AAUW - Roanoke Valley Branch - March 2013
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Newsletter of the Roanoke Valley Branch AAUW Chartered in 1923 Online at http://roanokevalley-va.aauw.net/ SPRING 2013 Recipients of our scholarships will be guests of honor at the Annual Meeting on Saturday, April 6, at 10:am in the Community Room at Tanglewood Mall, and election of officers will be held. Nominees to be voted on to take office July 1 are: Vice President for Membership - Charlotte Seth Finance: Catina Webb Recording Secretary: Gail Burruss Nominating Committee: Judy Goodwin, Nancy Ocorr. According to the Branch bylaws, nominations can also be made from the floor with the consent of the nominee. Members of the current Nominating Committee are Viola Turner, Chair, Katharine Hoffman, Mary Tous- man, Sally Sizer and Lynne Victorine. To be recognized are the recipients of our scholar- ships and the winners of local science fairs. Young Women’s Scholarships have been awarded to Jor- dan Kantor, Patrick Henry High School, planning to major in art at Virginia Commonwealth University; Zoe Alyce Aust, Salem High School, planning to major in fine arts Virginia Tech or Radford Univer- sity; Julia Burton Lowen, Cave Spring High School, planning to study pre-dentistry at James Madison University; Olivia Louise Williamson, James River High School, who plans to study business at James Madison University, and Kelly Ann Albert, James River High School, who will study accounting at Radford University. Roanoke Valley Branch Non- traditional Scholarship goes to Marsha Redwine, Jefferson College of Health Sciences, studying oc- cupational therapy. Lorraine and Hal Jones Jr. Scholarship is awarded to Kate Craighead, Jeffer- son College of Health Sciences, who is pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing. Kathy Chaney, studying Computer Science with a concentration in Database Analysis and Administration at Radford (See ANNUAL on page 2) AAUW is collaborating with PBS this year to promote study and discussion of the issues in the 2009 book Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Sheryl WuDunn and Nicholas Kristof. This past October, PBS aired a 4-hour docu- mentary film based on the book. If you missed it, no worries – at our International Program @ 10 a.m. Sat- urday, March 23, we will view a 40-minute DVD of excerpts from the documentary. Then four of our branch members will lead small break-out group dis- cussions of several of the book’s urgent international women’s issues. Please join us on March 23 for this challenging discussion and to learn how we as indi- viduals can support this initiative and make a differ- ence in women’s lives around the world. Scholars, Election of Officers To Highlight Annual Meeting AAUW advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy, and re- search. In principle and in practice, AAUW values and seeks a diverse membership. There shall be no barriers to full participation in this organization on the basis of gender, race, creed, age, sexual orientation, na- tional origin, disability, or class. The Book Sale Co-Chairs ( and some other hardy souls) have been hard at collecting books from all over the Valley and get- ting ready to begin sorting for the ( See NEXT on page 2) Next Book Sale!
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Newsletter of the Roanoke Valley Branch AAUW Chartered in 1923
Online at http://roanokevalley-va.aauw.net/
SPRING 2013
Recipients of our scholarships will be guests of honor at the Annual Meeting on Saturday, April 6, at 10:am in the Community Room at Tanglewood Mall, and election of officers will be held.
Nominees to be voted on to take office July 1 are: Vice President for Membership - Charlotte Seth
Finance: Catina Webb Recording Secretary: Gail Burruss
Nominating Committee: Judy Goodwin, Nancy Ocorr.
According to the Branch bylaws, nominations can also be made from the floor with the consent of the nominee.
Members of the current Nominating Committee are Viola Turner, Chair, Katharine Hoffman, Mary Tous-man, Sally Sizer and Lynne Victorine.
To be recognized are the recipients of our scholar-ships and the winners of local science fairs. Young Women’s Scholarships have been awarded to Jor-dan Kantor, Patrick Henry High School, planning to major in art at Virginia Commonwealth University; Zoe Alyce Aust, Salem High School, planning to major in fine arts Virginia Tech or Radford Univer-sity; Julia Burton Lowen, Cave Spring High School, planning to study pre-dentistry at James Madison University; Olivia Louise Williamson, James River High School, who plans to study business at James Madison University, and Kelly Ann Albert, James River High School, who will study accounting at Radford University. Roanoke Valley Branch Non-traditional Scholarship goes to Marsha Redwine, Jefferson College of Health Sciences, studying oc-cupational therapy. Lorraine and Hal Jones Jr. Scholarship is awarded to Kate Craighead, Jeffer-son College of Health Sciences, who is pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing. Kathy Chaney,
studying Computer Science with a concentration in Database Analysis and Administration at Radford
(See ANNUAL on page 2)
AAUW is collaborating with PBS this year to promote study and discussion of the issues in the 2009 book Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Sheryl WuDunn and Nicholas Kristof. This past October, PBS aired a 4-hour docu-mentary film based on the book. If you missed it, no worries – at our International Program @ 10 a.m. Sat-urday, March 23, we will view a 40-minute DVD of excerpts from the documentary. Then four of our branch members will lead small break-out group dis-cussions of several of the book’s urgent international women’s issues. Please join us on March 23 for this challenging discussion and to learn how we as indi-viduals can support this initiative and make a differ-ence in women’s lives around the world.
Scholars, Election of Officers
To Highlight Annual Meeting
AAUW advances equity for women and girls
through advocacy, education, philanthropy, and re-search. In principle and in practice, AAUW values and seeks a diverse membership. There shall be no barriers to full participation in this organization on the basis of gender, race, creed, age, sexual orientation, na-tional origin, disability, or class.
The Book Sale Co-Chairs ( and some other hardy souls) have been hard at collecting books from all over the Valley and get-ting ready to begin sorting for the
( See NEXT on page 2)
Next Book Sale!
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Roanoke Valley View
University is the recipient of the Myrtle and Norman Shifflett Scholarship. Science Fair winners are: Roanoke City Public School, Ciara Mulcahy, Governor’s School-Patrick Henry High School, and Western Virginia Regional Science and Engineering Fair, Kelly Devens, Gover-nor’s School-Glenvar High School.
Annual Meeting
(Continued from page 1)
September 2013 Sale. We have in house over 100 boxes of books and are expecting at least another 300-400 books in the next 10 days. We are receiv-ing very nice, high-quality books that have allowed us to make more money per book because we can charge more. Again, working smarter, not harder. We are also beginning to reconfigure and recon-struct the back two rooms of the Space. We have been given shelving by the Mall from a vacated ten-ant and are trying to use them to upgrade the two back rooms. This will involve some major moving and congestion in the Space. For that reason, the Evening Book Club has agreed to move their meet-ings to the Community Room. The Book Sale Co-Chairs want to thank Lotty and her group for helping us out.
Sorting will begin on April 11, 2013 and continue till the Sale. The days are Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Times are 10 am till 4 pm. Saturday is 10 am till 2 pm. As before, there will be "go-to" per-sons in charge of the Sorting for that day who will direct the work to be done. Although not required, you may call Peggy or Cheri or email to let us know that you are coming. If there are cancellations you will be notified by phone or email.
If you have questions or books to donate please call or email Peggy or Cheri. See you at Sorting!
Cheri Hughes Peggy Shifflett
Next Book Sale (Continued from page 1)
Our second summit for girls March 2
At William Fleming High School
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Roanoke Valley View
New Members
Ruth Alderfer 5021 Glen Heather Dr. Roanoke, VA 24018 540/776-3857 [email protected] U of Cincinnati College of Law JD Birthday-May 2 Esther Mabry 1052 Old Country Club Rd. NW Apt. 1 Roanoke, VA 24017 540/448-3656 [email protected] Birthday-September 13 Transfer from Staunton-Waynesboro Branch Deborah Williamson Nicholas 908 Harold Drive, #42 Incline Village, NV 89451 [email protected] 775/831-6884 H James Madison University BSW California State University, Hayward, CA MPA Birthday-January 26 Rev. Letitia L. Smith 2725 Wilshire Ave. SW Roanoke, VA 24015 540/765-4889 [email protected] Middlebury College BA Iliff School of Theology MDIV Syracuse University ABD Seminary of the SW, Austin Birthday-October 29
Returning Members
Ann Stuart Beckett 1024 Hamilton Ave. SW Roanoke, VA 24015 540/982-8118 [email protected] Paula S. Wyche 417 Stone Bridge Dr. Blue Ridge, VA 24064 540-977-1417 [email protected]
Directory Changes
Jennie Sue Murdock’s email address is incorrect in the directory. The correct address is [email protected]
In Memoriam
Betty Price December 28, 2012
Millie Willis
December 31, 2012
The Branch extends sympathy to Thayer Walker on the death of her mother February 7.
News For and About Roanoke Valley Members
Meghan Elizabeth Rossi, daughter of Beth Ann and Steve Rossi, was married to Anthony Robert Anderson on September 22, 2012. They are living in Herndon, VA.
Save the Dates!
Virginia State Conference April 13, 2013
Richmond Details and registration form
In the Spring Issue of Virginia Vision
http://aauw-va.aauw.net/files/2012/08/VisionWinterSpring2013.pdf
Virginia Lobby Day on Capitol Hill
Washington, D.C. May 16, 2013
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Morning Book Group Inez Good (389-8069)
Mary Boenke (890-3957), Co-Coordinators
Meetings are held at the Roanoke Co-op Food Market, opposite the Grandin Theatre. There is ad-jacent parking. Meetings are at 10:30 a.m. with (optional) lunch following on the third Wednesday morning of each month
Jennie Sue Murdock will review The Abacus And The Cross by Nancy Marie Brown on March 20.
Peggy Shifflett will review Little Bee by Chris Cleave on April 27.
Roanoke Valley View
Interest Group Information
ELECTED BRANCH OFFICERS 2010-2011
PAM KESTNER PAULA PRINCE Co Presidents
BETTY BLACK SALLY SIZER
Co Vice Presidents for Program
CHARLOTTE SETH Vice President for Membership
GAIL BURRUSS
Recording Secretary
PEGGY SHIFFLETT Finance
Newsletter Editor: Kay Koehler [email protected]
Evening Book Group
Lotty Hebblethwaite (776-8011)
Lynne Victorine (345-6009)
Co-Coordinators
We are now gathering titles for the 2014 reading list. We enjoy a mixture of fiction and non-fiction. The only hard and fast rule is that the book must be readily available in paperback. If the book is avail-able at the library, that is a plus in its favor. Have you read something this year that you'd heartily rec-ommend?
Please send suggestions to
Lynne Victorine ([email protected]).
Peggy Shifflett will lead the discussion of A Sum-mer of Hummingbirds by Christopher Benfrey. at 7 p.m. April 15 the Community Room at Tanglewood Mall. On May 13 (same time & location), Catina Webb will lead the discussion of Cleopatra: A Life, by Stacy Schiff.
Our final meeting is June 17 when Marcia Shelton will lead the discussion of Janet Reno: Doing the Right Thing by Paul Anderson.
2013-2014 Dues Are now payable and will be collected at the annual meet-ing. Dues are $75, which includes $49 in national dues, $15 to AAUW of Virginia and Branch dues of $11. Fifty year members are exempt from all dues, and there are other exemptions. For more information, contact
Charlotte Seth, 778-8742
President Obama signs the Violence Against Women Act into law.
