 Sr. McCaughey, a member of the Dominican Sisters of Springfield, has more than 37 years in Catholic education as a teacher and administrator. Serving as Marian Catholic High School’s principal for all but two years from 1992 until 2004, Sr. McCaughey also served as principal at Springfield Sacred Heart and Sacred Heart-Griffin High School from 1985 to 1991.
Sr. McCaughey earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Quincy University. She holds a master of arts degree in Theology from St. Louis University and master of science in institutional business administration from the University of Notre Dame. In addition, she earned her educational administration certification through DePaul University, and studied for a doctorate in Theology and the social sciences at the Chicago Theological Seminary.
Under her leadership, Marian earned a U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon in 1995-96 and Marian has twice been named to the Catholic High School Honor Roll (2004, 2006), which recognizes the Top 50 secondary schools in America. She lead the school’s Courage to Lead Campaign, as well as building a new arts wing, a primary competition gymnasium, a Leadership Center / Student Union, college room, greenhouse, campus ministry area, two science labs and the Dominican Way classroom addition.
Among Sr. McCaughey’s current professional affiliations are: Executive Board Member, Dominican Association of Secondary Schools; National Association of Secondary School Principals; National Catholic Education Association (NCEA), a member of the Illinois State Commission for AdvancED (North Central Association).
Sr. McCaughey was named Alumni of the Year from the Notre Dame Club of Central Illinois in 1992, received the National Catholic Education Association Distinguished Graduate Award (Infant Jesus of Prague School) in 1995, and received the Gratiam Dei Award in 2004 from the American Catholic Press.
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