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May 6, 2002
Two exemplary leaders and alumnae of Trinity College will be
honored and will speak to the graduates at Trinity
College's 99th Commencement ceremonies on Sunday, May 19,
at 11:00 a.m.
 The
Honorable Jeanette Jackson Clark, Trinty College Class of
1970, was recently sworn in as Associate
Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
Judge Clark is a graduate of the Howard University Law School,
and she also earned a Master's in Education degree from Wheelock
College. After graduating from Trinity in 1970 as senior class
president and an outstanding student leader, Judge Clark taught
in the D.C. Public Schools and at Sidwell Friends School for
ten years.
Upon graduating from law school and after a clerkship and practicing
with the law firm, Steptoe and Johnson, Judge Clark began a
long and distinguished career as a trial attorney with WMATA,
the Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority, Washington's
Metro system.
Judge Clark served Trinity as a member of the Board of Trustees
for six years. As a judge at Superior Court, Judge Clark joins
the Honorable Patricia Broderick '71, who joined the bench in
1998.
 Sister
Mary Ann Cook, SND, Trinity College Class of 1960, has served
her alma mater in countless ways: she is a former Professor
of English and Academic Dean, and, more recently, a Trustee
for twelve years, serving the last six years as the Chair of
the Board of Trustees. Sr. Mary Ann Cook, SND, is President
of the Education for Parish
Service program, which prepares lay people for parish service.
"These two women are both exemplary leaders in many ways,"
said President Patricia McGuire. "Judge Jackson is a woman
of great integrity and intellect. She has served Trinity well
as a trustee, and she continues as a great friend of Trinity
and volunteer and advocate on our behalf."
President McGuire noted that "Sr. Mary Ann Cook has been
a stalwart, tireless leader for Trinity and for the mission
of the SNDs and St. Julie Billiart, the foundress of the Sisters
of Notre Dame. As the Sisters of Notre Dame prepare for the
200th anniversary of their founding in 2004, Sr. Mary Ann Cook
is a great exemplar of their mission and charism."
Trinity College's Commencement will take place on the front
lawn of the library on Saturday, May 19, at 11:00 a.m.
For more information, contact: Ann Pauley, 202/884-9725, pauleya@trinitydc.edu
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