Awards

Recognizing our Members

The Junior League of Atlanta has many amazing woman who dedicate their time and talents to help make our community a better place. Whether it is through an in-League position or working within one of our partner placements, the League wants everyone to know how much we appreciate our members' involvement in making Atlanta a better place to live for the women and children of our communities.

It is our goal to recognize a few great women who went above and beyond the duties of their placements, or just did their jobs exceptionally well. Each month the Awards and Recognition Committee, within the Membership Council, acknowledges JLA members for the great volunteer work they have done. At the end of the year, a tradition of presenting membership awards occurs. The following is a list of membership awards that are given each year:

Golden Hanger Award – honoring Nearly New Store volunteers

Outstanding Committee of the Year

Fundraiser of the Year

Rose Bud Award – honoring a provisional member

Rose Bloom Award – honoring a first year active member

Rose Award – honoring an active member

Silver Rose Award – honoring a sustainer member

Isoline Campbell Award

President’s Award

Annual awards are also presented in recognition of our outstanding supporters within our community. These awards promote continued relationships and goodwill with external organizations. The awards are:

Friend of the League

Sponsor of the Year

 

Fidelity Bank Awards

Each year, our community partner, Fidelity Bank, sponsors a community service award to recognize outstanding volunteers from The Junior League of Atlanta, Inc. We invite our members to nominate deserving and qualified candidates for this prestigious award. Nominees will be selected based on the following criteria:

  • Degree she exceeds placement expectation
  • Initiative undertaken in the placement
  • Teamwork with other volunteers
  • Rapport with agency
  • Impact she has made for the community

Our 2009 Fidelity Bank Award winners are Elizabeth Thomas and Laura Vance. Recipients received a plaque and a monetary award to be given in the recipient’s name to any eligible 501(c)(3) organization of her choice that serves the Metro Atlanta community. Both Elizabeth and Laura have designated Rainbows as the recipient of their monetary award.

 

Left to Right: Elizabeth Thomas (Rainbows), Palmer Proctor (Fidelity Bank),
Jim Miller (Fidelity Bank), Laura Vance (Rainbows)

 

Left to Right: Heather Ewing (2008-2009 JLA President), Meg Keiley-Listermann
(2008-2009 Vice President of Community Placements), Jim Miller (President & CEO, Fidelity Bank)
 

2009 Membership Award Recipients 

President's Award
        Mary Chris Murry

Isoline Campbell Circle Award
        Gayle Gellerstedt

Recognition of Service Excellence (ROSE) Awards

        ROSE - Leah Aldridge

        Silver ROSE - Nancy Thigpen

        ROSE Bloom - Meghan Harrison

        ROSE Bud - Jill Stern

Outstanding Fundraiser

        Individual Giving Committee

Lisa Lee-Fogarty - Chair
Terri Bridy - Chair Elect
Jen Bennecke - Director of Fund Development

Outstanding Committee

        Community Events

Mary Elizabeth Gump - Chair
Macie Thompson - Chair Elect

Fidelity Bank Awards

        Elizabeth Thomas (Rainbows)
        Laura Vance (Rainbows)

Kids Who Care Scholarships

        Jordan Schwartz
        Anna McIntyre
        Mackenzie Bearup
        Max LaVictoire
        Jonathan Gleason

Empowerment Awards

       Individual Recipient - Wanda Scott
       Agency Recipient - Juvenile Justice Fund

Click here for a list of award winners from previous years