Wall of Fame 2025
Awarded to Benita Reno
What a lucky day it was for Baton Rouge Chorus when Benita Reno decided to visit a rehearsal! She has only been a member for 2.5 years now, but we don’t know what we’d do without her! Benita is our baritone section leader and also our Membership Coordinator. She is always on the search for interested singers and is directly responsible for bringing in several of our newest members. And when we find it necessary to have extra rehearsals, meetings or parties, Benita is quick to open her beautiful home for any gatherings needed!Benita is a ball of energy and enjoys pickle ball, Pilates, morning walks, and Taekwondo (she’s a black belt!). She is very involved in the basketball and bowling leagues for special needs adults. Benita also sings in the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra Choir. Her husband of 45 years, Jimmy, passed away a few years ago, but she is a very devoted mother to Ashley and Damon, and grandmother to two very active boys, Brooks and Hayes. It is all clearly keeping her young!
Thank you, Benita, for all that you do for our chorus! You are the perfect choice as our 2025 Wall of Fame recipient!
Wall of Fame 2024
Awarded to Wendy Waguespack
Dr. Wendy Waguespack is our singing eye doctor! She has been a member of Baton Rouge Chorus for seventeen years. She sings Lead and is a very quick study who can always be relied upon to know the music. While Wendy is a very outgoing and energetic person, she is often quietly behind the scenes making things happen for us. Dependable as well as talented, she has served as one of our choreographers in the past. Wendy is generous with her time and her resources as she often rearranges her busy professional schedule to make our many performances. Wendy sings lead for the FaLaLas quartet and was the lead for the former Just Clicked! quartet.As the busy founder and owner of Dr. Wendy Waguespack & Associates practice in Baton Rouge, Wendy enjoys the outlet that this hobby offers her. She is also an avid LSU fan and mother to son, Justin.
We could SEE CLEARLY that Wendy Waguespack was the perfect choice for our 2024 Wall of Fame recipient!
Wall of Fame 2023
Awarded to Sherry Barron
Sherry is the new director of Baton Rouge Chorus. She is brand new to Sweet Adelines, but certainly not new to the singing world! She is the founder and Artistic Director of the Academy for Cultivating Creative Arts, the Baton Rouge Homeschool Choirs, and the former West Feliciana Parish Children’s Chorus. She also maintains a private piano studio and holds certification in Music/Early and Middle Childhood from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
While Sherry hasn’t had years of service to Sweet Adelines, Region10, or even our chorus, without her leadership, creativity, and guidance, Baton Rouge Chorus’s sixty-three year old charter might have disbanded in the aftermath of the Covid days! She has rejuvenated our chorus and put us on a path to growth in both membership and vocal performance. We are excited about the future under Sherry’s leadership!
Sherry and her husband, Brian, are heavily involved with many different choirs, bands, and singing groups around Baton Rouge and dote on their rescue, Mr. Kitty.
Baton Rouge Chorus is very proud to name Sherry Barron as our our 2023 Wall of Fame recipient!
Wall of Fame 2022
Awarded to Cindy Wilson
Cindy has been a member of Baton Rouge Chorus since 2015. She has always stepped up when we've been in need and seems to find a way to include the chorus in her very full and busy life. She is currently serving as the Communications Coordinator on our Management Team. As an IT professional by trade, Cindy made it possible for the chorus to continue rehearsals and meetings via Zoom when necessary, and she continues to keep our website updated and easy to use.Having no formal musical training, Cindy embraces all of the educational opportunities that singing with Sweet Adelines brings. She has a beautiful voice and sings Lead with Baton Rouge Chorus. Cindy will say she prefers to be in the background, but we know that she is a diva at heart!
Cindy and her husband, Ken, have raised two sons and are just now experiencing the empty-nest phase of their lives. They are both still working and also are deeply involved with their church. We appreciate Cindy more than she knows.
Baton Rouge Chorus is very proud to name Cindy Wilson as our 2022 Wall of Fame recipient!
Wall of Fame 2021
Awarded to Kristina Dodson
Baton Rouge Chorus is very proud to name Kristina as our our 2021 Wall of Fame recipient!
Wall of Fame 2020
Awarded to Jan Daly
Jan has been a member of Sweet Adelines and Baton Chorus for 50 years! She has been a member of the chorus management team in every position except Finance. Jan was a member of the Regional Board of Directors and the Regional Management Team from 1990 to 2004 including terms as Vice Regent, Regent and Membership/ Marketing
Coordinator. She was also a member of the Region 10 Ambassador Touring Chorus as they Harmonized The World. In 2010, Jan had the great honor of becoming the Region 10 Hall of Fame recipient! She is so deserving of all the accolades she receives. Jan sang baritone for most of her 50 years as a Sweet Adeline. But about ten years ago, Jan was needed in bass land where she is the current bass section leader. She remains our chorus' biggest champion and is tireless in her pursuit of new members and good advertising.
Jan retired from teaching high school English and her writing talents and creativity have been instrumental in all of our chorus shows. She and her husband, Bill, are now living their retirement dreams by traveling the world! She is our Energizer bunny... she just keeps going and going. We are very proud to have Jan Daly as our 2020 Wall of Fame recipient!
Forever Divas - 2019
Awarded to Jan Daly, Gloria Jones, Bette Theis
The Baton Rouge Chorus is blessed to have three members who have been active for 30+ years. Jan Daly, Bette Theis, and Gloria Jones haven't just accumulated time on the risers each of them has contributed to the chorus' well-being as Team Members, Committee Chairs and beyond the chorus to the Regional level.It is thanks to them, and others like them that we have a vibrant organization that feeds our desire to sing, learn, and perform.
You are our Forever Divas and we a grateful for all you have done to make our chorus so special.
Wall of Fame 2019
Awarded to Terry Windom
Terry has been a member of Baton Rouge Chorus for four years. She has been a member of the management team for three of those years serving as our Membership Coordinator.Terry has enjoyed singing all of her life in multiple church choirs before joining Sweet Adelines. She was recruited to be a guest during a workout at the YMCA where another member heard her singing along to the music. She jumped in with both feet and quickly became a member that we can, and do, depend on for so many things.
Terry sings Lead with our chorus. She assists with physical warmups at rehearsals and serves on various other committees helping Baton Rouge Chorus run smoothly. Terry has a very generous heart and goes out of her way to make sure we are welcoming and helpful to our membership. We greatly appreciate her sense of humor and calm and steady demeanor.
Terry is semi-retired from ministry outreach. She and her husband, James, have a married son who now lives in Dallas.
Baton Rouge Chorus is very proud to have Terry Windom not only as our Sweet Adeline Extraordinaire, but as our 2019 Wall of Fame recipient!
Sweet Adeline Extraordinaire 2018
Awarded to Terry Windom
There is always someone who goes above the call of duty to support and uplift the chorus. That person is our Sweet Adeline Extraordinaire. In 2018, Terry Windom became the fifth person to receive the award.
Wall of Fame 2018
Awarded to Molly Manson
Baton Rouge Chorus is very proud to name Molly Manson as our 2018 Wall of Fame recipient!Wall of Fame 2017
Awarded to Bette Theis
Baton Rouge Chorus is very proud to name Bette as our 2017 Wall of Fame recipient!
Wall of Fame 2016
Awarded to Emily Wascome
Emily has been a member of Baton Rouge Chorus for seven years. She has been a member of the management team for six of those years serving as Publicity chairperson, Finance chairperson and most recently as Membership chairperson.Emily has enjoyed singing all of her life, but her only formal experience prior to Sweet Adelines was in various church choirs in the Baton Rouge area. A guest night invitation brought her to a chorus rehearsal where she was bowled over by the beautiful sound and she has jumped in with both feet.
Emily sings baritone with the chorus and also sings baritone with her quartet, Oh, Yes! She assists with physical warmups during rehearsals and serves on various other committees.
Emily retired from the IT arena two years ago. She and her husband have three sons and three grandsons but recently welcomed a granddaughter to the world. Emily hopes this granddaughter will one day join her on the risers. She looks for potential members everywhere!
Wall of Fame 2015
Awarded to Virginia Alexander
Baton Rouge Chorus is very proud to name Virginia Alexander as our 2015 Wall of Fame recipient!
