Gamma Xi Chapter of Delta Gamma at Texas Tech University
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Gamma Xi Anchor 5 We want to hear from you! A lumnae are encouraged and welcome to keep us up to date on personal news about your family, career, activities, and contact information. As sisters of Gamma Xi chapter, we want to utilize the Gamma Xi Anchor as a way to keep in touch. Please send information for publication in the fall Gamma Xi Anchor to deborah.finlayson@att.net. Aleesa Miller Ross '95, Nicole Heinlein McDonald '05, Loren Severski Douglass '05, Sharon Campbell Eubank '73, and Sally Alcorn Haliburton '72 at the coffee and tea event hosted by Bonnie Mather '60. Walter Huffman, husband of Anne Huffman '63, attended Founders' Day to accept the Oxford Award in memory of Anne. Wilida Wells Leinbach '54 moved to south Florida 17 years ago when her husband retired. Although her permanent home is in Stuart, Fla., she travels often to the Mediterranean, Caribbean, Costa Rica, and South America. Wilida plays piano for DAR and has sung in a choir for two years. E-mail: JKL4@comcast.net Virginia Anne Akers Steel '54 is celebrating her 60th year as a Delta Gamma. "I was a sophomore at Texas Tech when DG came to campus. I had gone to McMurray College in Abilene, Texas, my freshman year and pledged a social club while I was there. I signed up for recruitment at Tech and started the process, but thought I didn't want to pledge again, so I dropped. Then Delta Gamma and another sorority or two came to campus and it seemed like the perfect place for me. Luckily, they decided the same thing and that was my beginning with Delta Gamma. After I married, we moved several times and each time Delta Gamma and I met again. It was nice to know I belonged and that I was to meet new friends in Delta Gamma alumnae. Thanks, Delta Gamma, for being part of my life." Virginia and her husband, Gene, are both 80 and celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on a cruise. Mary Lou Bellinger Stewart '54 loved being included in the 60th Founders' Day celebration. She is proud to be a DG and Texas Tech graduate and knows that she is a better person because of her affiliation with one of the original DG colonies. Mary Lou now has seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She lives in Blanket, Texas, with her husband, Sammie. Kay McDonald Willingham '54 is enjoying growing older. She lives in Abilene, Texas, with her husband, Jack. E-mail: kaywillingham@aol.com Nancy Baldwin Stokes '58 has been a keynote speaker for more than 30 state and local arenas for therapy. She also co-hosted a radio show for two years. Nancy and her husband, Rick, live in Garland, Texas. E-mail: nstokes@swbell.net Becky Dunlap Margolies '67 served for 12 years as president for three different alumnae associations: Amarillo, Rio Grande Valley, and Williamson County. She lives in Round Rock, Texas, with her husband, Paul. E-mail: becky.margolies@yahoo.com Janice Berry Dudley '70 retired as a principal six years ago and moved to Houston to be near her father. She lives with her two cocker spaniels and stays busy volunteering with an autism group. Janice is hoping to start a company to help families with members who have special needs. E-mail: jannberry@aol.com Colleen Stoehr Shiver '71 is an adjunct professor for Southern Methodist University in Dallas. She is a grandmother of four. E-mail: cshiver09@sbcglobal.net Terri Jackson Lane '72 volunteers with her church, Trophy Club women's club, and generations. She lives in Trophy Club, Texas, with her husband, Randy. E-mail: terrijlane@att.net Cynthia Roach Robinson '74 has been very active with the Fort Worth alumnae group and with the TCU Delta Gammas, where both her daughter and niece were initiated. "I will always be grateful for my short time in Lubbock with the Gamma Xis." E-mail: carfw@ hotmail.com Kristin Yokum Cooper '79 is excited that her daughter, Kelsey, recently pledged Delta Gamma at Texas A&M University. She and her husband, Richard, live in Lubbock. E-mail: tenball5@ suddenlink.net Lisa Wade Kennedy '80 is a stay-at-home mom, but works part time for a special events company in Dallas. She and her husband, Tom, were recently transferred to Oklahoma City for his job. She has wonderful memories of her college years and Gamma Xi! E-mail: lisawkennedy1@gmail.com. Melissa McDowell Fields '89 teaches fourth grade and tries to keep up with her two kids' sports and academic activities. Her daughter, Chloe, will be attending Texas Tech in 2018. She will be excited to visit Delta Gamma. E-mail: shanefields@sbcglobal.net Carrie Madans '92 stopped teaching special education after 16 years because she wants to spend more time with her lovely children. Carrie and her family live in Dallas, Texas. E-mail: carrie. czarnecki@yahool.com Lisa Gautreaux Barker '93 teaches high school science and stays busy with daughter Kennadi's shooting and dance schedule. Her family lives in Spring, Texas. E-mail: geauxttu@aol.com Heather Holmes '03 married Josh Gower in 2013. He is an F-16 fighter pilot in the Oklahoma National Guard. E-mail: heatherholmesgower@yahoo.com Jennifer Pfieffer '06 recently moved from Plano to Dallas, Texas. She is an attorney at Buckley Madole P.C. E-mail: jennifer.pfieffer@ gmail.com Alumnae news