Mary Ann Della Valle

Mary Ann Lafferty Della Valle (Grad ’74) received Salve Regina University’s Alumni Achievement Award during the school’s 2013 reunion weekend. In 2010, she retired as an associate professor from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, where she dedicated her career to teaching nursing students and conducting research in the department of genetics. She received numerous awards for her innovative teaching and commitment to her students, including the University of Pennsylvania Provost’s Award for Distinguished Teaching. Ms. Della Valle also helped establish a scholarship for nursing students in Penn’s residential Pre-Freshman Program.