Susan Ford Bales

• Third daughter of President Gerald R. Ford.
• Special Initiate of Alpha Upsilon Chapter, Oklahoma State University, 1993.
• A dedicated breast-cancer advocate, she has served as spokesperson for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month for more than a decade.
• Co-chairman for the Capitol Council for Early Detection, a group of 11 wives and daughters of presidents and vice presidents.

• An alumna of Alpha Gamma Chapter, University of Michigan
• First Woman General of the United States Marine Corps.

Phyllis George Brown

• An alumna of the University of North Texas and Texas Christian University, initiated into Gamma Phi Chapter.
• Selected Miss America, 1971.
• Debuted as Network Television’s first female sportscaster in 1974.
• Earned an Emmy award for work with the NFL on CBS.
• Hosted “NFL Today” for eight seasons.
• Married Kentucky Fried Chicken Co-Founder John Y. Brown, Jr. in 1979. He served as governor of Kentucky from 1979-83.
• Authored Kentucky Crafts.

Betty Buckley

• Graduated from Texas Christian University, Gamma Psi Chapter.
• Won a Tony Award in 1983 for the portrayal of Grizabella in Cats, the musical.
• Portrayed the role of “Abby” on the TV series Eight Is Enough.
• Headed the London Company of Sunset Boulevard for a year, before starring on Broadway in the New York production at the Minskoff Theatre.
• Starred in the Bruce Beresford film Tender Mercies.

Faith Skowronski Daniels

• Graduated cum laude from Bethany College, Theta Chapter.
• Reported news for 48 Hours and Sunday Morning.
• Served as News Anchor for The Today Show and CBS Early Morning News.
• Hosted the television show A Closer Look.

Nicole Paggi

• An alumna of Texas State University, Theta Psi Chapter.
• Stars as Sydney Shanowski on "Hope & Faith" (2003) TV Series
• Played Marie Blanchard in Frozen Impact (2003)
• In 2002, played Britney in "Providence" TV Series
• Debuted on TV Series "Pasadena" in 2001 as Jennie Bradbury

Lynda Johnson Robb

• An alumna of Kappa Chapter, The University of Texas at Austin.
• Daughter of former President Lyndon B. Johnson.
• Married to Virginia Senator Charles Robb.
• Serves as Vice President of the L.B.J. Company, on the Board of Directors of the radio station KLBJ and director of the LBJ Foundation.
• She serves as Chairman of the Board for Reading Is Fundamental.
• Selected ZTA’s 1998 Outstanding Alumna.

Shonda Brewer Shilling

• An alumna of Iota Delta Chapter at Towson University in Maryland.
• Founder of SHADE, The Curt and Shonda Schilling Melanoma Foundation of America.
• Selected ZTA’s 2004 Outstanding Alumna.

Dr. Ellen Taaffe Zwilich

• An alumna of Florida State University, Beta Gamma Chapter.
• The first female recipient of the Pulitzer Prize in music, won in 1983 for her Symphony No. 1.
• Holds the first appointment to the Carnegie Hall Composer’s Chair, collaborating with the staff on all of the Hall’s activities.
• With the blessing of cartoonist Charles Schulz, an avid fan who mentioned her twice in his comic strips, she composed “Peanuts Gallery,” a lively six-part character study for piano and orchestra.
• First woman to receive a doctorate in music composition from the Julliard School of Music.