The Sarah Lawrence Alumni Association established an annual recognition program to honor outstanding Sarah Lawrence alumni.
The Citation for Achievement is awarded to a person or persons whose work embodies the values and ideals of a Sarah Lawrence education, with the understanding that there is no one yardstick for achievement.
The Citation for Service is awarded to graduates for dedicated service to the College.
Nominations for the citations are sought for all alumni celebrating a milestone Reunion in 2025 (undergraduate class years ending in “0” and “5”). All nominations are confidential. The Citation Selection Committee will select the recipients from the nominations. The Citation Selection Committee may choose to award between one and three citations in each category per year, or exercise the option of not selecting anyone to receive either citation in a particular year.
Citation Awards will be presented on Saturday, June 7 during Reunion 2025. Please complete the nomination form and return it to the Office of Alumni Relations no later than January 30, 2025. The Selection Committee appreciates your participation in this noteworthy Sarah Lawrence tradition.
2024-2025 Alumni Citation Selection Committee
- Leigh Heyman '98, Alumni Association President
- Clarion Johnson '72, Trustee
- Christina Camardella, Senior Director of Alumni Relations & Annual Giving
- Cheryl Cipro, Director of Regional and Special Programming
If you have questions or comments about the potential nominees or the selection process, please contact the Office of Alumni Relations, at reunion@sarahlawrence.edu.
Previous Winners: Citation for Achievement
2023-2024: Lynne Gilbert '59; Joanne Furio '84; Jen Simonds '89
2022-2023: Robin Lin Miller ’83, Frances Grimstad ‘08
2021-2022: Clarion Johnson ‘72. Gail Twersky Reimer '72, Emily M.D. Scott ’02
2020-2021: Richard C. Morais ‘81, Arianna Bocco ‘91, Dana Frasz ‘06, Thomas Pico ‘06
2017-2018: Peggy Woodford Forbes '63, Myra Drucker '68, Gabrielle Carteris '83, Zoë Keating '93
2016-2017: Ann Cook '62, Cary Alan Johnson '82, Kate Klimo '72, Lynne Littman '62
2015-2016: Kay Chernush '66, Nancy Spector '81
2014-2015: Charles Hoge MD '80, Beverly Emmons '65
2013-2014: Rhoda Rosen Redleaf ’54, Margaret Shepherd ’69, Laura Pat Svetkey ’74
2012-2013: Sam Edelman '73
2011-2012: Lisa Anderson '72, Joan Cannady Countryman '62, Joanne Kurtzberg '72 and Claire Yaffa '57
2010-2011: Joyce Zankel Lindorff ’71, Nell Minow ’74, Brooke D. Anderson ’86
2009-2010: Gladys Chang Hardy '50, Barbara Lamont Gelobter '60, Eve Cary '65 (posthumous award), Jedd Novatt '80
2008-2009: Nancy Press '69, Heather Winters '84, Jiway Tung '89, Stuart G. Hopps MFA '69
2007-2008: Tina Howe '59, Ingrid Sischy '73, Barbara Taylor Bowman '50
2006-2007: Carole Artigiani MA '79, Beth I. Kalish-Weiss '55
2005-2006: Dr. Sara Abramson '67, Margo Holdstein Harley '57, Dr. W. Ian Lipkin '74
2004-2005: Dr. Jean Baker Miller '48, Dr. Jeanne Allen Smith '53, Carolyn Adams '65, Lucy Grealy '85 (posthumous award)
2003-2004: Rosamond Bernier '38, Tovah Feldshuh, Tracy Gary '73
2002-2003: Merle Rosenblatt Goldman '53, Allan M. Gurganus '72, Janie C. Lee '59, Carolyn Moore Newberger '63
2001-2002: Dr. Ann Barnet '51, Janet Rosenwald Becker '52, Elise M. Bernhardt '78, Cate Muther '69
2000-2001: Rahm Emanuel '81, Hollis Dworken Solomon '55, Debra Zane '83
1999-2000: Ruth Abram '67, Vera Wang Becker '71
1998-1999: Jonathan Avnet '71, Joanne Braxton '72, Barbara Thornton '72, Alice Walker '65
1997-1998: Joan Rosen Marks '51, Carolyn Kizer Woodbridge '45
1996-1997: Jane Quigley Alexander '61, Susan Meiselas '70, Frances Richardson Keller '35
1995-1996: Andrea Dunaif '73, Sally Lilienthal '40, Meredith Monk '64
Previous Winners: Citation for Service to the College
2022-2024: Nancy Montgomery '64, Nancie Schnur '74
2021-2022: Clarion Johnson ‘72, Mark Kaplan ’87
2020-2021: Wendy B. Samuel ‘71, Claire Rodman '86
2019-2020: Meg Coulter ’60, Sarah Gray Gund ’65
2018-2019: Harriet Pogul Wohlgemuth '59, MFA '79, Rona Carr '74
2016-2017: Georgie Gatch '57, Paula Rudnick '72
2014-2015: Stephanie Cooper '65 MFA '76, Pauline Metcalf '60
2012-2013: Marjorie Leff Miller '53
2011-2012: Joan Cannady Countryman '62
2009-2010: Olivia (Vicki) Churchill Ford '60, MSEd '87
2008-2009: Diana Chambers Leslie '69
2007-2008: Anne Beane Rudman '67
2006-2007: Barbara Kolsun '71
2005-2006: Monika A. Heimbold '85
2004-2005: Miles Coon MFA '02
2003-2004: Margot Campbell Bogert '75
2002-2003: Mary Griggs Burke '38, Enid Silver Ship '56
2001-2002: Marilyn Ogus Katz '54
1999-2000: Carol L. Cheney '66
1998-1999: Jane Reisen Harpel '62, Joy Vida Jones '71
1997-1998: Carlotta Damanda '48, Joan Stern Girgus '63
1996-1997: Phyllis Rothschild Farley '46, Vicki Starr Pyle '30
1995-1996: Anne Stevens Hobler '39, Winifred Wood Clark '32