Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory Honors Five Religious Leaders
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On Saturday, February 2, 2008 Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory hosted its 32nd Annual Founders’ Gala at the Hillcrest Golf & Country Club in Hollywood, Florida. The theme for this year’s event was “The House that Chaminade-Madonna Built” and during for being an integralpart in the formation and “construction” of the Marianist C-M community. The event benefited Chaminade-Madonna’s scholarship programs.More than 160 guests, among them past Founders’ Award | |
| At the Founder’s Day Gala, seated, S. Grace Messarge, SSND, S. Marie Danielle Amspacher, SSND, standing Principal Gloria Ramos, Bro. John Campbell, Fr. Dan Doyle, Fr. John Thompson and Assistant Principal for Student Affairs Colette Varese Weinstein |
recipients, alumni from Chaminade High School (1964-1988), Madonna Academy (1967-1988) and Chaminade-Madonna (1988-present) as well as distinguished people from the community gathered to present the awards for their dedication, enthusiasm, and commitment to: Marianist Reverend Daniel Doyle, S.M., Marianist Brothers John Campbell and Charles Roggemann, and School Sisters of Notre Dame Marie DanielleAmspacher and Grace Messarge, SSND.
In attendance and showing their admiration and their support were also Marianist Father John McGrath and Marianist Brothers George Endres, Ray Kane, Don Neff, and Kevin Whelan. The Master of Ceremonies for the evening was Chaminade-Madonna’s President Father John Thompson, S.M. who, in an emotional speech, presented all five honorees with individual awards and recognized their dedication to the Catholic and Marianist educational tradition. Following is a short bio of each honoree:
Brother John Campbell, S.M., has a forty-plus years’ relationship with Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory which started in 1962 when he arrived to be a Biology teacher. In 1984, Br. John was appointed the first President of Chaminade High School. He assumed his second term as President of C-M from 1994 to 2002. He was awarded Coach of the Year for leading Chaminade to State Championships in Cross Country and Track & Field. Brother John works at the Marianist‐sponsored St. Louis High School in Hawaii.
Sister Marie Danielle Amspacher, SSND was principal of Madonna Academy from 1980-1984. Afterwards, she was appointed by Archbishop McCarthy to be the Superintendent of Schools for the Archdiocese of Miami, a position she held until 1991. In 2003, Sister Danielle was appointed to be the Administrator of Villa Assumpta, a retirement center for the School Sisters of Notre Dame.
Father Dan Doyle, S.M. was born in New York and schooled by the Marianists in Dayton, Ohio. After his ordination in 1967, Father Doyle was assigned to come to Hollywood, Florida to teach at Chaminade High School. Father Doyle has been an essential building block for C-M acting as a teacher, a spiritual counselor, a Chaplain and a past President of the school. He is still very involved as a spiritual leader through his commitment to the charismatic community and Nativity Church in Hollywood, Florida.
Sister Grace Messarge, SSND was part of the Madonna Academy family and then of Chaminade-Madonna after the merger in 1988. She worked as Assistant Principal, Dean of Students, teacher, and faith leader leaving a deep mark on Chaminade-Madonna’s spiritual and educational identity during her seven years with the school. Sr. Grace is a member of the retirement community of the School Sisters of Notre Dame at Villa Assumpta in Maryland.
Brother Charles Roggemann, S.M. will always be part of what C-M has become. For more than thirty years Brother Chuck, as he was lovingly called by his students, professed great dedication for the classes he taught and the community he served. As a spiritual leader and friend of the student body he gave “heart” and “soul” to the school during his years at C-M. Since his retirement in 2005, Brother Chuck has lived with other Marianists in Dayton, OH.
Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory is located at 500 East Chaminade Drive, Hollywood, Florida 33021. Chaminade-Madonna, a Catholic high school in the Marianist tradition, is a recognized school of excellence by the U.S. Department of Education – Blue Ribbon School Program.