Nini D. Davenport
Lizzer Bright Graham
Julie Betts Brandao
Holly Lynch HarwellNini D. Davenport and Lizzer Bright Graham, both 1977 graduates of Girls Preparatory School, will be honored today as the school’s 2014 Distinguished Alumnae during Alumnae Weekend Festivities.
The award is annually presented in recognition of a graduate’s professional achievement, community service and commitment to GPS. Today’s presentation marks just the second time in GPS’ 107-year history that two women have been named Distinguished Alumnae; the first time was 1994.
Davenport, who currently chairs the GPS board of trustees, has served on the GPS Alumnae Council. She received the Linda Standefer Chapin Governance Award in September 2013 in honor of her board leadership and has served on numerous board committees, including the Head Search Committee. She co-chaired several of her class reunions, the Visions fundraiser and the GPS campaign “Pursuing Greatness: The Second Hundred Years.”
In the community, she has served on the boards of ArtsBuild, Hunter Museum of American Art and Little Miss Mag Early Learning Center.
Graham, also a member of the board of trustees, chaired the search committee that hired Autumn Graves to be GPS Head of School. Graham served on the 2006-07 Strategic Planning Committee, was instrumental in the development and implementation of the Impact Program to prepare girls for life beyond academics, and was president of the GPS Alumnae Council. She has co-chaired Visions and the GPS Alumnae Council, and served for many years on the board of Chambliss Center for Children. She is the owner of a jewelry design business.