Kappa Kappa Gamma - University of Arizona

KAPPA KAPPA GAMMA 5 Colleen McCollum Gyori '56 lives in a senior living facility in Glendale, AZ, and feels lucky that she is still upright and in reasonably good health. Email: gyori2102@hotmail.com Debbie Porritt Kirby '57 lived in Bulgaria and France from 1992 to 2022. She has now moved from California to Virginia and resides in Alexandria. Email: chezjadkirby@gmail.com Lovell Yaeger King '62 has been traveling, mostly to see her four children and eight grandchildren, most of whom are in college or soon to be in college. She lives in Greenwood Village, CO. Email: lovellking@comcast.net Chris Kammer Dungan '69 is retired but working part-time as a pastor at Hebron United Presbyterian Church in upstate New York. She resides in Greenwich, NY. Email: chrisdungan1@msn.com Susan Van Slyck Jones '76 is fully retired, but through AARP and Experience Corps, she is tutoring second and third graders in reading two times a week. She is also working with Maricopa Community College, reviewing scholarship applications. Susan enjoys Jazzercise daily and walking along the Arizona Canal. She resides in Phoenix, AZ. Email: svjones3@aol.com Karen Geldmacher '77 shares that her cotton harvest photo was featured on the cover of Grande Living Magazine in fall 2023. She lives in Casa Grande, AZ. Email: karengeldmacher@gmail.com Monique Thevenet Balboa '80 lives in Castle Pines, CO, and has been playing pickleball, pursuing her Christian faith, cultivating friendships, and making a difference in the lives of others. She enjoys her three grown daughters and their families. Email: moniquebalboa@gmail.com Tara Bruce Gray '88 lives in Kentfield, Calif., and is enjoying time with her family. She has a daughter and son as well as a black labrador and three chickens. Email: tara9642@yahoo.com Kelly Plough Farney '92 is thrilled that her daughter, Carli, was initiated to Gamma Zeta in November 2022. "I love that we are both mother/ daughter and sisters now too. Such a dream." She resides in Huntington Beach, CA. Email: kellyfarney@me.com Emily King Vatter '94 lives in Highlands Ranch, CO. She and her husband opened a concussion and chronic pain clinic. Their daughter suffered from a terrible concussion years ago, and they are now hoping to give back and help others get better too. Emily has three daughters. Email:evatter22@gmail.com ALUMNAE UPDATES Virginia "Vim" Merritt Phillips '46 entered Chapter Eternal on September 10, 2024. Vim married University of Arizona Sigma Chi John Pierson Phillips after graduation, and they had three children: Ralph, Jay (Leslie Bianco Phillips '73), and Mary Phillips Heath '77. Vim worked as an operator for AT&T and was a member of many organizations, including Good Samaritan Hospital Auxillary, PEO, Junior League of Phoenix, Barrows Women's Board, ARCS, Arizona Historical Foundation, and the Western Arts Alliance. She enjoyed needlepointing, reading, tennis, golf, homemaking, and traveling. Jane Schell Bryant '52 entered Chapter Eternal on January 16, 2024. Jane earned her learning disability certification and taught at Divisadero Junior High School as a resource specialist for 15 years and later at Fairview Elementary School. Jane was a member and past president of the American Association of University Women and served as president of the Kappa Kappa Gamma Alumnae Association. She was a charter member of the Assistance League of Visalia, and in 1988, was voted Visalia's Woman of the Year. Sandra Jones Washburn '60 entered Chapter Eternal on March 5, 2024, after a brave battle with pulmonary fibrosis. Sandra was known for her passion for teaching, gardening, and her community. A lifeguard in her youth, she started working as a PIAA swim official in 1989, a job she continued to perform into her 80s. WHAT KEEPS YOU CONNECTED TO KAPPA KAPPA GAMMA? Joie Vaughn Nolasco '77 "I am part of the San Diego Alumnae Chapter and helped charter the UCSD chapter in 1985. Becoming a Kappa was one of the best decisions of my life. I keep in touch with several of my sisters." April Burke Bramini '90 "I meet up regularly with three of my pledge sisters for dinner, drinks, laughs, etc. We have also planned several pledge class reunions in Tucson over the years!" Kelly Plough Farney '92 "We stay connected via text. We created a Kappa Komfort Team text thread to help our Kappas when life happens: funerals, sickness, etc." CHAPTER ETERNAL

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