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Congratulations to all of them!

Thank you to all Reunion classes for the total Annual Fund Gift of $293,719!

 

Awards

The "Making a Difference" Service Award

The “Making a Difference” Service Award is given to two alumni whose professional work exemplifies the mission of Wheelock College - to improve the quality of life for all children and families.  This year’s recipients are Jenny Fogel Miller ’97 and Barbara Taylor Posner ’67.

Jenny Fogel Miller ’97
After graduating form Wheelock with a Bachelor of Social Work, Jenny obtained a master’s from Boston University and is currently the Founder and CEO of Senior Care Concepts, Inc. in Rhode Island. Senior Care Concepts, Inc. is dedicated to providing seniors and their families with education and resources to guide them through the later years of a senior's life. They are dedicated to keeping loved ones as safe and independent as possible. Jenny is a professional geriatric care manager with a background in geriatric social work. She has spent 10 years working in the home care and assisted-living communities. She is a member of the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers, the National Association of Social Workers, and the Providence Rotary Club.  We honor Jenny for her work with children and families. Congratulations Jenny!

Barbara Taylor Posner ’67
Barbara has M.A. in Sociology and Education from Teachers College, Columbia University. In the mid 1980s she founded a parent support/education groups for parents with children under age 6 as director of the Northern Westchester Parent Child Group, a resource to help families of children with attention deficit disorder or learning disabilities.  Barbara helps families navigate the mental health profession and bridge the gap from evaluation to recommendation, and offers support and training.  She had been a member of the board of directors of Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder of Westchester County and headed the organization’s speakers bureau.  Congratulations Barbara!

Past “Making A Difference” Service Award Recipients

1992 Nathalie Arnold Erickson '35
1992 Kathleen Connolly '85
1993 Harriet Spring Critchlow '43/'44
1994 Gretchen Abbot McCord '59
1994 Carol Jeffers Hollenberg '64
1994 Claire White '79/'84MS
1995 Lillian Prakelt Goss '55
1995 Ann DeNucci Rogalski '80
1996 Susan Waters Shaeffer '56
1996 Judith Millstein Langer '71
1997 Vicki Caplan Milstein '72
1997 Nancy Pike Tooker '77
1998 Sally Clark Sloop '68
1998 Pat Mucci '78/'93MS
1999 Ruth McKinley Herridge '54
1999 Martha McNulty '84
2000 Anita Lessard Mulcahey '85
2000 Elizabeth Reed Wilson '55/'82MS
2001 Ann Tucker Walker '56
2001 Colleen Miller Rumsey '81
2002 Harriet Weil Hodgson '57
2002 Alison Carter Machaiek '82
2003 Charlotte “Pommy” Pomeroy Hatfield '58
2003 Rosemary Anderson '78
2004 Helen Doughty Lester '59
2004 Elizabeth McClendon '69
2005 Toby Congleton Milner '70
2005 Shawana Thomas Daniels '95
2006 Patricia Gindele Guild ’51
2006 Carol Kagel ’71

The Lucy Wheelock Award

This award honors a younger alumna/us celebrating a 5th to 20th year Reunion.  Criteria for this award are based on this person’s service to the College and service to the Alumni Association. This year’s recipient is Micaela Hall ’97. Micaela served on the Alumni Association Board and attended many events at the College. As Chair of Young Alumni Committee, Micaela worked to engage and connect our younger alumni population through events such as attending Shear Madness and the Hard Rock Café, a Young Alumni Reception at the Bell in Hand (2004-2006), Seniors Countdown to Graduation (2003-2006), a Young Alumni Networking Cruise on the Spirit of Boston and Speed Networking Receptions. Micaela’s work on the Board during her time as Chair of the Students and Recent Graduates Committee was invaluable. She reenergized the committee with new members, came up with new and exciting events for our Young Alumni constituents and worked to steward relationships with her peers and fellow alumni with the College. We congratulate Micaela and heartily thank her for her dedication and service to Wheelock.

Past Lucy Wheelock Award Recipients

1988 Sue Bruml Simon '73
1989 Donna LaRoche '79
1990 Julia Challinor '75
1991 Geraldine Robinson '71/'78MS
1992 Barbara Tarr Drauschke '72
1992 Beverly Tarr Mattatall '72
1993 Anne Field '73/'80MS
1995 Linda Banks-Santilli '85
1996 Bonnie M. Page '76/'92MS
1997 Karen Mutch-Jones '82
1998 Carol Sullivan-Hanley '78
1999 Michael Niewiecki '94/'98MS
2000 Mila Moschella '75
2002 Elizabeth Matlin-Heiger '92
2003 Sara Hosmer '93
2004 Heidi Butterworth Fanion '94
2005 Kyla McSweeney '94/'97MS
2006 Liz Doyle ’86

Distinguished Service Award

The Distinguished Service Award is given annually to a member of a reunion class who has shown outstanding service to the College, to the alumni body, and to her class over the years.  It is indeed a great honor to receive this award.  This year’s recipients are Barbara Tarr Drauschke ’72 and Beverly Tarr Matattall ’72. 
  
Barbara Tarr Drauschke ’72
The Wheelock College Alumni Association proudly presents The Distinguished Service Award to Barbara Tarr Drauschke ’72, in recognition of her dedicated service to the Alumni Association as: President, Treasurer, Ways and Means Coordinator, Chairperson of Alumni Association Endowment Fund Committee, Clubs Coordinator, Member of Marjorie Wolf Memorial Grants Fund Committee, and in celebration of her energy and loyalty to the College in her roles as: Wheelock College Corporation Member , Alumni Admissions Representative, Reunion Coordinator for the Class of 1972, Longview Club Member and President, and Organizer, over 20 years, of annual plant gifts to incoming students. Barbara’s outstanding achievements in leadership positions and her devotion to the Wheelock community inspire us all. Her warmth, graciousness, and respect for others are appreciated by her classmates, fellow alumni, and the College. Barbara has truly exemplified the tradition of Lucy Wheelock by furthering the mission of Wheelock College, to improve the lives of children and families.

Beverly Tarr Matattall ’72
The Wheelock College Alumni Association proudly presents The Distinguished Service Award to Beverly Tarr Mattatall ’72, in recognition of her dedicated service to the Alumni Association as: President, Secretary, Chair and Secretary of Alumni Association Endowment Fund Committee, Member of Nominating Committee, and in celebration of her energy and loyalty to the College in her roles as: Alumni Admissions Representative, Class Agent, Reunion Coordinator for the Class of 1972, Coordinator of Alumni Association Book Group, Longview Club Member and President, Phone-a-thon Volunteer, and Organizer, over 20 years, of annual plant gifts to incoming students. Beverly’s outstanding achievements in leadership positions, her enthusiasm, and her gracious manner inspire us all. As a dedicated alumna, she is a role model for her classmates, fellow alumni, and the College. Beverly has truly exemplified the tradition of Lucy Wheelock by furthering the mission of Wheelock College, to improve the lives of children and families.

Past Distinguished Service Award Recipients

1975 Laura Holmes Reed '10
1975 Carolyn Bonney Larsen '30
1976 Suzanne Thornton Pierce '41
1977 Marguerite Franklin '17
1978 Marjorie Holmes Gillette '18
1979 Dorothy Mercer Gilbert '24
1980 Edith Steere Floyd '30
1981 Rhoda White Blaney '41
1981 Rosamond Holt Haley '46
1982 Sarita W. Noyes '22
1982 Rita FitzPatrick Murray '37
1983 Jean Lamson Warner '28
1984 Florence Bailey Donovan '39
1985 Ruth Casten Hegeman '54
1986 Marjorie Cohn Wolf '51
1987 Barbara Lydon Carty '42/'43
1987 Patricia Conzelman Greeley '52/'90MS
1988 Katharine Hosmer Connor '33
1989 Barbara Harding Feather '39/'47
1990 Lyn Peck Kenyon '45/'69
1991 Margaret Abbott '31
1991 Janet Woodbury Cooper '31
1992 Judith Parks Anderson '62
1993 Elizabeth Dewey Giles '53
1994 Elizabeth Wheeler L’Hommedieu '54
1994 Lois Barnett Mirsky '54
1995 Joleen Glidden Ham '55
1996 Elizabeth Brayton Dawson '51
1997 Barbara Elliott Fargo '52
1997 Edith Winter Sperber '52
1998 Maureen Murphy Coakley '58
1999 Sandra Gewinner Perry '64
2000 Joan Anderson Watts '65/'83MS
2001 Madeleine Tufts Cormier '66
2002 Anne Wingle Howard '57
2003 Sylvia “Sukie” Dickey '58
2004 Tina Helm '64/'98MS
2005 Maryanne Weber Lockyer '45
2006 Bette Grimm Hoskins ’56

Prizes

The Gertrude Abbihl Prize

The silver bowl has been named the Gertrude Abbihl Prize in honor of our former faculty member Gertrude Abbihl, who attended more consecutive reunion luncheons than any other person — 45 altogether!  The Gertrude Abbihl Prize is presented to the class with the highest percentage of members attending the annual luncheon.  This year competition was keen!  The runner up is the class of 1952 with 25% attendance. The winner is the Class of 1957 with 40% attendance.

The Beulah Angell Wetherbee Prize

Tina Crosby ’67 presented the Beulah Angell Wetherbee Prize, an engraved silver tray, given to the reunion class with the highest percentage of donors, to honor the spirit of Beulah Angell Wetherbee, a Class of 1933 class agent who encouraged her classmates to participation rates as high as 98.9 percent!  Reunion gifts are greatly appreciated by the College and have a special impact on the College’s ability to provide scholarship aid to students and support ongoing programs.  This year, the friendly competition between classes was quite vigorous! This year, the runner up is the Class of 1952 with 63% participation and the winner of the Wetherbee Prize is the Class of 1957 ­– celebrating their 50th reunion.  Their participation was 77% of the class donating to the Annual Fund this year! Congratulations! 

The Dr. Frances Graves Prize

Dr. Frances Graves, Class of 1909, believed so strongly in the annual fund that she made arrangements in her will for the annual fund to receive a gift each year in her name.  The prize, a silver frame engraved with Dr. Graves’ name, will feature a picture of the class that raised the largest gift for Wheelock this reunion year. The Runner up was the Class of 1957 with $59,043. The winner is the Class of 1952 with a gift of $122,328! Congratulations Class of 1952 and thank you for your support of the Annual Fund!

 

 

Congratulations!

For more information please contact Alumni Relations at (617) 879-2261 or email alumnirelations@wheelock.edu