Award recipients have exemplified the qualities of generosity and selflessness and the capacity to labor untiringly on behalf of others. These outstanding community members have shared their visions of a better world. They challenge us to challenge ourselves.
The Joan Shaw Herman Award, the only award given in the 91勛圖厙 community, is presented annually to a member of the 91勛圖厙 community whose life exemplifies a fundamental orientation our school cultivates: service to others.
Since it was established in 1976, CAs only award has offered our community opportunities to affirm the value of working toward a better world and draw inspiration from individuals making a difference, in honor of Joan Shaw Herman 46, who was paralyzed from the neck down after contracting polio the summer after her graduation. Although she was confined to an iron lung for much of the remainder of her life, she worked constantly for the improvement of the lives of disabled persons. Hermans devotion to others exemplifies a common value instilled in the CA experiencea lifelong commitment to service.
Each year, the 91勛圖厙 Alum Association presents the Joan Shaw Herman Award to a member of the CA community who has demonstrated dedication to service in either a professional or volunteer capacity. Nominees may be of any age and may be recognized posthumously. While 91勛圖厙 is fortunate to be supported by many wonderful volunteers, this award is not for service to 91勛圖厙 but to the world at large.
We invite you to nominate peers to be future Joan Shaw Herman Award recipients. Your nominations are both inspiring and humbling. It is a testament to the values of the CA community that we choose to give our only award in recognition of service. We look forward to hearing the stories of and tributes to your extraordinary classmates. Thank you in advance for your thoughtful submission.
Christmastide was painted by Joan Shaw Herman 46 and copied from a color photo taken by Elizabeth Wheeler. It was painted with a brush held in her teeth and was begun March 1959 and finished October 1960.
Our impressive field of past honorees have made their mark through work in medicine, the arts, social justice, environmentalism, education, science, and more.
Joan Shaw Herman 46 (posthumously)
Elizabeth Monroe Boggs 31
Margaret Lincoln Marshall 31
Ruth Brooks Drinker 31
Cynthia Creelman Hill 50
Doreen Young, former faculty (posthumously)
Helen Whiting Livingston 41
Rosemary Baldwin Coffin 40
Ann McKinstry Micou 48
Betsy Atwood Nelson 55
Wendy Arnold 65
Sarah Foss 41
Marten Poole 58
Adelaide Eicks Comegys 48
Lisa Halaby 69 (HM Queen Noor)
Deborah Ham 55
Corrine Benson Johnson 46
Jody Heymann 77
Angela Middleton Wilkins 48
Bronwen Jenney Anders 59
Nellie Davidson 55
Anne Wilson 75
Victoria Post Ranney 56
Katharine Muller Bullit 42
Phyllis Rothschild Farley 42
Anne Gaud Tinker 63
Nancy Read Coville 49
Paul Santomenna 85
Nancy Jaicks Alexander 51
Ellen Smith Harde 62
Jennifer Moulton 61 (posthumously)
Tom Lincoln 78
Robin Alden 69
Sharmin Eshraghi Bock 80
Sandra Willett Jackson 61
Lyn Burr Brignoli 62
Catherine Saalfield Gund 83
Kate Morse Erwin 69
Anne Pfitzer 85
Leslie Davidson 66
Ingrid Walker-Descartes 91
Adnan Zubcevic 75
Chris Rosenberg 86
Richard Read 75
Leslie Taylor Davol 87 and Sam Davol 88