State Council of Catholic Charities Directors Bishop Mugavero Award, March, 2013
At the State Council of Catholic Charities Statewide Annual Convening held in March, 2013, Jack was presented the Bishop Francis J. Mugavero Award. The award had been established in 1989 when it was presented to Bishop Mugavero upon his retirement as Bishop of Brooklyn. As Brooklyn Diocesan Director of Catholic Charities, Bishop Mugavero had been instrumental in the establishment of the State Council in 1966. The award thereafter was presented annually to an individual who had made a significant contribution to the work of the State Council.