Jane Dudley Over the Years

Mr. and Mrs. Guilford Dudley, center, hosts at their annual post Iroquois Memorial Steeplechase party at their home on Harding Place May 11, 1963, dancing with their guests, Mr. and Mrs. Rob Townsend. Guests danced under a marquee over the swimming pool, which was floored for the party.

Tennessee Gov. Frank Clement, left, gets a kiss from Trevania Dudley after he gave her the first piece from the 18-foot tall cake during the festivities of the Life and Casualty Insurance Co.’s 60th anniversary Sept. 12, 1963. She is the daughter of L&C president Guilford Dudley Jr. and Jane Dudley, who is looking on right.

Gilford Dudley Jr., left, gets a higher and closer view of one of the races he is not riding in with his guest, White House reporter Marianne Means, and his wife, Jane, at the Iroquois Steeplechase May 9, 1964.

Jane, left, and Guilford Dudley enter Municipal Airport upon their return to Nashville July 16, 1964 from the Republican National Convention. Burglars stole $20,000 in jewels from the couple during their stay in San Francisco.

Rider Guilford Dudley, middle with his wife, Jane, takes his saddle off Fleet Money after winning the one mile Truxton Purse in the 24th annual Iroquois Steeplechase event May 8, 1965.

Owner Guilford and Jane Dudley, rider Betty Moran, and others accepts the trophies after winning the Diana Plate race of the 25th running of the Iroquois Steeplechase at Percy Warner Park May 14, 1966.

Mrs. Guilford Dudley Jr., left, Mrs. John Farris, Mrs. Louie Phillips and Mrs. Robert Shwab are ready to serve the guests of the Fabulous Party of the Swan Ball at Cheekwood July 3, 1966. Mr. and Mrs. David K. Wilson host the party for Chancellor and Mrs. Harvie Branscomb who recently returned from Europe.

Thomas W. Blake, left, Mrs. Guilford Dudley Jr., Gen. John Coulter of New York, Mrs. Blake and Mr. Dudley are talking on the terrace during the post-Iroquois Steeplechase party of the DudleysÕ at their Northumberland home on Harding Road May 13, 1967.

Game Try owner Guilford Dudley, right, and rider Betty Morgan, left, and Dudley's wife Jane and daughter Trevenia are all smiles after posing with the hardware for winning The Diana Plate race during the 26th annual running of the Iroquois Steeplechase May 13, 1967. Looking on is official Paul Banks.

Jane Dudley, the honorary chairman of the Ball, shares a moment with husband Guilford Dudley Jr. at the Swan fountain after their arrival for the fifth annual Swan Ball June 10, 1967.

Jane and Guilford Dudley arrive at the Belle Meade Country Club for the Hunt Ball that following the 28th annual running of the Iroquois Steeplechase May 10, 1969. Dudley serves as chairman of the ball while his wife was chairman of decorations.

Guilford and Jane Dudley Jr. are attending the Nashville Symphony benefit ÒOutingÓ with guest Jack Benny Oct. 4, 1973 at Opryland.

Jane, left, and Guilford Dudley Jr., second from right, along with their daughter Trevania, third from right, entertained at a cocktail party at their home Northumberland on Harding Place, immediately after the 33rd annual Iroquois Steeplechase May 11, 1974. Guests are Mason Lampton, second from left, and his wife, right, of Louisville and Ann Hardaway, third from left, guest of their daughter from Columbus, Ga.

Gov. Winfield Dunn, left, greets Jane and Guilford Dudley in the receiving line of a cocktail supper hosted by Dudley's National Life and Accident Insurance Co., at the Governor's Mansion Oct. 11, 1974.

Guilford Dudley, second from right, and wife Jane, left, welcome Gpv. Ray Blanton, second from left, and his guest, His Excellency, General Gaafar Mohamed Mineri, president of the Sudan, to the 14th annual Swan Ball at Checkwood Mansion June 12, 1976.

Ambassadors all in a row: Honey and Joe Rodgers, left, U.S. Ambassador to France; Jane and Guilford Dudley Jr., former U.S. Ambassador to Denmark; Helene and Emmanuel Jacquin de Margerie, French Ambassador to the U.S.; Lenore and Walter Annenberg, former U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain; and Wendy and William Luers, former U.S. Ambassador to Czechoslovakia gather at top of the Cheekwood mansion stairs during the Swan Ball June 14, 1986.

Past chairmen of the first 24 years and the two for the 25th annual Swan Ball met at Cheekwood June 5, 1987 to rehearse their program for the Silver Anniversary Ball. They are on the stair to the Wisteria Arbor. Jane Dudley, in black at right, chaired the first two Swan Balls in 1963-64.

Tom Wolff, left, of the Tennessee Repertory Theater, introduces Jane Dudley, one of the more than 40 past chairmen that was part of a lively retrospective of the past 24 Swan Balls show put on by the theater's Mac Pirkle for the silver anniversary event June 13, 1987.

Past chairman Jane Dudley is center of attention during a humorous and lively retrospective show of the past 24 Swan Balls produced by Tennessee Repertory Theater for the silver anniversary event June 13, 1987 at Cheekwood.

Jane and Guilford Dudley Jr. are enjoying the going on of the 25th annual Swan Ball under the huge tent at Cheekwood June 13, 1987.

Jane Dudley and John Howard Dobkin are enjoying the 26th Swan Ball June 11, 1988.

Jane Dudley, left, Dennis Bottorff and Martha Ingram are enjoying an event in Nashville Oct. 20, 1999.

Recipient John K. Howat, left, receiving the Swan Award from Honorary Chairman Jane Dudley during the Swan Ball at Cheekwood June 9, 2001.

Red Grooms, left, Jane Dudley Johnson, Lysiane Luong and Dwayne Johnson attending theSwan Ball Chairman's party June 10, 2005.

Jane Dudley, left, and Her Imperial Highness Princess Sarvenaz Pahlavi attending an event June 7, 2006.

Anne Bass, left, Swan Ball Award Recepient, Dwayne Johnson and Jane Dudley, Honorary Chair, attending the Swan Ball at Cheekwood June 14, 2008.

Jane Dudley, left, and Clare Armistead attending the Sunday in the Park Committee Cocktail party in Nashville August 26, 2008.

Jane Dudley and Dwayne Johnson attending the Cheekwood Society Celebration held in the Mansion at Cheekwood April 1, 2010.

Jane Dudley, left, Dwayne Johnson and Lynn Wyatt attending the Swan Ball Committee Chairmen’s party in Nashville May 21, 2010.

John and Trevania Henderson, left, Swan Ball Honorary Chairman Jane Dudley, and Juan Prieto attending The Swan Ball 2012 Committee Chairmen's Cocktail party, held at the home of Lisa and John Campbell June 8, 2012.

Jane Dudley, right, applauds during the presentation of the Swan Award during The 52nd annual Swan Ball at Cheekwood June 7, 2014.