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At Lincoln, we take pride in our vibrant network of alumnae who play a vital role in our success. Lincoln alumnae today are actively making the future—professionally, through mentoring, networking, fundraising, and supporting fellow alumnae and through staying connected to our community. Whether you're interested in giving back, sharing your news, volunteering or visiting campus, the Advancement Office is excited to offer you many exciting ways to engage with the Lincoln community.
Each year, Lincoln School celebrates the incredible and inspiring achievements of our alumnae with three Alumnae Awards, all presented during Alumnae & Reunion Weekend:
- Alumna Citation Award
- Distinguished Service Award
- Young Alumna Award
This year's Alumnae Award Recipients with Head of School, Sophie Glenn Lau.
(From left to right) Jane Gifford Barrows '53, Nancy Rapelye Godfray '60, Sophie Glenn Lau '88, Anita Richard Thompson '89.
Alumnae Citation Award
This award is given to an alumna in recognition of continuous support and significant service to Lincoln School. It honors the alumna who has accepted responsibility in a variety of ways, demonstrated a loyalty to the School and a desire to perpetuate its commitment to excellence in all areas of education for young women. Recipients are listed below:
1984: Martha Curit Hough '60 and Joan Ress Reeves '50
1985: Diana Scott Worthington '26
1986: Elizabeth Olney McLoughlin '44
1987: Marjorie Buonanno Boss '58
1988: Nancy Gifford Roach '49
1989: Mary Sisson Barrett '36
1990: Ann Thorndike '54
1991: Constance Briggs Faxon '36 and Suzanne Young Murray '58
1992: Frances Smith Graves '26 and Virginia Townsend '30
1993: Carolyn Rison Beck '53 and B.B. Freeman Davis '38
1994: Shirley Webster Sheldon '41
1995: Amy Beth Leeds '70
1996: Nancy Bartlett Wing '44
1997: Dorothy Haworth Chatterton '24
1998: Gail Auslander Ginnetty '64
1999: Patricia Slater Carey '41 and Shirley Traver Allen '41
2000: Dione Dickenson Kenyon '72
2001: Donna Paolino Coia ’70 P'97,'01
2002: Cynthia Savage Muir '65
2003: Judith Murdough Rollinson '52
2004: Carla Wright Eaton '53
2005: Rebecca Anderson Huntington '50 and Ruth Frances Young Rapelye '36
2006: Marjorie McCaffrey DeAngelis '58
2007: Cynthia Leonard Damon '75 and Connie Worthington '72
2008: Martha Boss Bennett '85 and Paula Murray McNamara '80
2009: Susan Cumming '63 and Susan Eldredge Mead '65
2010: Diane Stott Briggs '47 and Kim Briggs Berry '76
2011: Sherry Gardner Cameron '61
2012: Nancy Nahigian Tavitian '82
2013: Arlene Tate Schuler '72
2014: Carolyn Hazard '63 and Bliss Matteson '63
2015: Jane Meissner Sharfstein '73
2016: Jane Palestine Jamieson '71
2017: Heather Hahn Fowler '87
2018: Kilah Walters-Clinton ’95
2019: Mih-Ho Cha Neenan '81
2023: Catharine Millard Cromwell ’88
2024: Anita Richard Thompson '89
Distinguished Service Award
This award recognizes an alumna whose life and accomplishments exemplify that inner light which the school has traditionally sought to foster in its students. The award identifies an alumna whose contribution to the quality of life around her has made the world a finer, better place. Recipients are listed below:
1986: Mary T. Campbell '29
1987: Miriam Jones Brown '37
1988: Margaret Monroe Normann '48
1989: Martha Parkhurst Sherman '35
1990: Sibyl Totah Belmont '51and Lysbeth Muncy '26
1991: Elizabeth Fuller Elsner '41
1992: Linda Renasco Cadigan '64 and Elizabeth Atwood Lawrence '47
1993: Rosemary Pierrel Sorrentino '41
1994: Polly Amrein '44
1995: Joan Ress Reeves '50
1996: Meredith Vieira '71
1997: Natalie Cull Joslin '44
1998: Christine Ferguson '76
1999: Carolene Wachenheimer Marks '39
2000: Lady Susan Willis-Reickert '64
2001: Charlotte Barton Sornborger '54
2002: Mary Howell Sawers '52
2003: Martha Prescod Noonan '61 and Barbara Buxton Crouchley '63
2004: Susan Lynch Ruddy '59
2005: Nancy Vaughn Kelly '44
2006: Judith Greenberg Kleinberg '64
2007: Julie Greene '54 and Priscilla Leviten Warner '71
2008: Constance Austin Bean '45
2009: Mimi Fish Alperin '60
2010: Georgia Smith Regnault '60
2011: Patricia Sapinsley '71
2012: Diana Scott '52, Judy Lovering Kramer '62, Helena Buonanno Foulkes '82
2013: Barbara Leonard Bennett '71 and Penelope Reed Doob '60
2014: Susan Cook '84 and Edith Grossman Pearlman '53
2015: Jane Kramer '55 and Eve Roberts '65
2016: Elizabeth Davis '86
2017: Lee McEnany Caraher '82
2018: Alana Esposito ’03
2019: Teena Shetty '91
2023: Katherine Faulkner '83
2024: Jane Gifford Barrows '53 and Sally Rapelye Briggs '67 (posthumously) accepter by her sister, Nancy Rapelye Godfray '60
Young Alumna Award
This award is given to an alumna who, through her college experiences, post-college employment and/or volunteer efforts, has demonstrated leadership, initiative, and service in an exceptional way. This alumna personifies Lincoln’s mission of confidence, achievement, success, and a life-long love of learning. Recipients are listed below:
2006: Toby Tucker Peters '91
2007: Kristen Haffenreffer '87
2008: Eve Stutsman '06
2009: Nancy Dubuc '87 and Dina Gammino Lacey '88
2010: Cate Hibbitt '85
2011: Kilah Walters-Clinton '95
2012: Casey Brennan McLaughlin '95 and Stefanie Casinelli Taylor '97
2013: Allison Gelfuso Butler '96 and Elizabeth Sayles Brennan '93
2014: Terza Lima-Neves '95
2015: Giovanna DeBarros '10 and Erika Sogge Schneider '04
2016: Abigail Terry Nolan '01
2017: Gaia Cornwall '97
2018: Carlene Ferreira ’08
2019: Andrea Rickey '09
2023: Maggie McNamara '13
If you would like to nominate a classmate for an Alumnae Award, please email Sophia Theriault at stheriault@lincolnschool.org to receive the nomination form.