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Stella George Stern Perry Award

Hailey Simpson, Delta Delta

Auburn University

The Perry Award is the highest distinction given to a collegiate member of Alpha Omicron Pi and honors Founder Stella
George Stern Perry. This annual award is presented to the one collegiate president who, by outstanding service to her
chapter, exceptional inspiration to its members, and recognition by administration and/or fellow students of her college or
university, typifies the Alpha Omicron Pi so beloved by Stella. This year, the Fraternity is pleased to present the Perry Award
to Hailey Simpson, Delta Delta (Auburn U).

Hailey is a phenomenial young woman. Over and over, she is described as a kind and compassionate person who loves
all those around her. In fact, her own Leaders Council listed her ability to love as one of her strongest leadership traits. Is there any surprise that several
people noted how well she embodies AOII’s Ritual in her daily life and in her leadership? Her LC went on to explain, “We can honestly say there is no AOII
better at cultivating intentional, meaningful relationships than our president.” When leading a large chapter with over 250 members, each day can be met
with a new set of trials and obstacles. With a quiet confidence, Hailey developed a relationship with every member of her Alumnae Advisory Committee
and sought their advice on many occasions, and she earned the respect of her LC through hard work and humility.

Beyond AOII, this well-rounded young woman is also a member of several prestigious honor societies and a leader in countless other organizations. She
has given her time and talents in every organization in which she is involved. As if all of her extra-curricular activities weren’t enough, Hailey has managed
to accomplish all of this while maintaining excellent scholastic merit, graduating magna cum laude with a double major in Psychology and Spanish.

Her campus Director of Greek Life shared these words about our recipient: “She took over the presidency at a time when her chapter was looking for solid
direction. She was tasked with helping get the chapter on track and encouraged the general membership to have trust in her office. The way she has
lived out the values of Alpha Omicron Pi and elevated the status of her chapter within our Panhellenic makes her an excellent candidate for this award.”

Helen St. Clair Mullan Award

Joan Deathe MacCallum, Kappa Phi

McGill University, Montreal Alumnae Chapter

Honoring an alumna member who has continually served AOII over the years, displaying loyal, faithful and devoted
commitment to the Fraternity, AOII’s 2015 recipient of the Mullan Award is Joan Deathe MacCallum, Kappa Phi (McGill U).
Joan’s list of AOII involvement is not only lengthy, but also constant and significant. From Collegiate Chapter President, Chapter
Adviser, and Alumnae Chapter President to District, Network and International leadership roles, our recipient has been a part
of advancing the Fraternity for 60 years! She is a PIP in the best sense of the word. To know Joan is to know she is passionate
about AOII. She is kind, soft-spoken and humble. She has long served on – and even chaired - both the RT& J Committee and the Perry Award Committee,
as well as several others. After all her admirable service, it is likely that the role she serves in today will ultimately be her most significant contribution to the
Fraternity. She is AOII’s International Historian, and she has often said that she shadowed Nancy McCain as Historian for 6 years so she could learn from the
master. Nancy turned this great responsibility over to her in 2001, and in the past 14 years, Joan has exceeded all expectations, enthusiasticly becoming
AOII’s historian extraordinaire. AOII proudly honors Joan MacCallum as a deserving Mullan Award winner.

Elizabeth Heywood Wyman Award

Bonnie Sutherland, Beta Kappa

University of British Columbia, Vancouver Alumnae Chapter

Named to honor Founder Elizabeth Heywood Wyman, the Wyman Award is given to an alumna member who has achieved
outstanding success and/or national acclaim in the arts, in her profession, or in service to humanity. This year’s winner, Bonnie
Sutherland, Beta Kappa (U of British Columbia) especially embraces the latter – service to humanity. She is a founder of
Afretech.org, a multi-million dollar international charity that advances education and relieving poverty by providing practical
support for schools and villages around the world. Her sisters attest to the fact that Bonnie has always been generous and
typified service throughout her life as a collegian and an alumna; however, Afretech focused her drive. The organization
began when she and another AOII sent out-of-date school resources to a small school in Zimbabwe; the small act of charity
grew to be Afretech. While most of her focus has been on Africa, she has also worked with the Philippines after a typhoon,
Japan after the tsunami, and school libraries in Northern British Columbia. The library project was at the personal request to our recipient by BC’s Lieutenant
Governor - the Queen’s provincial representative. Even with all of her trips into remote corners of the world for her charity, Bonnie has maintained her
membership with AOII’s Vancouver Alumnae Chapter, and her enthusiasm has inspired the chapter to hold fund raising events to help specific Afretech
projects. Her enthusiasm is so contagious that a few AOIIs have joined her on volunteer trips to Kenya. How many people can say that they have positively
influenced over a quarter of a million people? Our Wyman Award winner, Bonnie Sutherland, can.

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