Volume 3 - Issue 10 | April 15, 2024 | |
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SEVENTH ADSOEF ANNUAL MEETING
What an absolute joy and delight to see so many OSO/ADSOEF members who participated in the seventh ADSOEF Annual Meeting on Saturday, April 6, 2024, in Grove City, Ohio. A special thank you to OSO President Melodie McGee for giving us permission to combine our annual meeting with the OSO Spring Executive Board.
In this issue of Foundation Matters are articles of the ADSOEF 2024-26 Directors election, the 86th Birthday Luncheon and the announcement of 17 Student Teaching Grants. Be sure to also check out the website at adsoef.org for a copy of the Report for the 2024 Annual Meeting (can be found in Official Documents). An additional thank you to all who contributed so generously during the 86th Birthday Luncheon. We truly have an amazing and giving membership!
Many thanks to all who are involved in the many facets of this Foundation. Please know your involvement, no matter at what level, is valued and immeasurable. We are sincerely grateful to each one of you. Thank you for your unwavering support…ADSOEF would not be what it is today without all of YOU. YOU are definitely making a difference to Ohio’s educational excellence.
Our infinite gratitude,
The ADSOEF Directors
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Newly Elected ADSOEF Board of Directors | |
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Pictured from left to right are Susan Samoviski, Chi; Chris Snoddy, Alpha Lambda; Dr. Lois Harkins, Alpha Lambda; Hannah Fairbanks, Gamma Theta; and Candace Haudenschild, Alpha Psi.
Congratulations to the 2024-2026 Elected Directors of ADSOEF!
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2024 -2025
Esther H. Strickland and
Jane Brundige Stein Student Teaching Grant Recipients
On April 6, at the OSO 86th Birthday Luncheon, Marilyn Slusser, OSO Scholarship Chair and the ADSOEF Scholarship Liaison honored the 2024-2025 Esther H. Strickland and Jane Brundige Stein Student Teaching Grants. ADSOEF budgeted funds for OSO/ADSOEFF to award seventeen student teaching grants. The grants ranged from $2,500.00 to $1,100.00.
At Miami University we have the following recipients: Melinda Barman, Chemistry; Delaney Barrett, Language Arts; Mackenzie Claypool, High School Inclusive Special Education; Jordan Hammond, History; Courtney Kidd, PreK-5; Mackenzie May, Primary Education; Mary McCauley, PreK-5; Carissa Osborne, Integrated Math; Sydney Reynolds, Integrated Special Education; and Kayla Wood, Middle School Math.
The recipients from Kent State University include Madison Beadling, Early Childhood; Alisia Gerber, Early Childhood; Lauren Jewell, Early Childhood; Makala Johnstone, PreK-5; Michaela Nottee, Early Childhood; and Giana Schiavi, Early Childhood.
The last recipient is Kyle Kaiser, Preschool-2nd Grade, who received the Jane Brundige Stein Student Teaching Grant from The Ohio State University, Marion Branch.
These seventeen future educators are just waiting to bloom into outstanding educators! Many thanks to all OSO/ADSOEF members, chapters, and friends for your generous donations to ADSOEF, as you know and can see the value of your numerous donations. Please know that we, as a society, are truly fulfilling Purpose #5 for the Delta Kappa Gamma Society.
Nicole Burley, Delta Kappa
Sue Loader, Alpha Psi
Judy McClanahan, Gamma Nu
Marilyn Slusser, Delta Kappa, Chairman
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A Round of Applause to the OSO Scholarship Committee!
Marilyn Slusser, OSO Scholarship Chairman and ADSOEF Scholarship Liaison, along with the OSO Scholarship Committee received over 23 applications for the Esther H. Strickland and Jane Brundige Stein Student Teaching Grants. The committee members spent most of February and the first part of March individually reading submissions and scoring each application using an evaluation rubric. At a Zoom meeting on March 5, the committee meet to rank the applicants and to determine the student teaching grant awards.
The Directors would like to take this moment to extend and knowledge our heartfelt gratitude to Marilyn Slusser, Chairman, Delta Kappa; Nicole Burley, Delta Kappa; Sue Loader, Alpha Psi; and Judy McClanahan, Gamma Nu, for their extraordinary efforts and special attention to details in this rather involved grant and scholarship selection process. Here is a round of applause for each of you with our sincere thanks for a job especially well done!
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Our Seeds are Sprouting!
After attending the OSO 86th Birthday Luncheon on Saturday, April 6, 2024, at Grove City, there is no doubt our DKG/OSO/ADSOEF members are seeing the benefits of Planting Seeds for the Future. It was a joy that 17 university students were awarded the Esther H. Strickland Student Teaching Grant. These grants help fund the future of education! Many thanks to Marilyn Slusser and the OSO Scholarship Committee for the countless hours spent recruiting student teachers, screening application forms, and selecting worthy recipients for these grants. In addition, a huge Thank you goes out to every DKG member who contributed during the year. At the Birthday Luncheon, members generously donated $2,285.00. Thus far for the 2023-2024 fundraising campaign, $15,874.78 has been donated.
Keep in mind that contributions to ADSOEF are welcomed and encouraged at any time of the year. What a lovely way to honor or remember a special lady as Mother’s Day approaches! Birthdays, anniversaries, or any day would be a perfect time to recognize a special person in your life. Donations may be made online by visiting the adsoef.org website or by downloading the Contribution Form at the bottom of this article. Continue Planting Seeds for a Brighter Future!!
The ADSOEF Fundraising Committee,
Joan Avery, Chi
Holly Buente, Gamma Pi
Nancy Russell, Beta Kappa
Linda Diltz, Beta Rho, Co-chairman
Barb Zirke, Alpha Psi, Co-chairman
ADSOEF Contribution Form
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Planting Seeds for the Future! | |
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Dr. Norma Kirby
In honor of Jim and Julie Kellough
Gamma Iota Chapter
Zeta Chapter
Beta Chapter
In memory of Barbara Bradford
Helenu Morgan
Linda Sauer
In honor of Dr. Lois Harkins
Jan Schoellman
In memory of Phyllis Smith
Shirley Moore
In honor of OSO President
Melodie McGee
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Jane E. Meese
In memory of John P. Cannizzaro, Jr.
Alpha Lambda Chapter
Rita Ross
Gamma Pi Chapter
In memory of Sr. Charlotte Italiano
In memory of Barbara J. Mauch
Chi Chapter
Chi Chapter
In memory of Vell H. Snyder
In memory of Andra Surratt
In memory of Barbara Blair
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Into the Future…Important Dates to Remember!
April 15, 2024 - 6:30 PM
Governance Committee Meeting
April 22, 2024 - 1:30 PM
Finance Committee Meeting
May 7, 2024 - 6:30 PM
Fundraising Committee Meeting
May 15, 2024
Foundation Matters arrives in your mailbox
May 20, 2024 - 7:00 PM
ADSOEF Board of Directors Meeting
June 3, 2024 - 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM
Scholarship Committee Meeting
Hilliard Library
June 15, 2024
Foundation Matters arrives in your mailbox
June 17, 2024 - 7:00 PM
ADSOEF Board of Directors Meeting
June 18, 2024 - 1:00 PM
Fundraising Committee Meeting
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Brenda Armstrong, OSO State Member
2023-2025
Linda Diltz, Beta Rho
2023-2025
Debra (Debbie) Frazier, Beta Rho
2021-2024
Dr. Lois Harkins, Alpha Lambda
2021-2024
Treasurer
Millie Holzer, Beta Zeta
2021-2024
Diana Kirkpatrick, Alpha Delta
2023-2025
Chairman
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Sue Loader, Alpha Psi
2023-2025
Vice Chairman
Tammy Schroeder, Beta Eta
2023-2025
Barbara Smith, Zeta
2023-2024
Christine (Chris) Snoddy, Alpha Lambda
2021-2024
Secretary
Melodie McGee, Gamma Nu
2023-2025
Ex-officio Ohio State Organization Liaison
OSO President
Dr. Norma K. Kirby, Alpha Delta
ADSOEF Registered Statutory Agent
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