Professional Achievement Award (1 recipient / year)
Started in 1979, this award recognizes one Women’s College alumna who has distinguished herself in her chosen profession.  Nominations open each year on August 1 and close on October 31. Winners are selected by a committee of their peers and are notified by December 1. Awards are given at Alumnae Reunion Weekend the following Spring.

Nominate an alumna for the 2017 Professional Achievement Award

Past Recipients

1979 — Elizabeth Parker (WC ’24)
1980 — A. Carroll Hart (WC ’35)
1981 — Roslyn E. Wallace (WC ’44)
1982 — Louise Trotti (WC ’38)
1983 — Clara Floyd Gehan (WC ’29)
1984 — Deloris Ward Napier (WC ’47)
1985 — Gwendolyn Brown Mundy (WC ’49)
1986 — Patricia J. Ellis (WC ’72)
1987 — Rebecca Bowles Hawkins (WC ’32)
1988 — Janice Summers Herbert (WC ’66)
1989 — Barbara Stockton Perry (WC ’47)
1990 — Thelma Peterson Peters (WC ’26)
1991 — Clyde Dixon Connell (WC ’19)
1992 — Gertrude Davenport (WC ’23) & Bete Todd Wages (WC ’46)
1993 — Helen Chance Hoffman (WC ’47)
1994 — Sarah Hambright Rhyne (WC ’34)
1995 — Martha Simmons (WC ’93)
1996 — Dale McElveen Jaeger (WC ’73) & Nelwyn Bagwell Turk (WC ’69)
1997 — Lee Ann Romberg White (WC ’82)
1998 — Modree Grogan Bowers (WC ’45)
1999 — Betty Verson Norton (WC ’52)
2000 — Robin Churn Francis (WC ’75)
2001 — Bettie Sue Merritt Harris (WC ’76)
2002 — Gloria Cassity Stargel (WC ’76)
2003 — Lynn Fink (WC ’82)
2004 — Martha Finger Stratton (WC ’45)
2005 — Jessica Vaughn Moss (WC ’80)
2006 — Dr. Lucy Dekle Braun (WC ’58)
2013 — Danita Emma (WC ’01)
2014 — Kimberly McCoy (WC ’92)
2015 — Susan Ables Irick (WC ’81)