Alumnae Chapter Awards

  • Gamma Phi Beta of Today

    This is the highest honor to be given by the alumnae chapter. It is awarded for distinguished service to Gamma Phi Beta and the community.

     

    1975 Joan McCoy   1977 Betty Crooker   1997 Sue Ann Fagerberg
    1975 Audrey Shafer   1981 Dorothy McGinnis*      

     

  • IIKE Award
    The IIKE Award is given to members in good standing who have made outstanding contributions to the chapter during the previous year and is presented at Founders Day.

     

    1997 Judy Millen   2002 Sherrie Boyer   2005 Bev Lang
    1998 Nancy Steen   2003 Joyce Hultgren   2006 Linda Neill
    1999 Linda Hanick   2004 Heidi Allen   2007 Sue Ann Fagerberg
    1999 Nicole Solomon   2004 Joyce French   2009 Andrea Graham
    2000 Jane Heeney   2004 Carolyn Patterson   2009 Sandy Jablonski
    2001 Pam Adams   2005 Sue Durrett   2010 Tina Hoobler Schmitt

     

  • Merit Roll 
    The Merit Roll award is given on Founders Day to members-in-good-standing who have given a minimum of 15 years of devoted and distinguished service to the Sorority at the local level and who have given financial support to International Gamma Phi Beta within the last 5 years as verified by Central Office records.

     

    1971 Edna Burt*   1988 Bunny Corbin   1995 Joy Hessler
    1971 Gladys Crouch*   1988 Judy Schumann   1995 Kathy Stephenson
    1971 Vera Foley*   1988 Judy White *   1996 Cathy Dunmire
    1972 Josephine Lloyd*   1988 Kathryn Woodward*   1996 Ginny Farrar
    1973 Lucille Johnson*   1989 Kay Appleberry   1996 Susan Donaghue
    1974 Ernestine McDonald*   1989 Sharon Ihde   1997 Cheryl Myhra2
    1975 Emily Margaret Witham   1989 Sue Ott   1997 Tucky Hobbs
    1976 Edith Chapman*   1989 Sybil Underwood   1999 Carol Bailey
    1977 Lois Garver*   1990 Ada Lee Baumgartner   2000 Gloria Anderson
    1978 Virginia Jordan*   1990 Betty Hocker   2000 Jane Bolte
    1979 Helen Fling*   1990 Donna O’Neal   2000 Mary Mize
    1979 Joyce Hultgren1   1990 Joyce French   2000 Nancy Jones
    1980 Kathryn Coen*   1990 Sue Ann Fagerberg   2002 Judy Millen
    1981 Adelaide Francis*   1991 Dianne Boren   2003 Pam Adams
    1982 Mary Beth Jones   1991 Gretchen Brown   2004 Lesley Kennedy
    1983 Peggy Evans   1991 Janet Tidwell   2004 Marilee Benage
    1984 Barbara Lentz*   1991 Pam Peffer   2006 Nancy Steen
    1985 Harriette McVay   1992 Linda Neill   2006 Sharon Greenwood
    1986 Sue Durrett   1993 Rosie Butler   2006 Terrie Huntington
    1987 Jeanie Hervey   1993 Suzie Kerwin   2007 Brenda Harden
    1987 Margaret Burnett   1994 Beverly Lang   2007 Tara Drake
    1988 Betty Crooker   1994 Sue Brownlee   2009 Jane Heeney

     

    1 Awarded by Wichita Alumnae Chapter 2 Awarded by Denver Alumnae Chapter

     

  • Woman of the Year
    This is awarded to a member of the alumnae chapter who has been initiated at least 25 years prior to her selection. This award recognizes an outstanding Gamma Phi Beta who has worked consistently through the years on the local level. 

     

    1965 Gladys Crouch*   1980 Adelaide Francis*   1995 Beverly Lang
    1966 Kathryn Woodward*   1981 Mary Beth Jones   1996 Donna O’Neal
    1967 Vera Foley*   1982 Peggy Evans   1997 Susan Donaghue
    1968 Elsie Frisbie Norman*   1983 Barbara Lentz*   1998 Judy Millen
    1969 Edna Burt*   1984 Harriette McVay   1999 Kathy Stephenson
    1970 Laura Frances Cottingham*   1985 Sue Durrett   2000 Cathy Dunmire
    1971 Josephine Lloyd*   1986 Margaret Burnett   2001 Mary Mize
    1972 Lucille Johnson*   1987 Kay Appleberry   2002 Joyce French
    1973 Ernestine McDonald*   1988 Betty Crooker   2003 Pam Adams
    1974 Emily Margaret Witham*   1989 Judy Schumann   2004 Tucky Hobbs
    1975 Edith Chapman*   1990 Bunny Corbin   2005 Sharon Idhe
    1976 Lois Garver*   1991 Sue Ann Fagerberg   2006 Sybil Underwood
    1977 Virginia Jordan*   1992 Betty Hocker   2007 Joyce Hultgren
    1978 Helen Fling*   1993 Sue Brownlee   2008 Pam Peffer
    1979 Katie Coen*   1994 Marjorie Ebling*   2009 Linda Neill  
                2010 Terrie Webb Huntington

     

  • Kansas City Panhellenic Woman of the Year 

     

    2002 Betty Crooker

     

  • Loyal Friend Award 
    This award honors non-Gamma Phi Betas who have given loyal support to the Sorority through the years. 

     

    2004 Rick Allen   2005 Rapelye Gardiner, Jr.   2006 Bob Lohmeyer
    2004 Myron Hultgren   2005 William Reed   2007 Mike Schwabauer
    2004 Bob Lang   2005 Larry Wheeler   2008 Alice Park Stamm 

     

  • *Deceased