Celebrating Hutchison’s Upper School Award Winners and Honorary Inductees

5/18/2026

This page will recognize Hutchison’s 2025-2026 upper school award winners and honorary inductees as we announce their achievements.

Special Awards

Ideal Hutchison Girl
This award is given at commencement to the senior who best represents the Ideal Woman as described in Proverbs 31. The senior class nominates candidates, and the upper school student body elects the recipient.
Elle Wilkinson ’26

Edward P. Russell Award
This award is given at commencement to the senior who, through leadership and devotion to the School’s founding ideals, brings honor to herself and to the school.
Harper Behnke ’26

Four Years, Top Honors
This award is given to the student who earned the highest grade point average during her four years in upper school.
Mattie Ra ’26

Four Years, Second Honors
This award is given to the student who earned the second-highest grade point average during her four years in upper school.
Maddie Harriman ’26

Senior Year, Top Honors
This award is given to the student who earned the highest grade point average during her senior year.
Mattie Ra ’26

Senior Year, Second Honors
This award is given to the student who earned the second-highest grade point average during her senior year.
Maddie Harriman ’26

Sara & Leonard Frey Award
The Sara and Leonard Frey Award is presented to the student who best exemplifies the love of learning, creative and critical thinking, and the intellectual quest so well represented by Mr. and Mrs. Frey. The recipient, visibly committed to the life of the mind and the active pursuit of knowledge and understanding, is selected by the Upper School faculty.
Mattie Ra ’26

Ruth & Bliss Bowlin Creativity Award
The Ruth and Bliss Bowlin Creativity Award is given to a senior who has exhibited outstanding creativity in one or more artistic endeavors: writing, poetry, instrumental or vocal music, musical composition, dance, drama, film/media, and studio art.
Maya Pentecost ’26

Kirby and Glenn Floyd Excellence in Service Scholarship Award

This award is given annually to a Hutchison girl whose service efforts create lasting, positive changes in the community. Considerations for the selection of a winning project include the girl’s commitment to sustainability, overall impact, innovation, and servant leadership.

Maggie Willson ’27

Velma Thorn Cunningham Service Award

This award is given in memory and honor of the 1973 Hutchison graduate who dedicated her life to serving others. It is given to a senior who has demonstrated an outstanding and consistent commitment to volunteer activities.

Hadley Rhett ’26

Dot Jones Hammons Award for Responsible Citizenship

This award is given to a sophomore participant in the Institute for Responsible Citizenship who exemplifies the qualities of a servant leader.

Cate Chubb ’28

Angela Perkins Goodwill Award

This award honors a member of the Twelve-Year Girls who is genuine, amiable, caring, sympathetic, energetic, pleasant, good-natured, warm, and understanding. The recipient is elected by members of the Twelve-Year Girls.

Coco Conrad ’26

Betsy Rhodes Friendship Award

This award is presented to a sophomore who best demonstrates genuine friendship toward everyone in the school community. The recipient is chosen by the sophomore class in a secret ballot.

Sarah Jordan Houseal ’28

Mary Elisabeth Tipton Athletic Leader of Character Award

This award recognizes a senior who is warm, compassionate, and a respectful leader. She has succeeded in spite of adversarial conditions both on the athletic field and off. She serves as a source of inspiration to others, exemplifying the Hutchison core values through athletics.

Caroline Gamble ’26

Molly Sheahan Spear Award

This award is given to a student in her first or second year at Hutchison who displays outstanding leadership, enthusiasm, and loyalty to the School. The recipient is chosen by faculty and student leaders.

Baili Price ’26

Hadley and Mary Helen Green Honor Council Award

This award, chosen by the Honor Council, is given to a senior who embodies the spirit of the Hutchison Honor Code, works to educate others about honor, and furthers the code’s meaning for our community.

Kennon Humphreys ’26

Hutchison Parents Association Loyalty Award

This award is presented by the Hutchison Parents Association to a rising Hutchison senior who is eligible for the Twelve-Year Girls. She exemplifies loyalty to her peers, her parents, her teachers, her school, and herself.

Madden Culpepper ’27

Laura Hampton Rogers Community Commitment Award

This award is given to a junior or senior who has demonstrated the most interest in and commitment to the Memphis community. A contribution in her name will be made to a community agency as designated by the award recipient with school approval.

Harper Behnke ’26

Dr. Annette C. Smith Community Award

This award recognizes a student who is passionate about her community and engages actively in the world around her.

Anna Chiozza ’26

Department Awards
With the recommendation of the department and agreement of the entire Upper School faculty, these awards recognize a student’s sustained excellence in a particular discipline.

English Award: Nora Jacobs ’26

Frances McIntosh History Award: Maddie Harriman ’26

Mathematics Award: Mattie Ra ’26

Science Award: Alia Sims ’26

Chinese World Language Award: Katie Clark ’26

Latin World Language Award: Gracie Lirette ’27

Spanish World Language Award: Amariah Woods ’26

Art Award: Maggie Miller ’26

Alexandra & Tucker Adams Art Purchase Award: Sammye Kate Selecman ’26

Media Award: Betsy Halliday ’26

Theater Performance Award: Nora Jacobs ’26

Technical Theater Award: Maya Pentecost ’26

Vocal Music Award: Anna Ratton ’27

Instrumental Music Award: Alia Sims ’26

University Book Awards

Based on the values set forth in each of the awarding institutions’ stated criteria, these annual awards are presented to students of the junior class (with the exception of those that recognize a sophomore for exceptional contributions). The recipients are selected for their academic performance and the nature of their extracurricular engagement and leadership, as aligned with the stated specific criteria of each awarding institution.

Dartmouth College: Peyton Gabel ’27

Harvard University: Madden Culpepper ’27

High Point University: Katie Phan ’28

Rhodes College: Maggie Olswanger ’28

University of Virginia: Virginia Treadwell ’27

Wellesley College: Lucy Wilson ’27

Yale University: Sarah Kate Geater ’27

Honorary Societies

Cum Laude Society

Since 1958, Hutchison has inducted students who have demonstrated the highest academic achievement and integrity throughout their high school career into its Chapter of the Cum Laude Society. The Cum Laude Society is dedicated to honoring scholastic achievement in secondary schools. The constitution of the Cum Laude Society states that no more than 20% of a graduating class may be inducted. No more than 10% of that class may be inducted during the junior year.
Harper Behnke ’26
Sarah Beth Cunningham ’26
Maddie Harriman ’26
Nora Jacobs ’26
Maggie Miller ’26
Hannah Roark ’26
Lily Simpson ’26
Madden Culpepper ’27
Peyton Gabel ’27
Sarah Kate Geater ’27
Ann Charlotte Jones ’27
Gracie Lirette ’27
Kate Neubert ’27
Lucy Wilson ’27

National Honor Society
The faculty council of the chapter selects Hutchison juniors and seniors who demonstrate outstanding performance in all four criteria of the National Honor Society (NHS)--scholarship, leadership, service, and character.
* designates that they were inducted last year but recognized at this year’s ceremony
Evelyn Roberts ’27
Bella McAdams ’27
Gracie Lirette ’27
Dottie Higginbotham ’27
Hadley McCandless ’27
Ann Charlotte Jones ’27
Kali Ryan ’26*
Julia Chambliss ’27
Kennedy Gegg ’27
Emerson Jones ’27
Molly Piper Spear ’27
Evie Ferguson ’27
Maddie Kyle ’27
Ella Ann Russell ’27
Lillian Haygood ’27
Campbell Jenkins ’27
Ally Brignole ’26*
Kate Caswell Carpenter ’27
Ava Jones ’26*
Anniston Humphries ’27
Kaitlyn Johnson ’27
Avery Kate Johnson ’27
Alara Yaren ’27
Lucy Wilson ’27
Farrah Brown ’26*
Brooke Smith ’27
Sarah Kate Geater ’27
Gabby Taliaferro ’27
Carter Mann ’27
Olivia Candiotto ’27
Grey Wilson ’27
Eliza Roberts ’27
Maggie Willson ’27
Kate Crosby ’27
Ellie Gooch ’26*
Lucy Belle Rounder ’27
Kate Scott Loftin ’27
Amelia Gwatney ’27
Piper Moss ’27
Katherine French
Anna Ratton ’27
Stella Dyer ’27
Morgan Perry ’26*
Avery Burke Cannon ’27
Samantha Ring ’26*
Lilly Robbins ’26*
Betsy Halliday ’26*
Suzanne Smith ’27
Hayes Reilly ’27
Emery Smith ’27
Taylor McAdams ’26*
Kate Neubert ’27
Eloise Hayden ’27
Sloane Hardin ’27
Layla Lee ’27
Elizabeth Dunavant ’27
Tess Corley ’27
Olivia Landess ’26*
Claire Hallum ’27
Sophia Henderson ’26*
Madden Culpepper ’27
Avery Webb ’26*
Virginia Treadwell ’27
Mary-Catherine Stanford ’27
Ava Grace Reynolds ’27
Taylor Lanctot ’27
Peyton Gabel ’27
Ann Marie Gaines ’27
Whitney Robbins ’27
Sloane Vandergrift ’27
Emery Elkington ’27

Ascensus Society

This honorary society is open to any student who has completed 125 volunteer hours.

Anne Tyler Bartusch ’26

Iris Bird ’26

Caroline Gamble ’26

Ellie Gooch ’26

Maddie Harriman ’26

Haney Harris ’26

Eva Lackie ’26

Maren Levy ’26

Hannah Roark ’26

Janie Weeks ’26

Olivia Candiotto ’27

Evie Ferguson ’27

Katherine French ’27

Kennedy Gegg ’27

Lillian Haygood ’27

Ann Charlotte Jones ’27

Emerson Jones ’27

Taylor Lanctot ’27

Anna Ratton ’27

Eliza Roberts ’27

Evelyn Roberts ’27

Brooke Smith ’27

Maria Ahmadian ’28

Blake Barden ’28

Whitney Bricken ’28

Margaret Campbell ’28

Lainey Carter ’28

Campbell Crosby ’28

Emma Fairey ’28

Shelby Faulkner ’28

Harper Godwin ’28

Addison Gradowski ’28

Lois Hill ’28

Isabella Hughes ’28

Emma Iskiwitz ’28

Maggie Mavar ’28

Eloise McDonald ’28

Mary Cleo McQuillen ’28

Chloe Phillips ’28

Acelynn Saisuphaluck ’28

Georgia Shelby ’28

Leia Sherman ’28

Ann Smith ’28

Lucy Unglesby ’28

Morgan Wiener ’28

Sophia Wilson ’28

Lily Woodmansee ’28

Malie Youngblood ’28

Alexandra Poag ’29

Zoë Young ’29

30+ Club
This group recognizes upper school students who recently earned a 30 or above on the ACT or the equivalent on the SAT for the first time.
Elizabeth Adams ’26
Ellie Bailey ’26
Anne Tyler Bartusch ’26
Farrah Brown ’26
Sims Burke ’26
Collins Farmer ’26
Maddie Harriman ’26
Sophia Henderson ’26
Kennon Humphreys ’26
Lilly Hussey ’26
Nora Jacobs ’26
Nellie Keras ’26
Eva Lackie ’26
Maren Levy ’26
Taylor McAdams ’26
Maggie Miller ’26
Wright Prather ’26
Samantha Ring ’26
Lilly Robbins ’26
Lily Simpson ’26
Janie Weeks ’26
Sophie Wilson ’26
Olivia Candiotto ’27
Julia Chambliss ’27
Kate Crosby ’27
Madden Culpepper ’27
Peyton Gabel ’27
Sarah Kate Geater ’27
Kennedy Gegg ’27
Amelia Gwatney ’27
Ann Charlotte Jones ’27
Maddie Kyle ’27
Gracie Lirette ’27
Evelyn Roberts ’27
Ella Ann Russell ’27
Emery Smith ’27
Gabby Taliaferro ’27
Sloane Vandergrift ’27
Grey Wilson ’27
Lucy Wilson ’27
Emma Doherty ’28
Abby Livingston ’28
Katie Phan ’28
Sophia Wilson ’28

National Beta Club
The National Beta Club recognizes high academic achievement, rewards and nurtures worthy character, fosters leadership skills, and encourages service to others.
Elizabeth Dunavant ’27
Emery Elkington ’27
Sarah Kate Geater ’27
Amelia Gwatney ’27
Anniston Humphries ’27
Campbell Jenkins ’27
Avery Kate Johnson ’27
Maddie Kyle ’27
Layla Lee ’27
Anna Ratton ’27
Ella Ann Russell ’27
Gabby Taliaferro ’27
Virginia Treadwell ’27
Whitney Bricken ’28
Julia Brownlee ’28
Margaret Campbell ’28
Lucy Carmichael ’28
Lainey Carter ’28
Cate Chubb ’28
Campbell Crosby ’28
Aurice Dalal ’28
Haley Dunn ’28
Emma Fairey ’28
Ella Ford ’28
Harper Godwin ’28
Julia Grisanti ’28
Menaal Haris ’28
Stratton Harris ’28
Zoey High ’28
Lois Hill ’28
Sarah Jordan Houseal ’28
Isabella Hughes ’28
Reagan Leavitt ’28
Abby Livingston ’28
Maggie Mavar ’28
Eloise McDonald ’28
Morgan McMahon ’28
Mary Cleo McQuillen ’28
Maggie Olswanger ’28
Katie Phan ’28
Chloe Phillips ’28
Georgia Shelby ’28
Leia Sherman ’28
Ann Smith ’28
Audrey Anne Spiceland ’28
Lucy Unglesby ’28
Emily Weber ’28
Rowan White ’28
Morgan Wiener ’28
Sophia Wilson ’28
Olivia Winter ’28
Lily Woodmansee ’28
Malie Youngblood ’28

Sara Frey History Society
Sara Frey History Society Membership is granted to a junior or senior student who has a minimum overall cumulative weighted average of 3.00, with a cumulative average of 90 in her history and social studies courses. Junior inductees must be enrolled in an AP-level history or social studies course, and senior inductees must be enrolled in an AP-level course or have five full-year courses in history or social studies by graduation.
Sarah Alexander ’26
Scottie Arnold ’26
Iris Bird ’26
Ellie Gooch ’26
Haney Harris ’26
Baili Price ’26
Mia Ralph ’26
Hannah Roark ’26
Molly Wondries ’26
Avery Burke Cannon ’27
Olivia Candiotto ’27
Julia Chambliss ’27
Kate Crosby ’27
Madden Culpepper ’27
Elizabeth Dunavant ’27
Evie Ferguson ’27
Katherine French ’27
Peyton Gabel ’27
Ann Marie Gaines ’27
Kennedy Gegg ’27
Sloane Hardin ’27
Dottie Higginbotham ’27
Anniston Humphries ’27
Ann Charlotte Jones ’27
Taylor Lanctot ’27
Layla Lee ’27
Gracie Lirette ’27
Piper Moss ’27
Kate Neubert ’27
Hayes Reilly ’27
Evelyn Roberts ’27
Lucy Belle Rounder ’27
Ella Ann Russell ’27
Emery Smith ’27
Suzanne Smith ’27
Gabby Taliaferro ’27
Virginia Treadwell ’27
Sloane Vandergrift ’27
Maggie Willson ’27
Grey Wilson ’27
Lucy Wilson ’27
Alara Yaren ’27

Science National Honor Society
A member must have a minimum overall cumulative weighted average of 3.00, with a cumulative average of 90 in science, have completed biology, chemistry, and be enrolled in a third full-year science course. Sophomore and junior inductees must be enrolled in an AP-level science course, and senior inductees must be enrolled in an AP-level course or have five full-year courses in science by graduation.
Sarah Alexander ’26
Farrah Brown ’26
Sims Burke ’26
Coco Conrad ’26
Maddie Harriman ’26
Sophia Henderson ’26
Maggie Miller ’26
Baili Price ’26
Kali Ryan ’26
Avery Burke Cannon ’27
Olivia Candiotto ’27
Kate Crosby ’27
Madden Culpepper ’27
Elizabeth Dunavant ’27
Katherine French ’27
Peyton Gabel ’27
Ann Marie Gaines ’27
Sarah Kate Geater ’27
Kennedy Gegg ’27
Sloane Hardin ’27
Dottie Higginbotham ’27
Anniston Humphries ’27
Ann Charlotte Jones ’27
Maddie Kyle ’27
Taylor Lanctot ’27
Layla Lee ’27
Gracie Lirette ’27
Kate Scott Loftin ’27
Carter Mann ’27
Hadley McCandless ’27
Piper Moss ’27
Kate Neubert ’27
Hayes Reilly ’27
Whitney Robbins ’27
Eliza Roberts ’27
Evelyn Roberts ’27
Lucy Belle Rounder ’27
Ella Ann Russell ’27
Emery Smith ’27
Suzanne Smith ’27
Virginia Treadwell ’27
Sloane Vandergrift ’27
Maggie Willson ’27
Lucy Wilson ’27
Alara Yaren ’27

Mu Alpha Theta
Students must have completed 5 semesters of Advanced Honors or AP-level math courses in Upper School and earned an 85 average or higher during those 5 semesters to be eligible for membership.
Sarah Beth Cunningham ’26
Riley Hardin ’26
Sophia Henderson ’26
Lilly Hussey ’26
Nora Jacobs ’26
Lucy Lamb ’26
Taylor McAdams ’26
Wright Prather ’26
Lilly Robbins ’26
Lily Simpson ’26
Mary Allen Wallace ’26
Olivia Candiotto ’27
Madden Culpepper ’27
Elizabeth Dunavant ’27
Peyton Gabel ’27
Sarah Kate Geater ’27
Kennedy Gegg ’27
Maddie Kyle ’27
Gracie Lirette ’27
Carter Mann ’27
Hadley McCandless ’27
Molly Piper Spear ’27
Virginia Treadwell ’27
Lucy Wilson ’27

Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica
A junior or senior may be inducted into the Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica if she has completed at least three semesters of Spanish in the Upper School. A student currently enrolled in an AP course must have a cumulative Spanish average of 85 or above, and those currently enrolled in Honors or Advanced Honors classes must have a cumulative Spanish average of 90 or above.
Samantha Hulbert ’26
Olivia Candiotto ’27
Avery Burke Cannon ’27
Madden Culpepper ’27
Elizabeth Dunavant ’27
Ann Marie Gaines ’27
Sarah Kate Geater ’27
Kennedy Gegg ’27
Sloane Hardin ’27
Dottie Higginbotham ’27
Anniston Humphries ’27
Ann Charlotte Jones ’27
Maddie Kyle ’27
Taylor Lanctot ’27
Layla Lee ’27
Bella McAdams ’27
Piper Moss ’27
Kate Neubert ’27
Eliza Roberts ’27
Lucy Belle Rounder ’27
Virginia Treadwell ’27
Maggie Willson ’27
Lucy Wilson ’27

National Latin Honor Society

A student may be inducted into the society if she is currently enrolled in at least her second semester of Latin in the Upper School. A student must have a cumulative weighted average of 90 in Latin and must be a current member of NJCL.

Olivia Landess ’26

Kate Caswell Carpenter ’27

Julia Chambliss ’27

Evie Ferguson ’27

Peyton Gabel ’27

Kaitlyn Johnson ’27

Gracie Lirette ’27

Hayes Reilly ’27

Evelyn Roberts ’27

Ella Ann Russell ’27

Molly Piper Spear ’27

Alara Yaren ’27

Blake Barden ’28

Aurice Dalal ’28

Sofia Gagliano ’28

Julia Grisanti ’28

Menaal Haris ’28

Sarah Jordan Houseal ’28

Isabella Hughes ’28

Kate Hurdle ’28

Maggie Mavar ’28

Yilin Pan ’28

Katie Phan ’28

Chloe Phillips ’28

Mimi Smith ’28

Ava Fleming ’29

Betsy Haire ’29

Caroline Jefferies ’29

Emily Keith ’29

Garner Kimmel ’29

Carlisle Martin ’29

Alexandra Poag ’29

Eloise West ’29

Anna Grace Williams ’29

Zoë Young ’29

National Chinese Honor Society

The Hutchison Chinese Honor Society was founded in 2011 to recognize those students who have a profound interest in the Chinese language and culture. A junior or senior may be inducted into the society if she has completed at least three semesters of Chinese Mandarin in the Upper School and is currently enrolled in Honors or Advanced Honors Chinese classes.

Tess Corley ’27

Katherine French ’27

Eva Rodenhiser ’27

Quill and Scroll
Members are sophomores, juniors, or seniors who must have done superior work in some phase of journalism or school publications work.
Sophie Clothier ’27
Madden Culpepper ’27
Piper Moss ’27
Kate Neubert ’27
Blake Barden ’28
Lainey Carter ’28
Cate Chubb ’28
Shelby Faulkner ’28
Isabella Hughes ’28
Emma Iskiwitz ’28
Mary Cleo McQuillen ’28
Georgia Shelby ’28
Ann Smith ’28
Lucy Unglesby ’28
Rowan White ’28
Sophia Wilson ’28

National Art Honor Society

To become a member of the Hutchison chapter of the National Art Honor Society, a student must be enrolled in or have completed at least one studio advanced placement art class and therefore be at an advanced level in her art-making.

Kennon Humphreys ’26

Caroline Byrnes ’27

Olivia Candiotto ’27

Kate Crosby ’27

Campbell Jenkins ’27

Emerson Jones ’27

Hayes Reilly ’27

Lilly Robbins ’27

Lucy Belle Rounder ’27

Lucy Wilson ’27

Yilin Pan ’28

Tri-M Music Honor Society
A student is eligible for induction after she has completed at least one semester of music involvement at Hutchison School.
Gabby Taliaferro ’27
Maria Ahmadian ’28
Margo Clothier ’29
Margaret Colley ’29
Ava Fleming ’29
Zoë Johnson ’29
Elin Maclin ’29
Sadie Sadler ’29
Addie Sellhorn ’29
Anna Grace Williams ’29

International Thespian Society
Induction into the society is based on the student’s level of involvement in theater productions, either on stage or backstage, and the excellence of their work.
Ellie Gooch ’26
Olivia Candiotto ’27
Madden Culpepper '27
Anna Ratton ’27
Emma Doherty ’28
Menaal Haris ’28
Audrey Anne Spiceland ’28

National Honor Society of Dance Arts
Induction into the NHSDA Secondary Program is earned through the accumulation of 100+ points awarded for dance activities such as dance classes, rehearsals, performances, research, workshops, or community service activities, alongside a minimum GPA of 3.0.
Mia Ralph ’26
Emery Elkington ’27
Peyton Gabel ’27
Kailynn Jefferson ’27
Virginia Bowie ’28
Isabella Hughes ’28

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