Mary Ellen Hogan of Springfield honored with Distinguished Alumni Award by Elms College

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Sr. Mary Reap, IHM, president of Elms College, left, with Distinguished Alumni Award recipient Mary Ellen Hogan.

CHICOPEE, MA (05/18/2010)(readMedia)-- Mary Ellen Hogan of Springfield, Massachusetts, was honored with the Distinguished Alumni Award from Elms College at commencement exercises Sunday, May 16. The award has been made annually since 1967 to a graduate who has distinguished herself or himself through exemplary service to profession, community, family, and religious life.

Hogan, who graduated from Elms in 1966, retired as guidance director from the High School of Commerce in Springfield after 36 years. She began her career as a Spanish teacher and later as a guidance counselor. During her tenure, she served as chair of the department of foreign languages, and later as chair of the guidance department.

As a student at Elms, Hogan had a Spanish major with a minor in English and education. She went on to earn a master's of education at Westfield State College and a master's of teaching at American International College. During her career, she worked with local and state professional organizations both in foreign language and guidance.

She is president of the board of directors of Weston Rehabilitation Center for Women in Springfield, sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph. She serves on the scholarship committee of the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts, and on the Edward Boland Scholarship Committee.

Elms College is a co-educational, Catholic college offering a liberal arts curriculum that gives students multiple perspectives on life. Founded in 1928 by the Sisters of St. Joseph, Elms College has a tradition of educating reflective, principled, and creative learners, who are rooted in faith, educated in mind, compassionate in heart, responsive to civic and social obligations, and capable of adjusting to change without compromising principle.