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ACHIEVEMENTS
Celebrating promotions, achievements, awards and successes of our sisters
Cheyanne Knight, Psi–University of Alabama, won her first LPGA title at the Volunteers of America Classic in her home state of Texas in September. A former Alabama All-American and 2017 SEC Player of the Year, she is now part of the LPGA’s top 100. Cheyanne dedicated her win to her brother Brandon who was killed by a drunk driver when she was 12. “I think I had a second caddie out there,” she told Golf World. “I know he’s watching in heaven, just so proud of me."
Jane Billingslea Bryan, Epsilon Lambda– University of Central Missouri, was recognized by the Grandview Education Foundation as one of Grandview High School’s first two distinguished alumni award recipients. Before her retirement in 1991, Jane was the librarian at her alma mater, Grandview High School in Grandview, Missouri. In addition to serving on the Grandview Board of Education, Jane has served her community through a number of organizations, including Alpha Gam’s Greater Kansas City Alumnae Chapter. 8
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Jennifer Newton Gissendanner, Theta Xi, Clemson University, has joined Thomas & Hutton’s Environmental Department as a Project Manager. Jennifer earned her Bachelor of Science in Biosystems Engineering from Clemson and her Master of Civil Engineering from North Carolina State University. She brings over 19 years of project management and multidisciplinary engineering experience. Jennifer is active in the Southern Gas Association (SGA) and serves as the Chapter Advisor for Theta Omega– University of South Carolina.
Lillian Bales Schwales, Zeta Iota–Miami University, has been named as one of the university’s alumni association’s 18 of the Last 9 Award recipients for 2019. The 18 of the Last 9 Award annually recognizes 18 outstanding alumni who have graduated in the last nine years. Lilly is an attorney for the Navajo Nation Department of Justice in Window Rock, Arizona, and specializes in economic and community development.
Manisha Patel, Theta Chi–Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, recently served as the commencement speaker for Virginia Tech’s Department of Economics. A practicing attorney, Manisha opened her own firm in late 2018 and was honored as one of North Carolina’s top lawyers for family law in 2019 by Business North Carolina magazine and named Pro Bono Attorney of the Year by the North Carolina Bar Association. The Law Office of Manisha P. Patel is a boutique family law practice that provides legal representation in North Carolina.