Mrs. Olive Davis Exuberant best describes this year’s Junior League of San Antonio Volunteer Extraordinaire, Olive Davis.  Mrs. Davis becomes radiant when talking about her volunteer work and its broadening effect on her perspective of life.  She is passionate about working with people, and volunteering allows her to fulfill a personal commitment to helping people […]

Mrs. Sally McKinney Cheever An unwavering passion for learning and a genuine love for teaching others what she has learned, along with an unquestionable desire to help those less fortunate in San Antonio are a few of the personal traits that highlight this Volunteer Extraordinaire, Sarah “Sally” Cheever. A native of El Paso, Texas, Sally […]

Mrs. Nancy Edwards Zachry 1995-96 A talented leader, a dedicated mother, a team member, a true blue volunteer, a visionary, an inspiration.  There are not enough good words to describe Nancy Edwards Zachry.  Although she is very modest about the magnitude of the impact she has made on the San Antonio community, the beneficiaries of her […]

Mrs. Lucy Walters Each year the Junior League of San Antonio, Inc. honors a Sustaining member who exemplifies the benefits of Junior League training through her continuing volunteer contributions to the community. This Volunteer Extraordinaire, Lucy Walters, has a record of community service that is a shining example of how much impact one Junior League […]

Mrs. Tookie Spoor This Volunteer Extraordinaire needs little introduction to anyone who has lived in San Antonio for any length of time. A very energetic, dedicated woman, Tookie has given her time and energy to many organizations and charities.  The Junior League was fortunate that Winifred Cocke proposed her name for membership some twenty years […]

Mrs. Winifred Winter Cocke Winifred’s Still Piloting the Cocke Pit Winifred Winter Cocke is an old fashioned girl who lives in a contemporary house nestled away on a street so hidden, that even lifelong residents of Alamo Heights can’t find it.  She loves God, redheads, books like “Anguished English” and the Bible, regional ceramics and playing Chopin on her piano.  […]

Mrs. Phyllis Louis Vaughan Phyllis Louis Vaughan has achieved the highest leadership positions in all of her volunteer associations. However, what is more impressive is that she continues to actively participate in these organizations after the terms of these high offices have expired.  It is results and not the glory that matter most to Phyllis. […]

Mrs. Agnes Harwood Hats off to Agnes Harwood, 1992 Volunteer Extraordinaire! Agnes, a sustainer who is mother to two Junior League sustainers, exemplifies the spirit of voluntarism through her interest in the community and concern for others. In past years, Agnes has accepted numerous leadership positions. Having served as President of the Fiesta Commission, President […]

Mrs. Betty Osborn Biedenharn Warmth, enthusiasm, kindness, sense of humor, love of life and of people – these are words that are universally used in describing Betty Osborn Biedenharn.  A central figure in the life of San Antonio for years, Betty and her family moved to San Antonio when she was 13.  She attended Saint Mary’s and […]

Mrs. Margie Rust It is easy to look at someone as capable and committed as Margie and assume that she was born that way, but Margie denies this.  She gives much of the credit for her voluntarism to her mother, Sustainer Margaret Cape:  “Mother showed me what community spirit is all about.  She was, and […]