Rudy Bruner Award Collection

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• Zontian pilot Jacqueline Cochran is honored at a luncheon hosted by Zonta President Mrs. Andrew Switzer on Buffalo's 'Jacqueline Cochran Day'
  Buffalo Zontian Statler Hilton March 17, 1959 luncheon included (left to right): honoree Jacqueline Cochran, luncheon chairman Martha Torge, Buffalo Zonta president Mrs. Andrew (Mary S.) Switzer and Ad Club president Ivan Levine
• Zontian pilot Jacqueline Cochran was presented with the Distinguished Service Medal by U.S. Army Air Forces General H. H. Arnold in 1945
  Woman pilot Jacqueline Cochran was only woman to receive Distinguished Service Medal (DSM), the highest non-combat award presented by the United States government, for her wartime service as director of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP)
• Zontian pilot Jacqueline Cochran received the 1957 Zonta International Achievement Award for her contribution to aviation
  Woman pilot Jacqueline Cochran, first woman to break the sound barrier, is pictured at her ranch home in Indio, California. She was a pioneer aviatrix who visited Buffalo, New York as a guest of the Buffalo Zontians who feted her at an honorary luncheon and other special events.
• Zontian pilot Jacqueline Cochran, first woman to break the sound barrier, in the cockpit as a lieutenant colonel in the Civil Air Patrol
  Woman pilot Jacqueline Cochran, who travels throughout the U.S. on business and for promotional activities, held a commission as lieutenant colonial in the Civil Air Patrol, U.S. Air Force Reserve.
• Zonta's Associates' Day Luncheon program to honor pilot Jacqueline Cochran and women in aviation
  Program for Buffalo Zontians' tribute to Jacqueline Cochran, first woman to break the sound barrier, and women in aviation juxtaposed with City of Buffalo proclamation designating March 17, 1959 as 'Jacqueline Cochran Day' signed by Buffalo mayor Frank A. Sedita.
• Zontian pilot Jacqueline Cochran, first woman to break the sound barrier, with her husband financier Floyd B. Odlum
  Woman pilot Jacqueline Cochran with her husband financier Floyd B. Odlum on their 20th wedding anniversary in 1956. She visited Buffalo on a 1959 nationwide tour and was the special guest of the Buffalo Zontians at an honorary luncheon and other special events.
• Zontian pilot Jacqueline Cochran, first woman to break the sound barrier, in her F-86 Sabrejet
  Woman pilot Jacqueline Cochran poses in the F-86 Sabrejet in which she broke the sound barrier in 1953 as well as three world jet records. She visited Buffalo on a 1959 nationwide tour and was the special guest of Buffalo Zontians at an honorary luncheon and other special events.
• Local Zonta officers greet conference speaker Zonta International president Mrs. Emma Loehwing Conlon at the airport
  Kenmore Zonta officer Mrs. William F. Michie (left) and Buffalo Zonta President Dr. Margaret W. Schley (center) pose at the airport while welcoming the president of Zonta International Mrs. Emma Loehwing Conlon (right)
• Zontian chairpersons display items to be included in their fund-raising indoor flea market
  Buffalo Zontian chairpersons included (left to right): Mrs. Hooper, Mrs. Benedict and Mrs. Wilcox
• Leading Buffalo Zontians attend a Zonta International Convention in Sun Valley, Idaho
  Buffalo Zontian attendees at the conference included (left to right): Angela M. Barone, Dr. Virginia L. Cummings, President Dr. Margaret W. Schley and Virginia C. Turner
• Broadcaster Helen Neville is honored at a tea at her home by members of Zonta and other local women's organizations
  Attendees at the tea for Helen Neville include (left to right): Buffalo Zonta President Mrs. Andrew J. (Mary S.) Switzer, Helen Neville (serving tea), Julia O'Meara of the Pen Women's Club, Buffalo Zontians Marjorie M. Baker and Judge Madge Taggart, Mrs. Albert C. Huetter, president of Advertising Women of Buffalo, and Mary E. Solat of American Women in Radio and TV
• Buffalo Zonta president Miss Marjorie M. Baker and past Zonta International president Miss Edwina Hogadone at the 1958 annual Bosses Day
  Pictured at the 1958 annual Buffalo Zonta Bosses Day luncheon are (left to right): Miss Edwina Hogadone from Rochester, Miss Marjorie M. Baker and her boss Mr. Chester G. Daetsch, president of the Automobile Dealers' Association of Buffalo
• Zontian chairpersons display fabrics for interior decoration that are a part of their Zonta Gracious Living 1959 project
  Buffalo Zonta chairpersons of the 'Gracious Living 1959' project included: Miss Marjorie M. Baker, Mrs. Frank J. Luchowski and Miss Ruth E. Gross
• Buffalo Zontians Mrs. Herbert (Ella) Knight and Mrs. Marie B. Keefe select hats for the 1956 Zonta Millinery Show
  Mrs. Herbert (Ella) Knight (left) and Mrs. Marie B. Keefe (right) selected hats for the 1956 Millinery show presented by Siegel's for Buffalo Zonta members
• Zonta-sponsored archaeologist/anthropologist Dr. Marian E. White and her assistant James V. Chism on a dig in Hamburg, New York
  Anthropologist/archaeologist Dr. Marion E. White was a research associate at the University of Buffalo Department of Anthropology whose digs were sponsored by a financial grant from Buffalo Zonta Club.
• Three-time Buffalo Zonta president and attorney Miss May S. Sickmon is presented with the Susan B. Anthony Award
  Miss May C. Sickmon, three-time Buffalo Zonta President and attorney advocating women's rights, was presented with the 1955 Susan B. Anthony award
• Local WBEN TV personality Mildred Miller hosted an April Fool's Party with fellow Zontian City Court Judge Madge Taggart
  Mildred Miller, together with her husband Bill, was a popular hostess of the local WBEN TV interviewing and cooking program 'Meet the Millers'. She also was very active in local women's organizations and helped to promote their charitable fund raising activities at every opportunity. Pictured (left to right) are: Mildred Miller, Bill Miller, Judge Madge Taggart
• Buffalo Zontians selecting hats to be featured in the 1956 Zonta Millinery Show
  Buffalo Zontians preparing for the 1956 millinery show presented by Siegel's in the Hotel Statler Georgian Room included (left to right): Marjorie Baker, Mrs. Paul J. Stroman and Marie B. Keefe
• Buffalo Zonta officers elected for 1956-1957 at Hotel Statler Hilton
  Buffalo Zonta officers elected for 1956-1957 included (left to right): Dr. Margaret Warwick Schley as President, Virginia Turner, 1st vice president, and Elizabeth Bondeson, 2nd vice president
• Buffalo Zonta officers elected for 1958-1959 at Hotel Statler Hilton
  Buffalo Zonta officers elected for 1958-1959 included (seated, left to right): President Mrs. Andrew J. (Mary S.) Switzer, Mrs. Prudence W. Wilcox
• Tribute to Zonta by Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company honoring its 40 years of community service
  Provides a brief history of Zonta and its 40 year record of achievements in community service particularly in the area of funding scholarships for women
• Leading Zontian organizers of a Monte Carlo party to aid the Zonta Service Fund for nursing scholarships
  Buffalo Zontians Mrs. Herbert (Ella) Knight, general chairman of Monte Carlo party, with colleagues Bertha M. Fox and Mrs. Betty L. Senf
• Pitt Petri advertisement for an exhibit of Wedgwood china settings designed by leading Zonta career women
  Buffalo fine gifts store Pitt Petri showcased an exhibition of Wedgwood historic museum pieces on loan from England as well as special Wedgwood table settings by leading Buffalo Zontians
• Buffalo Zonta President Dr. Margaret Warwick Schley and colleague Edna M. Theobald sign up for the annual Press Forum
  Among the many local club-women who registered for the 1956 Courier Express Press Information Forum were Buffalo Zontians (left to right): Zonta publicity chairman Edna M. Theobald and President Dr. Margaret Warwick Schley
• Buffalo Zontian Judge Madge Taggart utilizes a desk drawer to make up prior to appearing on the bench
  A converted desk drawer becomes a dressing table for Judge Madge Taggart to prepare before going into court for a judicial session