Rudy Bruner Award Collection

Items

• Miss Margaret J. Barry, representing Buffalo Zonta, accepts tulip bulbs for Buffalo beautification in honor of First Lady Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson's visit
  Mrs. Lyndon B. (Ladybird) Johnson's visit to Buffalo, New York in 1965 motivated distribution of 25,000 tulip bulbs as a part of a beautification initiative. Distributing the bulbs for planting are: C. Edward Berryman (far left) of Marine Midland Trust Co. and receiving the bulbs (from right, foreground) are: Miss Edna Habicht of Children's Hospital and Miss Margaret J. Barry (second from right) of Buffalo Zonta Club.
• Attendees at the Zonta Club of Amherst Charter Dinner in 1965 included more than 200 members and guests
  Zonta Club of Amherst was officially chartered in 1965 and was organized under the sponsorship of Buffalo Zonta. Amherst Zonta President Mrs. Marie K. Corcoran is found in the front row, third from the right.
• Mrs. Paul A. (Betty) Fernbach was elected Buffalo Zonta President for 1965-1966
  Buffalo Zonta President Betty Fernbach named all her aides and committee chairpersons for the 1965-1966 year
• Long-time Buffalo Zontian Miss Dorothy M. Haas, University of Buffalo Coordinator of Student Services, won the 1965 Samuel P. Capen Award
  University of Buffalo's Samuel P. Capen Award was the highest honor bestowed by the Alumni Association and is presented to Dorothy M. Haas (second from right) by the president of the UB Alumni Association Richard C. Shepard (far right) with other award recipients Thomas G. Bennett and Richard R. Fisher looking on.
• Retiring Buffalo Zonta President Mrs. Herbert (Ella) Knight and succeeding President Mrs. Paul A. (Betty) Fernbach were honored at a Zonta dinner
  Installation of Buffalo Zonta officers took place at the annual 1965 Zonta dinner in which the newly elected president Mrs. Paul A. (Betty) Fernbach as well as the outgoing president Mrs. Herbert (Ella) Knight were honored
• Zonta Club of Amherst officers for 1965-1966
  Officers of the Amherst Zonta Club for 1965-1966 included (left to right): Mrs. Marie K. Corcoran as president, Mrs. Margaret Shalala as secretary, Miss Catherine McGowan as treasurer and Mrs. Dorothy A. Hagerty as vice president.
• Program from the 1963 Evening in Finland event sponsored by Buffalo Zonta
  Buffalo Zonta's Evening in Finland program included a banquet, guest speaker and entertainment by the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by honored guest Lucas Foss in Kleinhans Music Hall
• Zontian Dr. Virginia L. Cummings of the Buffalo Museum of Science is honored by Buffalo State College along with seven other area leading citizens
  Dr. Virginia L. Cummings of the Buffalo Museum of Science is among eight leading Western New York citizens honored by Buffalo State College President Dr. Paul G. Bulger for distinguished service in the college's Dedication Week program. Participants included (seated, left to right): Dr. Paul G. Bulger, Dr. Virginia L. Cummings, artist Charles E. Burchfield
• Buffalo Zonta President Mrs. Martha Nichol poses with other Zonta officers elected for 1963-1964 at the Hotel Statler Hilton
  Buffalo Zonta officers elected for 1963-1964 included (left to right): Mrs. Elizabeth W. Mundy as recording secretary, President Mrs. Martha Nichol, Miss Rose Steinkraus as second vice president, Dr. Harriet Hosmer as first vice president and Mrs. Marion Y. Seidenburg as treasurer.
• Buffalo Zontian Judge Madge Taggart takes the oath of office from New York State Supreme Court Justice John F. Dwyer
  New York State Supreme Court Justice John F. Dwyer administers the oath of office to woman judge Madge Taggart who assumed the bench in the Buffalo Family Court
• Buffalo Zonta President Virginia Deuel displays her dream home in West Falls, New York
  Avid skier and President of Buffalo Zonta Miss Virginia Deuel stirring the fire in the living rooms of her Earlty American style home in West Falls, New York
• Zontian Mrs. Joseph F. Lehner, Executive Director of the Western New York Multiple Sclerosis Society, assists with preparations for the Society's holiday party
  Participants in the preparations for the Western New York Multiple Sclerosis Society holiday party include (left to right): MS patient Mr. Paul Castle, Honorary Chairman Mrs. William H. Harder and Executive Director Mrs. Joseph F. Lehner.
• Zonta officers admire a painting at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery during a reception for Zonta International District IV Convention
  Attendees at the 1962 Zonta International Convention in Buffalo, New York included (left to right): Miss Margaret J. Barry, convention chairman, District Governor Miss Mary E. Smale, Mrs. Gladys Finkle of Illinois and Miss Virginia Deuel, Buffalo Zonta President
• Buffalo State College scholarship is named in honor of long-time Buffalo Zontian Mary S. Switzer
  Mary S. Switzer, Home Demonstration Agent for Buffalo and Erie County for 25 years, was instrumental in collecting 10 cent per year contributions from all members of the home demonstration units of the Buffalo and Erie County Extension Service since 1954 in order to establish a scholarship for a home economics student at Buffalo State College. Pictured (left to right) at the presentation ceremony were: Mrs. Edwin J. Hall, Mrs. Mary S. Switzer, Dr. Margaret A. Grant, Director of the Home Economics Division, Buffalo State College and Dr. Paul G. Bulger, President of Buffalo State College
• Representatives from Buffalo Zonta depart for Japan to attend an inauguration dinner for the first Zonta Club in Japan
  Buffalo Zontians that traveled to Japan to inaugurate the first Japanese Zonta Club included (left to right): Miss Kathleen Sweeney, Miss Hilda L. Goltz and Miss Hilda Weis
• Cover of the Buffalo Zonta 1962 annual Associates' Day Luncheon program
  Zonta Club of Buffalo Associates' Day Luncheon program held March 20, 1962 at the Statler Hilton Hotel and hosted by Buffalo Zonta President Virginia L. Cummings
• Buffalo Zontian Mrs. Pitt Petri received the 1961 Woman of the Year Award from the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Society
  Mrs. Pitt Petri (left) was an active supporter of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra as a member of the Philharmonic Women's Committee and, in 1961, she received the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Society's Woman of the Year Award. In attendance for the presentation was Buffalo Philharmonic conductor Josef Krips (center) and Buffalo Philharmonic Society President Franz T. Stone (right).
• Buffalo Zontian Dr. Virginia L. Cummings, Curator of Anthropology at the Buffalo Museum of Science, arranges a display for the Museum's 100th anniversary meeting
  Buffalo Museum of Science Curator of Anthropology Virginia L. Cummings carefully arranges a pair of 230 million year old dinosaur bones for a special display honoring the Museum's 100th anniversary meeting.
• Zontian Mary S. Switzer, hostess of WBEN-TV 'You and Your Family', visited the Erie County Fair to display elements from the 4-H Club exhibit
  Mary S. Switzer (right) served as Erie County Home Demonstration agent for many years and also as hostess of the WBEN-TV public service program 'You and Your Family'. She and 4-H official Al Lasky broadcast from the Erie County Fair in 1961.
• Zontian Mrs. Harold S. Carr, retired executive director of the Buffalo and Erie County Council of Camp Fire Girls, was honored at a reception
  Camp Fire Girls officials who honored Mrs. Harold S. Carr's (far left) 16 years of service with a special reception included (left to right): Miss Helen Weis, George W. Gleasner and Miss Mildred F. Engels.
• Wax model of the Zonta-proposed 'The Spirit of Womanhood' 12 foot bronze statue honoring Zonta founder Marian de Forest and designed by Larry W. Griffis, Jr.
  Larry W. Griffis, Jr., designer of the controversial bronze statue 'The Spirit of Womanhood' to honor Zonta founder Marian de Forest, was the creator of the first sculpture park in the United States 'Griffis Sculpture Park' in Cattaraugus County, New York which also serves as a nature preserve.
• Sculptor Larry W. Griffis, Jr. and a model of his controversial design for 'The Spirit of Womanhood' statue honoring Zonta founder Marian de Forest
  Larry W. Griffis, Jr., designer of the proposed bronze statue 'The Spirit of Womanhood' to honor Zonta founder Marian de Forest, posed with a model of his creation at the Buffalo City Planning Board Meeting in City Hall in 1961. Griffis was the creator of the first sculpture park in the United States 'Griffis Sculpture Park' in Cattaraugus County, New York which also serves as a nature preserve.
• Composite drawing and photograph of 'The Spirit of Womanhood' statue honoring Zonta founder Marian de Forest
  A combination of drawing and photography is utilized to demonstrate how 'The Spirit of Womanhood' statue designed by Larry W. Griffis, Jr. might appear on its proposed Wilkes Park site. The very modern design of the statue which was intended to honor Zonta founder Marian de Forest became a point of controversy at the time.
• Site on Wilkes Circle proposed for 'The Spirit of Womanhood' statue honoring Zonta founder Marian de Forest
  Arrow on photograph indicates the potential location of the bronze statue representing 'The Spirit of Womanhood' designed by Larry W. Griffis, Jr. is in Wilkes Park at the juncture of Chapin, Bidwell and Lincoln Parkways, Buffalo, New York. The very modern design of the statue which was intended to honor Zonta founder Marian de Forest became a point of controversy at the time.
• Buffalo Zontian E. Marguerite Gane receives the AAUW Award for her work as an officer in children's organizations
  E. Marguerite Gane (right), a longtime Zontian and executive secretary of Children's Aid and Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children is presented with her award by the branch president Miss Jeannette Scudder (left) for her good works.