Award Winners
Interfraternal Partner Awards
Will Foran︱Executive Director, Foundation for Fraternal Excellence
NPC honors Will Foran (Phi Mu Delta) with the 2025 NPC Interfraternal Partner Award, which recognizes an individual who has played an important role in the Conference’s advancement. Earlier this year, Foran transitioned from his role as chief operating officer for the North American Interfraternity Conference (NIC) to his current position as executive director of the Foundation for Fraternal Excellence (FFE).
“As our volunteer and staff leadership has evolved over time, Will has been consistently engaged in deep collaboration and partnership with NPC and our community. We are deeply grateful for Will’s work alongside our own,” said Dani Weatherford, NPC chief executive officer.
Foran served the NIC in various roles for nearly 20 years, working on a sometimes daily basis with NPC staff and volunteers to develop educational programming for collegiate communities, advance relationships with university administrators, and promote the interfraternal experience. Foran is honored for his service and dedicated partnership with NPC during his tenure at NIC.
Micah Kamrass︱Attorney, Manley Burke
NPC honors Micah Kamrass (Alpha Epsilon Pi), a partner at the Manley Burke law firm, with the 2025 NPC Interfraternal Partner Award. Kamrass has advocated on behalf of the rights of NPC, the sorority community and individual member organizations throughout the course of his career. Most recently, Kamrass provided key guidance to the Conference during and after the University of Maryland took unconstitutional measures against our member organizations on its campus.
“Micah’s thoughtful and practical legal advice to NPC, our member organizations and the larger community provides a sense of stability to all of us. Plus, Micah’s own fraternal experience adds extra passion to his efforts to help protect our organizations for generations to come,” shared Dani Weatherford, NPC chief executive officer.
2025 Outstanding Panhellenic Advisor
Bridgette Wynn︱Coordinator of Fraternity & Sorority Life, Arizona State University
Bridgette Wynn has served as the Panhellenic advisor at Arizona State University for the past eight years, where she works closely with College Panhellenic and chapter leaders. She is a member of Phi Mu Fraternity, for which she has previously volunteered to serve as an area membership director and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Working Group member. Wynn continues to volunteer and currently serves as an Alcohol Skills Training Program facilitator and Area Panhellenic Specialist.
Bridgette is a member of the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors (AFA) and the NPC Panhellenic Recruitment Committee, as well as serving in similar roles for several member organizations.
The Outstanding Panhellenic Advisor Award is a biennial award sponsored by Alpha Chi Omega.
2025 NPC Distinguished Service Awards
Patty O’Neill
NPC honors Patty O’Neill, Alpha Delta Pi, with the 2025 Distinguished Service Award, which recognizes an individual for lifelong service to the interfraternal community or NPC. For more than 30 years, O’Neill has served as both a volunteer and staff member, and in 2025, concluded four years of service on the NPC Board of Directors. She began her career as NPC’s Coordinator of Educational Programs, the first professional staff member of the NPC office. From 1993 to 1996, she developed educational programming for Panhellenic Councils and regional alumnae associations. Since that time, O’Neill has served in numerous other roles for NPC, including area advisor, delegate, strategic planning committee member, NPC Foundation president and secretary, and most recently as chair of the NPC Board’s Governance and Education Committee.
“Patty’s continuous and unwavering service to Alpha Delta Pi, NPC and the fraternity/sorority industry is an example to future generations that inspires dedication and support for the sorority experience,” said Kelly Beck, 2023-25 NPC chair.
Marian Williams
NPC also honors Marian Williams, Kappa Kappa Gamma, with the 2025 Distinguished Service Award. Williams began serving as an NPC delegate in 1991, and since that time, she has held various leadership roles with NPC. In 1995, she entered the NPC Executive Committee rotation. During the 1999 NPC General Session, Williams assumed the role of chair on the NPC Board of Directors, leading the conference into a new millennium.
She was also a driving force behind groundbreaking initiatives like Something of Value and she championed programs that addressed risk management, academic excellence, drug education, mental health and more—long before these topics became part of the national conversation. She also served as one of the original incorporators of the NPC Foundation laying the groundwork for the financial stewardship and philanthropic support that sustains our educational and leadership efforts today.
2025 NPC Impact Award
Amplifying Sorority Campaign
NPC honors the Amplifying Sorority Campaign with the 2025 NPC Impact Award, which recognizes timely and exemplary service or leadership in a role or task that has made a specific impact on the sorority movement or NPC.
The Amplifying Sorority Research Committee and Campaign Committee, in partnership with the Foundation for Fraternal Excellence and NPC, have led a project that will result in at least ten research projects and provide actionable recommendations to apply the data and share findings with stakeholders. These committees, led by nearly two dozen sorority members and industry experts have raised funds and implemented an ambitious portfolio of work, bringing it to reality, with more to come.
During the past two years alone, the Amplifying Sorority Campaign has provided our community with valuable insights on topics such as the mental health of sorority women, Gen Z market research and personas and retention studies to guide member organization decision-making. Robust toolkits have accompanied data and research to turn insights into action, produced by a cross-functional team of industry experts from within the sorority community.
“The research funded and guided by the Amplifying Sorority Campaign has provided NPC and the sorority community with tangible data points that allow us to market the sorority experience to potential members,” said Kelly Beck, 2023-25 NPC chair, “This transformational work has already become part of our DNA as a community and is guiding the strategy of leaders across the industry.”
2025 Harriet Macht Outstanding Alumnae Panhellenic Award
Northern Virginia Alumnae Panhellenic Association
Bringing together women from 19 of our 26 NPC sororities, this dynamic association spans the greater Washington, D.C. and Northern Virginia region. Their programming is both meaningful and impactful, with a strong focus on service, leadership development, academics, and sisterhood.
Their commitment to education is evident in their scholarship efforts, which have awarded a combined $7,500 in collegiate scholarships in 2023 and 2024. Their dedication to community outreach is equally powerful. From fundraisers to donation drives, they actively support various causes, including Toys for Tots, Ellie’s Hats, Annandale Christian Community for Action, Circle of Sisterhood, and Women Giving Back.
As Amy Suzanne Zimmer, Chair of the NPC Alumnae Panhellenics Committee, noted: “Northern Virginia continues to set the standard for what it means to embody the Alumnae Panhellenic purpose—demonstrating exceptional strength in communication, innovative programming, scholarship support and impactful philanthropic and community service.”
This award is sponsored by Delta Phi Epsilon.
NPC Foundation Award Winners
2025 Women in Higher Education Achievement Award (WHEA)
Kim Durand︱Deputy Athletic Director for Student Services/Senior Woman Administrator, University of Washington Athletics
Kim Durand serves as the Deputy Athletic Director for Student Services and is the Senior Woman Administrator for University of Washington Athletics. In her role, Durand leads and manages all student-athlete services including academic support services, student-athlete development, athletic medicine, health & wellness, strength & conditioning, gender equity, and sport administration. She serves on the UW Athletics Executive Leadership team and represents the UW at Big Ten and NCAA meetings as Senior Woman Administrator. She is the sport administrator for softball and volleyball.
Durand was awarded the 2011 N4A Lan Hewlitt award, recognizing sustained professional service in the field of academic advising for student-athletes and significant contributions to the field through professional involvement, development, and leadership in university affairs. In 2019, she received the N4A Distinguished Service award recognizing career service to the organization.
