Community Service Award
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