Our own trustee, Bro. Bob McGovern was awarded the Signum Meriti Award during the Commencement Exercises of De La Salle University (DLSU) in October 2005. DLSU confers this honor on individuals who have shown outstanding performance in their chosen career or for their other notable actions worhy of public recognition. Bro. Bob is a Marist religious and is the founder and president of the Notre Dame Business Resource Center Foundation, Inc. It is a non-stock, non-profit development foundation dedicated to uplifting the quality of life of Filipino communities. His team implements an early childhood education program for indigenous communities in Mindanao.