James E. Armstrong Award - 2023: Carol Mullaney ’82
2023: Carol Mullaney ’82
Carol Mullaney ’82 currently serves as a senior director at University of Notre Dame in the Office of the President where she focuses on operations of the Board of Trustees; leads high-impact, strategic projects; manages and coordinates major University-wide events; and provides critical support to the President’s Leadership Council. In 2022, she co-led the University-wide Golden is Thy Fame celebration of the 50th anniversary of the admission of undergraduate women in 1972.
After a career in the corporate sector, Mullaney came to Notre Dame in 2010 to serve as its Director of Continuous Improvement for more than seven years before assuming the role of Senior Director of Sustainability and Logistics, and then joining the President's Office in 2021. She has also served as an instructor within the Mendoza College of Business MBA program and for the Moreau First Year Experience.
During the 2020-21 academic year, Mullaney provided leadership to several initiatives associated with the University’s initial response to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent commitment to in-person learning and living, ultimately becoming director of the COVID Response Unit (CRU), which included oversight of the hotline, testing center, Student Compact Compliance, contact tracing, care and concern, and housing teams.
Prior to serving Notre Dame in a staff position, Mullaney served on the Notre Dame Alumni Association Board of Directors (2001-04) and was a member of the initial steering committee for ND Women Connect. In 2017, she was one of 32 core pilgrims who journeyed 320 miles from Vincennes to South Bend to commemorate Notre Dame’s 175th anniversary.
Mullaney earned a B.A. from Notre Dame in English and theology in 1982 and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Mullaney and her husband, Brian McMorrow ’81, live in South Bend.
“How humbling it is to be named as an Armstrong Award honoree, with many people I have known and respected, and to be honored by an organization that has meant so much to me — the Notre Dame Alumni Association. Serving Notre Dame in a variety of capacities has been a tremendous joy and privilege. Thank you to the Alumni Association Board of Directors for this amazing honor.”