2015: Nina Johnson Botsford ’72, Community Activist

The list of Nina’s service and dedication to Chatham Hall, her church, and her community is an impressive description of what Nina has accomplished in her life. She leads from the middle in an unassuming and gracious manner. She genuinely values the contributions of all members of a team and artfully brings divergent viewpoints and styles together in collaboration. She leads by example, not by title, through grace, caring, and community building.

After graduating from Chatham Hall, Nina received her B.A. from Wheaton College in Massachusetts and went on to dedicate her life to service. In her home community of Birmingham, Alabama, Nina has served in her children’s schools, in various non-profit organizations, and in her church. She currently serves on the Endowment Board of The McWane Science Center where she was a Founding Board member and Chairman of the Board. Nina is also a Trustee of the Susan Mott Webb Charitable Trust and a member of the Endowment Board of Alzeimer’s of Central Alabama. She is a Senior Warden Emeritus of The Cathedral Church of the Advent where she serves weekly in their homeless ministries and their healing ministry. A fiercely dedicated Chatham Hall alumna, Nina has been a member of the Board of Trustees since 2003, serving as Chair from 2011–2013.

She chaired Chatham Hall’s successful $58.9 million capital campaign from 2003–2010, and was Co-Chair of the 2013 Rector Search Committee that brought us Suzanne Walker Buck. Nina was also a member of the Alumnae Council from 1981–1991, and its President from 1986–1991. She has been the recipient of two alumnae service awards, the Boyce Lineberger Award and the Nancy Gwathmey Harris Award.