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CBN honors students, business leader

Mike Flach | Catholic Herald

Christian Braunlich (right), vice president of the Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy, accepts the 2014 Business Person of the Year Award from Michael Foster, the 2013 honoree. The event was held Nov. 5 at Marymount University in Arlington.

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Parker Teel (left) of Teel Construction presents a $15,000 check on behalf of the Catholic Business Network of Northern Virginia to Sr. Bernadette McManigal, diocesan superintendent of school.

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Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde (center) congratulates the 2014 Yes! Award recipients (from left): Angela Bozik from Paul VI Catholic High School; Brigid Hoagland from Bishop Ireton High School; Katherine Duquiatan of Saint John Paul the Great High School; and John Patterson of Bishop O’Connell High School.

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Christian Braunlich, vice president of the Thomas Jefferson
Institute for Public Policy, was honored Nov. 5 as the
Business Person of the Year by the Catholic Business Network
of Northern Virginia.

The event was hosted by Marymount University in Arlington.

Braunlich, who served eight years on the Fairfax County
School Board, was recognized for the detailed analysis he
provided on the impact that a tax credit would have on
existing schools. His research eased the concerns of Virginia
legislators and eventually led to the establishment of the
Virginia Education Improvement Scholarship Tax Credit
Program.

The Diocese of Arlington Scholarship Foundation is an
approved foundation under the program, which awards a 65
percent tax credit to individuals or businesses that make a
monetary donation.

CBN President Rich Fanelli said that Braunlich’s efforts will
continue to grow and benefit students well into the future.

Michael Foster, the 2013 recipient of the Business Person of
the Year Award, said that the scholarship fund will create
opportunities for thousands of people and gives children a
chance at something they might not normally have.

Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde thanked Braunlich for his
research, “which helped convince our legislators that this
was a worthwhile project.”

In addition to honoring Braunlich, CBN-NV presented the Yes!
Award to four students from diocesan high schools for their
outstanding leadership and community service: Angela Bozik
from Paul VI Catholic High school in Fairfax; Katherine
Duquiatan from Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School
in Dumfries; John Patterson from Bishop O’Connell High School
in Arlington; and Brigid Hoagland from Bishop Ireton High
School in Alexandria.

The bishop said he was impressed by the personal video
testimonies of the four students because they were
articulate, inspiring, humble and Christ-rooted.

“How proud the principals and their families must be,” he
said.

Marymount President Matthew D. Shank announced that the
university is partnering with CBN to provide Marymount
scholarships for graduating seniors from the four diocesan
high schools. The value of each scholarship will be as much
as $23,000 per year per student.

Shank took it up a notch by saying that he would personally
add another $4,000 to each scholarship if any of the four
Yes! Award recipients were selected by their schools for the
scholarship.

“If they apply and win the scholarship, they’ll get a full
ride to Marymount,” Shank said.

Fanelli and Parker R. Teel of Teel Construction then
presented Sister Bernadette McManigal, diocesan
superintendent of schools, with a $15,000 check on behalf of
CBN to be used for Catholic education.

Find out more

arlingtondiocese.org/catholicschools

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