Check out a video from the participants' team building experience at Camp Grace!

Since touching down in Mobile, the Class of 2012 has participated in a number of activities ranging from team building at Camp Grace to fun in the sun at Dauphin Island. To see what these remarkable young women have been up to while in Mobile, check out the following links to stay up to date on all of the happenings!

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• Nearly 50% had ACT scores of 30 or above
• 72% had a GPA of 4.0 or above
• At least 50% of the contestants were in the top 10 of their class ranking
• 359 Advanced Placement courses and over 500 Honors courses were taken
• 44 were members of the National Honor Society
• 6 were valedictorians of their class
• 3 were salutatorians of their class
• 21 were Class Officers, including 2 Class Presidents
• 10 were National Merit Scholars
• 19 were Girl Scouts
• 2 took their first trip on an airplane to come to Mobile for National Finals
• 16 are in the "South" for the FIRST time
• 25 saw the Gulf of Mexico for the FIRST time during this trip
• 32 have a dog as a pet at home
• 6 are only children and 3 have more than 4 siblings

Pamela Repp first came to Mobile and the AJM, now Distinguished Young Women, Scholarship Program 30 years ago, in 1982 with the CBS Television Network.  She has remained a loyal supporter of the program for three decades and returns again this year, with her stellar and legendary production team, to produce the 2012 national finals for the sixteenth consecutive year.

Pam's tenure with the program has allowed her to work with celebrities including Michael Landon, Loren Green, Dick Van Patten, Bruce Jenner, Dan Marino, Mary Fran, Andy Gibb, Toby Keith, and Debra Norville.  

Pam's more than 400 TV credits include specials with Dolly Parton, Vince Gill, Tina Turner, Shania Twain, Princess Grace of Monaco, Bob Hope, Carol Burnett, Martina McBride, Natalie Cole, The Statler Bros., Lionel Richie, Bon Jovi, Jimmy Buffett, Amy Grant, Jordin Sparks, Bette Midler, Patrick Swayze, Wynonna, Reba McEntire and three US Presidents - Carter, Reagan and Geo. H.W. Bush.

Michael Landon poses with several of the participants during the 1982 National Finals, Pam's first year as a part of the production team.

She was the coordinating producer for the PBS specials "Legendary Ladies of Rock and Roll" and "Shake, Rattle and Roll", as well as the annual Tournament of Roses Parade and Macy's Thanksgiving Parade for CBS-TV.  She recently wrapped up her Supervising Producer duties for the Gospel Music Association's 41st Annual Dove Awards and BMI Trailblazer Awards.

During her 18 year tenure with the PBS Dance In America series, Pam had the honor of working with such legendary troupes and dancers as the Joffrey Ballet, George Balanchine and the NYC Ballet, Arthur Mitchell's Dance Theatre of Harlem, The San Francisco Ballet, Twila Tharpe, Jacque D'ambiose, Martha Graham, Edward Villella, Patricia McBride, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Rudolf Nureyev, Dame Margot Fontaine, Gelsey Kirkland, Peter Martins, Alexander Godunov and Gregory Hines.

In addition to producing the Distinguished Young Women National Finals, Pam currently continues with her Nashville productions including the annual CMA Country Music Awards and just recently finished pre-production and groundwork on a series of Humanities specials highlighting the homes of America's Literary legends including Mark Twain, Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner and Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Longtime champions of the Distinguished Young Women program, Marc and Pam Repp are pictured above in a photo from the 1970s.

Distinguished Young Women owes a huge debt of gratitude to Pam and her team for their tireless work and dedication to this program. They understand the core values of Distinguished Young Women and work to support our mission by delivering a first-class National Finals production each year.