Mother Teresa awarded the Bishop Carroll T. Dozier Award for Peace and Justice

Two letters from Mother Teresa about the award

Mother Teresa, the late internationally renowned religious leader, was named recipient of the Bishop Carroll T. Dozier Award for Peace and Justice in 1989. Sister M. Sabita, Regional Supervisor of the Memphis Community of the Missionaries of Charity, accepted the award for Mother Teresa at the CBC College Theatre on April 12, 1989.

Sister M. Sabita's acceptance speech for Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa, 87, died of a heart attack on September 5, 1997 in Calcutta. She had been in failing health for several years prior to her death.

The award honors individuals or organizations who demonstrate leadership by example in the practice and promotion of peace and justice in the world. Mother Teresa was chosen to receive this award for her single-minded dedication of service to the "poorest of the poor" and to those rejecteed by the larger society of humankind.

The Missionaries of Charity have established a mission in Memphis to assist battered and abused women and children. Although Mother Teresa did not attend the award ceremony, she was in Memphis on June 4, 1989, to dedicate the Memphis mission and met with Brother Theodore Drahmann, F.S.C., then president of Christian Brothers College.

More Information

If you would like more information about this award, please contact:

Brother Robert Werle, Archivist
2455 Avery Avenue
Christian Brothers University Archives
Memphis, TN 38112
rwerle@cbu.edu
901-321-3243
901-321-3244 fax

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