OR KEY WOMEN EDCATORS VOL 75 NO 1 AN/EB 2018 Daugherty ... · Looking at her DKG resume makes one...

FOR KEY WOMEN EDUCATORS VOL 75 NO 1 JAN/FEB 2018

NEWS

Delta Kappa Gamma promotes professional and personal growth of women educators and excellence in education.

Visit our website at www.dkg.org for the latest news and information.

WHAT’S INSIDENew Executive Director p. 32018 Nominees pp. 1, 4-5Convention Schedule-at-a-

Glance p. 6Hotel Registration p. 8Convention Registration

Form p. 9Society Representatives

to State Organization Meetings p. 12

2018 National Legislative Seminar p. 12

Emergency Fund Update p. 13

ADaugherty leads 2018 nominee slate

Ten bits of info for convention

Looking at her DKG resume makes one tired to think she’s done so much! Since her election to membership in 1988 in Virginia, Cathy P. Daugherty, nominee for international president and a retired Latin instructor, has exhibited her dedication to and enthusiasm for the Society in a vast number of ways.

Her knowledge of the workings of the international level of the Society has come through service as regional director

and first vice president, through chairmanship of four international committees (educational excellence, professional

affairs, convention elections and, currently, constitution), through two years on the DKG Educational Foundation Board, and as a NGO representative for DKG at the United Nations for the past seven years.

In addition to her chapter service, Daugherty has served Virginia State Organization as editor, president, executive secretary, and parliamentarian.

Daugherty is a graduate of the Golden Gift Leadership Management Seminar and the Parliamentary Procedure Seminar. She has written innumerable articles for Society publications and served as Society

representative at 13 state organization meetings.

Daugherty was recognized for her DKG service with the 2016 Achievement Award.

Asked why she wished to serve as international president, Daugherty said, “An abiding belief in all facets of our Society and the overwhelming desire to share what DKG has done for me compels me to inspire others. Simply put, I have more service to offer.”

1. Sign up to make music at the convention (see p. 8).

2. BYOCB — Bring Your Own Convention Bag.

3. Submit breakout and 10-minute takeaway proposals by January 15.

4. Prepare to discuss and vote on proposed amendments.

5. Enjoy the Educational Foundation fundraiser.

6. Shop ‘til you drop at the Marketplace on Wednesday and Thursday.

7. Learn at the Global Awareness Forum.8. Vote for 2018-2020 international

officers and related personnel.9. Tour Society Headquarters.10. Congratulate the 2018 Achievement

Award recipient.

See NOMINEES, 4

Cathy P. Daugherty

2 ■ JAN/FEB 2018 DKG NEWS

By Carolyn Pittman2016-2018 INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT

DKG NEWS EDITOR

Dr. Jensi Souders, [email protected]

DKG NEWS (ISSN 0747–184X) is published by The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International in January/February, March/April, May/June, September/October, and November/December at 416 West Twelfth Street, Austin, TX 78701. Periodicals Postage paid at Austin, TX. Annual international membership dues include subscription to DKG NEWS. Send news items to Dr. Jensi Souders, editor, at the address above.

POSTMASTER: Send address changes to DKG NEWS, P.O. Box 1589, Austin TX 78767–1589.

2016-2018 ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD

International President: Carolyn Pittman, Arkansas

First Vice President: Barbara L. Whiting, Minnesota

Second Vice President: Becky Sadowski, Tennessee

Executive Director: Nita Scott, Texas

Regional DirectorsEurope: Bjørg Nakling, NorwayNortheast: Carol Hughes, IllinoisNorthwest: Dr. Rhonda R.

Anderson, South DakotaSoutheast: Linda Navorska,

South CarolinaSouthwest: Patricia Park, Hawaii

Immediate Past President: Dr. Lyn Babb Schmid, Pennsylvania

Members-at-Large2014-2018: Dr. Hanna Fowler,

Georgia2016-2020: June M. Bowers,

NebraskaArea Representatives

Canada: Joan Wolfe, OntarioLatin America: Aurora Vignau de

Zambrano, Nuevo LeonParliamentarian: Dr. Gwen

Simmons, North Carolina

Find Administrative Board members’ email addresses at www.dkg.orgToll-free phone: 888.762.4685

TKnowing “rules of game” crucial to DKG’s future

“The best of ideas is hurt by uncritical acceptance and thrives on critical examination.” —George Polya, mathematician

A focus of the 2018 International Convention will be proposed amendments of our governing documents. All members have the opportunity and obligation to know what the proposals are and to understand their impact if they are adopted or not adopted.

The 130+ proposed amendments to the Constitution and International Standing Rules will be posted on the DKG website by mid-January and published with the next issue of DKG NEWS. Proposals are placed in the order they appear in the current Constitution. The official version of the Constitution may be accessed under the RESOURCES tab on the website.

To manage this high number of considerations during the convention, proposals will be grouped by category as you will see in the guide sheet accompanying the proposals. Categories include COMMITTEES & BOARDS, SIMPLIFY, LATITUDE, VOTING, REGIONAL CONFERENCE/TRAINING, MEMBERSHIP, and others. In some cases there are subcategories. For example, SIMPLIFY subcategories include “Generic Titles,” “Non-dues Revenue Issues,” “Awards,” “Forums,” “Finance-related,” and others. The intent is to allow a clear understanding of how a proposal from one part of the governing documents affects other related parts.

“Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change.” —Mary Shelley, author

The Administrative Board wants all members to know the proposals and their import. To that end, all members have access to narratives that explain

why certain proposals are made and how they impact the Society. Those narratives will be included in Society representatives’ presentations at state organization meetings this spring, and they are on the website.

State organization and chapter leaders have the

responsibility to inform members and to discuss the proposals. Questions and concerns should be addressed, beginning now. All members may contact any officer or member of the Administrative Board (contact information is in every issue of DKG NEWS) or proposers to seek clarity. All members have full access to the proposals, and no one can justifiably be “surprised” at the convention.

To facilitate consideration on the convention floor, proposals that may not require discussion or that pertain to something as simple as generic editing or reordering of unchanged information will be presented on a consent agenda, a procedure similar to past convention consideration of proposed amendments en masse. Any item presented on the consent agenda may be removed and considered individually.

“To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.” —Anatole France, writer and journalist

Those who remember Focus 2000 may recognize some issues raised in the proposed amendments, such as consideration of proposed constitutional amendments every two years instead of every four. Those who participated in regional conference surveys may remember that a majority are willing to make or consider changes in membership requirements.

Many proposed amendments are not new thinking, just updated or more urgent than members thought they were 15 years ago. Every See FUTURE, 3

DKG NEWS JAN/FEB 2018 ■ 3

REMEMBER...Jan 2• Convention hotel block open

for reservations

Jan 15• Deadline for submitting

convention breakout and takeaway proposals

Feb 1• Convention registration

opens

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Scott named executive directorMembership Services Administrator (MSA) since 2011, Nita R. Scott has been named the new executive director at Headquarters by the Administrative Board. She began work in the new position in January.

Inducted into a Tennessee chapter in 2005, Scott became active at the chapter, state organization, and international levels almost immediately, conducting workshops at state organization, regional, and international meetings. As a current member in Texas, Scott has served on the state organization membership and leadership seminar committees. With a bachelor’s degree in business administration (marketing and management) and a Master of Science degree in educational leadership, Scott has used data as a tool to

enable Society leaders to develop strategies for marketing the Society and strengthening membership. As MSA, she served as headquarters liaison to the International Membership, Expansion, Golden Gift Fund, Educators Award, and Educational Excellence committees. Scott and husband, James, live outside Austin with seven horses, three dogs, a cat and a small herd of cattle. Look for the vacant membership services administrator position advertisement in the near future.

The 1983 and 2002 recipients of the International Achievement Award have passed away.

2002 Achievement Award recipient Dr. Theresa Fechek is remembered as a talented pianist and dedicated servant to DKG. Fechek died September 5, 2017, at her home in Ohio.

Fecheck taught elementary through high school in her early career, then counseled student teachers and taught in continuing education for several years after earning her doctorate. She came to Headquarters as the program/membership services administrator in 1977.

Her 24 years at Headquarters included her rise to executive coordinator, a position from which she retired in 2001. As executive coordinator, Fecheck also served as secretary-treasurer of the DKG Educational Foundation.

She will be remembered for her fierce determination and long service to education and the Society.

Dr. Alice Cheatley, 1983 Achievement Award recipient from Manitoba, Canada, passed away on November 20, 2017, at the age of 99. Cheatley and Past International President Jackie Cuppy are the only Canadian recipients of the award.

Cheatley was a trustee of The DKG Educational Foundation, co-chairing three Seminars in Purposeful Living while on the foundation board. She served as international second vice president and area representative (Canada) on the Administrative Board. She chaired the International Speakers Fund Committee and served on the committee to study Society regional structure and on the Achievement Award Committee.

As the first Canadian to serve on the Administrative Board and to receive the Achievement Award, Cheatley will be remembered for her dedication to both the Society and to furthering the honor of membership to Canadian educators.

FUTURE from page 2member has the privilege and responsibility to be informed of the possibilities and to give them careful thought. Whether proposed amendments are adopted or amended, we hold the future of DKG, individually and collectively. Acting together with a focus on the sustainability of The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, we will continue to be “Leading Women Educators Impacting Education Worldwide.”

“You can have the nine greatest individual ballplayers in the world, but if they don’t play together, the club won’t be worth a dime.” —Babe Ruth, baseball player

In this case, “playing together” means knowing the rules of the game– that is, knowing what are the proposals and their impact and understanding that YOUR participation is crucial.

Achievement Award recipients remembered

Nita R. Scott, executive director


Vice president nominees Becky Sadowski, current second vice president and a member since 1989, is the nominee for first vice president. Sadowski,

past Tennessee State Organization president and Southeast regional director, has demonstrated experience at all levels of DKG. She participated as a member of the Golden Gift Fund Committee and chair of the International Leadership Development and Membership committees. Sadowski is a retired university Department of Education chair.

Dr. Lace Marie Brogden, Ontario, Dean of Education at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Canada, is the nominee

for second vice president. Brogden is a past state organization president and presently serves as chair of the International Leadership Development Committee. She served on the Administrative Board as Northwest regional director and as area representative (Canada). She has served on four additional international committees including chair of the scholarship committee.

Regional director nomineesNominated for Europe regional director, Ingibjorg Jonasdottir is a past Iceland State Organization president and has served on the European Forum,

chairing for two years. She chaired the International Membership Committee and now serves on the Golden Gift Fund Committee.

Jane D. Tanner, nominee for Northeast regional director and mathematics professor at a NY community college, has

been a member since 1991. She has served as state organization executive secretary, president, and treasurer. Currently, she chairs the DKG Educational Foundation and has served on the finance and Golden Gift Fund committees.

Iowa State Organization’s Dr. Donna Niday, Northwest regional director nominee, is an associate

professor at Iowa State University. Niday has served as Iowa State Organization president, chaired the International World Fellowship Committee, and served on the International Leadership Development Committee.

Elaine Warwick, Southeast regional director nominee, served as Tennessee State Organization president,

first and second vice presidents, and executive secretary. On the international level Warwick was on the personnel and nominations committees and is currently chair of the Educators Award Committee. She is a Leadership Management Seminar graduate.

The Southwest regional director nominee is Marilyn Gregory. She has served on the International Educational Excellence,

Golden Gift Fund, and Personal Growth and Services committees. Gregory is a graduate of the Leadership Management Seminar, is the immediate past Texas State Organization president, and serves on the 2018 International Convention steering committee.

Member-at-large and area representative nominees

Connie Rensink, member-at-large nominee, presently chairs the International Membership Committee and the Texas State

Global Awareness committee. She is a 2012 International Leadership Management Seminar graduate and previously served on the International Scholarship Committee. Rensink was an International Speakers Fund speaker to Costa Rica.

Area representative (Canada) nominee Betty Rose, a member since 1991, is the immediate past Alberta State

Organization president. Rose has traveled to all provinces in Canada and filled various leadership roles at the chapter and state organization levels.

NOMINEES from page 1

Becky Sadowski

Dr. Lace Marie Brogden

Jane D. Tanner

Dr. Donna Niday

Marilyn Gregory

Connie Rensink

Ingibjorg Jonasdottir

Betty RoseElaine Warwick


Aurora Vignau, nominee for area representative (Latin America), currently fills an unexpired term in that position. She is a member

of the ad hoc election process committee. Her past experience includes chair of the International World Fellowship Committee and member of the ad hoc Latin American website committee.

Nominations committee (2018-2022) nominees

Europe: Eyglo Bjornsdottir is a past Iceland State Organization president. She is the webmaster for her state organization and

the European Forum. Bjornsdottir has given workshops at Europe regional conferences and pre-seminar programs. She is a senior lecturer at the University of Akureyri.

Northeast: Deborah Rodaway is a retired teacher with elementary through adult education experience. She

has held various DKG offices at the chapter and state organization levels including finance and scholarship committees. Rodaway is the Ontario State Organization president and was on the steering committee for the 2017 Northeast Regional Conference.

Northwest: Lynna Gene Cook is the clinical supervisor and program facilitator at the University of Nebraska,

Lincoln. She served as both a trustee and chair of the DKG Educational Foundation Board of Trustees. Cook is Nebraska State Organization parliamentarian and was awarded its 2005 achievement award.

Southeast: Ramona Jeffries is active in all levels of the Society. She served on the initial non-dues revenue committee and is

a past Kentucky State Organization president. She is an inductee in Kentucky State Organization’s Hall of Fame. Jeffries is a professional registered parliamentarian.

Southwest: Kathy Davis serves as the Southwest representative to the United States Forum. A past Oklahoma State Organization

president, she is a recipient of her state organization’s achievement award. Davis attended the 2008 Leadership Management Seminar and chaired Oklahoma’s leadership seminar. A member since 1987, Davis is the state organization webmaster.

Educational Foundation (2018-2024) nominees

Merry Lewis is past Arizona State Organization president and currently serves as state oganization

editor. She has served on three international committees, Golden Gift Fund, Non-dues Revenue, and Educators Award. Most recently she was the international speaker at El Salvador’s state organization convention. Lewis has been a member since 1977.

Beth Schieber has served as Southwest regional director. Her service includes seven international committees

and chairing the ad hoc committee investigating the establishment of the Arts and Humanities Jury. Schieber is a 1990 graduate of the International Leadership Management Seminar as well as a recipient of a Golden Gift Special Study Stipend.

Finance committee (2018-2022) nominees

Margery Threewit has served as Arizona State Organization Treasurer for the past six years as well as serving

on the state organization’s finance committee. Threewit served on the International Non-dues Revenue Committee and was a recipient of the Arizona State Organization Achievement Award. Threewit became a member in 2001.

Dr. Margie Nowak, current chair of the International World Fellowship Committee, previously served on the

nominations committee. Nowak is a past Nebraska State Organization president and is currently the Nebraska State Organization Treasurer. In 2015 she received the Nebraska State Organization Achievement Award.

Aurora Vignau

Margery Threewit

Dr. Margie Nowak

Eyglo Bjornsdottir

Deborah Rodaway

Lynna Gene Cook

Ramona Jeffries

Kathy Davis

Merry Lewis

Beth Schieber


Tours of Headquarters Building

Tentative 2018 International Convention Schedule-at-a-Glance

SundayJuly 15

Administrative Board brunch11:00 am-12:00 pm

Administrative Board meeting12:00 pm-4:00 pm

Administrative Board dinner6:00-8:00 pm

MondayJuly 16

Registration7:00 am-6:00 pm

Credentials Table7:00-9:00 am

Executive Board breakfast7:00-8:30 am

Executive Board meeting8:30-11:30 am

Executive Board lunch12:00 pm

Executive Board meeting (if needed)1:00-3:00 pm

First Timers meeting3:00-5:00 pm

Proposed Amendments Q&A3:00-5:00 pm

Parliamentary Procedures Primer3:30-5:00 pm

Flag Procession Rehearsal4:00-5:00 pm

Opening MeetingTexas Night6:30 pm

TuesdayJuly 17


Tech Station7:00-8:00 am

Tech Station7:00-8:00 am

Marketplace Set up7:30-11:00 am

Third General Meeting8:00-9:30 am

Zander Keynote Address10:00 am-12:00 pm

Marketplace12:30-5:30 pm

Breakout Session IISpeaker/author sign books1:15-2:00 pm

10-Minute Takeaways Session II2:10-2:20 pm

Breakout Session III2:30-3:15 pm

10-Minute Takeaways Session III3:25-3:35 pm

Breakout Session IV3:45-4:30 pm

Education Foundation Event6:30-9:00 pm

Tours of Headquarters Building1:30-4:30 pm


Tours of Headquarters Building9:00 am-4:00 pm


Regional Breakfasts6:45-8:45 am

Breakout Session V9:00-9:45 am

10-Minute Takeaways Session IV9:55-10:05 am

Fourth General Meeting; Lopez Keynote10:15 am-12:30 pm

Tech Station12:30-4:30 pm

Marketplace12:30-6:00 pm

Breakout Session VI12:30-6:00 pm

10-Minute Takeaways Session V2:25-2:35 pm

Breakout Session VII2:45-3:30 pm

Chorus Rehearsal3:30-5:00 pm

Tech Station1:45-4:45 pm

Breakout Session I2:15-3:00 pm

10-Minute Takeaways Session I3:10-3:20 pm

Proposed Amendments Q&A3:30-5:00 pm


Past International Presidents Dinner6:30pm

Second General Meeting8:00-10:00 am

Global Awareness Forum10:30-11:30 am

Impacting Education Worldwide Luncheon11:45 am-1:45 pm

WednesdayJuly 18

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday


ThursdayJuly 19


FridayJuly 20

Registration7:00 am-noon

Celebration of Life8:00-9:00 am

Fifth General MeetingFlag Recessional9:15 am-noon

Finance Committee & Executive Board lunch12:00-1:00 pm

Executive Board meeting1:15-1:45 pm

Forums2:00-4:00 pm

Installation Rehearsal4:15-4:45 pm


Reception6:00-6:45 pm

Celebration Banquet7:00-9:45 pm

SaturdayJuly 21

Educational Foundation meeting 7:00 am

Breakfast for 2016-2018 & 2018-2020 Administrative Boards, Ed Fdn & Society Headquarters administrators8:00 am

2018-2020 Administrative Board meeting followed by regional directors’ meeting9:00 am

Registration for Headquarters tours will be announced in coming months, including contact directions. A fee will be charged, including round-trip transportation and a 45-minute tour. Tour times coincide with breakout sessions, but not business meetings and major functions.


NKeynoters attest that individuals make a differenceNadia Lopez and Benjamin Zander are the keynote speakers for the 2018 International Convention in Austin. Zander will speak at the General Meeting on Wednesday, July 18; Lopez, at the General Meeting on Thursday, July 19. Both have written books that will be available for purchase. Good leaders commit to succeed

In The Bridge to Brilliance, Lopez describes her resolve to create a school that continues to save the future of children in one of the most underserved and marginalized communities in the country. She describes the arduous task of recruiting students and securing permission from their parents to let them go to school because of the danger the children encountered when they left their homes, homes that were threatened with drive-by shootings.

Lopez is the founding principal of Mott Hall Bridges Academy in an impoverished Brooklyn neighborhood. In her Ted Talk delivered in November 2015, Lopez said, “We are all committed to succeed, and good leaders do this.” To preview the power of her commitment to the future, view her TedTalk at https://www.ted.com/talks/nadia_lopez_why_open_a_school_to_close_a_prison.

Attitude is crucial for successZander is co-author of The Art of Possibility in which he describes

leadership using habits of being positive. The book and a YouTube excerpt posted in 2009 begin with the account

of two shoe salesmen sent to Africa to determine the possibilities of marketing shoes. One salesman telegraphs the home company that there’s no commercial future there because no one wears shoes. The second salesman telegraphs that the commercial future is unlimited because no one has shoes yet.

Zander uses humor and logic to convince readers and audiences that attitude is transformative in our personal and professional lives.

In a February 2008 TedTalk titled The Transformative Power of Classical Music (https://www.ted.com/talks/benjamin_zander_on_music_and_passion), Zander argues that no one is tone deaf, and then he sets out to prove it. He says, “It is one of the characteristics of a leader that he will not doubt for one moment the capacity of the people he’s leading to realize whatever he’s dreaming.”

Convention goers will be inspired, motivated, and energized by the exceptional attitudes and wisdom of Lopez and Zander. DKG members will learn again that individuals DO make a difference.

Lopez Ted Talk, Why Open a School Close to Prison

Lopez, and her book, The Bridge to Brilliance

Zander’s book, The Art of Possibility

Conductor and author Benjamin Zander

Zander Ted Talk, The Transformative Power of Classical Music


Hotel Registration Information

2018 International ConventionJW Mariott Austin110 E. 2nd StreetAustin, TX 78701

Convention rates are applicable July 14-22

online: https://aws.passkey.com/go/DeltaKappa-Gamma18

phone: 844.473.3959

group code: Delta Kappa Gamma International Convention

group rate cutoff date is5:00 p.m., Saturday, June 23rd

SINGLE/DOUBLE OCCUPANCY:............................................... $196eACH ADDITIONAL PERSON: ................................................... $20(plus state and local taxes)

“Job opportunity” for instrumentalists!• Do you play the guitar, acoustic or electric? Clarinet? Oboe?

Piano? Any other instrument?

• Would you like to perform preludes and postludes and other

music during the 2018 International Convention in Austin?

• Would you be an accompanist for the chorus?

• Do you know of individuals or small groups who would like

to perform during brief opportunities throughout the

convention? Including yourself?

If you are interested in participating in convention musical presentations, contact

Virginia McChesney at [email protected].


*Indicate number for each ticketed event. Prices include tax/gratuity. No meal tickets sold after June 30.

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First time attendees: check for permission to release contact information to a Texas ambassador.

REGISTER by one of two methods below. Online registration is recommended. Please print or type one member’s registration per form. Include guest information on member’s form. Download additional forms from www.dkg.org.

PAYMENT by check, money order or credit card information must accompany this form. For registration questions, call 512-892-0433 or email [email protected].

CANCELLATION requests must be in writing to the following address: Delta Kappa Gamma c/o Sandi Causey, 6105 Oakclaire Drive, Austin, Texas 78735–8611. Refunds require a written request postmarked by June 30. After June 30, only the registration fee will be returned. All cancellations, no matter when received, will be charged a $40 U.S. fee. Returned check fee is $35 U.S.

1. Internet: www.dkg.org Sandi Causey, Conventions Registration Solutions,6105 Oakclaire Drive, Austin, TX 78735–8611 USA

2. Mail form and payment to:

PHOTO RELEASE: By your attendance at this event you are granting your permission to be filmed, videotaped, audiotaped or photographed by any means and are granting full use of your likeness, voice and words without compensation.

2018 International ConventionREGISTRATION FORM • July 16-20 • Austin, Texas

Convention Events Cost Number TotalRegistration Fee (paid by ALL members) Postmarked on or before June 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $185 ______ _____ Postmarked after June 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $278 ______ _____Registration Fee Host State Organization Volunteer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $169 ______ _____Non-member Registration Fee Postmarked on or before June 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $240 ______ _____ Postmarked after June 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $357 ______ _____Member one day only (specify day) Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $80 ______ _____Member two day only (specify days) M/Tu Tu/W W/Th Th/F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $148 ______ _____Family member/medical companion (no program) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20 ______ _____International Executive Board Lunch | Monday, July 16 (Executive Board members only) . . . . . . . . . $61 ______ _____*Texas Night | Monday, July 16, must check if attending (no charge) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ______ _____*Impacting Education Worldwide Luncheon | Tuesday, July 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $67 ______ _____*“Sights and Sounds of Austin” DKGEF | Wednesday, July 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $155 ______ _____*Regional Breakfast | Thursday, July 19 (circle one) EU NE NW SE SW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $64 ______ _____International Executive Board Lunch | Friday, July 20 (Executive Board members only) . . . . . . . . . . . $69 ______ _____* Banquet | Friday, July 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $94 ______ _____30 Professional Development Clock Hours** (non-refundable) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50 ______ _____ TOTAL ENCLOSED (U.S. Dollars) $ _____**You must register at www.paec.org/deltakappagamma


AAt their November meeting, Administrative Board members moved the Society forward through the following actions:1. Ratified electronic voting since May 2017 meeting:

a. Passage of 2017 Regional Proposed Vendor Exhibitor List #3. b. Passage of recommendation the international executive board approve funding for Our Heritage IV from the Permanent Fund. c. Passage of recommendation to the international executive board to approve Connecticut State Organization as host of the 2019 Northeast Regional Conference. d. Unanimous approval for Cathy Daugherty to observe the November 2017 Administrative Board Meeting. e. Passage of recommendation to the international executive board to adopt the amended 2017-2018 adjusted budget.

2. Adopted vendor list #2 for the 2018 International Convention;

3. Adopted the 2016-2017 Audit; 4. Approved a vendor table fee of $60 U.S. for the Latin

American State Organizations to help them generate funds to provide non-dues revenue opportunities in their countries;

5. Recommended to the Executive Board a nominee for international honorary membership from the Membership Committee;

6. Dismissed the review of committee procedures manuals from Administrative Board subcommittees (ISR 8.005);

7. Approved collection for the Emergency Fund at international convention;

8. Recommended to the Executive Board that Pennsylvania State Organization host the 2020 International Convention;

9. Approved proposed 2018 International Convention fees;

10. Defined the purpose of DKG Next as an ongoing initiative and recommended that DKG Next be made a line item in the budget;

11. Approved up to $100,000 from the Permanent Fund for a dues processing project to update software and improve member experience;

12. Accepted proposed DKG Headquarters Organization Plan, November 2017;

13. Approved task force to study regional structure;14. Approved investigation of the sale of the C. Curry

Bohn painting donated to Headquarters by the Indiana State Organization in 1956 and reporting of results to the Administrative Board no later than May 2018;

15. Directed the executive director to investigate updating of the interior of Headquarters;

16. Approved entering into a contract for partnership with Susan Leahy as recommended by the non-dues revenue committee;

17. Suspended ISR 4.85.a(4); and18. Selected Nita Scott as executive director commencing

January 2018.

Board makes employee decision, approves software update, recommends honorary member nominee

The board also discussed and made recommendations of support or non-support for more than 130 proposed amendments; considered use of a hotel chain for conventions/conferences; discussed online streaming of sessions at the 2018 International Convention and the potential for remote attendance in the future; and evaluated results of DKG Next and revitalization visits.

Administrative Board members and Headquarters staff work together during November 2017 meeting.

DEADLINES

Feb 1• Lucile Cornetet Award for Professional Development Applications

Feb 1• Scholarship applications

• Chapter biennial reports

Feb 5• Submission period for Fine Arts Gallery closes

Feb 15• Meetings Made

Simple Seminar registration closes

Mar 1• State organization biennial reports

• Achievement Award

• Submission deadline for Bulletin: Journal

Apr 1• Dissertation recognition


Dear Annie …Have you ever heard the expression, “What would Annie Webb Blanton do?” I know my name gets thrown around. I have never been one to sit back and do nothing. So from time to time I will answer that very question. AWB

Dear Annie,Is it true that more than 130 constitutional

amendments will be presented at the international convention in Austin this summer? I know that moving forward and simplifying our lengthy constitution is important and I want to help, but how can we do it! Will we have time for speakers and breakout sessions? I am feeling buried in the process of considering all these details.

—Feeling Buried in Paper

Dear Feeling Buried,Yes, there are more than 130 proposed amendments

to consider. Four years ago when changes were suggested there were 19. I am proud of all the members who are

taking an interest and working together to move the Society forward. Have confidence. The constitution committee and the Administrative Board are working hard to organize the presentations of the amendments. The international parliamentarian will keep the business moving according to Robert’s Rules of Order. The amendments will be considered in logical groups. Do you know what a consent agenda is? That is when a group of agenda items are considered together. Usually these are items that are simple edits, corrections of a minor nature or common sense changes. These can all be considered as one and voted on once. Using a consent agenda will dramatically shorten the list of more than 130 and will give more time for the complex items to be considered. Be progressive. Have fun in Austin.

Did you know that DKG has a reorientation video on the international website? The video is an informational webinar to share the mission and vision of DKG, as well as how the Society was formed. The video is in four parts, each around 15 minutes in length. Did you know that the reorientation video includes information about the benefits of DKG? There are opportunities to learn, lead, and support your community. There are opportunities to earn scholarships. The DKG Emergency Fund helps members who have faced a natural disaster. Members supporting members is just one of the benefits of being in DKG. Did you know that the reorientation video makes a great chapter program? The video has several thought-provoking questions that can guide chapter discussions to assist in revealing your chapter’s focus and to create goals for the future. Consider using the video to create meaningful chapter programs that focus on the Society’s Purposes. The reorientation video can help members remember the value of being a part of DKG and give ideas to support existing members. It’s a great tool for both you and your chapter!

Making embers atter


March 18-21, 2018

For more details or to register, visit:http://www.usformdkg.org/formslogos.html

Join other Key Women Educators who are interested in advocating for women, children, and education. Spend four days participating in a seminar that features knowledgable speakers, a day on the Hill meeting with your individual Congressional Representatives, and tours in the Washington D.C. area.

BBeing a representative of the international level of the Society is the reason members of the Administrative Board and Headquarters administrators are sent to state organization meetings each year. While they may be thought of as your “guest” or a “visitor” at your meeting, they are much more than that and, therefore, do not carry that title.

State organization presidents request to have a Society representative, giving three names in priority order. The international president makes the assignments, trying to honor those requests for particular people whenever possible. Those assigned bring the “face” of International to members who may have never attended an international meeting, as well as those who are regular attendees. In bringing that “face,” Society reps also bring the latest news about what the international level of the Society is doing for all members. They bring a personal message to members from the international president, if she is not the Society representative to that state organization.

Society representatives also, if asked, present breakout sessions on a variety of timely topics, assist with ceremonies, make keynote addresses and any other action that helps make the meeting a success. Their interaction with members is an important part of their assignment.

Society reps are state organization bound2018 Society representatives to state organization meetings

• Alabama, Linda Navorska• Alaska, Carolyn Pittman• Alberta, Barb Whiting• Arizona, Pat Park• California, Becky Sadowski• Colorado, Pat Park• Costa Rica, Phyllis Hickey• District of Columbia, Barb Whiting• El Salvador, Dr. Rhonda Anderson• Finland, Bjorg Nakling• Georgia, Nita Scott• Great Britain, Phyllis Hickey• Hawaii, Dr. Judy Merz• Iceland, Carolyn Pittman• Idaho, Carolyn Pittman• Illinois, Dr. Gwen Simmons• Iowa, June Bowers• Jalisco, Aurora Vignau• Kentucky, Joan Wolfe• Louisiana, Dr. Hanna Fowler• Maine, Carolyn Pittman• Manitoba, Joan Wolfe• Maryland, Nita Scott• Massachusetts, Dr. Rhonda Anderson• Michigan, Joan Wolfe• Minnesota, Becky Sadowski• Montana, Carolyn Pittman• Nebraska, Becky Sadowski• The Netherlands, Dr. Hanna Fowler• New Brunswick, Aggie Moynihan• New Jersey, Barb Whiting• New Mexico, Nita Scott• N. Carolina, Dr. Lyn Schmid• N. Dakota, Dr. Rhonda Anderson• Nuevo Leon, Pat Park• Ohio, Aggie Moynihan• Oklahoma, Dr. Hanna Fowler• Oregon, Dr. Judy Merz• Pennsylvania, Nita Scott• Puebla, Aurora Vignau• Rhode Island, Dr. Lyn Schmid • San Luis Potosi, Aurora Vignau• S. Dakota, Dr. Lyn Schmid• Tennessee, Linda Navorska• Texas, June Bowers• Washington, Becky Sadowski• Wisconsin, TBD• Wyoming, June Bowers

February 24April 20-22April 20-21April 13-15

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April 20-22April 21

February 3April 13-15April 13-14

May 5June 12-14

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March 10March 23-25March 16-18

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May 5May 4-6May 4-6

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April 27-29April 14


IMembers pitch in, big timeYour

It’s budget time again! State organizations and many chapters are preparing budgets for the 2018-2019 fiscal year. Developing a budget is the responsibility of the finance committee. A budget provides a financial statement of estimated income and expenses for your state organization or chapter. No organization should function without a budget. When a state organization or chapter budget is developed, the finance committee presents it to the executive board for approval and then to the membership for a vote. The committee may develop a budget for the biennium or for one year. If the committee chooses to make a budget for the two years of the biennium, it should be reviewed before the second year to make necessary adjustments. You should be building a budget based on your state organization’s goals and needs. The state organization or chapter treasurer is a resource and can serve as a consultant for the finance committee. The treasurer can provide information about balances in the available fund, estimated income based on membership, pre-determined needs such as insurance costs and other known expenses. Your chapter rules and state organization by-laws will also provide necessary information for the budget process. The Finance Committee Guidelines booklet is available on the DKG website on the finance committee page and contains a sample budget worksheet. The more thorough the planning is in the budget process, the better your budget will serve your members and goals. Don’t forget to think about contingencies and unplanned expenditures. Remember that a budget is a projection and may need to be adjusted. It can serve to move your chapter and state organization forward.

moneybusiness

In addition to donating money to the Emergency Fund for members who have experienced natural disasters such as have occurred in the past few months, members across the Society are stepping up to assist those in need:• Texas State Organization’s campaign has two

components, Member to Member and Campus Helping Hands. Member to Member pairs members who have experienced a financial impact from a disaster such as Hurricane Harvey with an Encourager who agrees to pay that member’s dues for the year and send positive messages to that member throughout the year. To be an encourager, contact Michelle Grandinetti at [email protected]. Campus Helping Hands matches DKG units (chapters, districts, state organizations) and non-DKG units who wish to adopt a school campus or contribute in some way to a campus to help them recover from losses due to Harvey. If your group is interested in assisting in this way, contact Cookee Johnson at [email protected].

• For Puerto Rico, following Hurricane Maria devastation: 1. Members are offering to pay dues for members. 2. Chapters are raising money to help rebuild the schools when they are ready. 3. Members, chapters, state organizations can send/are sending money or school supplies to help restock classrooms.If you want to help, contact Business Director Phyllis

Hickey at [email protected] to get contact information of members in state organizations that need assistance, either personally or for their schools.

members received Emergency Fund

checks

amount donated to the DKG Emergency Fund

amount of Fund money sent to membersState Organizations assisted: Texas, Florida, Nebraska, Puerto Rico, Arkansas, Georgia, and Puebla (MX)

Emergency Fund Update From August 29-December 1, 2017

$77,125

$94,500


WWhat happens to proposed amendments between their submission and their presentation to members at an international convention?

In actuality, the events that progress from submission of proposed amendments to convention voting parallel those between a marriage proposal and the eventual public commitment made by a couple!

Marriage proposal: Engagement as Amendment proposal: Acceptance for consideration

The engagement period provides an opportunity to learn more about the parties involved. Accordingly, the initial review of submissions allows the International Constitution Committee to ascertain compliance with the governing documents and the Society Purposes.

At the constitution committee’s request, authors rework their proposed amendments to clarify meaning and intent and collaborate to produce one proposed amendment whenever several similar proposals were submitted. Edited rationales provide succinct statements supporting proposed changes.

Parental approval: Marriage proposal as Administrative Board: Amendment proposal

The Administrative Board reviews all proposed amendments before their publication in DKG NEWS. This review involves recommendations “to adopt,” “not to adopt,” or “to withhold.” (This latter designation can be given only to proposed amendments to the Constitution.)

Wedding plans: Wedding as Amendment presentation plans: Expected discussions

As the date for formal announcement of proposed amendments draws near, major preparations gear up as happens with an impending wedding. Ideas emerge to facilitate better understanding of the various proposals.

Some proposed amendments are designated for “consent agenda.” These address clarification, simplification, and/or editing-related issues, such as removal of committee guidelines from the governing documents.

Other proposed amendments are grouped in subject or “story” categories such as membership, training, and voting. By studying the proposed amendment groupings prior to convention, members come prepared to vote at each of the business sessions.

Marriage counseling: Marriage as Q&A sessions: Voting on amendmentsJust as the chance to ask questions prior to making a formal commitment

in a wedding ceremony is important, so too is the opportunity for members to get clarification. Constitution committee members will lead two Q&A sessions early in the convention for members to ask specific questions regarding the more than 130 proposed amendments to be addressed.

Informed members are the key to making good decisions that, once adopted, become official components of the Constitution/International Standing Rules, not unlike the official contract a marriage entails.

Amendment procedure likened to engagement-to-marriage process

Meetings Made Simple Seminar

Interested in effective meeting management? A planned parliamentary seminar, Meet-ings Made Simple, will include:• Pre-seminar independent study

• 20+ hours of training on site• Topics such as fairness to each member, protection of the minority, decisions based on the majority

• Instruction by International Parliamentarian Dr. Gwen Simmons and others

The seminar will be in Charlotte, NC, area on a Friday evening-Monday noon week-end. Seminar will be limited to 30-35 participants.

If interested, contact Simmons no later that February 15, 2018, at [email protected] for a registration form and more information.


TThirty-six women from 27 countries on five continents were selected for World Fellowship grants or extensions for 2017-2018. New recipients received $4,000 (U.S.) grants for graduate study at universities in Canada and the United States, while extensions of $800-$1,000 were granted to previous recipients when appropriate. As the recipients’ names, home countries, fields of study and universities show, DKG has a vast impact on worldwide education.

36 + 27 + 5 = $100,000

Fellowship Recipient Country Field of Study UniversityMalena Acuna Argentina Economics & Public Policy Harvard University

Oluwakemi Amodu Nigeria Nursing University of Alberta

Margiza Buranova Kasakhstan Special Education University of Missouri, Columbia

Kriza Faye Calumba Phillipines Nutrition and Food Science Louisiana State University

Maria Cavallo Argentina Law University of Tennessee

Leanna de Kock South Africa Human Genetics McGill University

Juanita Esguerra Colombia Global Affairs University of Notre Dame

Aalam Gul Farhad Afghanistan Women’s Gender & Sexuality Georgia State University

Masoona Jafari Afghanistan Public Health Portland State University

Mehr Asma Javed Pakistan Public Policy & Management Carnegie Mellon University

Lina Kerbelyte Lithuania TESOL SIT Grad. Institute, Brattleboro

Darya Levchenko Ukraine English (Film Studies) North Carolina State University

Aisha Mehmood Memon Pakistan Social Policy University of Pennsylvania

Karla Mena Rojas Costa Rica TESOL SIT Grad. Institute, Brattleboro

Florencia Mingo Chile Int. Educational Policy Harvard University

Glory Ovie Nigeria Educational Research University of Calgary

Ha Pham Vietnam Public Policy University of California, San Diego

Bethanie St. Louis Haiti Int. Development Admin. West Michigan University

Andrea Sosa Moreno Ecuador Epidemiology Michigan State University

Audur Thorisdottir Iceland Clinical Psychology University of Regina

Gabriella Winowatan Indonesia Public/Non-Profit Mgt./Policy Wayne State University

Anna Zabicka Latvia Anthropology Wayne State University

Fellowship Extension Country Field of Study UniversityEstella Achinko Cameroon Women’s Studies DePaul University

Anna Gabrielle Alejo Phillipines Developmental Psychology Columbia University

Marlene Bewa Benin Public Health University of South Florida

Maria Correa Chile Inst. Technology & Media Columbia University

Martha Emvula Namibia Special Education California State University

Patricia F. Guajardo Mexico Public Policy Oregon State University

Hatvany G. Concepcion Panama Architecture-Design Iowa State University

Tsering Gurung Nepal Journalism City University of New York

Sanja Ivanov Serbia Comparative Literature University of Toronto

Sheema Khawar Pakistan Women’s Studies San Diego State University

Nicole Ofosu (Lartey) Ghana Epidemiology University of Alberta

Trang Pham Vietnam Educational Leadership Pennsylvania State University

Pramila Rai Nepal Public Health University of Kentucky

Teresa Zulueta Coarasa Spain Biomedical Engineering University of Toronto

The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International (USPS 715-830)P.O. Box 1589, Austin, TX 78767-1589 USA

INTERNATIONAL ■ UPDATE

This column is submitted on a rotating basis by the Europe regional director, the area representatives for Canada and Latin America, and Japan


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AAt its November meeting, the International Speakers Fund (ISF) Committee reviewed a list of 42 eligible international speakers, received nine requests for speakers and approved eight requests. Assigned speakers and their destinations are• Tamara Flores Hernandez (San Luis Potosi) to Arizona• Barbara del Rocio Rodriguez (Puebla) to Guatemala• Dr. Lace Marie Brogden (Saskatchewan) to Idaho and South Carolina• Sylvie Bastien-Doss (Quebec) to Maine and Wyoming• Dianea Phillips (Quebec) to Pennsylvania• Janet Bell (Florida) to Nuevo León

The ISF Committee will present two 10-minute-take away sessions at the 2018 International Convention. One will provide information about how to become an international speaker and the other will provide information on how to request and

be approved to host an international speaker.

Request a speaker to bring your members perspectives on subjects other than DKG. Apply to be a speaker to bring your personal and/or professional experience to members in other countries. Apply! Request!

NE regional conference attendees helped make Canada’s 150th birthday an inspiring, enriching, enjoyable DKG event under NE Regional Director Carol Hughes’ leadership. Ontario hosts, joined by Quebec, New Brunswick, and members from Alberta, enjoyed the opportunity to bond and deepen friendships. Congratulations to Ontario’s Aggie Moynihan, appointed NE Regional Director, and to international nominees Betty Rose (AB) for area representative (Canada), Dr. Lace Brogden (SK)

for 2nd vice president, and Deborah Rodaway (ON) for nominations committee. A common goal across Canada is communication. Canadians accepted International’s invitation to participate in reviewing and submitting amendments to the Constitution, with British Columbia submitting two. International Women’s Education Network (IWEN), the current Canadian Project for 2014-2018, is changing its foundation name in Nepal to “Her International,” deeming the name “International Women’s Education Network” not easily identifying who the group is. British Columbia compared that to DKG -- what does our name mean? Their motion to change the name to “Women Educators International (DKG)” will be voted on at the 2018 International Convention. The official adoption of the name “Alberta DKG” this spring expands geographic provincial names.

Significant outreach projects include Alberta’s Beta Chapter’s 12th year in support of RESET Society of Calgary, taking exploited women and girls off the street, and another providing mitts, scarves and school supplies for street teens. Exciting programs across Canada include a presentation by Roberta Bondar, prominent Canadian astronaut; a panel of early-career educators; a speaker on gifted education; speaker Dr. Sheree Kwong See, a provincial Advocate for Seniors; and Homa Hoodfar, professor emerita in anthropology at Montreal’s Concordia University. Hoodfar, who researches Muslim women’s roles in public life, inspired Quebec members by sharing her research and 112-day imprisonment on made-up charges. She extended gratitude to the DKG international community for helping to secure her release.

Canadian members further Society/society goals

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