Ties to Tau
Delta Gamma at the University of Iowa
Delta Gamma, University of Iowa
P.O. Box 442100
Lawrence, KS 66044-2100
Address Service Requested
Charlotte Davis
Geneva, Ill.
Jill Engtrom
Fargo, N.D.
Ella Jones
West Des Moines, Iowa
Anna Kirchhoff
West Des Moines, Iowa
Katie Weston
Hartland, Wis.
CHAPTER ETERNAL
Joan Carol Zimmerman Walker '52
November 25, 2020
ALUMNAE NEWS
Martha "Marty" Tolles Cook '51 is active in
Birmingham, Ala., and enjoys spending time
with loved ones. Email: mt.cook@gmail.com
Marjorie "Margie" Hahn Fletcher '52 is
proud to be a member for 70 years. She still
resides in her home in Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
after 56 years. In her free time, Margie enjoys
ushering for the local theatre's symphony.
Email: margiefletch@msn.com
Nancy Bresnahan Senneff '53 has lived in a
care facility in Iowa City, Iowa, for 16 years,
but she's still DG strong!
Mary Ellen Foss Kimball '61 starred in Des
Moines Community Theater's version of The
Sound of Music last year. She's been enjoying
serving on the Iowa Arts Council and Clark
Area Arts as well as participating in Iowa's
celebration of 175 years as a state.
Email: kimball@iowatelecom.net
Linda Mast Bohlen '63 has been a member
of the Evansville Delta Gamma Alumnae
Chapter since moving to Indiana in 1995. She
particularly enjoyed celebrating the Chapter's
100th anniversary in March.
Barbara Howell Smith '63 is loving
retirement after teaching for 40 years. Since
retiring, Barbara has enjoyed reading,
gardening, and spending time with family. She
and her husband remain avid Iowa sports fans.
Email: stevenbarb65@gmail.com
Inne-Lee Kiipsaar Joonsar '64 is retired and
looking forward to this year's festivities. She's
going on a cruise this April, then off to Hawaii
this July for the 10th time with her husband,
daughter, and her daughter's 12-year-old twins.
Email: innelj23@gmail.com
Nancy Gay Spencer Cunningham '65 retired
but is staying busy with family, charter school
board, and adventuring in her Revel "Van
Gogh" throughout the southwest.
Email: spencer.nelizabeth@gmail.com
Sherry Fennell Lane '65 is a proud mother.
Her son, Erich Lane, starred in Netflix's Dear
White People, and now he is in an Amazon
Prime film as a lead in Murdy Bury Win, which
has won several awards. Her other son, Chris
Lane, is VP of distribution for Participant,
a film company that aims to make social
change through film. This production company
produced Oscar-nominated films Flee, The
Help, RBG, Judas and the Black Messiah, and
many more. Email: sherryellenlane@gmail.com
Vivian Fabbro Keenan '66 stays connected
to DG anyway she can. She and Betty Clynick
Speir '66 remain close friends after meeting at
Tau. Email: vfabbro@aol.com
Kendall Sater Niccum '05 is excited to be
back on Delta Gamma's Executive Offices staff
as the director of education and development.
Email: niccum.kendall@gmail.com
Taylor Drazan '16 joined the Section on
Behavioral Neuroscience as a postbaccalaureate
fellow in 2020. At the National Institute of
Health, she is part of a clinical collaboration
investigating structural and behavioral
consequences on the maternal brain. In her free
time, she enjoys going for runs, trying new
foods, and going to the farmer's market.
Email: taylordrazan@gmail.com
Say Hello to Our
New Tau Sisters!
Alumnae Updates
Left: We welcomed our member class of 2022 in mid-February, combining COBs Bid
Day with a sisterhood event. Together, we made homemade Valentine's Day cards for
veterans. The day was full of laughs, connection, and love; we are thrilled to have them
as part of the sisterhood! From left: Jill Engstrom '22, Charlotte Davis '22, Ella Jones '22,
Anna Kirchhoff '22, and Katie Weston '22.
