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Regen Horchow '80 Awarded Hockaday Medal
At the 2025 Alumnae Luncheon on April 25, Regen Horchow '80 was awarded the Hockaday Medal by the Alumnae Association.
Regen is the President of The Hersh Foundation, manages the Horchow Family Office, and is a respected leader known for her expertise around issues impacting young children. She helped start and currently leads Early Matters in Dallas, a local coalition and leader of a statewide network of advocates for policy change, increased funding, better coordination, and measurement of quality early learning experiences for all children.
Currently, Regen is serving as Chair of the Dallas College Foundation, which supports the work of the Dallas community college system.
For 12 years, Regen led the Zero to Five Funders Collaborative, which, under her leadership, created one of the first collaborative funding initiatives in Texas. Established by the Collaborative, the Bachman Lake Together Family Center is one of the go-to organizations for local, state, and national organizations seeking to engage parents in their children’s healthy development and learning.
Regen’s community service includes leadership positions in Charter 100, Child Care Group, Commit Partnership, Dallas Assembly, Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center, Dallas Foundation, Educational First Steps, Girls’ Adventure Trails, The Hockaday School, Junior League of Dallas, Planned Parenthood, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, UTSW President’s Advisory Council, and Executive Council of the Yale Child Study Center.
Regen is a graduate of Yale University, and she holds an M.Ed. from the University of North Texas. Regen’s three adult daughters are Samantha Pillsbury ’11, Sabrina Fearon ’20, and Fiona Fearon ’20. Regen’s sisters are Lizzie Horchow Routman ’82 and Sally Horchow ’88.
In 1977, the Hockaday Alumnae Association instituted the Hockaday Medal Award to honor former students of the School who have shown excellence in their chosen fields of endeavor and have demonstrated their loyalty and support of Hockaday. The Hockaday Medal Award recipient exemplifies the Hockaday Cornerstones: Character, Courtesy, Scholarship, and Athletics. She serves as a role model to the students and the alumnae of Hockaday as well as to all women as they strive to achieve their goals. This award is the highest honor the Alumnae Association may bestow upon an alumna.
The Hockaday School
Within the private school community, The Hockaday School is an independent college-preparatory day school for girls from grades PK–12 located in Dallas, Texas. Students realize their limitless potential through challenging academic curricula, arts, athletics, and extracurricular programs so that they are inspired to lead lives of purpose and impact.
The Hockaday School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or any other status protected by applicable law in the administration of its educational, admissions, financial aid, athletic, and other policies and programs.
The Hockaday School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or any other status protected by applicable law in the administration of its educational, admissions, financial aid, athletic, and other policies and programs.