Alumnae Awards

Each year the Alumnae Association honors alumnae for their accomplishments professionally and in their communities, and for their service to their school.

Please contact the alumnae office if you wish to nominate a candidate for an award. 

The Distinguished Alumna Award

The SPSG Alumnae Association presents the Distinguished Alumna Award to an alumna who through her unselfish dedication and commitment, has exhibited outstanding achievement and dedication in a field of endeavor, whether it be a chosen profession, through her involvement and contributions to SPSG or in her community at large.  

AWARD Recipients

  • 2026: Heidi Ginter ’89
  • 2025: Crickett Herrmann Kasper ’01 
  • 2024: Ebony Harley ’05
  • 2023: Janice Bledsoe ’81
  • 2022: Kimberly Goetze Burch ’79
  • 2021: Kylla Denise Williams '71†
  • 2019: Kathleen Gavin ’79
  • 2018: Amissa Salihi Smith ’92
  • 2016: Patricia Carroll ’76
  • 2015: Victoria Weitzel ’05
  • 2014: Nicole Brummer ’94
  • 2013: Kelle McPeters Sawers ’82
  • 2012: Tevera Stith ’93
  • 2011: Maurleen Dix Mack ’79
  • 2010: Kelly Goetze Long ’82
  • 2009: Deirdre Wilson Redmond ’78
  • 2008: Judith Ensor ’79
  • 2007: Nell Tapscott Goetze ’89
  • 2006: Hollace Martin Hamilos ’65
  • 2005: Amy O’Donnell Metzger ’87
  • 2004: Kathryn Wurzbacher Corrigan ’79
  • 2003: Beverly Wheeler Tilghman ’66
  • 2002: Beverly Wheeler Tilghman ’66
  • 2001: Elise Butler ’83
  • 2000: Rosemary DeVincentis Schneider ’77
  • 1999: Maurleen Dix Mack ’79
  • 1998: Juliana Hoff Sawyer ’82
  • 1997: Laurie Hooper Fisher ’77
  • 1996: Gail Gaumnitz Goering ’78
  • 1995: Elizabeth Goldsborough Reese ’74
  • 1994: Julie Bundy ’78
  • 1992: Paula Talbert Johnson ’70
  • 1991: Carol Carman Mettam ’67
  • 1990: Alexandra Nichols Williams ’74

The Distinguished Young Alumna Award 

This award is presented annually to a St. Paul’s alumna who graduated within the past fifteen years (Classes of 2012–2026) and exemplifies a strong and lasting connection to the school. The recipient should have been an integral and respected member of the St. Paul’s community as a student, remembered by peers for athletic, academic, and/or artistic achievements. She should actively promote lifelong engagement with St. Paul’s through volunteer service and philanthropic support, particularly in fostering connections with the senior class. Candidates are expected to be on a promising professional path or to have made significant contributions to their college or university community. They should also be able to reflect positively on their St. Paul’s experience and share with current students how their ties to the school have supported their success beyond graduation. In addition, consideration is given to the candidate’s potential for future involvement and leadership in advancing the school’s long-term goals and vision.

AWARD Recipients

  • 2026: Mattie Bayne ’15 
  • 2025: Grace Boyce ’18

The Green Apple Award 

This award is given to an individual in recognition of his or her significant achievement and unselfish dedication to his or her community or profession.  The recipient’s name is engraved on the Green Apple Award plaque. 

AWARD Recipients

  • 2026: Clifford Lull ’78
  • 2025: Sandra Durfee 
  • 2024: Joanne Bartlett †
  • 2023: Ann McKenzie ’83
  • 2022: Kelly Nocher Riepe ’01
  • 2021: Kimberly Stevenson Parks ’86
  • 2019: Isabel Coulter Nussbaumer ’90
  • 2018: Phyllis Flenniken 
  • 2017: Cynthia Garland
  • 2016: Edee Waller
  • 2015: Jeanne Day †
  • 2014: Barbara Bonnell 
  • 2013: Lila Boyce Lohr 
  • 2012: Lee Mueller 
  • 2011: Alice Smith Philips 
  • 2010: Kathryn McKew 
  • 2009: Ann Healey Oglesby †
  • 2008: Tevera Stith Stith ’93
  • 2007: Elizabeth G. Hardiman ’85
  • 2006: Nicki Ridenour 
  • 2005: James Stromberg 
  • 2004: Susan Creamer Creamer ’94
  • 2003: Allyson Coffey Hocker ’96
  • 2002: Nancy Rich Marbury 
  • 2001: Beth Bacon Smith 
  • 2000: Carolyn Gorsuch 
  • 1999: Warwick Brown Plant 
  • 1998: Joshua Hall ’50
  • 1997: James Kennedy 
  • 1996: Elizabeth Wright Wright ’73
  • 1995: Ophelia Hollingshead †
  • 1994: Julie Bundy Bundy ’78
  • 1994: Joan McDorman Thomas ’72
  • 1993: Marjorie Hand Maguire 
  • 1993: Donald Bowman 
  • 1992: Meredith Sargeant Harrington ’71
  • 1991: Alexandra Hoff Waesche ’79
  • 1991: Carol Carman Mettam ’67
  • 1990: Kathryn Wurzbacher Corrigan ’79
  • 1989: Mary Johnson Cowan ’64
  • 1988: Jean Sweany Nekola †
  • 1987: Mary Hortop Bready 
  • 1986: Patricia Gray 
  • 1985: Beverly Wheeler Tilghman ’66
  • 1984: Rosalind Levering † 
  • 1983: Barbara Cobb Boyce 
  • 1982: Isabelle Kilmer