Famous Alpha Phis

Alpha Phi is proud of all of our distinguished alumnae. Following is only a sample of Alpha Phis who have distinguished themselves in their careers and state, provincial, national or international communities. If you know a distinguished alumna who should be listed, send her name, affiliation and contact information to quarterly@alphaphi.org.

 

 

Business/Nonprofit

 

Nancy Austin (ΒΔ-UCLA) Business consultant, author, lecturer. Internationally recognized authority on cutting-edge management. President of Nancy K. Austin, Inc., Northern California (since 1985). Contributing editor and management columnist for Working Woman magazine. Co-author of 1989 best-seller, Passion for Excellence: The Leadership Difference, and author of The Assertive Woman: A New Look. Speakers Platform™ called her "the most sought after woman keynote speaker in American business." Contributing editor and writer for Inc. magazine.

Lorrie Hamrick Bilderback (ΔΡ-Ball State) Program manager of Web strategy development, IBM® Corporation.

Sheree Clark (ΑΛ) Founder and co-owner of Sayles Graphic Design  in Des Moines, Iowa. Some of the firm’s award-winning work is included in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian Institution’s CooperHewitt National Design Museum and the United States Library of Congress. Past president of the Advertising Professionals of Des Moines. Owner of Art/Smart Consulting. A Des Moines Register “Up and Comer” and author of Creative Direct Mail Design, Get Noticed: Self Promotion for Creative Professionals.

Sue Robertson Cunnold (ΒΧ-Bucknell) Volunteer trainer for Girl Scouts of the USA. Member of the Friends of Our Chalet USA Committee, one of four world centers, located in Switzerland. Involved with Girl Scouts for 45 years.

Linda Funk (Gamma Sigma-Wisconsin/Stout) Executive director of The Soyfoods Council, working to increase the national awareness of soyfood products.

Nannette Hegerty (Delta Psi-Wisconsin/Oshkosh) First female chief of the Milwaukee, Wis., police department.

Jandy Thompson Hegy (Delta Beta-Texas A&M/Commerce) Vice president of John Bowles Company. One of the Dallas Business Journal’s, “Top 40 Under 40." 

Susan Lacek (Epsilon Delta-Northern Illinois) Founder of Faith’s Lodge, a refuge for families who have a seriously ill child or have suffered the loss of a child. In 2005, she led the effort to get legislation passed in Minnesota to allow parents of stillborn children to receive legal birth certificates.

Mabel Cooper Haeberly Lamb (Omega-Texas) Magazine/newspaper writer in 1920s. First woman to fly over Mexico and Central America in a single-engine plane. Established Mabel C. Lamb, Inc., a multi-million dollar real estate business (1951). First woman member, later secretary and vice-president of the New Canaan Chamber of Commerce. International director of programs (1948-52), international vice president of Alpha Phi (1952-54). Alpha Phi Foundation trustee. Established an Alpha Phi undergraduate scholarship. Recipient of Frances E. Willard award (1990).

Elizabeth Thompson Smith Lamb (Omega-Texas) Executive Board trustee of Alpha Phi (1952-54), Constitution Committee chairman (1952-54), Colonization Committee for Gamma Eta at the University of North Texas, International Executive Board director of finance (1954-56), International president of Alpha Phi (1958-61).

Tara Lawrence (Iota Alpha-Pepperdine) Founder of “Hats Off for Cancer,” an organization dedicated to assisting children who have lost their hair from cancer.

Deborah Lippmann (Gamma Pi-Arizona State) Celebrity manicurist and nail expert with her own line called the “Lippmann Collection,” deemed the best-of-the-best. Celebrity loyalists include Sarah Jessica Parker, Mariah Carey, Martha Stewart, Cher, Demi Moore, Mary J. Blige, Kelly Ripa, Faith Hill, Renee Zellweger and Gwyneth Paltrow. Also a jazz singer with her first album, “Nightingale.”

Kathy Mason (Xi-Toronto) President of Junior League of Fort Collins, Colorado, a quickly-growing service organization dedicated to building communities through volunteer work.

Judy Adelizzi Parker (ΒΠ-USC) President and business partner of Devlin Design Group, Inc., an Emmy AwardÒ -winning broadcast design firm.

Lisa Pierozzi (ΒΔ-UCLA) Accountant with PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Inc. Co-lead partner on OscarÒ balloting team, tabulating Academy AwardÒ winners for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences since 1998. (see Winter 2000 and Fall 2001 Quarterlies).

Jill Muchow Rode (ΓΒ-UC/Santa Barbara) Development director for the Santa Barbara Zoo. Former development director for the Santa Barbara Symphony and former president of the Junior League of Santa Barbara.

Alice Leyland Smitherman (Beta Epsilon-Arizona) President of the American Dietetic Association (1986).

Susanne Solomon (Δ-Cornell) Owner of Baby Greek, Inc., selling Greek-lettered baby gifts and clothes, the first business of its kind in the U.S. (see Spring 2000 Quarterly).

Christina Thompson (Phi-Oklahoma) President of the American Biological Safety Association.

Julee White (ΔΠ-Indiana State) President and CEO of Image Concepts, a Chicago-based image consulting firm that recruits celebrities for corporate and non-profit endorsements, speaking engagements, personal appearances, charity events and marketing strategies.

 

 

Alpha Phi is proud of all of our distinguished alumnae. If you know a distinguished alumna who should be listed, send her name, affiliation and contact information to quarterly@alphaphi.org.

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