1997 Winners

Jean Webster of Atlantic City fed disadvantaged people every day, frequently from her own pocket and in her own home.

Richard and Maureen Kanka of Hamilton Township founded the Megan Nicole Kanka Foundation to increase public awareness about the danger posed to children by convicted sex offenders.

Reverend Edwin D. Leahy O.S.B., of Newark is headmaster of St. Benedict’s Prep, where more than 95 percent of the school’s graduates have gone on to higher learning.