Evelyn Gandy - Awards and Honors

Awards and Honors

  • State of Alabama Honorary Lieutenant Colonel Aide-de-camp, commissioned by Alabama Governor George Wallace; 1972
  • State of Kentucky Kentucky Colonel, commissioned by Kentucky Governor Wendell H. Ford; 1972
  • Mississippi College Service of Humanity Award; 1976
  • Blue Mountain College Honorary Degree of Doctor of Law; 1977
  • Paul Harris Fellow-Rotary Club 1978;
  • National Mental Health Association Humanitarian Award; 1979
  • Mississippi State University Mississippi Woman of the Year Award; 1980
  • State of Mississippi Mississippian of the Year in Government; 1981
  • Exchange Club "Golden Deeds" Award; 1982
  • Mississippi College School of Law Award for Excellence in Law; 1984
  • Mississippi Women's Political Caucus Susan B. Anthony Award for Outstanding Service to the State of Mississippi; 1984
  • University of Southern Mississippi Alumni Hall of Fame;1985
  • Mississippi University for Women Medal of Excellence;1991
  • The Mississippi Bar Lifetime Achievement Award; 1994
  • Women's Political Network First Annual Award for Distinguished Service; 1994
  • Mississippi Democratic Party James O. Eastland Award; 1995
  • American Bar Association Margaret Brant Women Lawyers of Achievement Award; 1997
  • Mississippi Association of Women Lawyers Lifetime Achievement Award; 1998
  • Hattiesburg Women's Forum Leadership Award; 1998
  • Lindy Boggs Women in Public Service Award; 1998
  • The Mississippi Bar Chief Justice Award; 1998
  • The Mississippi Bar Susie Blue Buchanan Award; 2003

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