Mr. Ryan Beesley was honored by Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School on February 4, as the 2023 Charlie Harbin Distinguished Service Award winner for his service to the school. The Charlie Harbin Distinguished Service Award was established by the Harbin family and is awarded by the school to recognize those selfless individuals who have significantly served Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School and exemplified its values in their lives.
Montgomery Catholic’s president, Mr. Justin Castanza, presented Ryan with an engraved clock at the school’s 15th Annual Monte Carlo Night, in appreciation for the gift of his time.
The 27th recipient of the Harbin Award, Ryan Beesley is a proud alumni of Montgomery Catholic and parent of an MCPS Alum that attended the school for 12 years. Ryan has served the school as a member of the MCPS Advisory Council, including as the Board Vice-Chair and Board Chairman. He has been a football booster as a parent, business person, and alumni for over 12 years. As a Montgomery Catholic supporter, Ryan has sponsored football radio, supported Monte Carlo Night, sponsored and volunteered for all alumni events, and even served as a field trip chaperone. He most recently served as a volunteer on the MCPS Strategic Planning Committee.
As an active member of a local parish for over 50 years, Ryan has been a proud advocate for Faith and Catholic Education. He promotes Montgomery Catholic through business and the community, recommending MCPS to anyone looking for a school family. He sponsors all of our local parishes and goes out of his way to support Montgomery Catholic in every way possible.
Ryan’s gift of his time has been an abundant blessing to our Montgomery Catholic community over the years. We are so grateful for his service to our school.
Congratulations Ryan Beesley and Thank you!
Ryan joins past Distinguished Service Award recipients:
Leonard J. Mrotek, 1997
Margaret Olive Jones, 1998
Edward P. Clark, 1999
Marty & Bebe Taylor, 2000
Dottie A. Dean, 2001
“Goose” DeLongchamp, 2002
Rod & Anne Ceasar, 2003
Bill & Marian Saliski, 2004
Jeff Downes, 2005
David & Jeanne Barranco, 2006
Nora Cammack, 2007
Dennis & Karen Weber, 2008
Chip & Lisa Vercelli, 2009
Bill & Debbie Barranco, 2010
Barr & Cappy Younker, 2011
Liz Sutton & Jerry Lopez, 2012
Jack Galassini, 2013
Gaylon & Mary McAlpine 2014
Marty Rupert Huett, 2015
Kevin Ryan, 2016
Ann Karst, 2017
Jack Lauer, 2018
Pat & Casie McGinn, 2019
Linda Belsterling Anderson, 2020
Tammy Hayes, 2021
John & Lisa Sadie, 2022
