The Archdiocesan Board of Education in cooperation with the Office of Catholic Schools has chosen Sister Ann Quigley, RSM, as Educator of the Year.

From a list of nominees chosen by their respective schools and faculties, the Archdiocesan Board has selected Sister Ann Quigley to be the recipient of its first Educator of the Year Award.

Sister Ann Quigley has been a member of the Marion Sisters of Mercy for the past 18 years. Sister has been involved in elementary education for the past 15 years, seven of those years have been spent at St. John the Evangelist Parish in Hapeville.

Sister Ann presently holds a Masters of Education degree from Millersville (Pa.) State College with a specialization in the areas of Socially Maladjusted and Emotionally Disturbed Students.

Experienced at all grade levels, Sister has worked full- or part-time in both city and suburban schools. She has served as department head, unit coordinator, test consultant and, presently, assistant principal. Sister has had the unique experience of an internship in a children's mental hospital, counselor at a camp for underprivileged children, and faculty member at a teacher's college. The variety and extent of Sister Ann's background has made her a valuable resource person.

Service is an integral part of Sister Ann's commitment. Some areas served have been coordinator of the St. Vincent de Paul Inner City Tutoring Program; consultant for the Archdiocesan Curriculum Committee; workshop assistant in Moral Development to Office of Religious Education, and Teacher of Adult Education at St. John the Evangelist Parish.

Sister Ann Quigley's excellence has been recognized in the past through the presentation of the Outstanding Elementary Teacher of America Award in 1974 and Georgia Association of Independent Schools Educator's Award in 1976.

The faculty of St. John's was unanimous in its selection of Sister Ann. The teachers felt that Sister best exemplified the qualities of excellence demanded of a teacher in a contemporary Catholic school.