St. Joseph High School

The ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER AWARD was established in 1991 by the Alumni Association of St. Joseph High School to honor those graduates who have distinguished themselves in business, the arts, science, community service or any area that reflects the motto of the school, Vincit Qui Laborat, translated he conquers, who labors.

1991 Recipients
Martin Napoli, Jr. ‘64
Vice-President, Napco Steel
John Vosicky ‘66
CFO, BGF Technology
Thomas Campbell ‘70
Member, Chicago Board of Trade
Brother Thomas Harding, FSC ‘72
Development, Montini Catholic HS

1992 Recipients
Earl J. Filed ‘ 64
CEO Paramedic Services, Mayor of Norridge
Gary A. King ‘64
DuPage County Clerk
John B. O’Connell, M.D. ‘67
Cardiac Transplant Surgeon
Robert P. Griffard ‘67
Executive Producer, Warner Brothers

1993 Recipients
Ronald A. Sage, D.P.M. ‘68
Chief of Pediatrics, Loyola & Hines
Reverend Michael J. Solazzo ‘68
Priest, Archdiocese of Chicago
Thomas C. Origitano, M.D. ‘72
Neurosurgeon
Barton Adrian ‘73
Meteorologist

1994 Recipients
Michael K. Salemi, Ph. D. ‘64
Economics Professor, University of North Carolina
Robert J. Dempsey, M.D. ‘69
Neurosurgeon

1995 Recipients
Thomas W. Begg, Jr. ‘64
Director, Security Life & Safety
Brother Charles Hlava, O.S.B. ‘69
Asst. Principal, Benet Academy
Giancarlo Turano ‘70
Executive VP, Turano Baking Co.
Carmen D. Soldato ‘75
Attorney (former mayor of Darien)

1996 Recipients
Arthur Behrmann, M.D. ‘71
Psychiatrist
Todd S. Hewell III, M.D. ‘71
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon
David G. Kennedy, M.D. ‘71
Neurosurgeon
Thomas J. Weigel, M.D. ‘76
Pediatric Cardiologist

1997 Recipients
Philip Corcoran ‘72
Partner, PCW Investments LLC
Ronald Romanelli, M.D. ‘72
Orthopedic Surgeon

1998 Recipients
Joseph Connelly, Jr. ‘73
Banking Executive
Michael A. Ellis ‘73
Controller & Boy Scout Volunteer
Louis B. Scannicchio, DDS ‘73
Prosthodontist & Oral Oncologist

1999 Recipients
Br. Joseph Marco, SDS ‘74
Chaplain/Grief Counselor

2000 Recipients
Darryl Boggs ‘75
Musician/Teacher
Thomas Justus ‘80
President, Integrated Components
Anthony Lumpkin, DDS ‘80
Family Dentistry
Kevin Salvino, M.D. ‘75
Podiatrist

2001 Recipients
Robert E. Dodds ‘66
Fndr./CEO Racing Champions Corp.
Steve Harris, '83
Actor
David Kowalski, M.D. ‘64
Analytical Chemist, Nalco Chemical
James Olson, M.D. '80
V.P., Erie Family Health Center
Fr. Ralph Partie ‘64
Quincy University Chaplain
Anthony Rotunno ‘67
Pres., Rotunno Enterprises, Inc.
Isiah Thomas ‘79
NBA All Star/Coach
Warren Wilkosz ‘67
Detective, DuPage Country Sheriff
Patrick Arbor (Honorary)
President. Board of Trade
Charles Bidwell III (Honorary)
President, National Jockey Club
Chairman, Chicago Motor Speedway

2002 Recipients
Richard Abramowski, '64
V.P., Harcourt-Brace Corporation
Frank Ahern ‘64
Owner, Cassidy Tire Company
Thomas Beamer, M.D. ‘65
Practitioner & Geriatrician
Kevin Cleary ‘72
Fndr./Pres., Fort Dearborn Partners, Inc.
Lawrence Hersh '68, Ph.D.
Engineer, GE Med. Systems, IT
Chlada Family Award
Reverend John P. Smyth (Honorary)
Executive Director, Maryville Academy
Senator Thomas Walsh (Honorary)
Illinois State Senator

2003 Recipients
Mark T. Bohr ‘71
Sr. Engineer, Institute of EE
George G. Johnson ‘78
Pres./CEO Sportsnews Productions
Kevin Sheehan ‘70
Develop. Dir., Lockheed Martin Missiles
Steven Skrabacz ‘82
Engineer, General Dynamics
Weigel Family Award

2004 Recipients
Hector Gonzalez ‘79
C-12 Pilot, CW3 U.S. Army Reserve
James McParland ‘64
Attorney, McParland & Phillips LLC
Kelly Family Award

2005 Recipients
Charles Hannon ‘80
Research Associate, Eastman Kodak Co.
Francis Hannon ‘80
Dir. Tech. Aff. Alva-Amoco Pharmaceutical Co.
Tej Singh, M.D. ‘85
Chief Vascular Surgery, Santa Clara Medical Center

2006 Recipients
William Phelan ‘81
VP and Controller, Sears Holdings
Ravi Rao, M.D. ‘86
Pediatric Neurosurgeon
Corporate Consultant

2007 Recipients
James Vitha ‘82
Commander, U.S. Navy

2008 Recipients
Brian O’Connor, Ph.D. ‘68
Engineering Fellow, Ratheon Co.
Marc Renc ‘88
Teacher, Special Education
Kwak Family Award 

2009 Recipients
Bruce Sirus ‘69
CEO/Pres., Production Plus
Roger Witek ‘84
Colonel, US Air Force
Shea Family Award

2010 Recipients
William Weigel ‘70
President, Selden Fox, Ltd.

2011 Recipients
Kevin Fitzgerald ‘71
VP & Gen. Mgr. Koppers Industries, Inc.
Randy Hribal ‘86
Attorney, Law Offices of Randall B. Hribal

2017 Recipients
Michael Connelly '82
Illinois State Senator
James Lenc '78
Owner, Richmond Electric
Mark Polivka '70
V.P. & Director
Willow Farm Properties, Inc.
Jeffrey Tobolski '82
Mayof of McCook
Cook County Commissioner
Chvatal Family Award

2018 Recipients
Victor Canzolino, Jr. '73
LSC Communications
Robert Kastenholz '73
Archdiocese of Chicago