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Individual Alumnae
Awards
Frances
E. Willard (FEW) Award
The Frances E. Willard
award honors Alpha Phi alumnae who have achieved
outstanding success in their chosen fields and who have
gained recognition on a national or international level.
Denise Joyce
(Omicron-Missouri)
Denise began her career
at the Houston Post newspaper’s features department
before working at a subsidiary paper of the Chicago
Tribune in 1974. She created and is now the editor of
the Chicago Tribune’s Q section featured in the Sunday
edition of the newspaper.
Denise co-chaired the
Chicago Tribune’s United Way/Crusade of Mercy Campaign
in 1998. She has been a member of the American
Association of Sunday and Features Editors since 1998
and now serves as its president. She was awarded the
Outstanding Professional Performance Award by the
Chicago Tribune in 1988.
She was president of
the Missouri (Omicron) chapter during her collegiate
years, is founder and president of the Omicron Alpha Phi
Parent’s Club and has been a member of the Chicago
Western Villages (Ill.) alumnae chapter since 1977.
Ellen
Soeteber (Beta-Northwestern)
Ellen began her
professional career as a copy boy with the Chicago Daily
News and became a copy editor at Chicago Today before
joining the Chicago Tribune staff and working her way up
to deputy editor during her 20-year tenure with the
newspaper. Ellen then became managing editor of the
South Florida Sun-Sentinel before joining the St. Louis
Post-Dispatch as editor in 2001.
Under Ellen’s
leadership, the newspaper staffs have received numerous
awards including the Pulitzer Prize for investigative
reporting, the Heywood Broun Award and the Education
Writers Association’s Grand Prize. In 2003, Ellen was
named to Northwestern University’s Medill’s School of
Journalism Hall of Achievement and now serves as a
member of the school’s board of advisors; she also
serves on the Alfred Friendly Press Fellowship advisory
committee.
Ursa Major Award
The Ursa Major award was
first presented at the 1974 Convention. This award was
established to recognize alumnae members of Alpha Phi
who have achieved outstanding success in their chosen
fields, either professional or volunteer, on a local,
state, provincial or regional level.
Jené
Luciani (Eta Tau-SUNY/Cortland)
Jené began her
journalism career with an internship at an NBC affiliate
television station in Albany, N.Y., and was later hired
as a producer. Since then she has worked for News 12
Long Island and the award-winning
WB 11 News (N.Y.) at 10 p.m. She is a member of the
National Association of Broadcast Employees and
Technicians, the Newspaper Guild and New York Women in
Communications. She was recently chosen to be a
contestant in the Mrs. New York America Pageant 2006.
Lyneille Meza (Gamma Xi-Wichita State)
Lyneille is a math
teacher and coaches the Math Counts team. She
participates in education and math organizations.
Lyneille was one of two math teachers nominated for the
state’s Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics
and Science Teaching.
Annette Smith (Zeta Nu-Texas
Christian)
Annette is a teacher at
South Hills High School (Ft. Worth, Texas). She is a
two-time winner of the Family and Consumer Science
Teachers Association of Texas Outstanding Teacher of the
Year award and a two-time nominee for the Texas State
Teacher of the Year Program. She was also a nominee for
the Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s Woman of the Year award
and a recipient of Alpha Phi International’s
Michaelanean Award in 2002.
Jane
Tanner (Delta-Cornell)
Jane has been
recognized with various awards throughout her career as
an educator and was listed in the 2004-05 Who’s Who
Among American Teachers®. She has served the Fraternity
in numerous capacities since 1977, most currently as
Cornell (Delta) collegiate chapter’s house corporation
board president and the Northeast region’s human
resources coordinator and housing expert. She serves on
the Delta Kappa Gamma Society’s international research
committee, a professional honorary society for key women
educators.
Renee
Tucci (Omega-Texas)
Renee, an accountant
who currently works for CitiCorp® in its international
department, has served as the Dallas/Fort Worth Junior
League president, finance committee chairwoman,
treasurer, co-chair of the cookbook committee and
fundraising council director, where she oversaw eight
different events and projects that raised nearly $1
million for the organization. Renee was the 2002
Investor Relations magazine’s honorable recipient of a
Best Disclosure Policy by a Mid Cap Company award.
Jill
Waldrop (Omicron-Missouri)
As Mizzou Alumni
Association president, Jill created a program to provide
sixth grade students from Tertulia Charter School
(Phoenix, Ariz.) the opportunity to visit the University
of Missouri for motivational and educational purposes.
An active member of her community and her alma mater’s
alumni association, Jill received the Rozanne Hired
Volunteer of the Year Award, a United Blood Services
Life Giver Award and the university’s Regional Volunteer
of the Year Award. Jill volunteers with the American
Cancer Society®, the Florence Crittendon House for
Battered and Abused Women (Phoenix, Ariz.), and the Not
Alone, Not Afraid (NANA)’s House (St. Louis, Mo.).
Michaelanean Society Award
The Michaelanean award
was first presented at the 1972 Centennial Convention.
It is given each biennium to those who have shown
outstanding loyalty and continuous devotion to Alpha Phi
at the local level.
Courtney Andreasgray (Eta Delta-CSU/East Bay)
Courtney’s loyalty and
dedication to Alpha Phi is most evident through her
impact on the San Francisco State (Eta Theta) collegiate
chapter as its adviser for nearly six years. She has
helped the women double membership and promote a
positive image of the chapter. Courtney has been the
Pacific Northwest regional team’s resource in mentoring
and assisting other chapter advisers. She was named
Pacific Northwest Region Chapter Adviser of the Year in
2005.
Laura
Crowe (Lambda-UC/Berkeley)
Laura served as
marketing adviser to the Santa Clara (Zeta Gamma)
collegiate chapter in 2000 and has been its adviser
since 2001. In that time, she has also taken on the role
of finance adviser and house corporation board member
for UC/Berkeley (Lambda) collegiate chapter. Laura is a
member of the Silicon Valley/South Bay (Calif.) alumnae
chapter and owns her own general dental practice.
Sara
Ellis (Omicron-Missouri)
Sara currently serves
as president and vice president of marketing for the
Phoenix (Ariz.) alumnae chapter. During her presidency,
Sara has helped increase the number of local dues-paying
members from 80 to more than 130, increased the number
of the chapter’s e-mail listserv subscribers by 75
percent, established and designed a chapter Web site and
established the Sunshine Committee to welcome new
alumnae. Prior to moving to Phoenix, Sara was a member
of the St. Louis Gateway (Mo.) alumnae chapter and
served as its co-president, vice president of marketing
and vice president of programming.
Mary
Evans (Gamma Nu-Miami University)
Mary was active with
the Chicago Northwest (Ill.) and Dayton (Ohio) alumnae
chapters before joining the Charlotte (N.C.) chapter.
While living in Dayton, Mary served as president, vice
president of programs and philanthropy chair for the
alumnae chapter and recruitment adviser for the Miami
University (Gamma Nu) collegiate chapter. She is a
former district alumnae chairman (now known as a
regional team alumnae membership coordinator). Mary was
responsible for implementing lollipop fundraisers during
her service in Charlotte, a program the chapter still
successfully uses to benefit the Alpha Phi Foundation
today.
Ann
Gafke (Omicron-Missouri)
Ann has dutifully
served the Missouri (Omicron) collegiate chapter for
more than 40 years. She held several chapter advisory
positions, most notably as house corporation board
president for the last nine years. She assumed the role
of HCB president, recruited new house corporation board
members, initiated a fundraising drive, launched a
chapter newsletter and began a chapter facility
renovation program.
Ashley Haugh (Xi-Toronto)
Ashley has been a
member of the Toronto (Canada) alumnae chapter and local
alumnae Panhellenic for the past 11 years. She
co-founded the Ontario South (Canada) ivy connection and
now serves as its president. Ashley is chair of the
Alpha Phi Canadian Centennial Scholarship Fund and
serves on Alpha Phi’s extension committee. She is the
Panhellenic adviser for the Western Ontario (Theta Eta)
collegiate chapter and the Panhellenic/Greek Council
adviser for the Wilfrid Laurier (Iota Theta) chapter.
Tracy Hickman
(Epsilon Phi-NC State)
Tracy is currently serving her second two-year term
as president of the Charlotte (N.C.) alumnae chapter.
She has helped the chapter with fundraisers, served as
chapter secretary for two years and as editor of the
chapter newsletter. Under Tracy’s leadership, the
chapter received a Most Outstanding Newsletter award
during Convention 2004. She has also been successful in
updating the chapter’s by-laws, implementing a new
hosting program and creating a chapter Web site.
Carol
Lungrin (Delta Xi-Nebraska/Kearney)
Carol has served as
treasurer and president of the Kearney (Neb.) alumnae
chapter. She has held several advisory positions with
the Nebraska/Kearney (Delta Xi) collegiate chapter
including standards, scholarship, new member education,
program development and chapter adviser during the past
13 years.
Linda
Marcet (Gamma Phi-Florida State)
Linda has served as the
treasurer of the Jacksonville First Coast (Fla.) alumnae
chapter since 1990 and as the chapter’s Web master since
2000. She is a member of the Jacksonville Alumnae
Panhellenic Association, having served as both the
directory chairperson and technology chairperson.
Dana
Marston (Beta Zeta-Idaho)
Dana has helped the
Maryland (Delta Zeta) collegiate chapter become as
successful as it is today. She has been active on the
chapter’s advisory board for four years, including
serving as a house corporation board member and chapter
adviser. She has worked to bridge gaps between chapter
members, advisers, regional team volunteers and the
house corporation board to ensure all parties
communicate effectively.
Alison Nash (Xi-Toronto)
Alison is a member of
the Toronto (Canada) alumnae chapter and the local
alumnae Panhellenic. She serves as adviser and house
corporation board member for the Toronto (Xi) collegiate
chapter. She co-founded the Ontario South (Canada) ivy
connection and currently serves as the Xi chapter
liaison and Quarterly reporter. Alison also serves on
the organizing team for 100 Years of Alpha Phi in Canada
and is a Canadian Centennial Scholarship Fund committee
member.
Jo-Anne Penttinen
(Gamma Epsilon-Lake Forest)
Jo-Anne has held
various positions within the Ft. Lauderdale (Fla.)
alumnae chapter and is known as the “glue” that holds
its members together. She has helped reorganize the
chapter’s scrapbooks from the past 50 years and has been
willing to fill any chapter need. She even managed to
attend a chapter meeting during Hurricane Wilma in 2005.
Jennifer Queri (Alpha-Syracuse)
Jennifer has served as
Syracuse (Alpha) collegiate chapter’s house corporation
board president for the past four years and is a
three-time recruitment adviser. She organized Syracuse
University’s alumnae Panhellenic advisory board and
coordinated Alpha Phi-hosted tours for the school. She
assists the university’s Alumnae Office with sorority
participation during Reunion Weekend and Homecoming
events.
Sonja-Lou Stunard (Delta Mu-Purdue)
Sonja-Lou has served as
recruitment adviser for Purdue (Delta Mu) collegiate
chapter, as a member and president of Northwestern
(Beta) collegiate chapter’s house corporation board and
is currently adviser for the Lake Forest (Gamma Epsilon) collegiate chapter. Sonja-Lou is a charter
member of the Lake County alumnae chapter and currently
belongs to the Northwest Suburban (Ill.) alumnae
chapter. Her commitment and dedication has earned her
awards of distinction including the Ursa Major Award in
1976, several Phi Delta Kappa awards and recognition in
Who’s Who of American Women and other prestigious
listings.
Lisa Vible (Rho-Ohio
State)
Lisa has served
Delaware (Epsilon Nu) collegiate chapter as finance
adviser, sole house corporation board member and
currently as adviser. She was president of the
Wilmington (Del.) alumnae chapter and volunteered on the
Regional Conference development team.
Helga Visscher
(Epsilon-Minnesota)
Helga founded the
Tuscaloosa (Ala.) alumnae chapter and served as its
president from 1984-93. When the Birmingham (Ala.)
alumnae chapter merged with Tuscaloosa into a single
group as the Birmingham/Tuscaloosa chapter, Helga
continued to attend meetings, even driving 60 miles in
order to do so. She currently serves as the chapter’s
vice president.
Polaris Award
The Polaris award was
first presented at the 2004 Convention to recognize
those who have shown outstanding loyalty and continuous
devotion to Alpha Phi at the regional level.
Jennifer Holsman (Gamma
Pi-Arizona State)
Jennifer currently
serves as the Southwest regional manager and as a house
corporation board member for the Arizona State (Gamma
Pi) collegiate chapter. She had served Gamma Pi as
adviser and regional recruitment specialist. Gamma Pi
honored her as Alpha Phi of the Year in 2000 and
Outstanding Alumnae Volunteer in 2005.
Jaime Ryberg (Theta
Gamma-Truman State)
Jaime is active in the
North Central Midwest region. She is the regional team’s
operations and programming coordinator, a member of the
St. Louis Gateway (Mo.) alumnae chapter and serves on
the Washington University (Zeta Upsilon) advisory board
in several capacities while balancing a full-time job,
motherhood and working toward a master’s degree in
accounting. She was recognized with Washington
University’s Advisor of the Year Award in 2003.
Kimberly Watson
(Omicron-Missouri)
Kimberly began her
Alpha Phi volunteerism in 1988 as the chapter and
scholarship adviser for the Maryland (Delta Zeta)
collegiate chapter. Currently the collegiate membership
coordinator on the Mid-Atlantic regional team, she has
also served as its regional manager, human resources
coordinator and as a district governor for Towson (Eta
Omega), Hofstra (Theta Mu) and Johns Hopkins (Zeta
Omicron).
Darcell Weller (Gamma
Iota-Texas Tech)
Darcell is founder and
president of the Kingwood, Texas, alumnae chapter,
served as south Texas’ district alumnae chair, is the
Kingwood alumnae Panhellenic delegate and participated
in the Alpha Phi international nominating committee and
South Central alumnae Panhellenic initiative. She
volunteered to provide Houston area recommendations for
the Texas Tech (Gamma Iota) chapter, supported
recruitment week activities by developing and
maintaining a comprehensive collegiate registry of all
Texas Alpha Phi collegians. Her husband has created an
Alpha Phi scholarship in her name to honor Darcell’s
lifelong commitment to the Fraternity.
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Alumnae Chapter Awards
Excellence in Chapter Activity Level
Small: Far
North
Dallas & Surrounding Counties, Texas
Large:
Silicon Valley South Bay, Calif.
Excellence in External Operations
Small: Greater Tulsa, Okla.
Large: Greater Kansas City, Kan.
Excellence in Community Involvement
Small:
Far North Dallas & Surrounding Counties, Texas
Large: Charlotte, N.C.
Excellence in Internal Operations
Small:
Richmond Central Virginia
Large: Greater Phoenix, Ariz.
Excellence in Membership
Small:
Rhode Island
Large: Inland Empire, Calif.
Outstanding Alumnae Chapter
Small:
Far North Dallas & Surrounding Counties, Texas
Large: Denver, Colo.
Alumnae Chapter Recognition Awards
Created in 2003,
Alumnae Chapter Health Indicators (ACHI) assist alumnae
chapters in realizing their current strengths and areas for
advancement. Prior to their creation, many chapters lacked
specific focus as to how to develop their chapters further,
and the ACHI now gives alumnae chapters a road map toward
self-improvement. There are 50 indicators, divided into five
categories, which give direction to chapters looking to
enhance and expand their existing chapter operations.
In
2006, a new Convention award was created that recognizes
and rewards the chapters that are utilizing ACHI to
their advantage. We congratulate the following chapters
for their energy and dedication to improvement via the
Alumnae Chapter Health Indicators.
Diamond Level Alumnae Chapters (implementing 40 or more
ACHI into their chapters)
Ashland, Ohio
Atlanta, Ga.
Austin Ivy Connection, Texas
Charlotte, N.C.
Denver, Colo.
DuPage Valley, Ill.
Far North Dallas, Texas
Greater Kansas City, Kansas
Inland Empire, Calif.
Phoenix, Ariz.
Rhode Island
St. Louis Gateway, Mo.
Platinum Level Alumnae Chapters (implementing 30-39 ACHI
into their chapters)
Albuquerque,
N.M.
Birmingham/Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Cleveland East, Ohio
Greater Tulsa, Okla.
Houston, Texas
Northern Virginia
Omaha, Neb.
Richmond Central Virginia
Tampa Bay, Fla.
Wichita, Kan.
Gold
Level Alumnae Chapters (implementing 20-29 ACHI into
their chapters)
Chicago
Northwest Suburban, Ill.
Dallas & Suburban AM, Texas
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Greater Seattle, Wash.
MetroWest, Mass.
Winter Park/Orlando, Fla.
Philadelphia Ivy Connection, Pa.
Sacramento, Calif.
San Antonio, Texas
San Fernando Valley, Calif.
Silver Level Alumnae Chapters (implementing 10-19 ACHI
into their chapters)
Greenville, N.C.
Lincoln, Neb.
Palos Verdes Peninsula, Calif.
Bronze Level Alumnae Chapters (implementing 5-9 ACHI
into their chapters)
Fort Bend
County, Texas
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Collegiate Chapter Awards
Outstanding
Collegiate Chapter
Silver: Nebraska/Kearney (Delta Xi)
Bordeaux: UCLA (Beta Delta)
Outstanding
House Corporation Board
Silver: San Jose State (Beta Psi)
Bordeaux: Western Michigan (Delta Theta)
Outstanding Advisory Board
Silver: Elmhurst (Zeta Xi)
Bordeaux: Minnesota (Epsilon)
Outstanding Chapter
Adviser
Silver: Wilfrid Laurier (Iota Theta) - Lauren Cherry
Doherty (Eta Chi-Bishop's)
Bordeaux: West Virginia (Beta Iota) - Molli Starcher
Hamilton (Beta Iota-West Virginia)
Order of
the Lamp
Silver: CSU/Long Beach (Gamma Kappa),
Nebraska/Kearney (Delta Xi), Santa Clara (Zeta Gamma),
Wilfrid Laurier (Iota Theta)
Bordeaux: Michigan (Theta), Nebraska (Nu), Northwestern
(Beta), UCLA (Beta Delta)
Betty Mullins Jones Panhellenic
Participation
Silver: CSU/Long
Beach (Gamma Kappa)
Bordeaux: Minnesota (Epsilon)
Excellence in Chapter
Identity/Image
Silver: CSU/Long Beach (Gamma Kappa)
Bordeaux: UCLA (Beta Delta)
Excellence in Financial
Management
Silver: Nebraska/Kearney (Delta Xi)
Bordeaux: Nebraska (Nu)
Excellence in Commitment to
Facility
Silver: Butler (Epsilon Beta)
Bordeaux: Cornell (Delta)
Excellence in Community
Service/Philanthropy
Silver: Marquette (Eta Mu)
Bordeaux: USC (Beta Pi)
Excellence in Public Relations
Silver: Nebraska/Kearney (Delta Xi)
Bordeaux: Texas (Omega)
Excellence in Marketing
Silver: Toronto (Xi)
Bordeaux: USC (Beta Pi)
Excellence in Scholarship
Silver: Nebraska/Kearney (Delta Xi)
Bordeaux: Northwestern (Beta)
Excellence in Watchcare
Silver: South Dakota (Psi)
Bordeaux: Nebraska (Nu)
Excellence in Personal
Development
Silver: MIT (Zeta Phi)
Bordeaux: Texas (Omega)
Excellence in Chapter
Development
Silver: George Mason (Eta Lambda)
Bordeaux: Lehigh (Epsilon Psi)
Excellence in Citizenship
Silver: Butler (Epsilon Beta)
Bordeaux: Michigan (Theta)
Excellence in Leadership
Silver: South Dakota (Psi)
Bordeaux: Miami University (Gamma Nu)
Excellence in Social
Programming
Silver: CSU/Long Beach (Gamma Kappa)
Bordeaux: UC/Berkeley (Lambda)
Excellence in Membership
Monitoring
Silver: Butler (Epsilon Beta)
Bordeaux: Ball State (Delta Rho)
Collegiate Chapter Recruitment Awards
Excellence in COB
Silver: Drake (Gamma Omicron)
Bordeaux: Colorado (Beta Gamma)
Excellence in Marketing Alpha Phi
Silver: Johns Hopkins (Zeta Omicron)
Bordeaux: Miami University (Gamma Nu)
Outstanding Skit
Texas (Omega)
Excellence in Formal Recruitment
Silver: Santa Clara (Zeta Gamma)
Bordeaux: Syracuse (Alpha)
Outstanding Theme
Santa Clara (Zeta Gamma)
Excellence in Formal Recruitment Strategy
Silver: Santa Clara (Zeta Gamma)
Bordeaux: Nebraska (Nu)
Most Improved COB
Silver: Toronto (Xi)
Bordeaux: Texas (Omega)
Excellence in Planning and Preparations in Formal
Recruitment
Silver: George Mason (Eta Lambda)
Bordeaux: Delaware (Epsilon Nu)
Outstanding Philanthropy Recruitment Party
Silver: University of the Pacific (Iota Gamma)
Bordeaux: Virginia Tech (Eta Omicron)
Most Improved Formal Recruitment
Silver: Pepperdine (Iota Alpha)
Bordeaux: UC/Santa Barbara (Gamma Beta) and Colorado
(Beta Gamma)
Excellence in Alumnae Outreach in Formal Recruitment
Silver: Christopher Newport (Theta Phi)
Bordeaux: Texas (Omega)
Excellence in Rushing Strength/Regrets
Silver: Santa Clara (Zeta Gamma)
Bordeaux: Nebraska (Nu)
Excellence in Size and Retention
Silver: Loyola Marymount (Zeta Beta)
Bordeaux: UC/Irvine (Eta Kappa)
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Foundation Awards
The
Martha Mast Award
The Martha Mast
Award is presented every two years in honor of
long-time Foundation Chairman Martha Watkins
Mast (Beta Nu-Duke) to a collegiate and alumnae
chapter whose support of the Foundation by
education, service and philanthropy is
exemplary.
Collegiate Chapter: Santa Clara (Zeta Gamma)
Alumnae Chapter: Rhode Island
Top 10 Donating
Collegiate Chapters:
Loyola Marymount (Zeta Beta)
Santa Clara (Zeta Gamma)
USC (Beta Pi)
Arizona State (Gamma Pi)
Washington (Sigma)
Virginia (Zeta Iota)
Chapman (Eta Upsilon)
Arizona (Beta Epsilon)
Illinois (Beta Alpha)
Missouri (Omicron)
Top Five Donating
Alumnae Chapters:
Chicago NW Suburban, Ill.
Charlotte, N.C.
Rhode Island
Dallas and Suburban PM, Texas
Denver, Colo.
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