Mary Emily

Sister Mary Emily FC with the Sitara-e-Imtiaz medal

From 1972 to 1982 Sister Mary Emily FC of the Daughters of the Cross religious order, was the Principal of the St. Joseph's College (Karachi), Pakistan. ^[1] St. Joseph's is one of the leading Colleges in the country. In 2007, 1,548 students were studying in the college with a total of 78 teachers.^[2]

The Daughters of the Cross were founded in Belgium 175 years ago and arrived in Pakistan in 1862. The Sisters have been involved with various activities over the years: the founding of schools; work in hospitals, clinics, and social centers for assisting the poor and sick; offering humanitarian assistance, both material and spiritual, to prisoners and those living in refugee camps; family counseling; service to the orphans and children living on the street, through a house that takes care of over 120 children. Today, the congregation has 112 houses all over the world and 850 Sisters carrying out its mission.^[3]

In 2005, when St. Joseph's College was returned to the Catholic Board of Education, Sr Emily was again appointed the principal.^[4]

On the 23 March 2009 the Government of Pakistan awarded Sr. Emily the Sitara-e-Imtiaz which she received from the Governor of Sindh. This was in recognition of her services to education.^[5]

References

1. ^ "So much to do Dawn 18 August 2004". http://www.dawn.com/2004/08/18/letted.htm#13. 
2. ^ From private to public and back again The News, Karachi, August 15, 2007
3. ^ "Daughter of the Cross celebrate the anniversary of their arrival in the country Agenzia Fides 7 November 2008". http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=18900&lan=eng. 
4. ^ "Dawn 2005/05/08". http://www.dawn.com/2005/05/08/local1.htm. 
5. ^ "Daily Times 24 March 2009". http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009%5C03%5C24%5Cstory_24-3-2009_pg12_7. 

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