Celebrating the 2026 Grace Mason Lundy Award Recipients 

Delta Zeta is proud to recognize an extraordinary group of senior members who have been selected as recipients of the 2026 Grace Mason Lundy Award. These outstanding women exemplify sustained loyalty, devotion, and service to Delta Zeta throughout their collegiate experiences, leaving lasting impacts on their chapters, campuses, and communities. 

The Grace Mason Lundy Award honors senior members who, throughout their college years, have demonstrated the greatest evidence of loyalty, devotion, and service to their chapters and to the Sorority. This year’s recipients reflect the very best of Delta Zeta -leaders who stepped forward during times of growth, transition, and challenge to strengthen chapter culture, foster belonging, and build sustainable systems for future members. 

Representing chapters from campuses of varying sizes, from large flagship institutions to smaller universities, this year’s recipients bring a wide range of collegiate experiences and leadership pathways. Whether revitalizing struggling chapters, strengthening recruitment and retention, expanding philanthropic initiatives, improving academic performance, or enhancing sisterhood and engagement, each recipient has made a meaningful and lasting contribution to Delta Zeta. 

Together, these women embody the enduring values of Delta Zeta and the spirit of the Grace Mason Lundy Award. 

2026 Grace Mason Lundy Award Recipients 

• Annika Anderson, Gamma Kappa, Kent State University 

• Zoe Beck, Beta Gamma, University of Louisville 

• Makenzie Burge, Xi Xi, University of North Georgia 

• Grace Corl, Pi Alpha, University of Florida 

• Emily Hampton, Epsilon Delta, Concord University 

• McKenzie Herbert, Pi Zeta, Arizona State University 

• Esha Jessani, Pi Gamma, California State University, Northridge 

• Allison Knudson, Omicron Xi, Mars Hill University 

• Hannah Melton, Lambda Alpha, Arkansas Tech University 

• Jenni Page, Alpha Gamma, University of Alabama 

• Emily Warren, Rho Alpha, Murray State University 

• Kaylee Waskom, Alpha Gamma, University of Alabama 

We extend our sincere congratulations to each of these remarkable women. Your leadership, dedication, and service represent the very best of Delta Zeta. Your lasting contributions have strengthened your chapters and inspired future generations of members. 

Congratulations to the 2026 Grace Mason Lundy Award recipients! 

About Delta Zeta 

Delta Zeta Sorority is a global women’s organization whose shared values support a vision to truly inspire action and impact lives through leadership, service and philanthropy. Founded on Miami University’s campus in Oxford, Ohio in 1902, the Sorority has more than 300,000 members in the United States and Canada. The Delta Zeta Foundation, a non-profit organization, makes possible gifts and support for scholarships, leadership, philanthropy and education. The Delta Zeta National Housing Corporation provides safe housing and chapter facilities for more than 2,000 collegiate students on more than 70 campuses. Learn more about our mission at deltazeta.org. For more information about the Delta Zeta Foundation, visit deltazeta.org/foundation.   

For more information, please contact Cindy Menges, Chief Executive Officer, at [email protected].