Awards

Chapter Awards

1987 – Province 4: Outstanding Achievement Award
1994 – Province 4: Sisterhood Award
1994 – Collumnae Award – At A Distance (Runner-up)
1996 – Province 4: Chapter Award for Excellence
1998 – Province 4: Outstanding Programming Award
2000 – Province 4: Bradley Award of Excellence (chapter)
2000 - Collumnae Award – At A Distance (Runner-up)
2000 – Division 4: Outstanding Alumnae Programming Award
2001 – Foundation Labels for Education Service Project (Top 5)
2002 – Membership Development Programming Award
2004 – At a Distance - Collumnae Award - Runner Up
2006 – At a Distance - Collumnae Award - Runner Up
2007 – Alumnae Excellence Award
2008 – Alumnae Excellence Award
2009 – Five Stars to Alumnae Success
2010 – Five Stars to Alumnae Success
2012 – Five Stars to Alumnae Success
2012 – Outstanding Alumnae Chapter Award-Runner Up
2012 – Atlanta Panhellenic Association's Outstanding Alumnae Chapter
2014 – Five Stars to Alumnae Success
2016 – Five Stars to Alumnae Success
2016 – Alumnae Membership Development Award
2016 – Barbara Nussa Boersma Outstanding Technology Award
2016 – Maggie Award for Outstanding Alumnae Newsletter
2016 – Region 3: Award of Excellence
2016 – Region 3: Outstanding Communications
2017 – Atlanta Panhellenic Association's Outstanding Alumnae Chapter Runner Up
2017 – Five Starts to Alumnae Success
2018 –Alumnae Excellence Award - Bronze
2018 – Atlanta Panhellenic Association's Outstanding Alumnae Chapter
2018 – Alumnae Membership Development Award
2018 – Outstanding Alumnae Programming Award - Division 3
2018 – Region 3: Membership Development Award
2018 – Region 3: Outstanding Philanthropy: Fundraising Award
2018 – Region 3: Award of Excellence (Outstanding Chapter)
2018 – #3 Box Tops for Education
2019 – Alumnae Excellence Award - Bronze
2019 – #2 Box Tops for Education
2020 – Alumnae Excellence Award - Bronze
2020 – Region 3: Award of Excellence (Outstanding Chapter)
2020 – Outstanding Alumnae Programming Runner-Up - Division 3
2021 – Alumnae Excellence Award - Bronze
2022 – Alumnae Excellence Award - Bronze
2022 – Region 3: Award of Excellence (Outstanding Chapter)
2022 – H.K. Stuart Spirit of Service Award
2022 – Barbara Nussa Boersma Outstanding Technology Award
2022 - Outstanding Alumnae Chapter - Division 3

NATIONAL AWARDS RECEIVED BY OUR LOCAL ALUMNAE

Anchor Award - presented by the Fraternity to confer special honor upon alumnae members who demonstrate a lifetime of devotion to the Fraternity. The extent and influence of their noteworthy achievement(s) spread across the entire Fraternity, and help advance the Delta Gamma Philosophy. The alumna for whom this award is reserved is a mainstay of the Fraternity and provides reliable support from which all members benefit. Our Anchor Award winner is:

2001 – Patricia Proctor Bradley

Shield Award - recognizes alumnae who have achieved unique and noteworthy distinctions through leadership and verifiable accomplishments in their chosen field of professional expertise. Our Shield Award winners are:

1965 – Carolyn Stuhler Carter*
1977 – Dorothy Wood Felton*
1981 – Georgia Taylor Douglas*
2021 – Audra Dial

Oxford Award - recognizes the alumna who exemplifies the Delta Gamma philosophy of service to her community through volunteer and philanthropic activities. Our Oxford Award winners are:

1987 – Kathryn Wooster
1992 – Alta Birdsong
2008 – Martha Ann Sander Saunders
2014 – Susan Kay Richardson Royal
2018 – Gayle Breffle Dalton-Smith

Loyalty Award - presented by the Fraternity to alumnae members who demonstrate outstanding service beyond the Cable Award. This award honors an alumna member who demonstrates extraordinary commitment and in appreciation for distinctive dedication to Delta Gamma for at least 20 collective years and must have been a Cable Award winner. Her service may be at the international, regional or local level(s).

2017 – Faeverner Beese Kramer*
2018 – Carol O'Connell Harman
2019 – Ruth Ruehl

Cable Award - presented by the Fraternity to recognize alumnae for personal devotion and continued service to the Fraternity. This is reserved for the alumna who, through her years of serving Delta Gamma, has evidenced unusual loyalty and devotion to the Fraternity. Service must reflect a minimum of 10 collective years far beyond normal alumnae participation. Our Cable Award winners are:

1965 – Deanna Floyd Woodham
1965 – Virginia Player Welch
1969 – Martha Allgood*
1973 – Mary Jean Stewart Daneke*
1973 – Marianne Hollingsworth Lee
1973 – Frieda Lattimer*
1975 – Julie Hoeper*
1975 – Faeverner Beese Kramer*
1977 – Patricia Proctor Bradley
1978 – Susan Mueller Loomis
1979 – Margaret Fisher King*
1979 – Margaret Harwick Liptak*
1980 – Jane Schabinger LeFavour*
1980 – Jane Shade Sheahan*
1986 – Doreen Hayward Engle
1986 – Ruth Ruehl
1991 – Priscilla Hathaway Jones
1993 – Marion Hunt Penchansky*
2002 – Hope Abner Davis
2003 – Carol O’Connell Harman
2003 – Molly Layton Strozier
2004 – Beckham Carver Sawyer
2005 – Blitch Ann Bird*
2017 – Jan Pasek
2017 – Joanna Rosenow Shook
2018 – Amber Shaw Bayuk
2019 – Alanna Bronte Montoya
2019 – Lauren Rose Pointer
2020 – Melissa Derrick Adair
2020 – Peggy Graab
2021 – Jeri Seale Loomis
2022 – Heather Jean Howdeshell
2022 – Jordan Crawford

Hope Award - presented by the Fraternity to recognize alumnae for personal devotion and continued service to the Fraternity. This is reserved for the alumna who, through her years of serving Delta Gamma, has evidenced unusual loyalty and devotion to the Fraternity. Service must reflect a minimum of 5 collective years far beyond normal alumnae participation. Our Hope Award winners are:

2021 – Laura Roberts Twedt
2021 – Collier Hatchett Collier
2021 – Pamela Vaughan Walker
2022 – Michelle Austin Thompson
2022 – Cindy McCandles Sullivan

Catherine Stuart Schmoker Principled Leadership Award - This award is sponsored by James and Helen Catherine (H.K.) Davis Stuart, Kappa-Nebraska to recognize their daughter's commitment to Delta Gamma, her alma mater, her community and her church. The award honors a Delta Gamma alumna who has made, and continues to make, a significant leadership contribution to her community, church, state, nation or world in area of philanthropic service. It is awarded to one individual at Convention.

2018 - Kay Richardson Royal

Outstanding Alumnae Officer - awarded to one alumnae officer in our region (Region 3) at Convention to the officer who has shown exceptional commitment and dedication to her position.

2018 - Lauren Rose Pointer

Outstanding House Corporation Officer - awarded to one house corporation officer in our region (Region 3) at Convention to the officer who has shown exceptional commitment and dedication to her board position.

2020 - Carol O’Connell Harman

LOCAL ATLANTA ALUMNAE AWARDS

Cream Colored Rose Award (previously called Order of the White Flower Award) - for loyalty, generosity, love and devotion to Delta Gamma

1962 – Claire Cannon
1962 – Jane Riccardi
1965 – Margaret Liptak
1966 – Gloria Shelton Baublits
1968 – Anne Paterson
1968 – Patricia Proctor Bradley
1970 – Chris Ascher Evans
1972 – Mary Stewart Daneke
1972 – Marianne Hollingsworth Lee
1973 – Nancy Platter Hendricks
1974 – Marion Hays
1975 – Harriet Anger
1975 – Marianne Hollingsworth Lee
1977 – Margaret Harwick Liptak
1978 – Marilyn Schubert Evans
1978 – Carol Hanner
1991 – Vicki Blandford
1991 – Jeri Hughes
1993 – Barbara Miller
1993 – Anne Rowland
1993 – Beckham Sawyer
1993 – Molly Layton Strozier
1994 – Doreen Engle
1994 – Angela Patterson
1999 – Jennifer Hamilton
1999 – Patricia Proctor Bradley
1999 – Molly Layton Strozier
1999 – Helen Young Gordon
2002 – Helen Young Gordon
2002 – Blitch Anne Bird
2008 – Carol Harman
2008 – Jan Pasek
2011 – Alicia Mintz
2012 – Heather Howdeshell
2012 – Jacque Limonta
2013 – Ruth Ruehl
2015 – Lauren Rose Pointer
2016 – Trisha Rowe Wenger
2017 – Elise Yancey
2018 – Meredith Bruyere Little
2019 – Jordan Crawford
2019 – Christine Bronikowski
2020 – Mary Almeyda Horn
2022 – Diana Johnson
2023 – Carol Harmon

Stellar Award - for achievement in career or community

2003 – Nancy Jakatis
2007 – Martha Ann Sander Saunders
2022 – Elizabeth Lake

New Girl in Town - awarded to the notable new member who jumps right in and helps out

2016 – Megan Spellman
2017 – Christine Bronikowski
2017 – Alex Tenney
2018 – Nina Hill
2018 – Susannah Haisley
2019 – Lindsey LeQuier
2020 – Lauren Lott

Top Box Tops Collectors – awarded to the members who collected the most box tops for a Delta Gamma School for the Blind during the year

2019 - Lauren Rose Pointer (206), Laura Rudge Peterson (120), and Heather Buzzetti (104)
2020 - Lauren Rose Pointer (479), Laura Rudge Peterson (70), and Cindy Sullivan (65)

Outstanding Alumna Service – award to alumnae that lives our motto to "do good" by serving the blind and visually impaired community through service hours.

2019 - Nancy Staub (139), Kris Carter (99), and Judy Anderton (72)
2020 - Mary Almeyda Horn (80), Judy Anderton (72), and Diana Rugh Johnson (60)

ATLANTA ALUMNAE PANHELLENIC ASSOCIATION (AAPA) AWARDS RECEIVED BY OUR LOCAL ALUMNAE

Carolyn Hester Outstanding Advisor Award - this award, which honors the memory of past AAPA President, Carolyn Hester, recognizes an Alumnae Advisor who has exhibited excellence in service to the community, advising a collegiate chapter.

2018 - Collier Hatchett Collier

Panhellenic Woman of the Year Award - this award honors sorority alumnae who have contributed more than a decade of outstanding service in civic affairs, education, the arts and the Greek community.

1983 - Alta Birdsong
2004 - Faeverner Kramer
2018 - Carol Harman

Faeverner Beese Kramer Loyalty Award - this award, which honors the memory of past AAPA president and Atlanta Delta Gamma president, Faeverner Kramer, recognizes an alumna who has exhibited loyalty through service to her sorority, and to the Greek community, and has shown her dedication for a lifetime. The Atlanta alumnae chapter of Delta Gamma sponsors this award and makes a donation to the recipient's philanthropy.

2018 – Louise Drane, Sigma Kappa
2019 – Mary Ann Stark, Alpha Omicron Pi
2020 – Susan DeDeyn, Chi Omega
2022 – Larrie Kontz, Zeta Tau Alpha
2023 – Rigby Duncan, Alpha Xi Delta