As the Philippine Province prepares for the 2012 Centennial of Good Shepherd Sisters’ presence in the country, the sisters also join in celebrating the 400 years of the University of Santo Tomas.
Established in Batangas City in 1912 upon the invitation of Bishop Joseph Petrelli of LIpa, the Good Shepherd Sisters opened St. Bridget Academy in 1913.
Many of the Good Shepherd Sisters, apostolic and contemplative, also finished their college and graduate degrees at UST. Among the UST graduates included the first Good Shepherd Sister in the country, + Sr. M. Assumption (Avelina) Ocampo who finished her Bachelor of Science in Education in 1931.
During the UST Quadricentennial Celebrations, several Good Shepherd Sisters who are in Manila hope to attend the Concelebrated Mass at the UST Grounds, on January 28, feast of St. Thomas Aquinas.
Four hundred years ago, Miguel de Benavides, O.P., Archbishop of Manila, bequeathed a modest amount of money and his personal library for the foundation of a "seminary–college" to prepare young men for the priesthood. This was the beginning of the university and its library, beloved by its various publications through the centuries. The UST has become a true icon in Philippine life, a mirror of its struggles to become a nation.
Here is a list of those who studied, and worked at UST:
| Sr. M. Assumption Ocampo † |
University of Sto. Tomas |
1931 |
BS Education | |||
| MA. in Educ. Mgt | ||||||
| PhD in Education | ||||||
| Sr. M. Annunciata Salamatin † | University of Santo Tomas | 1940 | ETC | |||
| Sr. M. Rosary Bonifacio † |
University of Santo Tomas | 1947 | Associate in Arts | |||
| Sr. M. Cecilia David |
University of Santo Tomas | 1947 | BSE | |||
| UST Hospital | 1974 | Infirmarian Course for Religious | ||||
| Sr. M. Guadalupe Ruiz |
University of Santo Tomas | 1948 | BSE | |||
| Sr. M. Esperanza Quirino † |
University of Santo Tomas | 1949 | BSE Major in English, minor in Tagalog | |||
| 1959 | BSBA-Accounting | |||||
| Sr. M. Consuelo Ferrer † |
University of Santo Tomas | 1952 | MA in Education | |||
| 1957 | PhD in Education | |||||
| Sr. Justa Morgia |
University of Santo Tomas | 1956 | BSE Major in English and History |
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| Sr. M. Carmela Cruz |
University of Santo Tomas | 1957 | BS Pharmacy | |||
| Sr. M. Angelina Sanchez |
University of Santo Tomas | 1958 | BSE | |||
| Sr. M. Therese Veloso |
University of Santo Tomas | 1960 | PhD in English | |||
| Sr. M. Rosario Battung |
University of Santo Tomas | 1962 | BS Home Economics | |||
| Sr. M. Guadalupe Bautista |
University of Santo Tomas | 1962 | BSC- Management | |||
| Sr. Marion Chipeco |
University of Santo Tomas | 1964 | AB English | |||
| Sr. M. Milagros Santos | University of Santo Tomas | 1964 | BSE | |||
| Sr. M. Annette Endencia† | University of Santo Tomas | 1969 | MA in Sociology | |||
| Sr. M. Maureen Catabian | University of Santo Tomas | 1982 | BS Psychology | |||
| Sr. M. Virgo Espineda | University of Santo Tomas | 1982 | BS Medical Technology | |||
| Sr. M. Regina Kuizon | University of Santo Tomas | 1983 | AB Journalism | |||
| Sr. M. Jane Pineda | University of Santo Tomas | 1985 | MA Psychology | |||
| Sr. M. Minela Alvarez | University of Santo Tomas | 1986 | BSBA | |||
| Sr. M. Ana Cielo Matuloy | University of Santo Tomas | 2001 | AB Philosophy | |||
| Sisters who also studied at UST | ||||||
| Sr. H. Herminia Mendoza | University of Santo Tomas | 1941 | ETC wartime | |||
| Sr. Eugenia Mendoza | University of Santo Tomas | 1950 | Combined Business Law | |||
| Sr. Clare Leones | University of Santo Tomas | 1958 | second year | |||
| Sr. Teresita Figueroa | University of Santo Tomas | 1974 | 1st year - BS Math, finished Accounting, UE | |||
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Sisters who worked at UST |
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| Sr. Assumption Ocampo | University of Santo Tomas | 1931-1935 | Teacher | |||
| Sr. M. Eugenia Ocampo | University of Santo Tomas | 1951 | Lecturer- Apologetics | |||
| Sr. M. Regina Kuizon | University of Santo Tomas | 1985-1990 | Assistant Publications Director | |||
| Sr. M. Emma Marzan | UST Hospital | 1995-1996 | Staff Nurse | |||
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Sisters who studied at UST and are in foreign mission |
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| Sr. M. Clemencia Flora | University of Santo Tomas | 1960 | BSE | |||
Photo Gallery: UST 400