ALPHA DELTA KAPPA DECEMBER 2008

KAPPAN 

2009 AlphA DeltA KAppA 

InternAtIonAl ConventIon 

in Beautiful Greensboro, North Carolina, 

July 8 - 11 

Convention Information & Registration 

Start on Page 8. 

ALPHA DELTA KAPPA DECEMBER 2008

Alpha Delta Kappan 

Volume 38 Number 2 December 2008 

VISION•ACTION•INNOVATION IN 

leAdership 


educAtionAl excellence 


world understAnding 


Altruism 


memBership 


FrAternAl Fellowship 

Vision • Action • Innovation.....................................................................................2 

International President Ann Hudson’s 

Address to the 2008 Regional Conferences 

2009 International Convention........................................................................8 

Join Your Sisters for the 26th International Convention, Including the 

2009 Innovations Educational Symposium. 

Innovations in Leadership.......................................................................................50 

2008 Regional Excellence in Education Award Winners.......................................25 

Regional Recipients Recognized at 2008 Regional Conferences 

Arts Alive!......................................................................................................32 

2007 Fine Arts Grant Winner Suzette Stavrianoudakis, 

California Beta Delta Chapter, Describes Her Program’s Success. 

2008 Scholarships in Review....................................................................................33 

Innovations in Educational Excellence.....................................................................38 

Working on Behalf of Women in Kurdistan ..................................................29 

By Rosalinda Goss-Hitt, California Delta Chapter 

Innovations in World Understanding...................................................................45 

An Altruistic Project Worth Sinking Your Spade Into...........................................31 

By 2006-2008 Virginia State Altruistic Chairman Liz Riffey 

Foundation Food for Thought...................................................................................44 

Giving Activates Pleasure Center in the Brain. 

By ADK Foundation Chairman Connie W. Cathey 

Thank You To Our Donors ..........................................................................................R 

Altruism in Action..............................................................................................54 

Innovations in Membership.................................................................................52 

Fraternal Fellowship in Action........................................................................64 

Cover—The city of Greensboro was named after Major General nathanael Greene, who served 

during the american Revolutionary War. Photo courtesy Greensboro Area CVB 

DEPARTMENTS: 

International President’s Message...............1 

Alpha Delta Kappa Directory..............................A 

Alpha Delta Kappa Honors.......................39 

ADK Anniversary Celebrations..................69 

Omega Chapter.........................................71 

ADK Official Jewelry, Gifts and Awards........74 

Questions E-mail the following departments directly: 

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meetings@alphadeltakappa.org scholarships@alphadeltakappa.org 

newaddress@alphadeltakappa.org supplies@alphadeltakappa.org 

The Alpha Delta KAppAn magazine is published twice a year by Alpha Delta Kappa, International Honorary Organization for Women 

Educators. Submissions for the May issue must be received by February 1; Submissions for the December issue must be received by 

September 1. 

Janice M. Estell, editor; Laura C. Bourgeois, communications specialist, Alpha Delta Kappa International Headquarters: 1615 W. 92nd 

Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64114, Telephone (816) 363-5525, (800) 247-2311; Fax (816) 363-4010; e-mail: headquarters@alphadeltakappa.org; 

Internet: www.alphadeltakappa.org. Submit articles to Communications Specialist Laura C. Bourgeois. 

The opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors and are not necessarily in conformity with those of Alpha Delta Kappa 

or the editor.

International President’s Message 

Greetings Sisters, 

I’ve just looked over 

the calendar on my desk, 

and found that in the 

months of November and 

December there are 10 

holidays celebrated. Not 

every one of us celebrates 

each of these holidays, but 

we are involved in many of 

them. The holiday season 

seems to put an extra 

spring in our step, and 

we make up our minds to 

make it the best holiday Ann Hudson 

possible. 

I’ve just finished reading 

the book “3 Seconds” by Les Parrott. It was given 

to me by Past International President Melba Priestley. 

I am not sure of the exact reason she wanted me to 

read the book (I imagine there was more than one!), 

but I am glad she made sure I read it. It is a great 

book and an easy read. Even though Les Parrott is a 

Ph.D., and could have written this in a style that one 

would really have to study to comprehend, he chose 

to write it so that whoever picked up the book would 

be able to grasp his intent. It is a common sense approach 

to thinking. 

Dr. Parrott lists what he calls “The Six Impulses 

That Never Pay Off”: 

The Impulse to . . . 

• Give up before trying . . . because we feel 

helpless. 

• Shun a challenge . . . because it seems 

daunting. 

• Settle for the status quo . . . because we lack 

vision. 

• Shirk responsibility . . . because it’s easier to 

shift blame. 

• Do the mere minimum . . . because that’s all 

that’s expected. 

• Avoid taking action . . . because we fear failure. 

Dr. Parrott’s statements tell me the difference 

between “whatever” and “whatever it takes.” When you 

settle for those impulses, you are saying, “whatever.” 

I’d like to relate a story from his book: 

Gary, a marketing director, has a client who wants to 

change the color scheme of a brochure that’s already been 

sent to the printer. “I’m sorry, but it’s too late,” Gary tells 

his client. “It’s gone to the printer and is out of my hands 

Vision • Action • Innovation in Leadership 

at this point.” The client, desperate to make the change, 

calls later and talks with someone else in Gary’s department. 

This person’s reply: “Let me call the printer. As 

long as it hasn’t actually been printed, we can still make 

the change.” The change was made. 

This story gives a clear picture of the difference 

between “whatever” and “whatever it takes.” 

I imagine you are wondering what this has to do 

with Alpha Delta Kappa. I must now relate a conversation 

that took place between the 2007-2009 Theme 

Committee and me. When we first met together to 

share ideas, I told them that I already had a great idea 

for a theme. Yes, you guessed it: “Whatever It Takes.” 

We chuckled and decided to find another way to say that 

and they came up with the theme we now use. I was a 

bit puzzled at first by their choice of words. When you 

stop to think about it, though, to do whatever it takes 

one must possess vision, have the ability to step into 

action and must be courageous enough to be innovative. 

To me, “Vision . . . Action . . . Innovation” translates into 

“Whatever It Takes.” 

I can just hear your wheels turning now. You are wondering 

where I am going with these thoughts—holidays, 

the book and Alpha Delta Kappa. When we get ready for 

our November and December holidays, we set out to make 

them the most memorable and enjoyable ever. 

Shouldn’t we approach our responsibilities to Alpha 

Delta Kappa in the same manner We don’t need to wait 

for a special holiday; we can designate an Alpha Delta 

Kappa holiday each month of the year. As we approach 

each month, we can collectively and individually do whatever 

it takes to make Alpha Delta Kappa meetings and 

functions more memorable and enjoyable than the month 

before. We can let other women educators know that this 

is an organization with which they need to be affiliated. 

We can show them that Alpha Delta Kappa is worth their 

time and effort. We know that it is all of the above; what 

aren’t we doing in a “whatever it takes” manner 

As you prepare to make your family’s holidays the 

best ever, do the same for the organization that means 

the world to you. Stop and think where you would be 

without Alpha Delta Kappa. There are quality women 

educators out there who need our organization as much 

as Alpha Delta Kappa needs them. 

I wish each of you and your families the grandest 

of holidays. I challenge you to do “Whatever It Takes” 

with “Vision . . . Action . . . Innovation” to ensure the 

future of Alpha Delta Kappa. 

With sisterly love, 

Ann 

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Vision Action Innovation 

International President 

Ann Hudson’s Regional Conference Address 

During the “Alpha Delta Kappa Giving Tree” 

Membership Seminar at the Gulf Regional 

Conference, from left: International Vice 

President, Gulf Region June Bellamy; International 

President Ann Hudson, as the “Little Sapling”; and 

Regional Membership Consultant Linda Chambers 

read “code breaker” clues. 

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VISION . . . ACTION . . . 

INNOVATION . . . 

What does that mean to 

Alpha Delta Kappa 

How does that affect us 

The vision of this organization 

began as an expression 

of togetherness, a sense of 

belonging. The goals were the 

same 61 years ago as they are 

now. Are the times and the 

A Mardi Gras parade was held at the Gulf Regional Conference. 

Vision•Action•Innovation in Leadership 

needs of women educators the 

same today 

The actions of our Founders 

and early leaders were innovative, 

to say the least. Shouldn’t 

our actions be as extraordinary 

as theirs 

Innovation is the key to 

keeping Alpha Delta Kappa 

strong and viable in today’s 

society. Are we willing to be 

innovative in order to secure the 

future of Alpha Delta Kappa 

Alpha Delta Kappa is based on 

a stable set of principles. These 

principles, the knowledge and 

traditions are passed down 

through the years, and with 

them, a quiet confidence that 

this sorority will always exist. 

Organizations don’t just exist; 

they change. New influences 

foster change. Our principles, 

knowledge and traditions have 

to connect with new experiences. 

This is happening to all 

organizations today. We all face 

the same questions: How do we 

relate to the past What does 

the organization that we inherited 

from our Founders mean 

now that the world that shaped 

Alpha Delta Kappa is changing 

We are facing important choices. 

We can try to preserve our 

traditional culture by putting 

up barriers against the outside 

world and resisting change. Or, 

we can go with the flow, forget 

the past and melt into a bland, 

generic culture where everything 

is the same and nothing 

has much depth. Neither of 

those sounds too appealing to 

me. However, there is another 

possibility; and that is to carry 

what you have from the past on 

an open-ended journey, showing 

it off, making it into a point of 

contact. Go out with the vigor ‣

and enthusiasm of those who 

brought us into Alpha Delta 

Kappa. Stop and think of one 

important Alpha Delta Kappa 

sister in your life. If she were 

to whisper in your ear right 

now, what would she be saying 

Martha Scott would be saying, 

“Now, cut that out and get up 

off your duff, Ann Hudson. Put 

your words into action.” I’ll 

bet the words you heard were 

similar to mine. 

We can best honor our past 

by giving it a future; we can 

preserve our tradition by letting 

it live, breathe and change. The 

time is right for us to empower 

our future. 

There are what I call “The 

Four Deadly Ds” that are out 

there waiting to hinder any 

progress or innovative actions 

we might be making. 

The first one is “Distraction.” 

How many things are in our lives 

right now that distract us—cell 

phones, iPods, computers, television 

(and those are just a few of 

the technical ones) What about 

family, profession, professional 

organizations and advanced 

studies Those are just a few 

that come to us through our 

lives. We cannot lose our focus; 

we must remember our purposes. 

Those purposes are: to 

continue to recognize outstanding 

women educators; build 

Clowning around at the North Central Regional Conference are, from left: International 

Executive Board Chairman Kathleen Learn; Immediate Past International President 

Connie W. Cathey; International Vice President, North Central Region Mary Caverzagie; 

International President-Elect Jane Miller; International President Ann Hudson; 

International Chaplain Florence Bishop; and President, International Council of 

Presidents Heather Lindsay. 

a fraternal fellowship among 

women educators which will 

add to their effectiveness in 

the promotion of the education 

profession; promote educational 

and charitable projects and activities, 

to sponsor scholarships, 

to further and maintain worthy 

standards in the field of education; 

to cooperate with worthy 

community programs relating to 

education and charities; and to 

contribute to world understanding, 

goodwill and peace through 

an international fellowship of 

women educators united in the 

ideals of education. 

The second Deadly D is 

“Division.” When we are not focused, 

our commitment, loyalty 

and devotion can be divided. We 

can allow outside ‣ 

From left: International President Ann Hudson; International Vice 

President, Northeast Region Sue Pelchat; and Northeast Regional 

Membership Consultant Barbara Bannigan examine “clues” during the 

Membership Seminar. 


North Central Regional state and provincial 

presidents-elect receive leadership training at the 

Regional Conference. 

. . . carry what you have 

from the past on an openended 

journey, showing it 

off, making it into a point 

of contact. 

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International President Ann Hudson, second from left, and International Executive Board Member Janice Tashiro, third from 

left, were presented with a surprise donation check to the Alpha Delta Kappa Foundation during the Northeast Regional 

Conference. Conference attendees proceeded to “pass the hat,” raising the donation to more than $10,000. 

Alpha Delta Kappa is based 

on active commitment, 

loyalty and devotion, 

rather than being a passive, in 

name only, member. 

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influences to cause us to use any 

excuse not to attend a meeting, 

follow through with an assignment 

or decide to just send money 

instead of getting involved. 

Alpha Delta Kappa is based on 

active commitment, loyalty and 

devotion, rather than being a passive, 

in name only, member. 

The third Deadly D is 

“Distortion.” This is an instance 

where it is easier to be negative 

than positive. We can look at our 

decreasing membership, dwindling 

numbers in attendance 

at chapter, state/provincial/national, 

regional and International 

meetings and think all is lost. 

We can let distraction and division 

rear their ugly heads and 

allow our minds to be distorted, 

becoming ineffective members. 

The fourth and final Deadly 

D is “Discouragement.” To me 

this Deadly D is the sum of the 

first three. Yes, some things 

naturally discourage us and we 

become vulnerable. But it is 

what we do when we get discouraged 

that is telling. Do we sit 

down and say, “Well, I knew that 

was going to happen; she never 

has a good idea. It’s all her fault.” 


Do we say, “Oh, woe is me; I 

don’t know what to do” Or do 

we say, “This isn’t right; we need 

to get up and get busy.” We must 

battle discouragement with positive 

thinking when being positive 

is the hardest thing to do. 

I often think back to what I 

faced as a brand new teacher. ‣ 

Montana sisters, led by Fran Schisler, welcomes International President 

Ann Hudson and others at the Northwest Regional Conference as 

part of their “Meet Me in Montana” luncheon style show, highlighting 

teacher dress styles over the years, with commentary on social 

expectations for teachers.

Do today’s brand new teachers 

face the same things Yes 

and no. The “woes” may have 

changed, but the feeling is the 

same. The founding principles 

of Alpha Delta Kappa have not 

and will not change. They are 

steadfast and true. However, 

the times and audience have 

changed. We can be like ostriches, 

stick our heads in the sand, 

ignore our problems and hope 

they will go away with time. Or, 

we can be like the phoenix and 

renew and reenergize ourselves 

from the basics of our beloved 

organization. We can put our 

past in the hands of our future. 

I know that our Founders 

and early leaders knew that 

something unique was happening 

around and among them. 

Are we feeling that now, in 2008 

We should be. We are, after all, 

members of one of the finest 

honorary professional organizations. 

We need to rise above 

those four Deadly Ds and not let 

them get the better of us. After 

all, we are women educators and 

members of Alpha Delta Kappa. 

I would like to think that 

there is the same pride in all 

members of Alpha Delta Kappa; 

that there is also a deep pleasure 

in finding between us and within 

us the different elements that 

Idaho State President Marjean Waford leads her Idaho sisters in their “Creating 

Harmony” vocal presentation of “Long-legged Hannah from Butte, Montana” as part of 

their quest for “Vision, Action, Innovation” at the Northwest Regional Conference. 

have helped, and will help, to 

preserve our multifaceted organization. 

Our combined experiences 

can produce a vision and a 

concept that are brought richly 

to life by our innovative visions 

and actions, lighting a spark that 

will change the presentation and 

perception of Alpha Delta Kappa. 

VISION . . . ACTION . . . 

INNOVATION . . . 

What does that mean to 


How does that affect us 

I ask you again, are you 

ready to become innovative 

visionaries 

Visions can have their beginnings 

now. My vision is for 

the future of Alpha Delta Kappa; 

is yours 

Are you willing to be innovative 

enough to take actions that 

aren’t tried-and-true in order to 

build our future ‣ 

International Vice 

President, South 

Central Region Jackie 

Farmer 

Buffalo Soldiers present the colors to open the South Central 

Regional Conference. 


International President 

Ann Hudson visits 

with ADK-ITE scholar 

Paola Perez during the 

South Central Regional 

Conference. 

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International Vice President, 

Southeast Region Gloria Beatson 

plays the “Sleuth” during the 

Membership Seminar. 

Some of you have heard me 

speak of Lady Bird Johnson, a 

former First Lady of the United 

States, and her desire to make 

the roadways of our nation 

beautiful. It was the editor of 

“Texas Highways” magazine 

who said that Mrs. Johnson 

knew something and passed it 

along to everyone who would 

listen. He also said she believed 

an individual effort can be the 

galvanizing force to change the 

world for the better. I believe 

that we can compare Lady Bird’s 

love of nature to our Founders’ 

and early leaders’ vision, action 

and innovation for this organization. 

All of these ladies had their 

own important job to perform, 

each one depending on the 

other. They were what I like to 

call “independently dependent.” 

Their tasks may have been 

different, but one couldn’t be 

International officers at the Southeast Regional Conference are, from 

lower left clockwise: International Vice President, Southeast Region 

Gloria Beatson; International President-Elect Jane Miller; International 

Sergeant-at-Arms Edwina Aaron; International Executive Board 

Member Carole Leigh Ingram; International Chaplain Florence Bishop; 

International Executive Board Member Linda Rissel; Immediate Past 

International President Connie W. Cathey; International Executive Board 

Member Melinda McGee and International President Ann Hudson. 

accomplished without the other. 

I believe that we can individually 

and collectively be 

a galvanizing force to chart a 

strong future for Alpha Delta 

Kappa. We need to reflect on 

what Alpha Delta Kappa means 

to us, and what we are willing 

to do to provide an organization 

The founding principles of Alpha Delta Kappa 

have not and will not change. They are steadfast 

and true. However, the times and audience 

have changed. 

for current and future women 

educators. No matter what our 

stage of membership, we all can 

reflect on who brought us here, 

and can relay that reflection to 

others. It is up to all of us to 

be independently dependent 

on one another. We each know 

something essential about Alpha 

Delta Kappa, no matter how long 

we’ve been members, and can 

pass that knowledge along to 

everyone who will listen. This 

message is that Alpha Delta 

Kappa is an organization that can 

enhance, in incalculable ways, 

women educators’ lives and the 

lives of those they touch, as well 

as those people who reap the 

benefits of our altruism. We can 

have an individual voice that ‣ 

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Vision•Action•Innovation in Leadership

We need to reflect on what Alpha Delta Kappa means to us, and what we are 

willing to do to provide an organization for current and future women 

educators. No matter what our stage of 

membership, we all can reflect on who 

brought us here, and can relay that 

reflection to others. It is up to all of us to be 

independently dependent on 

one another. 

will be a galvanizing force to 

change Alpha Delta Kappa’s 

future for the better. 

I leave you with a quote and 

a challenge: 

Joel Barker says, “Vision 

without action is a dream. 

Action without vision is simply 

passing the time. Action with 

vision is making a positive 

difference.” 

We can change Alpha 

Delta Kappa’s world. We have 

it in us to make it happen. 

Are you ready to join me as I 

become an active, innovative 

visionaryt 

International Executive Board 

Member Janice Tashiro and other 

Hawaii Alpha Delta Kappa sisters 

demonstrate traditional dance 

during the Conference. 

We have it in us to make it happen. 

Are you ready to join me as I become an active, 

innovative visionary 

From left: International President Ann Hudson; International Vice President, Southwest Region Irene 

Nakamoto; International Executive Board Member Janice Tashiro; International Executive Board Chairman 

Kathleen Learn and International President-Elect Jane Miller meet prior to the Southwest Regional 

Conference. 


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26th International Convention of 


July 8 - July 11, 2009 

Greensboro, North Carolina 

Welcome to Greensboro, a city rich in history, culture, arts and entertainment, nestled in the center of North 

Carolina and the Eastern Seaboard. Great shopping and dining establishments add to its character. Generous 

Southern Hospitality gives this city its down 

home feel and makes it one to which you will 

want to return! 

Daily Highlights 

TuESDAY, JulY 7 

6:30 – 9:00 PM ICP Meeting 

The International Council of Presidents Meeting for 

S/P/N presidents, presidents-elect and immediate past 

presidents. 

WEDNESDAY, JulY 8 

8:45 AM – 4:00 PM Educational Symposium 

The INNOVATIONS Educational Symposium will focus 

on Professional Development, World understanding and 

Membership with more than 30 exciting breakouts from 

which to choose. 

ThurSDAY, JulY 9 

9:30 AM – 11:30 AM General Session 

12:00 NOON – 2:30 PM regional luncheons 

3:00 PM – 5:30 PM FIrST BuSINESS SESSION 

The Sheraton Four Seasons 

Photo courtesy Greensboro Area CVB 

FrIDAY, JulY 10 

Vote today for International officers, amendments to the 

International Bylaws and resolutions. 

9:00 AM – 12:00 NOON SECOND BuSINESS SESSION 

12:15 PM – 1:45 PM little Wigs & Past S/P/N 

Presidents’ luncheon 

2:00 PM – 5:30 PM ThIrD BuSINESS SESSION 

SATurDAY, JulY 11 

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM Memorial Service 

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM ADKA Meeting 

10:30 AM – 1:00 PM FOurTh BuSINESS SESSION 

5:30 PM – 6:45 PM International Chapter reception 

7:00 PM Installation Banquet 

The city of Greensboro was named after Major General 

Nathanael Greene, who served during the American 

revolutionary War. Greensboro was formed in 1808 

and eventually became the county seat for the area. 

Photo courtesy Greensboro Area CVB 

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Hosted by North Carolina Alpha Delta Kappa 

Sisters & 2009 International Convention 

Chairman Barbara Allman 

Vision • Action • Innovation in Leadership

INNOVATIONS 

Alpha Delta Kappa’s 2009 Educational Symposium 

The Educational Symposium brings together tradition and innovation through: 

Motivational speakers that will inspire sisters to explore Professional Development and Membership 

with Vision, Action and Innovation; 

World Understanding Experiences that will celebrate the cultural richness of Alpha Delta Kappa. 

8:00 AM – 6:00 PM registration 

WEDNESDAY, JulY 8 

8:45 AM – 11:00 AM OPENING SESSION 

Keynote Speaker Sue Ellen Bridgers — World understanding 

International Membership Committee 

11:15 AM – 12:15 PM Breakout Sessions I 

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Educational Symposium luncheon—”Agnes’ Innovation Garden” 

1:45 PM – 2:45 PM Breakout Sessions II 

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Breakout Sessions III 

2009 Jacqueline Lougheed World Understanding 

Lecturer Sue Ellen Bridgers 

Acclaimed author and North Carolina state honorary member Sue Ellen Bridgers is the 2009 

Jacqueline Lougheed World Understanding lecturer. 

“I was raised on Brer Rabbit, the poems of A.A. Milne, the Bobbs-Merrill Childhood of Famous 

Americans Series and the Bible,” Sue Ellen said. “Growing up in Winterville, North Carolina, a small 

town halfway between Raleigh and the coast, my access to books was by way of gifts, the county 

bookmobile and the basement library of my dilapidated elementary school. I don’t remember 

many colorful picture books and, while I revel in them now, I don’t think I missed them then. My 

imagination went to work, creating pictures in my mind that live today.” 

She has received many honors for her novels, including New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year; ALA Best Books for 

Young Adults; ALA Notable Book; The Christopher Award; Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book; National Book Award Finalist; 

Gold Award by Parents’ Choice; NC AAUW Literature Award; and Paterson Prize finalist. http://www.sueellenbridgers.com 

2009 Keynote Speaker Jeanne Robertson 

Jeanne Robertson specializes in hilarious humor based on her life experiences. Speaking to thousands of 

people annually, she utilizes her positively funny style to illustrate that a sense of humor is much more than a 

laughing matter. 

Other speakers might be as witty as Jeanne. Some might even be as tall. (Bare footed with her hair “mashed” 

down, she’s 6’2” in her size 11 stocking feet.) 

But nowhere will you find a speaker so adept at turning personal experiences into humorous presentations 

that do more than elicit laughter. This Miss Congeniality winner in the Miss America Pageant uses her down home 

Southern drawl to leave her audiences laughing . . . and thinking about her message. http://www.jeannerobertson.com 


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INNOVATIONS EDuCATIONAl SYMPOSIuM 2009 

11:15 AM - 12:15 PM 

Professional Development 

6. Increasing World understanding Through high School Foreign Exchange Shaunene Edwards, Nevada Delta 

SWr 2008 Excellence in Education Award recipient 

Working with high school foreign exchange students is an innovative way to promote world understanding in 

our homes, schools and communities. Come enjoy an overview of the joys of hosting students from around the 

world, as well as information on how to become a supervisor/coordinator through local exchange organizations. 

12. Viva la Visualizer + Dazzling Digital Camera Cues = Multimedia Magic! 

Shirley upchurch and holly Bellows, Maryland Alpha Alpha 

Upgrade your technology savvy. Document cameras are a cross-curricular, technicolor, no-prep-required 

alternative to the overhead projector. Explore the uses of a document camera. See how to magnify and project 

images to enhance academic success. Think outside the box. Can you say cheese Amaze your students with 

photographs that will enhance any lesson. Favorite photography tips that both students and educators can use 

across the curriculum will be shared. 

16. TEA (Technology Enhanced Activity) into the Classroom Kathy hays, Alabama Sigma 

Gulf 2008 Excellence in Education recipient 

Technology Enhanced Activity (TEA into the Classroom) is an innovative way in which to teach and engage 

students in any lesson on any level. This session will introduce storytelling with digital images using Photo 

Story. Photo Story includes features that enable one to create slideshows with digital pictures, edit pictures, 

create stories with original music, add narration, and share finished products with family and friends. Students 

love making photo stories, and so will you. 

19. Interactive Fun Activities in response to literature Ginger Modla, Pennsylvania Gamma 

NEr Excellence in Education recipient 

This session will present a number of fun literature response activities, such as tableau, hot seat, and movie 

casting suitable for use with intermediate, middle, and high school students. Participants will learn these fun ways 

of responding to literature by participating in the activities. They will receive a hand out explaining each activity. 

20. “So You Think You Want to Be a Teacher” linda rowe, Virginia lambda 

SEr Excellence in Education recipient 

Innovative ideas for mentoring the student intern, student teacher, and first year teacher. The workshop will 

provide strategies to make sure that the experience for all new teachers and student teachers is a positive one 

and to enhance retention of beginning teachers. 

Fraternity Education 

2. Problem Solving with Fidelis Partnership Programs Elaine Furnari, South Carolina upsilon 

The Fidelis Partnership Program has been successful with one of South Carolina’s largest chapters. This session 

will present how it was implemented, the problems it has solved, and the benefits the chapter has gained from 

it. Question/Answer session will help other chapters address problems. 

27. use the ADK Website for Innovative Chapter Programming rachel Shankles, Arkansas Alpha Epsilon 

Learn how to navigate the ADK website to find information, officer duties, and excellent program ideas. There 

are many programs on PowerPoint which can be downloaded—you just adapt the slides for your presentation. 

37. IMC: Membership 

Increase the success rate of your membership recruiting and retention efforts by attending this interactive 

workshop facilitated by the International Membership Committee. Participants will be involved in games, 

activities, and Q&A that will provide and enhance ideas for chapter and S/P/N membership development. This 

workshop is designed to be helpful to everyone, because membership is everyone’s responsibility. 

Personal Enrichment 

5. Move More, Eat less and Don’t Forget About Your rest! Jamie F. harvey, Tennessee Zeta 

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 2004, heart disease affected 27.2 percent of 

women while cancer affected 22 percent. Each one of us can change these statistics. We teachers are overwhelmed 

with various obligations. This presentation will empower each of us to determine behaviors with self-discipline and 

dedication to reinforce better health. We can become Active, Disciplined and Keeper of the self. 

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11. Introduction to Tai Chi Sue Couper, Virginia Psi 

Need to feel more energized and relaxed Learn basic movements and stances in Tai Chi through slow, graceful 

and calming movements. Learn the Five Animal movements and a simple Tai Chi form. Tai Chi’s primary focus is 

the development of a balanced mind and body. 

31. Book Discussion: “Toy Box Leadership” by ron hunter, Jr. and Michael E. Waddell 

ruth h. Walsh, Past International President 

Forget the latest leadership trends and theories! The most important leadership lessons are learned through 

the simplest of sources—toys. In this fun fresh book, authors Ron Hunter, Jr. and Michael E. Waddell reveal 

how your favorite childhood toys have already taught you the secrets of successful leadership. The Slinky Dog 

can teach you to lead your team with a vision. Mr. Potato Head has the right ideas about communication. Little 

Green Army Men will show you about strategy. You will learn why successful people are a lot like Weebles. 

These are just four out of 10 classic toys that will teach us to successfully lead and influence others. 

32. Book Discussion: “All We Know of Heaven” by Sue Ellen Bridgers 

Sue Ellen Bridgers, North Carolina Alpha Delta Kappa honorary Member 

In Depression-era North Carolina, 15-year-old Bethany longs for a love uniquely her own. When she meets 

Joel, she ignores her family’s warnings and marries him. For a time, the lovers triumph. Then life bears down 

on them and Joel’s darkness begins to surface. He is as horrified as she and Bethany is determined to banish 

his long-held grief with her love. Their darkness is brightened by moments of aching tenderness, but it is not 

enough. As a prerequisite, we ask that each participant has recently read the book before the Convention, and 

comes prepared to participate in a spirited discussion with the author. 

34. Book Discussion: “The Farming of Bones” by Edwidge Danticat 

Kay Yogi and Elaine Burr, International World understanding Committee Members 

The Dominican Republic and Haiti. Two countries sharing the same island – one poor, the other poorer. For 

decades, Haitians attempting to escape their country’s poverty streamed into the Dominican Republic to 

work as laborers in the sugarcane fields or as domestic help. In 1937, longstanding hostility between the two 

countries erupted, and Generalissimo Rafael Trujillo Molina decreed the slaughter of all Haitians on Dominican 

land. This session is limited to 35 participants. As a prerequisite, we ask that each participant has recently read 

the book before the Convention, and comes prepared to participate in a spirited discussion. 

1:45 - 2:45 PM 


7. Math and Art—Perfect Partners in Patterns Shannon lorenzo-rivero, Arizona Mu 

Participants learn about basic math elements found in artwork from around the world and how the styles of 

artists are related to math. Multicultural themes give math greater relevance and depth. By solving questions 

involving geometric designs, teachers and students discover that math and art are intimately connected. 

14. Teach to the Beat of a Different Drum Karen Smith Owens, South Carolina Mu 

“Teach to the Beat of a Different Drum” a.k.a. “Whistle While You Work” focuses on integrating music into the 

core curriculum. Learn ways to breathe life into your classroom, engage students and differentiate for different 

learning styles while taking students to the highest level of Bloom’s Taxonomy—CREATE! 

18. “Don’t Save the Drama for Your Mama” Deborah Plummer, Oregon Mu 

NWr Excellence in Education recipient 

Use the creative and performing arts to enhance student learning. Not limited to the classroom. Can also be 

used for A∆K meetings, women’s retreats, etc. Come, be the writer and/or actress you were meant to be . . . and 

share some laughter in the process. 

26. A Time to rhyme: Parent Involvement Activity for PreK-Fifth 

Sandra Kraynok and Jill Stemple, West Virginia Kappa 

Are you looking for a whole school integrated parent activity This session will offer many activities for an 

afternoon of rotating nursery rhyme stations for parents and their children. Come join the fun with activities for 

grades Pre-K through fifth. One presenter has published a rhyming book. 


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3. Priceless Programs: A Treasure Chest of Ideas Jennifer Smith and Ann Stallings, Georgia Gamma Beta 

Do you want more vision, action and innovations for your chapter programs Then “Priceless Programs: A 

Treasure Chest of Ideas” is the session for you. You will discover a treasure trove of program ideas that promise 

to keep members coming back month after month. Come and join our treasure hunt. 

29. Two Workshops in one: A Winning Program Year lenore Kohl, Pennsylvania Alpha 

Presentation will highlight the programs that allowed Pennsylvania Alpha Chapter to be awarded the Northeast 

Regional Program award in 2007. And . . . 

Combine and Save Time 

Paula O’Neill, Texas Beta Chi 

Learn how the Texas State Executive Board combines their goal planning session with their Regional Conference. 

30. What I Know for Sure About leadership 

Panel Discussion, Moderated by Past International Executive Board Chairman Janeen Anderson 

A Panel of ADK Leaders will share what members need to know to become effective leaders in the sorority. The 

panel will consist of Past Washington Alpha Upsilon Chapter President Jenni Tomas, Past Connecticut President 

Jean Kellogg, Past Gulf IVP June Carpenter, Past International President Betty Nan Carroll, and Alpha Delta 

Kappa Executive Administrator Jan Estell. This panel presentation is for all levels of leadership in Alpha Delta 

Kappa, from chapter to S/P/N to regional to International. 

38. repeat of Session #37 


4. Innovative Ways to handle Grief Bonnie Phipps, Georgia Alpha Alpha 

Various techniques for handling grief will be discussed. Materials from Tanner Health Center, Carrollton, 

Georgia, and materials from AARP will be used during the presentation. 

10. Three Easy Steps for Starting a Book Club Jane Cheuvront, Colorado upsilon 

This session will provide the busy career woman with the information for starting with ease, an exciting and 

friendly book club. Handouts will list organizational ideas, suggestions and a book list that will get your book 

club rolling as soon as you get home. 

23. I CAN ATTITuDE—Meaning of Success Kathy ruoff, Minnesota Alpha rho 

Energy and enthusiasm create motivation. Using the “I can attitude,” you can accomplish anything you choose to 

do. A positive approach gives you a head start to success. I will give you ways to look at your talents and abilities 

to help you to motivate yourself. 

28. Be a leading lady: Developing Your leadership Potential linda rissel, New Jersey lambda 

International Executive Board Member 

We will identify and enhance your leadership skills. Recognizing your potential is the first step toward leading 

others! Perfect session for members in and out of the education field. 

33. Book Discussion: “The Ladies of Covington Send Their Love” by Joan Medicott 

Melba Priestley, Past International President 

This interactive session will provide members who have read this book an opportunity to share their thoughts, 

ideas, questions, etc. about the remarkable Ladies of Covington, North Carolina. Three women “of a certain 

age” form bonds of friendship that enable them not only to look back, but to look forward with courage, love, 

adventure, and humor. They prove a woman’s life can begin, not end, in her golden years. 

3:00 - 4:00 PM 


1. Problem Solving—Today, Tomorrow and Beyond Conway Blankenship, Virginia Gamma Kappa 

Attend this session if you are looking for a way to “hook” your gifted students while teaching them a six step 

problem solving process. You will learn about individual, team and group competitions that begin in your 

school district and end at the International level. 

13. Strategic Instruction: The Student’s Part and the Teacher’s Part linda Espinoza Edmonds, Connecticut lambda 

This presentation will introduce participants to Scientific Research-Based Interventions from the University of 

Kansas Strategic Instruction Model. A brief introduction to Content Literacy Continuum will lead to samples 

of student strategies and teaching routines that can enhance student performance. Teachers will be asked to 

reflect on their practices and discuss applications for students. 

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17. Writing a Sense of Place Sharon Bishop, Nebraska Alpha Beta, NCr Excellence in Education recipient 

In this session, participants will learn about the work of a teacher in a small, rural school in Nebraska who was 

given the freedom to create a sophomore English curriculum. This class is centered around the work of several 

Nebraska authors as well as the local and regional culture, history and geography of the two communities that 

make up our school’s consolidated district. This work is called Place Conscious Education. Participants will take 

part in an interactive writing activity that demonstrates the power of the influence of one’s place upon our lives. 

21. Teaching Outside of the Box- Meet the Adjective Alien! (And Other Parts of Speech) 

Jeanette Bare, South Dakota Eta 

Wearing costumes and having fun to present the parts of speech is an attention grabber for middle school 

students. An example presentation, bulletin board ideas, and introductory materials will be shared. Ideas are 

easily adaptable for grades 5-12. 

24. Fluency Tutoring: The Bridge Between Word recognition and Comprehension 

Yvonne Banks Jones, Virginia Omicron 

The session will provide training in basic tutoring techniques and the selection of appropriate materials in order 

to increase fluency and comprehension in reading. 

25. The language of Music in Schools Today 

George Schwarz, Director of the Eastern Music Festival and Conductor of the Seattle Symphony 

This workshop is open to anyone but is aimed toward K-12 music teachers. Mr. Schwarz will talk about how the 

language of music can be integrated across the curriculum in schools. Attendees will participate in hands-on activities. 


15. Fundraisers That Cram Chapter Piggy Banks with Money (Without robbing Members of All Their Spare Time) 

Elizabeth Bustle, North Carolina Gamma Alpha 

A user-friendly presentation that gives more than 25 different fundraisers ADK members can use to raise money 

for projects/scholarships. Each fundraiser requires less than 5 days of cumulative work by chapter members. 

Information/details are provided for each “proven-to-work method” and time for a share-a-thon of ideas from 

attendees is incorporated. 

22. Innovative Archiving Nellie remington, Indiana Omicron and Jane Thompson, Indiana Alpha Beta 

Learn how to enhance your archives. Participate in the construction of a mini album that will be a memento of your 2009 

International Convention experience. All supplies will be provided for a nominal fee to be collected at this session. 


8. Therapy Dogs: A holistic and (Furry) Approach to healing Melissa Callaway, Kentucky Theta 

One Kentucky teacher’s personal altruistic passion is based on current medical research regarding the benefits 

of animal therapy to promote holistic healing. This session will detail the innovative use and benefit of canine 

therapy, and provide a hands-on demonstration of the skills of an American Red Cross certified therapy animal. 

9. Morning “WrAP Sessions” for a revitalized life Ginger Cox, South Carolina Alpha Beta 

Would you like to start each day in constructive consultation with the “Ultimate” Counselor This presentation 

provides guidelines and tips for spiritual growth through Writing (journaling), Reading (scripture and 

inspirational writings), and Actively Praying (a framework for two-way conversation). Tested and proven 

techniques are shared that you can adapt yourself. 

35. Book Discussion: “Suite Française” by Irène Némirovsky 

Janet Wooten, Billie Darrow and Sue Smith, International World understanding Committee Members 

This book was written during the German occupation of France during World War II and provides a fascinating 

glimpse into day to day life in France during the war. This session is limited to 35 participants. As a prerequisite, 

we ask that each participant has recently read the book before the Convention, and comes prepared to 

participate in a spirited discussion. 

36. Book Discussion: “A Long Way Gone” by Ishmael Beah 

Mary Janet Schloff and Janice Noranbrock, International World understanding Committee Members 

In this memoir, the author describes how he fled brutal rebel soldiers, traveling miles from home on foot and 

gradually being reduced to a life of raw survival instincts. Yet, unlike so many of his peers, he lived to reclaim 

his true self, emerging from Sierra Leone as the gently, hopeful young man he was at heart. This story is a 

crucial testimony for understanding the tragedy of contemporary war zones and a testament to the power of 

peacemakers. This session is limited to 35 participants. As a prerequisite, we ask that each participant has 

recently read the book before the Convention, and comes prepared to participate in a spirited discussion. 

39. repeat of Session #28 


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Graduate Credit Available 

from the College of Charleston 

Graduate credit will be available from the College of Charleston for Educational Symposium 

sessions and Convention meetings. Pre-registration will be available online and 

details will be forthcoming on the Alpha Delta Kappa website, in the Columns and in 

the May 2009 KAPPAN. 

15 hours Symposium/Convention Meetings = 1 Graduate hour 

The cost will be $60 per person, plus a $5 online registration fee. Each participant will 

need to bring a copy of her teaching certificate, which will be collected. It is pass/fail 

one-hour graduate credit. Participants will be expected to attend at least 15 hours of 

workshops and meetings at the Convention, and will have to write a one-page evaluation 

to be collected at the end of the Convention. They will also be given a verification 

sheet to confirm attendance at each meeting/session, and it will also be turned in at the 

end of the Convention. 

Contact 

Joan Naugle, jnaugle@sc.rr.com 

Fran Welch, welchf@cofc.edu 

International Convention Menus 

Educational Symposium 

luncheon 

TORTILLA WRAPS 

Fresh Tortilla Wrapper filled with Beef, 

Romaine Lettuce, Tomato, Red Pepper, 

Mozzarella and Herb Cheese 

Potato Chips 

Chef’s Choice of Dessert 

Coffee, Decaffeinated Coffee and 

Iced Tea 

regional luncheons 

Warm Rolls and Butter 

Chef’s choice of vegetable 

Salad, choice of dressing 

Granny’s Chicken Pot Pie 

White & dark Chicken and Vegetables 

in a creamy white sauce, topped with a 

flaky Pastry Crust 

Chef’s choice of dessert 

Coffee, Decaf, Iced Tea 

Installation Banquet 

Salad, Warm Rolls with Butter 

New York Strip Steak 

Grilled medium and served with 

Maitre d’Hotel butter 

Jumbo Stuffed Shrimp 

Butterfly Gulf Shrimp stuffed with 

Crabmeat Dressing 

Served with Nantua sauce 

Chef’s Choice of Starch & Vegetable 

Dessert 

Coffee, Decaf, Iced Tea 

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Foundation Festivities Feature Fun & Fellowship 

. . . North Carolina Style 

SPECIAl EVENING TOurS: 

Evening events are being offered during the 2009 International Convention at exciting venues where fun and fellowship 

are sure to be shared. Plans have been made for these events through on-site visits of locations with a welcoming 

atmosphere where top quality entertainment is provided. The details of these events are described below. 

The price of each event will include transportation and a small contribution to the Alpha Delta Kappa Foundation. 

Note: Use the Foundation Festivities reservation form on the next page to order individual tickets. 

Orders MUST be received by April 1. Tickets MUST be picked up during registration hours at the 

Foundation Table located in the convention registration area. 

The Barn Dinner Theatre—Have dinner with some REAL characters! Enjoy the evening with a sumptuous buffet 

and the play, “One Mo’ Chance.” From Doo Wop through the sixties, Azalee Walker and the C Chord sing them 

all. When Azalee’s big break comes, will her true love be by her side This is a musical story of sacrifice, friendship, 

and second chances. Is it too late Is it ever too late Relive the glory days with us! Dress–business casual 

Performances: 6 p.m., Tuesday, July 7 and 5:30 p.m., Friday, July 10; Cost: $55 

North Carolina Winery Tours—Indulge, relax, dream, enjoy a casual evening at a local winery where you can experience 

fresh air, beautiful scenery, a tasty buffet meal, live music and wine tasting, if desired. Dress–smart casual 

Tour Schedule: 6 p.m., Tuesday, July 7; Wednesday, July 8 and Friday, July 10; Cost: $50 

The Eastern Music Festival (EMF) is in its 47th year at Greensboro’s Guilford College. It is a classical music festival 

for performing arts and an institute for young musicians. The faculty consists of outstanding musicians selected 

from leading orchestras and music schools with world-class performing artists serving as both faculty instructors 

and performers. The principal conductor is Gerard Schwartz, who also serves as music director of the Seattle Symphony 

Orchestra. No reserved seating. Participants should dine before boarding the bus. Dress–business casual 

Tuesday, 7 p.m., July 7, 2008—The Chamber Music Series features outstanding faculty and guest artists performing 

the great masterpieces of the past and the invigorating music of the present in an acoustically superb 

concert hall. Hear beautiful music in an intimate setting and enjoy the great talents of wonderful musicians. 

Guest artists are subject to change. 

Cost: $40 

Wednesday, 7 p.m., July 8, 2008—The Great Performers Series features the EMF faculty and students joining with 

three extraordinary Greensboro organists-Andre Lash, Susan Bates and John Alexander- for a significant organ 

collaboration at First Presbyterian Church. The concert aims to offer a variety of organ literature and to present 

the organ in combination with other instruments in a magnificent venue. Guest artists are subject to change. 

Cost: $36 

Friday, 7 p.m., July 10, 2008—Young Artists Orchestra Concert 

The orchestra is made up of EMF’s outstanding students. These gifted musicians, ages 14-20, come from 

across the nation and abroad to study and perform in Greensboro. Each week they present challenging programs 

under the direction of some of the country’s finest conductors. Guest artists are subject to change. 

Cost: $33 

DrINK A TOAST TO AlPhA DElTA KAPPA AND SISTErhOOD 

Celebrate sisterhood! A North Carolina winery is helping us celebrate our glorious sisterhood by providing commemorative 

Alpha Delta Kappa labeled bottles of North Carolina wine. Wine connoisseurs will certainly want to 

add this special label to their wine collections. Choose a ruby red blend of 70% Sangiovese, 15% Merlot and 15% 

Chambourcin or a white wine made from 100% Riesling. Wine must be picked up at the Foundation Table in the 

convention registration area on Thursday, July 9, from 5:45 to 7:15 p.m. and from 9 to 10 p.m. No on-site sales will 

be available. All proceeds go to the Alpha Delta Kappa Foundation. Wine must be ordered by April 1, using the 

Foundation Festivities reservation form. 

Cost: $18 per bottle 


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FOuNDATION FESTIVITIES rESErVATION FOrM 

To make reservations for one or more of these opportunities, complete the form and return it along with a 

check, made payable to Alpha Delta Kappa no later than April 1, 2009 to: 


1615 West 92nd Street 

Kansas City, MO 64114 

Tuesday, July 7: 

Tickets Ordered 

1. The Barn Dinner Theatre Buffet dinner and play, “One Mo’ Chance” $55 x = $ 

2. North Carolina Winery Tour Buffet dinner, live music and wine tasting $50 x = $ 

3. Eastern Music Festival Chamber Music Series Concert $40 x = $ 

Wednesday, July 8: 


5. Eastern Music Festival Great Performers Series Concert $36 x = $ 

Friday, July 10: 

6. The Barn Dinner Theatre Buffet dinner and play, “One Mo’ Chance” $55 x = $ 


8. Eastern Music Festival Young Artists Orchestra Concert $33 x = $ 

9. Commemorative ADK-labeled bottles of North Carolina RED wine $18 x = $ 

10. Commemorative ADK-labeled bottles of North Carolina WHITE wine $18 x = $ 

TOTAL = $ 

Name: 

Mailing Address: 

Phone: 

E-mail Address: 

President 

Randy Aaron, 

Alabama 

First Vice President 

Arnold Bjorkman, Illinois 

Secretary-Treasurer 

Barry Estell, Kansas 

Historian 

John Jordan, Louisiana 

2007-2009 ADKA Officers 

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From left: Barry Estell, randy Aaron, Arnold Bjorkman and John Jordan 


Alpha Delta Kappa Association 

2009 International Convention Activities 

DuES: $6 for July, 2009–June 2011 

registration Fee: $25, includes program, 

name badge and participation in all activities 

listed, except food functions, which require 

guest tickets and the golf scramble. 

happy hours 

Join the men of ADKA for daily late afternoon 

gatherings during the convention. 

Get to know one another better, learn 

what sites to explore and plan a group outing 

for the next day. Soft drinks provided; 

cash bar available. 

Proposed Bylaws Amendment 

During their business meeting on 

Saturday morning, the ADKA membership 

will vote on an amendment to the 

association’s bylaws, increasing dues to 

$20 per biennium. 

Tuesday, July 7 

Registration 

Wednesday, July 8 

Registration 

ADKA Hospitality 

Happy Hour 

Thursday, July 9 

Opening Session 

Regional Luncheons 


Happy Hour 

Friday, July 10 

ADKA Golf Scramble 


Happy Hour 

Saturday, July 11 

Memorial Service 

ADKA Business Meeting 

International Chapter Reception 

Installation Banquet 

1 to 8 p.m. 

8 a.m to 6 p.m. 

Noon to 4 p.m. 

4 to 6 p.m. 

9:30 to 11:30 a.m. 

Noon to 2:30 p.m. 

(Guest ticket required) 


4 to 6 p.m. 

7:30 a.m. 

(Reservation required) 


4 to 6 p.m. 

9:45 to 10:15 a.m. 

10:30 to 11:30 a.m. 

5:30 to 6:45 p.m. 

7 p.m. 

(Guest ticket required) 

hISTOrY 

International Alpha Delta Kappa 

Association (ADKA) was founded 

in 1961 in Denver, Colorado by Ernest J. Hill, Alabama 

and Thomas H. Neal, Sr., Missouri. The organization’s 

founding and continuing purpose is to lend aid and encouragement 

to The Alpha Delta Kappa Sorority, Incor- 

porated in its organizational and benevolent activities. 

Membership is open to husbands of members who are 

registered for the International Convention or who have 

attended previous International Conventions. Alpha 

Delta Kappa has appreciated the continuing support 

and assistance received from this loyal group of men. 

2009 Alpha Delta Kappa Association Golf Scramble 

If you are a golfer, you won’t want to miss this opportunity to play at the Greensboro National Golf Course on 

Friday, July 10. The entry fee for ADKA members is $56; for non-members, $61. Those wishing to participate must 

register by June 1. Send your entry fee and completed Scramble registration coupon along with your Convention 

registration form to Headquarters prior to June 1. No late or on-site entries will be accepted. If you have 

questions, please contact Sherrill Carroll, srcarroll@frontiernet.net or phone (731) 587-6326. 

Alpha Delta Kappa Association Golf Scramble—July 10, 2009 

ADKA Member 

Entry Fee 

1. Name Handicap S/P/N* $56 

Non-ADKA Member 

2. Name Handicap S/P/N* $61 

Entry fee and Scramble registration coupon must accompany spouse’s convention registration, received at 

Headquarters prior to June 1. Online registration with credit card is available on the ADK website. No late or 

on-site entries will be accepted. 

*State/Province/Nation 


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Evening of Entertainment 

Thursday, July 9, 2009 – 7:30 p.m. 

Combine altruism with pleasure Thursday 

evening, when four-time Grammy Award winner 

David Holt joins Alpha Delta Kappa to present 

a benefit performance for the Firefighters’ Burn 

Fund at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical 

Center, the Convention altruistic project. 

David Holt is a musician, storyteller, historian, 

television host and entertainer, dedicated to 

performing and preserving traditional American 

music and stories. He plays 10 acoustic instruments, 

including banjos, the mouth bow, the 

bottleneck slide guitar and even the paper bag! 

He has released numerous recordings of traditional 

mountain music and Southern folktales. 

Mr. Holt’s performance will be accompanied 

by Alpha Delta Kappa’s own North Carolina Chick 

Band and the Alabama Singing Sisters. All three 

promise performances are not to be missed! 

Experience a lively, fun-filled evening music 

and stories from the heart of the Appalachian 

Mountains and support a truly heart-warming 

cause: The Burn Center. 

Tickets are $15 and may be ordered on the Convention registration form. 

Hotel Information 

hOTEl FEATurES: 

Full-scale business center; complete cardiovascular health club; indoor/outdoor pool; whirlpool; sauna; and 

racquetball court. 

GuESTrOOM FEATurES: 

Over 1,000 beautifully decorated guest rooms with 80 suites feature conveniences such as high-speed Internet 

access, cable televisions with remote, computerized card locks and two-line telephones with voice mail and 

data ports. Restaurants: Joseph’s Restaurant; Club Fifth Season; The Bar Down Under; Café Expresso; The Brass 

Bar; The Connection Martini Bar; LINK @ Sheraton 

STANDArD rOOM AMENITIES: 

24-Hour Security and Fire Safety; ADA Compliant Facilities; Freight Elevators; Events Management; Audio 

Transcript Service; LINK @ Sheraton; ATM; Limited Airport Transportation $20 Per Person; Electronic Reader 

Board with Meeting Room Signage; Complimentary On-Site Parking; Gift Shop; Paging System; Golf, Tennis, 

Spa Scheduling; Room Service; Loading Dock w/ Hydraulic Lift and Drive-In Capabilities; Telephone Voice Mail 

System; Express Check Out; Exhibition / Drayage Service Company; Coin-Operated Laundry; Non-Smoking 

Rooms Available; Coffee Maker; Concierge Services; Dry Cleaning & Laundry Service; Hair Dryers; High Speed 

Internet Access in all Guest & Meeting Rooms; Wireless Internet Access in Guest Rooms & Public Space; Iron & 

Ironing Board; USA Today; USPS Drop Box 

rOOM rATES: 

$135 – single/double occupancy (excluding applicable taxes) 

Reservations can be made beginning January 2, 2009. The Sheraton Four Seasons will honor the Convention 

rate four days before and after the Convention dates, based on availability. They will honor the Convention rate 

starting on July 3 and ending on July 15. For reservations, call (800) 242-6556. 

TrANSPOrTATION: Limited Airport Transportation, $20 per person. 

PArKING: Complimentary on-site parking. 

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“Vision Action Innovation” 

Alpha Delta Kappa 2009 International Convention • Greensboro, NC • July 8 - July 11, 2009 

1. MEMBEr INFOrMATION 

Please attach the peel and stick mailing label from your KAPPAN in the marked area. 

If you are filling this area out by hand, your Member ID Number 

may be found on your KAPPAN and Columns mailing labels. 

Name 

Member ID# 

First 

Last 

State/Province/Nation (S/P/N) & Chapter 

Address 

City S/P/N Zip/PC 

First Name to Appear on Badge 

Home Phone ( ) Work Phone ( ) 

Email Address 

I am actively employed/engaged in education: Yes No 

We’ve made it easy to register: 

Mail your completed form with payment to 

Alpha Delta Kappa’s bank lock box: 


P.O. Box 879452 

Kansas City, MO 64187-9452 

Or, if paying by MasterCard or VISA: 

Fax your completed form to (816) 363-4010. 

Our fax line is open 24 hours a day. 

If faxing form, DO NOT mail a duplicate. 

register on-line after January 1 on the 

password-protected, members-only 

portion of the Alpha Delta Kappa 

International website under “Meetings.” 

2. EMErGENCY CONTACT (NOT Attending Convention) 

Name Phone ( ) 

3. PlEASE TEll uS . . . 

Official Delegate Information (Voting Delegates and Alternates Only) 

Check applicable designation: 

Chapter Delegate* (one per chapter) 

Chapter Alternate Delegate (one per chapter) 

*By virtue of the position, these members will 

receive a complimentary copy of the Convention Proceedings. 

State/Provincial/National President 

S/P/N President-Elect 

S/P/N Immediate Past President 

2007-2009 International Chapter Past International Chapter (2005-2007 or 2003-2005) 

Past International Executive Board Chairman 

Past International President 

International Chairman of 

Committee/Scholarship Board 

Special Designations: Please check special designations which apply to you: 

Jetaneer: You are a Jetaneer if you have attended any seven International conventions, not necessarily consecutively. 

First Timer: You are a First Timer when you attend your first International convention. 

Golden Sister: You are a Golden Sister if you have been an Alpha Delta Kappa member for 50 or more years. 

Sapphire Sister: You are a Sapphire Sister if you have been an Alpha Delta Kappa member for 35 or more years. 

Silver Sister: You are a Silver Sister if you have been an Alpha Delta Kappa member for 25 or more years. 

DoDos/All Timers: You are a DoDo if you were a province chairman. You are an All Timer if you have attended all 

International Conventions and the 1955 National Convention. 

All Sincers: You are an All Sincer if you have attended all International conventions since being initiated and have attended 

at least three International conventions. 

Volunteers: 

I am neither a delegate nor alternate and wish to serve as assistant sergeant-at-arms. 

I am a delegate or alternate but wish to serve as assistant sergeant-at-arms except Friday, July 10, when voting takes place. 

As a musician, I wish to participate as follows: 

Vocal Instrumental Both list instrument and/or choral part (e.g. soprano, alto): 

4. SPECIAl NEEDS 

Special seating requested for members with 

wheelchairs and/or hearing or vision impairment 

Vegetarian meals requested 

5. MEMOrIAl SErVICE 

Reserve 

seats in the family 

section for the family of: 

Notify hotel of any special room needs: (800) 242-6556 

See back Vision for • additional Action • Innovation registration in options. Leadership 19

6. CONVENTION rEGISTrATION 

Pre-registration Policy: To be considered pre-registered, your registration must be received by Friday, June 12. After this date, all registrations 

and changes must be processed at the Convention Registration Desk during the Convention. 

Total 

A. Member (Includes EDUCATIONAL SyMPOSIUM, Name Badge, Convention Registration Packet, Business Sessions, 

Speakers, Regional Luncheon and Reception, Banquet and Favor.) 

Will you be attending the Educational Symposium Luncheon YES NO 

received at headquarters by May 1 $200 

received at headquarters May 2-June 12 $225 

received at headquarters after June 12 or on-site $250 

B. One-Day Educational Symposium ONlY (NOT ATTENDING CONVENTION)— Wednesday, July 8 

received at headquarters by May 1 $100 

received at headquarters May 2-June 12 $125 

received at headquarters after June 12 or on-site $150 

Professional Growth/Fraternity Education Breakout Session Choices 

refer to session titles printed on pages 10-13 or on the 2009 International Convention section of the International Website. 

Write in session numbers, indicating your first, second and third choices for each July 8 time slot. 

July 8: 11:15 AM-12:15 PM: First Choice # Second Choice # Third Choice # 

July 8: 1:45-2:45 PM: First Choice # Second Choice # Third Choice # 

July 8: 3:00-4:00 PM: First Choice # Second Choice # Third Choice # 

C. Optional Special Event Fees: 

Past S/P/N Presidents’ & little Wigs’ (Past International Chapter Members) luncheon 

$25 each 

Evening of Entertainment 

$15 each 

D. NONMEMBEr GuEST TICKETS 

Please specify how many tickets you are purchasing for each event. 

Banquet Guest (Not included in ADKA registration fee) 

$55 each 

regional luncheon Guest 

$28 each 

E. ADKA (Association for Men) Convention registration $25 each 

Name to appear on badge 

(Includes Annual Dues, Happy Hours, International Chapter Reception, General Session 

Speakers, name badge and program. Does not include Banquet. Tickets may be 

purchased above for the Banquet and/or the Regional Luncheon.) 

ADKA Membership Dues for ADKA members NOT ATTENDING CONVENTION $6 

ADKA Member name 

F. 2009 International Convention charm, quantity: ; pin, quantity: $5 each 

G. 2009 International Convention Proceedings $5 each 

(One copy is automatically sent to each S/P/N and chapter president and chapter delegate.) 

h. 2009 International Convention Tote Bag $5 each 

I. ADK Badge holder/Neck Wallet $5 each 

TOTAl FEE ENClOSED: (Add registration(s), special functions, guests’ tickets and pin/charm) $ 

Registration and ticket fees must be paid in U.S. Funds only. Make checks payable to Alpha Delta Kappa. 

CANCELLATION POLICy: Cancellations must be received in writing by June 12, 2009 to qualify for a refund. 

Office use Only: BATCh#: 

7. CrEDIT CArD PAYMENT 

Auth.#: 

MasterCard/Visa only Amount $ 

Name (as it appears on your card) 

PLEASE MAKE SURE yOU INCLUDE THE COMPLETE CREDIT CARD NUMBER. 

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Tour Information 

Southern States Tours and Conventions 

117 hollyberry lane, lexington, N.C. 27292 

Telephone (336) 249-1541 • 1-800-344-1541 

Fax (336) 249-2429 • southernstc@lexcominc.net 

rEPlACEMENTS, lTD. 

If you relish fine china, you will not want to miss Replacements, Ltd., which has the world’s largest selection of old and 

new dinnerware, including china, stoneware, crystal, glassware, silver, stainless, and collectibles. This 300,000-square 

foot facility (the size of five football fields!) houses an incredible inventory of 12 million pieces in more than 286,000 

patterns, some over 100 years old! Amazingly, employees are permitted to bring their dogs to work! 

Cost: $19 per person 

1. Monday, July 6 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM 

2. Tuesday, July 7 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM 

3. Saturday, July 11 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM 

rEPlACEMENTS, lTD. & ChINQuA PENN PlANTATION 

Visit Replacements, Ltd., (please see above description). After this shopping spree, you can enjoy a deli style 

lunch at Café 99 before going to Chinqua Penn Plantation. Featured on A & E’s “America’s Castles” and acclaimed 

as an architectural American treasure, the Plantation includes a 27-room English countryside mansion filled with 

elaborate furnishings from 30 countries. Since the early 1900’s the growing of grapes and making of wine have 

played a large part in Chinqua Penn’s history. The tradition continues in the Wine Tasting Room; here you will 

sample five wines and keep the wine glass as a souvenir. Cost: $62 per person (Lunch included and all inclusive) 

4. Monday, July 6 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM 

5. Tuesday, July 7 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM 

FurNITurElAND SOuTh & rEPlACEMENTS, lTD. 

Shop today at the world’s largest home furnishing showplace in the nation, Furnitureland South, but begin with a 

seminar from FLS by Design. Learn how to turn your ideas into your dream home with space planning, decorating 

and color trends. Then shop for bedroom suits, dining room furniture, rugs, accessories, office furniture, and 

outdoor furniture, with more than 400 furniture and accessory lines, you are sure to fine what you need here. 

Enjoy a buffet lunch at the Bear Rock Restaurant located in Furnitureland South before heading to Replacements, 

Ltd. (Please see above description.) Cost: $39 per person (Lunch included and all inclusive) 



BIlTMOrE ESTATE (2 hours 45 minutes from Greensboro) 

Completed in 1895, it took an army of stone-cutters and artisans six years to construct the Biltmore House. It is 

the largest private home in America, situated on more than 8,000 acres of land. George Vanderbilt filled his 250- 

room mansion with treasures he collected during his world travels. Enjoy a buffet lunch at Deerpark Restaurant, 

which originally was a dairy barn for George Vanderbilt’s farm operations located on the estate. Visit the Winery, 

which opened in 1985 and follows George Vanderbilt’s original concept of a self-supporting European estate. The 

building was originally used as part of the Biltmore Estate’s dairy operation. 

Cost: $120 per person (Lunch included and all inclusive) 


9. Sunday, July 12 6:30 AM – 7:00 PM 


SEAGrOVE POTTErY (45 minutes from Greensboro) 

With more than 90 potteries in the area, Seagrove is known nationwide as the “Pottery Capital” of North Carolina. 

Learn the history of each potter’s shop and how pottery came about in Seagrove. You will see a potter take clay 

and mold it into a beautiful piece of pottery, then tour the sheds and showrooms where you can purchase pottery 

to take home. Lunch will be at K & W Cafeteria. Cost: $52 per person (Lunch included and all inclusive) 





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DuKE uNIVErSITY ChAPEl & ThE SArAh P. DuKE GArDENS (1 hour from Greensboro) 

Once cited by author Aldous Huxley as “the most beautiful and successful experiment in neogothic form in the 

world,” Duke Chapel is one of the most popular features in North Carolina. The Chapel, built in 1930, is English- 

Gothic and represents one of the last great collegiate Gothic projects in the United States. It features the Flentrop 

Organ (5,200 pipes), 50-bell carillon, 210-foot tower and stained-glass windows. Take a guided tour of the Sarah P. 

Duke Gardens, 55 acres of landscaped and woodland gardens featuring more than 2,000 kinds of plants, five miles 

of walks and pathways with bridges, courts, lawns, waterfalls, ponds and pavilions. Then take a drive by of Duke 

University campus before leaving. Cost: $38 per person 


15. Tuesday, July 7 12:00 PM – 5:30 PM 


OlD SAlEM (30 minutes from Greensboro) 

Take a voyage through time and history at Old Salem, but before you take your tour you will have lunch in the 

Old Salem Tavern, which will include Moravian Chicken Pie, a double crusted pie filled with chicken, served with 

gravy and sautéed vegetables. Dessert will be Moravian Gingerbread, made with fresh ginger root and grated 

orange rind topped with whipped cream. Then visit the faithfully restored German Moravian congregation town 

founded in 1766, where on every side the past lives again. Here you will walk streets virtually unchanged in 200 

years and see costumed interpreters re-enact how ordinary people lived, worked and worshipped. Touch the 

hand-hewn timbers of building that have stood for two centuries. Hear the mellow tones of a 1797 organ and the 

click of a spinning wheel. More than 80 buildings, many of them private homes, give this unique community the 

feeling of a living museum. Tour 10 exhibit buildings and visit several gift shops. This is a walking tour covering 

about four short blocks—please wear comfortable shoes and realize that the streets and sidewalks are uneven 

and there are hills to walk up. Cost: $62 per person (Lunch included and all inclusive) 



19. Sunday, July 12 12:00 PM – 5:30 PM 


ShOPPING IN OlD GrEENSBOrOuGh 

Visit downtown Greensboro, once spelled Greensborough, and shop in this revitalized turn-of-the-century 

commercial and industrial district, which has more than a dozen antique shops, art venues, and restaurants. There 

is something for nearly everyone in this district. (For those who want to return early, we will have two departures 

from Old Greensborough back to the hotel.) Cost: $26 per person 



No confirmation will be sent however, names will be checked off as you board the bus. 

your canceled check, or Charge Card statement will be your receipt. No refunds or 

exchanges after pre-registration deadline of Friday, June 12, 2009. Buses are based on a 

minimum of 35 & maximum of 55 people per bus except for the NASCAR Tour which is 

52 people maximum. Southern States Tours & Conventions reserves the right to cancel 

any event that does not meet the required number of registrants after the deadline date. 

Should any tour be canceled due to insufficient participation or if any event has been 

sold out, any monies collected will be refunded at the registration desk. In the event 

that an individual cancels it must be received in writing by mail or Fax (336) 249-2429 

no later than Friday, June 12, 2009 to receive a full refund, and those individuals will be 

reimbursed by mail within 12 days from the date he/she cancels. 

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NASCAr TOur (1 hour 30 minutes from Greensboro) 

For the NASCAR enthusiast, a visit to Lowe’s Motor Speedway will take you behind the scenes of the garages where 

decisions are made before a race that make or break a team’s chance for victory. Experience the full-tilt sensation of the 

24-degree banks as you take a guided tour-ride around the 1.5-mile oval track. After taking the checkered flag, stand in 

the same victory circle that has hosted Richard Petty, Bill Elliott, Dale Earnhardt, Jeff Gordon and other stars of NASCAR. 

A visit to the Winston Souvenir Gift Shop, which has the largest assortment of Lowe’s Motor Speedway and Winston Cup 

memorabilia in the world, follows. Next is Hendrick Motorsports Museum, the race shop for Jeff Gordon #24, Jimmie 

Johnson #48, Casey Mears #5 and Dale Earnhardt Jr. #88. The museum contains Hendrick Motorsports’ most famous 

stock cars, sports car exhibits and championship trophy displays. Viewing areas for each Hendrick Motorsports race 

shop provide fans a unique behind-the-scenes peek as teams prepare cars for each race weekend. Shop till you drop 

at Concord Mills, which has over 200 outlet stores such as Tommy Hilfiger, Nautica, Polo Ralph Lauren, etc. It’s Bass Pro 

Shops Outdoor World North Carolina Style, this massive track mega-store is as big as four football fields and features 

giant aquariums, wildlife displays, trout streams, and the best selection of fishing, hunting, camping, boating and golf 

equipment anywhere. (Lunch on your own at Concord Mills) For those who want to play, located inside Concord Mills is 

NASCAR Speed Park (OPTIONAL) it features: four exciting race tracks outside and one inside, miniature golf, indoor rock 

climbing wall, speed bumper boats, laser tag arena, and a state-of-the-art speed dome arcade. 

Cost without NASCAR Speed Park: $45 per person (Maximum on this trip: 52 people) 



Cost with NASCAR Speed Park: $68 per person (Maximum on this trip: 52 people) 



rEPlACEMENTS, lTD. & BlANDWOOD MANSION 

Visit Replacements, Ltd. (Please see description for Tours 1, 2 and 3.) Then visit Blandwood Mansion and Carriage 

House, a National Historic Landmark originally constructed in 1795, Blandwood later served as NC Governor 

John Motley Morehead’s home. In 1844, an addition transformed this farmhouse into an Italianate wonder which 

features the original architecture and family furnishings. Cost: $32 per person 


CIVIl WAr & NC TrANSPOrTATION MuSEuM (45 minutes from Greensboro) 

For the Civil War buff, you will visit the Salisbury National Cemetery which was dedicated in 1874. This Cemetery 

is the final resting place of veterans of all wars. More than 5,000 Union Soldiers who died at the Salisbury 

Confederate Prison during the Civil War are buried in 18 trench graves. Visit Josephus Hall House, an impressive 

house museum was once home to Dr. Josephus Hall, Chief Surgeon at the Salisbury Confederate Prison during 

the Civil War. Lunch at the Wrenn House, located in the Old Salisbury Female Academy, built in 1839. Take a tour 

of NC Transportation Museum which was once Southern Railway’s largest steam locomotive servicing facility. 

Began in 1896, at a point half-way between Atlanta, GA and Washington, DC, this site now features three exhibit 

areas chronicling the development of transportation. Take a train ride around the 20-acre facility, including a tour 

of the 37-bay roundhouse. Cost: $75 per person (Lunch included and all inclusive) 


Southern States Tours & Conventions acts solely as your agent in arranging the various 

accommodations and assumes no responsibility or liability in connection with the service 

of any train, motorcoach, vessel, carriage, aircraft, or other conveyance. We are not 

responsible for loss or injury in connection with sightseeing excursions, restaurants, 

food, or loss of any personal items or baggage. 

Southern States Tours & Conventions is totally independent from Alpha Delta Kappa, 

and Alpha Delta Kappa is not a party to any agreement relating to tours. Any arrangements 

that are made will be directly between Southern States Tours & Conventions and 

the individual sorority members. 


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TOur rEGISTrATION FOrM 

Deadline for registration: Friday, June 12, 2009 

Tour Date Cost # Tickets Total Per Person 

1. Replacements, Ltd. Monday, July 6 $19 x = $ 

2. Replacements, Ltd. Tuesday, July 7 $19 x = $ 

3. Replacements, Ltd. Saturday, July 11 $19 x = $ 

4. Replacements, Ltd. & Chinqua Penn Plantation Monday, July 6 $62 x = $ 

5. Replacements, Ltd. & Chinqua Penn Plantation Tuesday, July 7 $62 x = $ 

6. Furnitureland South & Replacements, Ltd. Monday, July 6 $39 x = $ 

7. Furnitureland South & Replacements, Ltd. Tuesday, July 7 $39 x = $ 

8. Biltmore Estate Tuesday, July 7 $120 x = $ 

9. Biltmore Estate Sunday, July 12 $120 x = $ 

10. Biltmore Estate Monday, July 13 $120 x = $ 

11. Seagrove Pottery Monday, July 6 $52 x = $ 

12. Seagrove Pottery Tuesday, July 7 $52 x = $ 

13. Seagrove Pottery Monday, July 13 $52 x = $ 

14. Duke U. Chapel & Sarah P. Duke Gardens Monday, July 6 $38 x = $ 

15. Duke U. Chapel & Sarah P. Duke Gardens Tuesday, July 7 $38 x = $ 

16. Duke U. Chapel & Sarah P. Duke Gardens Monday, July 13 $38 x = $ 

17. Old Salem Monday, July 6 $62 x = $ 

18. Old Salem Tuesday, July 7 $62 x = $ 

19. Old Salem Sunday, July 12 $62 x = $ 

20. Old Salem Monday, July 13 $62 x = $ 

21. Shopping in Old Greensborough Tuesday, July 7 $26 x = $ 

22. Shopping in Old Greensborough Saturday, July 11 $26 x = $ 

23. NASCAR without Speed Park Tuesday, July 7 $45 x = $ 

24. NASCAR without Speed Park Monday, July 13 $45 x = $ 

25. NASCAR with Speed Park Tuesday, July 7 $68 x = $ 

26. NASCAR with Speed Park Monday, July 13 $68 x = $ 

27. Replacements, Ltd. & Blandwood Mansion Saturday, July 11 $32 x = $ 

28. Civil War & NC Transportation Museum Monday, July 13 $75 x = $ 

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ADK Celebrates 2008 Regional 

Excellence in Education Award Winners 

Editor’s note: The 2008 Regional 

Excellence in Education 

Award Winners were invited to 

write essays about themselves 

and their work. 

Kathy N. Hays, Alabama 

Sigma Chapter, Gulf Regional 

Recipient 

Kathy N. Hays is a secondary 

English teacher and 

chairman of the English 

Department at Cherokee High 

School, Cherokee, Alabama. 

For as long as I can remember, 

I have loved school. Since 

I was never happy away from 

school, I began college the summer 

after graduation. I found 

my vocation easily. I began my 

teaching career 30 years ago at 

my alma mater, Cherokee High 

School. Dreams really do come 

true. As a teacher, I received a 

backstage pass with easy access 

to all the stars. I soon realized 

that my high school teachers 

were unsung heroes. Every 

day, I witnessed their dedication, 

determination and discipline for 

teaching. During my first year 

of teaching, I decided I would 

give back everything these 

devoted professionals had given 

me, for they helped me become 

who I am today. Without them, 

I would not be the person I 

am. I have since realized that 

I cannot fully give back everything, 

but I never stop trying, 

because teachers really do make 

a difference. I set out to make a 

positive difference in the lives of 

my students, my school and my 

community. 

I feel as though my passion 

for teaching comes from my enthusiasm 

for learning. I eagerly 

anticipate what new opportunities 

will afford me—greater knowledge 

to better teach my students. 

I keep an open mind and 

a grateful heart, for the blessing 

of teaching spills all around me. 

I have had the opportunity to 

share and to learn with Holocaust 

survivors, as a participant in the 

2007 Holocaust Remembrance 

Project; to participate in forums 

and summits in Washington, 

DC, as a facilitator for People 

to People World Leadership 

groups; and to teach in a stateof-the-art 

technology classroom 

with materials purchased from 

a grant I wrote for Technology 

Enhanced Activity (TEA) into the 

Classroom. However, my greatest 

feelings of joy come from 

participating with my students 

in the Random Acts of Kindness 

Society. I started the RAK 

Society 10 years ago. I wanted 

to counteract random acts of 

violence, and let other people 

know that teens and kindness 

are one. What started with one 

class of 17 students has spread to 

the entire school and faculty, as 

well as the community. Members 

are constantly doing good deeds: 

sponsoring food drives for the 

needy; raising funds for Pennies 

for Patients; collecting coats for 

the young and elderly; helping 

fellow students during times of 

difficulty and tragedy; organizing 

Mix It Up at Lunch for tolerance 

and diversity; conducting rallies 

for domestic violence and breast 

cancer awareness; collecting 

supplies for charitable organizations; 

and volunteering time and 

talents to other organizations to 

spread kindness. By sponsoring 

the RAK Society, I have become 

more aware of the needs of 

my students, their talents and 

interests, and the importance 

of helping my students become 

productive citizens. The RAK 

Society is an extension of my passion 

to give back, to never stop, 

and to make a positive difference. 

I was recently awarded the 

first Cherokee Hero 

Award for school 

and community 

service. I am truly 

blessed. 

Sharon Bishop, 

Nebraska Alpha 

Beta Chapter, 

North Central 

Regional Recipient 

Sharon Bishop 

is a secondary language 

arts teacher 

at Heartland Community 

Schools, 

Henderson/Bradshaw, 

Nebraska. 

“Writing to Find 

A Sense of Place” 

It is a balmy autumn day in 

eastern Nebraska. A plains wind 

has chased away the summer 

humidity. The fields of corn and 

soybeans are beginning to dry, 

a forecast of the fall harvest. 

Early September in my sophomore 

English class means a field 

trip to Stuhr Museum, 45 miles 

west of our consolidated rural 

school. Here, students learn of 

three cultures that inhabited and 

shaped the prairie: the native 

Pawnee; the early settlers; and 

the town builders, who populated 

the railroad 

towns 

that grew 

up in the 

shadow of 

the transcontinental 

railroad. 

This history 

will be 

reflected 

in some 

of the literature 

by 

Nebraska 

authors we 

will read, a 

literary ‣ 

Vision • Action • Innovation in Educational Excellence 

Kathy Hays at the F.D.R. 

Memorial in Washington, DC 

during the People to People 

World Leadership Forum 

Seniors in a college prep class 

regularly meet with instructor Sharon 

Bishop to share writing and receive 

feedback from her and fellow students. 

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heritage that forms the nucleus 

of the work of my classroom. 

As we move through the day, 

students take notes from the 

docents, photograph old cabins 

and restored buildings from a 

reconstructed railroad town, 

and sit and journal about their 

impressions of this place. 

This field trip is followed by 

a second field trip to a preserved 

native prairie, just a few miles 

from our school. Here, students 

learn the characteristics of the 

natural ecosystem of our place. 

They disappear into tall stands of 

Big Bluestem and Indian Grass 

and imagine what the early 

pioneers who first came here 

must have felt when they were 

confronted with this endless sky 

and sea of grass. Again, they 

write and photograph. 

As the year progresses, 

students will interview community 

elders about the history 

of our two communities. They 

will write poetry and prose of 

place that will accompany their 

photography into class-made 

booklets, work that will be 

shared with an audience beyond 

the classroom. 

This work is called Place- 

Conscious Education, as Robert 

Brooke of the University of 

Nebraska-Lincoln explains: 

Learning, writing and citizenship 

are richer when they 

are tied to, and flow from, 

local culture. Local cultures, 

communities, regions and 

Excellence in Education Award winner from the 

Northeast Region Ginger Modla proudly holds her 

award. On her left is International Executive Board 

Member Janice Tashiro and on her right is International 

Vice President, Northeast Region Sue Pelchat. 

International President Ann Hudson stands behind 

Ginger. Surrounding Ginger are her Pennsylvania 

Gamma Chapter sisters who attended the Conference. 

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histories are the places where 

we shape our individual 

lives, and their economic and 

political and aesthetic issues 

are every bit as complex as 

the same issues on a national 

and international scale. 

Since 1997, I have had the 

privilege of sharing this work 

with other Nebraska teachers. 

The Nebraska Writing Project 

offers summer rural writing institutes 

held across the state; here, 

teacher participants explore this 

local place and return to their 

classrooms to devise lessons 

that reflect their own specific 

places. As writing mandates 

have become the realities of our 

classrooms, evidence shows that 

students who write about places 

and people that are part of their 

lives are more careful and powerful 

writers. Still, the main goal 

of place-based work is to help 

develop future citizens who have 

learned how to shape their own 

lives and the life of their community—and 

in learning how to live 

well in one place, will be able to 

live well in any place. 

Works Cited 

Brooke, Robert E. Introduction. 

Rural Voices: 

Place-Conscious Education 

and the Teaching of Writing. 

Robert E. Brooke, ed. 

New York: Teachers College 

Press, 2003. 1-19. 

Ginger Modla, Pennsylvania 

Gamma Chapter, Northeast 


Ginger Modla is an associate 

professor at La Salle University 

in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 

teaching graduate and undergraduate 

reading/language 

courses and a graduate practicum 

for reading certification. 

After 40 years in education, 

I still maintain a dual role: I am 

a lifelong teacher and a lifelong 

learner. Those first nine credits 

in education with my liberal 

arts degree were the beginning 

of a passion that stays with me 

today. My original certification 

in education led to a master’s 

degree and a doctorate. I’ve 

“graduated” from working with 


struggling grade school and 

high school students to teaching 

and preparing college students 

and teachers to become fine 

educational professionals and 

reading specialists. 

In between these many 

years, armed with a doctorate, 

I earned a position as a reading 

supervisor. I was able to reach 

the adults who impact many children. 

Even further, as a director 

of curriculum, my concern and 

passion for teaching reading had 

an even greater influence on a 

district-wide basis. 

The next challenge afforded 

me the opportunity to assume 

a position in the Education Department 

at LaSalle University. 

I am now a tenured associate 

professor, intent on preparing 

the next generation of classroom 

teachers to be the best teachers 

of reading they can be. 

Fran Mitchell, my good 

friend and Pennsylvania Gamma 

Chapter sister, when submitting 

my application for the 

Excellence in Education Award, 

explained my work best. She 

wrote, “Ginger recognizes her 

responsibility for preparing 

future teachers to teach reading 

and writing. She constantly and 

consistently models effective 

instructional practices. Her 

students earn far more than a 

grade. They earn the satisfaction 

of being prepared to step 

into the city schools with theory 

and practice, dedication and the 

desire to make a difference in 

the lives of their young charges. 

She has developed and maintains 

programs in the Philadelphia 

Public Schools, where 

her LaSalle students have the opportunity 

for experiences before 

their actual student teaching.” 

After teaching undergraduates 

for several years, it was 

my good fortune to become a 

member of the team introducing 

a master’s in reading program to 

the University for the first time. 

To create and teach graduate 

level reading courses, including 

a summer reading clinic, is the 

highlight of my career. ‣

Preparing future reading specialists, 

who will, in turn, influence 

teachers and many more students, 

is unbelievably rewarding work. 

Preparing for classes is a 

real learning experience, as is 

conducting research related to 

improving classroom practice. 

My areas of interest include 

comprehension, integrating 

technology and interdisciplinary 

teaching. Publishing research, 

writing articles and making presentations 

keeps me up to date. 

Giving back is my motivation 

for assuming leadership roles in 

professional organizations, including 

Alpha Delta Kappa (past 

Pennsylvania state president); 

the College Reading Association 

(clinical division chair); Delaware 

Valley, Bucks County and 

Chester County Reading Associations 

(president in each). 

Certainly seizing opportunities 

coming my way, focusing on 

quality and working hard have 

assisted me professionally. However, 

many accomplishments 

would have been very difficult 

without the support of family, 

friends and my Alpha Delta 

Kappa sisters, especially from 

my mentor, Marianne Nolan. 

Debbie Plummer, Oregon 

Mu Chapter, Northwest 


Debbie Plummer is a combination 

media specialist/Title I 

teacher in Klamath Falls, Oregon. 

I have been an educator for 

more than 30 years, in diversified 

positions in private and 

public schools in Oregon. I have 

worked with preschoolers, and 

have taught a college class. I 

enjoy every age group. I feel 

honored to be a teacher. 

I am currently working in 

Klamath Falls, Oregon, as a combination 

media specialist/Title I 

teacher. The position allows me 

the freedom to pursue two great 

passions: drama and poetry. I 

teach poetry to students from 3rd 

through 6th grade, and drama 

to 4th and 6th grades. I am the 

student council advisor and TAG 

coordinator for my building. 

Outside the typical school 

day, I created, and coordinate, a 

county-wide storytelling festival 

in my area. Upper elementary 

students from 13 schools come 

together to tell traditional folktales 

for community judges. We 

have been growing for 10 years. I 

have taught a drama class for the 

Southern Oregon Conference for 

Teachers of Young Children for 

the past several years. My district 

commissioned me to write, 

cast and direct commercials on 

parenting as a public service. 

I am passionate about 

writing and have written many 

manuscripts. One, “Something 

Happened Today,” was published. 

I originally wrote the story to 

help a first grade classroom cope 

with a student who experienced 

a family death. The rough manuscript 

made its way to many local 

schools, as others had a need for 

the topic. Oregon Alpha Delta 

Kappa encouraged me to have 

it published. It is sold locally 

and through ADK conferences 

and conventions. A counselor in 

Dubai took a copy there. 

I am active in church and 

help our civic theater with community 

productions. I have acted 

as prop mistress for several 

plays, and have performed in a 

few. I teach piano lessons after 

school and sell antiques at a local 

antique mall. My husband and 

I own a small “extra” house that 

we rent as a bed and breakfast. 

Vera K. Cancellare, Texas 

Alpha Delta Chapter, South 

Central Regional Recipient 

Vera K. Cancellare is principal 

of Sunset High School, 

an alternative academic high 

school in El Paso, Texas. 

I believe that being an educator 

is a calling and a vocation, 

not a profession. Throughout 

my 28 years as an educator, I 

have prided myself in being able 

to guide young people to the 

possibilities that are available 

to them in this world through 

education. I not only open their 

minds to the light of knowledge, 

but I bring to their hearts and 

souls the understanding of hope. 

I am an instrument of hope. 


I 

realize 

that many 

students 

do not 

believe 

in themselves, 

because 

they have Debbie Plummer with students Adam 

no one to Ortiz, Anna Poznanskaya, Christian 

instill the Ortiz and Victorian Magoon 

awareness 

of possibilities 

in them. They are left to 

believe that because of circumstance 

and economic situations, 

their futures are destined for mediocrity, 

or less. As a conveyor 

of hope, my job is to extinguish 

that fallacy and ignite the fire of 

possibilities and challenge. As 

an educator, I try to lift their 

spirits and show them that 

anything is possible to a willing 

heart. My greatest and most 

noteworthy accomplishments 

as an educator are watching the 

light go on in children’s eyes 

when they learn something new; 

hearing students’ thanks when I 

have helped them achieve; and 

watching “dropouts” walk across 

the stage at graduation, when 

nine months earlier, they felt 

they couldn’t. My greatest joy 

is knowing that I will never be 

monetarily rich as an educator, 

but the riches that my students’ 

successes have brought me 

are priceless. I am changing 

the world one student at a time 

through motivation, encouraging 

belief in oneself, and love. This 

is my greatest accomplishment 

as an educator. 

Linda Rowe, Virginia Lambda 

Chapter, Southeast Regional 

Recipient 

Linda Rowe is a reading 

specialist at South Salem 

Elementary School and a lead 

clinical faculty member of the 

Southwest Virginia Professional 

Education Consortium. 

I began my teaching career 

at the age of 9. The elementary 

school secretary gave my 

mother an old teacher’s edition 

of an English book, and I ‣ 

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immediately 

started teaching 

“school” to my 

younger brothers, 

ages 6 and 7. I 

had everything I 

needed; a blackboard, 

chalk, 

eraser and red 

Linda Rowe completes 

pen. Classroom 

Phonological Awareness management came 

Literacy Screening (PALS) naturally to me. I 

with kindergarten student definitely had the 

Abbie Shepherd. 

“telling them what 

to do part” down 

pat. It is a wonder they still 

speak to me. All I ever wanted 

to do when I grew up was teach 

kindergarten. Thus began my 

love of teaching. 

My favorite childhood memories 

are of my Mom taking just 

me to the public library. It was a 

good distance from our house, and 

I thought I was in heaven. It was 

the ultimate field trip. She always 

enrolled me in the summer reading 

program, and eventually the bookmobile 

came to a store a few blocks 

from our house. I used to tie a long 

string to the light bulb in my closet 

so that I could lie at the foot of 

my bed and read late at night and 

quickly pull the string to cut the 

light if I heard someone coming. 

Thus began my love of reading. 

I have been very blessed to 

have taught kindergarten, second 

and third grades in Salem 

City Schools at South Salem 

Elementary, and to be given the 

opportunity to become the reading 

specialist there, three years 

ago. I was now able to teach my 

true love all day long. For years 

I have told people that someday 

when I grow up I wanted to 

supervise student teachers at the 

college level so that I could share 

my love of teaching with them. I 

am a lead clinical faculty member 

of the Southwest Virginia 

Professional Education Consortium. 

This program helps four 

universities around our area to 

collaborate with the local public 

PK-12 school systems to enhance 

teacher preparation and mentor 

beginning teachers. I have been 

involved with this program, both 

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in training teachers to supervise 

student teachers, and supervising 

both interns and student 

teachers in my various grade 

levels. Now that I am in reading, 

I have the opportunity to work 

with the Reading Diagnostic 

interns from Roanoke College, 

and supervise them as they 

complete their required tutoring 

hours for their course. This is 

a win-win situation for everyone 

involved. When my interns first 

come in, I am able to give them 

data on their assigned students, 

and provide all sorts of materials 

for use with each visit. My at-risk 

first graders, who need a little 

extra help, are getting one-onone 

instruction from these college 

students and making great 

progress. The college students 

are getting the opportunity to 

practice teaching, using different 

approaches and strategies 

on a small scale, instead of with 

an entire class. I get to not only 

teach my little ones reading, I 

get to also teach the college kids 

how to love teaching it. It is the 

very best of both worlds. 

Shaunene Edwards, Nevada 

Delta Chapter, Southwest 


Shaunene Edwards teaches 

first grade at Mervin Iverson Elementary 

School in Las Vegas. 

As I prepared to submit my 

vita in response to my nomination, 

I was reminded of many 

great times I’ve enjoyed as a 

teacher over the past 21 years. 

Snapshots came to my mind of 

time spent working with student 

council members, eager 

to better their schools and our 

community; preparing staff 

development presentations; 

watching parents beam as their 

children performed in one of the 

many talent shows I directed; 

presenting an award-winning 

social studies grant project in 

Washington, DC; and working 

with limited-English-speaking 

parents at our parent center, as 

they worked to be part of their 

children’s education. 

Offering elementary-aged students 

the opportunity to vote, using 

real machines and procedures, 

and having a judge preside over 

our student council inauguration 

ceremonies was always a highlight 

for me, one that I hoped would 

someday translate to civic involvement 

of participating students. 

Going back to my first two 

years of teaching, I was reminded 

of the great satisfaction I felt in 

watching our disabled students 

perform popular songs using 

beautiful sign language we taught 

them, and how grateful I felt to 

be a part of those kids’ lives. 

As I completed the timeline 

of my professional successes, I 

realized that my most noteworthy 

accomplishments are not 

truly listed. These consist more 

of the daily successes that I have 

seen with my students over the 

years—my “I Love this Job!” moments, 

when students capture 

a skill or concept for the first 

time; when they exhibit the love 

of learning that I wish for them 

every day as they sit in my classroom; 

or when I can see in their 

eyes that the book I’m reading to 

them has really carried them to 

a faraway time or place. 

I remembered Kamryn, entering 

my room on the first day, 

exclaiming, “I just can’t read!” 

and helping her along a path that 

would allow her the chance to 

read and write in a way that let 

her incredible personality show 

through. I remembered Anthony, 

whose mother (at my urging) 

promised she would work hard 

to improve her English, so that 

she could continue to help him 

with his studies as years passed 

and the curriculum grew more 

difficult (and she did!). 

It’s a compilation of these experiences, 

and many more, that 

are my real professional accomplishments. 

I’m not an international 

traveler or presenter, and 

I’m not a published author. I’m 

just a regular elementary school 

teacher who has made great 

efforts over the years to have my 

life be of value to myself, my family, 

and to those whom I serve. I 

believe I have done that, and this 

is the greatest satisfaction of all.t

Working on behalf of 

Women in Kurdistan 

By Rosalinda Goss-Hitt 

California Delta Chapter 

The third element of the 

Alpha Delta Kappa mission 

statement—promoting world understanding—did 

not mean much 

to me until I met Elaine Poovey 

at the 2006 Southwest Regional 

Conference in Sacramento, California. 

“She teaches overseas 

In Egypt Wow! I have been to 

Egypt—what is that committee 

she is on Hmm, I should be on 

that committee,” I said to myself 

as I listened to her introduction. 

I thought back on my overseas 

travels and my two-year 

teaching stint in an Arab school 

in Haifa, Israel. I was jealous 

when my sponsor from Oregon, 

Marilyn Chandler, told me that 

she was on that very committee. 

I listened with great anticipation 

as Elaine spoke on world 

understanding at the 2007 Educational 

Symposium in San Diego. 

My mind wandered back to my 

college friend and classmate at 

Vanguard University of Southern 

California. Sharon Linzey, Ph.D., 

J.D., knows more about world understanding 

than anyone I know. 

As a sociology professor and 

ethnologist, Sharon’s many activities, 

which include being a threetime 

Fulbright scholar, enabled 

her to circle the globe many 

times. She recently graduated 

from Cornell Law School with 

degrees in international law as 

well as human rights. Her passion 

for human rights has taken her to 

70 countries. Because she testified 

before the United Nations 

Commission on Human Rights, 

Sharon was invited to the Reagan 

White House. She added her signature 

to a special document that 

President Reagan hand-delivered 

to Prime Minister Gorbachev. 

Sharon is now back at 

Vanguard University as associate 

provost of special projects. Realizing 

my newfound responsibility 

to promote world understanding, 

I quickly grabbed the opportunity 

to invite Sharon to speak at 

our Marina District Conference 

in January 2008, held in the very 

city where she works. 

Sharon told of her recent 

work with the widows and orphans 

of Kurdistan in Northern 

Iraq. We were spellbound by her 

slides and experiences. A bonus 

was a visit by Wan Ibrahim Slaiwa, 

from Kurdistan. “Dr. Wan,” 

32, is considered a psychiatrist, 

which requires only a bachelor’s 

degree in her country. She is a 

Kurdish national citizen, speaks 

three languages and is the assistant 

to the minister of health 

in Irbil, the capital of Kurdistan. 

Shortly after our conference, 

Wan returned to Kurdistan. In 

January 2009, she will come back 

to the U.S. to further her education. 

Here is her moving story in 

response to Sharon’s questions: 

SHARON: How was life 

in North Iraq (Kurdistan area) 

under Saddam Hussein’s rule 

WAN: People used to live 

in fear constantly. We did not 

know what it meant to feel safe 

or secure, or to think freely and 

independently. Parents could not 

say anything against the government 

in front of their children. 

Everybody had to agree with Saddam’s 

rules; otherwise, you were 

considered a traitor and could 

easily be killed. Most families 

have horror stories to tell relating and money. ‣ 

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Kurdish-inhabited area (CIA) 

to Saddam’s treachery against 

their families. Take my family, for 

example. One of my cousins was 

executed because he refused to join 

the army after he graduated from 

college. Before he was murdered, 

he shared with his close friend 

that he would find some way to 

escape the army and engaging in 

the Iraqi-Iranian war of 1988. So 

my cousin disappeared. The next 

thing our family heard was that he 

was imprisoned, and then killed 

as punishment for his “betrayal” 

of Saddam. All we knew was fear 

and a life of futile anxiety under 

Saddam Hussein’s rule. 

SHARON: You were wounded 

by a sniper’s bullet when you walked 

outside of your home one day. 

Would you please tell us about it 

WAN: I was wounded by the 

bullet in 1996, when I was 21 

years of age. It was at the time 

when Kurdistan had just become 

independent from Saddam’s rule. 

(The U.S. set up a no-fly zone and 

assured us of self-government.) 

At that time the two main Kurdish 

parties were fighting ferociously 

amongst themselves over power 

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It was a severe civil 

war, called “Brotherhood 

War,” because we were all 

of the same ethnic group. 

I was shot by a random 

bullet when I stepped 

out of my house for a few 

minutes. After I was 

shot in the arm, I could 

not get medical help for 

five days because of the 

fighting in the streets. I 

nearly bled to death after going 

into shock; but there was no help. 

Wan Ibrahim 

Slaiwa 

become the cultural 

affairs officer/assistant 

to the minister of 

health in Kurdistan 

WAN: I was, and 

still am, a volunteer, 

helping many foreign 

groups who come to 

Kurdistan. Because of 

my language skills and 

medical training, I am 

in a position to help 

many foreign medical teams who 

come to our region. I was serving as 

a coordinator for one of these groups 

when I met the Minister of Health. 

This type of position is generally not 

open to the public, unless one has a 

certain degree of political support 

or clout. Though I did not have any 

political support or backing, the 

minister asked me to work with him. 

I have been blessed to fill this role. 

SHARON: How did you 

decide that you wanted to get a 

master’s degree in marriage and 

family therapy How did you 

come to select Vanguard University 

for your graduate degree 

WAN: I met my dear friend, 

Professor Sharon Linzey, when 

she came to Kurdistan to do 

some humanitarian work. When 

Heather invited me to the States, 

Sharon was here visiting and advised 

me how to get a visa. I was 

able to go to the States. During 

my visit to California, I visited 

Vanguard University. I spoke in 

two of Dr. Linzey’s classes on the 

situation in Kurdistan. I became 

interested in the counseling program 

offered through Vanguard’s 

Center for Women’s Studies. I did 

visit other universities, but I chose 

Vanguard, because I was most 

impressed with their program. I 

especially think this will be the 

best program to enable me to help 

my people when I return to Kurdistan 

after the required two years 

of study. 

SHARON: How did you become 

interested in widows and orphans 

WAN: Due to Saddam Hussein’s 

Anfal Campaign against 

Consequently, I suffered from posttraumatic 

stress disorder. 

The long-term effect of this 

incident was that I have decided to 

live my life as a peacemaker. I am 

against war, and do all that I can 

to help people who suffer, especially 

psychologically. There is a 

huge need in Iraq for psychological 

and counseling services, and our 

land has very little to offer in this 

regard. This is why I wish to get a 

master’s degree in marriage and 

family therapy. I want to return to 

Kurdistan in Northern Iraq and 

aid those needing this type of help. 

There is very little of it around. 

SHARON: How did you come 

to know Heather Mercer and Dayna 

Curry, the missionaries who 

were kidnapped in Afghanistan 

and made international news 

WAN: I heard about Heather 

and Dayna’s imprisonment in Afghanistan, 

where they had served 

as missionaries. I had been praying 

a lot for Heather and admired 

how she put her life on the line 

and was in constant danger in 

order to help those in need. 

After Heather was freed and 

left Afghanistan, she decided to 

work in Kurdistan, and start a 

non-governmental organization. 

A friend told me about Heather 

and her goal to help the Kurdish 

people. He asked if I could help 

Heather purchase property since 

foreigners cannot own land. I 

agreed to help her, and we became 

close friends. I found that we 

shared many similar goals in life. 

SHARON: How did you the Kurdish people during 


1987-1989, thousands of widows 

and orphans were left without 

a means of support. They are 

in desperate need of psychological 

counseling, job training and 

medical assistance. They are 

the category of people who are 

in most dire need of support in 

Kurdistan. My heart has gone 

out to them and I feel that I must 

extend myself on their behalf. 

SHARON: What were you 

most impressed with when you 

came to the U.S. for the first time 

WAN: The thing that most 

impressed me in the U.S.A. was the 

freedom that people have. I wish all 

Americans valued this freedom and 

understood how precious it is. I saw 

the opportunity that people have to 

accomplish their dreams: everything 

seems to be possible. The resources 

are plentiful. I believe that 

God has blessed America so that the 

American people can be a blessing 

in many ways to other nations. 

Wan’s endeavor is endorsed 

by the Kurdish Women’s Rights 

Committee of the Kurdish National 

Congress of North America. 

Sharon finally met Elaine at 

the 2008 California State Convention 

in Anaheim. It was amazing 

to watch these two “kindred 

spirits” share their stories. It was 

clear that they share the same 

passion for global education. 

Sharon is a new member 

of California Delta Chapter in 

Los Angeles. She is available to 

speak at chapter, district, S/P/N 

or regional meetings. If you 

would like more information, or 

would like to know how you can 

help Dr. Wan raise the status of 

women in Kurdistan, call (714) 

556-3610 x2614, (310) 431-6093 or 

e-mail slinzey@vanguard.edut 

Rosalinda Goss-Hitt has a 

B.A. in Bible and a B.A. in social 

science from Vanguard University 

of Southern California in Costa 

Mesa. She did graduate work at 

Chapman University in Orange, 

California and has been teaching 

in public and private elementary 

schools in Oregon, California and 

Israel for 36 years.

An Altruistic Project Worth 

Sinking your Spade Into! 

By Liz Riffey 

Virginia alpha OmicrOn chapter 

Every time sisters came 

together for meetings across 

Virginia during the 2006-2008 

biennium, we brought book cards 

with us. (Yes, those little plastic 

cards from Borders, Books-a-Million 

and Barnes & Noble. ) Some 

sisters would stop on the way to 

a meeting and purchase a card in 

a small amount. Some chapters 

used altruistic funds to purchase 

cards. Some chapters had fundraisers 

specifically to purchase a 

book card of a very high value. 

We were supporting our biennium 

altruistic project, “Replanting 

Libraries: One Book at a Time.” 

The “seed” of the project 

came directly from 2006-2008 

State President Judy Ganzert’s 

theme, “Create an Alpha Delta 

Kappa Garden: Plant it, Nurture 

it, Watch it Grow.” With 

the idea of much gardening to 

come in the next two years, we 

knew we needed a state-wide 

altruistic project we could really 

“sink our spades” into! We also 

had a strong empathy for our 

fellow teachers and students in 

the Katrina-ravaged Gulf Region. 

Our original brainstorming session 

conjured visions of a trailer 

truck full of books bound south. 

As a librarian, I realized that, even 

though I knew my sisters would 

be generous and giving, the 

libraries in stricken areas were 

in need of new items that could 

be processed appropriately, not 

boxes of books from the northern 

lands! With more tweaking, our 

ideas narrowed to helping the 

three Mississippi counties that 

bordered the Gulf of Mexico. 

Some donations throughout even library-themed rugs! 

the two years of the project were We received a picture from 

very personal. One Virginia Library Media Specialist Lee 

district adopted the state project Hagerty-Wilson from Jackson 

as their district project. It was a County. Students in the St. Martin 

real boost to get a large manila Middle School Library were 

envelope of cards at the first of relaxing while reading books in 

November from my Pocahontas “Teachers’ Choice” bean bags. It 

District sisters! When State is heartwarming to Virginia sisters 

President Judy lost her beloved to know that we helped in a very 

father, an outpouring of donations 

small way to make this happen. 

to cover the cost of a special I had the honor to report to 

flower arrangement was so great my Virginia sisters the disbelief 

that a $225 book card donation 

and happiness we spread 

was made in his memory and throughout this small region. 

her honor. Upon State President- One school even graciously declined 

Elect Sandy Wolfe’s installation, 

a donation, telling us there 

her Virginia Alpha Rho Chapter were schools still in greater need 

sisters saw fit to donate a $100 than they were. Notes from 

card in her honor. Cards came librarians, pictures, and even one 

in all denominations, from $5 to middle school yearbook showing 

more than $200. It definitely was before and after pictures, were 

a project that we, as educators, added to the presentation and 

felt good supporting. 

scanned onto our state website. 

As 2006-2008 state altruistic I also had the heartache of 

chairman, I talked about our target reporting the indeterminate, 

area everywhere I went for two turtle-pace that rebuilding can 

years. I presented workshops at take. Even though our ‘gardening’ 

two fall presidents’ councils, state 

biennium is complete, there 

convention the first year, and traveled 

are still schools just finishing 

to several chapter meetings their rebuilding, just starting 

throughout the biennium, carrying their rebuilding or, believe it or 

a laptop presentation peppered not, still working through the 

with facts from Wikipedia, and paperwork and not even close to 

before and after pictures from the ground-breaking point. 

Google Earth and Tabmap.com. We know we could not have 

Over the course of the biennium, 

possibly helped an entire hurri- 

we sent donations to 23 cane-stricken area; we couldn’t 

schools in Hancock, Harrison and help every school in the small area 

Jackson Counties. We have sent in which we concentrated. We feel 

between $290 and $400 in book we did our best to nurture some 

cards to individual schools. We of the students and teachers in 

have sent checks in amounts from the replanting of their futures. We 

$500 to $1,000. In all, Virginia broadcast our Virginia seeds south 

sisters contributed a whopping to you. In our very small way, 

$16,900 to the area. We helped we hope you know that you are 

purchase a lot of books, we know, not forgotten. Good luck in your 

but also helped with furniture and continuing rebuilding efforts!t 

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2007 Fine Arts Grant Winner Updates ADK On 

Arts 

Alive! 

By Suzette Stavrianoudakis 

California Beta Delta Chapter 

Last year, I was awarded the 

Fine Arts Grant for my school, 

Sinclear Elementary in Ceres, 

California. We were so excited 

to receive a grant that could 

touch the lives of 650 students 

and their teachers! We worked 

diligently last fall to put a schedule 

together for local artists to 

come to our school each month 

throughout our school year. We 

also busily purchased 

art supplies, 

and arranged for 

music and drama 

assemblies. We 

were able to have a 

stocked art cabinet 

for classes to use all 

year, and for years 

to come. Every 

student at our 

school, from kindergarten 

to sixth 

The next Fine Arts Grant application 

deadline is March 1. Call (800) 247-2311 to 

request an application, or download one: 

http://www.alphadeltakappa.org/PDFs/ 

FAGB_Inst&App.pdf 

grade, received 

art instruction 

with professional 

artists and quality 

materials. 

We worked 

out a plan so that 

each grade level 

worked together 

on one genre 

of art. Kindergartners 

made 

puppets, while 

first graders focused on collage. 

Second and fifth graders 

learned the art of 

mask making (animals 

and people). Third 

graders focused on 

drawing with watercolor. 

Fourth graders 

also concentrated on 

watercolor, but added 

other media. Sixth 

graders focused on 

Egyptian art. Every 

student entered works 

of art into our “Arts 

Alive!” Art Show at the end of the 

year. The event showcased their 

art and gave families a chance 

to see a slideshow of students 

at work during their art lessons. 

We were excited about our turn- 

out. Our families were able to 

share in their children’s success. 

We had assemblies over 

the course of the year. We had 

music as our focus, bringing in 

“Too Many Chefs,” an opera made 

for school-aged audiences. We 

also brought in an interactive 

show featuring 

Ron Boren, 

who has made 

several CDs for 

children. Many 

classes were able 

to attend events 

at Modesto’s 

Gallo Center of 

the Arts to see 

dramatic and musical 

shows. Our 

drama club also 

benefited from our 

grant monies for workshop costs. 

It was refreshing to hear our 

teachers and students discussing 

art this past year. It warmed my 

heart to see kids excited about 

their projects, eager for their artist 

to visit again. The Grant allowed 

us to purchase art supplies that 

our school will use for years. The 

artists taught us ways to bring art 

into our curriculum, which we will 

be able to use in the future. Alpha 

Delta Kappa’s Grant brought art 

to life at Sinclear Elementary. My 

staff and I truly appreciate the 

support we received from ADK’s 

International Fine Arts Grants 

Board. I want to thank ADK for 

supporting the arts, children and 

educators. Thanks for bringing 

“Arts Alive!”t 

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2008 Alpha Delta Kappa 

Scholarships in Review 

Each biennium Alpha Delta Kappa International awards more than a quarter of a million dollars through 

its eight scholarship programs. The following individuals are the most recent recipients of Alpha Delta 

Kappa scholarships and grants. Because of these valuable programs, more than 90 individuals have been 

able to further their talents, interests and careers. 

Living Memorial Scholarship 

Betsy Taylor, Tennessee Mu Chapter, is the recipient of the 2008 Living Memorial Scholarship. 

Betsy will use the scholarship to travel to Belgium. She will explore the culture, traditions and 

local dialects and literature of Francophone Belgium via participation in the International Congress of 

the American Association of Teachers of French. The annual conference, normally held in the U.S., 

brings together French language instructors from elementary through post-secondary schools to 

collaborate and share innovative teaching strategies, research and discoveries, and to explore various 

French and Francophone cultures. 

An extended stay will allow Betsy to explore smaller towns, battle sites, interact with locals and 

document their thoughts and beliefs about themselves and the world. She plans to create a dossier of 

local lore, legends and customs; a library of juvenile French books; a slide show of the cities and villages 

visited; and a collection of multimedia activities and items to make lessons more accurate and relevant. 

Agnes Shipman Robertson Memorial Scholarship 

The Agnes Shipman Robertson Memorial 

Scholarship is a perpetuating endowment 

administered through the University of Missouri 

— Kansas City Conservatory of Music. The first 

$2,500 four-year scholarship was awarded in 1989 

to pianist Heidi Schilb of Marshall, Missouri, 

who graduated with distinction in May 1993. 

This year there are two Agnes Shipman 

Robertson Memorial Scholarship recipients 

studying at the UMKC Conservatory of 

Music: Robert Battle, a voice major; and 

Marie Buser, a dance major. 

Alpha Delta Kappa Scholarship 

A perpetuating endowment was established to commemorate Alpha Delta Kappa’s 1997 50th anniversary . 

Administered by the Kansas City Art Institute, the endowment awards scholarships for students to study at the Art 

Institute. Information may be requested through the Advancement Office, Kansas City Art Institute, 4415 Warwick Blvd., 

Kansas City, MO 64111. The 2008 - 2009 scholarship recipient is Claire Condon from St. Louis, Missouri. She is studying 

digital filmmaking. 

Marie Neal Memorial Scholarship 

This scholarship was established in 1970 and is administered by Baker University in Baldwin, Kansas. It is awarded 

annually to young women who indicate their intention to spend their careers in education. The 2008 - 2009 recipient of 

the Marie Neal Scholarship is Amanda Helm, a junior mass media education major from Baldwin City, Kansas 

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2008 Regional Professional Development Scholarships 

Gulf Region’s Shanna Hodges, Georgia Kappa Chapter 

Shanna is a primary special education inclusion instructor with 13 years of experience. The scholarship is assisting 

her in pursuing her educational specialist degree in curriculum. “This will help broaden the knowledge of the students I 

teach,” Shanna said. “I value education and want to set a good example as a life-long learner for my children.” 

Gulf Region’s Deborah F. Medeiros, Alabama Beta Psi Chapter 

Deborah is a third through sixth grade gifted and talented teacher with 17 years of experience. The scholarship is 

assisting her in adding a gifted and talented endorsement to her teaching certificate. She is in the third year of managing 

the gifted and talented program at her school, and will be taking courses at Samford University to increase her expertise. 

“I want to receive top-quality instruction on how to best serve this population, as well as how to support the classroom 

teachers who work with these students every day,” Deborah said. 

North Central Region’s Ayn Eklund, Iowa Alpha Delta Chapter 

Ayn is a high school biology teacher with five years of experience. The scholarship 

is assisting her in finishing the master of science in science education degree program at 

Montana State University. “Returning to school has enabled me to enrich the content I 

deliver to my students,” Ayn said. “During my education classes, I have learned sophisticated 

strategies and methods of assessment that make learning more meaningful for the 

students, while allowing me to more accurately gauge their level of understanding. 

North Central Region’s Rajean Vance, Nebraska Nu Chapter 

Rajean is a high-risk preschool teacher with four years of experience. The scholarship 

is assisting her in obtaining a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction with an 

emphasis in special education and reading comprehension. “This scholarship will help me 

reach my goal of becoming better qualified to help (special education) students,” Rajean 

said. “They have all had difficult circumstances to overcome, and I want to do all I can to 

improve their lives.” 

Ayn Eklund 

Northeast Region’s Noveline E. Beltram, Connecticut Lambda Chapter 

Noveline is an elementary school assistant principal with 29 years of experience. 

The scholarship is assisting her in obtaining continuing educational units in a violenceprevention 

program. She attended a two-day “training for trainers” workshop, “Second 

Step—A Violence Prevention Curriculum,” and is teaching the program to her staff, “so 

they, in turn, can use this as a tool to reduce bullying in our schools,” said Noveline. 

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Kathy Flentie 

Northeast Region’s Kay R. Fraley, Ohio Phi Chapter 

Kay is a high school counselor with 34 years of experience. The 

scholarship is assisting her in pursuing her master of divinity degree 

at an Episcopal seminary. “I have discerned a call to become 

a priest in the Episcopal Church,” Kay said. “As I counsel a student 

that is in pain, I am able to put myself in their shoes . . . and desire 

to be in a setting where I can call upon scripture and take care of 

their needs to a fuller extent.” 

South Central Region’s Kathy Flentie, 

Kansas Alpha Alpha Chapter 

Kay Fraley 

Kathy is a second grade teacher with nine years of experience. 

The scholarship is assisting her in obtaining her master’s degree in curriculum. “I will 

be able to become adept at aligning state standards and district curriculum objectives 

into differentiated and brain-based instructional lesson plans,” said Kathy. “There is 

such a diversification of needs and learning abilities in my classroom.” 

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2008 Regional Professional Development Scholarships 

South Central Region’s Debra Title, Missouri Beta Xi Chapter 

Debra is an eighth grade language arts teacher with 15 years of experience. The scholarship 

is assisting her in obtaining National Board Certification and her master’s degree 

from Southwest Baptist University. Debra said she would like to become a lead teacher. “I 

see a real need for this, as we are losing wonderful mentors to retirement, and many newer 

teachers need guidance for the first few years.” 

Southeast Region’s Sherri W. Chapman, Virginia Alpha Kappa Chapter 

Sherri is a CTE/mentorship coordinator with 15 years of experience. The scholarship 

is assisting Sherri in pursuing her master’s degree in education. “My goal is to grow 

in the knowledge and skills of educational administration and leadership, specifically 

in the areas of equality and diversity,” Sherri said. “My aim is to learn about different 

cultures and clashes that exist, and create culturally responsive curriculum to meet the 

needs of every student.” 

Debra Title 

Southeast Region’s Lynette Swiger, West Virginia Mu Chapter 

Lynette is a third grade teacher with 25 years of experience. The scholarship is 

assisting her in acquiring a minor in folklore studies from Fairmont State University. 

She said she wishes to incorporate Appalachian history into the classroom curriculum, 

promoting Appalachian history and pride throughout her community and state. She 

is also engaging in folklife research and documentation, assisting the West Virginia 

Folklife Center at Fairmont State University in its preservation and perpetuation of 

traditional culture. 

Southwest Region’s Valdine A. Brower, 

Arizona Alpha Beta Chapter 

Valdine is a seventh grade literature teacher with 14 

Lynette Swiger 

years of experience. The scholarship is assisting her in 

pursuing a master’s degree in elementary education, with 

an emphasis in Native American studies. The degree will allow her to apply for a Level 

III teacher certification in New Mexico. “I believe that by gaining additional insight 

about the various ethnicities located around the Four Corners area, I will have a greater 

awareness of their issues, needs, concerns and ways of learning,” said Valdine. 

Valdine Brower 

Southwest Region’s Kim Gerould, California Beta Eta Chapter 

Kim is an elementary school teacher with 11 years of experience. The scholarship 

is assisting her in pursuing her master’s degree in education. “I am currently teaching 

in a classroom that began as a multi-age pilot program of two teachers and 40 

K-2 students,” Kim said. “(It) has now grown into a team of six multi-age teachers 

and 120 students. It is my goal to help develop this program in other schools in my 

district, and possibly neighboring districts.” 

Kim Gerould 

Vision•Action•Innovation in Educational Excellence 35

2008 Fine Arts Grant Recipient 

The Alpha Delta Kappa Fine Arts 

Grants were redesigned, by direction 

of the 2005-2007 International 

Executive Board, to focus on awards 

to Alpha Delta Kappa members and 

promoting fine arts in education. The 

amount of $10,000 was established 

and funded by the Alpha Delta Kappa 

Foundation to be awarded annually 

as a single grant, or as two or more 

smaller grants. 

The 2008 recipient is Linda Barker, 

California Gamma Chapter. Linda is 

a fourth grade teacher at Manchester 

GATE School in Fresno, California. 

“Based on the philosophy that all 

children should have a well-rounded 

education and that the arts permeate 

our lives in countless ways, I believe 

that all children should have a sound 

foundation in the arts; specifically, the 

visual arts” Linda said in her application. 

“Children should recognize how the 

arts are all around them. The purpose 

of this proposal is to bring to the 

children of Manchester GATE fourth 

grade an awareness of the visual arts 

and their effects on life around them, 

basic elements and principals of the 

visual arts, and basic skills in creating 

art through their own expression. 

The California State Framework for 

the Visual and Performing Arts lists 

specific standards in the visual arts for 

fourth graders. This project will address 

those standards in all five strands of 

the visual arts: artistic perception, 

creative expression, historical and 

cultural context, aesthetic perception 

and connections, applications and 

relationships of the arts to the rest of 

the world.” 

During this school year, the 

fourth grade students of Manchester 

GATE School are being taught 

lessons that reflect the California 

State Standards for the fourth grade. 

The theme for the lessons is “Our 

Community as a Source and Resource 

for Education in Visual Art.” 

“I was thrilled to learn I’ve been 

awarded your grant,” Linda said. “My 

fourth grade team at school is thrilled, 

as is my entire staff. 

“The education bug bit me later 

than most teachers. I began teaching 

at 35 and have continued for the 

last 25 years. My experiences have 

included teaching first, third, fourth, 

fifth, seventh and eighth grades. I 

spent three years working at the 

middle school level, before taking 

a year off to tour 28 countries in 

Europe with my then recently retired 

husband. I returned to the classroom 

teaching fourth and fifth grades. 

After visiting 97 museums during 

that year, I was intrigued with art 

and architecture and wanted to know 

more. I spent two summers taking 

Data Based Art Education (DBAE) 

art lessons for teachers sponsored by 

the Getty Foundation, which fostered 

my desire to share art with my 

students. I currently teach the fourth 

grade gifted and talented students at 

Manchester GATE School in Fresno, 

California, where I am surrounded 

by a motivating, enthusiastic staff. 

I received a Teacher of the Year 

finalist award for Fresno Unified 

School District in 1995. My family 

has numerous teachers, so we always 

have good conversations at holiday 

dinners. I have been a member of 

California Gamma Chapter in Fresno 

since 2003.” 

International Teacher Education Program 

36 

Delegates to the 1961 International 

Convention unanimously 

adopted the International Teacher 

Education program. In 1963, 

the first three A∆K-ITE scholars 

arrived from Switzerland, Germany 

and Argentina. Each student 

received a $1,000 scholarship. 

Today, each recipient receives a 

$10,000 scholarship for her year 

of study in the United States. 

To date, Alpha Delta Kappa has 

sponsored approximately 200 

students from over 40 countries. 

The program is directed to 

students whose major field of 

study is related to education. The 

scholarships are offered to master’s 

degree candidates. Funded 

by the more than 1,500 A∆K chapters, 

the purposes of this scholarship 

program are: 

• To promote better worldwide 

understanding through the 

field of education. 

• To focus attention on the precepts 

which are the foundation of A∆K. 

This year’s scholars are: 

Northeast Region: Ag 

Kustulasari, Indonesia, Ohio 

State University—52 E 15th Ave, 

Apt. A-21, Columbus, OH 43201; 

Birthday, August 17. 

Northeast Region: Abby 

MacPhail, Canada, School for 

International Training—PO Box 

1313, Brattleboro, VT 05302- 

1313; Birthday, March 24. 

Northeast Region: Arita 

Tionardi, Indonesia, Harvard 


Graduate School of Education, 

Cronkhite Center, 84 Brattle St, 

Rm 304, Cambridge, MA 02138; 

Birthday, December 11. 

Northwest Region: Vatey 

Prak, Cambodia, Portland 

State University, 1136 SW 

Montgomery St, Apt. 502, 

Portland, OR 97201; Birthday, 

September 5. 

South Central Region: Paola 

Perez, Chile, Texas A & M 

University—3902 College Main, 

Apt 607, Bryan, TX 77801; 

Birthday, August 12. 

Southwest Region: Lingling 

Zou, China, Monterey Institute 

of International Studies, 200 B 

Soledad Dr, Monterey, CA 93940; 

Birthday, June 25.

Fall 2007 Regional 

Mini-Scholarship Recipients 

Congratulations to the following members, 

who received fall 2007 Regional Mini-Scholarships: 

Gulf Region: Joan E. Beers, GA Alpha Iota, 

$150; Heidi K. Chambers, GA Alpha Iota, $150; 

Lindy B. Cox, GA Psi, $300; Carol Anne P. Young, FL 

Epsilon Alpha, $300; Martha D. Zipperer, MS Alpha 

Zeta, $199 

North Central Region: Tina M. Mason, NE 

Epsilon, $299; Katie J. Ramsey, NE Epsilon, $300; 

Joanne Swenson, MN Alpha Tau, $230; Laurel A. 

Wheeler, NE Pi, $300 

Northeast Region: Tanya Ashuck, NJ Alpha 

Iota, $100; Jan Dwyer, OH Lambda, $250; Lan Lin, 

CT Sigma, $250; Jane E. Siebert, CT Tau, $300; 

Susan Thompson-White, DE Alpha, $300; Judith A. 

Tubbs, CT Zeta, $300 

Northwest Region: Laura J. Immel, WA Beta 

Theta, $235; Kathleen Kane, ID Sigma, $300 

South Central Region: Jean K. Andersen, 

Mexico Eta, $300; Kimberly A. Boone, TX Gamma 

Eta, $300; Kathryn A. Roberts Langston, AR Alpha 

Epsilon, $300; Rachel Shankles, AR Alpha Epsilon, 

$300 

Southeast Region: Linda J. Alexander, TN 

Theta, $228; Mary L. Comer, KY Alpha Iota, $300; 

Deborah L. Galli, SC Alpha Beta, $300; Jeanie C. 

Graham, VA Beta Phi, $195; Donna Maloney, TN 

Theta, $113.50; Edwina Spodark, VA Theta, $250; 

Wanda J. Trimble, KY Alpha Theta, $113.50 

Southwest Region: Margaret B. Cornett, AZ 

Pi, $300; Elaine C. Eichel, CO Iota, $200; Marjorie 

J. Evans, CO Iota, $200; Shirley Perkins, CA Beta Xi, 

$200; Donna L. Sanders, AZ Omicron, $125; Nancy 

C. Tashima, HI Iota, $300; Jane B. Toro, CA Gamma 

Lambda, $175 

Spring 2008 Regional 

Mini-Scholarship Recipients 

Congratulations to the following members, 

who received spring 2008 Regional Mini- 

Scholarships: 

Gulf Region: Diane L. Coleman, FL Beta 

Mu, $300; Diane Hudson, AL Gamma, $300; Kim 

Nugent, LA Beta Mu, $300; Patricia R. Ramirez- 

Schubert, FL Beta Mu, $300 

North Central Region: Mary L. Easterbrook, 

MI Beta Xi, $300; Katherine A. Fisk, MI Beta Zeta, 

$300; Lynne M. Simkins, SD Kappa, $300; Shannon 

K. Urbanovsky, NE Theta, $300; Paula L. Warner, NE 

Rho, $300 

Northeast Region: Georgia L. Doyle, NJ Alpha 

Iota, $150; Patricia S. Fehribach, OH Lambda, $200; 

Janet E. Jacobs, OH Alpha, $175; Laura M. Mullen, 

CT Gamma, $175; Pamela T. Nadeau, VT Alpha, 

$200; Cynthia Seastrong, CT Chi, $300; Jessica A. 

Van Derhoef, NJ Mu, $300 

Northwest Region: Sandra L. Boyle, AK 

Gamma, $300; Michelle M. Daml, AK Gamma, $75; 

Sandra W. Eschen, WA Beta Alpha, $50; Paula K. 

Furick, WA Beta Iota, $300; Kimberly H. Ivie, AK 

Gamma, $300; Becky V. Lessley, AK Gamma, $50; 

Lesa D. Meath, AK Gamma, $300; Billie J. Murdoch, 

AK Gamma, $125 

South Central Region: Pamelia S. George, 

AR Alpha Upsilon, $179; Mary Thomas, AR Alpha 

Upsilon, $179 Charlotte C. Wicks, AR Alpha Rho, 

$300; Carol L. Zastoupil, MO Alpha Lambda, $300 

Southeast Region: Donda S. Duchscherer, KY 

Sigma, $260; Paula R. Eads, KY Sigma, $275; Margaret 

D. Harrell, VA Sigma, $300; Norma J. Hopkins, KY 

Sigma, $275; Kellye W. Vincent, KY Xi, $300 

Southwest Region: Carol A. Bender, CA Gamma 

Mu, $300; Elizabeth O. Ehret, AZ Xi, $300; Judy A. 

Love, NM Xi, $300; Carlyn L. Nankervis, UT Gamma, 

$300; Shirley A. Wilhelmsen, CA Gamma Eta, $300 


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Innovations in Educational Excellence 

Mississippi and Tennessee sisTers MeeT as 

Teachers of The Year 

Cheryl Beene, Mississippi Alpha Beta Chapter was 

named Mississippi Teacher of the Year in 2007. Pam Rector, 

Tennessee Zeta Chapter, was named Tennessee Teacher of 

the Year at the same time. The members met during 2008 

Teacher of the Year (TOY) activities. 

“What a treat it was to find that we were Alpha Delta 

Kappa sisters,” said Pam. “We have shared lots of great 

chapter ideas, along with some fabulous TOY experiences.” 

In April 2008, each state’s Teacher of the Year was 

invited to meet President George W. Bush in the Oval 

Office, and all were honored by a program hosted by 

the President in the Rose Garden. TOYs also met U.S. 

President Bush and Cheryl 

Beene 

President Bush anda Pam 

Rector 

Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings and Assistant Secretary Ray Simons. Other travels for the TOYs include 

the Opening Symposium in Dallas; the Education Commission of the States Forum in Austin; International Space Camp 

in Huntsville, Alabama; and the follow-up conference in Princeton, New Jersey and New York City. “The activities and 

friendships I’ve been privileged to experience this year will be memories that will last a lifetime,” said Cheryl. “I have 

taught family and consumer sciences for 33 years, and have been blessed to impact the quality of life of many young people. 

Now as a mentor of new teachers, I am constantly amazed at their skills, talents and dedication to education.” 

Mar Yland Tau chapTer 

hosTs Teacher of The Year 

Maryland Teacher of the Year Susan 

Ward was the guest speaker at 

Maryland Tau Chapter’s January 2008 

meeting. From left: Past Chapter 

President Linda Truitt and Susan Ward 

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puerTo 

rico alpha 

GaMMa 

chapTer 

receives 

MulTiple 

honors 

Daydamia 

Irizarry, Puerto 

Rico Alpha 

Gamma Chapter, 

was named 

2008 Puerto 

Rico Excellence 

in Education 

Award. Daydamia 

served 

as 2004-2006 

Puerto Rico Alpha 

Delta Kappa 

president. 

From left, first row: Altagracia Bonilla, Maria T. Muñoz, Zaida 

Vargas and Mirna Luciano; from left, second row: Digna 

Rosario, Aracelis Vélez, Daydamia Irizarry, Diana Sepúlveda and 

Emilina Camacho 

The chapter received the first place award for excellence, “The Temple 

Plaque,” at the 2008 Puerto Rico ADK Convention. Maria L. Muñoz was the 

2006-2008 chapter president. 

“From its beginnings, the chapter has been involved in many activities fulfilling 

the chapter’s goals, including: recognizing the achievements of our educators 

and altruistic activities to improve the quality of life in our community of 

Hormigueros,” Maria said. 

Vision • Action • Innovation in Educational Excellence


Directory 

December 2008 

In an effort to protect the privacy of Alpha Delta Kappa members, addresses and 

other contact information of chapter and S/P/N officers are no longer published in 

the KAPPAN. However, as the addresses of past and present International Officers 

and some committee chairmen are published in this Directory, please remove it 

before sharing this magazine with nonmembers. Directories containing chapter 

and S/P/N officer addresses were sent in the chapter supply packets in summer 

2008. A password-protected officer Directory is available on the Alpha Delta Kappa 

International website at: www.alphadeltakappa.org. 

Contents: 

International Executive Board 

and International Chapter.......................................................B 

Regional Scholarship Programs Committee Chairmen............C 

Past International Executive Board Chairmen 

and Past International Presidents............................................C 

International Women of Distinction.......................................D 

State/Provincial/National (S/P/N) Presidents.........................D 

State/Provincial/National (S/P/N) Treasurers.........................D 

Chapter Presidents..................................................................E 

Welcome to Our Newest Golden Sisters.................................M 

Welcome to Our Newest Silver Sisters....................................N 

The number in the Pearl column denotes the number of criteria met for the 

2008 Pearls of Achievement Award.


INTERNATIONAL CHAPTER 2007 - 2009 

INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE BOARD 

Kathleen A. Learn, Chairman 

4533 Main St 

Davenport, IA 52806 

Janice M. Estell, 

Executive Administrator 

1615 West 92nd Street 

Kansas City, MO 64114-3210 

Carole Leigh Ingram, Member 

5704 70th St NE 

Marysville, WA 98270 

Janice M. Tashiro, Member — 

Elected by International 

Convention Delegates 

98-1198 Kaonohi St 

Aiea, HI 96701 

Melinda McGee, Member 

Rt 2 Box 1029 

Stilwell, OK 74960 

Linda S. Rissel, Member 

1458 Barnegat Ave 

Seaside Park, NJ 08752 

Carlene V. Iverson, Member — 

Elected by International Convention 

Delegates 

PO Box 181 

Topsham, ME 04086 

Charlene A. Lauria, Member — 

Elected by International 

Convention Delegates 

4 Nutmeg Ave 

Enfield, CT 06082 

INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT AND 

MEMBER OF INTERNATIONAL 

EXECUTIVE BOARD 

Ann Hudson 

504 CR 1190 

Sulphur Springs, TX 75482-8510 

INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT-ELECT 

AND MEMBER OF INTERNATIONAL 

EXECUTIVE BOARD 

Jane Miller 

3765 Mayfield Hwy 

Benton, KY 42025 

Connie W. Cathey 

IMMEDIATE PAST 

INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT 

817 Sand Hill Rd 

Asheville, NC 28806 

OTHER MEMBERS OF INTERNATIONAL CHAPTER 

INTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDENTS 

OF THE REGIONS: 

GULF REGION: 

June B. Bellamy 

874 Broad River Rd 

Eastanollee, GA 30538 

NORTH CENTRAL REGION: 

Mary K. Caverzagie 

17304 Club View Dr 

Plattsmouth, NE 68048 

NORTHEAST REGION: 

Susan G. Pelchat 

356 Pumping Station Rd 

Litchfield, CT 06759 

NORTHWEST REGION: 

Carole A. Lee 

6197 N Portsmouth Ave 

Boise, ID 83714 

SOUTH CENTRAL REGION: 

Jackie Farmer 

106 E College 

Longview, TX 75604 

SOUTHEAST REGION: 

Gloria M. Beatson 

4931 Oakhill Rd 

Columbia, SC 29206 

SOUTHWEST REGION: 

Irene T. Nakamoto 

1685 Lima St 

Honolulu, HI 96819 

INTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT 

FOR MEMBERSHIP: 

Mitzi Holmes 

13708 Crested Butte Dr NE 

Albuquerque, NM 87112 

INTERNATIONAL HISTORIAN: 

Irene A. Clark 

2441 Tamarindo Drive 

The Villages, FL 32162-0184 

INTERNATIONAL 

SERGEANT-AT-ARMS: 

Edwina H. Aaron 

1324 Waxwing Cir 

Alabaster, AL 35007-9028 

INTERNATIONAL CHAPLAIN: 

Florence C. Bishop 

2450 Stone Post Ter 

Richmond, VA 23233-1504 

PRESIDENT OF INTERNATIONAL 

COUNCIL OF PRESIDENTS: 

Heather J. Lindsay 

1570 6th Concession 

Hampton, Ontario L0B 1J0 

CANADA 

AlphA DeltA KAppA InternAtIonAl heADquArters 

1615 West 92nd Street • Kansas City, Missouri 64114-3210 

Telephone: (816) 363-5525 • (800) 247-2311 • Fax: (816) 363-4010 

e-mail: headquarters@alphadeltakappa.org 

Internet: www.alphadeltakappa.org 

B

2007 - 2009 regIonAl scholArshIp progrAms commIttee chAIrmen 

GULF 

Freda Doster 

1789 Georgia Hwy 138 

Monroe, GA 30655 

(770) 267-5005 

fdoster@comcast.net 

NORTHEAST 

Lorraine Lacsny 

4105 Kennett Pike 

Wilmington, DE 19807 

(302) 897-6974 

lacsnyl@yahoo.com 

SOUTH CENTRAL 

Wanda M.H. McCampbell 

708 Gunnison Ct 

Columbia, MO 65203 

(573) 442-1760 

wmccampb2@mchsi.com 

SOUTHWEST 

Valerie A. Barsevich 

9181 E Corte Arroyo Oeste 

Tucson, AZ 85710 

(520) 885-8970 

valarion523@cox.net 

NORTH CENTRAL 

Linda J. Nelson 

7608 Bluebird Ln 

Black Hawk, SD 57718 

(605) 787-5717 

tgljn@rap.midco.net 

NORTHWEST 

Amanda S. Ross 

653 Funk Rd 

Fairbanks, AK 99712 

(907) 488-0107 

howard.ross@acsalaska.net 

SOUTHEAST 

Jerry DeFilippo 

3616 Marlamont Wy 

Weirton, WV 26062-4410 

(304) 748-1695 

jerry_adk@hotmail.com 

PAST INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE BOARD CHAIRMEN 

Agnes Shipman Robertson 1955-1961 

Missouri (Omega Chapter) 

Pauline M. Graham 1961-1973 


Mary Elizabeth Taliaferro, 7311 Parkshire Ave 1973-1985 

Dallas, TX 75231 

Grace Hager Andrews, 3400 Rea Rd. 1985-1987 

Charlotte, NC 28226 

Mayme Chinn, 50 Cascade Walk 1987-1989 

San Francisco, CA 94116 

Betty J. Houston, 8402 Rahke Rd. 1989-1993 

Indianapolis, IN 46217 

Sandra J. Bachman, 319 S 24th St. 1993-1995 

Allentown, PA 18104 

PAST INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENTS 

Jeannine V. Seagren, 4050 Kendall St. 1995-1997 

Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 

Rosemary Weddington, 9 Regents Pk. 1997-1999 

Frankfort, KY 40601 

Ellen M. Roderick, 1005 Balmoral Dr. 1999-2001 

Silver Spring, MD 20903 

Jane W. Painter, PO Box 94 2001-2003 

Salem, VA 24153 

Janeen L. Anderson, 2320 Kirkview Dr 2003-2005 

Loveland, CO 80538 

Jane Stringfellow, 5 Nighthawk Cir 2005-2007 

Santa Fe, NM 87506-8251 

Agnes Shipman Robertson 1947-1955 


Vera Neel McCauley 1955-1957 

Texas (Omega Chapter) 

Pauline M. Graham 1957-1959 


Elizabeth F. Rosenberg 1959-1961 

California (Omega Chapter) 

Nellie I. Morris 1961-1963 

Iowa (Omega Chapter) 

Odell V. Smith 1963-1965 

North Carolina (Omega Chapter) 

Ruth I. Golden 1965-1967 

Florida (Omega Chapter) 

Jean M. Mersereau 1967-1969 

655 Avenida Sevilla, Unit O 

Laguna Woods, CA 92637-4519 

Stella B. Dennison 1969-1971 

Oklahoma (Omega Chapter) 

Margaret C. Orlich 1971-1973 

Minnesota (Omega Chapter) 

Ruth L. Calhoun 1973-1975 

Michigan (Omega Chapter) 

Mildred J. McCormick 1975-1977 

Louisiana (Omega Chapter) 

Mildred C. Wright 1977-1979 

Tennessee (Omega Chapter) 

C 

Harriet A. Simmons, 

622 Wimbleton Ct. 1979-1981 

Eugene, Oregon 97401 

Past Grand President Nina Svoboda 1981-1983 

Wyoming (Omega Chapter) 

Grace Hager Andrews, 3400 Rea Rd. 1983-1985 

Charlotte, North Carolina 28226 

Mayme Chinn, 50 Cascade Walk 1985-1987 

San Francisco, California 94116 

Past Grand President Lucille G. Sebren 1987-1989 

5226 Rolfe Ave., Norfolk, Virginia 23508-1741 

Ruth H. Walsh, 186 Jerry Browne Rd #1112 1989-1991 

Mystic, Connecticut 06355 

Joan S. Ojala, 28 N.W. 100th St. 1991-1993 

Miami Shores, Florida 33150 

Patti Abbott, 5710 E Tropicana, #1039 1993-1995 

Las Vegas, NV 89122 

Melba M. Priestley, 125 Chatsworth Rd. 1995-1997 

Savannah, GA 31410 

CeCe Hall, 460 W Calle Sedillo 1997-1999 

Sahuarita, AZ 85629 

Jacqueline Lougheed 1999-2001 

Michigan (Omega Chapter) 

Betty Nan Carroll, 11302 New Home Road 2001-2003 

Martin, TN 38237 

Colleen Jacobson, 10110 Evergreen Rd 2003-2005 

Riverdale, NE 68870 

Connie W. Cathey, 817 Sand Hill Rd 2005-2007 

Asheville, NC 28806

Marian Ash* 

Sacramento, California 

InternAtIonAl Women of DIstInctIon 

Rosalynn Smith Carter 

Plains, Georgia 

Hon. Shirley M. Hufstedler 

Los Angeles, California 

DeDe Odorizzi 

Naples, Florida 

Dr. Waldine Tauch* 

San Antonio, Texas 

Marguerite Piazza 

Bergtholdt 

Memphis, Tennessee 

Shirley Temple Black 

Woodside, California 

Dr. Margaret Brand 

Seattle, Washington 

Muriel Monsell Bremner* 

Chicago, Illinois 

Nancy Goodman Brinker 

Dallas, Texas 

Pearl S. Buck* 

New York, New York 

Barbara P. Bush 

Houston, Texas 

Laura Welch Bush 

Washington, District of Columbia 

Sarah Caldwell* 

Boston, Massachusetts 

Colonel Eileen Marie Collins 

League City, Texas 

Dr. Cleo Dawson* 

Lexington, Kentucky 

Dr. Gertrude B. Elion* 

Chapel Hill, North Carolina 

Dr. Audrey E. Evans 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

Madame Indira Gandhi* 

New Delhi, India 

Doña Felisa 

Rincón de Gautier* 

Santurce, Puerto Rico 

Jo A. Geiger 

Dayton, Ohio 

Mrs. Peter B. Greenough* 

(Beverly Sills*) 


Rear Admiral 

Grace Murray Hopper* 


Margaret P. Hyndman, Q.C.* 

Toronto, Canada 

Betty Jaycox* 

Akron, Ohio 

Claudia T. (Lady Bird) Johnson* 

Stonewall, Texas 

Margaret B. Johnstone* 

Boston, Massachusetts 

Wilma P. Mankiller 

Stilwell, Oklahoma 

Edna Manley* 

Kingston, Jamaica, W.I. 

Margaret Mead* 


Maurine B. Neuberger* 

Portland, Oregon 

Patricia R. Nixon* 

Saddle River, New Jersey 

Hon. Sandra Day O’Connor 


Dr. Esther Peterson* 

Washington, 

District of Columbia 

Dr. Dixy Lee Ray* 

Washington 

Nancy Reagan 

California 

Dr. Sally K. Ride 


Dr. Susan B. Riley* 

Clinton, Mississippi 

Dale Evans Rogers* 

California 

Dr. Margaret Rhea Seddon 


Dr. Ruth Strang* 

Wantagh, New York 

Emma Belle Sweet* 

Albuquerque, New Mexico 

Mother Teresa* 

Calcutta, India 

Thyra Thomson 

Cheyenne, Wyoming 

Dr. Leila Tossas 

San Diego, California 

Hon. Mme. Pauline Vanier* 

Montreal, Canada 

Dr. Evangelina Villegas 

Mexico City, Mexico 

Dr. Priscilla White* 

Massachusetts 

Dorothy Clarke Wilson* 

Orono, Maine 

Kathryn Tucker Windham 

Selma, Alabama 

*Deceased 

STATE/PROVINCIAL/ 

NATIONAL 

PRESIDENTS 

AlAbAmA 

Frances B. Revel 

idAHo 

Marjean Waford 

illinois 

Mary A. Kaufman 

mexiCo 

Eloisa Cudney 

miCHiGAn 

Donna Kreller 

new york 

Helen G. Hoering 

nortH CArolinA 

Rebecca P. Meyst 

soutH dAkotA 

Nancy S. Johnson 

tennessee 

Carol M. Roebuck 

AlAskA 

Helen L. Foster 

indiAnA 

Brenda S. Bender 

minnesotA 

Kay Peterson 

nortH dAkotA 

Jean A. Brownson 

texAs 

Paula O’Neill 

ArizonA 

Shirley Bruns 

iowA 

Linda K. Hughes 

mississippi 

Betty Green 

oHio 

Carla J. Hartz 

utAH 

Jo Ann B. Taylor 

ArkAnsAs 

Rachel Shankles 

JAmAiCA 

Verona A. Williams 

missouri 

Evelyn J. Boyle 

oklAHomA 

Barbara Pickthorn 

vermont 

Susan J. Wood 

CAliforniA 

Rosemary Heenan 

kAnsAs 

Nancy A. Warren 

montAnA 

La Rae Koepke 

ontArio 

Kathleen C. Buligan 

virGiniA 

Sandra J. Wolfe 

ColorAdo 

Rebecca Worford 

kentuCky 

Judy L. Boster 

nebrAskA 

Judy Rine 

oreGon 

Frances J. Lee 

wAsHinGton 

Gwenelle Anstis 

ConneCtiCut 

Barbara A. Hargraves 

louisiAnA 

Terry Peyton 

nevAdA 

Arlene R. Summerhill 

pennsylvAniA 

Eleanor Smith 

west virGiniA 

Catherine G. Perry 

delAwAre 

Peggy M. Keay 

mAine 

Jean M. Davis 

new HAmpsHire 

Aletha E. Berry 

puerto riCo 

Elba Rivera De Ruiz 

wisConsin 

Janet S. Kosower 

floridA 

Margaret J. McLean 

mAnitobA 

Betty J. Shale 

new Jersey 

Marilyn E. Culp 

rHode islAnd 

Anne M. Flood 

wyominG 

Evelyn A. McDaniel 

GeorGiA 

Sara A.M. Birdsong 

mArylAnd 

Beverly M. Card 

new mexiCo 

Marie V. Esquibel 

soutH CArolinA 

Marguerite Jones 

HAwAii 

Jean S. Kiyabu 

mAssACHusetts 

Jean E. Jonker 

D

STATE/PROVINCIAL/ 

NATIONAL 

TREASURERS 

AlAbAmA 

Minie L. Coon 

AlAskA 

Teresa A. Hall 

ArizonA 

Ann Brenner 

ArkAnsAs 

Cynthia E. White 

CAliforniA 

Carol Valcarcel 

ColorAdo 

Patricia Redifer 

ConneCtiCut 

Irene C. Veillette 

delAwAre 

Martha N. Rushlow 

floridA 

Lottie J. Roy 

GeorGiA 

Gayle C. Owen 

HAwAii 

Joyce S. Saiki 

idAHo 

Teresa Elordi 

illinois 

Cynthia Macomber 

indiAnA 

Arlene M. Hart 

iowA 

Debra J. Huftalin 

JAmAiCA 

Delsa A. Chin 

kAnsAs 

Barbara Ramsey 

kentuCky 

Linda L. Cope 

louisiAnA 

Robbin C. Pitre 

mAine 

Martha R. Gross 

mAnitobA 

Teddi I. Brown 

mArylAnd 

Avadna S. Coghill 

mAssACHusetts 

Martha J. Raphael 

mexiCo 

Sharon Daltabuit 

miCHiGAn 

Ann Wuerthele 

minnesotA 

Judith M. Sherman 

mississippi 

April Harwell 

missouri 

Nancy R. Ottinger 

montAnA 

Linda M. Marsh 

nebrAskA 

Sharon L. Hammar 

nevAdA 

Kathleen K. Litz 

new HAmpsHire 

Maureen A. Kennedy 

new Jersey 

Deborah A. Kalanta 

CHAPTER PRESIDENTS 

Note: Chapters listed without a name have no officer recorded at Headquarters 

Chapter Pearls President Chapter Pearls President Chapter Pearls President 

ALABAMA 

Alpha Pi 3 Debbie D. Davis 

Alpha 6 Rose M. Williams 

Alpha Rho 5 Amanda M. Smith 

Beta 5 Rebecca L. Rainey 

Alpha Sigma 4 Susan H. Shirley 

Gamma 6 Anne H. Douglas 

Alpha Tau 3 Ruby F. Carmichael 

Delta 4 Marcia B. King 

Alpha Upsilon 2 Carol F. Barrett 

Epsilon 1 Calondra L. White 

Alpha Phi 5 Tonda R. Gray 

Zeta 2 Lane J. Sims 

Alpha Chi 1 Sonja D. Allison 

Eta 1 Kimberly D. Clark 

Alpha Psi 3 Amelia S. Rhoades 

Theta 2 Kelly K. Atkins 

Beta Alpha 3 Patricia L. Burley 

Iota 6 Kimberly B. Dyer 

Beta Beta 2 Allison A. Mitchell 

Kappa 5 Rhonda L. Reynolds Beta Delta 5 Jan Pierce 

Lambda 6 Wendy W. Usry 

Beta Epsilon 1 Mary H. Knight 

Mu 7 Amanda B. Jones 

Beta Zeta 5 Kay H. Taylor 

Nu 2 Ligeia J. Free 

Beta Theta 6 Judy Y. Barnes 

Xi 2 Mary C. Harden 

Beta Iota 5 Patricia Stueck 

Omicron 5 Anita W. Griffin 

Beta Kappa 5 Rebecca K. Walker 

Pi 5 Sandra C. LaCoste 

Beta Lambda 1 Sue Price 

Sigma 5 Kristin L. Ellis 

Beta Xi 5 Rebecca Sanderson 

Tau 5 Tressie A. McLemore Beta Pi 2 Lawanna H. Dykes 

Upsilon 4 Debra L. Armstrong Beta Tau 4 Elizabeth C. Ludwig 

Phi 5 Paula E. Powell 

Beta Upsilon 2 Beth A. Henson 

Chi 6 Lynn H. Harrison 

Beta Phi 6 Rebecca M. 

Psi 5 Mary A. Swindoll 

Scarborough 

Alpha Alpha 5 Rosa Lynn Nelson 

Beta Chi 6 Debra Cates 

Alpha Beta 4 Brenda M. Curry 

Beta Psi 5 Carmen T. Buchanan 

Alpha Delta 6 Gentry A. Hassett 

Gamma Beta 4 Cathy A. Weaver 

Alpha Zeta 6 Lea Smith Long 

Gamma Gamma 4 Clara M. Franklin 

Alpha Theta 6 Hilda J. Speegle 

Fidelis Alpha 5 Sue Faulkner 

Alpha Iota 5 Tonia Y. Caton 

Fidelis Beta 1 Betty B. McLean 

Alpha Kappa 5 Jo Williams 

Fidelis Zeta 2 Peggy M. Murphy 

Alpha Nu 6 Kay K. Davis 

Fidelis Eta 6 Sheila E. Hagler 

Alpha Xi 4 Sheila M. Lankford 

Alpha Omicron 1 Teresa C. Pittman 

E 

new mexiCo 

Sandy Gossett 

new york 

Sarah J. Miller 

nortH CArolinA 

Paulette Marbry 

nortH dAkotA 

Reeann M. Enderson 

oHio 

Louise Haar 

oklAHomA 

Mary Lara 

ontArio 

Jean P. Petruszkiewicz 

oreGon 

Mary Lou Beck 

pennsylvAniA 

Donna L. McCartney 

puerto riCo 

Aida R. Giribaldi 

rHode islAnd 

Pauline M. Hynes 

soutH CArolinA 

Elaine K. Furnari 

soutH dAkotA 

Harriett Wendt 

tennessee 

Rebecca S. Actkinson 

texAs 

Ann Shelander 

utAH 

Claire Olsen 

vermont 

Linda S. Bongiolatti 

virGiniA 

Barbara D. Haney 

wAsHinGton 

Carol C. Hernandez 

west virGiniA 

Karen Alexander 

wisConsin 

Linda S. Hanel 

wyominG 

Carmen E. Springer-Davis 

ALASKA 

Alpha 7 Roberta S. Bear 

Gamma 5 Sandra L. Boyle 

Zeta 5 Teresa A. Hall 

Fidelis Alpha 7 

ARIZONA 

Beta 4 Mary S. Setliff 

Gamma 6 Beverly Peterson 

Delta 7 Cynthia Leyva 

Zeta 6 Sharon G. Ogle 

Theta 6 Linda K. Jones 

Iota 4 Faye R. Bonjour 

Kappa 2 Sherri Wayman 

Lambda 4 Maryellen Baxter 

Mu 6 Julaine K. Erickson 

Xi 7 Judith Brown 

Omicron 5 Donna L. Sanders 

Pi 3 Deborah L. Schmelzle 

Sigma 2 Beatrice Swanson 

Phi 2 Sarah A. Rosen 

Chi 5 Susan Zickert 

Psi 4 Jackie Wortman 

Alpha Alpha 2 Dixie J. Jacot 

Alpha Beta 6 Dorothy E. Frazier 

Alpha Delta 1 Arlene Ashike 

Alpha Epsilon 5 Jeanne Wegener 

Alpha Zeta 5 Molly Nottingham 

Alpha Kappa 1 Dianne M. Gossman 

Alpha Lambda 1 Deborah J. Henderson 

Alpha Nu 7 Janice E. Johnson 

Fidelis Alpha 6 Mary P.C. Martin 

Fidelis Delta 6 Thelma Fisher 

Fidelis Zeta 6 Elizabeth M. Moody 

Fidelis Theta 4 Evelyn E. Stephens

Chapter Pearls President Chapter Pearls President 

ARKANSAS 

Gamma Eta 4 Dawna S. Tibbitts 

Alpha 7 Sharon Johnson 

Gamma Kappa 6 Mary Ann Ruiz 

Delta 1 Jean Gibson 

Gamma Lambda 6 Kathleen M. Tegg 

Theta 5 Brenda D. Keisler 

Gamma Mu 2 Karen C. Kirby 

Iota 3 Juanita P. Ferguson Gamma Nu 6 Myrna P. Capsuto 

Mu 2 Cynthia D. Chisholm Gamma Pi 1 Barbara Gile 

Nu 6 Herschel D. Gaines Gamma Rho 

Leiala P.A. Montoya 

Xi 6 Phyllis R. Meier 

Rho 1 Sharon Richardson 

Tau 2 Diana G. Glaze 

Upsilon 

Karla L. Stark 

Psi 4 Sue B. Gibson 

Alpha Beta 3 Karen D. Ladd 

Alpha Gamma 2 Julia F. Loyall 

Alpha Epsilon 6 Kathy Ferguson 

Alpha Lambda 5 Carrie R. Shieldnight 

Alpha Mu 6 Elizabeth A. Faulkner 

Alpha Nu 1 Kima Stewart 

Alpha Rho 6 Frances Creekmore 

Alpha Upsilon 4 Sharon K. Norberg 

Alpha Phi 3 Viola Snow 

Alpha Psi 6 Dottie A. Davis 

Beta Alpha 7 Rebecca Smith 

CALIFORNIA 

Alpha 6 Brook Miller 

Beta 5 Lila L. Makrynassios 

Gamma 3 Claudia Luft 

Delta 3 Rosalinda L. Goss-Hitt 

Zeta 4 Evelyn M. Meade 

Eta 7 Sandra J. Gerrard 

Theta 2 Annette J. Ortiz 

Iota 6 Edwina J. Hain 

Kappa 3 Maureen E. Mona 

Lambda 4 Julie K. Bedford 

Mu 3 Dorothy L. Baciocco 

Xi 4 Jann Coles 

Pi 6 May T. Lou 

Rho 3 Monica L. Einaudi 

Tau 4 Barbara C. Robins 

Upsilon 4 Ramona Muniz 

Phi 6 Marlene A. Cordova 

Chi 4 Kathleen A. Layman 

Psi 4 Debra K. Redenbaugh 

Alpha Alpha 4 Melinda DeGuzman 

Alpha Delta 5 Melinda L. Stevens 

Alpha Iota 4 Anna R.S. Blount 

Alpha Lambda 6 Diane Farley 

Alpha Nu 5 Laura F. Courtney 

Alpha Xi 4 Mary L. Wasserman 

Alpha Omicron 6 Bernadette A. Kelleher 

Alpha Pi 6 Michelle C. Thuis White 

Alpha Rho 2 Mary C. Tigh 

Alpha Phi 6 Judith K. Kantor 

Alpha Psi 4 Kathleen C. Gallardo 

Beta Alpha 4 Sheila J. Welt 

Beta Delta 3 Marilyn J. Stapp 

Beta Zeta 6 Chloris D. Poggiogalle 

Beta Eta 7 Shannon K. Feider 

Beta Theta 6 Katherine M. Raschka 

Beta Iota 2 Barbara J. Huffman 

Beta Kappa 4 Patricia L. Hoke 

Beta Mu 2 Laura T. Johnson 

Beta Xi 7 Rae A. Donnelly 

Beta Omicron 6 Rebecca W. Johnson 

Beta Pi 5 Catherine G. Hart 

Beta Rho 6 Julie M. Johnston 

Beta Tau 7 Wendy N. Donahoo 

Beta Upsilon 4 Patricia L. Pyle 

Beta Phi 6 Patricia L. Hambric 

Gamma Beta 3 Linda K. Ng 

Gamma Epsilon 2 

Gamma Zeta 2 Lauron V. Pedroza 

Fidelis Alpha 2 Elissa Ungrodt 

Fidelis Delta 1 Ruth De Sadier 

Fidelis Iota 2 Peggy J. Crabtree 

Fidelis Kappa 4 Gwen L. Marino 

COLORADO 

Alpha 6 Denise Thompson 

Gamma 5 Peggy S. Gaggi 

Delta 3 Margery Wolf 

Epsilon 4 Janice L. Morgan 

Eta 5 Angela V. Vialpando 

Iota 3 Marjorie J. Evans 

Nu 6 Cheryl A. Monheiser 

Xi 6 Peggy Chiovitti-Moritz 

Omicron 2 Sheryl L. Pearson 

Pi 4 Evelyn M. Roberts 

Tau 5 Anna Archuleta Paulino 

Upsilon 6 Susan J. Gilbert 

Phi 3 Carol K. Munsinger 

Psi 6 Cherie L. Braa 

Alpha Alpha 7 Lorinda S. O’Hara 

Alpha Beta 7 Nancy A. Admire 

Alpha Gamma 6 Joyce P. Spritzer 

Alpha Epsilon 4 

Alpha Delta 4 Jilene Cohn 

Alpha Zeta 5 Charlotte Brummer 

Alpha Iota 

F 

Geraldine L. Trujillo 

Alpha Lambda 6 Janice M. June 

Alpha Omicron 6 Sherrill S. Pavy 

Alpha Sigma 7 Pamela O. Wick 

Fidelis Zeta 7 

CONNECTICUT 

Alpha 5 Marie C. Koller 

Beta 5 Nancy L. Rogalsky 

Gamma 7 Laura M. Mullen 

Epsilon 5 Nancy L. Schnyer 

Zeta 6 Alicia A. Luther 

Eta 4 Judith O. Devokaitis 

Theta 4 Kathleen M. Yanez 

Kappa 4 Suzanne M. 

LaPlante-Killoran 

Lambda 4 Linda E. Edmonds 

Mu 2 Georgeann U. Sabia 

Pi 6 Marcia I. Demers 

Sigma 6 Sharon L. 

Mullen-Reynolds 

Tau 2 Mary DeChello 

Upsilon 3 Jane E. Harwood 

Chi 2 Barbara J. King 

Psi 5 Mary Jean Higgins 

Alpha Alpha 3 Judith Gunning 

Alpha Gamma 6 Gretchen C. Tencza 

Fidelis Alpha 7 Anne L. Beechler 

DELAWARE 

Alpha 2 Jane M. Bennett 

Beta 4 Candyce 

Hublein-Pizzala 

Gamma 6 Denise R. Levering 

Delta 3 Lois M. Clifton 

Epsilon 2 Mary L. Long O’Bier 

Zeta 4 Linda C. Bledsoe 

Eta 6 Sally S. Fraticelli 

Theta 2 Elaine B. Lynch 

Iota 1 Lara M. Crowley 

Chapter 

FLORIDA 

Pearls President 

Alpha 6 Donna H. Harper 

Beta 

Jeanette W. Constantini 

Gamma 4 Betsy Clark 

Delta 3 Barbara C. Miller 

Epsilon 2 Lynda Makin 

Zeta 4 Bette E. Spector 

Eta 4 Donna J. Holland 

Theta 3 Lori K. Gaudreau 

Iota 4 Wanda King 

Kappa 4 Karin M. Schoolman 

Lambda 2 Karen L. Bodenhamer 

Nu 6 Marteen Longo 

Xi 5 Jessica Samuel 

Omicron 6 Barbara E. Bush 

Pi 2 Judith A. Crumley 

Sigma 5 Amy K. Smith 

Tau 4 Sara P. Rochefort 

Upsilon 6 Linda E. Hoag 

Phi 3 Arlisce A. Windsor 

Chi 5 Carol Williams 

Alpha Alpha 2 Laurie P. Kepner 

Alpha Delta 1 Sue Mora 

Alpha Epsilon 2 Carol J. Finley 

Alpha Eta 6 Catherine M. McDonald 

Alpha Theta 4 Camelle D. Decker 

Alpha Iota 5 Linda J. McMunn 

Alpha Kappa 6 Mary K. Montgomery 

Alpha Lambda 3 Judith D. Anton 

Alpha Nu 4 Rebecca L. Clarke 

Alpha Xi 4 Nancy Berry 

Alpha Omicron 3 Judith K. Mager 

Alpha Pi 2 Debra B. Potter 

Alpha Rho 7 Pamela W. Tompkins 

Alpha Sigma 6 Sally R. Huston 

Alpha Upsilon 2 Joann Johnson 

Alpha Phi 4 Elizabeth A. Baska 

Alpha Chi 3 Jeri L. Antozzi 

Alpha Psi 6 Mary S. Ellsworth 

Beta Gamma 6 Patricia D. Moreau 

Beta Delta 2 Paulette Stone 

Beta Epsilon 5 Nancy M. Barnette 

Beta Zeta 7 Kristi E. Ehler 

Beta Iota 5 Katie B. Root 

Beta Kappa 4 Karen G. Marshall 

Beta Lambda 6 Georganne Dodge 

Beta Mu 4 Diane L. Coleman 

Beta Nu 5 Kristina L. Shiflett 

Beta Xi 4 Genetta K. McGee 

Beta Rho 7 Victoria A. Kessel 

Beta Sigma 6 Anastazija Evans 

Beta Tau 3 Sue A. Kema 

Beta Phi 4 Lisa H. Nippert 

Beta Psi 5 Teresa W. Woodlief 

Gamma Alpha 7 Debra Jackson 

Gamma Beta 5 Jennifer A. Fitzpatrick 

Gamma Gamma 3 Sarah E. Mansur 

Gamma Delta 4 Jane T. Crawford 

Gamma Epsilon 6 Peggy J. Taylor 

Gamma Zeta 5 Betsy Z. Wengert 

Gamma Kappa 6 Elizabeth J. Faulkner 

Gamma Lambda 2 Patricia S. Riedell 

Gamma Mu 2 Suezette Wiggins 

Gamma Nu 4 Margarette L. Milton 

Gamma Xi 2 Cheryl H. Cross 

Gamma Omicron 7 Jeanne L. Potter 

Gamma Pi 3 Cheri C. Murto 

Gamma Rho 6 Joan G. Fintel 

Gamma Sigma 6 Dora Sills 

Gamma Tau 7 Geneva R. Clark 

Gamma Upsilon 6 Shyrl A. Mooney 

Gamma Phi 3 Mary D. Thiele


Gamma Chi 3 Nina S. Sturwold 

Delta Beta 4 Marlena Johnson 

Delta Gamma 7 Linda W. Mims 

Delta Delta 1 Sheila R. Jones 

Delta Epsilon 7 Claudia Hunter 

Delta Eta 3 Mary A. Dungan 

Delta Theta 2 Candace L. Wendorff 

Delta Kappa 3 Kimberly K. Sheffield 

Delta Lambda 2 Carol F. Martin 

Delta Mu 4 Lourdes Dick 

Delta Nu 3 Amy P. Blitch 

Delta Xi 3 Bridget A. White 

Delta Omicron 6 Patricia E. Falaney 

Delta Pi 4 Glenda P. Vasquez 

Delta Rho 2 Carol A. Padgett 

Delta Sigma 3 Jacqueline G. Sheffield 

Delta Tau 2 Silvia S. Payne 

Delta Phi 

Sherry L. Mikol 

Delta Chi 3 Jenese C. Truelsen 

Delta Psi 3 Roberta T. Richmond 

Epsilon Alpha 3 Joyce A. Johnston 

Epsilon Beta 5 Jennifer O. Russell 

Epsilon Delta 3 Patty Turbeville 

Fidelis Alpha 6 Margaret A. Dagostino 

Fidelis Beta 6 Jeanne Phillips 

Fidelis Gamma 5 Anna B. Fulford 

Fidelis Zeta 6 Joyce M. Gish 

Fidelis Iota 6 Jane C. Jackson 

Fidelis Kappa 6 Elaine C. Whiteaker 

Fidelis Lambda 7 Peggy F. Malcolm 

Fidelis Nu 6 Annette McArthur 

Fidelis Xi 6 Shirley B. Avirett 

Fidelis Omicron 7 Maryjane B. Thurston 

Fidelis Pi 7 Carol Fortner 

Fidelis Rho 7 Sue Harrell 

Fidelis Tau 7 Barbara Melton 

Fidelis Upsilon 6 Rosa Jones 

GEORGIA 

Alpha 5 Peg T. Ziegler 

Beta 7 Melanie D. Castelle 

Gamma 5 Jeanette C. Williford 

Delta 7 Nita E. Chambless 

Epsilon 6 Gail Painter 

Zeta 7 Caterine Futrell 

Eta 2 Amy A. Teston 

Theta 6 Nanette S. Flickinger 

Iota 6 Cynthia A. McFadden 

Kappa 2 Donna L. Townsend 

Lambda 6 Connie M. Nutting Abel 

Mu 6 Eloise S. Jackson 

Nu 7 Carole S. Barnhart 

Xi 4 Gloria R. King 

Omicron 4 Lara O. Reeves 

Pi 5 Dawn L. Upshaw 

Rho 6 Nancy A. Pedersen 

Sigma 7 Carol M. Farr 

Tau 4 Betty V. Lunsford 

Upsilon 5 Beth H. Stedman 

Phi 6 Debra G. Hodge 

Chi 4 Crissie T. Singleton 

Psi 5 Delores L. Elliott 

Alpha Alpha 6 Miriam K. Rhyne 

Alpha Beta 5 Diane M. Harrell 

Alpha Gamma 7 Elise Shernoff 

Alpha Delta 2 Sharon Rorex 

Alpha Epsilon 7 Cecelia F. Powell 

Alpha Zeta 1 Susan Bourbo 

Alpha Eta 7 Pamela M. Dew 

Alpha Theta 4 Sandra Brock 

Alpha Iota 7 Valerie W. Bush 

Alpha Kappa 6 Susan L. Lamothe 

Alpha Lambda 6 Millicent A. Flake 

Alpha Mu 3 Judy C. Hart 

Alpha Nu 5 Lynn Wigley 

Alpha Xi 3 Meleitha I. Fowler 

Alpha Omicron 7 Annette Payne 

Alpha Pi 5 Catherine A. Smith 

Alpha Rho 2 Jere A. Hargett 

Alpha Sigma 5 Lynda D. Clark 

Alpha Tau 7 Bettie M. Calhoun 

Alpha Upsilon 6 Donna M. Cook 

Alpha Phi 1 Melodi P. Moore 

Alpha Chi 5 Beth R. Willoughby 

Alpha Psi 4 Brenda R. Bigham 

Beta Alpha 4 Kay Dean 

Beta Beta 6 Carlene M. Dunn 

Beta Gamma 6 Margaret Allgood 

Beta Delta 5 Margie Winkler 

Beta Epsilon 6 Renee M. Crumley 

Beta Zeta 7 Angela S. Engstrom 

Beta Eta 6 Sue White 

Beta Theta 4 Karen K. Wetherell 

Beta Iota 7 Sue Ellen Andrews 

Beta Kappa 6 Faith P. Williams 

Beta Lambda 

Sheryl R. Davis 

Beta Mu 4 Kelly L. Barrow 

Beta Nu 2 Merilyn Davis 

Beta Xi 6 Brandi D. Todd 

Beta Omicron 7 Lucinda Y. Brown 

Beta Pi 7 Sheryl S. Hill 

Beta Rho 6 Merri C. Burgess 

Beta Sigma 5 Rebecca M. Kenerly 

Beta Tau 6 Catherine Mitchell 

Beta Upsilon 6 Barbara Cotter 

Beta Phi 6 Andrea R. Etheridge 

Beta Chi 6 Kathy H. Christian 

Beta Psi 5 Jane D. Adams 

Gamma Beta 7 Annie Stallings 

Gamma Gamma 6 Helene D. Hall 

Gamma Delta 6 Elizabeth R. Hambrick 

Gamma Epsilon 6 Rosemary Norris 

Gamma Zeta 4 Annice Smith 

Gamma Kappa 

G 

Maria L. Bouton 

Fidelis Alpha 6 Elon N. Gossett 

Fidelis Beta 7 Betty Sparks 

Fidelis Theta 6 Geniene C. Moore 

Fidelis Kappa 6 Betty M. Durshimer 

Fidelis Lambda 5 Mary B. Fennell 

Fidelis Nu 7 Ellen W. Nelson 

Fidelis Xi 6 Dianne C. Mauldin 

HAWAII 

Alpha 3 Joy Y. Koyanagi 

Beta 6 Liesl M. L. Eng 

Gamma 7 Linda Kushi 

Delta 3 Cathy N. Iwaoka 

Epsilon 5 Mary S. Kim 

Zeta 6 Colleen O. Elfalan 

Eta 7 Christine S. Taylor 

Theta 6 Joan K. Lewis 

Iota 2 Linda M. Dixon 

Kappa 6 Mona K. Shigekane 

Lambda 7 Linda S. Osumi 

Mu 7 Mindy Ching 

Nu 4 Judith Saranchock 

Xi 6 Lorelei Saito 

Omicron 7 Sheila Kawahara 

Pi 6 Sherry T. Kobayashi 

Rho 3 Jan K. Takahashi 

Fidelis Beta 6 Dorcas Okuna 

Fidelis Gamma 6 Betty Watanabe 

IDAHO 

Alpha 1 Marie Stafford 

Beta 4 Julianne Ball 

Gamma 3 Rama Cook 

Epsilon 2 Lisabeth Hassler 

Zeta 6 Chris Lawrence 

Eta 5 Denise J. Weis 

Theta 3 Randa L. George 

Iota 1 Jill Serpa 

Kappa 3 Cathryn L. Garner 

Lambda 6 Martha Kelley 

Mu 3 Shirlee Henderson 

Xi 2 Phyllis K. Laird 

Omicron 5 Misty D. Cash 

Pi 3 Cathy Kobs 

Rho 3 Kimberly A. Johnson 

Sigma 6 Evelyn E. Robinson 

ILLINOIS 

Alpha 5 Denise D. McCann 

Beta 6 Lynn M. Burgett 

Gamma 5 Sarah R. Mixell 

Epsilon 4 Barbara A. Hazelwood 

Eta 6 Geralene D. O’Neill 

Theta 4 Linda Wetzel 

Iota 5 Lynn C. Koehler 

Lambda 4 Betty J. Bane 

Mu 4 Kim E. Gaff 

Xi 7 Elaine Hagmann 

Pi 2 Patricia Schildt 

Sigma 6 Mildred A. Jones 

Upsilon 7 Sally J. Nelson 

Psi 6 Amelia LeTourneau 

Alpha Beta 3 Terri A. Loutos 

Alpha Delta 3 Michelle R. Murphy 

Alpha Theta 6 Cynthia L. Brucker 

Alpha Kappa 6 Jean A. Mercer 

Alpha Mu 5 Colleen M. Rapp 

Alpha Nu 6 Kathryn E. Hymel 

Alpha Omicron Sharon J. Hoffman 

Alpha Rho 3 Debbie J. Johnson 

Alpha Tau 2 Delores Streenz 

Alpha Phi 5 Laura S. Elder 

Alpha Chi 2 Mary J. Willis 

Alpha Psi 6 Donna L. Brookbank 

Beta Alpha 3 Leona A. Wells 

Beta Gamma 1 Eva Carter 

Beta Delta 6 Sharon R. Roberts 

Beta Epsilon 7 Patricia Gavin 

Beta Zeta 4 Margaret Dunaway 

Beta Iota 3 Janet A. Mueller 

Beta Kappa 2 Sharon Bennett-Waters 

Beta Mu 6 Patricia Decker 

Beta Xi 3 Patricia A. Fisher 

Beta Pi 3 Marlyn Cook 

Beta Rho 1 Mary B. Lancaster 

Beta Tau 7 

INDIANA 

Alpha 1 Sandee J. Kelley 

Beta 1 Jill Bowman 

Delta 5 Jane E. Coulston 

Zeta 1 Susan Long 

Kappa 2 Jennifer A. Guerrero 

Mu 7 Joan M. Sites 

Xi 7 Anna Long 

Omicron 5 Nellie J. Remington 

Rho 7 Mary Lu B. Windberg 

Sigma 4 Rachel L. Burek 

Tau 4 Cara Jean Rayl 

Chi 6 Alice M. Fuller 

Psi 2 Jana L. Thompson 

Alpha Beta 5 Beth Ring 

Alpha Gamma 6 Sandra J. Hellwege 

Alpha Delta 4 Peggy A. Carson 

Alpha Epsilon 2 Nancy K. Gibson 

Alpha Zeta 4 Dianne W. Perry 

Alpha Eta 1 Lynn Adams


Alpha Phi 4 

Beta Delta 5 Pamela Wedel 

Beta Epsilon 6 Janice Walker 

Beta Zeta 1 

KENTUCKY 

Alpha 2 Betsy L. Holton 

Gamma 7 Martha C. English 

Theta 6 Melissa A. Callaway 

Iota 4 Mary A. Boyle 

Kappa 5 Peggy B. Stemle 

Lambda 4 Barbara A. Turner 

Mu 7 Judy M. Boggs 

Nu 3 Vivian B. Foe 

Xi 7 Martha C. Templeman 

Omicron 5 Mary S. Gullett 

Pi 5 Lori B. Brown 

Rho 6 Joanna Wilder 

Sigma 6 Ann R. Morris 

Tau 6 Mardi E. Montgomery 

Upsilon 5 Virginia L. Pratt 

Chi 6 Patricia L. Banks 

Alpha Alpha 4 Ruth Anne F. Moore 

Alpha Beta 4 Norita C. Youngblood 

Alpha Delta 6 Sarah W. Cox 

Alpha Epsilon 6 Elizabeth W. Turner 

Alpha Theta 4 Barbara Hurd 

Alpha Lambda 5 Mary A. Jenkins 

Alpha Mu 1 Kristin M. Parker 

Alpha Omicron 6 Susan K. Krantz 

Alpha Pi 6 Dianna J. Owen 

Alpha Sigma 3 Louise Pecoraro 

Alpha Tau 7 Rita J. Howard 

Alpha Upsilon 4 Barbara De Gortari 

Alpha Phi 7 Dorothy A. Hampton 

Alpha Chi 4 Dianna Simkins 

Alpha Psi 4 Kimberly S. Werner 

Beta Alpha 6 Sarah J. Robey 

Beta Gamma 7 Johnnie K. Heeke 

Beta Delta 1 Rosemary A. Haro 

Beta Epsilon 7 Lynn A. Ranieri 

Fidelis Alpha 4 Linda Williams 

Fidelis Gamma 7 

IOWA 

Alpha 5 Linda Cody 

Beta 6 Karen E. Radke 

Gamma 4 Patricia J. Bartholomew 

Delta 4 Gloria R. Kromminga 

Epsilon 6 Josette D. Peterson 

Zeta 4 Kathy Danley 

Iota 4 Marta M. Amoroso 

Kappa 6 Freda M. Perdue 

Nu 5 Pamela A. Feld 

Xi 7 Mitzi J. Meredith 

Omicron 4 Doris Mauer 

Pi 7 Dorothy Fulton 

Sigma 5 Jacalyn S. Swink 

Tau 6 Sarah A. Kritzer 

Upsilon 7 Margaret Dobbelaere 

Phi 7 Susan Jacob 

Chi 2 Marjorie Reynolds 

Psi 1 Donna J. 

Godden-Alloway 

Alpha Beta 7 Shelly Mohl 

Alpha Gamma 4 Terri J. Van Gelder 

Alpha Delta 3 Connie S. Hill 

Alpha Zeta 3 Joy Hall 

Alpha Iota 5 Beverly Fletcher 

Alpha Kappa 4 Linda L. Ducommun 

Alpha Lambda 6 Jill C. Neuzil 

Fidelis Alpha 6 Wilma Sylvester 

JAMAICA 

Alpha 2 Melita Samuels 

Beta 5 Joan Smith 

Gamma 1 Cecille E. Davis 

Delta 3 Hillary Rhodd 

Epsilon 4 Monica L. Graham 

Zeta 3 Esther D. Taylor 

KANSAS 

Beta 6 Susie Frost 

Gamma 3 Cynthia J. Kraus Miller 

Epsilon 5 Victoria N. Seeger 

Eta 4 Linda Johnson 

Theta 5 Jennifer L. Grasela 

Iota 6 Marilyn S. Anderson 

Nu 3 Genevieve E. Barrett 

Rho 6 Joyce Schneider 

Sigma 4 Lila J. Reekie 

Upsilon 6 Mary L. Boone 

Alpha Alpha 5 Nancy K. Driscoll 

Alpha Gamma 5 Clarinda L. Richerson 

Alpha Epsilon 4 Virginia A. Mingee 

Alpha Zeta 3 Jo Ellen Dambro 

Alpha Kappa 4 Kristen R. Cossaart 

Alpha Omicron 3 Patricia A. Gabel 

Alpha Pi 3 Magada A. Craven 

Alpha Rho 2 Eloise J. Anderson 

Alpha Sigma 2 Barbara D. Sheeley 

Alpha Zeta 

Regan L. Lookadoo 

Alpha Eta 5 Heather D. Taylor 

Alpha Theta 6 April B. Bond 

Alpha Iota 7 Gilda J. Ellis 

Alpha Kappa 6 Susan F. Anderson 

Alpha Nu 5 Ann Giles 

Alpha Rho 7 Toni Griffy 

Alpha Tau 2 Carla Claiborne 

Alpha Psi 6 Alicia W. McClure 

Beta Alpha 4 Joy A. Gray 

Beta Epsilon 5 Gala A. Catron 

Beta Zeta 7 Pamela K. Murphy 

Beta Eta 1 Cheryl A. Dial 

LOUISIANA 

Alpha 5 Shirley P. Jordan 

Beta 7 Brenda B. Jenkins 

Delta 6 Lucy H. Brewer 

Epsilon 4 Hilda Estes 

Eta 4 Valerie L. Altazin 

Iota 3 Lanell Causey 

Kappa 2 Nelda R. Fuller 

Lambda 5 Gayla R. Fowler 

Mu 4 Mary Dunkeson 

Nu 3 JoLynn Marcantel 

Omicron 2 Mary Fallis 

Rho 3 Kathi J. Mitchell 

Sigma 4 Kerry A. Degeyter 

Tau 5 Margie S. Bell 

Upsilon 7 Beverly W. Bennett 

Chi 6 June G. Lefort 

Psi 5 Donna B. Jeansonne 

Alpha Alpha 6 Catherine Champagne 

Alpha Gamma 5 Isabelle Roberts 

Alpha Delta 3 Jane E. Peterson 

Alpha Epsilon 5 Rita B. Rabalais 

Alpha Zeta 2 Anne Campbell 

Alpha Eta 

Jane E. Meeks 

Alpha Theta 4 Linda T. Young 

Alpha Iota 1 Linda W. Viator 

Alpha Kappa 7 Renae Leone 

Alpha Lambda 3 Kathleen G. New 

Alpha Nu 6 Eleanor Dore 

Alpha Xi 3 Leslie W. Nick 

Alpha Rho 1 Carolyn K. Jones 

Alpha Sigma 6 Charlette Sands 

Alpha Tau 6 Rebecca B. Reed 

Alpha Phi 2 Doris A. Scroggs 

H 

Alpha Chi 6 Sharon Anderson 

Alpha Psi 7 Carol Robertson 

Beta Alpha 3 Mary Beth Fesmire 

Beta Beta 1 Suzy L. Bourgeois 

Beta Gamma 7 Bernadette Primeaux 

Beta Delta 4 Dottie Winters 

Beta Epsilon 6 Karen C. Tabor 

Beta Zeta 2 Pamela M. Giroir 

Beta Eta 3 Susan D. Jeffries 

Beta Theta 1 Anne L. Dorgant 

Beta Iota 6 Janet M. LaBruyere 

Beta Lambda 4 Robyne S. Crow 

Beta Mu 4 Beth Thomas 

Beta Nu 4 Lucy Pace 

MAINE 

Alpha 5 Nancy T. Germani 

Beta 7 Pamela B. Gordon 

Epsilon 6 Kathleen Eames 

MANITOBA 

Beta 6 Arlene E. Billeck 

Gamma 4 Patricia A. Trottier 

Delta 6 Bunny Williamson 

Zeta 2 Michele Polinuk 

MARYLAND 

Alpha 4 Susan M. Treff 

Beta 6 Amy C. Johnson 

Delta 1 Catherine Hanson 

Epsilon 6 Martha B. English 

Eta 7 Carol A. Buhr 

Iota 6 Camille C. Cutright 

Kappa 6 Pamala J. Triesler 

Nu 6 Felicia K. 

Messina-D’Haiti 

Xi 6 Florence N. Lednum 

Omicron 4 Cheryl L. Eichler 

Rho 4 Anastasia H. Panos 

Sigma 6 Nina G. Wells 

Tau 4 Rebecca F. Hopkins 

Upsilon 7 Diana D. Ogul 

Phi 5 Judith A. Hall 

Chi 6 Joan E. Kraft 

Psi 2 Cynthia M. Lloyd 

Alpha Alpha 5 Holly K. Bellows 

MASSACHUSETTS 

Alpha 7 Minnie L. Cobb 

Beta 5 Margaret S. Harbert 

Epsilon 6 Gay C. Toomy 

Kappa 2 Martha W. Damon 

Mu 6 Leslie E. Wolfe 

Xi 3 Joan M. Walsh 

MEXICO 

Gamma 2 Martha Dominguez 

Epsilon 3 Arleen Foster 

Eta 2 Jean K. Andersen 

Kappa 1 Isela L. Cisneros Reyes 

Xi 2 Beatriz Gamboa 

De Estrada 

MICHIGAN 

Alpha 4 Audrey E. Fitzgerald 

Gamma 

Nancy C. VanRoekel 

Delta 4 Kathleen L. Patterson 

Eta 6 Ann C. Quigley 

Theta 6 Carol A. Prawdzik 

Kappa 2 Geraldine Allen 

Lambda 1 Linda Jean Friedman 

Mu 6 Nancy L. Skoczylas 

Nu 3 Frances M. Ford 

Pi 4 Ann L. Gorter 

Tau 2 Suzanne M. Nix 

Phi 5 Patricia K. Mynster 

Chi 7 Susan J. Miller 

Psi 1 Marybeth V. Grosfield


Alpha Alpha 3 Elisa A. Doll 

Alpha Gamma 3 Lee Villarreal 

Alpha Delta 4 Laurie M. Pritchard 

Alpha Zeta 3 Mary K. Shaw 

Alpha Eta 3 Shirley A. Vettraino 

Alpha Theta 4 Heidi L. Whiting 

Alpha Iota 5 Bonnie J. Krueger 

Alpha Kappa 2 Lynn R. Mehlberg 

Alpha Lambda 4 Lori A. Whitfield 

Alpha Pi 5 Mary Rose Davis 

Alpha Sigma 2 Roberta M. Bunch 

Alpha Upsilon 6 Gail M. Cowger 

Alpha Phi 7 Lucile A. Demanski 

Beta Alpha 4 Anne Maurer 

Beta Gamma 3 Mary Ann Sara 

Beta Zeta 3 Nancy J. Wheeler 

Beta Theta 6 Patricia A. Krusac 

Beta Iota 3 Karen A. McClenny 

Beta Kappa 4 

Beta Mu 4 Marilyn Sickle 

Beta Nu 2 Ann M. Kay 

Beta Xi 6 Lori M. Strachan 

Beta Pi 6 Kathleen A. Kelso 

Beta Sigma 5 Celine L. McQuinn 

Beta Tau 2 Gretchen Duynslager 

Beta Upsilon 6 Nancy E. Butler 

Beta Chi 6 Nancy J. Folk 

Gamma Alpha 5 Karyn S. Juntunen 

Gamma Zeta 1 Charlene A. Hansen 

Fidelis Gamma 5 Kaye G. Hausbeck 

MINNESOTA 

Alpha 5 Linda Siluk 

Gamma 2 Elizabeth Bragg 

Delta 7 Janet M. Bahr 

Epsilon 5 Phyllis K. Makila 

Eta 5 Shelly J. Lindstrom 

Kappa 5 Leslie C. Yeats 

Lambda 3 Muriel Sargent 

Mu 3 Luanne A. Paquette 

Xi 3 Jenny Holden 

Pi 6 Cynthia Vars 

Sigma 5 Phyllis Starich 

Tau 4 Marsha L. Doten 

Phi 5 Janeen M. 

Carlson-Carey 

Chi 6 Mary Ann G. Shetterly 

Psi 2 Eleanor E. Eskuri 

Alpha Alpha 6 Sharon Copt 

Alpha Epsilon 4 Shirley Goutcher 

Alpha Theta 5 Linda M. Baumiller 

Alpha Lambda 6 Mary M. Larson 

Alpha Omicron 2 Lois Waldowski 

Alpha Rho 3 Charlotte Lindquist 

Alpha Sigma 5 Norma Nickelson 

Alpha Tau 4 Sharon K. Knapp 

Alpha Upsilon 2 Julie E. Gergen 

Alpha Phi 2 Carol Szymczak 

MISSISSIPPI 

Alpha 3 Brenda W. Wolf 

Beta 3 Karen S. Wallace 

Gamma 2 Linda D. Easterling 

Delta 6 Edna F. Parker 

Epsilon 6 Patricia G. Carnette 

Zeta 6 Michelle M. Darby 

Iota 3 Roblyn R. Schwartz 

Kappa 6 Jana R. Heimer 

Lambda 2 Anne G. Kiper 

Xi 5 Ashley W. Weems 

Omicron 5 Polly A. Lewman 

Pi 2 Dorajean B. Sanderson 

Sigma 3 Patricia K. Gill 

Tau 7 Peggy Saliba 

Phi 1 Margaret A. 

Fortenberry 

Chi 6 Judy F. Barham 

Psi 3 Emma R. Combs 

Alpha Beta 6 Cheryl F. Beene 

Alpha Gamma 6 Maureen M. Newcomb 

Alpha Delta 4 Sarah Perkins 

Alpha Epsilon 5 Janice L. Lee 

Alpha Zeta 7 Anne S. Hawkins 

Alpha Theta 4 Mary G. Kinkaid 

MISSOURI 

Gamma 5 Jean Page 

Epsilon 2 Carolyn E. Morgret 

Nu 2 Jo Ann S. Laughlin 

Xi 2 Tammy M. Hendren 

Omicron 3 Nancy L. Lucas 

Pi 2 Nancy L. Guinn 

Sigma 4 Mary L. Plunkett 

Upsilon 6 Carolyn S. Clark 

Phi 2 Pamela Thomas 

Psi 2 Stella Sharp 

Alpha Beta 7 Janice M. Desgranges 

Alpha Epsilon 4 Rose Mary Comisky 

Alpha Eta 7 Mary A. Kirby 

Alpha Iota 2 Erin Kespohl 

Alpha Kappa 2 Terri O. Steffes 

Alpha Lambda 5 Karen S. Alberts 

Alpha Nu 3 Ellen M. Wearing 

Alpha Xi 1 

Alpha Sigma 6 Sandra S. Eaves 

Alpha Psi 3 Peggy L. Roach 

Beta Alpha 5 Jill E. Barnholdt 

Beta Gamma 2 Jo Propst 

Beta Epsilon 2 Jonne K. Rose 

Beta Zeta 6 Rhonda L. Lowery 

Beta Lambda 4 Candy Mueller 

Beta Nu 2 Dawn Kahler 

Beta Xi 4 Debra L. Title 

Beta Rho 4 Connie L. Griffith 

Beta Sigma 6 Kristine M. Becker 

Beta Psi 2 Jessica A.T. Turner 

Fidelis Alpha 6 Mary Hunter 

MONTANA 

Alpha 4 Colleen D. Cook 

Gamma 4 Sharon L. Ille 

Delta 3 Sharon J. Morehouse 

Zeta 6 Andrea G. Doles 

Eta 4 Carol R. Campbell 

Theta 4 Kathyrn Babcock 

Lambda 3 Sue Robertson 

Mu 2 Patsy M. McCarthy 

Xi 4 Lynne L. Monson 

NEBRASKA 

Beta 5 Marjorie A. Keep 

Gamma 6 Wanda Wiemer 

Delta 2 Mary B. Moberg 

Epsilon 5 Mary Ann Gerdes 

Zeta 6 JoEllyn Anderson 

Eta 5 Marjorie A. Brubaker 

Theta 2 Shannon K. 

Urbanovsky 

Iota 7 Karen Everett 

Kappa 6 Valorie L. Sailors 

Lambda 4 Nancy I. Meier 

Mu 7 Julie E. Simmons 

Nu 3 Yvette Engelhaupt 

Xi 6 Kathleen M. Klein 

Pi 4 Jan Spellman 

Rho 6 Cynthia S. Dunbar 

Sigma 4 Carol R. Waggoner 

Tau 5 Frances L. Steinbrook 

Upsilon 5 Helen M. Lykke-Wisler 

I 

Phi 6 Judy A. Wixson 

Chi 6 Linda McConnell 

Psi 5 Heidi A. Fessler 

Alpha Beta 3 Susan Hoffschneider 

Alpha Gamma 3 Ardys Schultis 

Alpha Epsilon 2 Mary L. Dunekacke 

Alpha Zeta 4 Pamela J. Schnell 

Alpha Eta 3 Kathy J. Unick 

Alpha Theta 6 Kelly A. Young 

Alpha Iota 3 Christina L. Marts 

Alpha Kappa 5 Mariann M. Boyd 

Alpha Lambda 4 Susan M. Hansen 

Alpha Mu 2 Mardell R. Larson 

NEVADA 

Alpha 3 Theresa M. Darnell 

Beta 1 Diane K. Best 

Gamma 6 Denise M. Senko 

Delta 5 Agnes Meyer 

Eta 5 Patti McDonald 

Theta 5 Judith A. Enos 

Iota 5 Valdine P. Renucci 

Kappa 6 LaDawn M. Grant 

Fidelis Beta 5 Sylvia J. Springer 

NEW HAMPSHIRE 

Alpha 6 Denise A. Tomasko 

Beta 6 Karen G. McGonagle 

Gamma 4 Cheryl A. Brown 

Eta 2 Robin E. Donovan 

Iota 2 Thiadocia L. Simonds 

Lambda 5 Judith R. Boulet 

Mu 4 Kathryn S. Ransom 

Nu 4 Ellen A. Romanowski 

NEW JERSEY 

Gamma 3 Jeanne M. Powers 

Delta 6 Lois S. Quinlan 

Epsilon 7 Kathy Arminio 

Zeta 6 Karen M. Leibel 

Iota 5 Carolyn M. Walker-Carr 

Kappa 7 Leah L. Kinnear 

Lambda 5 Jo Ann A. Meinhart 

Mu 7 Jennifer L. Hawken 

Xi 2 Janet V. Ihne 

Pi 6 Cynthia M. Schirm 

Sigma 4 Patricia L. Lindahl 

Phi 3 Theresa A. Godlewski 

Chi 5 Amy J. Repp 

Psi 6 Triana R. Bruso 

Alpha Alpha 5 Linda K. Rafter 

Alpha Delta 4 Pamela R. Helman 

Alpha Epsilon 4 Cheryl A. Jackson 

Alpha Zeta 4 Andrea K. DeJohn 

Alpha Iota 4 Laura E. Shade 

Alpha Kappa 4 Carol L. Creed 

Alpha Lambda 4 Elaine A. Landi 

Alpha Mu 

Charissa Palazzo 

NEW MEXICO 

Beta 5 Margaret S. Fischer 

Gamma 5 Janice L. Shank 

Delta 5 Della R. Vigil 

Epsilon 5 Denice Peterson 

Zeta 5 Denise C. Pacheco 

Eta 6 Carolyn N. Stover 

Theta 4 Julie A. Scott 

Kappa 6 Suzanne M. Fisher 

Lambda 7 Ann Sigler-Komesu 

Xi 7 Valerie Inklebarger 

Pi 2 Gloria Holzhausen 

Sigma 2 Susan Brandon 

Chi 3 Vivian L. Della-Giustina 

Psi 3 Deanna L. Stewart 

Fidelis Alpha 6 Flossie B. Mitchell 

Fidelis Gamma 5 Cathryn D. Kittleson


NEW YORK 

Alpha 2 Terri A. Gregg 

Theta 5 Kathleen M. Ceckowski 

Kappa 3 Judy M. Sell 

Lambda 6 Maureen S. Dolata 

Mu 6 Tara L. Brey 

Nu 5 Florence L. Wood 

Xi 4 Suzanne L. Snyder 

Upsilon 4 Beverly A. Thomas 

Chi 3 Julia Learn 

Alpha Beta 4 Karen M. Young 

Alpha Delta 3 Judy A. Pelkey 

Alpha Zeta 4 Dianne Loonan 

Fidelis Beta 3 Jane W. Foster 

NORTH CAROLINA 

Beta 6 Sarah A. Patten 

Gamma 6 Alice W. Angell 

Delta 6 Cheryll T. Shuford 

Epsilon 4 Sandra R. Rountree 

Zeta 6 Sue M. Stading 

Eta 4 Deborah P. Shearin 

Theta 3 Susan P. Raper 

Iota 4 Katrina H. Wallace 

Kappa 7 Shannon B. Long 

Lambda 6 Janet C. White 

Mu 7 Evelyn T. Eller 

Nu 3 Joyce G. Cherry 

Xi 7 Barbara S. Klein 

Omicron 7 Sherry L. Summerlin 

Pi 2 Sue Griffin 

Rho 6 Karen L. Harshbarger 

Sigma 6 Suzie Roberts 

Tau 3 Nina R. Stowe 

Upsilon 4 Sallie G. Dotson 

Phi 7 Valerie I. Snell 

Chi 2 Sarah M. Morrow 

Psi 6 Anne W. Barrett 

Alpha Alpha 6 Shannon W. Law 

Alpha Beta 6 Wendy Nicholson 

Alpha Gamma 5 Sonja H. Emerson 

Alpha Delta 5 Marie S. Fields 

Alpha Epsilon 5 Betty H. Siviter 

Alpha Zeta 1 Allison S. Buckner 

Alpha Eta 7 Eugenia A. Best 

Alpha Theta 7 Carolyn K. Davis 

Alpha Iota 5 Mary Anne S. Brannon 

Alpha Kappa 4 Mary C. Huneycutt 

Alpha Lambda 7 Angie M. Turner 

Alpha Mu 6 Carol M. Jones 

Alpha Nu 4 Peggy J. Nelson 

Alpha Xi 5 Elizabeth L. Wise 

Alpha Omicron 5 Linda R. Duffer 

Alpha Pi 4 Tammie S. Page 

Alpha Rho 7 Crystal W. McCracken 

Alpha Sigma 4 Myra S. Dietz 

Alpha Tau 7 Martha A. Webb 

Alpha Upsilon 2 Miriam C. Hood 

Alpha Phi 4 Annette Y. Thomas 

Alpha Chi 5 Marie Hurst 

Alpha Psi 

Dawn W. Riddle 

Beta Alpha 7 Florence E. Daniels 

Beta Beta 6 Bonnie L. 

Stanley-Verzella 

Beta Gamma 7 Jane T. Hardison 

Beta Delta 6 Patricia M. Long 

Beta Epsilon 2 Linda Weber 

Beta Zeta 7 Pamela L. Moore 

Beta Eta 5 Vicki U. Alabaster 

Beta Theta 6 Kimberly A. Sugg 

Beta Iota 5 Caroline P. Cogdell 

Beta Kappa 7 Penny T. Jenkins 

Beta Lambda 1 Sue S. Bartlett 

Beta Mu 6 Belinda H. Garner 

Beta Nu 5 Joyce H. Reeder 

Beta Xi 5 Jean C. Lewis 

Beta Omicron 4 Patricia W. Byrne 

Beta Pi 3 Joyce P. Jones 

Beta Rho 7 Marie A. Hamrick 

Beta Sigma 6 Elizabeth F. Forrester 

Beta Tau 7 Sara S. Webster 

Beta Upsilon 7 Debbie C. Bryant 

Beta Phi 5 June L. Koster 

Beta Chi 5 Martha D. Sloan 

Beta Psi 4 Sally B. Dodd 

Gamma Alpha 7 Teresa P. Renegar 

Gamma Beta 3 Lisa Davis 

Gamma Gamma 6 Julie T. West 

Gamma Epsilon 7 Peggy W. Johnson 

Gamma Zeta 4 Pam L. Ward 

Gamma Eta 7 Toni T. Massey 

Gamma Theta 4 Linda H. Lyerly 

Gamma Iota 5 Gail H. Hawkins 

Gamma Kappa 6 Ruth Ann R. Timmons 

Gamma Lambda 5 Sue Parks 

Gamma Mu 6 Linda A. Knight 

Gamma Nu 6 Dosha S. Teachey 

Gamma Xi 3 Michelle C. Davis 

Gamma Pi 4 Anne B. McClain 

Gamma Rho 3 

Gamma Sigma 4 Virginia D. Pugh 

Gamma Tau 7 Jo K. Green 

Gamma Upsilon 7 Pamela F. Coleman 

Gamma Phi 6 Sue W. Graves 

Fidelis Alpha 2 Charlotte L. Peck 

Fidelis Beta 6 Patricia P. Minges 

Fidelis Delta 6 Sylvia A. Widgeon 

Fidelis Epsilon 6 Margaret M. Batchelor 

Fidelis Zeta 2 Elaine L. Melson 

Fidelis Kappa 6 Mary E. Wittmann 

Fidelis Xi 6 Sara G. Singleton 

Fidelis Omicron 6 Virginia G. Millard 

Fidelis Pi 6 Betty S. Day 

Fidelis Rho 6 Barbara R. Dunn 

Fidelis Sigma 6 Nancy H. Carroll 

Fidelis Tau 6 Janet M. Jones 

NORTH DAKOTA 

Beta 4 Karolyn D. Melland 

Gamma 5 Judy S. Kocis 

Delta 5 Leslie Hagemeister 

Epsilon 4 Elizabeth R. Hoenke 

Zeta 2 Vonnie R. Sanders 

Eta 5 Beverly A. Jacobson 

OHIO 

Alpha 6 Virginia Streckfuss 

Beta 4 Shirley A. Dipner 

Gamma 6 Judith A. O’Ryan 

Delta 4 Babette L. Davis 

Epsilon 5 Elsie L. Cunningham 

Eta 7 Charlene A. Nagy 

Theta 6 Beverly J. Newcomer 

Kappa 5 Susan D. Cook 

Lambda 6 Sandra L. Anthony 

Mu 6 Deborah B. Mullarkey 

Omicron 5 Cynthia A. Larvie 

Sigma 7 Ruth C. Mueller 

Tau 3 Doris E. Rapp 

Phi 7 Ruth A. Young 

Psi 7 Carol A. Wines 

Alpha Beta 6 Nancy S. Bodnar 

Alpha Gamma 4 Elaine M. Fisher 

Alpha Delta 5 Elinor E. Ayers 

Alpha Eta 7 Judith A. Dally 

Alpha Theta 1 Christine A. Sapp 

Alpha Iota 6 Marcia A. Nagy 

J 

Alpha Kappa 3 Rebecca D. Scott 

Alpha Lambda 6 Lisa A. Schmude 

Alpha Mu 5 Sue Siebenaler 

Alpha Nu 6 Kathleen Bloesinger 

Alpha Xi 7 Diane M. 

Dillman-Elshire 

Alpha Omicron 2 Peggy Sheaks 

Alpha Pi 6 Ellen A. Wells 

Alpha Rho 5 Teresa N. Richardson 

Alpha Tau 2 Sharon J. Maclean 

Alpha Upsilon 7 Florence S. Allen 

Alpha Phi 4 Jean Moore 

Alpha Chi 5 Jo Anne Huck 

Beta Alpha 7 Michele M. Fabbro 

Beta Beta 5 Chris Laughlin 

Beta Gamma 4 Linda Burgess 

Beta Epsilon 6 Joyce K. Wetherell 

OKLAHOMA 

Epsilon 5 Dana L. McDowell 

Theta 2 Anna M. Grady 

Mu 5 Judith A. Allen 

Nu 4 Ramona K. Ketcher 

Pi 4 Marsha S. Armstrong 

Sigma 5 Julia Wingate 

Chi 5 Shirley R. Scott 

Alpha Beta 4 Rita J. Rogers 

Alpha Eta 6 Yvonne G. Aguilar 

Alpha Theta 4 Martha O. Battles 

ONTARIO 

Epsilon 5 Peggy A. Dromisky 

Zeta 5 Judith R. Lowther 

Eta 2 Lynn Poth 

Lambda 5 Susan K. Carew 

Nu 3 Edna M. Parsons 

Xi 3 Elizabeth R. Wells 

Rho 4 Gabriella F. Young 

Sigma 2 Kathleen O. Owen 

Tau 3 Gloria J. McRae 

Upsilon 4 Jane L. Gingerich 

Psi 6 Giselle Whyte 

Alpha Gamma 4 Patricia Tapp 

Fidelis Alpha 6 Joan E. Laurie 

OREGON 

Alpha 5 Cynthia W. Wood 

Delta 5 Bennie F. Tsuda 

Epsilon 5 Linda K. Jones 

Iota 5 Barbara L. Roberts 

Mu 3 Deborah A. Plummer 

Nu 2 Doris E. Betts 

Omicron 3 Sheila G. Couey 

Rho 3 Helen L. Hess 

Sigma 5 Laura Lashley 

Tau 4 Mary K. Christensen 

Chi 2 Marilynn M. Byrd 

Alpha Alpha 5 Peggy L. Sweet 

PENNSYLVANIA 

Alpha 6 Johanna Price 

Gamma 6 Brenda N. Browne 

Delta 7 Carol Talbot 

Zeta 4 Betty L. Thompson 

Eta 4 Nancy L. McElwee 

Iota 4 Pamela A. Diulus 

Kappa 4 Judy Metz Eagle 

Mu 7 Sandra A. Sipos 

Omicron 6 Darlene Callihan 

Pi 7 Lisa A. Serrao 

Rho 7 Babette M. Wenerd 

Sigma 5 Marsha C. Critchfield 

Upsilon 3 Hollie D. Citerone 

Phi 3 Paula H. Anderson 

Chi 5 Lynda A. Ramage 

Psi 2 Lori A. Kitchen


PUERTO RICO 

Mu 4 Julie Herring 

Alpha 4 Maria R. Jurado Ortiz 

Nu 5 Alicia Belcher 

Beta 3 Crucita Mattei 

Xi 2 Dora C. Martinez 

Delta 6 Leyda Ponce-de-Leon 

Omicron 6 Kathy L. Hopson 

Pi 3 Rosa M. Rodriguez 

Sigma 6 Melanie L. Nelson 

Upsilon 1 Mary V. Woodall 

Epsilon 5 Olga M. Jimenez Ocasio 

Eta 

Ada L. Verdej Carrion 

Theta 4 Elercia Jorge-Morel 

Mu 

Ivette Torres 

Rho 1 Alba Martinez 

Alpha Gamma 7 Nydia A. 

Lebron Barbosa 

Alpha Epsilon 3 Monica R. Bracero 

QUEENSLAND 

Alpha 4 Felice M. Eastwood 

RHODE ISLAND 

Alpha 4 Linda Menard 

Beta 6 Mary E. Chisholm 

Eta 6 Kathryn A. Desjardins 

Kappa 7 Renee L. Fleuette 

Fidelis Alpha 6 Ann M. Doherty 

SOUTH CAROLINA 

Alpha 6 Kathy Mason 

Beta 5 Jessica M. Jackson 

Delta 7 Charlotte A. Webb 

Epsilon 3 Laurie A. Baggott 

Zeta 2 Jennifer D. Brazil 

Eta 1 Sharon P. Huecker 

Theta 3 Jane Y. Ringer 

Iota 3 Martha S. Clark 

Lambda 2 Annette Ghan 

Mu 3 Martha H. Blackwelder 

Nu 4 Mary M. Barron 

Xi 2 Cynthia B. Whittemore 

Omicron 6 Eleanor Z. Siedschlag 

Pi 5 Nan C. Gray 

Rho 3 Keri L. Floyd 

Sigma 5 Lucinda W. Duryea 

Tau 2 Cynthia A. Elmore 

Upsilon 7 Elena Furnari 

Phi 4 Susan R. Burkett 

Chi 2 Melony A. Sanford 

Psi 3 Linda C. Blalock 

Alpha Alpha 2 Deborah E. Wybenga 

Alpha Beta 7 Wanda L. Steele 

Alpha Delta 3 Theresa B. Merck 

Alpha Epsilon 2 Georgiana K. Keller 

Alpha Zeta 1 Dotty M. Strickland 

Alpha Kappa 3 Peggy C. Bodie 

Alpha Lambda 5 Patsy R. Martin 

Alpha Mu 2 Karen M. Bryant 

Alpha Nu 2 Linwood C. Floyd 

Alpha Omicron 5 Renee M. Petit 

Alpha Rho 5 Barbara B. Graybill 

Alpha Sigma 1 Jacquelyn K. Olsen 

Alpha Tau 6 Clara B. Guess 

Alpha Upsilon 5 Johnnie H. Cowan 

Alpha Phi 6 Dona Jo R. Brown 

Alpha Chi 1 Debra L. Sutcliffe 

Alpha Psi 5 Ann Davis 

Beta Alpha 3 Lisa A. Martin 

Beta Gamma 2 Alyssa C. Mann 

Beta Epsilon 6 Hope L. Batten 

Fidelis Alpha 7 Tina L. Howard 

Fidelis Beta 6 Yvonne P. Brown 

Fidelis Epsilon 6 Susan M. Sexton 

Fidelis Zeta 6 Ann H. Byrd 

SOUTH DAKOTA 

Alpha 6 Eileen Bowar 

Beta 1 Linda J. Nelson 

Delta 2 Barbara E. Erickson 

Epsilon 1 Elaine H. Tatge 

Zeta 5 Cynthia S. Johnson 

Eta 6 Julia A. Croymans 

Iota 2 Lorene M. Goodwin 

Kappa 1 Arvis Simkins 

Fidelis Alpha 4 Jean S. Nordstrom 

Fidelis Beta 6 Linda N. Stone 

Fidelis Gamma 6 Cleo A. Edeburn 

TENNESSEE 

Alpha 7 Fredia A. Brantley 

Beta 6 Linda Pennebaker 

Gamma 6 Buffy K. Wyrosdick 

Epsilon 6 Martha A. Henry 

Zeta 7 Jane R. Jones 

Eta 7 Sondra K. Cox 

Theta 5 Patricia Peay 

Iota 4 Tammie B. Canada 

Kappa 7 Kari Bernier 

Lambda 2 Alene E. Alexander 

Mu 6 Bethany A. Bradford 

Nu 2 Deborah L. Hayes 

Xi 7 Audrey A. Burger 

Omicron 6 Kristy P. Jolley 

Pi 6 Wanda Morris 

Rho 5 Karen D. Peterman 

Sigma 4 Carolyn S. Orr 

Tau 5 Alice C. Russell 

Upsilon 7 Beverly J. Miethe 

Phi 6 Sheila C. Seay 

Chi 5 Melody M. Smallwood 

Psi 7 Judith P. Ashby 

Alpha Alpha 4 Christa J. Reid 

Alpha Beta 5 Patricia S. Chambers 

Alpha Gamma 7 Rosemary L. Archer 

Alpha Delta 3 Mary S. French 

Alpha Epsilon 2 Jean G. Litterer 

Alpha Zeta 4 Claire S. Arbaugh 

Alpha Theta 7 Vivian McCormack 

Alpha Iota 6 Beverly M. Crouch 

Alpha Kappa 7 Gretchen P. Jones 

Alpha Lambda 7 Lynda Dougan 

Alpha Mu 1 Dee A. Bean 

Alpha Omicron 2 Patricia Davis 

Alpha Pi 5 Suzanne B. Boyle 

Alpha Rho 4 Shirley A. Dowell 

Alpha Sigma 4 Jill Rogers 

Alpha Tau 3 Belinda R. Stone 

Alpha Upsilon 5 Beth Peek 

Alpha Phi 7 Aleta Blevins 

Alpha Chi 5 Cinda P. Naylor 

Alpha Psi 7 Katie T. Howse 

Beta Beta 4 Brendell A. Cowan 

Beta Gamma 5 Becky M. Smith 

Beta Delta 4 Andrelle Burrus 

Beta Epsilon 5 Kimberley U. Howard 

Beta Zeta 4 Kathleen S. Hall 

Beta Eta 6 Diana Wilder 

Beta Theta 6 Barbara T. Edwards 

Beta Iota 1 Pamela E. Chipley 

Beta Lambda 2 Michele H. Bell 

Beta Nu 3 Sheryl A. Woods 

Beta Xi 7 Brit L. Sikes 

Fidelis Beta 5 Harriet S. Hall 

Fidelis Delta 7 Vera George 

Fidelis Eta 5 Charlotte W. McKay 

Fidelis Theta 6 Mary Ann Bailey 

TEXAS 

Beta 3 Minetta Smith 

Gamma 4 Diana L. West 

Delta 4 Eleanor B. Murray 

Epsilon 2 Sharon Vetters 

Zeta 4 Barbara L. Rodgers 

Theta 6 Anita S. Neeley 

Lambda 4 Henri Lou Pipes 

K 

Chi 

Peggy J. Barto 

Psi 2 Debi L. Reyes 

Alpha Alpha 1 Bobbie Boyd 

Alpha Delta 6 Deborah A. Davenport 

Alpha Epsilon 6 Vicki Mitchell 

Alpha Eta 2 Patricia Brodeen 

Alpha Nu 3 

Alpha Omicron 2 Margo Medina 

Alpha Pi 6 Gloria Cervantes 

Alpha Rho 4 Teresa F. Anderson 

Alpha Sigma 5 Suzanne M. Huguley 

Alpha Upsilon 5 Florence G. Ferguson 

Alpha Phi 3 Jane D. Taylor 

Alpha Chi 7 Nancy C. Gardner 

Alpha Psi 4 Allisen J. Roberts 

Beta Alpha 2 

Beta Beta 4 Rachel Morgan 

Beta Gamma 3 Angela Stevens 

Beta Delta 1 Shelly A. Marshall 

Beta Zeta 6 Jo J. Holland 

Beta Eta 2 Sue A. Penry 

Beta Theta 6 Martha Williams 

Beta Iota 4 Kathryn M. Hickerson 

Beta Lambda 6 Barbara J. Modisette 

Beta Nu 2 Mary Ellen Kirkland 

Beta Omicron 4 Cara S. Alstrom 

Beta Pi 6 Stephanie B. Bearden 

Beta Sigma 1 Pamila Murphy 

Beta Upsilon 1 DeAnn Lumpkin 

Beta Phi 2 Patricia A. Young 

Beta Chi 4 Sylvia Urech 

Beta Psi 3 Katherine B. Andersen 

Gamma Beta 3 Melanie Roos 

Gamma Gamma 2 Kay L. Guerrero 

Gamma Delta 5 Barbara McNiel 

Gamma Epsilon 6 Ann Shelander 

Gamma Zeta 5 Leslie M. Mills 

Gamma Eta 1 Joan M. Bailes 

Gamma Theta 5 Mary L. Tobola 

Gamma Iota 5 Peggy S. Stewart 

Gamma Kappa 2 Barbara D. Cantrell 

Gamma Mu 3 Peggy O. Majni 

Gamma Nu 1 Sarah Eubanks 

Gamma Xi 1 Cheryl Pippen 

Gamma Omicron 3 Janice R. Heinlein 

Gamma Pi 4 Dora H. Cooper 

Gamma Sigma 4 Paula Rowan 

Gamma Tau 1 Ann Carrell 

Gamma Upsilon 5 Mary S. Carter 

Gamma Phi 3 Patricia Evans 

Gamma Chi 2 Vivian R. Williams 

Gamma Psi 4 Amelia Alaniz 

Delta Alpha 6 Elaine Little 

Delta Beta 7 Nancy J. Vernau 

Delta Delta 6 Rose M. Hankins 

Delta Epsilon 2 Barbara Bennett 

Delta Zeta 6 Martha A. Richardson 

Delta Eta 7 Celia Campana 

Delta Iota 5 Shirley 

Guttenfelder-Hearne 

Delta Kappa 2 Loretta G. Cisneros 

Delta Lambda 4 Cathey Allen 

Delta Mu 5 Kay L. Sanders 

Delta Xi 6 Robin 

Buchanan-Harrington


Beta Alpha 6 Patricia F. Britton 

Beta Beta 7 Margaret E. York 

Beta Gamma 5 Ruth M. Brannigan 

Beta Delta 4 Dianne P. Tuck 

Beta Epsilon 7 Sandra B. Colvin 

Beta Zeta 1 Barbara S. Small 

Beta Eta 6 Dana L. Clark 

Beta Theta 4 Barbara E. Livingston 

Beta Iota 5 Crystal R. Nicola 

Beta Kappa 5 Nancy G. Barron 

Beta Lambda 6 Lois A. Lavery 

Beta Mu 2 Sarah J. Ashmore 

Beta Nu 4 Kathy P. Jolley 

Beta Xi 3 Karen E. Marlowe 

Beta Omicron 7 Kathryn F. Garrett 

Beta Pi 6 Cheryl W. Musgrove 

Beta Rho 2 Kara N. Lynn 

Beta Sigma 1 Vida V. Timbers 

Beta Tau 3 Ann D. Marshall 

Beta Upsilon 7 Laurie T. Surles 

Beta Phi 6 Sharon Klevesahl 

Beta Chi 6 Lisa H. Preskitt 

Beta Psi 1 Betty Wade 

Gamma Alpha 4 Charlotte W. Swaffin 

Gamma Beta 1 Elizabeth D. Adams 

Gamma Gamma 2 Holly D. Dartez 

Gamma Delta 5 Sonya E. Chatman 

Gamma Epsilon 4 Heather D. Bousman 

Gamma Zeta 3 Ann C. Davis 

Gamma Eta 5 Debra W. Spivey 

Gamma Theta 5 Debra M. Balsam 

Gamma Iota 5 Mary F. Acree 

Gamma Kappa 7 Vickie L. Kierson 

Gamma Lambda 5 Yvette A. Van Hise 

Gamma Mu 3 Debora A. Lassiter 

Gamma Nu 6 Dawn M. Schaefer 

Delta Tau 5 Cheryl O’Quin 

Delta Upsilon 5 Geneive Roedel West 

Delta Phi 4 Michele R. Riggs 

Epsilon Beta 3 Ingrid M. D’Anna 

Epsilon Gamma 6 Linda K. Crow-Clinton 

Epsilon Delta 3 Carolyn Lampo 

Epsilon Epsilon 3 Ladonna Pope 

Epsilon Zeta 5 Linda Lumpkins 

Epsilon Theta 5 Eileen Walcik 

Epsilon Lambda 3 Katie L. Loftus 

Epsilon Mu 5 Gigi Bethke 

Epsilon Omicron 5 Deborah J. Parrish 

Epsilon Pi 6 Holly A. Witter 

Epsilon Sigma 6 Marjorie D. Isgitt 

Epsilon Tau 3 Vicki L. Irons 

Epsilon Upsilon 1 Donna Zwahr 

Fidelis Alpha 6 Timmie Mosley Taylor 

Fidelis Nu 6 Helen M. Marks 

Fidelis Xi 7 Betty Worsham 

UTAH 

Alpha 1 Joyce Decker 

Gamma 5 Mary Margaret Lyon 

Zeta 2 Marie M. Dotson 

Eta 3 Claire Olsen 

Theta 3 Sherrie P. Bowcutt 

Xi 3 Julie B. Andersen 

VICTORIA 

Beta 1 Barbara Sloan 

VIRGINIA 

Alpha 5 Amy C. Ratliff 

Beta 5 Ann Anderson 

Delta 7 Kathleen H. Pendleton 

Epsilon 4 Eliza S. Vincelette 

Zeta 7 Susan R. Thomas 

Eta 3 Linda H. Marushi 

Theta 7 Edwina Spodark 

Iota 6 Anne P. Sharp 

Kappa 6 Pamela T. Adkins 

Lambda 7 Lee C. Cole 

Mu 7 Linda B. Owen 

Nu 6 Margaret A. 

Schlegelmilch 

Xi 6 Marilyn R. Albert 

Omicron 6 Joyce A. Jones 

Rho 6 Allyne M. Schoff 

Sigma 7 Nancy M. Watkins 

Tau 5 Margaret K. Curley 

Upsilon 5 Ina C. Clements 

Phi 3 Donna M. Brown 

Chi 3 Patricia H. Collins 

Psi 5 Michelle I. Eugene 

Alpha Alpha 3 Terri L. Lent 

Alpha Beta 7 Deborah N. Banty 

Alpha Gamma 6 Susan R. Guthrie 

Alpha Delta 3 Sandy O. Flynn 

Alpha Epsilon 3 Margaret C. Eich 

Alpha Zeta 7 Gail R. Englert 

Alpha Eta 3 Mary Beth Hull 

Alpha Iota 5 Brenda N. Raflo 

Alpha Kappa 7 Twilla M. Lambert 

Alpha Lambda 5 Suzanne McDaniel 

Alpha Mu 4 Linda M. Fitte 

Alpha Nu 4 Lori Ann Buterbaugh 

Alpha Xi 3 Elizabeth P. Batten 

Alpha Omicron 6 Susan K. Coffman 

Alpha Pi 7 Patricia H. McClendon 

Alpha Rho 7 Penelope L. Gale 

Alpha Sigma 7 Sheryl A. Phipps 

Alpha Tau 4 Nora B. May 

Alpha Upsilon 5 Shirley A. Clark 

Alpha Phi 7 Theda D. Gilmore 

Alpha Psi 4 Lois A. Cox 

Gamma Xi 

L 

Amanda Walker 

Fidelis Beta 5 Mary L. Cleotelis 

Fidelis Gamma 6 Janet K. Jones 

Fidelis Theta 7 Gwendolyn W. Yance 

VERMONT 

Alpha 5 Kate B. Duffy 

Beta 4 Judith A. Allen 

Delta 3 Patricia D. Graves 

WASHINGTON 

Alpha 5 Caryl E. Jorgensen 

Beta 6 Jean E. Layer 

Gamma 6 Janet E. Moberly 

Epsilon 5 Lucille R. Christman 

Zeta 2 Debra A. Hansen 

Kappa 7 Deborah A. Herman 

Nu 3 Dianne F. Locher 

Pi 7 Penny Huck 

Rho 5 Mavis R. Broberg 

Sigma 5 Sandra L. Perenchio 

Phi 5 Patricia D. Mahoney 

Chi 5 Margaret J. Barry 

Psi 

Pamela R. Pottle 

Alpha Alpha 6 Kristine L. Gallagher 

Alpha Delta 2 Donna L. Reynolds 

Alpha Nu 6 Carolyn Dobbins 

Alpha Rho 6 Paula Jones 

Alpha Tau 6 Karen H. Santos 

Alpha Upsilon 6 Judith A. Bechtol 

Alpha Chi 6 Margaret J. Morelan 

Alpha Psi 7 Monica J. Voelker 

Beta Alpha 6 Suzanne Haizlip 

Beta Beta 5 Patricia A. English 

Beta Delta 3 Rosemary McInerney 

Beta Epsilon 4 Lexie Stremel 

Beta Eta 4 Louise 

Ramunno-Johnson 

Beta Theta 2 Helena M. Wilson 

Beta Iota 3 Susan B. Downing 

Fidelis Alpha 5 Ruth E. Benedict 

Fidelis Beta 1 Gloria Cummings 

Fidelis Zeta 7 

WEST VIRGINIA 

Alpha 3 Greta J. Leighty 

Beta 7 Susan K. Cork 

Gamma 4 Carrie A. Brooks 

Delta 6 Beverly Kinsey 

Epsilon 7 Carol J. Sutphin 

Zeta 4 Mary B. Haynes 

Eta 7 Marianne M. Annie 

Theta 3 Sarah E. Harless 

Iota 7 Cynthia J. Stahanczyk 

Kappa 7 Sandra K. Currence 

Lambda 7 Sharilyn McCracken 

Mu 7 Elizabeth A. Lewis 

Xi 5 Tammy S. Forbush 

Pi 5 Janet Rogers 

Sigma 7 Dewetta Gay 

Upsilon 6 Cornelia A. Bolton 

Phi 3 Tamala J. Swecker 

Psi 5 Scheryll L. Richards 

Alpha Alpha 3 Debra Dangerfield 

Alpha Beta 7 Carol I. Bauer 

Alpha Epsilon 6 Patricia A. Coleman 

Alpha Zeta 3 Rita Van Buren 

Alpha Eta 7 Hilary J. Groves 

Alpha Theta 7 Sara B. Lilly 

Alpha Kappa 4 Billie J. Falcon 

Alpha Lambda 7 Rosalind G. Smith 

Alpha Mu 4 Linda Y. Saxton 

Alpha Omicron 7 Mary J. McClung 

Alpha Sigma 2 Barbara Mason 

Alpha Tau 5 Kathleen M. Griffith 

Alpha Upsilon 4 Sheri B. Hutson 

Alpha Chi 3 Jean Clegg 

Alpha Psi 5 

Beta Alpha 4 Wanda S. Miller 

Beta Beta 5 Rebecca C. Skeens 

Fidelis Gamma 6 Mary A. Bucci 

WISCONSIN 

Delta 6 Marcia K. Sheets 

Zeta 7 Faith E. Pfeiffer 

Theta 1 Elsie E. Goulding 

Iota 3 Janice L. Zwettler 

Kappa 7 Sherry Rogers 

Mu 2 

Nu 7 Barbara Ahlers 

Omicron 6 Susan C. Scott 

Tau 7 Kathleen M. Butterfield 

Upsilon 5 Marcia M. Downs 

Phi 2 

Chi 4 Rebecca M. Behling 

Psi 4 Diane K. Grunloh 

Alpha Gamma 3 Meagen K. Flood 

Gamma Delta 4 Carol L. Pisani 

Fidelis Gamma 6 Doris Traaholt 

Fidelis Epsilon 7 Susan D. Johnson 

WYOMING 

Beta 3 Ruth B. Adelman 

Gamma 6 Nancy F. Wayte 

Delta 6 Janet L. Glasner 

Epsilon 7 Reatha Lee 

Zeta 6 Kimberly J. Buchanan

Welcome To Our 

Newest Golden 

Sisters 

This is a projected list 

of dedicated sisters expected 

to be recognized in 2009 for 

50 years of membership in 

Alpha Delta Kappa. Each 

new Golden Sister will 

receive her Golden Sister 

Certificate in the month 

following her anniversary. 

Congratulations and 

thank you for your many 

contributions to Alpha 

Delta Kappa. 

golDen sIsters 

GULF 

Initiation 

Alabama 

Month 

Eta 

Dorothy R. Woodward January 

Mu Mittie Presley January 

Psi Sara G. Tuck January 

Alpha Zeta Ardath L. Grizzell February 

Alpha Theta Edith K. Clegg February 

Atholene Goodwin February 

Imogene Howard February 

Alpha Kappa Augusta W. Elmore September 

Dora P. Willoughby September 

Fidelis Alpha Ann E. Schrimsher January 

Mary C. McDonald April 

Fidelis Eta Betty S. Brown May 

Elvira P. Curry May 

Delma W. Johnson May 

Sustaining Joanne B. Parker November 

Florida 

Alpha Delta Leta Brown February 

Alpha Epsilon Gloria S. Whitty February 

Mary E. Finley October 

Gamma Delta Elizabeth G. Gibson May 

Gamma Zeta Betsy Z. Wengert April 

Fidelis Beta Inez Galloway May 

Shirley A. Blake September 

Fidelis Iota Edythe R. Ash January 

Fidelis Kappa Barbara M. Grant May 

Fidelis Nu Dorothy P. Smith April 

Sustaining Cynthia W. Craig March 

Idelle O. Haas May 

Annie L. Hutchins June 

Georgia 

Lambda Jacquelyn C. Mann April 

Alpha Alpha Helen T. Shoffeitt March 

Alpha Gamma Adyle Lee Trout April 

Alpha Kappa Lois B. Ferris October 

Fidelis Theta Kathryn M. Bridges April 

Lester B. Harriss Sheafe 

April 

Fidelis Kappa Madolyn Burkholder April 

Thelma Duncan April 

Jean W. Godin April 

Esther Parrish April 

Sustaining Nellene D. Marsh June 

Sadie H. Presson June 

Louisiana 

Mu Peggy K. Wakefield March 

Nu Genevieve Chiasson May 

Floy M. Groom May 

Ruth D. Sandlin May 

NORTH CENTRAL 

Illinois 

Theta Anna Honness January 

Alpha Theta Edith L. Lewis May 

Alpha Mu Ruby F. Vant April 

Alpha Nu Nellie Dauderman May 

Jeannette Holeschek May 

Indiana 

Alpha Elizabeth A. Bays February 

Beta Betty J. Houston February 

Zeta Kathryn E. Stafford April 

Xi Rolene Moore May 

Fidelis Alpha Roberta Harmon May 

Sustaining Lepha J. Smith May 

Ruth Michaud October 

Iowa 

Alpha Aileen F. Seabury October 

Beta Mary K. Smith January 

Myrtle Staley November 

Delta Evelyn Pratt April 

M 

Iota Hazel L. Chuck April 

Kappa Louisa F. Ripperger April 

Michigan 

Alpha Geraldine I. German April 

Theta Doris C. Metzler May 

Beta Zeta Jean H. Weaver January 

Sustaining Mary J. Scheltema February 

Jane Scott 

February 

Ida L. Hobbs September 

Minnesota 

Delta Jeanette Bergler January 

Eta Hazel A. Brink April 

Kappa Ruth I. Hallenberg May 

Mu Lillian H. Seymour September 

Sustaining Carol C. Pletan November 

Nebraska 

Zeta Belva J. Albert October 

Theta Beverly A. Jackson April 

Lambda Esther H. Nelson April 

Sustaining Florence A. Karlin February 

North Dakota 

Gamma Vivian Kuipers December 

Delta Helen C. Miller November 

Vera Sunne November 

Wisconsin 

Theta Doris M. Reinke October 

NORTHEAST 

Delaware 

Beta Rebecca Lowe June 

New York 

Alpha Clara R. Bishara May 

Marie A. Cozzo December 

Janette M. Dunlap December 

Ohio 

Theta Jeanne Reisler February 

Mu Louella Hofsteter February 

Margaret D. Wimer February 

Jean B. Zender 

NORTHWEST 

Alaska 

Fidelis Alpha Helen C. Fletcher 

Catherine Gauchay 

February 

March 

March 

March 

Marcella L. Williams 

Idaho 

Beta Betty Matthews May 

Montana 

Alpha 

Barbara R. Rookhuizen 

June 

Helen M. Wilson June 

Oregon 

Sustaining Harriet A. Simmons January 

Washington 

Nu Elva T. Salt February 

SOUTH CENTRAL 

Arkansas 

Nu Melda Strickland March 

Xi Eunice S. Higgins May 

Rho Jessie M. McKinney May 

Kansas 

Epsilon Frances E. Hathaway April 

Theta Laura Douglas April 

Alpha Kappa Lucille Hawkinson October 

Harriet P. Miller October 

Olive Peterson October 

Louise M. Sorenson October 

Doris S. Wyatt October 

Sustaining Jean Lester October 

Missouri 

Alpha Beta Helen J. Wilson September 

Mary A. Johnson 

Fidelis Alpha Jo Ann Blaylock 

January 

October

Oklahoma 

Theta Viola McLin April 

Texas 

Beta Joyce R. Hirlinger May 

Alpha Alpha Johnnie M. Boone March 

Beta Delta Shirley B. Baird September 

Sustaining Barbara H. Andrews November 

SOUTHEAST 

Kentucky 

Gamma Lutie Azevedo January 

Mary B. Steele January 

Lorine C. Trosper January 

Doris Hager September 

Maryland 

Delta Catherine P. Terry February 

Epsilon Nancy W. Dodson March 

North Carolina 

Epsilon Mary O. Deweese October 

Zeta Julia G. Blanchard April 

Mu Erma T. Scarlette May 

Upsilon Grace H. Andrews March 

Phi Joan Brown April 

Sarah C. Collins April 

Chi Mary E. W. Berger April 

Mary A. Elliott May 

Psi Ellen B. Garner April 

Nancy O. McCall April 

Alpha Alpha Faye Roberts April 

Naomi S. Weaver April 

Fidelis Rho Betty L. Bowman January 

Glenna D. Lewis January 

Sustaining Virginia B. McKnight March 

South Carolina 

Iota Sybil Todd April 

Tennessee 

Epsilon Joyce Peters January 

Zeta Lucy M. Hale March 

Lambda Mary A. Watson November 

Mu Peggy B. Hobbs March 

Frances L. Ridge March 

Sustaining Dorothy M. Camp November 

Virginia 

Zeta Gwendolyn P. Donohue April 

Eta Betty L. Miller June 

Theta Lottie Tice December 

Sarah G. Walton December 

Fidelis Gamma Ruth M. Dillingham March 

West Virginia 

Beta Betty Watson October 

Kappa Ona Phillips October 

Imogene Wimer 

October 

SOUTHWEST 

Arizona 

Sustaining Joyce I. Gillespie January 

Grace Y. Rae January 

Maybelle Southard February 

California 

Alpha Alice W. Brimhall February 

Margaret E. Risoli February 

Gamma Helen M. Padgett February 

Zeta Ethel MacKay June 

Alpha Alpha Mozelle C. Rogers March 

Beta Eta June Hash May 

Fidelis Delta Patricia L. Stephens May 

Fidelis Iota Mildred L. McKim November 

Eleanor L. Mitchell November 

Fidelis Kappa Nancy D. Fahien January 

Bernadine M. Fuhrman January 

Greta A. Schwarz January 

Sustaining Evelyn F. Bell April 

Elizabeth Carleton April 

Gail La Fortune April 

Colorado 

Epsilon Dwylia Felt February 

Lorraine Weber February 

Nu Myrl Kent May 

Alpha Delta Truth N. Colvard May 

Margaret I. Hopkins August 

Hawaii 

Sustaining Mary A. Murakami March 

Kay K. Nagaishi March 

Nevada 

Beta Rose M. Bullis April 

Norma S. Gregory April 

Barbara J. Laveaga April 

Carolyn Mathis April 

Rachel L. Mould April 

New Mexico 

Zeta Elsie Kimbrell March 

Eta Leota Pfingsten March 

Fidelis Alpha Betty Armstrong April 

Martha N. Hunt May 

Utah 

Gamma Helen Dabling April 

Elese M. McGavock April 

Welcome To Our 

Newest Silver Sisters 

This is a projected list 

of dedicated sisters expected 

to be recognized in 2009 for 

25 years of membership in 

Alpha Delta Kappa. Each 

new Silver Sister will receive 

her Silver Sister Certificate 

in the month following her 

anniversary. 

Congratulations and 

thank you for your many 

contributions to Alpha 

Delta Kappa. 

sIlver sIsters 

GULF 

Initiation 

Alabama 

Month 

Delta Susan R. Crabtree October 

Epsilon Deborah Chartrand January 

Zeta Nancy D. Hartley November 

Debra McCrary November 

Eta Thelma N. Edgar February 

Iota Tina P. Duffy April 

Kappa Lucinda Champion October 

Mu Lucy F. Tracy February 

Phi Marye A. Pinson December 

Psi Freida Peoples November 

Alpha Zeta Bonnie F. Tallent May 

Donnie M. Tallent May 

Alpha Theta Sarah M. Arant January 

Alpha Xi Betty Davis January 

Patricia Edwards January 

Carolyn Lee January 

Beta Lambda Edwina H. Aaron October 

Jean Pryor 

April 

Beta Tau Jo J. Liveoak November 

Beta Upsilon Ann C. Poe November 

Fidelis Eta Sheila E. Hagler September 

Florida 

Alpha Joan S. Ellis October 

Joyce C. Payton October 

Beverly D. Reinschmidt October 

Delta Kathryn J. Hammer February 

Susan S. Houx February 

Elsie E. Wingate February 

Omicron Winifred A. Johnson February 

Pi Lynn G. Cain January 

Tau Edith Lloyd January 

Linda O. Rice January 

Alpha Delta Mary P. Evitt March 

Jane L. Jochum-Wilson June 

N 

Alpha Theta Cheryl D. Claxton February 

Alpha Iota Muriel L. Brown February 

Alpha Rho Norma J. Lowe September 

Alpha Sigma Patricia D. Berrigan May 

Alpha Upsilon Christine J. Burrus October 

Beta Gamma Rosemary H. Guenther June 

Beta Epsilon Mary F. Wagner October 

Beta Lambda Beverly S. Fifer September 

Beta Tau Patricia V. Watkins April 

Beta Psi Linda H. Sanders December 

Gamma Alpha Joan Atkins February 

Betty G. Stallard February 

Gamma Gamma Mary A. Cragar December 

Gamma Epsilon Karen L. Cunningham September 

Mary J. Joiner September 

Ruth W. Lind September 

Gamma Lambda Louise J. Furlough October 

Gamma Xi Marcia Eubank October 

Gamma Rho Nancy A. Erwin December 

Delta Beta Deborah C. Holloman March 

Hope R. Wolf March 

Delta Gamma Betsy S. Gideons May 

Delta Epsilon Nancy C. McClung February 

Delta Kappa Sandra K. Boswell February 

Delta Mu Barbara G. Wright June 

Delta Xi Barbara Brooks September 

Fidelis Beta Janice M. Force September 

Fidelis Zeta Sarah B. Brown March 

Marilee E. Dodimead November 

Fidelis Lambda Patsy F. Gadapee June 

Dorothy P. Hudson June 

Fidelis Xi Eileen Linxwiler May 

Fidelis Omicron Aileen W. Morris October 

Fidelis Rho Annie Grace Dever March 

Sustaining Jeannette R. Warnock September

Georgia 

Alpha Jackie Walker February 

Epsilon Deborah B. Haile December 

Theta Janet G. Tolley May 

Iota Gail Barber February 

Carol C. La Pides February 

Lambda Connie M. Nutting Abel April 

Nu 

Eileen W. Usherwood February 

Xi Elaine S. Davis April 

Omicron Ann L. Faulk May 

Mary C. Singh May 

Pi Donna O. Kemp October 

Sigma Carol M. Farr May 

Mildred W. Wright March 

Chi Fay M. Hardy February 

Alpha Alpha Emily C. Huckeba February 

Bonnie P. Phipps February 

Vickie S. Smith February 

Alpha Beta Martha J. Quick October 

Linda Reddick October 

Alpha Nu Carol O. Green April 

Alpha Sigma Sylvia B. Vick September 

Alpha Tau Betty R. Copeland February 

Alpha Chi Karen J. Wilson October 

Deborah J. Wright October 

Alpha Psi Jacqueline Hall February 

Beta Alpha Charlotte D. Holmes September 

Beta Gamma Sharon E. Lynn February 

Janet Pennington February 

Beta Epsilon Wanda Gray November 

Beta Theta Norma Boggs October 

Lynda P. Massey October 

Carole Sears October 

Beta Nu Patricia K. Smith November 

Beta Pi Cynthia P. Hilliard September 

Beta Rho Pat Bradley December 

Beta Upsilon Vicki Dillard June 

Dianne W. Turner June 

Beta Chi Joanne Helton June 

Marcia Templeton June 

Fidelis Kappa Sibyl T. Plemmons April 

Fidelis Xi Mazelle C. Andrews September 

Jamaica 

Epsilon Ruth Colyard February 

Zeta Merle Kelly February 

Louisiana 

Beta 

Beverly J. Whiteman June 

Delta 

Carmelee E. Thorpe September 

Kappa Polly C. Ralph February 

Lambda Frances P. Jones February 

Nu Billie R. Friesen September 

Sigma Ann P. Biggers October 

Upsilon Kathye S. Blackburn February 

Psi Agatha Bordelon November 

Vicki L. Douglas September 

Stephni F. McNeal September 

Lucy H. Wright September 

Alpha Delta Pat Rhymes October 

Alpha Kappa Marilyn Caldwell February 

Alpha Xi Brenda H. Montgomery September 

Alpha Sigma Marsha Langton April 

Barbara M. Stainback April 

Alpha Phi Patti R. Hargis May 

Beta Delta Susan R. Spears June 

Mary S. Tiller June 

Mississippi 

Omicron Becky Rowan December 

Linda Shook Ward June 

Sigma Jean W. Nunnally April 

Psi Lynn P. Martin September 

Alpha Gamma Billie F. Ford May 

Alpha Delta Shirley B. Ferguson April 

Carolyn O. Rhodes April 

Puerto Rico 

Rho 

Maria E. Montes-Jusino March 

NORTH CENTRAL 

Illinois 

Gamma Dana A. Briggs April 

Martha J. Matteson March 

Pi Karen E. DeVoss December 

Violet B. Smoot December 

Psi Marilyn E. House June 

Cindy Lange June 

Alpha Delta Linda S. Bryant January 

Alpha Kappa Mindy K. Tribble September 

Alpha Phi Suzanne G. Cummings February 

Mary A. Wiley February 

Beta Gamma Vivian A. Jansen April 

Mary Elizabeth Tagge April 

Beta Delta Suzanne Gibbs February 

Beta Rho Louanne Grove December 

Indiana 

Delta Elaine Burns November 

Mary A. Hoke February 

Sharyn A. Warnock February 

Zeta Betty R. Potter May 

Jan Saddler May 

Xi Veronica Lucas June 

Omicron Camilla S. Correll April 

Tau Cara Jean Rayl March 

Laurel A. Van Dyke March 

Alpha Beta Susan Reynolds May 

Alpha Theta Karen R. Smith April 

Alpha Mu Karen S. Warble October 

Alpha Phi Viola J. Schuler April 

Beta Delta Sherleen McKinney January 

Janice K. Sell January 

Gwendolyn Wilkerson January 

Beta Epsilon Gwen A. Carey June 

Helen Hill 

June 

Phyllis J. Keller June 

Janet K. Reid June 

Fidelis Alpha Miriam F. Orelup June 

Iowa 

Alpha Janis H. Brown June 

Xi Lucinda G. Joens November 

Diane Schulte September 

Lori J. Trost September 

Tau Janice K. Hoeman September 

Valeria C. Near December 

Tina M. Olson September 

Fidelis Alpha Delores M. Ward June 

Sustaining Dorothy E. Faust September 

Michigan 

Alpha Jacqueline La Parl June 

Kappa Catherine Light March 

Karin Parsons March 

Pi 

Lea R. Rogers-Snell November 

Phi Elizabeth E. Matt December 

Rosie M. Wells December 

Rebecca A. Wynn November 

Alpha Alpha Bonnie M. Kinunen June 

Virginia V. Sanders June 

Alpha Gamma Rose L. Karn May 

Alpha Zeta Mary K. Shaw February 

Alpha Pi Janet S. Dixon June 

Alpha Sigma Janet K. Smith February 

Beta Alpha Phyllis Henry June 

Beta Upsilon Carol Nowakowski September 

Diana L. Walker September 

Gamma Alpha Barbara J. Hanshaw October 

Christy Hilgers October 

Gamma Zeta Christie M. Peters April 

O 

Fidelis Gamma Mary A. Boettger June 

Grace J. Chevalier June 

Rosanne D. Heme June 

Minnesota 

Alpha Jean E. Hainlen June 

Phyllis Kieser April 

Lois E. Sampson June 

Gamma Eleanor M. Trnka April 

Epsilon Susan M. Anderson June 

Carol J. Cheslak June 

Karen M. Keenan June 

Eta Mary D. Randall June 

Teresa Stemmer April 

Kappa Gladys E. Collette April 

Pauline Kielkucki April 

Winness Pierce April 

Xi Rachel M. Hamm October 

Laura S. Larson May 

Chi Alice Baumgard March 

Alpha Lambda Stephanie A. Doty March 

Alpha Omicron Gerd S. Tuchscherer June 

Alpha Sigma Arlyce M. Anderson January 

Nebraska 

Beta Leslie A. Wittgren June 

Zeta 

Constance K. Jacobsen January 

Kappa Patricia B. Branson September 

Marilyn Parker September 

Phyllis M. Pearson September 

Lambda Nancy Skokan June 

Nu Judith A. Briggs January 

Melanie Malone January 

Pi Debra L. Brandt January 

Sigma Linda Hammond October 

Phi Vicki L. Richman December 

Chi Nancy Rupp January 

Psi Deborah Gulzow September 

Karen L. Lemmer September 

Margaret Ziegler September 

Alpha Beta Ella M. Epp September 

Alpha Eta Lorene A. Berry September 

Norma Ray September 

Ontario 

Lambda Elizabeth Churcher September 

Judith A. Mewett September 

Fidelis Alpha Joan E. Laurie October 

South Dakota 

Alpha Charlotte Ellis March 

Beta Joanne T. Alleger December 

Kappa Judy Audiss April 

Fidelis Gamma Winnie K. Johnson October 

Wisconsin 

Delta Marjorie A. Reek November 

Nu Lois J. Wendt May 

Omicron Debra J. Hutchinson April 

Tau Lois M. Byrd May 

NORTHEAST 

Connecticut 

Beta Claudia A. Walter August 

Eta Barbara R. Harris September 

Kappa Mary C. Scully September 

Lambda Catherine A. Pritchard May 

Mu Esther S. Bennett September 

Pi Patricia Pucci June 

Sigma Twila Harper April 

Tau Jane E. Siebert September 

Chi Patricia K. Slauson October 

Psi Kathleen E. Byron September 

Dorothy Carter September 

Linda M. Cioffi September 

Janet H. Gawlak September 

Jacqueline LaRochelle September 

Joanne K. Leahy September 

Marie N. McNabola September 

Kathleen E. Wallenius September

Delaware 

Delta Susan S. Plucenik June 

Maine 

Beta Lorraine Williams May 

Massachusetts 

Epsilon Marie L. Chicoine September 

Gay C. Toomy September 

Mu Ruth Albert October 

Harriet T. Ball October 

Xi Marybeth Curran June 

Faith L. Manzer June 

Stephanie A. Sanborn June 

New Hampshire 

Beta Carol Bednarowski December 

Karen G. McGonagle December 

Iota Carolyn J. Dupont February 

New Jersey 

Delta Joann E. Chiriani October 

Valerie A. Dohm October 

Virginia Vitale October 

Iota Nancy J. Webster June 

Lambda Linda Melia January 

Pi Mary E. Hudak September 

Bernice McGrath September 

Sigma Nancy P. Kodan June 

Psi Karen S. Burd June 

Kathleen S. Connor June 

Patricia L. Stewart June 

New York 

Xi Mary A. Cianflone December 

Diane Imperi December 

Mary J. Syrek December 

Joanne M. Vivian December 

Alpha Beta Jill N. P. Griffith June 

Ohio 

Delta Hazel Augsburger November 

Eta Joanne Bobey October 

Barbara B. Garrison December 

Mu Susan C. Corwin October 

Omicron Martha R. Davidson September 

Phi Lora D. Bradley August 

Kay R. Fraley August 

Sandra L. Jewell October 

Ruth A. Young August 

Alpha Eta Judith A. Dally April 

Alpha Theta Lauretta H. Anderson January 

Alpha Omicron Kathleen M. Miller September 

Alpha Pi Patricia A. Perez January 

Pennsylvania 

Gamma Virginia B. Modla January 

Delta Linda B. Ermi February 

Ellen M. Hayduk February 

Alice L. Steel February 

Kappa 

Patricia A. Zimmerman May 

Chi Sue A. Miller June 

Rhode Island 

Eta Dolores J. Ferrara September 

Pamela M. Gibbs September 

Mercedes Mahoney September 

Vermont 

Alpha Blanche E. Adamski May 

Delta Evelyn R. Beebe September 

NORTHWEST 

Alaska 

Zeta Mary A. Fathauer February 

Idaho 

Eta Julie A. Bates January 

Gail J. Corlett Trueba January 

Kappa Linda A. Croft February 

Xi Cynda Hyndman March 

Pi Cathy Stanford October 

Rho Mary A. Hansen September 

Montana 

Eta Cathy E. Childs February 

Lambda Margaret M. Pearson November 

Sue Robertson November 

Oregon 

Alpha Bobbye A. Callas December 

Charyl E. Jacobson September 

Mu 

Yolanda L. Buchanan August 

Omicron Alice A. Gettling September 

Chi Frances J. Lee November 

Barbara J. Meek November 

Sustaining Helen J. Frye April 

Betty Roberts April 

Washington 

Gamma Georgia C. Cottons June 

Epsilon Donna M. Bosman September 

Zeta Dolros A. Hale June 

Nu Nancy J. Tsutakawa January 

Pi Sandy Deason May 

Chi Margaret J. Barry June 

Alpha Tau Rebecca Flores May 

Alpha Psi Gail F. Huibregtse March 

Beta Epsilon Lexie Stremel November 

Beta Eta Karen C. Plitt January 

April Takashima January 

Sustaining Deborah L. Bailey February 

Wyoming 

Beta Helen Wolff November 

SOUTH CENTRAL 

Arkansas 

Alpha Chanetta L. Case June 

Rho Sandra Bell June 

Alpha Epsilon Karen H. Richardson December 

Alpha Nu Jerri Stutts March 

Kansas 

Beta Susie Frost November 

Beth Jensen November 

Dixie L. Westervelt November 

Epsilon Frances Lee June 

Iota Cindy Higdon October 

Beta Delta Ervelle Bronleewe December 

Beta Epsilon Marilyn E. Michalls September 

Beta Zeta Connie D. Pracht May 

Missouri 

Epsilon Cheryl A. Mayes September 

Xi 

Helen G. Brockmeyer May 

Harva Miller May 

Pi Irene M. Saulan May 

Sigma Joan Hatfield January 

Phi Rita Kemna May 

Karla Roberts May 

Alpha Epsilon Carolyn Henderson June 

Alpha Eta Mary J. Brown June 

Judy Pace 

June 

Mary J. Paden June 

Delores Wilkerson June 

Beta Alpha Delores J. Foster January 

Beta Zeta Glenda S. Grobe April 

Beta Lambda Nancy Reisenbichler September 

Beta Xi Judith A. Smith October 

Beta Rho Betty L. Kelim February 

Oklahoma 

Mu Claudine Ayres June 

Sigma Sherri Augustus June 

Texas 

Gamma Vera B. Walton September 

Theta Barbara A. Baucum December 

Nu 

Gloria G. Schlemmer February 

Omicron Suzanne Cook October 

Upsilon Barbara A. Linder August 

Joella Rice 

August 

Chi Bettie F. Noland February 

P 

Psi Linda Surratt April 

Alpha Delta Mary J. Lamonica December 

Alpha Nu Polly R. Bevil May 

Alpha Pi Alice C. Roybal December 

Beta Alpha Kathleen Yosko January 

Beta Gamma Maureen Patterson March 

Beta Delta Lynn Mills October 

Beta Zeta Cheryl Comer February 

Beta Lambda Evelene G. Albert November 

Beta Omicron Mary Pat Clements September 

Priscilla Ludeman September 

Gamma Gamma Patricia A. Bethune September 

Gamma Iota Jo Ann Leibowitz January 

Peggy S. Stewart January 

Gamma Nu Dinah K. Carter February 

Gamma Omicron Charlene Harrington September 

Gamma Upsilon Carolyn Spiers May 

Delta Beta Marian E. Scott May 

Delta Delta Cindy Damon May 

Delta Epsilon Betty A. Dion February 

Delta Zeta Orvalee C. Husband May 

Delta Iota Virginia Aguilera December 

Socorro Franz December 

Elvia H. Puente December 

Delta Phi Theresa A. Bathe October 

Epsilon Gamma Nena F. Foster December 

Linda Vinson May 

Epsilon Delta Rebecca D. Seale September 

Epsilon Zeta Linda Lumpkins November 

Epsilon Theta Patricia Armistead April 

Carolyn J. Dugger April 

Fidelis Xi Sharon Talasek September 

Deloris M. Tubb February 

SOUTHEAST 

Kentucky 

Nu Maria N. Cann March 

Xi Brenda S. Coffman September 

Tau Gwendolyn Parson February 

Upsilon Jo Ann Gano August 

Gayla Russell August 

Alpha Alpha Barbara A. Huff August 

Alpha Epsilon Margaret E. Manley November 

Alpha Zeta Wanda Pruitt September 

Alpha Iota Patricia A. Skelton June 

Maryland 

Beta Caralee B. Bixler May 

Kappa Naomi J. Curry June 

Xi Belle B. Andrews March 

Omicron Miriam B. Dyer October 

Greta H. Scanlan October 

Rho 

Georgette B. Fowler March 

Phi Kathleen B. High January 

Sustaining Rosalie S. Abrams October 


Beta Barbara P. Foster September 

Gamma Nancy R. Medlin September 

Delta Mary H. Gaddy September 

Lambda Emily H. Clapp June 

Martha Waynick June 

Nu Betty B. Anderson January 

Rho Mary L. Bowen September 

Deloris B. Owens September 

Sigma Jacqueline Caudill December 

Suzie Roberts September 

Alpha Theta Kay Adams June 

Alpha Lambda Sylvia S. Chandler March 

Alpha Pi Lynda W. Naylor April 

Alpha Rho Rachel H. Smith February 

Alpha Sigma Judith H. Jones August 

Alpha Upsilon 

Edith J. Roper August 

Dorothy B. Beddingfield 

November 

Sarah C. Thibodeau November

Alpha Phi Christine M. Chidester March 

Karen Jones March 

Diane B. Spencer March 

Barbara M. Strange March 

Alpha Psi Vicki Rivenbark January 

Beta Gamma Margaret G. Dill April 

Cynthia M. Jones April 

Beta Theta Dianne C. Davis June 

Beta Nu Elaine T. Auman May 

Louise P. Corder May 

Claudia H. Ihme May 

Jane P. Rhodes May 

Sue W. Saunders May 

Beta Rho Loretta H. Stoker October 

Beta Sigma Patricia F. Bigsby May 

Patricia R. Robinson May 

Beta Upsilon Bonnie Meadows March 

Beta Psi Juanita M. Yarborough May 

Gamma Epsilon Elizabeth C. Moricle January 

Gamma Zeta Grace F. Chauncey April 

Mary W. Mintz April 

Gamma Eta Peggy M. Bridgeman November 

Carolyn B. Sosebee May 

Gamma Theta Patricia M. Julian October 

Gamma Lambda Rhonda W. Davis September 

Susan E. Turner September 

Gamma Mu Betty M. Freeland March 

Gamma Nu Melinda S. Lassiter August 

Gamma Pi Cecilia W. Gregory June 

Dorothy C. Hales June 

Linda M. Herring June 

Patricia O. Hester January 

Ester H. Howard June 

Frances Johnson June 

Janet E. Lee August 

Vickie M. Weaver June 

Fidelis Zeta Frances R. Canter March 

Fidelis Kappa Ruth L. Sample February 

Fidelis Omicron Alice D. Farmer June 

Fidelis Pi Katherine Baird March 

Sustaining Patricia Helke June 

South Carolina 

Beta Patricia Wade September 

Lambda Donna H. Uldrick January 

Rho Phyllis W. Pendarvis June 

Alpha Zeta Pamela L. Jumper September 

Dotty M. Strickland September 

Alpha Mu Mary A. Dunham April 

Alpha Nu Daria T. Cronic September 

Alpha Sigma Frances H. Betchman October 

Alpha Upsilon Patricia J. Bradley September 

Martha B. Harper September 

Virginia B. Skinner September 

Fidelis Beta Yvonne P. Brown January 

Fidelis Epsilon Virginia R. McMurray September 

Susan M. Sexton June 

Tennessee 

Gamma Sylvia Walker April 

Zeta Nancy T. Crane April 

Nu Suzanne C. Poole December 

Rho Beverly C. Carnes June 

Patricia B. Chastain June 

Judith K. Jorden June 

Phi Betty Hendrickson October 

Alpha Iota Mary Greer April 

Marsha G. Jacobs April 

Alpha Pi Phyllis B. Copeland May 

Alpha Rho Jenny O. Mayfield December 

Alpha Phi Connie O. Moore September 

Alpha Chi Susan S. Baker June 

Beta Eta Patricia Decker December 

Beta Iota Connie N. Griffith September 

Deborah S. Jackson September 

Diana C. Orndorff September 

Fidelis Delta Jo Ward October 

Helen J. White November 

Fidelis Theta Betty R. Miller December 

Virginia 

Alpha Marcy Royal September 

Delta Sandra S. Delp August 

Eta Carolyn E. Holden June 

Michèle M. Meadors June 

Mary N. Stallings June 

Kappa Jo Ann C. Marshall June 

Upsilon Catherine E. English April 

Florella H. Johnson April 

Chi Susan C. Huffman November 

Alpha Beta Margaret A. Carper June 

Alpha Gamma Wanda L. 

Pittman-Kornicke February 

Alpha Eta Rhonda W. Lee October 

Carolyn F. Whitlock October 

Alpha Lambda Elaine Marrion September 

Alpha Nu Martha J. Beacham September 

Lesley C. Wicks September 

Alpha Pi Elizabeth P. Cumming December 

Alpha Sigma Margaret H. 

Baumgardner December 

Jacqueline Campbell December 

Joan W. Dunn December 

Nancy H. Elvetici December 

Lucille F. Grubb December 

Betty J. Matheny December 

Ruth R. Palmer December 

Linda W. Phillips December 

Sue Stanley December 

Beta Chi Hortense 

Mitchell Liberti September 

Fidelis Gamma Cornelia R. Fotion September 

West Virginia 

Beta Marjorie Greer May 

Eta Joyce Gardner February 

Sandra K. Matheny February 

Barbara J. Thaxton November 

Theta Shirley A. Fortner October 

Iota Mary K. Banco June 

Joy Ann T. Brown June 

Christine N. Carder June 

Mary L. Mauck June 

Lambda Fritzi M. Manson February 

Mu Brenda M. Joe November 

Sigma Becky Reymond August 

Alpha Zeta Bonetta Wilson December 

Alpha Theta Ethel B. Rooper February 

Alpha Lambda Reda Baker September 

Gail Brumfield September 

Joan Chambers September 

Alpha Sigma Lark L. Anderson September 

Barbara Mason September 

Alpha Tau Susan D. Gracie October 

Elizabeth Pugh October 

Suzan L. Smith October 

Alpha Upsilon Diana L. Knoll September 

Sustaining Jane H. Theiling October 

SOUTHWEST 

Arizona 

Lambda Norma J. Huffman September 

Xi Elizabeth O. Ehret December 

Omicron Barbara Matty October 

Barbara E. Neubert October 

Pi 

Margaret B. Cornett September 

Q 

Psi Jacqueline Jackson October 

Denise L. Murphy October 

Gloria J. Suarez October 

Alpha Epsilon Tracy A. Faulkner December 

Alpha Kappa Margaret Thompson April 

Alpha Nu Marlene Lupion December 

Fidelis Alpha Rose A. Gira December 

California 

Lambda Julie Laird October 

Rho Patricia A. Crowley October 

Alpha Iota Jane S. Prochazka December 

Alpha Omicron Josephine O. Hoffmire June 

Roselee Metzger June 

Alpha Phi Kathie Shores-Jones November 

Alpha Psi Denise Joseph September 

Beta Alpha Lorraine M. Force September 

Beta Delta Jean Has-Ellison April 

Beta Omicron Judi Froning March 

Gamma Zeta Judy Ruliffson November 

Marvelle Thompson November 

Gamma Eta Patricia T. Reed April 

Gamma Kappa Jeannette D. Silva February 

Gamma Nu Naomi Bergmann February 

Leona E. Nolte February 

Fidelis Alpha Jacqueline Haxton February 

Nancy Orchard February 

Myra L. Riseling February 

Sustaining Loretta L. Hom September 

Colorado 

Gamma Kathryn S. Lapp February 

Epsilon Barbara J. Lewis May 

Sharon Wright May 

Iota Jeannine A. Myers June 

Irene K. Roberts June 

Jane C. Robertson June 

Linda L. Ward June 

Nu Linda M. Buescher January 

Tau 

Lynn Lemmon-Oliver February 

Upsilon Zelina A. Hickox January 

Wilma L. Parsons January 

Psi Marilyn Ditmer May 

Alpha Lambda Joy D. Shaw August 

Alpha Omicron Sharon V. Massarotti November 

Nevada 

Kappa Velva J. Clark January 

Fidelis Beta Freddie M. Bevill January 

New Mexico 

Kappa Joyce K. Johnston September 

Kathryn M. Valencia September 

Sigma Susan Brandon January 

JoAn V. Hobbs January 

Belinda Morris January 

Utah 

Alpha Marianne J. Fisher May 

Eta Janet Lloyd June 

Xi Janet Anderson July

Thank You to our Donors 

Janeen Anderson, Colorado 

Florence Babcock, Kansas 

Aneita D. Baker, Arkansas 

Ivette Bender, Iowa 

Dagny L. Bohlin, Minnesota 

Fairee S. Bridges, Alabama 

Carolyn L. Burnette, Georgia 

Earl Burnette, Georgia 

Jean Cajigal, Florida 

Betty Nan Carroll, Tennessee 

Connie Cathey, North Carolina 

Barbara M. Conley, North Carolina 

Virginia Connor, Arizona 

Tommie R. Cooke, Georgia 

Polly W. Davis, Colorado 

Janice M. Estell, 

International Headquarters 

Betty Jo Evers, Arizona 

David Evers, Arizona 

JoAnne Franklin, New Mexico 

Margaret Goodlund, Arizona 

Hall of Benefactors 

(Gifts Received) 

Harry L. Graham, Missouri 

Pauline Martin Graham, Missouri 

Hazel Hargrove, Florida 

Mary Ruth Heil, North Carolina 

Mary Hendrickson, Hawaii 

Dorothy M. Horn, Iowa 

Betty J. Houston, Indiana 

Ann Hudson, Texas 

Iowa Alpha Delta Kappa 

Colleen Jacobson, Nebraska 

Helen May Kinney, Michigan 

Kathleen A. Learn, Iowa 

Jacqueline Lougheed, Michigan 

Madge McDaniel, West Virginia 

Jewell S. Milburn, Texas 

Lois Sands Mitsch, Arizona 

Martha K. Morrow, Ohio 

Gene Bell Offutt, Kentucky 

Joan S. Ojala, Florida 

Margaret Orlich, Minnesota 

Sue Pelchat, Connecticut 

Melba M. Priestley, Georgia 

Bob Priestley, Georgia 

Hazel Lee Putz, New York 

Ruth E. Richards, Oregon 

Ellen M. Roderick, Maryland 

Mary E. Roderick, Maryland 

Jo Ann Roseler, Wisconsin 

Elizabeth Rosenberg, California 

Mary Janet Schloff, Iowa 

Jane Schultz, Idaho 

Geraldine Slaughter, Georgia 

Jane Stringfellow, Virginia 

Maria J. Wallis, Washington 

Rosemary Weddington, Kentucky 

Jerry W. Weise, South Carolina 

Joyce Werner, Illinois 

Evelyn L. Wiker, Indiana 

Janet Wooten, Florida 

Anne Brooks, Virginia 

Marilyn L. Chandler, Oregon 

Irene Clark, Florida 

Jean E. Collins, Minnesota 

Karen H. Cook, Pennsylvania 

Polly W. Davis, Colorado 

Judy Devokaitis, Connecticut 

Emelie J. Greber, Colorado 

CeCe Hall, Arizona 

Mary R. Hendrickson, Hawaii 

Ruth Hiddleson, Iowa 

Heritage Society 

(Future Gifts) 

Colleen Jacobson, Nebraska 

Mary Ellen Klatte, Kentucky 

Jacqueline Lougheed, Michigan 

Colin MacSavaney, Ontario 

Diane G. MacSavaney, Ontario 

Michèle M. Meadors, Virginia 

Betty Minzenmayer, Texas 

Joy J. Momsen, Iowa 

Shirley Newton, Georgia 

Joan S. Ojala, Florida 

Jane Painter, Virginia 

Linda Rissel, New Jersey 

Donna Roberge-Nozel, Washington 

Jeannine Seagren, Colorado 

Ann Shelander, Texas 

Evelyn Traut, Colorado 

Patricia Trias, Arizona 

Cheryl Warren, Michigan 

Rosemary Weddington, Kentucky 

Leadership Legacy Fund 

Gifts Received from April 1, 2008 through September 15, 2008. 

2008 Alabama State Convention 

In Honor of June Bellamy 

Shirley Bruns, Arizona State President 

In Memory of Janet Nations 

California Past State Presidents 

In Memory of Jessie Bender Cordua 

Iowa Alpha Delta Kappa 

In Honor of Kathleen A. Learn 

Kansas Alpha Delta Kappa 

In Honor of Jackie Farmer 

Maryland Nu Chapter 

In Honor of Beverly Card 

North Carolina Omicron Chapter 

In Honor of Jo Ann Huffman 

North Carolina Past State Presidents 

In Memory of Mary Ruth Heil 

Juanita Valentin De Morris, Immediate Past Puerto Rico 

State President, Puerto Rico Alpha Chapter 

In Honor of June Bellamy 

In Honor of Ann Hudson 

Vision•Action•Innovation in Altruism 

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Honors 

BarBara Bingham, Virginia gamma Eta ChaptEr — Recently founded LEAF Foundation 

(www.leaf-foundation.org), an organization that offers scholarships to local businesses 

who serve children with special needs by giving the parents support financially and 

offering the children a better future. Barbara is owner and president of Teachers 

On Call, L.L.C. in Midlothian, Virginia, a professional tutoring and services company 

exclusively for children with special needs. 

ViCki BowErs, Virginia gamma Eta ChaptEr — Received her master of education degree Vicki Bowers 

from the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia on May 18, 2008. Vicki is 

the Title I mathematics specialist for Ettrick Elementary School in Ettrick, Virginia. Her main responsibility is 

as a coach to classroom teachers. Vicki plans with the teachers, demonstrates lessons, co-teaches, provides 

staff development and parent training, and organizes remediation. 

Barbara 

Bingham 

JEnnifEr Boyd and trEnia harris, Virginia gamma Xi ChaptEr — Have accepted 

new positions with the Dinwiddie County Public Schools. Jennifer has become 

assistant principal of Dinwiddie County Middle School and Trenia is the new 

principal of Dinwiddie County Middle School. Jennifer and Trenia are both 

charter members of their chapter, which was installed June 25, 2008. 

Carrie Cathey, right, with 

her mother, Immediate 

Past International President 

Connie W. Cathey 

Carol BrodEriCk and kay CorBin, nEBraska kappa 

ChaptEr — Had paintings accepted for the ANAC 

(Association of Nebraska Art Clubs) Conference, held 

in June 2008. Both are also members of the Bellevue, 

Nebraska Artists’ Association. 

CarriE CathEy, north Carolina ZEta ChaptEr — 

Named 2007-2008 Teacher of the Year for Starmont 

Pre-K Center. Carrie has recently received her M.A. 

Ed. in child and family studies from the University 

From left: Jennifer Boyd, 

Superintendent of Dinwiddie County 

Public Schools Dr. Charles Maranzano 

and Trenia Harris 

of North Carolina-Charlotte. She is presently working as a pre-k literacy coach for Charlotte- 

Mecklenburg Schools. Carrie is president-elect of North Carolina Zeta Chapter and serves as state 

courtesy chair. 

BarBara JEan Chilton, California omEga ChaptEr — Honored with the dedication of the Barbara Chilton Middle School 

in Roseville, California. Barbara was initiated into California 

Beta Eta Chapter on April 28, 1969 and joined Omega Chapter 

May 25, 2007. “She is known for pioneering the Roseville City 

School District’s special education program, and for being an 

advocate of the physical education programs,” said her chapter 

sister and Past International Vice President, Southwest Region 

Susan Goto. “The naming is a fitting tribute to a woman who 

spent nearly 40 years in education. By the time she earned her 

doctorate in education, she was overseeing special education, as 

well as all nurses and school psychologists in the district. Barbara 

was a dedicated ADK sister involved in the spirit of community 

altruistic and scholarship fundraisers. She was truly a role 

model in her leadership and professional qualities. She was an 

outstanding member of Alpha Delta Kappa and will never be forgotten.” 

Barbara Jean Chilton Middle School, the fourth middle 

school in Roseville, California, will open in fall 2010. 

kay CorBin, nEBraska kappa ChaptEr — Won third place in the Bellevue Artists’ Association Bellevue University Art Show for 

her work “Purple Passion.” 

marilyn daly, florida BEta psi ChaptEr — Received the Jacksonville, Florida Ronald McDonald House 2008 Earth Angel 

Award. “She’s the person who says ‘yes’ every time we need help,” said Special Events Manager Mary Breedlove. “She doesn’t 

care what the job is. Marilyn will do everything, and she does everything well.” Marilyn retired in 2000 after 33 years in 

education. She was recognized with a feature in the Jacksonville newspaper. 

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Honors 

dEB dillon, north dakota ZEta ChaptEr — Awarded a Fulbright Teacher Exchange Grant 

for the 2007-2008 academic year. Deb is one of 170 U.S. citizens who received the grant. 

Fulbright’s purpose is to build mutual understanding between the people of the United States 

and the rest of the world. Recipients of Fulbright awards are selected on the basis of academic 

or professional achievement, as well as demonstrated leadership potential in their fields. 

Madeline Dunn 

madElinE dunn, washington alpha Chi ChaptEr — Named Toppenish, 

Washington School District 2008 Teacher of the Year. An elementary 

reading coach, Madeline Dunn has been with the district for more than 30 

years, and played a key role in her school’s being recognized as this year’s 

OSPI “School of Distinction.” Madeline received her education degree 

from Gonzaga in Spokane, Washington. During her junior year, she 

studied in Florence, Italy. 

Vonnie Sanders, left, and Deb 

Dillon 

“This nine-year member was the chapter’s chaplain, and is currently serving as secretary,” said Past 

Chapter President Terry Brearley. “She is a sister you can count on to complete her task.” 

ClEo EdEBurn, south dakota fidElis gamma ChaptEr — Named the Brookings Arts Council’s 2008 Living for the Arts award 

recipient. The purpose of this award is to recognize exemplary support given to the Brookings Arts Council by an individual, 

business or organization. Cleo has been involved with the Miss Brookings/SDSU Scholarship Pageant for 12 years, serving 

as executive director for five. She is also a member of and volunteer for, the South Dakota Art Museum Guild, and has cochaired 

the Brookings Art Councils Tables Beautiful for two years, which has seen an increase in interest and donations under 

her leadership. 

JoyCE ErB-applEman, maryland Eta ChaptEr — Listed in the 2007 Annual Report for Prince George’s County Schools for 

2006 National Board Certification, and as recipient of the 2007 Agnes Meyer Outstanding Teacher Award, presented by the 

Washington Post to a teacher in the metropolitan Washington, DC area. 

Joyce is Berwyn Heights Elementary School’s mentor teacher and fifth grade team leader and teacher. She is also the 

school’s coordinator for student interns from the University of Maryland. Joyce sits on Maryland University’s Professional 

Development Committee. 

She completed defending her thesis for a second master’s degree from Coppin State University, Baltimore, in spring 2008. 

She is in the final stages of a third master’s degree from Trinity University in Washington, DC. 

Joyce was initiated as a member of Maryland Eta Chapter on April 22, 2007. 

JaCquiE EstE, nEBraska ZEta ChaptEr — Named Superintendent of Westside Community Schools. 

ruth grEEn, nEBraska kappa ChaptEr — Won first place in the Fontenelle Nature Association Photography Club’s annual 

contest, flora division, with her photo “Purple Passion Flower.” 

dianE grootErs, tEXas gamma upsilon ChaptEr — Chosen as the 2007-2008 Bridge City Educator of the Year by the Bridge City 

High School Future Teachers of America. Diane is the first educator unanimously chosen since the organization began this 

honor. She received the honor after only two years of teaching at Bridge City High School. Diane previously taught 10 years in 

the West Orange-Cove ISD. She teaches English III, IV and two co-enrollment classes of college-bound English. 

ruth hiddlEson, iowa tau ChaptEr — Received the Distinguished Service Award (DSA) from St. Olaf College. The award 

is presented to alumni whose time, talents or resources have advanced the college’s programs. DSA recipients have 

distinguished themselves in a lifelong pursuit of service. The recipients exemplify the ideals and spirit of St. Olaf and the 

college’s mission. 

A former member of the St. Olaf Alumni Board, Ruth is a college volunteer, and “dedicates much of her time to making 

sure Iowa Oles are well taken care of,” says the St. Olaf College website. “. . . [Ruth] and her husband Marv also host an annual 

fall picnic for new and returning Oles and their families in the Greater Des Moines area. . . . In 2003, she and Marv established 

the Ruth Gerber Hiddleson and Marvin Hiddleson Endowed Scholarship. 

“[Ruth] also is a past member of the Alumni Board and is a Class Fund Agent for her 50th reunion. She also works closely 

with the Alumni & Parent Relations Department on off-campus events. 

“[Ruth] lives by the motto: ‘To whom much is given, much is expected,’ and her dedication to countless Oles, as well as to 

the advancement of education, is truly admirable.” 

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Honors 

ChampEE kEmp, florida fidElis tau ChaptEr — Champee, a 38-year member of Florida Alpha Delta 

Kappa, has been selected by the Okaloosa County Commission on the Status of Women for induction 

into the Women’s Hall of Fame for 2008-2009. “She is a woman whose life and works in education, 

political action and community service has made a significant contribution to the improvement and 

enhancement of all women and citizens,” wrote the Commission. 

Champee was a 1980 recipient of the Alpha Delta Kappa Regional Scholarship, is a former member of 

Florida Gamma Sigma Chapter, and, since retirement, has been a member of Florida Fidelis Tau Chapter. 

Marcia Kling 

© Olan Mills 

Coretta 

Montue 

marCia kling, tEnnEssEE Chi ChaptEr — Named 2008 Tennessee Woman of 

Distinction by the American Lung Association. Marcia, a “Life Watch” reporter for 

WTVC News Channel 9, received the Association’s highest award on May 6, 2008. Champee Kemp 

Marcia has been with WTVC for 46 years. Throughout her career, she has used 

television as an educational tool. 

In the early 1970’s, Marcia was diagnosed with cancer. Doctors had to remove a portion of her tongue. 

She had to learn to swallow and speak again, but she “continued to provide news and assurance to her 

viewers as soon as she was able to go back to work,” said her chapter sister, Melody Smallwood. “Her 

steadfast nature and inner beauty shone through, even in her darkest hour.” 

Marcia also volunteers for the American Cancer Society, Ronald McDonald House, Salvation Army and 

other nonprofits. 

CorEtta montuE, maryland nu ChaptEr — Awarded second 

place in the first annual Prince George’s County Foreign Language 

Department Teacher of the Year contest, and was honored at a 

foreign language celebration on June 3, 2008. Coretta’s professional 

growth and accomplishments in the classroom demonstrate 

her dedication to the students of Prince George’s County Public 

Schools. Coretta teaches Spanish in middle school. 

ChEryl moss, iowa pi ChaptEr — Recognized as a scholarship winner by P. 

Buckley Moss Society Heart of Iowa Chapter President Cheryl Pietz. Cheryl is a 

special education teacher at Ballard East Elementary. She received an all-expensepaid 

trip to Staunton, Virginia, to attend the 2008 P. Buckley Moss Foundation for 

Children’s Education Conference. The purpose of the conference is to learn and Cheryl Moss, left, and Cheryl Pietz 

share instructional strategies in visual and performing arts for use in the education 

of special needs learners, and to encourage teachers in the use of art to better teach abstract concepts 

to children. P. Buckley Moss is an award-winning artist who has dedicated her life to the betterment of 

children’s education. 

mEtta niCkErson, Virginia BEta ChaptEr — Presented with the 2008 Jane Crouch Rieder Award for Excellence 

in Teaching on May 15, 2008. One of two foreign language awards presented annually to teachers in 

Chesterfield County, this honor recognizes commitment to the highest standards of teaching and employing 

innovative methods and subjects to engage students in learning. The Chesterfield Public Education 

Foundation, Inc., presented Metta with a plaque and monetary award at a celebration banquet. Metta has 

taught Latin, English and international studies for 32 years at both the high school and middle school levels. 

She has served as chapter president. 

past intErnational ViCE prEsidEnt, north CEntral rEgion and past miChigan statE prEsidEnt harriEt oliVEr, 

miChigan alpha iota ChaptEr — Honored March 15, 2008 as a Muskegon Community College Woman of 

Accomplishment. She was recognized for her life-time contributions to the Muskegon community, including 

mentoring, service to education, being a role model and advocating for area women and children. 

The Woman of Accomplishment honor is part of Muskegon Community College’s observance of 

National Women’s History month. 

“Harriet’s work in education is extensive and includes K-3 teacher, elementary principal, union 

leadership, Mentoring in Reading program, church service and church leadership,” said 2006-2008 Michigan 

State President Jane Teska. “Harriet’s advocacy for women includes involvement in the Greater Muskegon 

Service League and the Women’s Philanthropic Association. Her commitment to women, children and 

education empowered and inspired women and children in the Muskegon area to greater levels of service 

and leadership. Congratulations, Harriet, on this well-deserved honor.” 

Metta 

Nickerson 

Harriet Oliver 

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Honors 

marilyn parkEr, nEBraska kappa ChaptEr — Recently received the Bellevue Public Schools 

Champion for Children Award. 

BEtty priEst, ontario fidElis alpha ChaptEr — Received the Ontario Volunteer Service Award 

for her commitment as a volunteer for Clanmore Historic Society in Belleville, Ontario. This year 

marks the 25th year that Betty has volunteered her services. Her chapter sisters “wish to recognize 

Betty for her dedication, not only to our sorority, but to the Historical Society,” said her chapter 

sister Jean Sowden. “Betty was the founder of Ontario Fidelis Alpha Chapter in 1992, and we now 

have 21 members. In addition to her many interests, Betty has held many ADK executive positions, 

including provincial president. Congratulations, Betty.” 

shirlEy prygoski, miChigan phi ChaptEr — Accepted a position as group facilitator and 

educational coordinator for the Wyandotte, Michigan Museums. Shirley has volunteered more 

than 3,000 hours to the Wyandotte Historical Society, and was awarded a life membership. She 

has written and presented classroom programs for third and fifth graders; wrote the first and 

only guide book for the Ford-MacNichol Home/Museum; chaired the Gwen Frostic Celebration Shirley Prygoski 

and Dedication (Gwen Frostic was a Michigan ADK Honorary Member); edited the WHS monthly 

newsletter; designed a trolley route and wrote a narrative for Wyandotte’s historical sites; was a storyteller for the WHS 

Victorian Christmas event; and has appeared on numerous local cable programs promoting Wyandotte history and Museum 

events. She has served in various chapter offices, including president. 

rita rEqua, washington gamma ChaptEr — Recently installed as president-elect of the Washington State 

School Retirees Association. Rita received her bachelor’s degree from Illinois 

State University and master’s from Lesley College. As a member of the Gamma 

Chapter for more than 26 years, she has served as president, secretary and in 

other leadership roles. Rita retired after 35 years teaching in Washington and 

Oregon in 1996, and took up watercolor painting and traveling, along with her 

activities in Washington Gamma Chapter and in the Retirees Association. 

Carole Richards 

CarolE riChards, ohio Eta ChaptEr — Named one of the Top 10 Women Rita Requa 

Business Owners of Northeast Ohio by the Cleveland Chapter of the National 

Association of Women Business Owners. The award honors women “who 

have demonstrated excellence as a woman business owner; initiative and creativity; professional 

accomplishments and contributions and civic and community involvement,” said the Association. 

Carole is the owner of North Coast Education Services. 

allisEn roBErts, tEXas alpha psi ChaptEr prEsidEnt — Named 2009 Nederland ISD Elementary Teacher of 

the Year. Allisen teaches English as a second language at Hillcrest Elementary in Nederland. Allisen has also 

received the Hillcrest PTA Lifetime Service Member Award. 

“I am most proud of my long chairmanship of the Reflections Art Program at the local, district and regional 

levels,” Allisen said, “allowing me to promote art involvement among Nederland ISD and regionally. Next year, I 

will serve as the Reflections chairman for Hillcrest PTA. I also held the offices of second and third vice president 

for Hillcrest PTA. As a vice president, I spearheaded the raising of $30,000 for building a play structure, which is 

still being used on the playground at Hillcrest Elementary.” 

Allisen had a global childhood. “My education spanned the globe from Venezuela, Argentina, Iran, U.S.A. and 

Egypt,” she said. “I graduated from high school at Cairo American College, with honors, in 1976.” 

Allisen 

Roberts 

VonniE sandErs, north dakota ZEta ChaptEr prEsidEnt — Nominated for the Fargo Forum’s Area Person of the Year in 

December 2007. Vonnie was acknowledged for her work coordinating the education of English language learners in the Fargo 

Public Schools. 

shEila sarVEr, tEXas gamma upsilon ChaptEr — Elected to the Vidor ISD school board. Sheila is serving her first term as a 

member of the school board after retiring from the district with 25 years of service. Sheila began her career as a classroom 

teacher, then spent seven years as a high school assistant principal and eight years as a middle school assistant principal, 

before returning to the classroom to complete her career. 

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Honors 

suZan smith, wEst Virginia alpha tau ChaptEr — Inducted into the Lou 

Holtz Upper Ohio Valley Hall of Fame. One of the main goals of the Hall of 

Fame, named for one of the most successful college football coaches of all 

time and an Ohio Valley native, is to recognize residents and natives of the 

upper Ohio Valley who are inspirational role models for the region’s youth. 

Coach Holtz also desired that the Hall of Fame preserve the rich history and 

cultural heritage of Ohio Valley communities. 

Suzan is superintendent of Hancock County Schools and has served as 

teacher, assistant principal, principal, director of adult and career technical 

education, coordinator of secondary school curriculum and assistant 

superintendent. She holds positions on numerous education-related advisory 

boards, as well as community-based advisory boards. “She dedicates time, 

energy and love to promoting the highest standards and values in education,” 

said chapter sister Donna Bohach. “Alpha Tau is so proud!” 

From left: former Pittsburgh Steeler and 2008 

Hall of Fame Distinguished American Jerome 

Bettis, Suzan Smith and Lou Holtz 

Jill simons stEmplE, wEst Virginia kappa ChaptEr — Jill’s first book, 

“Stepping Today into Pre-K,” was released nationally August 12, 2008. The 

book is a resource for parents, preschool teachers and caregivers to use in preparing young children 

for school success. Jill said she had searched for years for a book written on this topic, but was unable 

to find one, and decided to write one herself. 

A preschool teacher, Jill gave her students the opportunity to help her make decisions about the 

book. They suggested that a little boy, instead of a bear, would be best for the main character, and chose 

the book’s cover. Jill’s book is available through Borders, Barnes & Noble, Target and amazon.com. 

Jill has a bachelor of arts degree in early childhood education and elementary education, a 

master’s degree in communication, National Board Certification as an early childhood generalist, and is 

an apprentice for child development specialist instructor. 

Brenda 

Stephens 

Shirley 

Upchurch 

BrEnda stEphEns, wEst Virginia Epsilon ChaptEr — Named 2008 West Virginia 

Excellence in Education Award winner at the State Convention, sponsored by 

Huntington District and held in Huntington, April 19, 2008. Brenda is a graduate of 

Marshall University and is an educator within the Wood County School System. She is 

a kindergarten teacher at Mineral Wells Elementary School. 

Jill Simons Stemple 

signs books for her 

chapter sisters. 

shirlEy upChurCh, maryland alpha alpha ChaptEr — Recently named the 2008 

Christa McAuliffe Outstanding Educator of the Year of Prince George’s County, Maryland. This award 

recognizes excellence in teaching, and is presented annually to a teacher who has demonstrated creative 

and quality instruction. The recipient must also be certified as highly qualified, and must have taught a 

minimum of five years in the county. The award is in honor of the former Prince George’s County teacher 

who lost her life in the space shuttle Challenger catastrophe. Shirley’s fourth grade students and the staff 

nominated Shirley for this award, and wrote letters of recommendation citing her excellent qualifications. 

yVonnE m. B. wittrEiCh, Colorado phi ChaptEr — Has published a book, “The True Story of Sasha, From 

Homelessness to Happiness,” about a dog that was abandoned in her neighborhood. “It was left to fend for 

itself,” Yvonne said. “My family and I had the Humane Society capture the dog, and we adopted 

the animal.” 

Yvonne plans to make an annual contribution to the Humane Society with proceeds from 

the book, which is available from www.outskirtspress.com, amazon.com and Barnes & Noble. 

Cindy womaCk, tEXas gamma upsilon ChaptEr — Recently honored as a finalist for 2008 Teacher of the Year 

at the TCEA Conference in Austin. Cindy received $500 as part of her award. She teaches Business Information 

Systems 1, Digital Graphics and Animation, Web Mastering, and is a sponsor of Future Teachers of America. 

Cindy is treasurer of Texas Gamma Upsilon Chapter. She teaches at Orangefield High School. 

Cindy 

Womack 

paula yoaChim, nEBraska kappa ChaptEr — Selected as the Bellevue Artists’ Association (BAA) Artist of the 

Year. Paula teaches art at Lewis & Clark Middle School and has just finished a term as co-president of the BAA. 

She works in a variety of art media, including acrylics, oils, prints and sculpture. At the 32nd Annual Silver Palette Art Show, 

hosted by BAA, she won first place in the still life category with “Evolve,” and second place in the floral category with “Lilies.” 

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FOUNDATION 

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for Thought 

Giving Activates 

Pleasure Centers 

in the 

Brain! 

By Connie Cathey 

Chairman, aDK Foundation 

Why do you feel good when 

you choose to contribute 

money to a worthy cause 

Brain research has shown areas of the brain 

are activated when these decisions are made. 

Scientists at the National Institute of Neurological 

Disorders and Stroke have studied magnetic resonance 

imaging (MRI) of individuals who made the 

decision to give money to charity. It was found 

that giving stimulates the mesolimbic area of the 

brain, which triggers the release of dopamine, 

causing a pleasurable, rewarding feeling. 

That good feeling is real, 

not imagined! 

Another way to capture that good feeling 

is through participation in the Chapter Challenge. 

You have received information describing 

the purpose and amount asked of each 

chapter. When you work together as a group, 

you can experience satisfaction in raising the 

funds to help increase our Foundation as well 

as enjoy the chapter activities. Building fraternal 

fellowship while engaged in altruistic endeavors 

creates a stronger bond. Remember: 

“Fun” is a part of fundraising as we Build Our 

Foundation together. Also, consider an individual 

donation at this gift-giving time of year.t 

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Fraternal Fellowship in Action 

Innovations in World Understanding 

Hawaii SappHire SiSter ContributeS to eduCational dVd about wwii internment in tHe State 

Hawaii Alpha Delta Kappa sisters no longer employed in education volunteer extensively with many 

organizations and institutions. Among them is the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii (JCCH), located 

near the University of Hawaii. 

Among a couple of hundred volunteers at JCCH, there are a number of Hawaii Alpha Delta Kappa 

sisters volunteering as docents; translators; greeters; catalogers of photos, books and papers; handcrafts 

teachers for children; office helpers; associates at the gift shop; researchers; and housekeepers. 

Hawaii Alpha, Beta, Zeta, Eta, Theta, Nu and Fidelis Beta Chapters are represented. 

With seasoned long-term volunteers spearheading the project, two sisters from Hawaii Alpha and 

Nu Chapters helped Hawaii’s high school instructors teach about the internment of Japanese in Hawaii 

during World War II. The JCCH Resource Center put together “World War II: Hawai’i Internees’ Experiences 

Resource Folder,” which was distributed to all the 

public high schools in the state. Funding for these folders 

has been provided by grants from the State Department of 

Education (DOE) and from the Japanese Citizens League 

(JACL), Honolulu Chapter. 

The “World War II: Hawai’i Internees’ Experiences Resource 

Folder” is the first produced by JCCH in response to 

the new Hawai’i Content and Performance Standards, which 

require that instructors of ninth and tenth grade social 

studies teach specifically about the internment of Japanese 

Americans during World War II. This is usually taught in 

the second and third quarters of the school year. While 

there is ample material available to teachers for the teaching 

of Japanese internment in general, there is a scarcity of material 

specifically on Hawai’i. The material in the internment 

resource folder consists mostly of primary source material 

on various aspects of internment: documents, photographs, 

letters, poems and diary entries written by internees and 

their families. Three DVDs are part of the portfolio—short 

Jane Komeiji 

Far right, Katherine Kiyabu, Hawaii Nu Chapter and, third 

from left, Ella Tomita, Hawaii Alpha Chapter work with other 

volunteers assembling resource folders. 

films produced by students and excerpts from the oral history of a World War II internee, Sapphire Sister Jane Komeiji, 

Hawaii Fidelis Beta Chapter. 

Jane, an author and historian, said she has immersed herself in volunteerism at JCCH, upholding her strong beliefs 

in her heritage. Jane also presented a workshop at the July 8 - 10, 2008 Southwest Regional Conference in Honolulu. 

Deanna White-Hebert, center, with 

Past Massachusetts Epsilon Chapter 

Presidents Deborah Federico, left 

and Sally Spellman. 

maSSaCHuSettS epSilon CHapter HoStS JapaneSe eduCation program 

Deanna White-Hebert, Massachusetts Xi Chapter, spoke of her travels to Japan 

at Massachusetts Epsilon Chapter’s April 2008 meeting. Deanna was chosen by her 

school system to spend 10 days in Japan with a group of 20 educators from around 

the state. Wearing her own special yukata, the female version of the traditional Japanese 

kimono, Deanna focused on many of the customs and traditions of the Japanese 

culture, including the Japanese Doll Festival. She said that many years ago, as a 

token of friendship, Japan sent a total of 58 dolls to America, in exchange for dolls 

representing the United States. One of these Japanese dolls can still be seen at the 

Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Deanna brought samples of children’s literature to 

use in the classroom when teaching about the Japanese culture, and provided takehome 

activities. Each sister was then given a miniature origami “shirt.” 

“Take advantage of the many educational opportunities available, and experience 

life in another culture,” Deanna said. “Your life will be enriched in many ways.” 


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Virginia alpHa delta CHapter SiSterS HoSt international StudieS program 

Virginia Alpha Delta Chapter recently hosted a program by Longwood University, which is in its fourth year of a student/teacher 

exchange partnership with Anhui University of Technology in the city of Ma’anshan, Anhui Province, China. A 

group of 17 Chinese students lived on the Farmville campus and were enrolled in accounting, sociology and English classes 

during the 2007-2008 school year. Longwood representatives said they hoped to host 20-25 students during 2008-2009. 

Chinese people use their last names first, but in the U.S., the names are reversed so that the first names are first. 

Guest speakers—Betty, Guixia Wu, who teaches English in China and Chinese at Longwood, and Vanessa, Yinyan Gong, 

who teaches accounting in China but is currently observing accounting classes at Longwood—described the program 

and their teaching roles. They said they see American students as dedicated and able to network or work in groups 

quite efficiently, different characteristics than they are used to seeing among Chinese students. Due to large class sizes 

in China, opportunities for discussion or small group work do not exist. The teachers said they want to employ more 

“hands-on” instructional strategies in China, because they see the many benefits to student learning. 

One of the exchange students also addressed the chapter. Helen, Jiayan Cao, is in her first year of studying international 

trade. When asked about surprises in American culture, she said she was amazed she had the right of way when 

crossing the street. In China, motorists do not stop, or even slow down, for pedestrians. 

A group of American students went to Anhui University of Technology during summer 2008, studying business, communication 

and intermediate Chinese language. 

“The diversity in membership brings about many new perspectives that will guide our chapter’s altruistic projects 

and enrich the community,” said Chapter Membership Chairman Carolyn Baker. 

At the same meeting, the chapter initiated a new member. 

Petra, center, with co-sponsors Doris 

Mauer, left, and Mary Janet Schloff 

2006-2008 aDK-ite SCHolar 

graduateS witH maSter’S 

Eve Magi, 2006-2008 Alpha Delta Kappa-International Teacher Education scholar from Estonia, was awarded a master of 

arts degree in international education from the Graduate School of Education and Human Development, George Washington 

University (GWU), on May 18, 2008. Her two co-sponsors, Ann Brown, Virginia 

Beta Gamma Chapter and Past International Executive Board Chairman Ellen 

M. Roderick, Maryland Beta Chapter, attended Eve’s commencement ceremony 

on the National Mall, Washington, DC. Eve not only completed all course work 

for her degree, but also worked part-time at the GWU Law School admissions 

office and at the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) in Washington, DC. 

“I have applied for my academic training year,” Eve said. “I might get 

a contract with the USIP and continue working in the law school.” Eve was 

involved with the GWU Law School Higher Education Marketing Policy 

Analysis Project in summer 2008. “I will devote myself to writing my thesis,” 

she said, “and, at the same time, I will form a final decision as to where 

in the States or in Europe I will continue my career, and which organization 

I will join.” The thesis is required for completion of her master’s degree in 

school management, to be awarded by an Estonian university. 

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2005-2007 aDK-ite SCHolar awarded Honor 

“Congratulations to former ITE scholar Petra Ledererova,” said her cosponsor 

Doris Mauer, Iowa Omicron Chapter. Petra was recognized as the 

Outstanding Graduate Student in the Teaching English as a Second Language 

Program at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI), Cedar Falls, Iowa. 

In recognition of Petra’s master’s degree, her co-sponsors, Doris and Mary Janet 

Schloff, Iowa Alpha Kappa Chapter, and Iowa Omicron Chapter sisters hosted 

an open house on graduation day, May 10, 2008. “Since none of Petra’s family 

were able to attend,” Doris said, “it was especially significant that her ADK friends 

recognized the event. It was a pleasure to have State President Linda Hughes and 

State Secretary Judy Mulcahy attend. It has been a pleasure to have Petra at UNI 

and I commend ADK for the selection of such a fine scholarship recipient.” 


Eve with co-sponsors Ellen M. Roderick, left, 

and Ann Brown



FirSt graderS SHow patriotiSm 

The first grade of Salem Church Elementary School in Chesterfield County, Virginia held its annual patriotic program 

for families, veterans and persons associated with the military on May 23, 2008. The program is a culminating 

activity for the students’ social studies “patriotic symbols” unit. 

“There was much preparation for the event, including listening to members of the ‘40 & 8’ Club of Colonial Heights, 

Virginia explain the history and care of the American flag, and receiving small American flags that were used in the patriotic 

program,” said teacher Carol Kendall, Virginia Gamma Eta Chapter. “The students also provided original drawings 

of the Liberty Bell, the Bald Eagle, the American flag, Uncle Sam and the Statue of Liberty, which were printed on t-shirts 

generously donated by Swineford Florist, Inc. of Chester, Virginia.” 

Music is always a part of the program. Between songs, students shared facts they had learned about patriotic symbols. 

Local performer Betsy Q led the students in singing her song, “I’m a Kid in America.” “Lee Greenwood’s famous ‘Proud to 

Be an American’ brought chills and thrills for the finale,” said Carol. “The day’s event concluded with a picnic for students 

and families. The patriotic tradition is eagerly anticipated every year by my first grade students and their families.” 

KentuCKy alpHa delta CHapter proVideS 

SupplieS For iraq SCHoolS 

Kentucky Alpha Delta Chapter’s members include 

Barbara Sterrett, whose son Michael is serving in the 

military in Iraq. “In December, members put together a 

care package to send him and let him know of their support,” 

said chapter sister Kate Lillich. “This inspired two 

members, Tee Bergman and Susan McGrath, to become 

instrumental in an even more significant project connected 

with Iraq: school supplies for teachers and students. 

“What began as a modest goal of providing perhaps 

50 student kits and three or four teacher kits grew into 

an amazingly successful project,” Kate said. Chapter 

members, friends and family responded with $2,550 in 

cash contributions. This was combined with cash and 

From left: Tee Bergman, guest helper Skip Johnson, Michael 

Sterrett, guest helper Judy Johnson and Barb Sterrett 

supplies collected by students and staff at Lexington Catholic High School for a total estimated value of $4,500. 

“Quality time was spent shopping, counting, packing, taping and carrying 39 boxes, containing 198 student kits, nine 

teacher kits, two boxes of additional supplies, athletic and recreational materials and backpacks to the post office,” said Kate. 

“It was worth every minute,” said Tee. “The result for all of us was being able, in some positive way, to change circumstances 

for students in a dangerous part of the world, where we usually feel helpless to provide assistance.” 

Each student kit included two packs of writing paper, one pack of construction paper, 12 pencils and a pencil bag, 

three folders, a ruler, 12 colored pencils, a pair of scissors and a pencil sharpener. Each teacher kit included writing 

paper, pencils, markers, colored pencils, chalk, a stapler and staples, scissors, a ruler, a hole punch, glue, paper clips, 

folders, pens and index cards. Recreational items included 32 soccer balls, 10 air pumps, 48 jump ropes, 23 kites, 81 

balsa wood models and 13 backpacks. 

“The generosity and true spirit of compassion demonstrated by everyone involved in this venture was an excellent 

example of the purpose of Alpha Delta Kappa,” said Kate. 

paSt State preSidentS ViSit JapaneSe Heritage Center 

Past State Presidents visited the Japanese Heritage Center in Honolulu, 

Hawaii during the 2008 Southwest Regional Conference to experience Japanese 

dance, art and music. 

From left: Frankie Lukasko, Nevada; Ethel Murakami, Hawaii; and Linda Futterer, 

California 


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nortH Carolina gamma tHeta CHapter SupportS member’S Son’S Cameroon peaCe CorpS proJeCt 

Ryan Lesley, son of North Carolina Gamma Theta Chapter member Deborah Lesley, works for the Peace Corps in 

the extreme north region of Cameroon. His project, conducting HIV/AIDS classes, and helping villages get new wells 

and trees, was funded with the help of North Carolina Gamma Theta Chapter. 

An article, excerpted below, about Lesley ran in the December 26, 2007 edition of the Salisbury Post. 

It takes two days of air travel, one day on a train, a 10-hour bus trip, then catching a ride on a market (flatbed) truck 

for several more hours to his village of Hina [population approximately 5,000]. 

Lesley, 24, lives daily without running water or electricity and depends on a pit latrine for a bathroom. He takes bucket 

baths to stay clean, and his meals consist of Hina staples such as fried bean paste and onions, native sauces and grilled meats. 

. . . Lesley . . . studied a semester in Nepal; is an experienced summer landscaper, backpacker and Eagle Scout; and has 

always had an interest in the outdoors and other cultures. 

In Cameroon, Lesley has worked with nurserymen in propping up their businesses and helping with 

orchards, alley cropping and wood lot plantings. . . . 

Since his arrival in Hina, some 5,000 trees have been planted — a way to fight desertification, or the 

advancement of the Sahara. 

. . . Lesley also participated with other Peace Corps volunteers in this northern region in a 125-kilometer 

bike tour through six villages to raise AIDS awareness. 

The tutoring and a separate needs assessment he completed for Hina has led Lesley to create a special 

Peace Corps project, aimed at putting more text books in the high school. 

Typically, he says, there is one book per 100 students. Lesley has written a proposal, which is on the 

Peace Corps Web site, to raise $4,251 toward a text book library and scholarships for three girls to 

continue their high school education. 

. . . On another front, Lesley is writing a new proposal to build bore wells to provide drinking water 

for three different communities. About 4,000 people would benefit from the three wells. The communities 

have to raise $400, and a non-government organization would provide the rest of the funding. 

Ryan Lesley with 

Hina newborn 

Lesley also is trying to raise funds for Abdoulaye, a 21-year-old graduate of the high school who has just finished his first 

semester at university. 

“The community is outstanding,” Lesley says of Hina. “They’re so supportive, nice and caring. They accepted me so 

quickly, and they love the Peace Corps and everything we’re doing.” 

It’s not that Lesley hasn’t faced challenges, however. 

He lost 30 pounds while trying to cope with the diet changes and sickness. Over the first seven months, he dealt with 

six staph infections, although he feels fortunate that he hasn’t suffered the intestinal problems often experienced by other 

Peace Corps volunteers. 

Lesley has done his best to ward against malaria and typhoid fever, which are common in a place where the temperature 

can reach 140 degrees and the rainy season swells rivers, making any significant travel almost impossible. 

Lesley says the people in Hina have such a different perspective on life than Americans, and that’s not necessarily bad. 

“Your job isn’t everything,” he says. 

. . . You learn quickly, Lesley says, that you make progress and create something sustainable in small increments. 

That’s OK with him, and the new friendships alone are an incredible bonus. 

“There are not many times in your life you can drop everything and take two years to do something like this,” Lesley says. 

2003-2005 aDK-ite SCHolar wedS 

Former ADK-ITE scholar Asli Filyet Ersoz from Turkey, was married July 12, 2008 to 

Mehmet Iscimen, also from Turkey. Asli’s co-sponsor Carol Ross, Wisconsin Phi Chapter, 

attended the wedding in Istanbul. Asli attended the University of Wisconsin, Madison 

from 2003-2005. Asli and her new husband are living in Kennesaw, Georgia while Asli 

finishes her Ph.D. in math education at the University of Georgia. They plan to return to 

Istanbul when Asli finishes her degree next spring. 

From left: Mehmet and Asli 

Iscimen and Carol Ross 

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alaSKa alpHa CHapter member and StudentS bring HiV/aidS eduCation to aFriCa 

Danelle VanHolstyn, Alaska Alpha Chapter, has been an advisor for the peer education group, Reducing AIDS Risk 

Effectively in Teens (RARE-T), with the Anchorage School District for the past 13 years. “The program is entirely teencentered,” 

Danelle said, “with trained teens teaching lessons, directing discussions and performing interactive skits for 

other teens. Abstinence is stressed, with content covering a range of topics, including the science of viruses, high risk 

behaviors for contracting HIV, risk reduction, the stages of AIDS, treatment options, developing healthy self-esteem and 

practicing healthy communication skills. Our goal is to empower teens to make healthy and informed decisions. We 

have had great success over the years, with hundreds of teens trained as educators, and thousands of youths participating 

in presentations.” 

For the past several years, the group has presented in a few other states and in many locations around Alaska. Teens 

in the group have shared ideas with the community, schools and presented at several conferences. “The effectiveness 

of peers teaching peers was obvious,” Danelle said. “Several teens stood out as outstanding presenters and were very 

motivated to educate. So at this point, you could say the stage was set. 

“With tremendous support from our families, friends, the community and Alaska Alpha Delta Kappa sisters, two 

18-year-old students, Chelsea Vanzant and Kristen Calahan, and I embarked on a four-week journey to share our peer 

education program in Malawi, Africa.” 

Malawi is a small land-locked country in southeastern Africa. The country suffers from extreme poverty and has 

been hit hard by malaria and HIV. The average life expectancy is 38.5 years, with AIDS responsible for the death of approximately 

10 Malawians every hour. The highest rate of new HIV infection, as in the U.S., occurs in youth aged 13 to 

24. In 2005, more than one million people in the country were living with AIDS. 

“With these statistics in mind, we boarded a plane to Malawi,” said Danelle. “We stayed in a home in a small town on 

Lake Malawi, a simply spectacular setting. Malawi is known as ‘the warm heart of Africa,’ and we were enthusiastically 

welcomed. So many wonderful people took great care of us and allowed us to become part of the community.” 

The Malawi Children’s Village (www.malawichildrensvillage.org) was the trio’s home base. It is a consortium consisting 

of a secondary school, vocational school, orphanage, health clinic and village outreach workers. The group’s typical 

day began in the local secondary school. “The three of us taught science 

classes, with Chelsea and Kristen leading class activities on HIV,” Danelle 

said. “Students were exceptionally well-behaved and asked great questions . . 

. especially about life in Alaska. Each afternoon, we either tutored groups of 

young primary children or journeyed to any number of local villages with the 

outreach workers. Between classes or while waiting to depart to the villages, 

we helped out in the orphanage. 

“The highlight of our trip was the village outreach visits,” Danelle said. 

“Villages are spread out along the lake and rely solely on subsistence farming 

of maize and fishing for their livelihood. They are lacking in running water, 

electricity, paved roads and sanitation. At each village, we invited the youth 

and adults to design a skit, dance or song with an educational HIV/AIDS prevention 

message to be performed at the Malawi Children’s Village in a day of 

sharing and competition. The three of us and the staff of Malawi Children’s 

Village hosted the special ‘open day.’ 

“The experience, as expected, prompted some probing questioning, 

shifting of our views and, above all, created a desire to continue an education 

program in Africa,” Danelle said. “Chelsea and Kristen headed off to college 

last fall, and took with them a deeper understanding of world issues and the 

privileges we are afforded in the U.S. I have begun my 15th year as an educator. 

My day-to-day problems seem inconsequential and my career all the 

more valued. I plan to return to Malawi to continue working, teaching and 

learning!” 

mar yland tau CHapter 

member maKeS Holy land 

preSentation 

Maryland Tau Chapter member Joyce 

Willey gave a presentation to the 

chapter about her trip to the Holy Land, 

including displayed items and a DVD. 


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2007 international woMan oF Distinction awarD PresenteD at 

alaBaMa state conVention 

Kathryn Tucker Windham was presented with the 2007 Alpha Delta Kappa International 

Woman of Distinction plaque at the 2008 Alabama State Convention, where 

she also spoke and played. 

From left, front row: Laurie Surles, Conway 

Blankenship and Pattie Sutton; from left, back row: 

Sue Stiebeling, Magen Moore, Amanda Walker, 

Adelaide Weeks, Vicki Bowers, Vickie Kierson, Penny 

Robertson, Debbi Banty and Carol Williams 

Virginia Pocahontas District 

holDs Year’s 

First Meeting 

Virginia Pocahontas District 

held its first meeting of the year 

June 8, 2008 in the home of District 

President Conway Blankenship. 

Chapters in attendance were Delta, 

2007 International Woman of 

Distinction Kathryn Tucker 

Windham, left, with 2006-2008 

Alabama State President Mary 

Ellen Pinion 

Richmond; Alpha Beta, Colonial Heights; Beta Upsilon, Chesterfield; 

Beta Phi, Chesterfield; Gamma Eta, Chesterfield; Gamma Kappa, 

Powhatan; and Gamma Xi, Dinwiddie. The 2008-2010 District Officers 

and Committee Chairmen are: President Conway Blankenship; 

Secretary Carol Williams; Chaplain Adelaide Weeks; Immediate 

Past President and Public Relations Chairman Kay Ellen Woolridge; 

Altruistic Chairman Vicki Bowers; and Excellence In Education 

Chairman Sue Stiebeling. 

Maine Beta 

chaPter 

installs new 

oFFicers 

During its May 

2008 end-of-year 

banquet, Maine Beta 

Chapter installed 

new officers for 

2008-2010. 

From left, front 

row: Judy Pelletier, 

Madeleine Bates, 

Barbara Caiazzo, 

Regina Minott, 

Barbara Taber and 

Lorraine Williams; from left, back row: Lynda Langella, Jean Davis, Anne Tewhey, Lynn Silcox, Teresa Keahon, Jane Stinchfield 

Knapp, Christine Sawyer, Pat Mountain, Jaclyn Leeper, Janice Weed, Ellen Durgin, Pam Gordon and Sue Morneault 

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Innovations in Leadership 

Virginia Pocahontas District MeMBers 

ParticiPate in regional conFerence 

Several Virginia Pocahontas District members 

attended the 2008 Southeast Regional Conference. 

Members in attendance were: Fran Atkinson, Sandy 

Delp and District Chaplain/Historian Adelaide Weeks, 

Delta Chapter; Marilyn Burns and Kathy Donovan, 

Kappa Chapter; Sue Stiebeling, Beta Phi Chapter; Connie 

Gaddy, Debbie Spivey and Immediate Past District 

President Kay Ellen Woolridge, Gamma Eta Chapter; 

and District President Conway Blankenship, Ann Bryant, 

Debbie Hylton, Vickie Kierson and District Secretary 

Carol Williams, Gamma Kappa Chapter. Kay 

Ellen presented a workshop on creating websites with 

TeacherWeb and also participated in “The Membership 

Gong Show – Tips for Membership Development.” 

From left: Sue Stiebeling, Ann Bryant, Kay Ellen Woolridge, Vickie 

Kierson, Conway Blankenship, Carol Williams, Debbie Hylton, 

Debbie Spivey, Adelaide Weeks, Fran Atkinson and Sandy Delp 

Virginia gaMMa eta chaPter installs oFFicers 

Virginia Gamma Eta Chapter held its installation of officers’ ceremony 

on May 8, 2008 in the home of chapter member Donna Lythgoe. The 2008- 

2010 officers are: President Debbie Spivey; President-Elect Vicki Bowers; 

Corresponding Secretary Marion Schwenk; Treasurer B. J. Harding; Historian 

Carol Kendall; Sergeant-at-Arms Elizabeth Tuck; Chaplain Marion 

Schwenk; and Immediate Past President Connie Gaddy. At the conclusion 

of the ceremony, Connie Gaddy presented Debbie Spivey with the president’s 

gavel. 

Mar YlanD tau chaPter holDs greenhouse installation 

From left: Connie Gaddy, B. J. Harding, Debbie 

Spivey, Carol Kendall and Elizabeth Tuck 

Maryland Tau Chapter held its 2008-2010 officer installation at the Grist 

Mill Greenhouse in May 2008. From left: Chaplain Joyce Willey, Historian 

Monta Kutchen, Sergeant-at-Arms Donna June Trout, Treasurer Sue Erskine, 

Corresponding Secretary Linda Truitt, Recording Secretary Jane Morgan, 

President-Elect Joyce Townsend and President Becky Hopkins 


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Florida Fidelis rho Chapter hosts MeMbership piCniC 

Florida Fidelis Rho Chapter of Lakeland (Polk County), Florida, 

hosted four chapters (members of the Polk County Council of Chapter 

Presidents) at a membership picnic in July. Four prospective and new 

members of Florida Beta Lambda Chapter were in attendance. Among 

them was Sarah Reese Sesser, who was a Florida Fidelis Rho Chapter 

scholarship recipient during her junior and senior years at Florida 

Southern College. She is currently teaching in the local school system. 

Virginia gaMMa eta Chapter 

initiates new MeMbers 

Virginia Gamma Eta Chapter initiated 

three new members on May 15, 

Sarah Sesser, second from left, with members of 

her scholarship selection committee, from left: 

Sarah Johnson, Janet Wooten and Gloria Fouts 

2008: Barbara Bingham, owner and president of Teachers On Call, L.L.C., of Midlothian; 

Jane Briggs, educator for Colonial Heights Public Schools; and Sheri Saunders, educator 

for Chesterfield County Public Schools. Assisting with the ceremony were Chapter 

President Connie Gaddy, President-Elect Debbie Spivey, Historian Carol Kendall, Immediate 

Past President Kay Ellen Woolridge and Membership Chairman Heather Nghiem. 

georgia beta beta Chapter holds teaCher oF the Year banquet 

Each year, Georgia Beta Beta Chapter of Gainesville honors the teachers of the year from the local schools with a 

banquet and award ceremony. Typically, 20 to 30 teachers attend this celebration of excellence. A local high school chorus 

group provides before-dinner entertainment, and a keynote speaker from an altruistic project enhances the program. 

Chapter members, as well as guests from the state executive board, use this opportunity to discuss Alpha Delta Kappa 

with guest teachers of the year. The teachers of the year are registered for door prizes and receive recognition with 

individual certificates recognizing their achievement. “We have recruited several excellent members through this project 

over the last 25 years,” said Chapter President Carlene Dunn. 

west Virginia 

epsilon Chapter 

welCoMes MeMbers 

West Virginia Epsilon 

Chapter recently welcomed 

three members. Libby 

Surface transferred her 

membership from West Virginia 

Eta Chapter, Kanawha 

District, in December 2007. 

Lora Bruker and Ashley 

Wiltsey were initiated into 

West Virginia Epsilon Chapter 

in January 2008. 

From left: Mona Chapman, Mary Null, Brenda Stephens, Past Chapter President Joyce Boone, 

Ashley Wiltsey and Lora Bruker 

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Innovations in Membership 

new Chapter installed in dinwiddie CountY, Virginia 

Virginia Gamma Xi 

Chapter was installed 

June 25, 2008 at Sutherland 

Elementary School 

in Sutherland, Virginia, 

part of Dinwiddie County. 


guests presiding over 

the ceremonies were 

International Chaplain 

Florence Bishop; 

Southeast Regional 

Membership Consultant 

Michèle Meadors; 

Southeast Regional 

Excellence in Education 

Award Chairman Judy 

Tate; State President 

Sandy Wolfe; State 

President-Elect Julie 

Kidd; State Treasurer 

Barbara Haney; State 

Corresponding Secretary 

Jayne Perala; State 

Virginia Gamma Xi Chapter charter members are, from left, front row: Lorraine Campbell, Ashley 

Jones, Danette Stephenson, Magen Moore, Flora Clarke, Jennifer Smith, Sheryl Faison, Tia Wilson 

and Becky Baskerville; from left, back row: Carol Gibbs, Janice Bielmyer, Kathleen Thweatt, 

Amanda Walker, Trenia Harris, Rebecca Tilson, Stephanie Harvell, Wanda Snodgrass, Kimberly 

Taylor, Gloria Starck, Christie Clarke, Anne Holsinger, Donna Mayton and Jennifer Boyd, with 

chapter sponsor Kay Ellen Woolridge. Judieth Richardson and Amanda Sutton are not pictured. 

Vice President and Membership Consultant Betty Perkinson; State Parliamentarian Sue Couper; Pocahontas District 

President Conway Blankenship; and Pocahontas District Chaplain Adelaide Weeks. Other Alpha Delta Kappa guests in 

attendance were: Commonwealth District President Beth Oakes; Southwest Highlands District Secretary Patsy Gilbert; 

State Courtesy Chairman Linda Warren; and State Music Chairman and Gamma Xi Chapter sponsor Kay Ellen Woolridge. 

Guests from Dinwiddie included Chairman of Dinwiddie County Board of Supervisors John Talmage; Superintendent 

of Dinwiddie County Public Schools Dr. Charles Maranzano; District 2 Representative of Dinwiddie County School 

Board William Haney; and former Superintendent of Dinwiddie County Public Schools and John Tyler Community College 

Workforce Development Outreach Administrator Dr. Troilen Seward. 

Twenty-five educators from Dinwiddie County Public Schools were initiated and became charter members of Virginia 

Gamma Xi Chapter: Becky Baskerville, Janice Bielmyer, Jennifer Boyd, Lorraine Campbell, Christie Clarke, Flora 

Clarke, Sheryl Faison, Carol Gibbs, Trenia Harris, Stephanie Harvell, Anne Holsinger, Ashley Jones, Donna Mayton, 

Magen Moore, Judieth Richardson, Jennifer Smith, Wanda Snodgrass, Gloria Starck, Danette Stephenson, Amanda Sutton, 

Kimberly Taylor, Kathleen Thweatt, Rebecca Tilson, Amanda Walker and Tia Wilson. 

Chapter officers for 2008-2010 are: President Amanda Walker; President-Elect Magen Moore; Recording Secretary 

Kimberly Taylor; Corresponding Secretary and Membership Chairman Ashley Jones; Treasurer Tia Wilson; Historian 

Lorraine Campbell; Sergeant-at-Arms Gloria Starck; and Chaplain Flora Clarke. 

Pocahontas District chapters provided a brunch and Virginia Gamma Xi Chapter sponsor, Virginia Gamma Eta Chapter, 

presided over the occasion. District chapters represented were: Delta, Richmond; Alpha Beta, Colonial Heights; Beta 

Upsilon, Chesterfield; Beta Phi, Chesterfield; Gamma Eta, Chesterfield; and Gamma Kappa, Powhatan. Flowers for the 

ceremony and brunch were provided by Hughes Flowers of Colonial Heights, Virginia. 

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Altruism in Action 

CalIfornIa aDK reaChes 2004-2008 altruIstIC Goal 

California Alpha Delta Kappa has reached its altruistic goal for 2004-2008: 

donating $25,000 to the state altruistic project, George Mark Children’s Home 

in San Leandro. The George Mark Home is a Hospice home for children. The 

home cares for children with life-limiting illnesses and their families. The staff, 

said 2006-2008 California State Treasurer Carole Taylor, “extends much-needed 

support, as well as the opportunity to spend meaningful time together in a 

lovely, nurturing setting.” 

2006-2008 Recording Secretary Susan Raffo and Carole delivered a check 

for $11,000 in spring 2008, bringing California ADK’s total support to over 

$25,000 in the 2004-2008 biennia. 

“All the chapters, councils and sisters who have made special donations to 

reach the 2006-2008 goal should be very proud of achieving the placement of a 

Golden Pear on their Giving Tree Wall,” said Carole. 

2006-2008 California State Treasurer 

Carole Taylor and 2006-2008 State 

Recording Secretary Susan Raffo 

present the $11,000 check, achieving the 

state’s 2004-2008 altruistic goal. 

Iowa Gamma Chapter QuIlts for tanzanIan orphans 

Editor’s note: Reprinted with permission, Sioux City Journal. By Joanne Fox 

The reserve that almost all quilters have on hand has been put to good use recently by members of an educational 

group who want to reach out across an ocean and a continent to children in need. 

Iowa Gamma Chapter member Pat Bartholomew went to Africa in 1999 with Project Rehema Ministries Inc., a Christian-based, 

nonprofit organization that ministers to the orphaned 

and vulnerable children of Tanzania. 

“I learned how very bad it was,” Pat said. “I thought if I could 

do something for even a few children, it would be a start.” 

Pat, a library media specialist who retired from West Middle 

School in 1998, enlisted the assistance of chapter members to help 

with making some quilts. 

Dorothy Goettsch, who taught third grade at Hunt Elementary 

School before retiring in 2003, and Jeanne McCallum, another library 

media specialist who retired from Hoover Middle School in 2000, 

were experienced quilters and had material on hand to start the process. 

Dorothy and Jeanne made 11 quilts, Pat two, and another was 

donated by the daughter of one of the members. 

“Since Jeannie and I have a real passion for quilting, we knew 

this was a place where we could help,” Dorothy said. Jeanne and 

Dorothy began working off and on with the project earlier in the year, 

making the cotton and flannel quilts small enough to be carried by a 

youngster. Some clearly are feminine with lilac and pink; others are bolder with strong blues and reds. 

“We had to make them for both boys and girls,” Jeanne said. “They’re really not like a blanket. They’re more like a ‘lovey.’” 

“I’m just learning how to do the quilting,” Pat said. “It’s fun, knowing others are working on the same project.” 

But that’s not the only motivation, said Pat. “I think of the kids. I’m seeing the orphans,” she added. 

Kelly Solsma with Project Rehema was on hand to accept the quilts and speak to the group about the needs in Africa. 

“Rehema was the young girl who inspired me to start the project,” she explained. “I made a promise after I met her 

that I would help other orphans.” Rehema was moved from orphanage to orphanage because of her HIV-positive status. She 

died in 2004 at one of the few orphanages that accept HIV-positive children. Solsma was so moved by the orphan’s story, she 

set a goal to provide care for six to eight orphans in a modest home with a “mama,” or foster parent. 

Lions and tigers and bears graced some of the colorful quilts on display at the meeting. Gentler elephants, caterpillars, 

rabbits and giraffes were also woven into the fabrics. “I knew from my trip to Africa that the kids love the colorful 

stuff,” Pat said. “The more, the better.” 

Other Iowa Gamma Chapter altruistic projects have included: Special Troopers Adaptive Riding School (S.T.A.R.S.); 

nursing homes; Shesler Hall; hospitals; the Council on Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence (CSADV); Hospice of Siouxland; 

and an annual drive for school supplies for needy students. 

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From left: Donna Ebyers, Pat Bartholomew, Jeanne 

McCallum and Dorothy Goettsch 

Photo by Jerry Mennenga



oreGon epsIlon Chapter wraps presents for ChIldren In need 

It has become an annual tradition at Oregon Epsilon Chapter’s 

December meeting to wrap presents for the children of a family in need. 

Each child receives several gifts and the family is given a gift card from a 

local grocery store. 

florIda ChI Chapter’s GaraGe sale features “treasures 

for all” 

“They came, they looked and they bought at Florida Chi’s annual 

garage sale,” said chapter member Gail Gelvan. “They also left something 

special, the feeling that comes when a child’s face lights up with joy.” 

Chapter member Barbara Knighton displayed a boa on a fence 

during the sale. “It didn’t take long for it to catch the eye of a little girl 

who arrived at the sale with her parents and siblings,” said Gail. “She 

fingered the boa as if it were a treasure. Barbara noticed the child 

and encouraged her to try on the long, pink boa. The girl smiled and 

hugged it. Her delight to be wrapped in such a fanciful item was evident. 

Barbara was hooked on the joy on the girl’s face and told her to 

take the boa; it was hers to keep for free. We all enjoyed watching the 

event unfold in front of us and making money wasn’t so important for 

that moment. The little girl’s two siblings weren’t forgotten. Her older 

sister was given a fairy figurine and her sleepy baby brother received a 

rubber car. Some garage items sold for more than we expected, but the 

look on the little girl’s face when Barbara wrapped the boa around her 

was priceless.” 

Oregon Epsilon Chapter members wrapping 

presents are, from left: Carol Greeno, Carolyn 

Pitt, Marianne McCluskey and Kathy Webb. 

mar yland tau Chapter presents 

sCholarshIp 

Maryland Tau Chapter presented a $500 

scholarship to Danielle Anderson in December 

2007. From left are: Bonnie Deeney, Danielle 

Anderson, chapter member Monta Kutchen, 

Sue Hebert and Chipman School Principal 

Deborah Emge. Both Bonnie and Sue were 

former mentor teachers for Danielle. 

nebrasKa Kappa Chapter member honors world war 

II Veterans 

Dorothy Bockerman, Nebraska Kappa Chapter, accompanied her 

uncle, Burton Moomey, on the Buffalo County Hero Flight, honoring 

the veterans of World War II. Twenty-five veterans, their escorts and guides spent May 30 - June 1, 2008 traveling to 

Washington, DC to visit the WWII Monument and other sights. The trip, funded by donation, is a gift to each veteran. 

VIrGInIa 

Chapters’ 

sIlent auCtIon 

raIses 

altruIstIC and 

sCholarshIp 

funds 

Virginia 

Gamma Eta Chapter 

held its sixth annual 

Silent Auction with 

Virginia Delta, 

Kappa, Alpha Beta 

and Beta Upsilon Chapters on March 6, 2008 at the Fulghum Center in Chesterfield. The chapters collectively raised 

nearly $1,000 for their altruistic and scholarship funds. 


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CalIfornIa alpha omICron Chapter donates sIlVer 

Diane Allen, Chapter Vice President Winnie Coleman, 

Nina Bloom and Chapter President Bernadette Kelleher 

select books from the collection of Silver Sister 

Geraldine Brittsan for K-3 Vallecito School students. 

sIster’s booKs 

California Alpha Omicron Chapter has received more than 

400 children’s books from the private collection of Silver Sister 

Geraldine (Gerri) Brittsan. A committee of members extended 

the chapter’s ADK Month project—to donate books to the school 

libraries of member teachers—making an April 2008 project of 

sending a book to each K-3 Vallecito Elementary School student. 

Gerri Brittsan taught at Vallecito during her last years in Dixie 

District. Superintendent of Marin County Schools Mary Jane 

Burke (Gerri taught both of Mary Jane’s children); Vallecito 

Principal Betty Jordan; Librarian Shelli King; ADK members and 

current Vallecito teachers Carol Compagna, Marilyn Reagan and 

Lisa Bradley; California Alpha Omicron Chapter President Bernadette 

Kelleher; and Gerri Brittsan’s daughter, Mary Chamberlain 

(Gerri was not well enough to be there) attended the presentation 

of the books. A book was presented to one child from each of the 12 classrooms to receive books. The individual 

classroom teachers distributed the rest. Books were also sent to George Mark Children’s House in San Leandro, which 

is a California ADK altruistic project. A label in each book carries the ADK name. 

KentuCKy alpha Iota Chapter raIses funds wIth “trIms and whIms” 

On the occasion of its February 

2008 initiation ceremony, 

Kentucky Alpha Iota Chapter 

presented 13 new members 

with aprons to wear at its annual 

Christmas Trims and Whims. 

This 27-year-old chapter tradition 

brings together the talents 

of multiple craftsmen from 

diverse areas, and Kentucky 

Alpha Iota Chapter sisters who 

host a tea room. This weekend 

event funds numerous altruistic 

activities, including an annual Senior Breakfast in honor of Shelby County high school graduates and two scholarships presented 

annually to students who plan to pursue a career in education. Given in honor of charter member Eleanor Busey 

and honorary member Susan Fields, these scholarships ($1,500 each) are among the many ways in which the Kentucky 

Alpha Iota Chapter sisters say they build fraternal fellowship, advance altruism and promote educational excellence. 

pennsylVanIa Iota Chapter donates baCKpaCKs to 

homeless ChIldren 

Pennsylvania Iota Chapter sisters collected school supplies and 

donated $185 to their altruistic beneficiary, the Homeless Children’s 

Education Fund of Pittsburgh (HCEF) in time for the 2008-2009 

school year. The chapter purchased 20 backpacks, which members 

stuffed with collected school supplies. The HCEF project, “Gears 

for Grades,” distributes backpacks and supplies to children living in 

supportive housing. The purpose of the project is to ensure that these 

children are prepared for the first day of school. 

From left: Helen Wilson, Melissa Morgano, Yoli 

Pinizzotto and Donna McCartney 

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Vision • Action • Innovation in Altruism



CalIfornIa beta eta Chapter partICIpates In Its fIrst 

susan G. Komen raCe for the Cure 

“Feeling passionate for the breast cancer cause, California Beta 

Eta Chapter created Team Alpha Delta Kappa, led by Team Captain 

Linda Warfield, to participate in our first Race for the Cure,” said 

Chapter President Diana Galvan. “We were thrilled to exceed both 

our team fundraising goal and team recruitment goal. Our chapter 

raised $1,510 in its first event on May 10, 2008. Some of us walked 

and some ran. We had a ball and are looking forward to doubling, 

or even tripling, this year’s participation and financial support next 

year. We especially honor our team survivors, Marie Dalton, Kathy 

Poulsen and Cindy Lewis, a 20-year survivor.” 

arIzona fIdelIs theta Chapter ConduCts multIple projeCts 

From left: Immediate Past Chapter President Diana 

Arizona Fidelis Theta Chapter of Phoenix supports multiple altruistic 

projects. Members said it is a very active chapter, with 22 sisters Debbie Noyes, guest Jill Miller and Christy Thorson 

Galvan, Linda Drever, Team Captain Linda Warfield, 

working together. Chapter President Evelyn Stephens formerly 

served as state president. 

The chapter has given birthday bags to the girls of Mingus Mountain, the state altruistic project. 

Chapter President Evelyn is a quilter, and she and her friends made several quilts to auction at the state Founders’ 

Day celebration and the 2008 State Convention to raise funds for altruism and scholarships. 

The chapter awards two scholarships each year to Arizona State University-West women majoring in education. 

Chapter members have made lap pads for various hospitals and stuffed toys to go to a children’s hospital. 

In 2008, the chapter also donated money to a speaker at one of the meetings, who is 

working in Africa. The donation will support the building of a facility in which missionaries 

and other workers can rest for a few hours. 

west VIrGInIa alpha theta Chapter donates bears to polICe 

West Virginia Alpha Theta Chapter sisters donated several dozen stuffed bears to the 

West Virginia State Police. The troopers give out the bears, which are carried in their 

cruisers, to children at the scenes of car accidents, home fires and domestic violence. 

mInnesota alpha alpha Chapter supports baCKpaCKs for KIds projeCt 

“Piggy-backing onto an existing successful project is an effective way to make an 

impact,” said Minnesota Alpha Alpha Chapter Altruistic Chairman Kathleen McClure. “The 

name of Alpha Delta Kappa gets placed into the community and is attached to a project 

Chapter Treasurer Ethel 

Rooper delivers bears to the 

troopers. 

that otherwise could not be completed by a single chapter. Minnesota Alpha Alpha Chapter has been a key supporter of 

Roseville Area Schools’ Backpacks for Kids Project.” 

For the past two years, backpacks filled with school supplies have been distributed to new and current elementary 

students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunches. During the 2007-2008 school year, 150 students benefited from 

this project. 

ohIo phI Chapter member sponsors bosnIan famIly 

Lora Dean Bradley, Ohio Phi Chapter, is sponsoring a family of four from Bosnia. “It is truly remarkable what this family 

has been able to accomplish in America through her love for them,” said her chapter sister Mary Hurst. 

Lora has been a member of the chapter since 1984. She has served twice as chapter president, and chairman of 

several committees. She has been an elementary school teacher for 37 years, a tutor with the ESOL program and has 

obtained science grants for schools. “Lora Dean is truly a continuous blooming Ohio Phi Chapter violet,” said Mary. 


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VIrGInIa poCahontas dIstrICt 

members raCe for the Cure 

Virginia Pocahontas District members 

participated in the 11th annual 

Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure May 

10, 2008 at Kanawa Plaza in Richmond, 

Virginia. Family members and friends 

joined Virginia Beta Upsilon, Gamma 

Eta, and Gamma Kappa Chapter members 

for the race. Those who participated 

were: Renee Bullano and Pam 

McCausland for Beta Upsilon; Vicki, 

Rick and Sarah Bowers, Heather and From left: Kelly and Regina Hart, Pat Singletary, guest Paulette Bowman, Amy 

Hayden Nghiem, and Debbie and Bryce Henneberger, Debbie Spivey, Pam McCausland, Conway Blankenship, Renee 

Spivey for Gamma Eta; and Conway Bullano, Heather and Hayden Nghiem 

Blankenship, Regina and Kelly Hart, 

Pat Singletary, guest Paulette Bowman and Amy Henneberger for Gamma Kappa. Heather Nghiem was team captain. 

arIzona alpha zeta Chapter sponsors 

relay for lIfe team 

Arizona Alpha Zeta Chapter sponsored a 

team for the Bullhead City Relay for Life on 

May 2 and 3, 2008, to benefit the American 

Cancer Society. Chapter members sold lemonade, 

iced tea and cookies, as well as raised 

money individually through donations. The 

team raised $1,400 and walked laps for 12 

hours throughout the night. 

west VIrGInIa aDK 

awards sCholarshIp 

Past Arizona Alpha Zeta Chapter 

President Cindy Porterfield, a cancer 

survivor, kicks off the Relay in the 

survivor walk. 

ohIo Gamma Chapter supports 

troops, welComes soldIers home 

Ohio Gamma Chapter sent a box of 

goodies, cards and letters to Marine Lance 

Corporal Jeremiah Fisher and his team of 

Marines last year. Fisher is the son of chapter 

member Jewell Blakeley. Jewell, a teacher at the North Dayton School of Discovery, 

arranged to have fourth and fifth graders from the school meet her son and his 

fellow Marines at the Dayton International Airport on March 14, 2008, to welcome 

them home for a 30-day leave. 

West Virginia Beta Chapter 

sponsored recipient Maria 

Sellas, left, for the 2008 Maryida 

Mosby Travel Scholarship. 

The $1,000 scholarship was 

presented by Acting State 

Scholarship Chairman Carol 

Bauer during the April 18- 

20, 2008 West Virginia State 

Convention. 

IllInoIs Gamma Chapter awards sCholarshIps 

Illinois Gamma Chapter awarded two $500 scholarships during its June 2008 meeting. 

The recipients, Sarah Jobe and Julie Trimble, are both majoring in elementary education. 

Jobe attends Eastern Illinois University and Trimble attends Millikin University. 

Sara 

Jobe 

Julie 

Trimble 

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fIrst dIane maCsaVaney sCholarshIp awarded 

The Diane MacSavaney Scholarship was established by Diane’s husband, the late Colin MacSavaney, Ontario ADKA. 

The scholarship, established “in memory of his beloved wife, Diane MacSavaney, member of Ontario Rho Chapter” was 

awarded for the first time at the 2008 Ontario Provincial Convention, said Provincial Excellence in Education Chairman 

Donna Beatty, Ontario Sigma Chapter. “Diane was a friend, role model and a dedicated teaching professional. Her 

accomplishments include serving as Ontario provincial president, International Vice President, 

North Central Region and International Chaplain.” Diane joined Omega Chapter in June 2004. 

Colin MacSavaney died July 2, 2008. 

“Kelly O’Grady, the young lady selected to receive the $2,500 award, demonstrates the goals of 

Alpha Delta Kappa, educational excellence, altruism and world understanding, as well as meeting 

the application criteria,” said Donna. “Her studies have led her on a path of dedication to the 

health and wellness of women. She is actively involved in charitable fundraisers and has travelled 

to Tanzania, Africa for a biology field study.” 

“Education and knowledge sharing have always been major aspects of my life,” O’Grady said. 

A recent graduate with an honors life science degree from McMaster University, she has been 

Linda, left, and Kelly 

O’Grady 

accepted at Lakehead University to obtain a bachelor of education degree, specializing in biology and general science. 

“In Diane’s memory, it was our pleasure to honour the first Diane MacSavaney Award recipient,” said Donna. 

O’Grady’s mother, Linda O’Grady, is a member of Ontario Psi Chapter. 

GeorGIa alpha sIGma Chapter announCes new sCholarshIp 

“Georgia Alpha Sigma Chapter is pleased to announce the creation of the Marilyn Veley 

Teacher Scholarship,” said chapter member Carole Adams. The scholarship honors its 

outgoing president. The scholarship will be given annually to two applicants in the Douglas 

County School System who are seeking advanced degrees, or attendance at an educational 

workshop or conference. Marilyn suggested this scholarship to the chapter in 2007 as an 

idea to help young teachers, and as a way to publicize the scholarship opportunities offered 

through Alpha Delta Kappa. The initial recipients received $100 each. The chapter also 

awards two $1,000 scholarships yearly to two graduating high school seniors entering the 

field of education. All scholarship winners were honored at a dinner in May, sponsored by the 

chapter. “At this time, Marilyn was surprised by the announcement of the scholarship’s name 

to honor her dedication to and leadership in Georgia Alpha Sigma Chapter,” said Carole. 

Marilyn Veley, left, and 

newly-installed Georgia 

Alpha Sigma Chapter 

President Lynda Clark 

VIrGInIa Gamma eta 

Chapter partICIpates In 

CaKe walK 

Virginia Gamma Eta Chapter 

members supported chapter sister 

Barbara Bingham as she hosted 

the first annual Cake Walk & Family 

Resources Fair July 26, 2008 at 

Pretend Town in Midlothian. The 

event benefited the Leaf Foundation, 

an organization that offers 

scholarships to local businesses 

that serve children with special 

needs. Chapter sisters supported 

Barbara by proofing press releases, 

locating cake vendors, and 

participating in the day’s events. 

Virginia Gamma Eta Chapter President Debbie Spivey, center, participates in the cake walk. 


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Iowa omICron Chapter supports habItat for humanIty wIth lunCh 

“Need an an altruistic project idea” 

said Doris Mauer. “Iowa Omicron Chapter 

sisters have a great suggestion.” 

On May 21, 2008, chapter members 

prepared and served lunch for volunteers 

building a Habitat for Humanity house in 

Cedar Falls. “Preparing sandwiches, chips, 

fresh veggies, cookies and brownies with 

cold drinks for 12 workers was an easy 

task,” Doris said. “Sisters donated all the 

food and drink, at an estimated cost of $37, 

and 20 volunteer hours. The project was really 

appreciated by the volunteer carpenters 

and the Habitat for Humanity planners. If the idea intrigues you, ‘go for it.’” 

alabama aDK presents presIdent’s sCholarshIp 

Each biennium, in lieu of material gifts to the state president, chapters and members 

make donations to the Alabama President’s Scholarship in her honor. The scholarship, 

consisting of all donations, is awarded at the end of the biennium to a junior studying in the 

field of education at the alma mater of the Alabama Alpha Delta Kappa president. 2006-2008 

Alabama President Mary Ellen Pinion’s scholarship was awarded to Katy B. Watkins, a 

junior at the University of Alabama. Watkins is from Eufala, Alabama and is planning to be 

a teacher. A first generation college student, Watkins was awarded the Alabama President’s 

Scholarship of $4,100 by Mary Ellen at the Capstone Awards ceremony. 

new jersey epsIlon Chapter 

supports ChIldren’s hospItal 

New Jersey Epsilon Chapter assembled 

and donated activity bags to the 

Children’s Specialized Hospital in 

Mountainside, New Jersey. The chapter 

also donated children’s books. 

GeorGIa beta Chapter Celebrates 

year of GIVInG 

“Georgia Beta Chapter has had a 

fantastic year of giving,” said 2006-2008 

Chapter Altruistic Chairman Carey 

Donaldson. “The chapter continues 

to help our soldiers with phone cards 

through the USO, along with ‘goodie 

boxes.’” The chapter also purchased the 

promotional braids for a solider severely 

wounded in Iraq. 

Baby quilts were made for a local 

shelter in Atlanta. A large donation 

of canned goods was collected for 

grandmothers bringing up their grandchildren, 

and “each year the chapter 

provides a family in our school system 

with a generous Christmas,” said Carey. 

“Our sisters are always involved in fundraisers 

for various causes, and all have 

offered comfort and assistance to several 

Mary Ellen Pinion, right, 

presents the scholarship 

award to Katy B. Watkins. 

mar yland tau Chapter 

supports needy ChIldren 

Maryland Tau Chapter members, 

from left: Kristi McCahill, Past 

President Linda Truitt and Pat 

Phillips sort new items of clothing, 

purchased by members for needy 

children in local schools. 

ill members. It is a pleasure to see such a giving spirit in these wonderful 

ladies.” 

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west VIrGInIa epsIlon 

Chapter entertaIns manor 

resIdents 

The sisters of Epsilon Chapter, 

in Parkersburg, West Virginia, 

entertained the residents of 

Worthington Manor with Christmas 

carols and poems in December 2007. 

The residents were encouraged to 

sing along and share some memories 

with the visiting sisters. Music was 

provided by Mary Null. 

From left: 2006-2008 President Joyce Boone, Carol Wise, Carol Sutphin, Sandy 

Blouir, Brenda Daniel, Libby Surface, Brenda Stephens, Mona Chapman, Lora 

Bruker, Ashley Witlsey, Mary Kay Jemison and Margo Polk 

GeorGIa ChI Chapter hosts 

“Coweta ChrIstmas” 

“The sweet aroma of kettle corn, crisp fall air, arts and crafts all around, the angelic sound of children singing Christmas 

carols, excited youngsters waiting to shop for their parents and see Santa,” said Georgia Chi Chapter President 

Crissie Singleton, “means Coweta Christmas, the one and only fundraiser for the Chi Chapter of Newnan, Georgia. This 

event finances three generous scholarships for future educators; a donation to the Community Welcome House, a home 

for battered women and their children; and a contribution to Ferst Foundation, which provides books for economically 

disadvantaged preschoolers. 

The idea of Coweta Christmas was born 10 years ago. Former member Julie Raschen suggested that the chapter 

encourage businesses, civic groups and groups within members’ schools to donate decorated artificial Christmas trees 

that could be auctioned at an evening event. School choruses were invited to entertain and children made crafts, for a 

small fee. Member Ann Camp said, “A couple of things became obvious. The children’s crafts were a big hit, but over a 

period of time, our members bought most of the trees.” Since then, Coweta Christmas has changed and grown. 

By the fourth annual festival, the chapter started inviting vendors. Local and out-of-town vendors pay a fee to sell 

their arts and crafts. This change has contributed greatly to the success of the project as a whole. For the past two 

years, the chapter had about 30 vendors, and anticipates 40 to 45 this year. 

The auction is now a silent one that gives everyone an opportunity to bid on items without having to be present to 

win. The auction has grown to include wreaths and centerpieces, Christmas table settings and specialty baskets. Members 

often donate themed baskets for the auction, and vendors give something they make to be included in the auction. 

Country music star and Coweta native Alan Jackson, whose sisters Carol Glover and Cathy Wright are ADK members, 

has donated an autographed pair of jeans and other signed memorabilia. “Charter member Mary Shell makes beautiful 

afghans to add to the items auctioned for this important cause,” said Crissie. 

Local school choruses perform throughout the day. “It is a perfect place for young performers to show off their 

talents and accomplishments,” said Crissie. “We began by recruiting these groups. Now they call us to try to reserve 

a spot in the show.” The number of choruses appearing has grown from five to nine, accounting for much of the attendance 

at the festival. Parents and friends accompanying the students shop while they are there. 

“Children thoroughly enjoy the day as they visit the Secret Santa Shop, where they can purchase inexpensive gifts 

for their parents,” Crissie said. Many times the gifts are second-hand donations from Georgia Chi Chapter sisters. While 

their presents are being wrapped, the children can visit an arts and crafts area for a nominal fee and make jewelry and 

Christmas decorations. Then, it is time to visit Santa and have the yearly photo made. The local photographer who took 

the Santa photos has moved to North Georgia, but he always makes it back for Christmas in Coweta. 

In 2007, the radio station 92.5 approached the chapter about helping with Coweta Christmas. They wanted to get 

additional sponsors and help raise more funds. The chapter made more than $5,000. The station also brought in Shane’s 

Rib Shack to help with food sales. In addition to the barbecue items, drinks, pizza and kettle corn are sold. 

“Plans are underway for what we hope will be our most successful Coweta Christmas yet,” Crissie said. “The project 

is a large undertaking that requires countless hours of work, but the chapter knows lives will be changed as a result.” 


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south CarolIna alpha tau 

Chapter awards sCholarshIp 

South Carolina Alpha Tau Chapter 

has awarded a $500 scholarship to Emily 

Bagwell, a 2008 graduate of Summerville 

High School. The scholarship 

is given to a student planning to pursue 

a career in elementary education. 

Bagwell, the daughter of Donald 

and Laura Bagwell of Summerville, 

will be an honor graduate of SHS, with 

a GPA of 4.0 and numerous achievements 

to her credit. She was named 

as a teaching fellow for the College of 

Charleston, and has been a delegate 

to Palmetto Girl’s State. Voted “Most 

Likely to Succeed” in her class, Bagwell 

also distinguished herself in the 

arts and lettered in track and field. Her 

well-rounded academic and extracurricular 

accomplishments make her an 

outstanding future teacher candidate, 

“but ADK is most impressed with her 

lengthy record of public service,” said 

GeorGIa alpha phI Chapter holds yard sale fundraIser 

Georgia Alpha Phi Chapter members preparing for the chapter’s annual 

summer yard sale fundraiser in June 2008 are, from left: guest Pat Haick, Gloria 

Householder, Melodi Moore and Vikki Howell. 

chapter members. Bagwell is involved in local politics, church work, Habitat for Humanity and with the ARK, serving 

Alzheimer’s patients and families. 

In a letter of recommendation, Director of the ARK respite care program Peggy Lahmeyer, said, “Volunteering with 

the ARK, Emily has exhibited compassion, mixed with a sense of humor that has brought joy to so many.” 

Bagwell was nominated for this honor by her Teacher Cadet sponsor Angie Brunson. Her achievements “reflect the 

knowledge, skills and disposition necessary to become a strong teacher” said South Carolina Alpha Tau Chapter Scholarship 

Chairman Linda Karges-Bone. “Emily Bagwell is an excellent example of the kind of young woman who will make a difference 

to children and to their families, and an impact on the entire community with her creativity, talents and warmth.” 

Virginia Alpha Zeta Chapter members Carol Sielski, 

Lois Gail Davis and Betty Baucom deliver a cart full of 

school supplies to Elephant’s Fork Elementary School 

Principal Valeka Gatling. 

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VIrGInIa alpha zeta Chapter Gathers sChool supplIes 

Several years ago, the Virginia state altruistic chairman encouraged 

chapters to collect school supplies and assemble them in 

handmade tote bags. Many such kits had already been sent overseas 

to third world countries. Past State President Sue Kowalski 

challenged her Virginia Alpha Zeta Chapter sisters: “If you buy the 

supplies, I’ll make the bags!” Sue said her sisters have certainly 

kept her fingers busy for several years. Many kits were sent to the 

Katrina-devastated areas of Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama. 

More recently, hundreds of kits were delivered to the Hispanic 

Center on Virginia’s Eastern Shore and the Jackson Field School 

for Girls in Jarratt, Virginia. After tornadoes hit the Suffolk area of 

eastern Virginia in April 2008, the chapter decided to focus its major 

altruistic attention close to home. Through the generosity of a 

local interior designer who has donated hundreds of yards of material, 

and the outpouring of supplies donated by friends and families 

of this single chapter, thousands of people have been helped. “The 

efforts of one chapter can make a difference,” said Sue. 




florIda fIdelIs tau Chapter partners wIth ChIldren In 

new jersey mu Chapter 

raIses funds for sCholarshIps 

New Jersey Mu Chapter members 

decorate flower pots to be sold to 

support their scholarship fund. Each 

year, the chapter awards several 

thousand dollars in scholarships to two 

senior girls, who plan to teach, at each 

of the district’s two high schools. 

CrIsIs 

Florida Fidelis Tau Chapter sisters, with the collaboration of other local 

chapters, have established an annual partnership with Children in Crisis 

(CIC) in Fort Walton Beach to provide an emergency shelter, homes and a 

Children’s Neighborhood for abused, neglected and abandoned children. 

Florida Fidelis Tau Chapter sisters coordinate the “Change for Children” 

annual fundraising campaign in Okaloosa County Schools. Chapter members 

work with ADK sisters from local chapters, school principals, teachers and 

students to collect donations from more than 30 schools. 

Each year, chapter sisters choose a school to work with on the “Change 

for Children” campaign. Each sister then contacts her school, delivers necessary 

materials, and assists with collecting, counting and turning in change to 

the school bookkeeper. In April 2009, ADK sisters and CIC staff will hold a 

celebration luncheon to recognize each school’s contributions to needy children. 

To date, the chapter has assisted in raising more than $80,000 for Children 

in Crisis. “The Children’s Neighborhood is a beautiful facility, built with joint 

efforts from the community of Fort Walton Beach and surrounding towns and 

communities in Okaloosa and Walton Counties,” said Florida Fidelis Tau Chapter 

members. The chapter’s efforts are dedicated to building additional facilities and sustaining the existing facilities. “Our 

goal is to make a difference in the life of a child by providing homes and establishing hope.” 

VIrGInIa 

alpha sIGma 

sIsters 

support 

ChautauQua 

festIVal 

Virginia 

Alpha Sigma 

Chapter members 

recently 

volunteered to 

sell t-shirts and 

other souvenirs 

From left: Carolyn Armentrout, Lisa Phipps, Sue Stanley, Betty Matheny 

and Nancy Bean 

at the 24th annual Chautauqua Arts-in-the-Park Festival, held for eight days each June in 

Wytheville, Virginia. Because there is no cost to attend the wide variety of concerts, dance, 

theater and children’s activities presented during the festival, volunteers are vital to the success 

of Chautauqua. In addition to chapter support for the festival, many sisters volunteered 

individually to help with other facets of the Chautauqua. Numerous fundraisers are held 

throughout the year to defray the costs of the festival, so that Chautauqua can continue to 

provide more than a week of arts-related entertainment to the community. 

mar yland tau 

Chapter supports 

horIzons proGram 

Past Maryland Tau Chapter 

President Linda Truitt, 

right, presents a chapter 

donation to Donelle Van 

Holten of the Horizons 

Program. 


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mar ylanD tau Chapter 

Fishes For aDK FaCts 

Maryland Tau Chapter members 

played a fishing game with ADK 

facts—answer the “fish questions” and 

make a point—at their Febuary 2008 

meeting. From left: Priscilla Basehart 

and Past President Linda Truitt 

Virginia Delta Chapter FoCuses on Jamestown histor y 

In keeping with the April 2008 state convention theme, the program of 

Virginia Delta Chapter’s April meeting focused on Virginia history. Sisters had 

a preview of one writer’s account of the journey from England to the new settlement, 

Jamestown. 

Every teacher dreams of student projects leading to prominence and fame for 

the students. Virginia author Connie Lapallo recently fulfilled that dream for one 

of her former teachers. Her book, “Dark Enough to see the Stars in a Jamestown 

Sky,” is the result of a genealogy project begun when she was in school. With the 

publication of this novel in 2006, Lapallo announced to her former teacher that her 

genealogy project was finally complete. 

Lapallo said she was gripped by curiosity about her 13th great-grandmother. 

She wrote down all the stories told to her by various relatives. These stories, and 

her school genealogy project, inspired her to delve into not only her own family 

history, but also into other stories of the Jamestown settlement. 

Lapallo’s book was published in time for the 400th anniversary of Jamestown. 

“Dark Enough to see the Stars in a Jamestown Sky” is “based on the true story of 

the women and children at Jamestown.” 

“Readers are intrigued by the fact that these 100 women and children were 

among the earliest settlers in Jamestown, arriving in1609,” said chapter member 

Ellen Kehoe. “Author Connie Lapallo made this journey come alive for her audience,” 

Kehoe said. “We felt the pain and agony that these early female settlers must have felt. After a book signing and 

conversation with the author, sisters went home, books in hand, to set sail from England to Jamestown.” 

mar ylanD tau Chapter 

maKes CenterpieCes For 

state ConVention 

Maryland Tau Chapter members 

assembled centerpieces at the Grist 

Mill Greenhouse in Pittsville for the 

2008 Maryland State Convention. From 

left: Past Chapter President Linda Truitt 

and Treasurer Sue Erskine 

Virginia upsilon Chapter meets For new Biennium 

“Virginia Upsilon Chapter ended one biennium and is excited to begin another 

one,” said Chapter Treasurer Lois Willis, with a meeting held May 23, 2008 at 

the West Lake Country Club, “after a delicious buffet dinner.” Virginia Cardinal 

District President Mary Jo Fassie conducted a 2008-2010 officer installation service. 

New officers are: President Ina Clements, Vice President/Membership 

Chairman Gloria Anderson, Secretary (Corresponding and Recording), Mary 

Hancock, Treasurer Lois Willis and Chaplain Janette Matthews. 

The chapter met August 13, 2008 at the Antioch Church of the Brethren Picnic 

Shelter. “A picnic dinner was a time for fellowship, as the beginning for the 

year’s program,” said Lois. In 

attendance were Past International 

Executive Board Chairman 

and Past Virginia State President 

Jane Painter, Virginia Lambda 

Chapter, and State Corresponding 

Secretary Jayne Perala, 

Virginia Lambda Chapter. 

The chapter supports a soup 

kitchen with a monetary donation 

and material contributions. 

Also, a scholarship is given to each of two young women attending college in 

the field of education. 

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Vision•Action•Innovation in Fraternal Fellowship



alaBama “sisters in eDuCation” perForm at 

gulF regional ConFerenCe 

Alabama was well represented at the Gulf Regional 

Conference. Six members of the Alpha Delta Kappa group, 

“Sisters in Education,” from Douglas, Alabama, performed 

songs from the Whoopi Goldberg movie, “Sister Act.” The 

group was led by Chapter President Becky Walker (a.k.a. 

“BWOK”), who rewrote the words and choreographed the 

performance. 

The “Sisters in Education” began when Becky Walker 

was asked to help with her school system’s Institute Day. 

Becky called on her ADK sisters, and the group began working 

and practicing for the event. “Dressed as nuns, the Sisters 

sang and danced their way to success,” said Becky. Word of their program spread as the Sisters were asked to perform at 

the 2008 Alabama State Convention. Next summer, the Sisters will be performing twice, with new routines, at the International 

Convention in Greensboro, North Carolina. 

Virginia gamma eta Chapter holDs annual 

mother anD Daughter tea 

Virginia Gamma Eta Chapter held its Annual Mother 

and Daughter Tea on Sunday, May 18, 2008. The reception 

was hosted by Donna Lythgoe, and tea was served in china 

tea cups decorated with violets. Immediate Past State 

President Judy Ganzert attended. The chapter presented 

Judy with a dessert plate and cup decorated with violets. 

Virginia Gamma Eta Chapter mothers and daughters present were, 

from left: Cecile Taylor and member Donna Lythgoe; Ardenia 

Worthen and member Debbie Spivey; member Carol Kendall and 

Pat Lamp; and Donna Spencer and member Travis Jiménez. 

louisiana eta Chapter memBers Visit greeK 

Demeter site 

“Imagine visiting ancient Olympia in Greece,” said Dot 

Dickinson, Louisiana Eta Chapter, “and finding out that 

the goddess Demeter was the only female symbol allowed 

on the Stadium site!” Three Louisiana Eta Chapter sisters 

From left: Susan Faucheux, Dot Dickinson and Donna 

Chauvin, Louisiana Eta Chapter 

visited Greece this summer and posed in front of the site of the statue of Demeter, who is the ADK symbol for the 

reaping of knowledge. 

Virginia gamma iota Chapter Visits winer y 

Virginia Gamma Iota Chapter sisters and guests said 

they enjoyed a lovely outing at the Williamsburg Winery in 

June 2008. Special guests included: International Chaplain 

Florence Bishop; Southeast Regional Membership Consultant 

Michèle Meadors; Virginia State Vice President and 

Membership Consultant Betty Perkinson; and Commonwealth 

District President Beth Oakes. 

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Virginia alpha Chapter plays “Fraternity eDuCation sleuthing” 

At their May 2008 meeting, Virginia Alpha Chapter members did some 

sleuthing with “Name that Sister.” The contest was created by Past Chapter 

President Diane Gibson and used a 60’s-era photo from the chapter’s archives. 

“Identifying the 24 sisters in the photo, along with accompanying memories, 

revitalized Alpha’s history for the current membership,” said Chapter President 

Amy Ratliff. Three current members, Roxie Lay, Ida Kendrick and charter 

member Lottie Waters, were found in the photo. “The chapter plans to renew 

the tradition of a biennium chapter photo at the September meeting,” Amy said. 

alaBama FiDelis alpha Chapter memBers attenD proDuCtion 

CeleBrating uso 

Alabama Fidelis Alpha Chapter members make a day trip for each May 

meeting. A bus is chartered and members, along with family and friends, attend 

a nearby activity or event, including either lunch or dinner. In May 2008, 

members traveled to Guntersville for a matinee production of “USO and the 

American Spirit” at the Whole Backstage Theatre, followed by dinner at the 

newly renovated Lodge at Guntersville State Park. 

In past years, the chapter has gone to the dinner theatre Chaffin’s Barn 

near Nashville; to Athens for a tour of historic Athens College, an old Methodist 

church, and the Donnelly House; to Tuscumbia for a tour of a Frank Lloyd Wright 

house, an antebellum house, Bellmead, in Colbert County, and refreshments at an 

old-fashioned ice cream parlor; and to Mentone for lunch at an old hotel and shopping 

at the antique stores, as well as Unclaimed Freight in Scottsboro. 

Other annual trips have been to Franklin, Tennessee, for a tour of Carnton 

Plantation and the historic Carter House, with lunch at The Factory; to 

Birmingham for lunch at Baby Doe’s Mine and to tour the Botanical Gardens 

and Arlington, a historic antebellum house; to Gorham’s Bluff for lunch and 

exploring at Buck’s Pocket State Park; to Anniston to visit the Natural History 

Museum and a historic church; and, to numerous productions of Northeast 

The winning team, from left: Roxie 

Lay, Dottie Marshall, Lottie Waters and 

Peggy Ames 

Virginia gamma alpha 

Chapter holDs last meeting 

For 2007-2008 

Virginia Gamma Alpha Chapter sisters 

met for dinner at Rose’s Crabhouse 

after their June 2008 meeting, at which 

new officers were installed and past 

presidents were recognized with gifts. 

Community College Theatre in Rainsville, with dinner at Top o’ the River, a catfish restaurant on Guntersville Lake. 

“The outings are fun, entertaining and educational,” said chapter member Etheline Bounds. “While giving a historical 

prospective of the area, the trips, most of all, provide opportunities for fraternal fellowship.” 

mar ylanD Chapters 

CeleBrate with piCniC 

Maryland Beta and 

Epsilon Chapters held their 

annual picnic June 7, 2008. 

Maryland Epsilon Chapter 

Golden Sister Vickie 

Ransom, initiated June 9, 

1958, was honored. Outgoing 

Chapter Presidents 

Amy Johnson, Beta, and Pat 

Knotts, Epsilon, were also 

recognized. Pat’s annual 

participation in the National 

From left: Pat Knotts, Sue Dingess, Cora Van Middlesworth, 

Vicky Christos, Linda Erbe, Polly Steudl, Andrea Didden, Dot 

Wangner and Marti English 

Race for the Cure was celebrated. 2008-2010 State President Beverly Card conducted the 

joint chapter officer installation. In addition to Bev Card, Maryland Immediate Past President 

Peggy Harrington, as well as 2001-2003 ITE scholar Eli Arevalo, attended. 

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georgia alpha phi 

Chapter memBer 

CeleBrates twins 

Courtney Smith, 

Georgia Alpha Phi 

Chapter, recently had 

twins, Miley and Haley.



ontario aDK presents memorial photo to past proVinCial presiDent’s husBanD 

Past Ontario Provincial President Susan Joyce joined Omega Chapter in October 2007. 

During the May 2008 “Leave Your Footprint” Ontario Provincial Convention, members 

presented her husband, David Joyce, with a photo of Susan carrying the Canadian Flag in 

the Leadership Parade at the July 2007 International Convention in San Diego. There was 

also a tribute table in memory of Susan, along with her red high top runners. Susan’s twin 

sister, Kitty, also attended the Omega Service, along with another brother, sister and other 

family members. “We felt that Susan’s spirit was watching over us,” said President, International 

Council of Presidents and Past Provincial President Heather Lindsay. 

“What a wonderful Ontario Convention we had,” said Provincial President Kathleen 

Buligan. “It was busy and fun, and also nostalgic, as we remembered Susan and the many 

ways in which she left her footprint. 

“From the choice of lakeside hotel, to the registration process, to the highly original 

voting ‘cards,’ to the moving memorial display for Susan, to the flowers, the entertainment, 

the creative gift baskets, and to the fire alarm that brought Burlington’s firefighters to the 

hotel, the planning and attention to detail made for a wonderful and memorable convention.” 

David Joyce 

Two resolutions were bRought forward and passed: to make membership an elected position on the Ontario executive 

board; and to create an appointed world understanding chairman. 

Altruistic initiatives included a $1,000 cheque presentation by Provincial Treasurer Jackie Watt to Anne Foley of the 

Multiple Sclerosis Foundation. Anne provided a summary of how the donation will be used in the community. In addition, 

proceeds from various silent auction gift baskets were donated to the Juravinski Cancer Clinic in memory of Susan. 

“There was a lovely and moving Omega Service on Sunday morning when we remembered Jean Milkie, Ontario Tau 

Chapter, Phyllis Chicoine, Ontario Nu Chapter and Susan Joyce, Ontario Psi Chapter,” said Kathleen. “In particular, the 

reading of the children’s book, ‘I Like Red the Best,’ reminded us so much of Susan.” 

Virginia alpha sigma Chapter holDs annual Christmas supper 

Virginia Alpha Sigma Chapter held its 

annual Christmas supper December 11, 

2007 at the Wytheville Golf Club. Boxes 

of chocolate brownie mix were brought 

for the Presbyterian Children Home of 

the Highlands as the chapter’s ongoing 

altruistic project. “The main event was 

the exchanging of Christmas ornaments 

that sisters have collected throughout 

the year,” said Chapter Historian Nancy 

R. Bean. “It was a time for fellowship and 

sharing of the holiday spirit.” 

2004-2006 southwest regional presiDents reunite 

The 2004-2006 Southwest Regional state presidents and 2004-2006 

Queensland Alpha Chapter president reunited at the 2008 Southwest 

Regional Conference. International Vice President for Membership Mitzi 

Holms had presented them all with “bath gloves” when she was 2003-2005 

International Vice President, Southwest Region. The group posed for a 

reunion portrait wearing the gloves. 

From left, standing: Linda Futterer, California; Judy Kimbrough, Arizona; Julie 

Ditton, Queensland; and Ethel Murakami, Hawaii; from left, seated: Frankie 

Lukasko, Nevada; Barbara Stanfield, New Mexico; and Mitzi Holmes (Iris 

Douglas, Utah, is not pictured.) 


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texas Delta xi Chapter CeleBrates BlaCK histor y month 

“Texas Delta Xi Chapter celebrated Black History Month with a 

reception to honor the chapter’s African-American sisters, who were 

never allowed to teach in the local white schools when America was 

divided by race,” said Celebration Coordinator Anice Fenley. 

The event included proclamations given by local, county, state 

and national dignitaries. In honor of their sisters, the chapter 

members presented an exhibit to the Brazoria Historical Museum’s 

African-American History Room. The exhibit included a picture of 

each educator. 

KentuCKy Chapter hosts 2008 state ConVention 

Kentucky Sigma Chapter hosted the April 25-27, 2008 Kentucky 

State Convention. “It was a big challenge to prepare for such a 

prestigious event,” said chapter member Cynthia Frey, “since none of our members had ever been 

involved in state convention planning, but we knew the importance of handling the many details 

and of being sure we assisted 2006-2008 State President Penny Faulk with the logistics of such a 

special meeting. Our reputations were on the line!” 

One of Kentucky Sigma Chapter’s three new members, Kathy Wilson, is a horticulture teacher 

at the Kentucky School for the Deaf in Danville. “Kathy immediately volunteered to prepare the 

centerpieces,” Cynthia said. “She had a resource for ordering flowers, which saved us quite a bit 

of money, and she provided her services without cost. Her students were provided with some real 

‘hands-on’ experience.” 

From left are: Julia Mack, Cora Mack, Mary Dickson 

and Berniece Smith. Hazel J. Austin is not pictured. 

Kathy created an ADK floral design. She bought a special material from which the letters were cut, and her students 

assisted by covering these letters with fresh yellow and purple flowers. 

Kentucky Sigma Chapter is in Danville, home of the annual Great American Brass Band Festival, held in June. “The 

theme of this year’s convention was ‘The Journey’s Sweet Harmony,’” Cynthia said, “which incorporated President Penny’s 

‘Designing the Journey in Flight’ theme for the 2006-2008 biennium.” Kathy used brass musical instruments in her 

major centerpiece, which stood three feet tall. For each dining table, she prepared smaller centerpieces, which included 

miniature instruments. “On Sunday morning of the convention, those instruments were replaced with beautiful butterflies,” 

Cynthia said, “to signify 2008-2010 State President Judy Boster’s theme, ‘WINGS: Women Educators Involved in 

Nurturing, Giving and Supporting.’” 

From left, back row: Valerie Colson, Cathy Limmer, Sharon Brownlee, Sacra Vaughan, 

Jane Layfield and Peggy Allgood; from left, front row: former member Julia Morgan, 

Virginia Winters, Gayle Owen, Janet Pennington, Linda Chambers, Terry Dollar, Earlene 

Brasher and Pat Mosley. 

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georgia Beta gamma 

Chapter CeleBrates with 

sister 

“Many things have changed 

in 50 years, but not the love of 

Janet and Harley Pennington,” 

said Gayle Owen, Georgia Beta 

Gamma Chapter. Janet and 

Harley were married on July 27, 

1958 in Lake Park, Georgia, just 

four years after the founding of 

the first Georgia Alpha Delta 

Kappa chapter. Last summer, 13 

of Janet’s Georgia Beta Gamma 

Chapter sisters attended a 

renewal of wedding vows on the 

Pennington’s 50th anniversary.

Anniversary Celebrations 

Due to space limitations, the KAPPAN no longer publishes items acknowledging individual chapter activities for 

anniversaries or Silver/Golden Sister celebrations. The following chapters will be celebrating special anniversaries now 

through April 2009 

50th Anniversaries 

North Carolina Sigma ................. Shelby ............................................December 8, 1958 

Nebraska Zeta .............................. Omaha ...........................................January 21, 1959 

Kentucky Gamma ........................ Lexington .......................................January 29, 1959 

California Psi ................................ San Diego ......................................January 31, 1959 

North Carolina Tau...................... Graham ..........................................January 31, 1959 

Missouri Alpha Lambda ............. Jackson County ............................February 15, 1959 

Alabama Alpha Theta .................. Cullman .........................................February 21, 1959 

Florida Alpha Delta ..................... Vero Beach ....................................February 21, 1959 

Florida Alpha Epsilon .................. Macclenny .....................................February 21, 1959 

Ohio Theta .................................... Toledo ............................................February 21, 1959 

Colorado Iota ............................... Boulder ..........................................February 23, 1959 

Ohio Kappa .................................. Dayton ...........................................February 23, 1959 

Illinois Alpha Kappa .................... Rock Island....................................February 28, 1959 

Ohio Lambda ............................... Columbus ......................................February 28, 1959 

Ohio Mu ........................................ Columbus ......................................February 28, 1959 

Washington Nu ............................ Spokane .........................................February 28, 1959 

Louisiana Mu ................................ Alexandria .....................................March 5, 1959 

North Carolina Upsilon ............. Charlotte .......................................March 6, 1959 

Florida Alpha Eta .......................... Lake Wales ....................................March 7, 1959 

Nebraska Eta ................................. Beatrice ..........................................March 7, 1959 

Florida Alpha Theta ..................... Jacksonville-Arlington ................March 14, 1959 

New Mexico Eta ........................... Ruidoso ..........................................March 14, 1959 

California Alpha Alpha ............... Berkeley .........................................March 21, 1959 

Georgia Alpha Gamma ............... Savannah .......................................March 21, 1959 

Tennessee Mu .............................. Nashville ........................................March 23, 1959 

Alaska Alpha ................................. Anchorage .....................................March 26, 1959 

Hawaii Alpha ................................ Honolulu .......................................March 26, 1959 

Nevada Beta .................................. Reno ...............................................April 4, 1959 

Virginia Zeta ................................. Richmond ......................................April 4, 1959 

Florida Alpha Iota ........................ Daytona Beach .............................April 5, 1959 

Georgia Alpha Delta ................... Ringgold ........................................April 6, 1959 

Indiana Zeta .................................. Indianapolis ..................................April 6, 1959 

South Carolina Iota ..................... Greenville County .......................April 10, 1959 

North Carolina Psi ....................... Reidsville .......................................April 12, 1959 

Oklahoma Theta .......................... Meeker ...........................................April 17, 1959 

Georgia Alpha Eta ........................ Newton ..........................................April 18, 1959 

Georgia Alpha Zeta ..................... Augusta ..........................................April 18, 1959 

Illinois Alpha Mu ......................... Livingston County .......................April 18, 1959 

North Carolina Chi ..................... Roxboro .........................................April 18, 1959 

North Carolina Phi ...................... Winston-Salem .............................April 18, 1959 

Texas Alpha Delta ........................ El Paso ............................................April 18, 1959 

Utah Gamma ................................ Ogden ............................................April 18, 1959 

Georgia Alpha Epsilon ................ Columbia County ........................April 25, 1959 

Iowa Iota ....................................... Mason City ....................................April 25, 1959 

North Carolina Alpha Alpha ..... Rockingham County ...................April 25, 1959 

South Dakota Beta ...................... Rapid City ......................................April 25, 1959 

Nebraska Theta ............................ Lincoln ...........................................April 27, 1959 

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Arizona Alpha Alpha ................... Prescott ..........................................December 4, 1968 

Florida Gamma Epsilon .............. Highland County .........................December 15, 1968 

Florida Gamma Zeta ................... Ft. Myers ........................................January 11, 1969 

Iowa Alpha Delta ......................... Eagle Grove ...................................January 11, 1969 

Texas Gamma Kappa ................... Waco ..............................................January 11, 1969 

Ontario Lambda .......................... Belleville ........................................January 15, 1969 

Texas Gamma Mu ........................ San Antonio ..................................January 27, 1969 

Washington Alpha Rho .............. Issaquah.........................................February 5, 1969 

Louisiana Alpha Kappa ............... Shreveport ....................................February 8, 1969 

Louisiana Alpha Lambda ............ Gonzales ........................................February 22, 1969 

Oklahoma Chi .............................. Broken Arrow ...............................March 8, 1969 

Puerto Rico Delta ........................ Mayaguez ......................................March 8, 1969 

North Carolina Beta Kappa ....... Morganton ....................................March 15, 1969 

Kentucky Sigma ........................... Danville ..........................................March 30, 1969 

Indiana Alpha Beta ...................... Pendleton/Anderson Area .........April 9, 1969 

South Carolina Upsilon ............. Summerville..................................April 12, 1969 

Kentucky Tau ................................ Somerset .......................................April 20, 1969 

Missouri Beta Nu ......................... Wentzville .....................................April 20, 1969 

Missouri Beta Xi ........................... Rockwood Area ............................April 20, 1969 

Nevada Eta .................................... Reno ...............................................April 20, 1969 

Arizona Alpha Beta...................... Ganado ..........................................April 26, 1969 

South Dakota Eta ......................... Brookings ......................................April 26, 1969 

California Beta Rho ..................... San Mateo .....................................April 29, 1969 


Nevada Kappa .............................. Las Vegas .......................................December 2, 1978 

Texas Delta Phi ............................. Ft. Bend County ...........................February 8, 1979 

Florida Delta Epsilon ................... Winter Haven ...............................April 1, 1979 

Nebraska Alpha Epsilon ............. Butler County ...............................April 21, 1979 

Alabama Fidelis Beta ................... Mobile ............................................April 23, 1979 


Virginia Fidelis Gamma .............. Richmond ......................................December 4, 1983 

Ohio Beta Alpha .......................... Toronto/Jefferson Counties .......December 11, 1983 

New Mexico Sigma ..................... Hobbs .............................................January 3, 1984 

Indiana Beta Delta ....................... Columbus ......................................January 22, 1984 

California Gamma Nu ................. Orange County ............................February 25, 1984 

Texas Epsilon Theta ..................... Killeen ............................................April 1, 1984 

Mississippi Alpha Delta .............. Senatobia.......................................April 7, 1984 

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Ω Omega Chapter 

Members Added Since Last Issue 

Mary Ruth Heil 1987-1989 International Vice President, Southeast Region 

M. Agnes Law 1963-1965 International Vice President, Northeast Region 

Leona F. Lowery 1985-1987 International Vice President, Northeast Region 

Evelyn K. Abernethy Virginia Alpha Lambda 

Kimberly A. Alford Florida Delta Theta 

Lavaria B. Alfrey Indiana Sustaining 

Lynne I. Amiel Florida Gamma Sigma 

Roberta W. Andrews Texas Fidelis Nu 

Elizabeth Armstrong Michigan Beta Nu 

Norma Ashley 

Kansas Rho 

Gwendolyn Y. Baker Illinois Beta Delta 

Lamina Baker North Carolina Beta Omicron 

Alta Barker 

West Virginia Psi 

Norma B. Barrett North Carolina Fidelis Alpha 

Molly N. Baughman Pennsylvania Omicron 

Golden Bedford 

Texas Lambda 

Oma Beene 

Texas Gamma 

Theresa A. Bengson New Mexico Xi 

Martha G. Biscan Florida Sustaining 

Audrey Bolinger California Fidelis Kappa 

Marguerite Booth North Carolina Beta Phi 

Beatrice G. Brannon Oklahoma Sustaining 

Dorothy Bridenthal-Bean Arkansas Beta 

Ouida Brooks 

New Mexico Beta 

Evelyn Brown Indiana Fidelis Alpha 

Judy H. Brown 

Georgia Iota 

Margaret A. Burkhardt Pennsylvania Omicron 

Florence G. Burklund Florida Beta Epsilon 

Vivian E. Burness 

Michigan Nu 

Isabel Bzdyl Washington Sustaining 

Edna M. Caffrey Kansas Alpha Omicron 

Teresa F. Cain 

Tennessee Pi 

Agatha D. Cappello Connecticut Beta 

Mabel Carignan North Dakota Gamma 

Nancy J. Carter 

Tennessee Tau 

Ida Chamness 

Illinois Iota 

Phyllis E. Chicoine 

Ontario Nu 

Linda B. Cochrane 

Texas Omicron 

Jane Comer 

Florida Alpha Phi 

Carmen A. Concepcion Puerto Rico Beta 

Iona F. Condon 

Illinois Gamma 

Sara T. Corbett South Carolina Delta 

Ann K. Cothran Florida Fidelis Omicron 

Dorothy N. Couden 

California 

Gamma Epsilon 

LaVeta Crabtree 

Illinois Beta 

Virginia Craig 

Pennsylvania Eta 

Elizabeth S. Cross 

Maryland Beta 

Hester Crosswait 

Iowa Nu 

Elma T. Culbertson South Carolina Iota 

Sallie M. Davis North Carolina Fidelis 

Omicron 

Barbara J. DeMott 

Montana Eta 

Dorothy L. Dempsey Montana Alpha 

Lillian Deputy 

Delaware Theta 

Winona K. Desha Beamer Hawaii Sustaining 

Diamantina Diaz 

Texas Delta Iota 

Ellen L. Dickinson 


Fidelis Delta 

Edna E. Doll 

New Jersey Delta 

Wilma L. Duey 

Nebraska Gamma 

Virginia S. Dunlap 


Fidelis Sigma 

Barbara A. Edge Georgia Sustaining 

Evelyn H. Elliott West Virginia Alpha 

Louise G. Elliott North Carolina Alpha Kappa 

Margaret J. Elliott 

Virginia Epsilon 

Loretta L. Ellis Florida Gamma Epsilon 

Mary H. Enlow 

Illinois Upsilon 

Henrietta T. Estes Georgia Beta Beta 

Dorothy A. Feldman Illinois Alpha Kappa 

Josephine M. Ferrari West Virginia 

Alpha Alpha 

Marie Field 

Iowa Alpha Beta 

Mary E. Fightmaster Pennsylvania Upsilon 

Jane Fisher Tennessee Alpha Sigma 

Mildred Fitzgerald 

Connecticut Pi 

Anne Fleming 

Alabama Chi 

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Joan R. Francis Louisiana Alpha Rho 

Doris A. Frost 

Idaho Zeta 

Helen R. Fuseler South Carolina Beta 

Olive Georgius 

Florida Sustaining 

Dorothy Giel 

California Beta Eta 

Joanne Grable Arizona Fidelis Delta 

Carolyn B. Gray 

Georgia Beta Rho 

Annabell Griffis 

Florida Xi 

Ruth R. Gulledge 


Gamma Theta 

Ruth Gutsche Arizona Fidelis Alpha 

Eileen Hansen Washington Epsilon 

Joyce K. Harre 

Florida Delta Beta 

Lola Hartley 

Oklahoma Sigma 

Zada M. Haws 

Utah Zeta 

Margaret Hedges Pennsylvania Zeta 

Louise G. Henderson North Carolina 

Fidelis Rho 

Katie D. Hester 

Florida Beta Delta 

Annie P. Hill 


Fidelis Omicron 

Margaret H. Hilton South Carolina 

Fidelis Alpha 

Lesley M. Hinman New Jersey Kappa 

Ada M. Hinnant 

Georgia Iota 

Betty Hollaway Colorado Sustaining 

Betty Holmes 

Florida Upsilon 

Irene B. Hood 

New York Chi 

Mamie Ellen Horne 

Texas Sigma 

Pauline Horrocks 

Nebraska Sigma 

Clementia T. House Tennessee Fidelis Delta 

Alma J. Howe California Fidelis Kappa 

Selma Hughes Minnesota Lambda 

Marie S. Hughley 

Oregon Chi 

Marcilla G. Humphries Virginia Alpha Nu 

Marian Y. Isaacson Illinois Upsilon 

Vera Iverson-Bowerman Washington 

Alpha Alpha 

Ruth M. Jackson Indiana Alpha Zeta 

Verena M. Jennings Maryland Alpha Alpha 

Margie E. Johnson South Dakota Fidelis Alpha 

Mavis R. Johnson Colorado Alpha Lambda 

Cindy Y. Jones 

Texas Sustaining 

Clara Jones 

Iowa Alpha Gamma 

Elizabeth H. Jones 

Ohio Omicron 

Scottie C. Keith 

Florida Gamma Pi 

Margaret E. Kimball Washington Beta Zeta 

Anita B. King Florida Delta Omicron 

Beatrice W. Kirton Colorado Delta 

Ruth C. Klavano Washington Sustaining 

Nydia Klepper Minnesota Sustaining 

Isobel Kuhl 

Michigan Alpha Eta 

Abbie Laney 

Alabama Alpha Phi 

Donna Legato Washington Beta Eta 

Marion L. Lewis New Hampshire Beta 

Myra W. Loftin 

Florida Sustaining 

Constance C. Luther California Zeta 

Muriel V. Mackie Rhode Island Fidelis Alpha 

Edith G. Manfredi New Mexico Sustaining 

Dorothy E. Mangus Pennsylvania Sigma 

Pat Marshall 

Virginia Fidelis Alpha 

Frances D. Marston Pennsylvania Zeta 

Margaret H. Maynard Georgia Fidelis Alpha 

Ethel M. McClain South Dakota Fidelis Alpha 

Bernice E. McNett 

Wisconsin Mu 

Frances Sue Medlin Florida Sustaining 

Paula Mekdsy 

Rhode Island Eta 

Leilani Miller 

Hawaii Pi 

Pat L. Mills 

Georgia Beta Iota 

Linda Mobley 

Illinois Alpha Delta 

Barbara J. Molino California Beta Alpha 

Ora A. Mollenkof Pennsylvania Upsilon 

Sue Moore 

Alabama Lambda 

Dorothy E. Morris 

South Dakota 

Fidelis Beta 

Florence W. Moulton Maine Epsilon 

Louise E. Murdock Florida Fidelis Gamma 

Janet B. Nations 

Arizona Mu 

Rose M. Neises 

Wisconsin Zeta 

Christine A. Nelson 

Mexico Eta 

Elizabeth H. Nelson Colorado Gamma 

Ruebelle A. Newton North Carolina 

Gamma Eta 

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Rosaleen Nicholson Indiana Fidelis Alpha 

Linda Oberst 

Kansas Sustaining 

Eleanor M. Olander Colorado Alpha Sigma 

Helen B. Orser 

Florida Eta 

Amber P. O’Toole Texas Gamma Tau 

Rachel H Overall Arizona Fidelis Eta 

Josephine Padgett Georgia Alpha Lambda 

Charlene H. Palmer Louisiana Alpha Gamma 

Louise N. Palmer 

Tennessee 

Alpha Omicron 

Ruby L. Parent 

Ohio Alpha Mu 

Melba L. Passmore Texas Delta Epsilon 

Marcia B. Pazel 

New Jersey Mu 

Karen L. Pearson 

Virginia Beta 

Edith S. Pedersen 


Alpha Epsilon 

Josephine Peeler Kentucky Lambda 

Kathryn A. Petersen Illinois Alpha Kappa 

Madge T. Petersen Iowa Fidelis Alpha 

Virginia Peterson California Alpha Lambda 

Anne L. Phelan Connecticut Epsilon 

Marie L. Powell 

Iowa Upsilon 

Linda Price 

Georgia Rho 

Marian Prior 

North Dakota Delta 

Doris L. Prothro Louisiana Beta Iota 

Lois H. Ramsey Arizona Fidelis Delta 

Eleanor A. Reed 

Vermont Beta 

Jacqueline Rice Missouri Fidelis Alpha 

Margaret E. Richardson Indiana Alpha Lambda 

Bernice Roberts 

Colorado Eta 

Grace C. Robertson 

Virginia Xi 

Doris Rourke Washington Fidelis Zeta 

Jayne Schmidt 

Oregon Rho 

Edith F. Schrimpsher Kansas Alpha Epsilon 

Margaret A. Schwalb 

Illinois Iota 

Wanda Scites West Virginia Gamma 

Alleene B. Sherman Maryland Kappa 

Helen L. Simpson Washington Alpha 

Billie J. Sloan Alabama Fidelis Alpha 

Pat Smith 

West Virginia Lambda 

Pamela W. Spargo West Virginia Iota 

Harriet Spinn 

Texas Beta Pi 

Marion A. Sternquist South Dakota Zeta 

Ruth C. Stewart 

New York Theta 

Roberta S. Strand Washington Epsilon 

Ressa D. Strickland Florida Delta Tau 

Reuben Stroud South Carolina Sustaining 

Evelyn B. Sullivan Alabama Beta Upsilon 

Mary E. Swanson Minnesota Alpha Rho 

Frances Syphrit Pennsylvania Omicron 

Betsy Thomas Florida Gamma Lambda 

Ellen P. Thomas Georgia Fidelis Theta 

Rose B. Thompson 

Utah Gamma 

Dorothy E. Thuss Pennsylvania Gamma 

Mary L. Tiffee Oklahoma Sustaining 

Marie Timm 

Indiana Alpha Sigma 

Virginia Tindel 

Texas Kappa 

Thelma E. Van Landschoot Wisconsin 

Fidelis Epsilon 

Cecil Vaughn 

Arkansas Delta 

Maria J. Wallis Washington Beta Theta 

Gwendolyn E. Weaver Oregon Omicron 

Martha G. Wehrle West Virginia Sustaining 

Beatrice R. Wells North Carolina Sustaining 

Charlene M. Wenzl Kansas Epsilon 

Elaine Wesley 

New Jersey Delta 

Dale M. West 

South Carolina Tau 

Ruth T. White Florida Fidelis Alpha 

Ruth B. Whitehead 

Utah Gamma 

Frances Whittington Alabama Alpha Psi 

Phyllis M. Wilkinson 

Illinois Eta 

Susie Williams Georgia Sustaining 

Gwendolyn M. Wilson Alabama Alpha Psi 

Myrtle F. Wilson North Carolina Fidelis Rho 

Pansy G. Wilson Texas Alpha Alpha 

Marguerite Winkel Michigan Beta Chi 

Janice K. Woodring Ohio Alpha Tau 

Sally Wovsaniker New Jersey Delta 

Betty Young 

Arkansas Sustaining 

Betty Faye Young Illinois Alpha Phi 

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Official Jewelry & Gifts 

OFFICIAL BADGE WITH JEWELER-SET PEARLS: 

Postage and handling is included in the cost of these three items. 

00. Gold-Filled Badge and “K” Guard with easy 

clutch-back fastener (includes postage)................................$39 

1. 10 Karat Gold Badge (includes postage)..............................$51 

Pin/clasp fastener. From a previous jewelry supplier. 

5. International Badge (includes postage)................................$18 

Gold-plated Greek letters with “International” scroll. 

(Not available to U.S. members) 

These items require postage and handling. 

PINS: 

6. State/Provincial/National Honorary Pin.............................$24 

Gold-plated Greek letters with “Honorary” scroll 

and two jeweler-set pearls. 

7. Chapter Honorary Pin.........................................................$22 

Gold-plated Greek letters with “Honorary” scroll. 

8. State/Provincial/National President’s Pin...........................$20 

Gold-filled Greek letters with entwined gavel. 

9. Past State/Provincial/National President’s Pin....................$30 

Gold-filled Greek letters with entwined gavel 

and jeweler-set pearls. 

10. Recognition Pin...................................................................$20 

Gold-filled staggered Greek letters. 

11. Golden Violet Brooch...........................................................$35 

A beautiful custom designed piece of jewelry which 

makes a perfect gift for both members and non-members. 

GUARDS: 

12. Golden Sister Guard/Pin......................................................$35 

Gold-filled “K” surrounded by a gold laurel wreath accented 

with an emerald. Denotes 50 years of membership. 

13. 35-Year Charm...........................................................$15 

Gold-filled 35-Year Charm affixes to guard chain. 

15. Chapter President’s Gavel Guard.........................................$18 

Gold-filled gavel guard and chain. 

16. Past Chapter President’s Gavel Guard..................................$30 

Gold-filled gavel guard with jeweler-set pearls and chain. 

17. Silver Sister Guard/Pin.........................................................$25 

Gold-filled “K” surrounded by a silver laurel wreath. May be 

worn as a pin, or attached to the official pin/badge to replace 

the standard “K” guard. Denotes 25 years of membership. 

18. “K” Guard (replacement)....................................................$15 

Gold-filled “K” with chain. 

RINGS: 

20. A∆K Gold Ring..................................................................$215 

This traditional, 10 karat Greek letter ring is back by popular 

demand. (Order by size.) 

23. A∆K Emerald Ring.....................................Sterling Silver $100 

..........................................................................10K Gold $215 

Old-world craftsmanship and a modernistic style 

combine to create this finely detailed ring. (Order by size.) 

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JEWELRY & GIFTS POSTAGE & HANDLING CHART (Does not apply to official badge #00 through #5.) 

1-2 items, $4 Total; 3-5 items, $5 Total; 6 items & over, $6 Total 

Orders weighing 13 oz. or more, as well as orders shipped outside the U.S., 

will require additional postage charges, which may be billed separately. 

CHAPTER SUPPLY ITEMS (S1-S55): Postage & handling charge applies to all chapter supply orders weighing over 13 oz. An invoice for 

postage & handling will be mailed with order. 

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RECOGNITION ITEMS: 

24. AK Silk Scarf....................................................................$35 

24" square 

26. NEW! A∆K Logo Lapel Pin.......................................................$13 

A brightly-polished, gold-filled logo lapel pin. 

27. A∆K Logo Pierced Earrings.................................................$23 

Brightly-polished, gold-filled logo earrings 

with stainless steel posts. 

28. Cloisonné Crest Pierced Earrings..........................................$28 

Dangle earrings with stainless steel posts. 

29. Cloisonné Crest Lapel Pin.....................................................$13 

Jewel-toned colors of our cloisonné Crest. 

30. Volunteer Badge with Magnetic closure...........................$5 

To wear when volunteering in the name of AK 

31. Small AK Memorial Marker...............................................$65 

For urn or columbarium. Triangle is approximately 5/8" high. 

32. A∆K Logo Luggage Tag....................................................$1.50 

Black vinyl luggage tag with white silk screened logo. 

33. Alpha Delta Kappa Music Pin...............................................$5 

Triangular A∆K logo approx. 1" high w/notes on staff. 

34. Compact Mirror.........................................................................$2 

Translucent purple with white A∆K logo has pop-up lid to 

reduce the chance of scratches. 2½x2¾" round 

36. Magnet Clip..........................................................................$2 

Translucent purple with white alternate A∆K logo with black rubber 

handles has strong magnet for super holding power. 1¼x3½x1¾" 

37. A∆K Solar Calculator............................................................$1.50 

White credit card design with black imprint. 

Protective case included. 

38. Mont Blanc Pen...................................................................$10 

Black lacquered with gold logo, all brass construction, 

gold-plated trim and suedette pouch. 

39. Badge Holder/Neck Wallet....................................................$5 

Purple with black trim and white logo imprint. Clear plastic 

window holds ID badge. Inside zippered compartment and 

breakaway safety neck cord. 6 5/8 x 5" 

40. Brass Bookmark....................................................................$3 

Purple Alpha Delta Kappa logo. Gift folder included. 

41. Brass Christmas Tree Ornament...........................................$15 

Custom-etched, three-dimensional, adorned 

with Alpha Delta Kappa logos. Gift boxed. 

42. Umbrella................................................................................$10 

Purple with white logo imprint, 42" automatic folding umbrella 

is 15" long when folded, opens at the push of a button. 

43. Folding Lint Removal Brush..................................................$3 

White with purple A∆K logo. 

45. A∆K Memorial Marker.........................................................$75 

Beautifully designed and crafted bronze emblem for lasting 

recognition. May be bolted or glued on, approximately 3½ x 4”. 

46. 4 x 6” Brushed Aluminum Picture Frame 

with A∆K logo.....................................................................$12 

49. 6" Holographic Ruler.............................................................$3 

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WARRANTY: All jewelry manufactured by The Green Company carries a full guarantee against material and 

workmanship. However, The Green Company will not be responsible for misuse. 

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Please note: prices fluctuate with the cost of gold. 


CHARMS: 

50. Greek Letter Charm.............................................................$16 

Straight stacked Greek letters create this traditional 

charm or lavaliere. 

51. Greek Letter Charm.............................................................$16 

Same as above except made in sterling silver. 

52. A∆K Logo Charm................................................................$18 

This triangular-shaped, gold-filled charm features 

our brightly polished logo. 

53. Cloisonné Crest Charm.........................................................$15 

Charm is shaped like our crest and adorned with 

jewel-toned colors in cloisonné. 

54. Gold-filled 22” Rope Necklace.............................................$16 

55. Button Charm Adaptor..........................................................$5 

This gold-plated button adapter allows you to 

easily convert any charm to a lapel pin. 

56. Gold-filled Charm Bracelet...................................................$20 

57. Sterling Silver Charm Bracelet.............................................$18 

58. Gold-filled 18” Rope Necklace..............................................$15 

59. Sterling Silver 18” Rope Necklace........................................$15 

CERTIFICATES: 

60. Recognition Certificate..........................................................$2 

7¼ x 9” wide certificate with black print on 

parchment-like paper and a gold logo. 

61. Past President’s Certificate....................................................$2 

7¼ x 9” wide certificate with black print on 

parchment-like paper and a gold logo. 

WRITING PAPERS: 

63. Contribution Packet.............................................................$10 

Honor a sister, friend or family member with a donation 

to the Alpha Delta Kappa Foundation. Includes five sympathy 

cards, five blank cards and 10 donation cards — all 

with a lovely violet design. 

64. 3 x 3” A∆K Post-it Notes.......................................................$1 

Set of 2. 

65. Gold Crested White Social Stationery...................................$15 

White vellum paper adorned with a simple gold crest. 

40 crested sheets, 40 plain sheets, 40 envelopes. 

66. Gold Crested White Informal Notes....................................$9 

Gold crested heavyweight note cards. 

25 cards, 25 envelopes. 

68. A∆K International Headquarters Informal Notes............$4 

A pen and ink sketch of International Headquarters. 

18 cards, 18 envelopes. 

69. A∆K Chapter Sympathy Cards..............................................$7 

Paneled sympathy card. 10 cards, 10 envelopes. 

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Publications Mail Agreement #40626004 

Return Undeliverable Canadian Addresses to 

Station A 

PO Box 54 

Windsor, ON N9A 6J5 

E-mail: cpcreturns@wdsmail.com 

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MISCELLANEOUS: 

70. Temple Corner Plaque..........................................................$85 

Alpha Delta Kappa three-dimensional brass initiation plaque. 

Limited quantity available. New design coming soon. 

74. Hardwood Gavel..................................................................$40 

Gavel with gold-toned metal band and crest. 

75. A∆K Poly Ring Binder (For 8½ x 11" sheets)........................$4 

76. Rigid Ring Binder (For 8½ x 11" sheets)................................$6.50 

77. Postcard (Set of two packages)....................................................$1 

Postcard with picture of A∆K Headquarters. 10 per package. 

79. Index Tabs for A∆K Handbook.............................................$2 

(Fit 8½ x 11" sheets) 

80. Miniature Seal......................................................................10¢ 

Black Alpha Delta Kappa logo printed on a 1¼” gold foil seal. 

81. Miniature Banner.................................................................10¢ 

¾ x 1½” “Alpha Delta Kappa” printed in black on gold foil 

sticker. 

82. Alpha Delta Kappa Pencils....................................................$1 

Dark green wooden #2 pencils imprinted with 

“Alpha Delta Kappa” in gold. Set of 3. 

83. Logo Gift/Lunch Bags..........................................................35¢ 

Bright yellow bags with black logo. 

85. Clear Mylar Logo Sticker........................................................$1 

4 x 4" purple and gold sticker. 

86. Clear Mylar Logo Window Decal............................................$1 

4 x 4" purple and gold window decal. 

87. Clear Mylar A∆K Sticker........................................................$1 

1¾ x 4" purple and gold Greek letter sticker. 

88. Clear Mylar A∆K Window Decal............................................$1 

1¾ x 4" purple and gold Greek letter window decal. 

93. 1993 International Convention Pin........................................$3 

95. 1995 International Convention Charm or Pin........................$3 

97a. 1997 International Convention Pin........................................$3 

97b. 1997 International Convention Charm...................................$3 











Sale! 

BADGE REPAIR: 

Badges from the previous supplier will be refurbished for $10. 

This includes the repair of all pearls, polishing, shipping and 

handling. Insure and mail the jewelry requiring repair to 

Alpha Delta Kappa, 1615 W. 92nd Street, Kansas City, MO 

64114, along with a letter stating the repairs you wish made. 

• Allow up to four weeks for delivery. Prices and 

specifications are subject to change without notice. 

• For exchange, return the merchandise and the packing 

slip within 30 days of date printed on packing slip. 

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ORDERING INFORMATION: 

• Order all items through Alpha Delta Kappa 

Headquarters, 1615 W. 92nd Street, Kansas City, MO 

64114. Make checks payable to Alpha Delta Kappa. All 

prices are quoted in U.S. Funds. 

Chapter Supplies 

• POSTAGE & HANDLING APPLIES TO CHAPTER SUPPLY ORDERS 13 oz. OR MORE. AN INvOICE fOR POSTAGE & HANDLING 

wILL bE MAILED wITH ORDER. 

• PACKAGES wEIGHING 13 oz. OR MORE, AS wELL AS PACKAGES SHIPPED OUTSIDE THE U.S. wILL REQUIRE 

POSTAGE, wHICH MAY bE bILLED SEPARATELY. 

• ALPHA DELTA KAPPA DOES NOT EXPRESS MAIL SHIPMENTS. 

Chapter supply items may be ordered by fax. 

Simply complete the order form opposite and 

fax your order to 816-363-4010. 

CDs: 

S1 “History of Alpha Delta Kappa” $3 

By Agnes S. Robertson 

S2 “Alpha Delta Kappa: 1947-1967” $3 

By Pauline M. Graham 

S3 “Lamp of Alpha Delta Kappa” $3 

ViDeos: 

S4A AK VHS Video: 

“Opportunities For Enrichment” $15 

S4B AK DVD: 

“Opportunities For Enrichment” $5 

S22A AK VHS Video: 

“Celebration of Leadership” $20 

S22B AK DVD: 

“Celebration of Leadership” $5 

Photos: 

S5 Founders’ Photographs $5.50 

(Set of 4, Black & White) 

S7 Alpha Delta Kappa Crest Photo $2 

(8”x10” Color Photo) 

Booklets/Manuals/FolDers: 

S8 Prospective Member/ 

PR Presentation Folder .75 

S9 Membership Handbook $4 

S55 International Bylaws $2 

S10 Ceremonies (initiation ritual not included) $2 

S11 Membership Development Manual $5 

Requires Extra Postage 

S19 Alpha Delta Kappa Rituals $1 

S24 Commemorative KAPPAN $2 

song sheets: 

S13 Hand in Hand $1 

S14 Caring, Sharing, Achieving $1 

S15 “Lamp of Alpha Delta Kappa” $1 

S16 Friendship Song $1 

S17 Golden Moments $1 

S18 Dare to Venture $1 

S20 A Universe of Promise $1 

S21 Golden Anniversary Songs $5 

S23 Light the Way $1 

THE FOLLOWING ARE FREE TO CHAPTERS: 

ForMs: 

*S25 H-103/131 Membership Application 

*S26 H-114 Annual Chapter Highlights Summary 

Limit 1. Please note: each chapter needs only one H-114 

Form per year. The next due date is August 2009. 

*S27 H-119 Report for Member Changes 

*S29 H-133 Report of Initiation (includes space for five 

new initiates) 

S30 H-151 Recommendation Form [1 form, copy as needed] 

BroChures: 

*S31 Pearls of Achievement [limit 1, copy as needed] 

*S32 Annual Program Award [limit 1, copy as needed] 

*S35 International Chapter Brochure 

*S36 AK International Brochure 

S38 ITE Brochure [limit 1, copy as needed] 

*S39 Alpha Delta Kappa Foundation 

*S40 Living Memorial Brochure [limit 1, copy as needed] 

*S41 Regional Professional Development Scholarship Brochure 

[limit 1, copy as needed] 

*S42 Regional Mini-Scholarship Brochure [limit 1, copy as needed] 

*S44 “Big Opportunity” Purse-Size Pledging Brochure 

*S45 “Our People” Pledging Brochure 

MeMBershiP suPPlies: 

S46 Membership Invitations 

S47 Tea Invitations 

S48 Pledge Cards 

S49 New Member Process: 1 form, photocopy as needed 

S51 “Friends Ask Friends” Referral Card 

(to recommend out-of-area educators for membership) 

[each Friends Ask Friends Referral card includes space 

for three (3) names] 

S52 New Member Announcement 

S53 Alpha Delta Kappa Clip Art Contact Sheet - 1 per chapter 

*Included in the summer chapter presidents’ 

supply packet. 

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Alpha Delta Kappa Official Jewelry, Gifts and Supplies Order Form 

Copy this form as needed 

Alpha Delta Kappa International Headquarters 

(800) 247-2311 • (816) 363-5525 • FAX (816) 363-4010 • headquarters@alphadeltakappa.org 

A REPLACEMENT bADGE may be ordered using this form. 

first badges must be ordered on the H-103/131 Membership Application. 

Please Print: 

S/P/N* 

Chapter Name 

Name 

Member ID# 

Address 

Phone 

City S/P/N* Zip or Postal Code 

Is this a new address Yes No 

INSTRUCTIONS: 

Complete order form. Enclose ONE check for the total amount of the order, including postage and handling. 

Make check payable to Alpha Delta Kappa. Payment must be made in U.S. funds. DO NOT send cash 

through the mail. Mail to: Alpha Delta Kappa, 1615 West 92nd Street, Kansas City, MO 64114-3210. 

CREDIT CARD PAYMENT 

Amount $ 

MasterCard/Visa only 

Name (as it appears on your card) 

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU INCLUDE THE COMPLETE CREDIT CARD NUMbER. 

Card No. 

Exp. Date 

To ensure that your credit card payment is authorized, the address listed above must be your exact billing address. 

Quantity Number Item Price Total 

*State/Province/Nation 

JEWELRY & GIFTS POSTAGE & HANDLING CHART 

(Does not apply to official badge #00 through #5.) 

1-2 items $4 Total 

3-5 items $5 Total 

6 items & over $6 Total 

Orders weighing more than 13 ounces, as well as orders shipped 

outside the U.S., will require additional postage charges, which 

may be billed separately. 

CHAPTER SUPPLY ITEMS (S1-S55): Postage & handling applies 

to chapter supply orders weighing 13 oz or more. An invoice for 

postage & handling will be mailed with order. 

SUBTOTAL 

Postage & Handling (See chart.) 

TOTAL 

Please check orders promptly. 

NO RETURNS OR ExCHANGES AfTER 30 DAYS. 

ALPHA DELTA KAPPA DOES NOT 

ExPRESS MAIL SHIPMENTS. 

Allow up to four weeks for delivery. 

vIOLET SHOP ITEMS ARE NOT AvAILAbLE THROUGH INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS. 

PLEASE VISIT: http://www.cafepress.com/alphadeltakappa

AL P H A DELT A KA P P A 

1615 WEST 92 N D STREET 

KA N S A S CIT Y, MO 64114-3210 

NONPROFIT ORG 

US POSTAGE PAID 

LIBERTY, MO 

PERMIT NO. 1092 

RE T U R N SE R V I C E REQUESTED 

Alpha Delta Kappa nurtures our members through scholarships and awards. 

Support these altruistic programs with a gift to the Alpha Delta Kappa Foundation.

ALPHA DELTA KAPPA DECEMBER 2008

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