Area alumna honored by Seton Hill University

Quirk

Seton Hill University recently presented its Distinguished Alumni Leadership Award to 10 alumni, including Houston resident Anne Ruff Quirk.

The award is presented to alumni who demonstrate outstanding achievement and leadership in one or more areas that include education, business and professions, science and technology, arts, voluntary services and philanthropy.

Quirk, class of 1956, is the past president of the Charity Guild of Catholic Women and has aided in the acquisition of property and assisted in providing services to children served by the Guild. In 2010, she was recognized for her 40 years of active service to the Guild.

Through her work with the Guild, Quirk began volunteering with the San Jose Clinic, a Guild beneficiary that provides care to the uninsured. She served as the president of the Women’s Auxiliary for the Houston Dental Society, the Saint Cyril Ladies Guild and the Newman Circle Study Club.

Quirk is also a docent at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston and enjoys sharing her passion with visitors.

Seton Hill University, founded in 1885 by the Sisters of Charity, is a coeducational Catholic liberal arts university in Greensburg, Pennsylvania.