Loyola Professor Dr. Robert Wicks Honored at College of Saint Elizabeth

MORRISTOWN, NJ (05/08/2013)(readMedia)-- The College of Saint Elizabeth, 2 Convent Road, Morristown, N.J., honored Dr. Robert Wicks, professor of psychology at Loyola University in Baltimore, with the Servant Leadership Award at a special presentation that took place during We Are God's People, the College's Annual Spirituality Convocation, sponsored by the CSE Center for Ministry and Spirituality on Saturday, April 20, 2013. More than 500 people attended the event that brought together leading theologians and educators for a day of spiritual renewal and formation. Dr. Wicks also delivered the morning keynote.

"Jesus taught the disciples that leadership involves a willingness to be 'servant of all,'" explains Carol Pisani, director of the CSE DePaul Center for Ministry and Spirituality and special assistant to the president for mission and values. "We find our common ground in this understanding with many different cultures and faith traditions all over the world. The embodiment of servant leadership entails the ability to change hearts, heal divisions, and build community, and the virtues of courage, foresight, empathy, and stewardship."

Dr. Wicks is also an author of more than 40 books. In 2006, he received the first annual Alumni Award for Excellence in Professional Psychology from Widener University. He is also the recipient of the Humanitarian of the Year Award from the American Counseling Association's Division on Ethics and Values. For his service to the Roman Catholic Church, Dr. Wicks received the Papal Medal from His Holiness Pope John Paul II.

Dr. Wicks was recognized for his "his remarkable commitment and service to the entire human community as healer and agent of reconciliation." His citation read, "Storytelling and is an ancient art with profound effect on life and the human spirit – for stories can bring joy, laughter, inspiration, and healing-they become a vehicle for passing on tradition, wisdom and values. Yet it is the rare instance where these profound gifts are all wrapped in one and tied with the ribbons of spirituality and psychology. We have had the privilege of sitting at the feet of a master story teller, psychologist, and spiritual master in Dr. Robert J. Wicks."

The Servant Leadership Award was established to celebrate the 110th Anniversary of the College of Saint Elizabeth in 2009.

Sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, Convent Station, N.J., the College of Saint Elizabeth enrolls more than 1,700 full- and part-time students in more than 25 undergraduate, 10 graduate and two doctoral degree programs; an Ed.D.in educational leadership and a Psy.D. in counseling psychology. For information on other activities or programs, visit the College of Saint Elizabeth web site at www.cse.edu.