The Kappa Alpha Theta Bal d’Hiver Benefit, Inc. is Nashville’s oldest charity ball. This esteemed Nashville tradition celebrates accomplished and community-minded young women, who by their participation, help to raise funds for and awareness of three important charities: CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates), Family & Children’s Service, and the Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation.
The 2018 Bal d’Hiver takes place on Friday, November 23, 2018 at the Loews Vanderbilt Hotel. The evening includes the presentation of the young women, their dates, and their fathers, followed by a wonderful dinner and dancing.
We hope you enjoy reconnecting with old friends, sharing your plans for the future, and helping us to support these charities. We look forward to honoring these remarkable young women as members of the 2018 Bal d’Hiver Court.
Sincerely,
Betsy Hunt and Devereux Pollock
2018 Bal d’Hiver Chairmen
Honorary Chairman:
Polly Armistead Cummins
Bal d’Hiver Chairmen
Betsy Smith Hunt
Devereux Cummins Pollock
Honorary Chairman
Polly Armistead Cummins
The Court
Julia Morgan Allen
Raleigh Lane Berschback
Taylor Victoria Fleming Bevis
Abigail Brewster Bishop
Allyson Page Burch
Mary Jordan Anderson Burns
Virginia Anderson Burns
Kathleen Blair Burns
Stella Claire Coble
Savannah Caroline Cole
Mary-Margaret Adams Crabb
Sophie Marie Cudd
Laurel Lea Cunningham
Marliese Ann Dalton
Meredith Emmanuelle Dalton
Morgan Olivia Dalton
Emily Christina Davis
Ruth Anne Demere
Elizabeth Oldham Essary
Kennedy Leighton Farris
Hannah Elizabeth Garey
Sarah Campbell Gorham
Abigail Patricia Granbery
Annabel Claire Greenberg
Allie Rose Gregg
Carlton Morgan Griffin
Davis Lane Herndon
Caroline Elizabeth Hunt
Anna Grace King
Mary Caroline Lewis
Reagan Julia Major
Adrienne Taylor May
Lark Elizabeth Morrison
Aislinn Leigh Murphy
Bailey Elizabeth Murphy
Rachel Caroline Oakley
Anne Leah O’Brien
Elizabeth Evans Parrish
Virginia Adair Patterson
Sophie Adele Pilkinton
Grace Devereux Pollock
Leah Cannon Portis
Emma Brookland Pruett
Sara Davis Puryear
Sarah Kathryn Scarola
Sara Tidwell Shipp
Laura Hanson Sims
Hilary Brook Sloan
Rebecca Nash Smith
Erica Ryan Spear
Lindsey Tiernan Speyer
Margaret Ellen Spivey
Caroline Chadwick Stephenson
Ollaneve Marie Storms
Erin Jina Suh
Allison Brooke Telfer
Anna Leigh Beatrice Turner
Margaret DeBardeleben West
Elizabeth Roane Whitson
Emily Candler Willson
Lydia Grace Witty
The Pages
Miss Louisa Courts Cummins
Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Fenner Cummins, junior
Miss Alice Staley Perkins
Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Aaron Perkins
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)
CASA’s mission is to advocate for hope, healing, and permanency for abused and neglected children in juvenile court by providing trained volunteer advocates in the Nashville area.
Since 1984, The Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program has served Nashville by speaking for abused and neglected children caught in the court system and helping them find safe and permanent homes.
Family and Children’s Service
Family & Children’s Service (FCS) serves all people in crisis and transition by meeting them where they are, understanding their needs, and connecting them to the resources they need. FCS often ‘fills in the gaps’ in social services, creating a safety net to ensure that all children and families can be safe and healthy. Each year they provide services to more than 60,000 Tennesseans.
Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation
The Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation is dedicated to securing and managing resources for educational, leadership, and philanthropic programs of the Fraternity and for the scholastic, professional, and service pursuits of its members to help them reach their fullest potential and make a difference in the world. The Foundation puts our Fraternity’s ideals into action.
| 1947 | Jane Ambrose & Gray Oliver |
| 1948 | Damaris Steele |
| 1949 | Ann Diehl |
| 1950 | Juanita Huggins |
| 1951 | Monica Bramblett |
| 1952 | Nancy Johnson |
| 1953 | Ann Schwartz |
| 1954 | Jane Dudley |
| 1955 | Sis Holland |
| 1956 | Helen Crain |
| 1957 | Covey Brittain |
| 1958 | Ann Tuck |
| 1959 | Lallie Wallace |
| 1960 | Donia Dickerson |
| 1961 | Jane Entrekin |
| 1962 | Polly Craig Glover |
| 1963 | Gray Bolster |
| 1964 | Jo Ann Bainbridge |
| 1965 | Florence Davis |
| 1966 | Carlene Gaskin |
| 1967 | Mary Stumb |
| 1968 | Ann Schull Lauterbach |
| 1969 | Kay Alexander |
| 1970 | Sissy Edge Payne |
| 1971 | Ann Harmer |
| 1972 | Em Crook |
| 1973 | Betty Finucane |
| 1974 | Jo Ann Hayes |
| 1975 | Katie Gambill |
| 1976 | Marie Maxwell |
| 1977 | Jane Corcoran & Lou Mudter Dimond |
| 1978 | Leigh Atkins & Liz Hackett |
| 1979 | Marsha Patterson & Laurie Aldredge |
| 1980 | Chrissie McClure & Sandra Lipman |
| 1981 | Mary Loveless & Missy Eason |
| 1982 | Gray Thornburg & Emily Frith |
| 1983 | Jean Ann Banker & Alice Whitson |
| 1984 | Marees Choppin & Katie Benson |
| 1985 | Vernon Peterman & Missy Voight |
| 1986 | Sallie Norton & Sarah Ramsey |
| 1987 | Florence Blair & Irwin Fisher |
| 1988 | Betsy Brittain & Margaret Riddell |
| 1989 | Lyn Cate James & Cindy Luna |
| 1990 | Allison Lucas & Edie Simpkins |
| 1991 | Janetta Concepcion & Mary Jo Johnson |
| 1992 | Judy Meadows & LaVoe Mulgrew |
| 1993 | Mary Hawkins & Mary Swords |
| 1994 | Elizabeth Coble & Scottie Coombs |
| 1995 | Carla Nelson & Kim Looney |
| 1996 | Adelaide Davis & Julie Branstetter |
| 1997 | Colleen Johnson & Karen Rich |
| 1998 | Ellen Duncan & Beth O’Shea |
| 1999 | Kim Dowland & Karlen Garrard |
| 2000 | Britt Anderson & Barbara Keith Payne |
| 2001 | Cathy Shull & Paige McClain |
| 2002 | Sarah Ann Ezzell & Sandra Sarratt |
| 2003 | Jane Corcoran & Beth O’Shea |
| 2004 | Lawrence Cook & Ann Kloeppel |
| 2005 | Bitsy Hughes & Elizabeth King |
| 2006 | Bal d’Hiver break |
| 2007 | Bal d’Hiver break |
| 2008 | Edie Simpkins & Mary Pillow Kirk |
| 2009 | Sarah Ramsey & Liz Hackett |
| 2010 | Teri Worthington & Langhorne King |
| 2011 | Anne Nesbitt & Jencie Tipton |
| 2012 | Kim Looney & Carla Nelson |
| 2013 | Elizabeth Coble & Laura Dale |
| 2014 | Irwin Fisher & Anne Riegle |
| 2015 | Mary Lee Bartlett & Amy Colton |
| 2016 | Mary Bess Corbin & Jenney Springer Keaty |
| 2017 | Kim Looney & Carla Nelson |
| 2018 | Betsy Hunt & Devereux Pollock |