Lifetime Achievement Award to Honor Fr. Scully and Support for Catholic Schools
Catholic schools continue to make a powerful difference in the lives of immigrants and disadvantaged children in inner-city neighborhoods. Notre Dame’s Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) is privileged to provide talented teachers and leaders, plus a spectrum of other resources, to help sustain these schools’ witness of educational excellence brightening the future for all children.
That mission of service inspired Rev. Timothy Scully, C.S.C., to co-found ACE 20 years ago, and it continues to inspire him and countless others who are joining in ACE’s work for Catholic schools and for equal access to a hope-filled education. The Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, which promotes ideas to foster individual opportunity and responsibility, has affirmed that inspiration by naming Father Scully this year’s recipient of the William E. Simon Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Social Entrepreneurship.
Howard Husock, who helps direct the Manhattan Institute’s awards program, writes about Father Scully, ACE, and the ongoing mission in an online profile, published Oct. 14 by Forbes magazine. The presentation of the award coincides with Notre Dame’s Fighting for Our Children’s Future National Bus Tour, which is marking the 20th anniversary of ACE through visits to Catholic schools in 50 cities, raising awareness of the profound effect an excellent education can make on a child’s life.