Alumni Service Award Recipients
The Jean Clinton Roeschlaub ’44 Alumni Service Award is given to alumnae who have promoted Stephens College locally and nationally and have served as leaders of the College. The award memorializes Jean’s spirit of alumni service. She served as AAB president from 1950-51 and as a member of the Board of Curators (now known as our Board of Trustees) and as the first alumni-chair of the Board from 1981-92. She was named for the Ideal of Forcefulness (predecessor to Leadership)! She would have been deserving of both awards. The award was named for her posthumously by the AAB.
2025 Jean Clinton Roeschlaub ’44 Alumni Service Award
Maggie Sewall Barbour ’60
Stephens College is proud to recognize Maggie Sewall Barbour ’60, a visionary alumna whose enduring leadership, thoughtful partnership, and deep devotion have helped shape the College’s evolution across decades.
Maggie has been a creative force and trusted advisor whose influence can be seen in some of the most transformative initiatives in recent Stephens history. Working closely with President Dianne Lynch, she has brought insight, imagination, and generosity to conversations and projects that continue to define the student experience today. Known for her quiet strength and collaborative spirit, Maggie has played a vital role as a connector, idea-generator, and steward of Stephens’ mission.
After graduating from Stephens, Maggie built a successful career in fashion retail and wholesale, eventually leading a private family foundation. She has been a lifelong advocate for animal welfare and a devoted community volunteer. From her hometown of Kennebunk, Maine, to her life in California, Maggie has continued to bring energy and compassion to every endeavor. A passionate reader and ice skater, she also enjoys mahjong, volunteering, and jigsaw puzzles—an apt symbol for her role at Stephens, where she has truly been an essential piece of the puzzle.
Maggie’s legacy is not only one of service, but of vision—an enduring reminder that meaningful change often begins with thoughtful listening, creative thinking, and a heart fully committed to community.
Past Alumni Service Award Recipients
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Maggie Sewall Barbour ’60
2024
Sally McClure Jackson ’56
2023
Mark Taylor ’73
Judy Doyen Taylor ’73
2022
Janan Perkins Huntsberry ’66
2021
Diane (Campbell) Sher ’71
2020 (awarded in 2021)
Erleen Anderson ’91
2019
Diane Hunter Robertson ’86
2018
Jennifer Nitzband Flaks ’03
2017
Kerry Brocker ’82
2016
Doris Painter Littrell ’58
2015
Geri Blaha Bennett ’57
2014
Teresa Peacher Maledy ’78
2013
Jennifer Stout Brinkmann ’95
Sally Wibbenmeyer Gregory ’98
Shannon Blankenship Walls ’93
2012
Penny Scalone Kunzman ’67
Laurie Kempson ’77
2011
Kathleen Fung ’67
Diana Reese Groshong ’61
Julia King Muller ’61
Elizabeth Taylor Reid ’71
2010
Patricia Burnett ’67
Jill Griffith ’72
Mildred Swearengen Patterson ’60
2009
Gayle Flannery Bentsen ’67
Jeannene Thompson Booher ’56
Wendy B. Libby
2008
Rachel Gross ’93
Donna Ensign Marshall ’58
Kathy Stolte Sherrod ’71
2007
Wendy Parish Anderson ’92
Michael Quevli ’84
2006
Linda Podas Chapman ’65
Sara Jane Johnson ’56
Carolyn Skoglund Kuttenkuler ’65
2005
Joy Katzen-Guthrie ’80
2004
Laura Gross ’91
2003
George Ann Harding ’58
Choo Choo Hannemann Boyer ’65
2002
Frances Dare ’82
Gretchen Bush Kimball ’57
2001
Carol Anderson ’66-’68
Katherine Dietzen ’86
2000
Mary Josie Cain Blanchard ’67
Allen Hull Hermann ’63
1999
Mary Rose Silverthorne ’55
1997
Natalie Rosenberg Frager ’53
1996
Ellen Vollrath ’86
1995
Ramona Adams Kemper ’59
1994
Joy Underdown ’54
1993
Lois Hulen Todd ’49
1992
Patricia White Barry
1991
Muriel Hensler Lawrence ’36
1990
Jane Kayser Depew ’49
1989
Alyce Roberts Cheatham ’40
1988
Judi Strain Vanet ’73
1987
Jean Steven McVicker ’49
1986
Priscilla White Dunn ’40
1985
Linda J. Adler ’70
Alice McKell Roden ’69
1983
Bernice Linderman Williamson ’32
1982
Jeanne Akers Bloom ’55
1981
Margaret Phillips Burris ’29
1977
Bernice Linderman Williamson ’32
1974
Mary Lee Prunty Johnston ’40
1973
Sara Fair Sleeper ’35
1972
Kate Stamper Wilhite ’17
1971
Madolyn Youse Babcock ’44
1970
Christine Wood Graham ’42
1969
Ruth Lovelace Courteol ’19
Ann Webster Dearborn ’36
1969 (Faculty Alumnae Service Awards)
Naomi Holt ’29
Dorothy Martin ’29
Bernice Linderman Williamson ’32
1968
Ethlyn Wisegarver Bott ’18
1967
Barbara Courtright Nowell ’36
1966
Geraldine Hall Dalton ’24
Gertrude Buckley Windsor ’16
1965
Geneva Drinkwater ’15
1964
Ann Sorency Bedell ’30
Marion Cox Lichty ’35
Audrey Webb ’24
1963
May Laydin Chadwick ’28
Harriette Steward Fristoe ’25
1962
Grace Hendon Chancey ’19
Donna Stillwagon Hammond ’35
Nancy Johnson Schuessler O’Brien ’49
1961
Loraine Brunson Bohenkamp ’22
Helen Walker Eakin ’16
1960
Virginia Boos Bigelow ’41
Keitha Miller Deer ’39
Evalyn King Joachim ’29
Reve Mohler Tourtellot ’21