2023 Mother's Day Sharing Our Mothers' Stories This Mother’s Day, the Notre Dame Alumni Association has compiled past We Are ND stories from mothers and mother figures in the Notre Dame community.
Emily Rupchock '20EMNA Alumna Embraces Motherhood and Connection with Chosen Family Working with under-resourced children and families has brought Emily Rupchock EMNA ’20 a lot of satisfaction over the years, but that wasn’t the only outcome. Her work with these communities brought another beautiful — if unexpected — gift: a daughter.
Paul ’80 and Cindy ’81 Stark Changing the World, One Child at a Time Husband and wife alums pursue their vocation through fostering and adoption.
Katie (Connell) Heaps ’06, ’08 M.Ed. Helping Families to Pay for Adoptions ND grad works for nonprofit that assists families
Annie (Manuszak) Johnson ’01 She Embraced a Family Tradition of Adoption “We’re the lucky ones,” mom says of experience
Judge Joseph L. Falvey Jr., ’81, ’87 J.D. Veteran And Wife Make a Difference Through Fostering, Adoption Couple thrives on raising a large blended family
Claire Brosnihan '11 The Joy of Adoption Peace Corps stint in Rwanda inspired ’11 grad to adopt as a single mom
