Our History

The Albany Hospital League
to
The Junior League of Albany, GA, Inc.

In 1931, the Albany Hospital League was founded by one of Albany’s discerning citizen’s, Mrs. J.C. Keaton, who noticed the city’s growth and its need for volunteer services. For 33 years, the Albany Hospital League was a shining example in the Albany community.

On February 3, 1964, the Hospital League officially became the Junior League of Albany, Georgia, Inc. This acceptance made Albany, Georgia the 14th League in the south region, and the 199th member of the Association of Junior Leagues International Inc. (AJLI).

  • Past Presidents

    Albany Hospital League/Junior League of Albany, GA, Inc.

    1931-1932            Virginia Owens Lanier

    1932-1933            Chloe Milner Perry

    1933-1934            Chloe Milner Perry

    1935-1936            Blanche Kalmon Blum

    1936-1937            Mary Davis Harrison

    1937                      Blanche Kalmon Blum (resigned Sept 1937)

    1937-1938            Loretta Haley McKight

    1938-1939            Ann Shaw Stubbs

    1939-1940            Mildred Ponder Bethea

    1940                      Stella Davis (resigned Oct 1940)

    1940-1941            Burt Davis Coleman

    1941-1942            Frances Seigler Harrell

    1942-1943            Hazel Henderson Kearnes

    1943-1944            Helen Davis

    1944-1945            Olive Towle Burnes

    1945-1946            Jane Jones Head

    1946-1947            Clarice Sanchez Hedrick

    1947-1948            Eloise Thackston Haley

    1948-1949            Virginia Amonette Waddock

    1949-1950            Katherine Champion Meadors

    1950-1951            Rosemary Edmondson Long

    1951-1952            Jane Kay Bradley

    1953-1954            Lucy Yancey Walters

    1954-1955            Marion Peacock Haley

    1955-1956            Eloise Champion Heinemann

    1956-1957            Helen Higginbotham Burt

    1957-1958            Elizabeth Hollingsworth Reynolds

    1958-1959            Jean Gunnels Stimpson

    1959-1960            Gladys Pace Callaway

    1960-1961            Sara Minchew Oxford

    1961-1962            Evelyn Chandler Berg

    1962-1963            Toni Knishern Lundy

    1963-1964            Jessica Thomas McCall

    1964-1965            Banks Brimberry Westbrook

    1965-1966            Mary Alford Faulk

    1966-1967            Carolyn Southgate Sartor

    1967-1968            Mary Joe Cawley McGee

    1968-1969            Jo Anne Bolton Sperry

    1969-1970            Mary Barrett Champion

    1970-1971            Anita Pait Bacon

    1971-1972            Trudie Callaway Wright

    1972-1973            Raines Wakeford Watkins

    1973-1974            Judy Watkins Bowles

    1974-1975            Linda Highsmith Lowe

    1965-1976            Louise Edwards Hall

    1966-1977            Emily Jean Haley McAfee

    1967-1978            Carolyn Raines Gillespie

    1968-1979            Catherine Ficklen Davis

    1969-1980            Pam Burgess Middleton

    1980-1981            Dr. Nancy Wheelhouse Anson

    1981-1982            Jean Heinemann Willis

    1982-1983            Carol Hinson Jones

    1983-1984            Karen Hinson Wakeford

    1984-1985            Ellen Davis Raulerson

    1985-1986            Marilyn Couey Hedrick

    1986-1987            Vicki McGarity Riles

    1987-1988            Alice Odom Mixon

    1988-1989            Judy Lee Kidd

    1989-1990            Terri Freeman Wetherbee

    1990-1991            Nancy Harbin Burt

    1991-1992            Beverly Walls Willson

    1992-1993            Susan Smith Jordan

    1993-1994            Laura Copelan Benford

    1994-1995            Martha Wyant Owens

    1995-1996            Wendy Wingfield Martin

    1996-1997            Janet Daniels Guillebeau

    1997-1998            Marci Smith Langley

    1998-1999            Dawn Gantt Benson

    1999-2000            Suzanne Strickland Stern

    2000-2001            Jeana’ Brown Ray

    2001-2002            Karen Webb MacDonald

    2002-2003            Deidra White Langstaff

    2003-2004            Kathy Gillespie Baker

    2004-2005            Kelly McDaniel Fox

    2005-2006            Tina LaBell Folsom

    2006-2007            Heidi Rossell Ellion

    2007-2008            Pam McDonald-Garrett

    2008-2009            Amber Andrews Hall

    2009-2010            Malinda Duggan Hill

    2010-2011            Jenni Gay Carpenter

    2011-2012            Krista Hamm Mock

    2012-2013            Stephanie Williams Fountain

    2013-2014            Tiffany Grant Winn

    2014-2015            Heather Parr Sharpe

    2015-2016            Marci Prisant

    2016-2017            Jenny Collins

    2017-2018            Faryn Hackett

    2018-2019            Amanda Goff

    2019-2020            Savannah Spraggins

    2020-2021            Kirstin Collins

    2021-2022            Ginger Faircloth

    2022-2023            Ashley Nestale

    2023-2024            Erin Monahan

    2024-2025            Harlee Rutland

  • 2024

    The Junior League of Albany, Ga established a new annual fundraiser, the Little Black Dress Initiative. In the past, it has been hosted by many AJLI Leagues around the world.

  • 1964

    The Junior League of Albany, Ga became the 199th member of the Association of Junior Leagues International Inc. (AJLI).