SSJ Receives Presidential Medallion

Sister Barbara Lum is among 11 recipients to receive Nazareth University’s first ever Presidential Medallion award. Nazareth presented the prestigious honor to individuals who have “contributed to notable positive progress in our society.” Throughout the years, Sister Barbara has shared with Nazareth staff and students her experiences as a nurse supervisor at Selma, Alabama’s Good Samaritan Hospital during the height of the civil rights era. Today, Sister Barbara continues her mission of service helping neighbors at St. Joseph’s Northside ministry in the City of Rochester.

Caroline Tolbert, Nazareth’s Director of Major and Planned Gifts in Development, presents Sister Barbara Lum with the Presidential Medallion during the University’s Centennial Jubilee on September 21 (Courtesy of Nazareth photographer Greg Francis)