GPS Senior Story DeWeese and GPS alumna Betsy Blunt Brown ’92 were among those honored as Women of Distinction at the 2016 Awards Luncheon presented by the American Lung Association on Tuesday. Story was one of six high school seniors recognized as having distinguished themselves within their school and community; Ms. Brown joined nine others as one of the Chattanooga area’s most accomplished women.
Story is the president of the GPS Honor Council and a member of the lacrosse team. A member of the National Honor Society and the May Day Court, she has participated in Model UN. Co-founder and webmaster of the GPS Computer Science Club, she interned at the University of Southern California Engineering School and has been named a runner-up in a national information technology competition. She serves annually as a counselor for Young Life camps and has contributed her talents to the Chattanooga Public Library and AIR labs.
Ms. Brown is the founder of Pendleton Square, a financial services business. She is a trustee of GPS and a partner of The JumpFund, an angel investment fund for women-led startups. She serves an array of organizations in a volunteer capacity, including the AIM Center, the Rotary Club, the Nature Center, and the Association for Visual Arts.
Many family members and GPS graduates, including Head of School Autumn Graves, were present to congratulate these two women, as well as salute the over 40 other GPS alumnae who have been honored in the past as Chattanooga Women of Distinction, Tennessee Women of Distinction, and Young Women of Distinction.