Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School
2006 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNA AWARD HONOREE
Anne Edwards Cotter '73 is this year’s Distinguished Alumna Award recipient. She is the President and Founder of Cotter Consulting, a project management service company for commercial, governmental, public and institutional clients. One of her first projects was the redevelopment of Navy Pier, which she worked on with a former employer. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Bradley University and has been president of the Chicago Building Congress, and Chairman of the Illinois Road and Transportation Builders Association.
Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School
2006 CATHERINE MCAULEY LEADERSHIP AWARD HONOREE
Judge CocoThe recipient of the Catherine McAuley Leadership Award is the Honorable Gloria Grace Coco ’68. Judge Coco is the Supervising Judge of the Domestic Violence Division of the First Municipal District of the Circuit Court of Cook County in Chicago. As Supervising Judge, she oversees five courtrooms which handle approximately 53,000 domestic violence cases per year. Judge Coco also holds a bachelor’s degree in Radio, Television, Film and Theatre Performance from Northwestern University and has written and performed the one woman play, “Passages of Grace.”
The Founders Award is a special recognition being given to five individuals whose dedication, insight, and assistance brought Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School to its current location. The distinguished individuals being honored posthumously are Sister Huberta McCarthy, R.S.M., Mayor Richard J. Daley, Morgan Murphy, Sr., Peter Shannon, Sr. and Thomas Walsh, Sr. Family members will be present to accept the awards.