Alumnae

Alumnae Association Awards

Distinguished Alumna Award

The Distinguished Alumna Award was established by the Ellett-St. Catherine’s Alumnae Association in 1969 to honor, annually, an alumna who has helped to make her city, state or world a better place by giving of her talents in the true spirit of the school motto: What we keep, we lose; only what we give remains our own. The award is intended to honor a St. Catherine’s alumna who has distinguished herself in her field, either as a professional or as a community volunteer, and who is an outstanding example of what one can achieve when grounded in the St. Catherine’s experience.  

From suffragists, dramatists, artists and writers to preservationists, ministers, lawyers, doctors and entrepreneurs, St. Catherine’s distinguished alumnae from every decade have exemplified the school motto through their good works and generous spirit around the world.

2023 Recipient

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  • Barbara Tiane Mitchell-Gordon 1973 (posthumous)

    Tiane's sister, Minerva Mitchell '78, accepted the award on her behalf
    Fifty years ago, among the Class of 1973 carrying the Daisy Chain were the first two African American students to graduate from St. Catherine’s, one of whom was Barbara Tiane Mitchell-Gordon. 
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  • Past Recipients of the Distinguished Alumna Award

    2023
    Barbara Tiane Mitchell-Gordon 1973 (posthumous)

    2022
    Audrey Taylor Gonzalez 1957

    2021
    Catherine Currin Hammond 1971

    2020
    Nell Cox 1955

    2019
    Katherine Swtiz 1989

    2018
    Yiota Souras 1988

    2017
    Jane Hyde Williams 1967

    2016
    Louise Jenkins Maybank 1956

    2015

    Margaret "Mimsy" Wood Jones 1955
    Anne "Panny" Gregory Rhodes 1960
    2014
    Kimberly Lichtenberg 1994
    Katherine Short Clarke 1949

    2013
    Meridith Leigh Rentz 1988

    2012 
    Helen Turner Murphy 1952
    Mary Zayde (“Bucci”) Rennolds Zeugner 1977

    2011
    Geline Bowman Williams 1941
    Liz Gilbert 1986

    2010
    Ann Reeves Reed 1950

    2009

    Louise Lewis Foster 1959
    Elizabeth McMillan Hagood 1979

    2008
    Dina Farley Foster 1983

    2007
    Sally Womack Hruska 1957
    Betty Baugh Harrison 1977

    2006
    Sue Walden Wieland 1956

    2005
    Frances Johnson Lee-Vandell 1960

    2004
    Kate Harwood Gooch 1959
    Nathalie Ward 1969

    2003 
    Janet Patton Lewis 1938
    Dorothy Robertson Parrish 1938

    2002
    Anne Stanley Chatham 1937

    2001
    Betty Bowe Wallace Hendrix 1946
    Sally James Michel 1956

    2000
    Penny Baldwin Williams 1955

    1999
    Gene Davidson Dahmen 1959
    Gene Brumfield Edmunds 1959

    1998
    Ada Gaye Gregory 1988

    1997
    Margaret Davison Block 1950

    1996
    Eliza Scott Nevin 1966

    1995
    Pamela Tucker 1966

    1994
    Minnie Bassett Lane 1949
    Jane Bassett Spilman 1949

    1992
    Ella-Prince Trimmer Knox 1952

    1991
    Pocahontas Wight Edmunds 1921

    1988
    Anne Whitfield Kenny 1951

    1987
    Jean Staples Showalter 1930
    Margaret Ferguson Gibson 1962
    Caroline Armistead Riely 1962

    1984
    Viola Hubbard Woolfolk 1939

    1983
    Mary Tyler Freeman Cheek 1933

    1975
    Lee Smith 1963
    Elizabeth Davenport Hayter 1948
    Carolyn Buhrman Nettleton 1941

    1974
    Molly Haskell 1957
    Carolyn McCue Osteen 1960
    Mary Allen McCue (Honorary 1959)

    1973
    Fanny Graves Crenshaw 1908
    Annie Leigh Hobson Broughton 1926
    Cynthia Ann Billings 1950

    1972
    Mary Caperton Bingham 1923
    Florence Turner McCullough 1940
    Vienna Cobb Anderson 1953

    1971
    Anna Hill Johnstone Robinson 1930
    Fortunata Sydnor Trapnell Vanderschmidt 1947
    Katharine Kniskern Mather 1932

    1970
    Frances Laughlin Wadsworth 1927
    Elinor Fry Phillips 1920
    Edith O’Keefe Susong 1909
    Nancy Langhorne Cone 1944

    1969
    Adele Clark 1901
    Mary Wingfield Scott 1913
    Natalie McFaden Blanton 1913
    Emma Gray White Trigg 1909

Distinguished Young Alumna Award

In honor of St. Catherine's 125th Anniversary, the Distinguished Young Alumna Award was established by the Alumnae Association to recognize an alumna who is celebrating a 20th reunion or younger. The award is given to an alumna who has demonstrated distinction through her volunteer work or through her leadership, achievements and accomplishments in her career or community.

2023 Recipient

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  • Vaughan Gallins Gilmore 2003

    Vaughan Gallins Gilmore ’03 is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor, and Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners Board-Approved Supervisor. 
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  • Past Recipients of the Young Alumna Award

    2023
    Vaughan Gallins Gilmore 2003

    2022
    Elaine Minor 2002

    2021
    Anna Woodmansee 2011

    2020
    Elizabeth Redford 2005

    2019
    Julia Warren 2014

    2018
    Holly Ziskal Habimana 1998

    2017

    Darley C. Newman 1997

    2016
    Carrie D. Wortham 2008 (awarded posthumously)

The Adelaide Rawles Goolsby Flippen '30 Outstanding Service Award

The Adelaide Rawles Goolsby Flippen '30 Outstanding Service Award was created in 1994 to honor that individual (not necessarily an alumna) who shows an outstanding level of commitment and service to St. Catherine's School. The recipient will have spent a great deal of productive time, energy and thought in helping the school on a particular project or will have demonstrated continuing dedication to St. Catherine's over many years. This award will probably not be given to a present school employee. The presentation of the award normally takes place at Graduation. 

2023 Recipient

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  • Helen Hamilton Horsley '83

    Seldom does someone combine seamlessly the skills of a leader with a truly gentle, modest spirit. Helen is that person.  Helen has been a steadfast and enthusiastic volunteer, leader and cheerleader for St. Catherine’s.  
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  • Past Recipients of The Adelaide Rawles Goolsby Flippen '30 Outstanding Service Award

    2023
    Helen Hamilton Horsley 1983

    2022
    Tyler Bird Paul 1977

    2021
    Sue Baldwin

    2020
    Anne Howell McElroy 1978

    2019
    Jean Hill Davenport 1958

    2018
    Chris Williams

    2017

    Missy Gullquist

    2016
    Dee Dee Butler Sutton 1976

    2015

    Lucy Stockdell

    2014
    Jean Cameron Grainger 1966

    2013

    Katherine MacNaughton Whitney 1975

    2012
    Elizabeth Cabell Jennings 1981

    2011
    Margaret and Dave Bloor

    2010
    Lang and Molly Gayle Meem 1973

    2009
    Jackie Wilkins

    2008    
    Cal and George Jennison

    2007

    Gussie Johns Bannard 1973

    2006
    Susan Pfefferkorn 1973

    2005
    Annabel Morgan Edge 1964

    2004
    Bill Armstrong

    2003
    Mert Jones

    2002
    Jack Kenny

    2001
    Virginia Jones

    2000    
    Frances Brown
    Peggy Ross

    1999    
    Wesley Wright, Jr.

    1998
    Mason New (awarded posthumously)

    1997
    Dixon Christian

    1996
    Ted Price

    1995
    Betty Molster

    1994    
    Cabell Goolsby West 1964
Located in the heart of Richmond, Virginia, St. Catherine’s School is a private, all-girls pre-K, kindergarten, elementary, middle and high school. We provide a well-rounded educational experience for girls from communities across Richmond, Chesterfield, Henrico and all of central Virginia. St.Catherine’s all-girls educational experience is rooted in more than a century of history and tradition. From our revolutionary past to our dynamic present, St. Catherine’s has always focused on preparing students for a boundless future.