Honors and Awards
Past Presidents
Arlington Woman's Club Honorary Life Members
Ruth Grundy (Deceased) 1957-58
1957-58 “Music and Dance”
Margaret Thornton (Deceased) 1958-59
1958-59 “Trends in TV”
Lille Beyer (Deceased) 1959-60
1959-60 “Bake Sale to Rummage Sale”
Billie Gibbs (Deceased) 1960-61
1960-61 “Surprise!”
Hazel Terry (Deceased) 1961-63
1961-62 “Antique Show and
Tournament of Games”
1962-63 “Woman with Wings”
Marguerite Watson (Deceased) 1963-67
1963-64 “A Woman’s World”
1964-65 “Living – A Fascinating Experience"
1965-66 “Knowledge – The Constant Quest"
1966-67 “Learning for Living
Marjoray Wilemon 1967-69
1967-68 “American Woman”
1968-69 “A Musical Review”
Jo Johnston (Deceased) 1969-71
1969-70 “Garden Party”
1970-71 “A Woman’s Life Is”
Joyce Journey (Deceased) 1971-73
1971-72 “Medley for a Memory-
Making Year, Welcome to Our World”
1972-73 “Love Makes the World Go Round"
Sue Luttrell (Deceased) 1973-75
1973-74 “A Woman Is”
1974-75 “Awareness”
Helen Rogers (Deceased) 1975-77
1975-76 “Idylls and Images”
1976-77 “We Salute – The Feminine Touch"
Alberta Wolfskill (Deceased) 1977-79
1977-78 “Our World of Travel”
1978-79 “Bless This House”
Rui Stewart (Deceased) 1979-81
1979-80 “Let’s Do Our Own Thing”
1980-81 “Everything Is Beautiful”
Ann Cunningham 1981-83
1981-82 “Love Makes Our World Go Round"
1982-83 “Silver Jubilee: You’ve Come
a Long Way, Lady”
Mary Frances McDowell (Deceased) 1983-85
1983-84 “Light Up Your Life”
1984-85 “Follow Your Rainbow”
Priscilla Starnes1985-87
1985-86 “Girls Just Want to Have Fun"
1986-87 “Sesquicentennial: Let’s Party
in Texas”
Betty Sodd 1987-89
1987-88 “Young at Heart”
1988-89 “And Awaaay We Go”
Dee Dee Dickerson (Deceased) 1989-91
1989-90 “Everything’s Coming Up Roses"
1990-91 “Once Upon a Time”
Peggy Cannon 1991-93
1991-92 “Let Your Love Shine Through
Like a Star”
1992-93 “Festival of Fun”
Frances Edwards 1993-95
1993-94 “Memories”
1994-95 “Showtime at the AWC”
Lannie Forbes 1995-97
1995-96 “Forever Spring”
1996-97 “A Salute to Texas”
Mary Lou Humphries 1997-99
1997-98 “Catch the Spirit”
1998-99 “Garden of Friends”
Shirley Cole 1999-01
1999-00 “A New Beginning”
2000-01 “Dream the Dream”
Margie Harris 2001-03
2001-02 “New Crossroads - New Directions"
2002-03 “Dawn of a New Era”
Lucy Thompson 2003-05
2003-04 “Celebrate Women”
2004-05 “Ladies Take a Bow”
Vicki King 2005-07
2005-06 “Spirit of the West”
2006-07 “Arlington My Kind of Town"
Carolyn Morgan 2007-09
2007-08 “Live, Love, Laugh and Be Happy"
2008-09 “AWC - Gateway to Fun &
Adventure”
Martha Stallings 2009-11
2009-10 “AWC and All That Jazz”
2010-11 “Live The Magic”
Jan Simon 2011-13
2011-12 "God Bless the USA and AWC"
2012-13 "Steel Magnolias - Strong Faith,
Strong Friendships, Strong Women"
Becky Lucas 2013-15
2013-14 "Connect, Create, Celebrate"
2014-15 "Here's to Life and All It Brings"
Judy Duke 2015-17
2015-16 "Rockin' & Rollin' with AWC"
2016-17 "AWC What a Wonderful World"
Carolyn Jolly 2017-19
2017-18 "Reach for the Stars"
2018-19 "The Tree of Friendship"
Elouise Perry 2019-21
2019-20 "Life in Full Bloom"
2020-21 "Gather with Grateful Hearts"
Doris Short 2021-23
2021-22 "Friends are Better Together"
2022-23 "Honor the Past, Anticipate the Future"
Linda Black 2023-24
2023-24 "Spreading Seeds of Kindness"
2024-25 "Find Joy in the Journey"
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Life Members
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Barbara Barksdale
Kathryn Carlile
Cissy Conley
Susie Dixon
Margot Hirsch
Mary Hardage Phillips
Marie Pitts
Dorothy Rencurrel
Martha Stallings
Martha Stork
Kim Werdman
Eberta Wright
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Cooper Award
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Presented to a member of Arlington Woman’s Club who personifies the goals and ideals of AWC with special emphasis on service, both to the Woman’s Club and to the community as a whole.
Julette Hiett 1988
Mary Frances McDowell 1989
Betty Sodd 1990
Judy Buie 1991
Ann Cunningham 1992
Jo Johnston 1993
Corinne Hukill 1994
Susie Dixon 1995
Cackie Peterson 1996
Ada Starrett 1997
Dorothy Rencurrel 1998
Mary Lou Humphries 1999
Martha Bourland 2000
Beth Anderson 2001
Martha Stallings 2002
Dorothy Jones 2003
Ethel Reeder 2004
Judy Short 2005
Shirley Simpson 2006
Helen Bailey 2007
Grace Atherton 2008
Mary Beth Stern 2009
Loesje Blumberg 2010
Kay Biggs 2011
Mary Laport 2012
Anita Copeland 2013
Nancy York 2014
Delouris Wages 2015
Vicki King 2016
Lucy Thompson 2017
Betty Thomas 2018
Sandra Greenwood 2019
Cheryl Illingworth 2020
Cheryl Pauley 2021
Gayle Krengel 2022
Karen English 2023
Linda Lummus 2024
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Never let a stumble
be the end of your
journey
AWC Award
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Presented to a member of Arlington Woman’s Club who personifies the goals and ideals of AWC, with special emphasis on service to AWC.
Lynn Binion 2005
Shirley Simpson 2006
Barbara Rockett 2007
Helen Krebs Maddox 2008
Linda Brookshire 2009
Judy Duke 2010
Cissy Conley 2011
Carolyn Jolly 2012
Jeanne Baptiste 2013
Helen Bailey 2015
Robin Harlan 2016
Barbara Castano 2017
Linda Price 2018
Joann Bender 2019
Patti Bryant 2020
Elouise Perry 2021
Jan Taborsky 2022
Carolyn Lackland 2023
Phyllis Staton 2024
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AWC President's Award
Presented to a non-member of Arlington Woman’s Club who has contributed to the growth and needs of AWC and who has shown a special friendship to our Club. The recipient upholds and supports the ideals and goals of AWC.
Barton Thompson 2005
Claude Austin 2006
Joe Castano 2007
Chris and Becky Carroll &
Spring Creek Barbeque 2008
Ted Davidson 2010
Faye Reeder 2012
O.K. Carter 2013
Cindy Ehrlich, Diane Patrick &
Alicia Smotherman 2014
John Pokrifcsak 2015
Dr. Elliott Blumberg &
George Johnson 2016
Suzette Christopher 2017
John Perry 2019
Antonio Capaccioli 2020
Scott Vickers 2022
Michael Werdman 2024