2019 Convention Awards
More than 200 sisters gathered in Scottsdale, Arizona, July 18-21, 2019 for the 2019 National Convention. The culmination of convention came during the Emerald Banquet on Saturday night when chapters and sisters were recognized for their achievements. This year the program shifted from an academic year review to a calendar year. Since the shift came after the 2018 National Conclave, the awards year covered September 1 – December 31, 2018. Below are the 2018 National Award recipients:
Individual Awards
Outstanding Advisor
1st Place: Rosemary Boggs
Alpha Omega, Kansas State University
2nd Place: Melea Reicks Licht
Delta, Iowa State University
3rd Place: Rhea Ann Holland
Alpha Upsilon, Murray State University
Outstanding New Member
1st Place: Alexis Smith
Beta Psi, Oklahoma State University
2nd Place: Kelli Mashino
Alpha Delta, University of Nebraska
3rd Place: Anna Sophia Gray
Beta Kappa, University of New Hampshire
Outstanding Leader
1st Place: Carson Wienecke
Rho, Texas Tech University
2nd Place: Katie St. Pierre
Alpha Chi, University of Missouri – Columbia
3rd Place: Diana LaPorte
Alpha Kappa, University of Delaware
Outstanding Senior
1st Place: Abby Durheim
Alpha Delta, University of Nebraska
2nd Place: Caitlyn McGuire
Alpha Chi, University of Missouri – Columbia
3rd Place: Melissa Quintero
Kappa, Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo
Board Choice
Lisa Campion Sullivan
Gamma Chapter Alumna, Past National Sorority President
Past National Foundation Board President
Chapter Awards
Outstanding Social Media
1st Place: Gamma Delta, SUNY-Cobleskill
2nd Place: Delta, Iowa State University
3rd Place: Alpha Chi, University of Missouri – Columbia
Outstanding Website
1st Place: Xi, Oregon State University
2nd Place: Alpha Chi, University of Missouri – Columbia
3rd Place: Alpha Tau, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Jennifer McMillan Service in Agriculture
1st Place: Beta Epsilon, University of Idaho
2nd Place: Beta Pi, Sam Houston State University
Chapter Growth
Alpha, The Ohio State University – 24%
Phi, Texas A&M University-Commerce – 25%
Beta Upsilon, Mississippi State University – 27%
Beta Psi, Oklahoma State University – 23%
Gamma Alpha, Wilmington College – 33%
Gamma Beta, Montana State University – 39%
Heart of the Bull
Beta, Purdue University
National Pillar Awards
Outstanding Service
1st Place: Beta Tau, Arkansas Tech University
2nd Place: Beta Kappa, University of New Hampshire
3rd Place: Alpha Beta, Northwest Missouri State University
Outstanding Scholarship
1st Place: Beta Kappa, University of New Hampshire
2nd: Beta Sigma, Western Kentucky University
3rd: Alpha Phi, California State University-Fresno
Outstanding Fellowship
1st Place: Lambda, University of California-Davis
2nd Place (Tie): Beta Sigma, Western Kentucky University
2nd Place (Tie): Beta Tau, Arkansas Tech University
Outstanding Leadership
1st Place: Beta Tau, Arkansas Tech University
2nd Place: Alpha Chi, University of Missouri-Columbia
3rd Place: Gamma Alpha, Wilmington College
Emerald Chapters
Delta, Iowa State University
Kappa, Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo
Rho, Texas Tech University
Alpha Lambda, Delaware Valley University
Alpha Phi, California State University-Fresno
Alpha Chi, University of Missouri-Columbia
Beta Zeta, University of Wisconsin-River Falls
Gamma Alpha, Wilmington College
Founders’ Cup
1st Place: Alpha Chi, University of Missouri-Columbia
2nd: Gamma Alpha, Wilmington College
3rd: Alpha Phi, California State University-Fresno