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State Convention Fun at University of Georgia

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Official Publication of the

Georgia State Organization

SUMMER 2017

Vol. 65 No. 8

ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNERS

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PRESIDENT’S PAGE PAGE 3

LEADERSHIP SEMINAR SALUTE

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Jan Hatterman, Lisa Gilligan, and Lisa Goodin enjoy the festivities at the first-ever tailgate party at the Psi State convention.

PSI STATE NEWS

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Achievement Awards Our first winner of the newly-created Rosebud Award is Laura Croom of Alpha Theta Chapter in District IV. The Rosebud Award honors a member who has shown outstanding service to her chapter and Psi State within her first seven years of membership. Laura has been a member for six years. She currently serves on Psi State’s Communications Committee and the 2017 State Convention Committee, where she coordinated the highly successful Tailgate Party. She plans trips for her chapter to local theater productions, visits to shut-ins or sick members, birthday celebrations, and group dinners. She is slated to be her chapter’s president for the 2018-2020 biennium.

Our first winner of the newly-created Legacy Award is Janice Cochran of Beta Epsilon Chapter in District II. The Legacy Award honors a member of 25+ years who has been a distinguished, faithful worker on the chapter and state levels. Janice has been a member for 42 years. She has served as president of her chapter for three bienniums, has published chapter newsletters quarterly for 12 years, and has been responsible for the Silent Auction for 18 years to raise scholarship monies for World Fellowship. She has served Psi State as District Director, on the Membership Committee, and is currently Chair of Expansion and Supportive Chapter Committee. She has received the Boylston Grant four times. She is described as the “glue” that keeps her chapter together.

Our Achievement Award winner for 2017 is Ann Clark of Delta Chapter. This award is the highest award a Delta Kappa Gamma member can receive. Ann is a 44-year member of DKG. She has served for 18 years as her chapter’s Orientation Chair and has been the face of her chapter to new initiates. On the state level, our recipient has served faithfully as the Executive Board Reservations Chair from 1997-2015. Her "behind the scenes" efforts helped make the Executive Board function at an optimum level of excellence. She represented the state organization and the society in a professional and helpful manner. Many new chapter presidents and committee chairs were "oriented" to Executive Board and found their first meeting rewarding due to her assistance and encouragement.

Mary Anne Barlow

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Janice Cochran, Legacy Award Winner

Ann Clark, Achievement Award Winner

Gail Springstead with Laura Croom, Rosebud Award Winner

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President’s Message

The 58th Georgia (Psi) State Convention was filled with fun, fellowship, remembrances, recognitions and a “Celebration of Our Impact.” Kudos to Melissa Rawlins and Judy Scarboro, convention co-chairs, and an awesome, hard-working committee: Lola Bell, Laura Croom, Dr. Hanna Fowler. Dr. Stephanie Golden, Carla Houston, Virginia McChesney, Shannon Robertson, Marilyn Tate, and Jennifer Yauck as well as a host of volunteers. I had a blast!

Every Georgia Convention Banquet ends with the installation of the newly elected Georgia Leadership Team. I was thrilled and honored to pass the gavel to 2017-19 Georgia (Psi) State President, Virginia McChesney, and the rest of the incoming Leadership Team.

I have been honored to serve as your president. The 2015-17 Leadership Team should be proud of our biennium and what has been accomplished. I am excited about the future. Thanks to everyone across the state who joined our call to “Impact Members…Impact Communities”!!

Gail Springstead

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Judy Scarboro, Convention Co-Chair

Convention Co-Chair Melissa Rawlins, Shannon Robertson, Jennifer Yauck, and Marilyn Tate

Lyn Schmid, Alison Wright, and Gail Springstead

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Communications Committee The Georgia Psi State Communication Committee honored forty-one chapters at the state convention. The awards were based on the number of points accrued by sending quarterly chapter newsletters, having a minimum of five media releases, and having a certified chapter website during the 2015-2017 biennium.

Exemplary Communication chapters, earning 70-80 points, include the following: Beta Delta, Gamma Theta, Beta Epsilon, Beta Kappa, Gamma Chi, Mu, Alpha Iota, Alpha XI, Beta Gamma, Gamma Alpha, Epsilon, Alpha Theta, Beta Eta, Beta Zeta, Delta, Rho, XI, Sigma, Alpha Delta, Alpha Omicron, Alpha Chi, and Alpha Alpha.

Merit Chapters, earning 50-65 points, include these chapters: Beta Nu, Delta Alpha, Lambda, Alpha Kappa, Beta Eta, Gamma Eta, Gamma Tau, Nu, and Tau.

Honorable Distinction awards of 30-45 points were presented to Iota, Chi, Beta Eta, Beta Rho, Gamma Epsilon, Gamma Omicron, Gamma Delta, Alpha Zeta, Alpha Omega, Alpha Tau, and Beta Alpha.

Thank you chapter presidents, web masters, and chapter communication committees. A special thanks to the State Communication Committee members, Laura Croom, Cheryl Goff, Syd Morrison, Elaine Ruckel, Psi State News Editor Leslie Giraldo, State Webmaster Sandra Yerby, and Betty Richardson, Communication Chair.

Red Rose Recognitions The following members have earned various distinctions from the local to international level. •Sharon Barrow, Lucile Cornetet Individual Professional Development Award Winner •Sabrina Bennett, Jim Perkins Dedication Award •Barbara Blasco, article published in The Delta Kappa Gamma Collegial Exchange •Linda Byrd, International Scholarship •Tonya Callahan, Fannin County Elementary School Teacher of the Year •Gena Chambers, Towns County Middle School Teacher of the Year •Mary Clement, article published in The Delta Kappa Gamma Collegial Exchange •Rhonda Doster, Georgia Retired Educators Association's Outstanding Educator Award •Haley Dyer, Earned Educational Specialist in Curriculum & Instruction •Cheryl Goff, DKG Gallery of Fine Arts •Stella Price, Teacher of the Year for Baldwin Elementary •Melissa Ward, Jim Perkins Dedication Award

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Orders of the Rose

Chapters that have increased membership during the biennium:

District I

Gamma Lambda

Gamma Nu

District II

Alpha Gamma

Beta Kappa

Beta Rho

Gamma Chi

District III

Epsilon

Mu

Alpha Iota

Gamma Gamma

District IV

Kappa

Rho

Gamma Delta

Gamma Tau

District V

Alpha Chi

Alpha Omicron

District VI

Alpha Alpha

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Leadership Seminar Salute For the past eight years, Psi State has benefitted from the dedication and work of Dr. Hanna Fowler and Jonnie Ghetti in identifying and developing leaders for DKG. These inspiring leaders have taken the helm and steered the ship of successful Leadership Seminars I and II serving as presenters. Through the seminars, a cadre of leaders has been created for chapter, state and international leadership. The leaders of the seminar have left a legacy of excellence. As they relinquish the job as presenters, they leave a strong crew to man the oars. Thank you, Hanna and Jonnie, for charting a course of greatness.

Invitation to Southeast Regional

Georgia peaches are headed to the 2017 SE Regional July 19-22 at the Sheraton Myrtle Beach Convention Center. The conference opens Wednesday night at 7 p.m. and ends at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. The days are filled with interesting speakers, workshops, fellowship, and the many Myrtle Beach attractions! Georgia is well represented with workshops by Dr. Hanna Fowler, Leslie Giraldo, and Dr. Patia Rountree.

Members will want to check out the workshops held by the International Constitution Committee previewing some of the changes on the election process that will be proposed and voted upon at the 2018 International Convention in Austin, Texas.

Georgia attendees will gather on Friday, July 21, at 6p.m. for a private dinner upstairs at the Chestnut Hill Restaurant a short drive from the hotel. The dinner will be dutch treat, so you can order anything you want from the extensive menu. An invitation will arrive shortly with additional details.

Registration and hotel information can be found on www.dkg.org. Registration prices increase June 19, so make sure you register early. The hotel registration deadline is June 26. The deadline for purchasing conference meals is July 5.

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2017 Leadership Seminar Participants

and Committee Members

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Education Excellence Committee

SEE (Supporting Early-Career Educators) Participation recognizes those chapters who reported

completing any activity which they felt met the criteria of supporting early-career educators.

These activities ranged from supplying first-of -year goodie bags to providing year-long/multi-year

support.

District I: Zeta, Iota, Omega, Beta Delta, Beta Nu, Delta Alpha

District II: Lambda, Chi, Beta Epsilon, Beta Rho, Gamma Eta, Gamma Phi, Gamma Chi

District III: Epsilon, Mu, Beta Gamma, Gamma Alpha, Gamma Gamma, Gamma Psi

District IV: Delta, Kappa, Rho, Alpha Eta, Alpha Theta, Gamma Delta, Gamma Tau

District V: Xi, Sigma, Alpha Delta, Alpha Epsilon, Alpha Omicron, Alpha Chi, Gamma Upsilon

District VI: Tau, Alpha Zeta, Beta Alpha, Alpha Tau

The following chapters contributed to the Schools For Africa project by making monetary donations through UNICEF.

District I: Zeta, Iota, Alpha Beta, Beta Nu, Gamma Lambda, Delta Alpha

District II: Alpha Rho , Beta Epsilon, Beta Eta, Gamma Chi

District III: Epsilon, Mu, Alpha Xi

District IV: Delta, Eta, Beta Zeta, Gamma Delta, Gamma Tau

District V: Xi, Sigma, Alpha Omicron, Alpha Chi

District VI: Tau, Alpha Alpha, Alpha Tau, Beta Alpha, Beta Theta

Award for Chapter Excellence (ACE) recognizes those chapters who submitted application acknowledging chapter leadership, programs, projects, and activities, dynamics, member participation, planning, communication, and financial support. These chapters were recognized: Alpha Chi, Beta Omicron, Alpha Delta, Epsilon, Alpha Epsilon, Gamma Lambda, Alpha Omicron, Sigma, Alpha Tau, Xi, Beta Gamma. The chapter earning the state-level ACE was Alpha Chi.

Kathy Brown

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2017 Convention Items for Sale Limited Supplies

Convention bags ($4.00 each) Black with red trim with rose and DKG in red imprinted

Small spiral notebooks ($1.00 each)

Small multi-color circles with Delta Kappa Gamma 2017 Psi State Convention imprinted in a white box

DKG ink pens ($2.00 each)

Luncheon DKG charms/pin ($5.00 each) • small, round silver charms with DKG imprinted on one

side and 2017 on the other • a red tip on a stick pin going through the hole makes it a

pin for your ribbon or take out the red stick pin and add to charm bracelet.

Banquet rose pendants ($5.00 each) some with and some without jump rings.

Shipping: Add $3.00 to all orders

Email your order to me and send the money the same day. When I receive the money , your order will be processed. Due to my travels, orders will be processed after June 20.

PRINT YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS CLEARLY

Judy Scarboro 2684 L. J. Road Claxton, GA 30417 912.690.3136 jjscarboro@bellsouth.net

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Save the Date

July 19 - 22

Southeast Regional Conference in Myrtle Beach

Have you registered?

August 25-26

Planning With Leading Women Educators (2017-19 GA State Organization Officers, Editor, Webmaster, District Directors, Committee Chairs)

September 23, 2017 Executive Board

Tremendous gratitude to Heather Scarboro for her many beautiful photographs from state convention!

Please direct questions or comments about this issue to the editor at dkggaeditor@gmail.com.

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