2020 Conclave Awards
Nearly 125 sisters and advisors gathered virtually via zoom, August 1st, 2020 for the 2020 National Conclave. The culmination of Conclave came during the Emerald Banquet on Saturday night when chapters and sisters were recognized for their achievements. The awards year covered June 1 – December 31, 2019. Below are the 2019 National Award recipients:
Individual Awards
Outstanding Advisor
1st Place: Deborah Grusenmeyer
Alpha Psi, Cornell University
2nd Place: Chad McKay
Gamma Alpha, Wilmington College
3rd Place: Heather Gorman
Beta Rho, Southern Arkansas University
Outstanding Leader
1st Place: Alexia LaGrone
Zeta, Louisiana State University
2nd Place: Rhiannen Schneider
Alpha Chi, University of Missouri – Columbia
3rd Place: Kayla Martin
Beta Rho, Southern Arkansas University
Outstanding New Member
1st Place: Caroline Liggett
Gamma Alpha, Wilmington College
2nd Place: Katherine Hewitt
Delta, Iowa State University
3rd Place: Kathleen Atkinson
Eta, University of Connecticut
Outstanding Senior
1st Place: Jamie Gothard
Alpha, The Ohio State University
2nd Place: Lauren Voelker
Gamma, Michigan State University
3rd Place: Gabe Cairncross
Sigma, Western Illinois University
Chapter Awards
Outstanding Website
1st Place: Beta Zeta, University of Wisconsin – River Falls
2nd Place: Xi, Oregon State University
3rd Place: Zeta, Louisiana State University
Jennifer McMillan Service in Agriculture
1st Place: Gamma Alpha, Wilmington College
2nd Place: Omega, South Dakota State University
3rd Place: Beta Nu, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Outstanding Social Media
1st Place: Beta Zeta, University of Wisconsin – River Falls
2nd Place: Alpha Kappa, University of Delaware
3rd Place: Delta, Iowa State University
Chapter Growth
Chapters of 1-25 Members
Gamma Epsilon, Arkansas State University – 137.50%
Alpha Nu, Arizona State University East – 100%
Gamma Delta, State University of New York – Cobleskill – 76.92%
Chapters of 26-40 Members
Alpha Sigma, New Mexico State University – 70.59%
Beta Tau, Arkansas Tech University – 47.37%
Phi, Texas A&M University – 41.67%
Chapters of 41+ Members
Rho, Texas Tech University – 60%
Gamma Beta, Montana State University – 54.84%
Zeta, Louisiana State University – 38.89%
Outstanding Service
1st Place: Alpha Chi, University of Missouri – Columbia
2nd Place: Beta Sigma, Western Kentucky University
3rd Place: Alpha Mu, University of Illinois
Outstanding Fellowship
1st Place: Beta Tau, Arkansas Tech University
2nd Place: Beta Sigma, Western Kentucky University
3rd Place: Alpha Psi, Cornell University
Outstanding Scholarship
1st Place: Gamma Alpha, Wilmington College
2nd: Beta Sigma, Western Kentucky University
3rd: Beta Tau, Arkansas Tech University
Outstanding Leadership
1st Place: Beta, Purdue University
2nd Place: Alpha Chi, University of Missouri-Columbia
3rd Place (Tie): Alpha Pi, Texas A&M University
3rd Place (Tie): Beta Sigma, Western Kentucky University
Emerald Chapters
Delta, Iowa State University
Epsilon, Pennsylvania State University
Theta, University of Tennessee
Omicron, Truman State University
Sigma, Western Illinois University
Alpha Gamma, Southern Illinois University – Carbondale
Alpha Lambda, Delaware Valley University
Alpha Chi, University of Missouri-Columbia
Gamma Alpha, Wilmington College
Founders’ Cup
1st Place: Gamma Alpha, Wilmington College
2nd: Alpha Chi, University of Missouri – Columbia
3rd: Sigma, Western Illinois University