ALPHA DELTA KAPPA DECEMBER 2010 - Gedung Kuning

Honors
maria KilduFF, neW Jersey alPha KaPPa ChaPter—Recently inducted, with her husband Robert and daughter Erin, into the St.
Thomas Aquinas College Hall of Fame. They were the first family inducted into the Hall of Fame in the college’s history.
“Each year we look forward to honoring the new inductees at the Annual Hall of Fame Dinner,” said college President Dr.
Margaret M. Fitzpatrick, S.C. “We are proud of the variety of individuals who have either graced our campus as undergraduate
and graduate students or taken a keen interest in our growth as friends of the college.”
Induction to the Alumni Hall of Fame is an acknowledgement of professional, civic and societal accomplishment. To be eligible
for induction to the Hall of Fame, a nominee must have made a measurable and quantifiable difference in society. Moreover,
a nominee must have carried out St. Thomas Aquinas College’s mission: “To Enlighten the Mind through Truth.”
KimBerly madden, alaBama alPha rho ChaPter—Recognized, with her fourth grade students, in February 2010 by Alabama
Superintendent of Education Joseph Morton for a reading improvement program they launched in 2007. With Madden’s support
and guidance, her students achieved reading improvement scores that led the nation, as recorded by National Assessment
of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as the Nation’s Report Card.
Julie Goodman marshall, south Carolina alPha alPha ChaPter—Named one of four Honor Roll teachers chosen from
nominees representing 83 of the state’s 85 local school districts, the Department of Juvenile Justice and the Palmetto Unified
School District, representing 50,000 South Carolina teachers.
Julia teaches fifth grade at Oakdale Elementary School in the Rock Hill School District. She said her mission is to plant seeds of
hope and promise in the lives of disadvantaged students. She believes that relationships form the hook to motivation and interest.
She views her contributions as opening the minds and hearts of dreamers to leave a legacy of hope and inspiration. Differences in
race, gender, nationality, life experience and home environment create challenges for the classroom teacher along with opportunities
to grow professionally and to help all students reach their full potential. Julia is a doctoral candidate in teacher leadership.
helen mCdonouGh, PennsylVania Gamma ChaPter—Immediate Past Chapter Membership Chairman
Helen received the prestigious annual “Harry J. Gaffney Distinguished Educators’ Award for
2010” from the Emerald Education Society of Philadelphia at its spring 2010 banquet. The award is
given to an educator who is cited for outstanding leadership as a teacher with the School District
of Philadelphia and has influenced the lives of students, parents and colleagues. Helen has given
outstanding service as a school-based instructional specialist at the Laura H. Carnell School in
Philadelphia.
Barbara
Nowell
BarBara noWell, GeorGia nu ChaPter—Barbara’s first novel, “China’s Hope,” has been
published by Tate Publishing. It is set in rural contemporary China where 80 percent of
the world’s most populous country lives. Written from the viewpoint of kidnapped girls
and women, Barbara said, “it reveals life in remote places in China. While much is publicized
about the industrialization of cities, little is published about the living conditions
of the masses.”
elBa riVera de ruiz, Puerto riCo ePsilon ChaPter and GulF reGional serGeant-atarms—Named
2010 San Juan, Puerto Rico Mother of the Year.
sally rotenBerG, PennsylVania Gamma ChaPter—Recognized by the Susan G. Komen Foundation for her tireless efforts to
promote the 2010 Mother’s Day Race for the Cure in her home city of Philadelphia. She promoted the use of piggy banks by
her chapter sisters and schools in the area to collect change that was added to the amount collected by walkers and runners.
Dietz and Watson meat products promoted the event. Sally presented a $30,000 check to Komen from Dietz and Watson.
Pennsylvania Gamma Chapter raised more than $500.
mary ann salter, WisConsin Psi ChaPter President—Received the Carl W. Tonjes Volunteer Award in May 2010. This award,
sponsored by the Fond du Lac Foundation, recognizes individuals who have made their community a better place through
exemplary volunteerism. At least 30 weekends a year and on countless additional days, Mary Ann devotes her time to different
groups and organizations, including the Fond du Lac Historical Society, the FDL School District Gifted
and Talented Program, St. Vincent de Paul, FACES and Boy Scouts of America.
raChel shanKles, arKansas alPha ePsilon ChaPter—At the 2010 Arkansas Association of Instructional
Media (AAIM) Conference at the Hot Springs Convention Center, Rachel Shankles watched her daughter,
Amy Byrd Hutto, receive a $1,000 AAIM scholarship to finish her library media master’s at UCA.
Amy thanked Rachel for leading her into the path of education then on to librarianship. Rachel was
then presented the Lifetime Membership Award for her many years of contributions to AAIM and all its
activities. She has twice served as president, appointed and elected board member, listserv moderator
and more. Rachel has now received every AAIM award. Rachel is the librarian at Lakeside High School
in Hot Springs. She is immediate past Arkansas ADK state president and a Silver Sister.
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Action in Educational Excellence
From left: Pennsylvania
Gamma Chapter President
Brenda Browne, Helen
McDonough, Immediate
Past State President
Eleanor Smith and Chapter
Fraternity Education
Chairman Fran Mitchell
Rachel Shankles,
left, and daughter
Amy Byrd Hutto