Southern Highlights

Austin Minnesota Branch

Volume 8 Number 8 May 2010

Shaping the World One Woman at a Time

Co-President’s Column

Where has the past two years gone? We have enjoyed our term as co-presidents of the Austin Branch of AAUW. The time went by swiftly as the months marched past with regular activities and some initiatives added to the mix.

Much of the credit for the many projects that were successfully completed goes to our wonderful board. Program v.ps Dani Heiny and Sue Howard came up with many excellent programs for our meetings while membership v.ps DedaRae Graber and Sandy Folk worked to increase membership and to make everyone feel welcome. Secretary Ellen Stark kept excellent minutes while Treasurer Joyce Goetz kept track of our finances. Continue reading →

Southern Highlights

Austin Minnesota Branch

Volume 8 Number 7 April 2010

Shaping the World One Woman at a Time

Co-President’s Column

The program for the April meeting will be great as witnessed by those of us who judged the Women’s History Month contest at Austin High School. The projects were terrific and the winning entries will present at our April meeting. Laura Tjomsland, Ann Odegaard, Janet Gilbertson and LeeAnn Ettinger worked with me judging the entries. Thanks to each of them.

The entire Women’s History Month activities at Austin High School went very well with Ann Bancroft providing a stimulating program to the entire student body. She also had lunch with the contest winners and met with three large groups of students in the afternoon. All this after flying into the Twin Cities from Norway the day before! Please express your gratitude to members of the Austin Public Education Foundation, the Noon Kiwanis, the Early Riser Kiwanis and the Rotary Club. They provided financial support for the project as did Carolyn Bogott and Sue Grove. If any other members would like to make a contribution, it would be greatly appreciated. Additional donations would offset the amount that we are taking from branch funds. Continue reading →

AAUW_March_2010_Newsletter

Southern Highlights – Austin

Minnesota Branch

Volume 8 Number 6 March 2010

Shaping the World One Woman at a Time

Co-President’s Column

The February meeting was such an inspiration! The weather kept some of you away and you missed an inspiring presentation by three local women explaining their work with mentoring in three situations. Melody Morem is the foreign student advisor at Riverland and has done huge amounts of mentoring of students herself. She is also coordinating “Friendship Families” to mentor the foreign students. Continue reading →