Briglia to receive Rebecca Lukens Award

Beth Harper Briglia A longtime philanthropic advisor and community volunteer in Chester County, Beth Harper Briglia, was recently named the 18th recipient of the annual Rebecca Lukens Award presented by the National Iron & Steel Heritage Museum (NISHM) in Coatesville. Established by the Graystone Society, the museum’s nonprofit arm, the award is named for the owner of the former Lukens Steel...

Lukens Award to be presented to Mary T. Holleran

Mary T. Holleran The National Iron & Steel Heritage Museum (NISHM) in Coatesville along with the Gunard Berry Carlson Memorial Foundation, PECO, and The Stewart Huston Charitable Trust announced its 17th annual Rebecca Lukens Award will be presented to noted community-builder, Mary T. Holleran. For the past 45 years, Ms. Holleran has been entwined with many community-service projects in Coatesville...

Sheehan to be honored with Lukens Award

Frances Sheehan COATESVILLE –The National Iron & Steel Heritage Museum (NISHM) in Coatesville along with Coatesville Savings Bank, announced Tuesday its eleventh annual Rebecca Lukens Award to be presented to noted community-builder, Frances Sheehan, President of Crozier-Keystone Community Foundation. For the past 15 years, Ms. Sheehan served as President and CEO of the Brandywine...

Working to perpetuate Rebecca Lukens’ legacy

Annual award goes to longtime regional open-space advocate  By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Molly K. Morrison chats with Susannah Brody, playing the role of Rebecca Lukens, at the Eighth Annual Rebecca Lukens Award ceremony in Coatesville. Driven by a promise to her dying husband to keep the steel mill going, Lukens proceeded to demonstrate an iron will that would transcend...