The General Alumni Association has announced this year's recipients of the In Hoc Signo Award. Richard L. Ahern '51, Francis J. McCabe Jr. '45 and Paul V. Mullaney '42 have been selected to receive the Association's highest honor, presented for service, dedication and devotion to the College. 

Richard L. Ahern '51 has been a faithful supporter of Alma Mater for the past 50 years. A member of the President's Council, he has worked on the Campaign for Holy Cross and served as gift chair for the class of 1951. In addition to his involvement as a class agent and as an active member of the Varsity Club, he has served as an admissions advisor and a career planning counselor. Active in his community as well, Ahern has been a Catholic Big Brother, a volunteer in the St. Vincent Hospital emergency room in New York City and a volunteer with the New Canaan (Conn.) fire department. 

In 1969, Ahern founded Ahern International Sales Corp., which specializes in the buying and selling of paper for export. The company is active in Europe, Africa, Latin America, Australia and the Caribbean. Dick and his wife, Gail, reside in New Canaan; they are the parents of three children: Keelin '95, Brendan '97 and Ashling '99. 

Francis J. McCabe Jr. '45 has been tireless in his service to Holy Cross. Part of the first Naval ROTC unit at the College, he was also a member of the first Bishop Healy Committee. In addition to serving as chair of the Class of 1945 for the last 31 years, he has been an admissions counselor and a career planning counselor as well as a member of the alumni book prize committee. Active on the GAA board of directors for several years, he was named the Holy Cross Club of Rhode Island's "Crusader of the Year" in 1978. 

The owner of F.J. McCabe and Son, Realtors, which was established in 1916, McCabe has served as president of the Rhode Island Realtors Association and director of the National Association of Realtors; In 1957, he was named the Rhode Island "Realtor of the Year." In addition to serving as the city assessor for Warwick, R.I., from 1961-1972, McCabe has been a lecturer and instructor at the University of Rhode Island, Providence College and Johnson & Whales University, Providence. The father of five children, he resides in Warwick.

Paul V. Mullaney's involvement in alumni work began in 1945 on the island of Guam where he helped to found the Holy Cross Club of Guam. A member of the Holy Cross Club of Greater Worcester for 55 years, he has served on the Club's board of directors and also as Club president in 1955. Named the Club's "Crusader of the Year" in 1976, Mullaney has worked on reunion committees and acted as a class agent. 

A Marine Corp veteran of World War II and the Korean conflict, Mullaney had been an attorney in private practice for 25 years. From 1978-1991, he served as district court judge. A four-term member of the Worcester City Council, he was mayor of Worcester from 1963-1965. He and his wife, Sally, reside in Worcester; they are the parents of nine children, including Paul '76.