Outside a Sept. 8 reception at the Chevy Chase Club celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Consortium of Catholic Academies of The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, Cardinal Wilton Gregory and former House Speaker John Boehner stand with the principals of the four Washington, D.C., Catholic elementary schools in the consortium. The principals are Harold Thomas Jr. of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Academy and Michael Thomasian of St. Anthony Catholic School at left; Elise Heil of Sacred Heart School at center; and Gerald Smith Jr. of St. Thomas More Catholic Academy at right. (Photo by Christopher Jason for the Consortium of Catholic Academies)

During an Oct. 26, 2021 Mass celebrated by Cardinal Wilton Gregory for St. Anthony Catholic School in Washington, D.C., the recipient of the Consortium of Catholic Academies’ 2021 Ms. Paula Scholarship was announced. The scholarship honors Paula Nowakowski, a longtime chief of staff and aide to former House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio). She died in 2010. The 2021 Ms. Paula Scholar was announced as St. Anthony’s seventh grader Kiara Brown. Standing in this photo from left to right are Father Fred Close, pastor of St. Anthony Parish; Kevin Brown, Kiara’s father; Washington Cardinal Wilton Gregory; Kiara Brown, St. Anthony’s 2021 Ms. Paula Scholar; Sadiqa Brown, Kiara’s mother; and Michael Thomasian, the principal of St. Anthony Catholic School. (CS photo/Andrew Biraj)

Rahwana has demonstrated her commitment to serving underserved populations in both her undergraduate and medical education studies. Her Alma Mater could not be more proud!