national representatives
1958 to 2020
1958 | WEST VIRGINIA Phyllis A . Whitenack University of Central Florida Graduate ; registered nurse ; lived in Scottsdale , AZ ; two daughters and two grandchildren ; died in 2011
1968 | OKLAHOMA Debi Faubion Attorri Stephens College graduate ; former evening news anchor at WSOC-TV ; Broadcast and promotion spokesperson at her company Debi Presents LLC ; lives with her husband in Charlotte , NC
1978 | MISSOURI Kim Crosby Westenberg Feature soloist with symphonies around the U . S .; starred in Guys and Dolls and Into the Woods on Broadway ; lives in Springfield , MO with husband ; two daughters and one son
1959 | PENNSYLVANIA Judi Humphrey Peckonis Studied for a career in nursing ; one son ; died in 1968
1969 CALIFORNIA Jackie Bennington Weiss Masters in Education / Physical Education from Stanford University ; High School dance instructor & Dir . of International Baccalaureate Dance Certificate Program ; two daughters
1979 | PENNSYLVANIA Susan Horvath McCready Studied at Troy University ; worked in radio ; currently living in Virginia with her husband , a retired Air Force Colonel
1960 | CONNECTICUT Maureen Sullivan Collins Southern Connecticut State University graduate ; BS degree in special education ; lives on Fisher Island , FL and CT with husband of 54 years , George ; three sons and ten grandchildren
1970 | ARIZONA Karen Stenwall Wiseman Studied at Texas Christian University and Kansas State ; Masters in psychology ; Senior VP Marketing for global real estate company ; three daughters and four grandchildren
1980 | GEORGIA Julie Bryan Moran Graduate of UGA ; first female anchor of ABC ’ s Wide World of Sports ; host of Entertainment Tonight for 10 years ; host of LIFETIME ’ S The Balancing Act ; two daughters
1961 | MISSOURI Mary Frann Luecke Attended Northwestern University ; founded the America ’ s Junior Miss Council in 1995 ; had an extensive career in acting ; died in 1998
1962 | RHODE ISLAND Jean Leslie Allen George Washington University graduate ; attended Georgetown Law School ; lives in Providence , RI ; one son ; died in 2018
1971 | NEW JERSEY Arlene Stens Thompson Master ’ s degree from Trenton State College ; lives in Moorestown , NJ ; five children
1972 | KENTUCKY Lydia Hodson Copeland George Washington University graduate ; worked in television ; one son ; died in 1991
1981 | NORTH CAROLINA Kim Smith Yandow Career as a dancer / choreographer & director ; taught dance at BYU for 11 years ; directed her own women ’ s performing company for 7 years ; authored SimpleSpaces ; ten children
1982 | MISSISSIPPI Susan Hammett Wilmore Master ’ s degree from Louisiana State University in communication disorders ; senior sales representative with Takeda Pharmaceuticals ; lives in Alexandria , LA with two sons
1963 | KENTUCKY Diane Sawyer Wellesley College graduate ; lives in New York City ; former co-host of ABC ’ s Good Morning America ; current anchor of ABC ’ s World News and principal anchor ; wife of the late Mike Nichols
1964 | WASHINGTON Linda Felber
Master ’ s degree from University of Illinois ; coordinator of student services for school district ; one daughter ; lives in Salem , OR
1965 | MICHIGAN Patrice Gaunder Heeran Graduate of Marygrove College ( Detroit ); lives in Washoe Valley , NV , with husband of 46 years , John ; two sons and one daughter
1973 | KANSAS Linda Rutledge Delbridge Ph . D . in computer science from George Washington University ; Director , Automation Business Development for Information Services Group ; resides in Lake Tahoe , NV with husband Dave , rescue husky , Kane , and cat , Boris .
1974 | WYOMING Karen Morris Gowdy
Attended the University of Wyoming , New York University , and Stella Adler ’ s ; played the role of Faith Coleridge on the Emmy-winning Ryan ’ s Hope ; three daughters
1975 | ARKANSAS Julie Forshee Thurber Spring Hill College graduate ; lives in Miami Beach , FL and Park City , UT with her husband ; two sons
1983 | ALABAMA Stephanie Ashmore Pitts University of Mississippi Nursing School grad ; Pediatric Oncology , Pre-Op and Recovery Room Nursing ; lives in Fairhope , AL with four children
1984 | MINNESOTA Amber Kvanli Ward
M . B . A . from Kellogg at Northwestern University ; lives in New York City with husband and two children
1985 | TEXAS Valerie Lowrance Tyler University of Texas - Ph . D . in jurispendence ; former prosecutor ; working as a lecturer in trial advocacy at the University of Texas Law School ; four children
1966 | WISCONSIN Diane Wilkins Studied at Marymont and the University of Massachusetts ; worked in import business in California ; died in 2005
1976 | WASHINGTON Lenne Jo Hallgren Whitworth College graduate ; public speaker , author , and active in public affairs ; contributor to Full Bloom ; resides in Eagle , ID with husband J . E . Givens ; three children and three grandchildren
1986 | VIRGINIA Lori Jo Smith Carbonneau Graduate of Princeton ; Harvard MBA ; lives in Virginia following years in China ; Director of Membership for the McLean Project for the Arts ; married with two sons and one daughter
1967 | ARKANSAS Rosemary Dunaway Trible Univ . of TX graduate ; works with students at Christopher Newport University ; author of book Fear to Freedom & created nonprofit called Fear 2 Freedom ; two children & two grandchildren
1977 | ARKANSAS Christy Moller Wojohn University of Georgia graduate ; teaches 1st grade ; lives in Zachary , LA ; five children
1987 | WISCONSIN Chuti Tiu Northwestern University ; actor , writer , & producer ; wrote , produced & starred in feature film Pretty Rosebud ; serves on Tallgrass Film Festival Filmmaker Advisory Board