Memphis, Tenn. June 20, 2025: The Kappa Delta Foundation awarded Corre Anding Stegall Collegiate Leadership Awards to 21 exemplary Kappa Delta women at the opening session of Kappa Delta’s 66th Biennial National Convention in Grapevine, Texas.

Named for former National President Corre Anding Stegall, the Corre Anding Stegall Collegiate Leadership Awards are presented each year to Kappa Delta’s top student leaders. This award is the highest individual honor an undergraduate Kappa Delta member can earn. Recipients are chosen because of their high academic performance and their leadership within their chapters, college campuses and communities. Since 2015, the Kappa Delta Foundation has been proud to select the recipients of this prestigious award. Beginning this year, each recipient receives a $5,000 scholarship.

The 2025 recipients are:

• Christine Abels, Gamma Zeta-Texas Christian
• Meredith Collier, Beta Alpha-Virginia
• Alexandria Ford, Theta Delta-Dayton
• Kate Guillory, Beta Sigma-Southern Mississippi
• Hannah Haston, Alpha Epsilon-Tennessee/Knoxville
• Vanessa Heck, Beta Nu-Toledo
• Kaiya Herb, Xi-Pittsburgh
• Emilee Hercules, Zeta Iota-Saint Louis
• Sweden Ledet, Gamma Kappa-Louisiana/Lafayette
• Kelly Lohman, Delta Zeta-Louisiana/Monroe
• Carson McFatridge, Delta Omega-Mississippi State
• Adriana Myers, Gamma Gamma-High Point
• Lillian Niziolek, Theta Upsilon-Loyola/Chicago
• Olivia Orth, Sigma Gamma-Kansas State
• Hannah Rager, Alpha Xi- Louisville
• Lydia Rothrock, Alpha Epsilon-Tennessee/Knoxville
• Emma Sammons, Gamma Epsilon-Florida Southern
• Sarah Jane Sims, Zeta Gamma-Arkansas/Fayetteville
• Emma Thomas, Xi-Pittsburgh
• Juliana Voth, Beta Epsilon-Tulsa
• Catherine Welch, Eta Lambda-Franklin & Marshall

“The Corre Anding Stegall Collegiate Leadership Award represents the very best of what it means to be a Kappa Delta,” said Kappa Delta Foundation board chair Michelle Rabideau. “These remarkable young women are not only excelling academically – they are leading with integrity, compassion and a deep commitment to bettering our world. We are so proud to invest in their futures and celebrate the incredible potential of this next generation of leaders.”

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Established in 1981, the Kappa Delta Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to unite sisters to invest in one another, fostering a legacy of support and empowerment. Through scholarships, leadership programs, charitable efforts and member assistance, the foundation advances the mission of Kappa Delta Sorority and inspires a lifetime of confidence, growth and connection. Kappa Delta National Headquarters is in Memphis, Tennessee. For more information, visit www.kappadelta.org/foundation.