ZTA Memphis Certificate of Merit Honorees Order of the Shield Honorees
Individual Honors and Awards
National Awards
State and Local Honors and Awards
Tennessee Outstanding Alumna-Zeta Day
Alumnae Certificate of Merit
This certificate is a national award presented at Zeta Day or other special events. Names and qualifications of those recommended for the Alumnae Certificate of Merit are presented to National Council for consideration at their fall meeting. The vote of National Council is required for approval. The alumna must have been out of school for seven years and have a minimum of seven years of significant post-collegiate service.
Susan Jones Baker
Judith Webb Belisomo
Cathy Clark
Sara Jasper Clark
Vicki Price Clark
Valerie Burton Cowles
Betty Coe Cruzen
Susan Hankla Durham
Karen Edwards Fienup
Sonya Gala Fleck
Emily Flowers
Jane Dudley Gillespie
Emily Adams Keplinger
Nelly Galloway Shearer
Patsy Manning Smith
Virginia Pyron Snyder
Charla Gallaway Sparks
Melissa R. Still
Susy Fisher Todd
Anne Marie Barnes Torti
Martha C. Wallace
Doris Douglas Webster
Lisa Edwards Williams
Order of the Shield
This award honors those who have completed 50 years of Fraternity membership. Those honored are presented a certificate at Zeta Day or some local alumnae function. The Order of the Shield Recognition Service should be given at the time of the presentation. A White Violet pin commemorating the honor is a gift from the Fraternity and may be presented at this time. In addition, 75-year members receive recognition and a gift from the Fraternity.
Sue Moss Cooper
Betty Coe Cruzen
Emily Flowers
Marian Williams Forrest
Emily Joyce McAllister
Virginia Dean Ralston
Nelly Galloway Shearer
Virginia Pyron Snyder
Ann Marie Barnes Torti
Martha C. Wallace
Doris Douglas Webster
Patsy Lay Wills
Honor Ring
The Honor Ring is the highest individual honor granted by the Fraternity and is presented to alumnae who have rendered sustained and outstanding service to the Fraternity. Representing devotion to the Fraternity, the Honor Ring bears those symbols dear to every Zeta Tau Alpha. In order to assist National Council in determining recipients, a point system has been devised. Before becoming eligible for consideration to receive the Honor Ring, an alumna must accumulate at least 20 points, of which 50 percent must be for service at the national level. Names of alumnae who have accumulated the appropriate number of points for the ring, with offices held and terms served, must be submitted to the Vice Presidents Alumnae by January 1 of the Convention year. Final decision on all candidates is made by vote of National Council.
Susan Jones Baker
Vicki Price Clark
Susan Hankla Durham
Jane Dudley Gillespie
Emily Adams Keplinger
Nelly Galloway Shearer
Lisa Edwards Williams
State and Local Honors and Awards
Oustanding alumna recognized for outstanding service to the Fraternity and outside the Fraternity.
Award given to a recent graduate (less than 2 years out of school) who has made the successful transition from collegian to alumna and given time and talents to the alumnae chapter.
Each chapter in the Memphis Area Alumnae Panhellenic recognizes an outstanding member of their own chapter.
Think Pink Award
2011 Monica Norris
2010 Rebecca DeRousse