Opus Prize Ambassadors

As part of the Opus Prize finalist selection process, Villanova students, faculty and staff served as 2023 Opus Prize Ambassadors. During the spring and summer of 2023, Opus Prize Ambassadors accompany members of the Opus Prize Foundation Board to visit the three finalists under consideration for the million-dollar Opus Prize. The site visits were "due diligence" visits allowing Ambassadors to fully engage with the finalists and their organizations, and to thoughtfully observe their meaningful and important work.

The following Ambassadors traveled for due diligence trips:

INTERNATIONAL CANCER CARE AND RESEARCH (iCCARE) - MWANZA, TANZANIA

Nominee: Dr. Kristin Schroeder

Chris Link '24
Grace Akkara '25
Kevin Covington, Assistant Director, Retention and Outreach, CASA
Bette Mariani, Vice Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Nursing

HOLY TRINITY PEACE VILLAGE - KURON, SOUTH SUDAN

Nominee: Bishop Paride Taban

Tyler Moore '25
Lauren McLaughlin '26
Theresa Gardner '24 MA
Dan Griffin, Director, CRS Partnership, Mission and Ministry

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP - CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY

Nominee: Jameka Walker