Friend of the League Award recognizes community organizations or individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the JLC and its stated purpose.

• Prisma Health and Rhodes Branding

Kinsey Black Jones Memorial Award recognizes an outstanding recent Active member(s) (a first, second, or third-year Active) who has advanced the volunteer ideals of the JLC by epitomizing superlative service in their placement.

• Whitney Williams and Chinell Singletary

Transfer of the Year Award recognizes an Active member(s) who has transferred her membership to the JLC within the past three years and who has exemplified successful leadership qualities and demonstrated commitment to the JLC.

• Sarah Fricke Gross and Kenya Baker

New Member of the Year recognizes a New Member(s) who has exemplified successful leadership qualities and demonstrated commitment to the JLC.

• Monae Bispham

Nancy Mayer Dunbar Leadership Award recognizes an Active member(s) in good standing who has exemplified successful leadership qualities.

• Ashley Kirkham

Katharine Heath Manning Perry Award recognizes an Active member in good standing who has excelled in community voluntarism and activism, through their JLC placement and through extensions of their JLC work and training.

• Lisa Cole and Kim Toogood

Mary Harriman Trailblazer Award is proposed to honor and acknowledge a member whose bold leadership and significant volunteer efforts truly exemplify the League’s mission, as well as their ability to positively motivate others to share their talents through effective volunteer service. Mary Harrison, founder of the Junior League in 1901 in New York City, was quite the trailblazer and is the namesake for this award.

• Abbey Sullivan and Mary Kathryn McWilliams

Inaugural Executive Vice President Award

• Lauren Summers

President’s Award recognizes an Active member(s) in good standing who continues the tradition and vision of making the JLC a better organization through outstanding “in-League” service to the JLC.

• Jennifer Wise

Sustainer Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes one Sustaining member who exemplifies the purpose of the JLC -that of voluntarism- who has translated her volunteer training into outstanding community commitment and involvement and who continues to demonstrate an interest in the JLC.

• Katherine Davis

Inaugural Katherine Davis Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Award

• Andrea Lance

“We Can Do It” Women’s Empowerment Award recognizes an Active member in good standing who has served as a key change agent in advancing the JLC mission and providing exceptional leadership skills to keep members motivated and engaged.

• Deonca Shuler and Monique Flowers

And a heartfelt “Thank You” to Maria Furtick for 25 years of service with the JLC!  We could not do everything we do without her!