Alpha Phi - University of Missouri

Always Alpha Phi 2 THANK YOU, LOYAL SISTERS Sara Ann Hatton Circle ($2,501 to $5,000) Carrie Francke Circle ($1,001 to $2,500) Leah Kellems Davis '88 Loving Cup Circle ($501 to $1,000) Judith Sohns Runk '57 Ashley Munsell Sanders '92 Sisterhood Circle ($251 to $500) Hand-to-Hand Circle ($101 to $250) Reba Nelson Cassin '47 Ada Klostermayer Gingrich '49 Linda Jones Gruenewald '59 Georgia Lou Quentin '59 Ruth Aschmann '63 Mary Jo Williams Hippe '69 Michele Dunard '73 Melanie Hedrick '76 Sandra Aselman Meranda '78 Diane Burkhardt Kovac '81 Christine Dietz Wilson '81 Kerry Wynn Horton '93 Rekindling Circle (Up to $100) Ellen Rutter Smith '51 Elaine Dill Davis '56 June Groth Hortin '59 Linda Grover Horton '60 Cheryl Murphy Alyea '61 Nancy Ferguson '63 Suzanne Kott Randle '65 Suzanne Gallais Skelly '66 Gigi Sohns Gill '67 Gayle Horlacher Lashley '68 Alice Lehne Leonatti '69 Elaine Mogelnicki Turski '69 Nancy Littlefield Whiteside '69 Denise Blankenship Joyce '71 Verna Brinker Smith '71 Mary A. Laffey '76 Allyson DeGroot Ihms '78 Karen C. Frick '79 Robin Richart Beck '81 Jeanne Connolly Kohlberg '82 Denise Rehkemper Williams '88 Mary E. Tate Cupp '93 Kristin Rawie '13 T hank you to the sisters and friends who generously gave $5,893 to Omicron's annual campaign in 2018. Your gifts have made a significant impact on today's sisters who are living in our beloved chapter house. The alumnae and friends below represent those who contributed to Omicron in spring 2018. If an error has been made in recording your gift, we sincerely apologize. If corrections to your record are needed, please contact us at Omicron Chapter of Alpha Phi, P.O. Box 1001, Columbia, Mo. 65205. if it had not been for Alpha Phi at Mizzou, I don't think I would have met my husband! So, Omicron is life-changing! I made many friends during my time at Omicron, and we had many role models, but I have to mention Val Lawlor '71. She visited the chapter during polish week when I was a collegian, and I had the pleasure of working with her on the Omicron recolonization efforts." Kim has been able to stay involved with Alpha Phi, even though she is more than 1,000 miles away, as the chapter advisor at George Washington University. She was connected with Robin Shapiro '84, the chapter advisor at the University of Maryland, and has been volunteering in the area since 1988. Kim has done so much as a chapter advisor that at 2018 Convention in Tucson, Arizona, she was honored as the Most Outstanding Chapter Advisor. Kim received her bachelor's degree in education and French at Mizzou before getting her master's in education, administration and supervision from Johns Hopkins University. She has continued her work in the field of education. "I started as a French teacher and worked in a number of schools here in Maryland. I currently serve as the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program Coordinator for Frederick Douglass High School. I love working with students and teachers as learners!" Kim lives in in Bowie, Maryland, with her husband, Rob Watson (Beta Sigma Psi, Mizzou '85). Her daughter, Kristin (21) is a senior at UMBC and her "sorority" is the varsity volleyball team. You can find Kim watching and playing volleyball, and gardening in her spare time. Connect with Kim Watson at mydearwatsons@ comcast.net. "The Alpha Phis were smart, genuine and fun-loving, and they represented many majors and personalities. Alpha Phi felt like home." ALUMNA CONTINUES TO SEE THE IMPACTS OF OMICRON Kim Larsen Watson '84 Stays Involved from Across the Country (Continued from page 1) Outstanding Chapter Advisor Is an Omicron C ongratulations to Kim Larsen Watson '84, who was named the Most Outstanding Chapter Advisor at convention this summer. Watson currently lives in Bowie, Maryland, and works with our chapter at George Washington University. Kim Larsen Watson'84 and Amy Jordan '87.

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