Brenau University

Community Service Award (1 recipient / year)
Established in 1984, this award recognizes one alumni who has, through work in their home community, made a lasting contribution through knowledge, culture, and service. Winners are selected by a committee of their peers. Deadline to nominate is February 28th, and winners are notified by December 15th. Awards are presented at Alumnae Reunion Weekend each spring.

Click here to nominate a deserving alum for the 2021 Community Service Award!

Past Recipients

1984 — Deborah Seig Bowen, WC ’68

1985 — Martha C. Edens, WC ’49

1986 — Margaret Owen Blackstock, WC ’66

1987 — Emma Vandergrift Linder, WC ’33

1988 — Orville Tyler Schaefer, WC ’30

1989 — Margaret Garner Reisler, WC ’45

1990 — Barbara Mitchell Disque, WC ’53

1991 — Sheridan Boykin Lawler, WC ’66

1992 — Frances Shaffer Edwards, WC ’40

1993 — Sarah Crosby Reeves, WC ’39

1994 — Kathryn Long Dunlap, WC ’64

1995 — Ondee Ravan, WC ’47

1996 — Presley Merritt Wagoner, WC ’71

1997 — Irene Robinson Smith, WC ’62

1998 — Paula Nivens Hardy, WC ’61

1999 — Ruth Hope Lane, WC ’39

2000 — Holly Frederick Reynolds, WC ’39

2001 — Evanda Gravitte Moore, WC ’71

2002 — Gay Hobgood Hammond, WC ’82

2003 — Eleanor Ardery Lawrence, WC ’63

2004 — Kayanne Shoffner Massey, WC ’63

2005 — Cheryl Bruce Hinderschied, WC ’69

2006 — Jeanne McEachern Hyder, WC ’84

2013 — Kelly Flanagan McCormick, WC ’04

2014 — Dana Fowler Miller, WC ’85

2015 — Kathy Shaw Amos, WC ’98, BU ’06

2016 — Cessna Veeris Kleinmoedig, WC ’02

Spring 2017 — Cynthia Fuller Jackson, WC ’86

Fall 2017 — Michele Hood, BU ’12

2018 — Jeff Seiple, BU ’90

2020 — Dr. Glen Laman, BU ’90