Gertrude Windsor
Gertrude Windsor
1979 Amy Angell Collier Montague Medal
Mrs. Windsor is past President of the East Texas Symphony Association, a former head of the United Fund, has been a member of the Development Commission of Austin College and has been primarily responsible for the development of the Windsor Mall which is central to that college's campus. She has helped rescue Old City Park, a museum of cultural history in Dallas, Texas. Mrs. Windsor has been a major benefactor to Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, and a member of that institution's governing board, the Board of Curators. The restoration of Hambrick Plantation House for which she was awarded the first Texas Restoration Award for historic preservation has been one of her major successes. She founded a garden club and a garden therapy program in the State Prison for Women in Huntsville, Texas. Through her efforts, the Kemper Military School, the oldest military school in continuous use west of the Mississippi, was revitalized.
The Amy Angell Collier Montague Medal is awarded for outstanding civic achievement.
The Amy Angell Collier Montague Medal was endowed by Gilbert Holland Montague in memory of his wife (1872–1941), a member of Garden Club of Mount Desert, Zone I. Amy derived great happiness from horticulture, music, and involvement in civic improvement. The medal, designed by Gertrude K. Lathrop, was first awarded in 1950.
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