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2023 Award Winner

Frances Flannery Gunshol '88 M'94

Fran Gunshol’s connection to º£½ÇÉçÇø began long before she was born. Her mother and her four sisters attended º£½ÇÉçÇø Prep on Charles Street, and her father was enormously proud of his sister, Joan, who graduated from the college. Fran grew up hearing tales of their love for all things º£½ÇÉçÇø.

Returning to college in her thirties as a mother of two, she circuitously landed at º£½ÇÉçÇø and graduated in 1988. Her career path led Fran to her alma mater, where she proudly served as Assistant to the President to Sister Kathleen Feeley, Director of Special Events and Conferences Services for º£½ÇÉçÇø’s Centennial, and Director of Alumnae and Community Relations. During those years, she watched her daughter, Colleen Bergin, become an alum, class of 1994 - in fact, they graduated together on the stage, with Fran completing her MA that same year.

After ten years at º£½ÇÉçÇø, Fran’s passion for philanthropy led her to serve as Executive Director for the CCBC Catonsville Foundation, Executive Director of the BCCC Foundation, and Director of Major Gifts and Planned Giving at Stevenson University.

Upon her retirement from Stevenson, Fran was brought home to º£½ÇÉçÇø once again, serving as a consultant for eleven years until 2022.