Rev. Msgr. Philip J. Murnion (2003)
- John J. Sweeney (2004)
- Donna M. Hanson (2005)
- Jack Jezreel (2006)
- Rev. Greg Boyle, SJ (2007)
- Most Rev. John E. McCarthy (2008)
- Joan Rosenhauer (2009)
- Rev. Bryan Massingale (2010)
- Sr. Katherine Feely, SND; Fr. Jim Hug, SJ and Dr. Jane Deren (2011)
- Jan Benton, SFO (2012)
- Gerald Flood (2013)
- Archbishop Francis Chullikatt (2014)
- Dan Misleh (2015)
- Fr. Fred Kammer, S.J. (2016)
- Ralph McCloud (2018)
- Sr. Norma Pimentel, MJ (2019)
- *no award given during the COVID-19 pandemic*
- His eminence, Wilton Cardinal Gregory (2021)
- Sharon Lavigne (2022)
