Kappa Kappa Gamma first presented the Alumnae Achievement Awards at the 1946 Convention on Mackinac Island, Michigan, recognizing alumna members for outstanding contributions in their chosen fields. The Alumnae Achievement Award is the highest honor for personal and professional achievement on a national or international level that the Fraternity can bestow upon its members.
Award listing by year
| Year | Name | Chapter | School | Profession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Margaret Cuthbert | Psi Deuteron | Cornell | Television |
| 1946 | Virginia Gildersleeve | Beta Epsilon | Barnard | Academics and Government |
| 1946 | Nora Waln (Osland-Hill) | Beta Iota | Swarthmore | Author |
| 1947 | Sarah Blanding | Beta Chi | Kentucky | Academics and Government |
| 1947 | Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman | Pi Deuteron | UC Berkeley | Tennis |
| 1948 | Jessica Garretson Finch Cosgrave | Beta Epsilon | Barnard | Academics and Author |
| 1948 | Dorothy Canfield Fisher | Beta Nu | Ohio State | Author |
| 1948 | Marian Simpson Carter Garber | Gamma Omega | Denison | Radio |
| 1948 | Lulu Holmes | Gamma Gamma | Whitman | Government |
| 1949 | Josephine Paddock | Beta Epsilon | Barnard | Art |
| 1949 | Ruth Leach Pollock | Pi Deuteron | University of California, Berkeley | Business |
| 1949 | Mary Crawford Schuster | Psi Deuteron | Cornell | Medicine |
| 1949 | Mary Kingsbury Simkhovitch | Phi | Boston University | Social Work |
| 1950 | (Lucy) Evelyn Wight Allan | Beta Beta Deuteron | St. Lawrence University | Education |
| 1950 | Helen Bower | Beta Delta | University of Michigan | Author, Public Service |
| 1950 | Marion Hillard | Beta Psi | Toronto | Medicine |
| 1950 | (Eliza) Jean Nelson Penfield | Iota | DePauw University | Politics, Public Service |
| 1950 | Emma Fall Schofield | Phi | Boston University | Law, Public Service |
| 1950 | Emma Shipman | Phi | Boston University | Religious Organization |
| 1950 | Anna Maude Smith | Gamma Alpha | Kansas State University | Business |
| 1951 | Beatrice Blackmar Gould | Beta Zeta | University of Iowa | Media, Literature |
| 1951 | Emma Moffat McLaughlin | Pi Deuteron | University of California, Berkeley | Public Service |
| 1951 | Louise Pound | Sigma | University of Nebraska | Literature, Education |
| 1952 | Emily Dunning Barringer | Psi Deuteron | University of Cornell | Literature |
| 1952 | Marty Lewis Cornelius | Delta Xi | Carnegie Mellon University | Art |
| 1952 | Helen Knox | Beta Xi | University of Texas | Public Service |
| 1952 | Aleta Cornelius Malm | Delta Xi | Carnegie Mellon | Art |
| 1952 | Phyllis McGinley (Hayden) | Delta Eta | University of Utah | Literature |