LA PLUME — Keystone College will conduct its 146th annual commencement ceremony at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 13 at the Pavilion at Montage Mountain.
Sister Ann Walsh, IHM will receive an honorary degree during the ceremony.
Walsh has a history of service to Northeastern Pennsylvania. She serves as Chief Executive Officer of Friends of the Poor, a non-profit, charitable organization which provides members of the community with basic human needs such as food, clothing and emergency assistance.
Prior to joining Friends of the Poor in 2010, Walsh directed the Mother-Infant Program at St. Joseph’s Center in Scranton from 2002-2010. She has also served as health/wellness coordinator at IHM Center in Scranton, vice president for planning at Maxis Health System in Carbondale and vice president of operations at Marian Community Hospital in Carbondale.
Walsh has been director of physical therapy at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Carbondale, was a staff physical therapist at Divine Providence Hospital in Williamsport and physical therapy director at Marian Convent in Scranton. She has also been an elementary school teacher at St. Matthew School, East Stroudsburg.
Among numerous awards and honors, Walsh recently received the 2017 Distinguished Honor Award from the Greater Scranton MLK Commission. In 2016, she was inducted into Alpha Sigma Nu National Jesuit Honor Society, and received the Pedro Arrupe, S.J. Award for Distinguished Contributions to Ignatian Mission and Ministry. In 2015, she received the prestigious Margaretta Belin Chamberlin Award from the Scranton Area Community Foundation.
Walsh received a bachelor’s degree in education from Marywood University and a master’s degree in social work, also from Marywood. She received a certification in physical therapy from the School of Allied Medical Professions at the University of Pennsylvania.
