Father Tim Scully stands outside the ACE bus
, Hackett Family Director of the and professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame, will be awarded the $100,000 William E. Simon Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Social Entrepreneurship by the for founding and leading the (ACE).
鈥淥n behalf of the entire University, I want to congratulate Father Scully for this recognition and for his leadership in supporting Catholic schools and the essential service they provide in delivering spiritually enriching, morally grounded, quality education to many of the nation鈥檚 poorest children,鈥� said Notre Dame President
Father Scully will receive the award during ceremonies Nov. 5 (Tuesday) in New York. The monetary prize will be given to the to support its worldwide education mission.
ACE, founded by Father Scully in 1993, is a component of Notre Dame鈥檚 Institute for Educational Initiatives. The program trains hundreds of Catholic school teachers and leaders annually to serve predominantly under-resourced schools, provides an array of research-based professional services and builds broad networks of support for schools in more than 75 dioceses across the United States. ACE鈥檚 long-term goal is to help transform the Catholic school system to ensure every child has the chance to enjoy the lifelong benefits of attaining a high-quality education.
To mark ACE鈥檚 , Notre Dame has launched the Fighting for Our Children鈥檚 Future National Bus Tour, a cross-country effort to raise awareness of the profound impact that K-12 schools have on the future of the nation鈥檚 children and to celebrate the unique role that Catholic schools play as agents of human formation and social transformation.
Visiting nearly 50 cities during the 2013-14 academic year, the tour began earlier this month in Dallas and will continue through the Midwest and East Coast in the fall, and the South, Southwest and West Coast in the spring. The bus will be in New York when Father Scully receives the award.
Contact: Bill Schmitt, Alliance for Catholic Education, 574-631-3893, wschmitt@nd.edu