Reunion recognitions
The 2016 Alumnae Awards, presented by the Alumnae Association of Mills College The Recent Graduate Award
The Outstanding Volunteer Award
Courtney Long ’01, who double majored in English and Political Legal and Economic Analysis, is an alumnae admission representative, served on her Reunion planning committee, and is president of the Orange County Mills College Alumnae Club, which holds an annual fall fundraiser, holiday tea, student send-off event, and monthly alumnae gatherings. She is a member of the Aurelia Henry Reinhardt Society and El Campanil Club.
Anna Henderson ’82 has been involved with the Palo Alto Mills College Club for over 15 years; in that time, she has served as president and been instrumental in continuing such club traditions as the summer potluck and holiday tea. A member of the Cyrus and Susan Mills Giving Society, and a member of the El Campanil Club, she completed a computer science degree at Mills and a teaching credential at Santa Clara University.
Top photo: President Beth Hillman, Anna Henderson, Corky Mott-Smith Sablinsky, Courtney Long, and AAMC President Viji Nakka-Cammauf. At left: President Hillman accepts a check for $1.4 million, representing Reunion giving for all classes, from Bea Jordan Crumbine ’66 and Ellen Dyer Thornton ’66.
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The Distinguished Achievement Award Content “Corky” Mott-Smith Sablinsky ’56, MA ’59, studied piano and composition with Darius Milhaud and other notable Mills professors. She went on to win multiple music competitions and has performed as a concert pianist with the New Orleans Philharmonic Symphony and the Charlottesville Symphony; she continues to perform with The Wild Geese Baroque Ensemble in Virginia and Washington, D.C. She also has an impressive teaching career spanning more the 50 years, with positions from the Katherine Burke School in San Francisco to the University of Virginia, Loyola, Tulane, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Through her work in many professional organizations, Corky has served to promote the interests of music teachers, performers, and young artists.
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