Founders’ Award
The Founders’ Award was first presented in 1982 and has continued to be presented annually to a Sustaining member of the Junior League of Louisville that has demonstrated continued civic and charitable service and leadership on behalf of the League and the Community.
Founders’ Award Winners
| Alberta Wood Allen* | 1982 |
| Ida Maney Nash* | 1983 |
| Cornelia Atherton Serpell* | 1984 |
| Mavin Brown Martin* | 1985 |
| Helen Edwards Abell* | 1986 |
| Shirley Rankin Dumesnil | 1987 |
| Morel “Deede” Baquie Jones | 1988 |
| Mary Norton Shands* | 1989 |
| Mary Van Winkle McClure* | 1990 |
| Anne Duncan Wyatt* | 1991 |
| Sherry Keith Jelsma | 1992 |
| Catherine Duffy Vogt (Puddin)* | 1993 |
| Barbara Sandford | 1994 |
| Christina Brown | 1995 |
| Cissy Musselman | 1996 |
| Katty Smith* | 1997 |
| Jef Conner | 1998 |
| Juliet Cooper Gray | 1999 |
| Ina Brown Bond | 2000 |
| Mary Beth Doheny* | 2001 |
| Kathy Wyatt Oyler | 2002 |
| Lindy B. Street | 2003 |
| Margy Thomas | 2004 |
| Eleanor Rudd* | 2005 |
| Genie Potter | 2006 |
| Laura Lee Brown | 2007 |
| Phoebe Woods | 2008 |
| Cynthia Adelberg | 2009 |
| Anita Barbee | 2010 |
| Carolle Jones Clay | 2011 |
| Marlene Grissom | 2012 |
| Katherine Schneider | 2013 |
| Jennifer Blair | 2014 |
| Kim Judy | 2015 |
| Mary Sullivan | 2016 |
| Mollie Smith | 2017 |
| Michelle Black White | 2018 |
| Louise Rapp Wall | 2019 |
| Mary Ellen Wiederwohl | 2020 |
| Mary Anne Cronan | 2021 |
* Indicates Founders’ Award Winners who are deceased.