Mary Emily Gonsalves

Mary Emily Gonsalves
Sister Mary Emily FC with her Sitara-e-Imtiaz medal
Born	1919 (1919) Mangalore, British Raj
Died	9 January 2017(2017-01-09) (aged 97–98) Karachi, Pakistan
Citizenship	Pakistani
Education	masters degree in English and Economics
Occupation	religious sister
Years active	1944 - 2017
Known for	Principal, St. Joseph's College, Karachi
Awards	Sitara-e-Imtiaz

Mary Emily Gonsalves was a Roman Catholic nun from Karachi, Pakistan.

Early life

She was born in Mangalore, India in 1919. She started her teaching career in a school in Byculla, Bombay in 1940. In 1944 she joined the Daughters of the Cross religious congregation. She went on to do a master's degree in English and Economics. She taught in a college in Calcutta before she moved to Pakistan in 1957.[1]

Career

From 1972 to 1982 Sister Mary Emily was the Principal of the St. Joseph's College (Karachi), Pakistan.[2] St. Joseph's is one of Pakistan's leading Colleges. In 2007, 1,548 students were studying in the college with a total of 78 teachers.[3]

In 2005, when St. Joseph's College was returned to the Catholic Board of Education Sr Emily was again appointed principal.[4]

On 23 March 2009 the Government of Pakistan awarded Sr. Emily the Sitara-e-Imtiaz, which she received from the Governor of Sindh. This was in recognition of her services to education.[5]

Sr. Emily died in Karachi on 9 January 2017.[6] Her funeral was held at Saint Patrick's Cathedral, Karachi on January 10, 2017.[7]

References

1. Mustafa, Zubeida (11 January 2017). "Sister Mary Emily". Dawn.
2. "Letters - 'So much to do'". Dawn. 18 August 2004. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
3. From private to public and back again The News, Karachi, 15 August 2007
4. Mukhtar Alam (8 May 2005). "KARACHI: CBE finally takes over St Joseph's, St Patrick's: Denationalization process". Dawn. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007.
5. "24 honoured for their services, governor bestows civil awards". Daily Times. 24 March 2009. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011.
6. "Last rites: Educationist Sister Mary Emily Gonsalves laid to rest". The Express Tribune. 10 January 2017.
7. Saadia Qamar (9 January 2017). "Educationist Sister Mary Emily Gonsalves dies at 97". The Express Tribune.