Harriet Padberg, RSCJ, of St. Louis was honored in late January for her work as a music therapist at Emmaus Home for developmentally disabled adults. She was among three women presented with the Epsilon Sigma Alpha’s DIANA Award (Distinguished International Academy of Noble Achievement).

Sister Padberg, retired from teaching at Maryville University, devotes twelve hours a week to her new ministry and reports that many behavior problems are reduced or eliminated as she plays the organ or sings to or with the residents.

The DIANA Awards are presented to individuals “who have unselfishly given of themselves to a remarkable degree in some area of service that benefits others … a person who exemplifies in daily life the wholesome and inspiring qualities of love, faith and courage.”