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Abbey Downey ’25Amanda Barratt ’24Amanda Cox Amanda Dykes ’24Amanda Wright ’26Angela Bell ’26, ’25, ’24Angela Ruth Strong ’24Ann Elizabeth Fryer ’26, ’25, ’23Ann H. Gabhart ’23Ashley Worrell ’26, ’25Barbara M. Britton ’24, ’23Becca Kinzer ’24Becky Wade ’26, ’24Bethany Turner ’25C.C. Warrens ’26, ’24Candice Pedraza Yamnitz ’24Cara Putman ’25Carol Moncado ’25Carrie Cotten ’26Carrie Turansky ’26Christy Barritt ’25Connilyn Cossette ’25Crystal Caudill ’25, ’24Crystal D. Grant ’25, ’24Dana R. Lynn ’26, ’25Dani Pettrey ’25, ’24Danielle Grandinetti ’26, ’25, ’24, ’23Darlene L. Turner ’25, ’24Deborah Clack ’26Drew Taylor ’26Dulcie Dameron E. A. Hendryx ’26, ’25, ’24Elizabeth Goddard ’24Elizabeth Maddrey ’26Elizabeth Musser ’24Elly Gilbert ’23Emily Conrad ’24Erica Vetsch ’23Gabrielle Meyer ’26, ’25, ’24Gina Holder ’26Grace Hitchcock ’24Hannah Hood Lucero ’26Heather Greer ’23Heather Kaufman ’25, ’24Helena Smrcek ’24Jaime Jo Wright ’26, ’25Jamie Ogle ’24Janilise Lloyd ’25, ’24Janine Rosche ’23Jayna Breigh ’26, ’25Jenny Erlingsson ’26, ’25Jerusha Agen ’23Jessica R. Patch ’26, ’25Jill Kemerer ’25Joanna Davidson Politano ’25Jocelyn Green ’23Karen Sargent ’23Karen Witemeyer ’25Kate Angelo ’23Kate Breslin ’24Dr. Katherine Hutchinson-Hayes ’25Katie Powner ’24Katy Lee Kelly Underwood Kimberley Woodhouse ’24, ’23Kimberly Duffy ’25Kit Tosello ’26Kristi Ann Hunter ’26, ’24, ’23Latisha Sexton ’26Laura Frantz ’24Linda MacKillop ’24Lisa E. Betz ’25Lisa M. James ’23Lisa Phillips ’26, ’25, ’24, ’23Lisa T. Bergren ’25Liz Bradford ’26, ’25Liz Johnson ’26Lorri Dudley ’23Lynette Eason ’26Lynn Austin ’24Lynn H. Blackburn ’26, ’25Mandy Boerma Megan Besing ’25, ’23Mesu Andrews ’24Michelle Griep ’23Michelle Shocklee ’26Misty M. Beller ’26, ’24Nancy Mehl ’25, ’24Nancy Naigle Natalie Walters ’26, ’25Nicole Deese ’26, ’24Pat Simmons ’23Peggy Trotter ’23Pepper Basham ’26, ’23Rachelle Nelson ’24Rebecca Hemlock ’23Rebekah Millet ’26Regina Rudd Merrick ’26Robin W. Pearson ’24Ronie Kendig ’24Rosey Lee ’26Sami A. Abrams ’26Sara Brunsvold ’25, ’24Sara Davison ’25, ’24Sara Ella ’24Sara R. Turnquist ’26Sara Watterson ’24Sarah Hanks ’26, ’24, ’23Shaen Layle ’24, ’23Shannon Sue Dunlap ’26, ’25Shannon McNear ’24Sharee Stover ’25Shelley Shepard Gray ’24Sherry Shindelar ’25Stephenia H. McGee ’26, ’23Storm Shultz ’26Susan L. Tuttle ’24Suzie Waltner ’23T. Elizabeth Renich ’25, ’26Tabitha Bouldin ’23Tabitha Caplinger ’25Tamara Leigh ’23Tamera Alexander ’26Tara Grace Ericson ’25Tina Shelton ’24Toni Shiloh ’26, ’25Celebrating our CFRR legacy The Christy Award program
