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Former Students Association

Pioneer Spirit Award

The Pioneer Spirit Award recognizes particularly exemplary contributions to the spirit of the Former Students Association and the University . Specifically, a recipient must have made remarkable contributions to the unity of a class, to the Association and/or chapter or to the spirit of dedication of graduates to the purposes of the Association and the University.

Recipients of the Pioneer Spirit Award are:

Year Awarded
Awardee Class Year

2007

Janice LaPointe-Crump

2006

Paula Bledsoe Britt

2005

Kate Amorella

2004

Lee and Jim Blair 1952
2003
Glenda Brock Simmons 1960 & 1961
2002
Kimberly Oyewole 1993
2001
Patsy Nortcutt Schreiber 1965 & 1971
2000
Betty Wertheimer Smith 1950 & 1971
1999
Mary Rena Penn Brittan 1924 & 1929
1998
Adele Austin Klein 1948
1996
Jane Ward Pool 1946
1996
Jackie Sanders 1952