Frances Riker Davis Award

The family and friends of Frances Riker Davis ’15 founded this award in 1967 to honor the tradition of public service, which Mrs. Davis embodied. It is given annually to an alumna who has shown outstanding community leadership, displaying an exceptional spirit of civic responsibility in her professional career or volunteer pursuits. Each year’s honoree speaks at a Middle and Upper School assembly in the fall. Recent recipients include Margaret Kohn ’65, a lawyer who advocates for children with disabilities; Susan Popkin Wadsworth ’54, founder of Young Concert Artists; and Nina Schwalbe ’84, Director of Policy for the Global Alliance for TB Drug Development.

The Frances Riker Davis Committee considers candidates who have been nominated by their classmates and fellow alumnae. The committee then presents a short list of nominees to a selection committee comprised of past honorees. (The committee meets four times per year, plus independent research time.)