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Dallas Alumnae Club Award Winners
2023 Awards
2022 Awards
- Janie Dunne Cooke - Carolyn Helman Lichtenberg Crest Award (Dallas & National)
- Pam Wright Porter - Emma Harper Turner Leadership Award
- Cynthia Arnold Bowen - Evelyn Peters Kyle Award
- Audrey Thompson Burks - Young Alumna Achievement Award
- Sally Nicholson Dutter - Community Service Award
2021 Awards
- Nancy McMillan Dedman ~ Carolyn Helman Lichtenberg Crest Award
- Charlyn Bracken Holmes ~ Emma Harper Turner Leadership Award
- Mary Cynthia Duby Church ~ Evelyn Peters Kyle Award
- Elizabeth Shuford Conroy ~ Young Alumna Achievement Award
- Michelle Jones Scudder and Stephanie Jones Briggs ~ Community Service Award
- Top Alumnae Club in Overall Giving to the Pi Beta Foundation
2020 Individual Awards
Due to COVID-19 "Shelter in Place" mandate, the 2020 Founders' Day celebration was not held. However, the following are the 4 outstanding women who were awarded the 2020 Pi Phi annual awards:
- Kit Richardson Sawers ~ Carolyn Helman Lichtenberg Crest Award
- Tish Mauldin Visinsky ~ Emma Harper Turner Leadership Award
- Mary Joy Davison Hinton ~ Evelyn Peters Kyle Award
- Arleen Averill Thigpin ~ Young Alumna Achievement Award
- Kathy Doyle Thomas ~ Community Service Award
In addition to individual awards, our Alumnae club received the "Region 6 Phi Award" (formerly Club of Excellence)
2020 Club Awards
Region 4 PHI Award (formerly Club of Excellence)
Top Alumnae Club in Supporting Pi Beta Phi Foundation
2019 Individual Award Winners
On Friday, April 26th, the Dallas Alumnae Club of Pi Beta Phi gathered for a Founders’ Day celebration at the Dallas Country Club. Five outstanding women were presented with the 2019 Pi Phi annual awards. They are:
· Carolyn Helman Lichtenberg Crest Award – Cyndi Burris Bassel
· Community Service Award – Priscilla Lewis Darling
· Evelyn Peters Kyle Angel Award – Laura Bentley Kellogg
· Emma Harper Turner Leadership Award – Ashley Barron Mattocks
· Young Alumna Achievement Award – Mallory Paige Martinez
2018 Club Awards
2018 Individual Award Winners
On Friday, April 27th, the Dallas Alumnae Club of Pi Beta Phi gathered to celebrate 150 years of our fraternity at the Dallas Country Club. The 2018 Pi Phi award recipients were honored and presented with the annual awards. They are:
- Carolyn Helman Lichtenberg Crest Award – Karen Moore Shuttee
- Community Service Award – Melissa Woodward Utley
- Evelyn Peters Kyle Angel Award – Barbara Orahood Daniel
- Emma Harper Turner Leadership Award – Linda Pinkston Yates
- Young Alumna Achievement Award – Callie Joe Rutherford
- National Young Alumna Achievement Award Winner - Callie Joe Rutherford
2017 Club Awards
Region 4 Club of Excellence Winner
Region 4 Excellence in Communication Award
Number One Alumnae Organization in Supporting Pi Beta Phi Foundation2017 Individual Award Winners
On Friday, April 28th, the Dallas Alumnae Club of Pi Beta Phi gathered to celebrate 150 years of our fraternity at the Dallas Country Club. The 2017 Pi Phi award recipients were honored and presented with the annual awards. They are:
- Carolyn Helman Lichtenberg Crest Award – Penny Tower Cook
- Community Service Award – Paige Baten-Locke
- Evelyn Peters Kyle Angel Award – Jane Jericho Guerrini
- Emma Harper Turner Leadership Award – Kathy McIlyar Kelley
- Young Alumna Achievement Award – Whitney Knouse Gregg
2016 Award Winners
On Thursday, April 22th, the Dallas Alumnae Club of Pi Beta Phi gathered to celebrate 149 years of our fraternity at the Dallas Country Club. The 2016 Pi Phi award recipients were honored and presented with the annual awards.
- Carolyn Helman Lichtenberg Crest Award – Anne Mewhinney Monning
- Community Service Award – Cara Gravely French
- Evelyn Peters Kyle Angel Award – Lisa Hughes Reid
- Emma Harper Turner Leadership Award – Jamie McComiskey Moore
- Young Alumna Achievement Award – Anna Raines Voss
Ruth Altshuler Pi Beta Phi Member of Distinction
Ruth Altshuler, career philanthropist, has received the Pi Beta Phi prestigious Member of Distinction Award. The award honors a member of Pi Beta Phi who has distinguished herself and who has achieved success and recognition within her profession. It is presented biennially at Pi Beta Phi’s convention.
Ruth’s greatest philanthropic interests include her alma mater Southern Methodist University (SMU), the Salvation Army and the United Way. Ruth has served on SMU’s Board of Trustees since 1968, and she was the first woman to ever chair that board. In other firsts, Ruth was the first woman to serve on and chair the Salvation Army Dallas Advisory Board. She was also the first woman to be elected to the board of Goodwill Industries and serve as vice president of the Goodwill Foundation. She is one of the few American recipients of the Order of Distinguished Honorary Service, presented to her by the General of The Salvation Army Board in London.
Ruth has been honored many times for her philanthropic work. Some of her most notable honors include being voted the #1 Philanthropist in the Nation by the National Society of Fundraising Executives, being selected as Outstanding Trustee in the Nation by the Association of Governing Boards of Colleges and Universities, and she is a recipient of the Woodrow Wilson Award from the Smithsonian. President George W. Bush appointed Ruth to the Library of Congress Trust, and Secretary of State Colin Powell appointed her to the U.S. Commission to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in 2004.
"It is with great pride and joy we honor Ruth for her incredible charitable work,” said Pi Beta Phi President Paula Shepherd. “Ruth has lived an extraordinary life and has given back to her communities every step of the way. Ruth embodies Pi Phi’s value of philanthropic service to others, and we could not be more proud of what she has accomplished.”
2015 Award Winners
On Thursday, April 24th, the Dallas Alumnae Club of Pi Beta Phi gathered to celebrate 148 years of our fraternity at the Dallas Country Club. The 2015 Pi Phi award recipients were honored and presented with the annual awards.
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Carolyn Helman Lichtenberg Crest Award – Nancy Clements Seay
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Community Service Award – Cyndi Burris Bassel
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Evelyn Peters Kyle Angel Award – Julie Crain Miller
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Emma Harper Turner Leadership Award – Sandra Donaldson Hipps
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Young Alumna Achievement Award – Sarah Monning Schoellkopf
2014 Award Winners
On Thursday, April 17th, the Dallas Alumnae Club of Pi Beta Phi gathered to celebrate 147 years of our fraternity at the Dallas Country Club. The 2014 Pi Phi award recipients were honored and presented with the annual awards.
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Carolyn Helman Lichtenberg Crest Award – Prissy Davis Gravely
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Community Service Award – Barbara Hunt Crow
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Evelyn Peters Kyle Angel Award – Sally Sewell Wightman
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Emma Harper Turner Leadership Award – JoAnne Bisso Moore
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Young Alumna Achievement Award – Mindy Lee Morse
2013 Award Winners
The Dallas Alumnae Club of Pi Beta Phi celebrated Founders' Day April 18, 2013 at the SMU chapter house. While celebrating 146 years, the 2013 Pi Phi award recipients were honored and presented with the annual awards.
- Carolyn Helman Lichtenberg Crest Award - Margaret Milam McDermott
- Emma Harper Turner Leadership Award - Mimi Bergerac Vanderstraaten
- Evelyn Peters Kyle Angel Award - Anne Herndon Bradley
- Young Alumna Achievement Award - Amy Anderson Zicarelli
- Community Service Award - Robin Richardson Lewis
2012 Award Winners
The Dallas Alumnae Club of Pi Beta Phi celebrated Founders' Day April 20, 2012 at the SMU chapter house. Ring Ching for 145 years!! During the celebration, the 2012 Pi Phi award recipients were honored and presented with the annual awards.
- Carolyn Lichtenberg Crest Award: Clare Buie Chaney
- Evelyn Peters Kyle Award:Beth Johnson Clark
- Emma Harper Turner Award: Paula McPherson Davis
- Community Service Award: Jan Rhymer Pickens
- Young Alumna Achievement Award: Tish Mauldin Visinsky
Carolyn Helman Lichtenburg Crest Award
The Carolyn Helman Lichtenburg Crest Award honors distinguished alumnae for their outstanding professional or community service. The Dallas Alumnae Club’s nominee, Clare Chaney, won this prestigious national award.
2010 Award Winners
The Dallas Alumnae Club of Pi Beta Phi celebrated Founders' Day April 23, 2010 at the SMU chapter house. Ring Ching for 143 years!! During the celebration, the 2010 Pi Phi award recipients were honored and presented with the annual awards.
- Carolyn Lichtenberg Crest Award: Jo Marie Lilly
- Evelyn Peters Kyle Award: Frances Martin Flaig
- Emma Harper Turner Award: Sally Sewell Wightman
- Community Service Award: Ann Lehman Swope
Carolyn Helman Lichtenburg Crest Award
The Carolyn Helman Lichtenburg Crest Award honors distinguished alumnae for their outstanding professional or community service. The Dallas Alumnae Club’s nominee, Jo Marie Lilly, won this prestigious national award.
Jo Marie worked side by side with Roger Horchow as the nationally acclaimed Horchow Mail Order Catalogue was transformed from the great vision of one man to the mailboxes of millions. Mr. Horchow credits Jo Marie for recognizing the potential growth of the mail order industry. In addition to her professional success, Jo Marie has participated in many of the most significant civic and charitable organizations benefiting the Dallas area arts community. If that isn’t enough, Jo Marie has always given career support to Pi Phis and women in general.
Jo Marie Lilly is a brilliant shining example of Pi Phi Star Power! Thank you Jo Marie!!!
2009 Award Winners
Dallas Alumnae Club presents awards every year in April at our Founders’ Day celebration. Congratulations to the Dallas Alumnae Club 2009 award winners! Thank you all for your contributions to our club and community.
- Carolyn Helman Lichtenberg Crest Award: Marjorie Beck Waters
- Evelyn Peters Kyle Angel Award: Suzanne Smith Tubb and Tricia Smith Beall
- Emma Harper Turner Leadership Award: Martha Fuller Edwards
- Community Service Award: Jill Guest Smith