Be inspired. Be yourself. Be there.
Reunion weekend is full of opportunities to connect with friends old and new. In addition to class dinners, the Annual Awards Luncheon and the Gala Dinner, the weekend features panels with faculty and alumnae speakers, informative workshops, class-specific discussion groups, and many more exciting events.
Awards to be Presented at Reunion
Each year Barnard honors extraordinary alumnae at Reunion
Alumnae from all years can make nominations, but honorees must be members of Barnard classes celebrating a milestone reunion in 2010. Nominations are reviewed by a committee of alumnae and awards are presented at the Annual Awards Luncheon and Gala Dinner during Reunion Weekend.
To nominate an alumna for an award:
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Download/complete the
Nomination Form
(PDF) online and return by fax to 212-865-1699, e-mail to
reunion@barnard.edu
(as an attachment), or mail to Vagelos Alumnae Center, 3009 Broadway, New York NY 10027
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Send an e-mail to
reunion@barnard.edu
with the name and class year of the nominee, and a few sentences about her background and reason for the nomination.
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Call 1-800-869-5061 or 212-854-2005 and provide the nominee’s name, class year, and brief background information for the basis of her nomination.
Deadline for all award nominations is
December 1, 2009
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To confirm whether an alumna is celebrating a milestone Reunion in 2010, please login and search the
Alumnae Online Directory
for alumnae from classes ending in 5 and 0.
Awards will be presented during Reunion. All are alumnae and their guests are welcome to attend award presentations and all other Reunion events.
Awards to be bestowed in 2010:
DISTINGUISHED ALUMNA AWARD
The Distinguished Alumna Award was established in 1967 as a way to honor and inspire outstanding Barnard women. The award is given each year at Reunion to an alumna who personifies the ideals of excellence of a liberal arts education and who has achieved considerable public or professional distinction and recognition in her chosen field of endeavor. One or more awards can be given per year.
Following is a list of past recipients of this award:
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1968
Dorothy Flagg Leet '17
1969
Eleanor Tournoff Glueck '19
1970
Alice Kohn Pollitzer '93
1971
Margaret Mead '23
1972
Iphigene Ochs Sulzberger '14
1973
Eleanor Rosenberg '29
1974
Leonie Adams '22
1975
Henrietta Swope '25
1976
Mirra Komarovsky '26
1977
Babette Deutsch '17
1978
Louise Adams Holland '14
1979
Elizabeth Hall Janeway '35
1980
Helen M. Ranney '41
1981
Mary Opdycke Peltz '20
1982
Sally Falk Moore '43
1983
Hortense Calisher '32
1983
Elizabeth Man Sarcka '17
1984
Edith Spivack '29
1985
Muriel Fox '48
1986
Doris M. Milman '38
1987
Jacqueline Barton '74
1987
Celine Marcus '30
1988
Dame Anne Warburton '46
1989
Ellen V. Futter '71
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1990
Louise Rosenblatt '25
1991
Phyllis Eitingon Grann '58
1991
Julia Carson White '44
1992
Helene Kaplan '53
1993
Natalie Angier '78
1994
Anna Quindlen '74
1995
Rosellen Brown '60
1996
Augusta Souza Kappner '66
1997
Madeleine Stern '32
1997
Jessica Pernitz Einhorn '67
1997
June Jordan '57
1998
Elspeth Davies Rostow '38
1999
Nancy Neveloff Dubler '64
2000
Grace Chin Lee Boggs '35
2000
Hendrika Bestebreurtje Cantwell ‘45
2001
Ellen “Pucky” Violett '46
2001
Linda Rappaport Ferber '66
2002
Ruth Gottesman '52
2002
Susan Baer '72
2003
Rochelle Hirschhorn '53
2004
Anna Johnston Diggs Taylor '54
2005
Roberta Cohen '60
2006
Constance Hess Williams '66
2007
Marian Heineman Rose '42
2008
Gertrude Neumark Rothschild '48, Donatella Lorch '83
2009
Margot Botsford '69,
Maria Hinojosa '84
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WOMAN OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The woman of achievement award was established in 1979 under the auspices of the Alumnae Reunion Committee. It is given to honor and acknowledge the recipient's excellence and achievement in her career and her dedication and contribution to the quality of life and the improvement of society. It is one of the highest honors the Alumnae Association bestows.
Following is a list of past recipients of this award:
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1979
Phyllis Hagmoe Lamphere '43
1980
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
1981
Ada Louise Huxtable
1982
not awarded
1983
Erica Mann Jong '63
1984
Susan Levitt Stamburg '59
1985
Barbara Novak '50
1986
Francine du Plessix Gray '52
1987
Belva Plain '37
1988
Maxine Meyer Greene '38
1989
not awarded
1990
Mary Gordon '71
1991
Suzanne Vega '81
1992
Jane Wyatt Ward '32
1993
Twyla Tharp '63
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1994
not awarded
1995
Edwidge Danticat '90
1996
not awarded
1997
Susan Weber Soros '77
1998
Martha Kostyra Stewart '63
1999
Marilyn Gold Laurie '59
2000
Ntozake Shange ‘70
2001
Dr. Helene Gayle '76
2002
Fran Sussner Rogers '67
2003
Judith Smith Kaye '58
2004
Joan Rivers
2005
Robin Wagner '85
2006
Martha Nelson '76
2007
Susan Krown '67
2008
Constance Benjamin Clery '53
2009
Alison Estabrook '74
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AWARD FOR SERVICE TO BARNARD
The Alumnae Recognition Award (now called the Award for Service to Barnard) was established in 1975 to honor alumnae volunteers for outstanding service and devotion to Barnard College. Up to three awards may be given per year.
Following is a list of past recipients of this award:
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1975
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Alice McTammany Fehrenbach '31
Elizabeth Hughes Gossett '29
Nanette Hodgman Hayes '40
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1976
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Esther Grabelsky Biederman '31
Ellen O'Gorman Duffy '08
Cecilia Diaz Norris '46
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1977
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Dorothy Nolan Sherman '35
Catherine Baldwin Woodbridge '27
Lucy Morgenthau Heineman '15
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1978
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Hester Rusk '12
Ruth Saberski Goldenheim '35
Marjorie Marks Bitker '27
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1979
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Edith Mulhall Achilles '14
Marcelle Appel Agus '64
Cecile Parker Carver '46
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1980
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Florrie Holzwasser '11
Madeline Hooke Rice '25
Sally Salinger Lindsay
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1981
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Madeline Russell Robinton '29
Else Zorn Taylor '31
Barbara Glaser Sahlman '53
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1982
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Joan Sperling Lewinson '13
Alison Gibb Swanberg '62
Helen Lachman Valentine Hertz '43
Arthur G. Altschul (first non-alumna, awarded Alumnae Council 1982)
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1983
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Amelia de del Rio (Memorable Teacher at Barnard, Alumnae Council 1983)
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1984
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not awarded
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1985
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Barbara Heinzen Colby '42
Lucy Appleton Garcia-Mata '36
Cecile Singer '50
Barbara Bergman Goltz '66
Andrea Katz Stimmel '76
The Class of 1959
Arthur Ross (awarded at Alumnae Council '85)
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1986
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Eloise Ashby Andrus '52
Audrey Middlebrook DeVoto '46
Lillian Harris Planer '24
Jane Weidlund '46 (awarded at Alumnae Council '86)
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1987
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Linda Krakower Green '69
Pamela Munro-Favere '69
Murrie Weinger Burgan '61
The Class of 1962
(awarded at Alumnae Council '87)
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1988
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not awarded
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1989
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Classes of 1929*, 1936*, 1948*, 1959*, 1962*, 1972*, and 1982*
(awarded at Alumnae Council '89)
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1990
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Barnard Alumnae of Delaware Valley,
Classes of 1931*, 1933*, 1935*, 1940*, and 1960** (awarded at Alumnae Council '90)
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1991
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Classes of 1936*, 1938*, 1941*, 1959*, 1961**
and to the Barnard Club of Boston and the Barnard Club of Chicago
Presented by Sheila C. Gordon '63, AABC President (awarded at Alumnae Council '91)
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1992
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Class of 1942 for highest percent of participation in the Annual Fund during the Reunion year and for highest dollar amount raised for the Annual Fund during the Reunion year.
(awarded at Alumnae Reunion '92)
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1993-
1996
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not awarded
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1997
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Irma Socci Moore '50
Barbara C. Schmitter
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1999
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Nanette Hodgman Hayes '40
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2000-2001
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not awarded
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2002
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Carol Cohen '59
Francoise Kelz '44
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2003
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Caroline Duncombe Pelz '40
Diana Touliatou Vagelos '55
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2004
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Carol Cohen '59
Francoise Kelz '44
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2005
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Caroline Duncombe Pelz '40
Diana Touliatou Vagelos '55
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2006
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Mary Louise Reid '46
Toni Crowley Coffee '56
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2007
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Elizabeth “Bettina” Blake '52
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2008
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Nora Robell '48
Margaret Underwood Lourie '53
Constance Alexander Krueger '53
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2009
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Arlene Kelley Winer '54
Daphne Fodor Philipson '69
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* for outstanding fundraising performance during Annual Fund Year.
** for an outstanding Reunion celebration.
MILLICENT CAREY MCINTOSH FEMINISM AWARD
The Millicent Carey McIntosh Feminism Award was established in 2004 to honor a woman who exemplifies the strong, independent traditions of Barnard. She personifies Barnard's commitment to the education of women and our graduates' influence throughout society.
Following is a list of past recipients of this award:
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2004
Paula Kassel '39
2005
not awarded
2006
Betsy Wade '51
2007
Ruth Nemzoff '62
2008
Francine Stein '63
2009
Estelle Freedman '69, Ann Brashares ’89
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YOUNG ALUMNA AWARD (15 years out or fewer)
The Young Alumna Award was first granted it 2002. It is awarded to an alumna who has shown outstanding achievement in her field of interest. The recipient must have graduated 15, 10, or 5 years before Reunion.
Following is a list of past recipients of this award:
2002
Deborah Feyerick '87
2003
Cynthia Nixon '88
2004
Jhumpa Lahiri '89
2005
Sara Strang '95
2006
not awarded
2007
Amy Richards '92
2008
Jamie Babbit '93
2009
Joya Banerjee '04
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