Gamma Phi Beta - University of Kansas

SIGMA NEWS 2 Ann May Williams Overman '54 Barbara Davis Blum '56 Lou Ann Murray Hansen '57 Karlene Howell Ferguson '59 Barbara Ossian Williamson '60 Bridget O'Leary Piper '64 Barbara Read Stapleton '65 Barbara Ellio Machin '66 Connie Carney Erickson '67 Trish Bailey Boger '68 Pamela Kulp Peffer '68 Claudia Boles Myers '71 Alice Robinson Levy '72 Deb Reid Mountsier '74 Ann Hartley Bush '76 Rhonda LaHue Mordy '78 Susan Rogers Seidel '79 Molly Mueller Haase '98 Lindsey Rhoton Ingram '01 Allison Friend Mazzei '04 Theresa Finochiaro '08 Gamma Phi Beta Thanks You! A huge thanks to all of our sisters who have made a contribu on to Sigma Chapter. Your gi s support necessary projects at our Gamma Phi Beta home. Listed below are the loyal donors from the fall 2019 appeal. If an error has been made regarding your gi , we sincerely apologize. If a correc on to your giving record is needed, please send it to Sigma Chapter of Gamma Phi Beta, P.O. Box 3796, Lawrence, KS 66046. Thank you for your support! IN MEMORIAM Sara Fair Sleeper '41 passed away on March 7, 2019, at the age of 101. Sara was the long me owner of Prairie Flower Cra s, a fabric company she started in 1970. During her college days, Sara enjoyed giving rides to sisters in her Lincoln Zephyr. She remained involved in her community throughout her life and will be missed by her friends, family, and Gamma Phi Beta sisters. ALUMNAE NEWS Be y McCollum Wilkin '54 lives at the Forum, a re rement community, with several of her friends from KU. They enjoy keeping up with all the news and sports from KU on TV together. Barbara Davis Blum '56 has had a successful career over the years. She began as deputy administrator for USEPA then president and CEO of Adams Na onal Park. Barbara now serves on na onal corporate boards, non- profit boards, and as a trustee of Smithsonian's Na onal Museum of the American Indian. She lives in Washington, D.C. Email: barbara-davisblum@gmail.com Suzanne Tinsley Hall '59 teaches STEAM classes at UW-WI, St. Point. She is a survivor of colon/ liver cancer and now coordinates the Living with Cancer support group. Suzanne is ac ve on the board of directors for the Audubon Park and commission for the City of Stevens Point, Wis. Email: sue.hall58@yahoo.com Sheila Murphy Immel '65 re red from the University of Kansas in 2008 where she was senior vice president of external affairs. She is currently serving on the board of Big Brothers Big Sisters and enjoys sculp ng in her spare me. Sheila and her husband, John, live in Lawrence and have two adult daughters, Jamie and Jennifer. Email: immelsheila@gmail.com Barbara Ellio Machin '66 re red from her law career in 2017. She s ll does pro bono work for her church and two 501(c)(3) organiza ons. Barbara serves on a local hospital board and the growth fund board for the Toledo Museum of Art. Barbara and her husband, Peter, enjoy living on a golf community just outside Toledo, Ohio. Email: bmachin@bex.net Deb Reid Mountsier '74 loved a ending mock recruitment and catching up with sisters Sally Ramseyer Beck '74 and Marilee Gilbert Benage '74. "The house looked great and the girls were fun, sweet, and darling," Deb said. Email: mtsier1@aol.com ALUMNAE UPDATE We Made It Simple: Give Online! Giving to Sigma Chapter has never been easier or more convenient. Give online by visi ng h p:// nyurl.com/SigmaGPB. Be y Hailey Crooker '57 Pamela Kulp Peffer '68 Martha Jane Gentry '72 Jessica Townsend Teague '72 Martha Pleasant Drake '73 Debbie Kruenegel-Farr '73 Mary Spurlock Giordano '73 Rebecca Mordy King '73 Susan Zeck Lee '73 Barbara S. Saathoff '73 Carol Walker Searcy '73 Belinda S. Smiley '73 Marilee Gilbert Benage '74 Gail Schuler Jennings '74 Jeri Kadel '74 Deborah Reid Mountsier '74 Sara K. Wood '74 Janet Gorman Hoven '75 Helen Hughes Kloepfer '75 Nancy Bump Kunkel '75 Elizabeth A. Vaughan '75 Mary Beth Doughty '76 Debra Dennis Duckworth '76 Melinda Starkey Maturo '77 Jill Remsberg McGee '79 Sharon Marie Keller '86 Molly Mueller Haase '98 Allison Friend Mazzei '04 Annie Duckworth '11 Margaret E. Keller '16 Ellen C. Sa eson, M.D. 'YR THANK YOU, ALUMNAE, FOR GIVING TO THE SALLY RAMSEYER BECK '74 GAMMA PHI BETA STUDENT SUPPORT FUND W e are sincerely thankful for the following sisters who donated to the Sally Ramseyer Beck '74 Gamma Phi Beta Student Support Fund. Your gi allows Sigma Chapter to offer scholarships and assistance to our members. We don't want young women to have to choose between the chance to join a sorority like Gamma Phi Beta or affording their tui on. We're grateful that sisters like you stay involved with Gamma Phi because helping fund a sister's educa on can't wait. (Con nued on page 4)

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