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. Winners are notified by December 15th and awards are presented at Alumnae Reunion Weekend each spring.

Click here to nominate a deserving alum for the 2020 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)