| JEWEL BALL CHAIR | JEWEL BALL | YEAR |
|---|---|---|
| Pat Morrison Mertz** (Mrs. Richard E.) | 1947 | |
| Margaret Doane** (Mrs. Graeme S.) | 1948 | |
| Emily Hunte Black** (Mrs. Dean) | 1949 | |
| Ginny Irwin** (Mrs. Richard P.) | 1950 | |
| Beverly Lambert** (Mrs. Thomas H.) | 1951 | |
| Flo Gooch** (Mrs. Gilbert A.) | 1952 | |
| Lynn Porter** (Mrs. William K., II) | 1953 | |
| Barbara Sanderson** (Mrs. John W., II) | 1954 | |
| Judy Keelin (Mrs. Thomas W.) | 1955 | |
| Dorothy Willoughby** (Mrs. George B.) | 1956 | |
| Mary King** (Mrs. H. Stephen) | 1957 | |
| Midge Preston** (Mrs. Ord, Jr.) | 1958 | |
| Nancy Moore** (Mrs. Stanley A.) | Rome | 1959 |
| Lynn Hughes (Mrs. Palmer, Jr.) | Persian Garden | 1960 |
| Handy Bacon** (Mrs. Elliot C.) | British | 1961 |
| Betsy Hillyer (Mrs. William) | Soiree D’or | 1962 |
| Janet Gallison (Mrs. J. Frazier) | Spanish | 1963 |
| Benjie Farrar** (Mrs. Robert I.) | A Night In Tivoli | 1964 |
| Nancy Boyd (Mr. & Mrs. William) | La Vie En Rose | 1965 |
| Betsy Eldridge (Mrs. James W.) | Greek Year | 1966 |
| Anne Scott (Mrs. A. Martin) | 1967 | |
| Marilyn Mayne** (Mrs. Donald R.) | A Summer Trip | 1968 |
| Darlene Lee (Mrs. Ivan F.) | La Gran Noche | 1969 |
| Dorothy Johnston** (Mrs. Harry E.) | A Midsummer Night’s Dream | 1970 |
| Suzanne Collins** | A Jubilee | 1971 |
| Virginia Winegardner (Mrs. J. Robert) | A Swinging Summer | 1972 |
| Marilyn Burchfiel** (Mrs. Hugh) | Penthouse Picnic | 1973 |
| Peggy Strange** (Mrs. Paul, Jr. | Blues In The Night | 1974 |
| Barbara Ann Ferris (Mrs. B. Smith Ferris) | Reflections | 1975 |
| Connie Noah** (Mrs. Brooks C.) | Concert In The Park | 1976 |
| Sandy Raddatz** | Mandarin Moon | 1977 |
| Diana Young (Mrs. Richard) | Oceanus | 1978 |
| Jeannette Brent** (Mrs. Hal S., Jr.) | Summerset | 1979 |
| Barbara Malone (Mrs. Edward) | Bravo | 1980 |
| Barbara Doren (Mrs. Walter) | Carousel | 1981 |
| Katy Dessent (Mrs. Michael H.) | Belleville | 1982 |
| Dixie Unruh (Mrs. Kenneth L.) | Kaleidoscope | 1983 |
| Carol Baumer | White Tiger And Tails | 1984 |
| Pam Allison** | Premiere | 1985 |
| Betsy Manchester (Mrs. Douglas) | Vintage | 1986 |
| Carolyn Hooper (Mrs. Arthur) | Calypso | 1987 |
| Dotti Howe | Stars | 1988 |
| Gail Lichter (Mrs. Robert) | Splash | 1989 |
| Susan McClellan (Mrs. Craig) | Bella Ser | 1990 |
| Marge Palmer (Mrs. Paul) | Circus | 1991 |
| Tricia Kellogg (Mrs. William J.) | It’s Your Move | 1992 |
| Stevie Maggio | Treasures Of The Nile | 1993 |
| Judi Freeman (Mrs. Richard) | Portraits Of The South | 1994 |
| Scottie Brown (Mrs. Stephen) | Samba | 1995 |
| Betsy McClendon (Mrs. Scott) | Fiftieth Anniversary – Fanfair | 1996 |
| Annie Murphy Williams | Cruising | 1997 |
| Nicky Holland (Mrs. Lindsay) | Quelle Soiree | 1998 |
| Elisabeth Bergan (Mrs. John) | Edge Of The Millennium | 1999 |
| Marty Pendarvis (Mrs. David) | Hula-la | 2000 |
| Susan Oliver (Mrs. J. Frederick) | 2001 Nights | 2001 |
| Jackie Helm (Mrs. Murray) | Color It California | 2002 |
| Sharman Dye (Mrs. Eric) | The Jester’s Jewel | 2003 |
| Micki Olin (Mrs. Reid Abrams) | Rhapsody In White | 2004 |
| Dawn Davidson (Mrs. Bill) | Wrapped in Moonlight | 2005 |
| Wendy Segall (Mrs. Stuart) | club 6 oh! | 2006 |
| Kathryn Stephens (Mrs. John) | ARTRAGEOUS | 2007 |
| Caroline Nierenberg (Mrs. Nico) | Speakeasy | 2008 |
| Jennifer Greenfield (Mrs. Richard) | Silk and Spice | 2009 |
| Lise Wilson (Mrs. Steve Strauss) | Heart + Soul | 2010 |
| Sue Wagener (Mrs. Peter) | Sapphire | 2011 |
| Elaine Murphy (Mrs. Tom) | Passeggiata! | 2012 |
| Erin Wyer (Mrs. Keith) | Lucky 13 | 2013 |
| Susie Piegza (Mrs. Edward) | Moonlit Mambo | 2014 |
| Cari Massaad (Mrs. Bassam) | Magnifique | 2015 |
| Kathryn Gayner (Mrs. Beau) | Shangri-La | 2016 |
| Jorie Fischer (Cmdr. and Mrs. Daniel) | Taking Flight | 2017 |
| Jennifer Edstrom (Mrs. Matt) | Viva la Vida | 2018 |
| Nicole Velazquez (Mrs. Leandro) | Wonderland | 2019 |
| Shay Stephens (Mrs. Robert) | 20/20 Spectacular | 2020 |
| Kathy Lobo (Mrs. Rich) | 75th Anniversary – Diamonds Are Forever | 2021 |
| Megan Cox (Mrs. Tom) | The South Seas | 2022 |
**Deceased
Patricia Morrison Mertz
First Jewel Ball Chair