University Women’s Club announces events
The University Women’s Club was founded in 1900 and in 1915 began KU’s longest continuous scholarship program. The club welcomes colleagues and spouses across our extended KU family. To learn more, contact Ann Blackhurst at 841-4099 or Janis Hutchison at 842-6131, or visit the club’s Web site, www.ku.edu/~univwm.
Here’s the club’s 2006-2007 meeting schedule:
Sept. 7: Membership opening fall reception: 4 p.m.-6 p.m., Malott room, Kansas Union.
Sept. 15: New member luncheon, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Chancellor’s residence.
Oct. 5: “Conceptual Art, Conceptual Work,” Saralyn Reece Hardy, director, Spencer Museum of Art.
Nov. 2: “One Day Has Led to Another,” Bill Snead, senior editor and photojournalist, Lawrence Journal-World.
Dec. 7: “Nice Work If You Can Get It,” John Staniunas and Leslie Bennett, faculty, KU Department of Theatre and Film.
Feb. 1: “Superwoman 2007,” the Rev. Br. J. Oliver Lee Jr., associate rector, Trinity Episcopal Church.
March 1: “Life at the Red Cross,” Jane Blocher, executive director, the American Red Cross Douglas County Chapter.
April 5: “Nurturing KU’s Student and Alumni Involvement,” Rick Ginsberg, dean, KU School of Education.
In addition to the meetings listed above, members of the University Women’s Club gather for a variety of interest groups, including book discussions, bridge, dining and support for moms. A full list of these interest groups can be found on the club Web site or at www.ljworld.com.
A complete list of officers and committee chairwomen also is available online at www.ljworld.com.
Contacts for the University Women’s Club
Board of Directors, 2006-2007
Executive Committee
Honorary president: Leah Hemenway, 841-0989
President: Janis Hutchison, 842-6131
President-elect: Susie Lacy, (913) 768-0678
Recording secretary: Tammy Steeples, 842-7491
Corresponding secretary: Mary Weinberg, 843-4113
Treasurer: Caroljean Brune, 843-3813
Treasurer-elect: Sandi Miller, 832-2582
Members at large: Kathe Dougherty, 841-7453; Barbara Duke, 749-0786; Carmela Sibley, 841-4560.
Ex-officio: Gwen Dobson, 841-9658
Standing Committees
Chairs and chairs elect
History: Yvonne DaCosta, 760-2344
Interest groups: Carolyn Schroeder, 843-7747; Nancy Hale-Martinko, 843-4343
Malott Room: Anne Poggio, 841-3149; Lee Ketzel, 843-4834
Membership: Ann Blackhurst, 841-4099, Esther Smith, 842-1660
New Members/Friends: Glenda Stevens, 841-0108; Sharon Brown*, 842-2079
Nominations: Ann Blackhurst, 841-4099
Policy: Mary Corman, 842-0433
Program: Mary Robison, 841-4299, w/ Table Decor, Marian Scheid, 843-5624, and Lucy Smith, 842-0162; and Menus, Dottie Norland, 842-0746
Publications Design: Jeannot Seymour, 843-6774
Public Relations: Susan Lomas, 841-3248
Reservations: Sandi Miller, 832-2582
Scholarship: Susie Lacy, (913) 768-0678