Distinguished Alumnae
The purpose of the Distinguished Alumnae Award is to recognize and acknowledge the significant contributions made by our alumnae in many fields of endeavor. The award honors alumnae who represent a range of excellence in vocation, community service, character, and/or service to McGehee.
The award recipients are honored at the Founder’s Day Assembly and are presented with an award certificate and a gift from the school.
Questions?
Contact Kathleen Viguerie Banta '95 at 504-274-4917 or email.
Award Recipients by Year
1987
Mildred “Millie” Ball ’63
Adelaide Wisdom Benjamin ’50
Esther Dupuy Breckenridge ’24*
Betty Werlein Carter ’27*
Madeleine Duvic ’69
Jane Pharr Gage ’28*
Emilie “Russ” Dietrich Griffin ’53*
Rosa Freeman Keller ’28*
Gail Behre Little ’31*
Elizabeth “Betsy” Shaw Nalty ’60
Lalise Moore O’Brien ’30*
Cynthia “Cindy” Samuel ’65
Margaret “Meg” Orr Settoon ’71
Betty Stevens Sherrill ’40*
Edith “Lucile” Smith ’31*
Suzanne “Sue” Saussy Stewart ’44*
Rose Forsyth Strachan ’33*
Katharine “Kit” Williams Tremaine ’24*
1988
Charlotte Cooksey ’65
Charlotte Hillyer Dupuy ’40*
Rosemary Gugert Kennedy ’44*
Jane Dart Maunsell ’39*
Cora “Coco” Jahncke Seemann ’31*
Virginia Liggett Suttle ’32*
1989
Beth Stocker Cary ’50
Geraldine “Gerry” Gaudet Geary ’31*
Lynne Murray Gleason ’57
Susan Buck Mayer ’33*
Katherine “Bonnie” Thompson Soniat ’60
Marilyn Wellemeyer ’42*
1990
Jeanne de la Houssaye ’60*
Nancy Reeves Dreux ’31*
Edna Schlegel Heft ’32*
Mary Foster Kock ’47
Patricia “Pat” Crane Mason ’55
Kathleen “Kathy” Moore Vick ’56*
1991
Elaine Durbin Abell ’60
Gayle Stocker Denegre ’44*
Margo Jackson DuBos ’74
Katherine Nolan Kammer ’32*
Carroll Wilson Suggs ’56
Charlotte Barkerding Travieso ’60
1992
Beverly Ogden Dickinson ’75
Dorothy “Dottie” Eaves Kostmayer ’41*
Carolyn Gelbke McCall ’57
Jane Alsobrook Miller ’44*
Katherine Huff O’Neil ’56
Cynthia Miller Yeates ’72
1993
Harriet “Muffin” Wilson Balart ’64
Lucile Lawrence Dahlstrom ’22*
Ruth “Ruthie” Jones Frierson ’58
Virginia Kock ’52*
Barbara Manard ’63
Carolyn “Missy” McLellan ’67
Constance “Pokey” Smith ’24*
1994
Beverly Reese Church ’63
Katherine Gage ’55*
Kitty Carlisle Conn Hart ’27*
Gladys Gay LeBreton ’38*
Holly Sharp Snodgrass ’75
Joan Matthews Starr ’60
1995
Joan Scheuermann McGurk ’50*
Eloise “Bootie” Born Farnsworth ’59
Diana Rowley Jones ’60
Grace Jahncke Newburger ’54*
Catherine “Cathy” Maunsell Posey ’63
Bruce “Brucie” Witherspoon Rafferty ’45*
1996
Carol Jones Carmody ’60
Claudia Harold ’64
Marie Elise “Malee” Amoss Hearin ’46
Margaret Miller ’70
Marjorie “Margie” Leverich Moran ’35*
Jeanne “Patty” Hanley Rabig ’56*
Catherine Burns Tremaine ’42
1997
Janet Arrowsmith ’67
Virginia Fossier Brooks ’72
Blanche Kirchhoff Gray ’62
Louise Hoehn Hogan ’31*
Gretchen Rau ’57*
Tynia Thomassie ’77
1998
Barbara King Amedee ’43*
Marilyn Maloney ’68
Sheela Burke Plater ’58
Laura Guinee Sporl-Currens ’74
Jann Malone Steele ’68
Mary Louise “Peggy” McGehee Wisdom ’32*
1999
Gloria Garic Anderson ’39*
Constance Barkley-Lewis ’79
Ann Maylie Bruce ’60*
Nancy “Nan” Newton Cummins ’61
Elisabeth “Lisa” Dart ’77
Jane Leach King ’49
Lettice Binnings Stuart ’64
2000
Elsie Jean “Jean” McGivney Boese ’42*
Jacqueline “Jackie” LeRoi Bolton ’43*
Amelie Wogan Cagle ’65
Jeanie Crane Cian ’72
Katherine Waters Gelderman ’79
Mary-Elizabeth “Meppie” Paltron ’60*
Ruth Groner Werfel ’50*
2001
Katharine “Kathy” Gamble ’76
Jane Johnson ’67
Cameron “Cammie” Kock Mayer ’71
Harriet McFaul Pilger ’66
Dana Smetherman ’82
Nancy Lohman Staub ’51
2002
Virginia Barkley ’82
Gary Gillis Churchill ’52
Laura Lee Killeen ’68
Michele Lafaye Lopiccolo ’77
Carolyn Wood Lorio ’77
Marcelle d’Aquin Saussy ’57
2003
Anita Pelias Georges ’48*
Wendelyn “Wendy” Walk Michell ’66
Laura Shaw Shields ’72
Alice Marquez Wright ’68
2004
Kathryn “Kit” Conroy ’73
Carey Feierabend ’78
Suzanne Wolfe Fromherz ’66
Beryl Bushnell Kaminsky ’79
Daisy Meriwether Vandenburgh ’51
2005
Ella Montgomery Flower ’63
Elaine “Lainey” Friedrichs Jones ’80
Ginger Kock ’78
Lalise O’Brien Melillo ’60
2006
Angelique Palumbo Weiser ’93
Ruthie Winston ’79
2007
Harriet Hurley Nelson ’56
Paulette de la Vergne Stewart ’57
Melissa Roddy ’77
Mary Meyers Howard ’77
2008
Barbara “Bee” Ewin Fitzpatrick ’66
Elizabeth “Lizzy” Jahncke ’98
Rozelle Sawyer Middleton ’49*
Lilian Page Stahler Murphy ’58*
Mary Ann McLellan Stroker ’58*
2009
Melanie Logan Mauldin ’68
Bonnie Christensen St. Paul ’59
Cecile Watters Tebo ’78
2010
Caroline Monsted Brady ’90
Ethel Bush Clay ’60
Ann Wisdom Stolley ’60*
2011
Ann Richardson Berkey ’66
Rebecca “Becky” Brooksher ’96
Doris Durbin Heard ’61
Dawn Higgins Murphy ’46*
2012
Felice Viguerie Killian ’93
Corinne Morrison ’65
Miranda Restovic ’97
Heather Labadot Smedstad ’88
Marsha Miller Wedell ’59
2013
Glenny Wiegand Brazy ’43*
Charlotte Christman ’73
Suzanne Maginnis Whann ’62
Jane Feierabend Wiggins ’63
2014
Courtney Slatten Katzenstein ’79
Katherine Magnuson Knox ’89
2015
Anne Labouisse Dean ’60
Anne Perez Inabnett ’64
Mimi Maumus ’90
Mary Alice Quinn ’54*
Julie Jones Smith ’80
2016
Bonnie Baird Boyd ’67
Kathleen McKee Garey ’76
Sarah Martzolf ’96
Margo Sanders Phelps ’72
Kitty Claiborne Schmidt ’65
2017
Katherine “Kathy” Kreutziger Baumgarten '87
Mary McDonald “Merrimac” Stephens Dillon '77
Meredith Feike '97
Madeline Hughes Haikala '82
2018
Patricia “Pat” Halsall Colville ’48
Nina Newlin Mackie ’65
Charlotte Barkley Mercer ’78
Alexandra “Alix” de la Vergne St. Paul ’73
2019
Anne Monteleone Burr '74
Antoinette “Toni” de Bonneval Frederick '47
Melanie Sheen '02
2020
Charlotte Andry Gibbs '65
Laura Hobson Herlihy '80
Melissa Douglass Steiner '80
2023
Bettina Lentz Carpenter ’58
Kathleen Frick Biggins ’78
Saira Saeed ’88
April Falcon-Villa ’93
2024
Suzanne Faris '84
Anne Balart Michaels '94
* Deceased
Guidelines for Distinguished Alumnae Award Nominations:
The nomination form below must be completed and returned to the Alumnae Office by Wednesday, October 9. Additional letters of support from classmates are helpful, but not required. A recipient must have attended McGehee. Recipients need not be from reunion classes.
It is preferred that all recipients are able to attend the Founder’s Day activities, although attendance is not a prerequisite for receiving the Distinguished Alumnae Award.
Nominations should be submitted online by filling out the nomination form here or downloaded here and mailed to:
Louise S. McGehee School
Attn: Kathleen Banta
2343 Prytania Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
or via email.