Honors and Awards Given at the 2023 Oregon State Organization Convention

Longevity Awards;
25 Years: Inducted 1998
Lise Van Brunt, Omega; Catie Thurber Brown, Beta Beta; Carol Ann Stanfield, Beta Gamma; Ann Aiken, State Member
50 Years: Inducted 1973
Jean Fairbairn, Chi; Roseealie Johnson, Alpha Phi
55 Years: Inducted 1968
Edith Orner, Kappa; Joyce Givens, Sigma
60 Years: Inducted 1963
Elia Li Harmon, Chi

Chapter Awards:
Rosette:
Psi Chapter
Alpha Omicron Chapter

Order of the Rose
Lambda Chapter
Omega Chapter
Alpha Epsilon Chapter
Beta Beta Chapter

2023 State Service Awards: Look on the  Awards Page.

Honors and Awards Given at the 2019 Oregon State Organization Convention
(Scroll Down for 2018)

Oregon State Service Awards: 2019

Service to the Society:
Alice Hartness-Reichle

DKG: 40 years! Chapter secretary, vice president, and president; chapter committees—a member or chair of every one of them. Oregon State secretary, vice president, president, plus member or chair of seven state committees. Active on International committees. Served on committees for two regional conferences.

Service to Education:
Nancy Jo Lewis

Founding chapter member; parliamentarian, vice president, and president; chapter committees and chapter grants and scholarships. OREA member and officer; OEA member; 30-year career in education

Service to Community:
Sheila Sundahl

DKG: 26 years! Chapter world fellowship, secretary, vice president, president. Campfire and Boy Scouts of America. League of Women Voters. National Alliance on Mental Illness volunteer, pro- gram leader, facilitator, and instructor for 30+ years. Church Women United: Interfaith Shelter, Chil- dren’s Shelter, St Vincent’s Home for teen girls. Advocate for women’s rights worldwide. Nobel Peace Laureate Project developer and officer.

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2018 - 2019 Financial Awards: Oregon State Organization

Dagmar Jeppson: Emily Hickman
Personal Growth: Julie Busby and Deborah Starr

Chapter Awards: 2019

Order of the Rose: Omega/2, Lambda/3, Alpha Omicron/4, Alpha Nu/5, Beta Beta/5
Rosette Award: Zeta/1

50 - Year Members: Initiated between January 1 - December 31, 1969

Cheryle Barker, Alpha Omega/4; Barbara Wray, Alpha Omicron/5; Mary Watts, Pi/4

25 - Year Members: Initiated between January 1 - December 31, 1994

Wanda Eddy, Omicron/2; Lesley Matson (deceased), Lambda/3; Dorothy Vetter-Atkins, Kappa/3; Ruth Ann Young, Kappa/3
Jill Snyder, Alpha Epsilon/5; Kelly Paris, Alpha Nu/5; Mary Aspen, Beta Gamma/6

Those Attending for the First Time

Shawnase Murphy, Teresa Shinn, Pam Culp, Janet Schultz, Kendra Schlabach +1

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Honors and Awards Given at the 2018 State Conference

Service to Community

Tawnya Campbell
Omega/2

Service to State

Sandy Watts
Omicron/4

Service to Education

Camille Ronzio
Lambda/3

2017-2018 Financial Awards - Alpha Rho State

Emma Henkle Scholarship: Nancy Schaal-McHarry, Lambda/3 - For Special Endorsement in Reading
Jeppeson Grant: Jodi Emmons,  Sponsored by Lambda/3  (Honorary Member) - For MA work in Educational Policy and Management & Elementary Ed. Certification
Edith Green Grant: Regina Winkle-Bryan, Sponsored by Psi/5 - For MAT degree work in English

Commemorative Scholarships

Mary Klages, Kappa/3 - Personal Growth trip to Boston, MA, to study poetry
Mary Snodgrass, Pi/6 - Personal Growth trip to Iceland and the United Kingdom
Dana Murphy, Beta Beta/5 - DKG National Legislative Seminar in Washington D.C.
Dana Murphy, Beta Beta/5 - CTAUN Conference: "Stepping Up to Protect the World's Children," New York City, NY
Kate Kelleher, Beta Beta/5 - DKG National Legislative Seminar in Washington, D.C.
Pamela Kenyon, Beta Beta/5 - Road Scholars Program: "Discover Washington, D.C.

Unique Boutique Awards

Pam Kenyon, Beta Beta/5, Linda di Pietro, Alpha Omicron/4, and Mary Bell, Beta Beta/5: all First Timers. Presented by Catie Thurber-Brown. (Darlene Cook, VP, in background.)

These awards are funded by the Unique Boutique and presented to those who apply for assistance when attending a state, regional or International Conference for the "First Time."

Chapter Awards

Rosette Award: Lambda Chapter, District 3
Order of the Rose Award: Omega Chapter, District 2 AND Alpha Nu Chapter, District 5

50 - Year Members: Initiated between January 1 - December 31, 1967

Joyce Givens, Sigma/3: Sandra Geiseman, Gamma/3: Edith Orner, Kappa/4: and Helen Fohl, Alpha Nu/5

25 - Year Members: Initiated between January 1 - December 31, 1992

Betty Krause, Iota/1
Nichole Muritaugh, Iota/1
Mary Lemmon, Zeta/1
Barbara Smutz, Zeta/1
Judith Sheppard, Gamma/3

Marietta Kuykendall, Alpha Nu/5
Jo Rossman, Alpha Nu/5
Pamela Westcoll-Culp, Beta Beta/5
Jane Calavan, Alpha Phi/6
Sandra Poole, Beta Gamma/6
Frances Taylor, Beta Gamma/6

Thanks go to the generosity of the women in attendance at the 2018 Alpha Rho State Conference in Bend.
A total of $2,045.10 was raised through donations and purchases from and for the following:
International Emergency Fund
Luncheon Scholarship Collection
Basket Auction for Scholarships
Unique Boutique Funds