2007 Opus Prize Jury

At the invitation of Very Rev. David M. O’Connell, president of Catholic University, a high-profile jury met at a downtown Washington, D.C., hotel on March 23 to recommend three finalists for the $1 million Opus Prize.

The following individuals made up the 2007 Opus Prize jury

• Librarian of Congress James Billington
• CNN News Anchor Wolf Blitzer
• Sister Carol Keehan, D.C., president and CEO of the Catholic Health Association
• Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, archbishop emeritus of Washington, D.C.
• National Public Radio talk show host Diane Rehm
• NBC News Washington Bureau Chief Timothy Russert
• Special Olympics Chairman Timothy Shriver
• ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent George Stephanopoulos
• Saint Vincent College President James Towey
• Former Washington, D.C., Mayor Anthony Williams