Achievements

Members holding excellence awards at convention 2022

Achievementscelebrating success

2022 Awards


Each year, Sigma Kappa alumnae and collegiate chapters and corporations are presented with awards based on the success and reporting of their activities. Collegiate chapters work to earn a Standard of Excellence one star, two star or three star rating, alumnae chapters strive to earn awards centered on programming, recruitment and public relations (to name a few), and corporations strive to reach excellence through the benchmarks set for operations and management. A listing of collegiate, alumnae and corporation award winners can be found below.

Members holding awards at convention 2023

Honor Initiate & 2022 Colby Award Winners

Anna Burke

Anna D. Burke, M.D

Honor Initiate, Zeta Omicron, University of Arizona


Dr. Anna D. Burke is a board certified geriatric psychiatrist, the Karsten Solheim Chair for Dementia, and the Director of the Alzheimer’s and Memory Disorders Division at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Ariz. She also currently directs the Department of Neuropsychiatry at Barrow Neurological Institute.  Barrow Neurological Institute is a world class neurological and neurosurgical institute with a mission to accept challenges, reject norms, and push boundaries. The Barrow Alzheimer’s and Memory Disorders Division is one of the leading clinical and research institutes in the world, championing research in neurodegenerative disorders. 

Dr. Burke has worked extensively with patients and families suffering with neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimer’s disease. Her area of expertise includes the diagnosis and management of cognitive disorders and the treatment of challenging behavioral and psychiatric disturbances that result from neurological conditions. 

Valerie David

Valerie David

Delta Rho, James Madison University


Valerie David is the playwright/performer of the award-winning, internationally acclaimed solo show The Pink Hulk: One Woman’s Journey to Find the Superhero Within. She wrote it to find humor and superhero inner strength while going through her three cancer bouts: Stage III Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Stage II breast cancer, and then Stage IV metastatic breast cancer, which she has conquered and continues to beat. The Pink Hulk has been accepted into over 45 festivals/performance engagements and performed in 23 cities in the U.S. and abroad including England, Finland, Sweden, and Iceland. Valerie turned her adversity into art through The Pink Hulk, which inspires and uplifts audiences; her story is told with heartfelt honesty and lots of humor. The show’s mantra: Never, ever give up hope! Valerie conducts improv/writing workshops for groups both internationally and domestically, including for cancer patients and survivors through The Red Door Community. Valerie is a member of Broadway Hearts, where she is part of the Broadway community performing weekly virtual singalongs at children’s hospitals to bring joy to children in need. For more info, visit pinkhulkplay.com.

Cosette Gutierrez

Cosette Gutierrez

Theta Lambda, Massachusetts Institute of Technology


Cosette Gutierrez is the Executive Director of Latino U College Access (LUCA), a non-profit organization that empowers first generation Latino students on their journeys to and through college. She is a dynamic executive, with a successful career developing talent in nonprofit, retail, and financial service. As a first-gen college graduate, she leverages her life experiences to better support the students and families LUCA serves. Cosette graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with a bachelor’s degree in Management Science, and obtained her MBA from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. Cosette’s passion for education stems from her lifelong volunteerism and community leadership. She served on the Board of Directors of Prospanica and Literacy Inc and is a founding member of the Theta Lambda Chapter of Sigma Kappa Sorority at MIT. In her spare time, Cosette enjoys photography, volunteering, and traveling the globe with her husband, Al.


Susan McNab

Susan McNab

Beta Sigma, Purdue University


Susan McNab has been a business executive for over 40 years—working at major companies like Starbucks, PEMCO Insurance, KOMO TV, the City of Seattle, and Wizards of the Coast. She’s been a leader in a number of unique business challenges like Starbucks’ acquisition of Seattle’s Best Coffee, the unforgettable launch of Pokémon cards, and the acquisition of Dungeons and Dragons with Wizards of the Coast. Sue is a passionate community volunteer and has held board positions with Humanities Washington as President, Girl Scouts of the USA as a National Volunteer Partner and Seattle Rotary, which she has been involved with in various leadership roles since 1987. She is an initiate of Beta Sigma Chapter.

Linda Cadwell Stancin

Dr. Linda Cadwell Stancin

Mu, University of Washington


Dr. Linda Cadwell Stancin is currently serving as Vice President, Air Vehicle Engineering at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company. She previously served as Vice President of Research and Technology in Lockheed Martin’s Chief Technology Organization. She also served as the Chair of Lockheed Martin’s Technology Council, executive sponsor of the LM Fellows Program, Chair of the EO Intellectual Property Board, and represented Engineering and Technology on the EO Diversity and Inclusion Council and the corporate Sustainability Leadership Group. Linda is currently on the Board for the Manufacturing Institute MxD. She advises and was an affiliate professor at the University of Washington in Seattle. She received her Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with research in materials science. She has multiple publications and patents. Linda is an initiate of the Mu Chapter at the University of Washington.

Dr. Maria Yang

Dr. Maria Yang

Theta Lambda, Massachusetts Institute of Technology


Dr. Maria Yang is Associate Dean of Engineering and the Gail E. Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Her research and teaching interests are in product design and development, with a focus on early stage processes to help designers and engineers create products and systems that better serve society. She is the Academic Faculty Director for MIT D-Lab, which focuses on addressing global poverty through participatory design approaches with local communities, and was recently named the Associate Director of the newly launched Morningside Foundation Academy of Design at MIT. She is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and has received the National Science Foundation CAREER Faculty Award and the American Society of Engineering Education Merryfield Design Award. She earned her SB from MIT, and her MS and PhD from Stanford

All 2022 Award Winners

Kappa Omega, Northeastern University

     Alpha Delta, The University of Tennessee

    Alpha Gamma,Washington State University

    Alpha Phi, University of Oregon

    Beta Mu, Culver-Stockton College

    Beta Theta , Marietta College

    Beta Xi, The University of Memphis

    Delta Iota, California State University, Chico

    Delta Rho, James Madison University

    Delta Tau, University of Central Arkansas

    Delta Theta, Truman State University

    Epsilon Delta, Susquehanna University

    Epsilon Epsilon, The University of Georgia 

     Epsilon Eta, The University of Findlay

    Epsilon Mu,University of Missouri

    Gamma Epsilon, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

    Gamma Gamma, Indiana State University

    Gamma Psi, Tennessee Wesleyan University

    Gamma Theta, California State University, Long Beach

    Gamma Upsilon, California University of Pennsylvania

    Kappa Gamma, University of Dayton

    Kappa Iota, University of Pennsylvania

    Kappa Lambda, University of North Georgia

    Kappa Mu,Duquesne University

    Kappa Omicron,Florida International University

    Kappa Pi,Clemson University

    Kappa Psi, Indiana University Purdue University-Indianapolis

    Theta Chi,West Virginia University

    Theta Eta,University of Nevada Las Vegas

    Theta Omicron,Arizona State University

    Theta Pi,The State University of New York at Geneseo

    Theta Upsilon, Bowling Green State University

    Upsilon, Oregon State University

    Zeta Alpha,Indiana University Southeast

    Zeta Mu ,University of California, San Diego

    Zeta Omicron,The University of Arizona

    Zeta Upsilon, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

    Alpha Tau, Michigan State University

    Alpha Theta,  University of Louisville

    Beta Nu, Bradley University

    Beta Zeta,University of Maryland

    Delta Eta, University of Central Missouri

    Delta Nu, Longwood University

    Delta Pi, Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania

    Epsilon Chi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

    Epsilon Lambda, California State University, Sacramento

    Epsilon Zeta, Western Kentucky University

    Gamma Beta, Western Michigan University

    Gamma Tau, Midwestern State University

    Kappa Alpha, Northwest Missouri State University

    Kappa Xi, University of Nevada, Reno

    Kappa Zeta, Elon University

    Lambda, University of California, Berkeley

    Theta Alpha, Appalachian State University

    Theta Delta, University of Delaware

    Theta Lambda, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Theta Phi, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

    Zeta Zeta, Babson College

    Alpha Epsilon, Iowa State University

    Beta Tau, University of Florida

    Delta Chi, University of Central Oklahoma

    Kappa Omega, Northeastern University

    Lambda Beta, Coastal Carolina University

    Lambda Zeta, University of South Florida

    Theta Beta, University of La Verne

    Alpha Chi, Georgetown College

    Alpha Omega, University of Alabama

    Beta Epsilon, Louisiana Tech University

    Beta Sigma, Purdue University

    Epsilon Beta, University of New Orleans

    Epsilon Omega, California Polytechnic State University

    Gamma Alpha, University of Northern Colorado

    Kappa Beta, Grand Valley State University

    Kappa Upsilon, The College of New Jersey

    Lambda Gamma, Robert Morris University

    Lambda Theta, University of Tampa

    Mu, University of Washington

    Phi, University of Rhode Island

    Theta Iota, The State University of New York at Fredonia

    Theta Mu, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

    Theta Psi, The Pennsylvania State University

    Theta Zeta, University of Virginia

    Zeta, The George Washington University

    Zeta Iota, Elmhurst University

    Zeta Pi, Colorado School of Mines

    heta Phi, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

    Kappa Omega, Northeastern University

    Kappa Lambda, University of North Georgia

    Alpha Chi, Georgetown College

    Delta Chi, University of Central Oklahoma

     

    Chicago Northwest Alumnae

    Detroit Alumnae Chapter

    Pomona Valley Alumnae

    Chapter Chattanooga Alumnae Chapter

    Seattle Alumnae Chapter

    Spokane Alumnae Chapter

    Portland Alumnae Chapter

    Lambda Alpha, Spring Hill College

    Delta Iota, California State University, Chico

    Lambda Epsilon, College of Charleston

    Theta Phi, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

    Kappa Omega, Northeastern University

    Delta Iota, California State University, Chico

    Epsilon Zeta, Western Kentucky University

    South Oakland Alumnae Chapter

    Northeast Ohio Alumnae Chapter

    Chattanooga Alumnae Chapter

    Lambda Zeta, University of South Florida

    Lambda Iota, Austin Peay State University

    Kappa Omega, Northeastern University

    Epsilon Chi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

    Zeta Omicron, The University of Arizona

    Delta Chi, University of Central Oklahoma

    Gamma Gamma, Indiana State University

    Beta Tau, University of Florida

    Theta Iota, The State University of New York at Fredonia

    Beta Epsilon, Ohio University

    Epsilon Chi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

    Delta Iota, California State University, Chico

    Alpha Chi, GeorgetownCollege

    Delta Chi, University of Central Oklahoma

    Kappa Alpha, Northwest Missouri State University

    Nashville Alumnae Chapter

    Charlotte Alumnae Chapter

    Greater Mid-South Alumnae Chapter

    Houston Alumnae Chapter Rochester Alumnae Chapter

    Sacramento Alumnae Chapter

    Tampa Bay Alumnae Chapter

    Beta Epsilon, Ohio University

    Theta Phi, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

    Tampa Bay Alumnae Chapter

    Central Iowa Alumnae Chapter

    Chicago West Towns Alumnae Chapter

    Hawaii Alumnae Chapter

    Omaha/Council Bluffs Alumnae Chapter

    Greater Louisville Alumnae Chapter

    Delta Theta, Truman State University

    Kappa Lambda, University of North Georgia

    Kappa Phi, Florida Atlantic University

    Delta Chi, University of Central Oklahoma

    Theta Beta, University of La Verne

     

    Philadelphia Alumnae Chapter

    Chicago South Suburban Chapter

    South Oakland Alumnae Chapter

    Pomona Valley Alumnae Chapter

    Gamma Gamma, Indiana State University

    Detroit Alumnae Chapter Pomona Valley Alumnae Chapter

    Deanna Johnson, Alpha Chi advisory board supervisor

    Ashton Keller, former Delta Eta advisory board supervisor

    Libby Booton, Zeta Pi advisory board supervisor

    Jami Finan, Lambda Zeta advisory board supervisor

    Gamma Upsilon , California University of Pennsylvania

    Beta Zeta, University of Maryland

    Beta Tau, University of Florida

    Theta Phi, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

     

    Charlotte Alumnae Chapter

    Phoenix Alumnae

    Pomona Valley Alumnae

    Northeast Ohio Alumnae Chapter

    Detroit Alumnae Chapter

    Spokane Alumnae Chapter Pasadena Alumnae Chapter

    Wichita Falls Alumnae Chapter

    Riverside County Alumnae Chapter

    Carolyn Smith, Delta Tau

    Wanda Floyd Stricklin, Epsilon Epsilon, Athens GA Alumnae

    Delta Chi, University of Central Oklahoma

    Delta Iota, California State University

    Epsilon Chi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

    Kappa Omega, Northeastern University

    Chicago Northwest Alumnae Chapter

    Nashville Alumnae Chapter

    Northeast Ohio Alumnae Chapter

    Detroit Alumnae Chapter

    Chicago South Suburban Chapter

    San Diego Alumnae Chapter

    Barbara Fenters Outstanding Corporation Board Award


    2021-22 Board of Directors of the Beta Tau ​Chapter House Corporation ​

     

    Housing Award of Excellence: Bronze Keys

    Xi, University of Kansas ​

    Theta Zeta, University of Virginia ​

    Kappa Beta, Grand Valley State University ​

    Kappa Iota, University of Pennsylvania ​

    Kappa Nu, Marquette University ​

    Kappa Xi, University of Nevada – Reno ​

     

    Housing Award of Excellence: Silver Keys


    Gamma Omega
    , Wittenberg University ​

    Delta Upsilon, Missouri State University ​

    Epsilon Zeta, Western Kentucky University ​

    Epsilon Mu, University of Missouri​

    Epsilon Omega, California Polytechnic State University ​

     

    Housing Award of Excellence: Gold Keys

    Lambda, University of California – Berkeley​

    Mu, University of Washington​

    Alpha Delta, The University of Tennessee​

    Alpha Gamma, Washington State University ​

    Alpha Mu, University of Michigan ​

    Beta Sigma, Purdue University ​

    Beta Tau, University of Florida ​

    Gamma Phi, North Carolina State University ​

    Delta Chi, University of Central Oklahoma ​

    Epsilon Epsilon, The University of Georgia

    Chapters that Donated to a Scholarship

    Alpha DeltaThe University of Tennessee at Knoxville

    Epsilon Epsilon, The University of Georgia

    Kappa Eta, Texas Christian University

    Kappa Iota, University of Pennsylvania

    Kappa Mu, Duquesne University

    Theta Eta, University of Nevada Las Vegas

    Theta LambdaMassachusetts Institute of Technology

     

    Chapters who Executed a DEIA Program with a Sigma Kappa Foundation Grant

    Delta Eta, University of Central Missouri

     

    Alumnae Chapters that went Above & Beyond

    Pomona Valley Alumnae Chapter

    Phoenix Alumnae Chapter

    Nashville Alumnae Chapter

     

     Celebrating Chapters for their efforts in the Walk to End ALZ

    Gamma Mu, Eastern Illinois University

    Kappa Eta, Texas Christian University

    Kappa Lambda, University of North Georgia

    Zeta Kappa, Angelo State University

    Zeta Omicron, The University of Arizona

    Chicago Northwest Towns Alumnae Chapter

    Detroit Alumnae Chapter

    Northeast Ohio Alumnae Chapter

     

    Chapters that Infused Philanthropy & Service Into Daily Chapter Life 


    Beta Tau
    , University of Florida

    Kappa Omega, Northeastern University

    Kappa Omicron, Florida International University

     

    Outstanding Collegiate Fundraising for Sigma Kappa Foundation 

    Beta Tau, University of Florida

    Delta Chi,  University of Central Oklahoma

    Delta Eta,  University of Central Missouri

    Delta Pi,  Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania

    Epsilon Chi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

    Gamma Epsilon, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

    Gamma Theta, California State University, Long Beach

    Kappa Eta, Texas Christian University

    Kappa Omicron,  Florida International University

    Kappa Xi, University of Nevada, Reno

    Lambda Alpha, Spring Hill College

    Theta Alpha , Appalachian State University

    Theta Lambda, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Theta Phi, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

    Zeta Alpha,  Indiana University Southeast

    Zeta Upsilon, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

     

    Collegiate Chapters with More than 50% membership in 1874 Giving Circle in 2021 

    Alpha Gamma, Washington State University

    Delta Iota, California State University, Chico

    Gamma Delta, Thiel College

    Gamma Tau, Midwestern State University

    Kappa Lambda, University of North Georgia

    Lambda Delta, University of Houston

    Beta Tau, University of Florida

    Epsilon Epsilon, The University of Georgia

    Gamma Mu, Eastern Illinois University

    Gamma Upsilon, California University of Pennsylvania

    Kappa Pi, Clemson University

    Theta Upsilon, Bowling Green State University

    Nationally Appointed Officer of the Year

    Cassondra Votroubek, Alpha Omega

    Advisory Board Supervisor for Alpha Omega

    National Officer of the Year

    Destiny Brown, Gamma Lambda

    Director of Alumnae Experience

    Local Volunteer of the Year

    Emily Ann Jugowicz, Delta Alpha

    Recruitment Advisor for Delta Alpha

    New Volunteer of the Year

    Victoria Bock, Lambda Epsilon

    CMA for Lambda Epsilon

    Overall Volunteer of the Year 

    Jen Hohman, Delta Iota

    Director of Panhellenic Management/ Chief Panhellenic Officer



    Notable Sigma Kappas 

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    Dr. Lori S. White

    Lambda, University of California, Berkeley

    Dr. Lori S. White is the 21st President of DePauw University. She is the first woman and the first person of color to serve as DePauw's president. Dr. White has spent 30 years working in higher education. 

    Sarah Weddington

    Zeta Nu, University of Texas-San Antonio

    Sarah Weddington was an attorney, law professor and former member of the Texas House of Representatives best known for representing "Jane Roe" in the landmark Roe v. Wade case before the United States Supreme Court.

    Glennon Doyle

    Delta Rho, James Madison University

    Glennon Doyle is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, blogger and nonprofit founder. She is the author of Untamed, the #1 New York Times bestselling memoir Love Warrior.