“I believe it’s a testament to every leader who has come before us that we are still here making music. Every one of us is here because music has changed our lives, and I know we are the luckiest people in the world.”

Watch Renée Porzel's acceptance speech and the formal award presentation during the 2024 International Convention and Competition in Kansas City, Missouri:

The President’s Lifetime Achievement Award is chosen by the current International President to acknowledge a Sweet Adeline who possesses “our most valued qualities of service and leadership to Sweet Adelines International.”

Past Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients