Delta Gamma - University of Iowa

Delta Gamma page 5 ALUMNAE UPDATE CHAPTER ETERNAL Genevieve Slemmons McLaughlin '41 entered Chapter Eternal on August 26, 2015, in Seattle after a long and full life. She was the devoted wife and career partner of Daniel Joseph McLaughlin for more than 60 years until he passed away in 2004. She was a lifelong activist in Delta Gamma and the Colonial Dames. Gen was an enthusiastic supporter of the arts, especially ballet, but also opera and theater. Ruth Swanson Schneider '49 entered Chapter Eternal on May 6, 2015. Ruth attended graduate school at Stanford University. She spent 29 fulfilling years at the Career Planning and Placement Center at Stanford. She enjoyed traveling, ultimately visiting 100 countries. ALUMNAE NEWS Fern Bruce McKinnon '34 celebrated her 103rd birthday on November 20, 2015. She lives in West Des Moines, Iowa. Mary Louise Cutler Kraschel '36 lives in a nursing home in Council Bluffs, Neb. She is in the memory care section of the nursing home. Her 100th birthday was December 11, 2015. Eleanor Crispell '46 enjoys living in a senior retirement community in Sacramento, Calif. She has two children and several close friends that live nearby and she sees regularly. Jaclyn Fitch Phinney '47 lives in Bettendorf, Iowa. She attended her granddaughter's wedding in California wine country in October 2015. Jaclyn shares that her grandson will be married the summer of 2016 in Deer County, Wisconsin. E-mail: jphinney1927@gmail.com Sue Birks Ackley '49 and her husband, Robert, travel to Okoboji from their home in Cupertino, Calif., each summer. They have two children, Susan and Stephen. Mary Hauer Milani '52 had a very eventful year. She is sad to report that she lost a dear son-in-law. Mary also underwent cancer treatments and built a new house. She lives in Moravia, Iowa. "Congratulations to Tau Chapter on the great renovations to the Chapter house." E-mail: milanim07@gmail.com Judy Hamilton Crockett '57 does public speaking events about her father, who was a judge in the Nuremberg Trials in WWII in charge of the civil courts and prisons for the Allies. E-mail: jhc.crockett@gmail.com Sandra Miller '57 has a farm near West Des Moines, Iowa. She has 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Jeanne Fennell Doggett '61 is living on the most beautiful private beach in South Florida: Pompano Beach. She encourages her Delta Gamma sisters to come visit. E-mail: mjeanwallick@ hotmail.com Inne-Lee Kiipsaar Joonsar '64 has been dancing with the Pillerkaar, an Estonian folk dance group in the Washington, D.C., metro area, for 12 years. Inne-Lee and her husband, Heikkie, have three children and 10 grandchildren. They live in Seminole, Fla. E-mail: innelj23@gmail.com Marsha Vande-Berg '66 has been selected as a 2016 distinguished career fellow by Stanford University. She will join the program with a focus on leadership, business, and governance here and in the Asia Pacific. She lives in San Francisco, Calif. E-mail: marshavb@gmail.com Jane Luithly Kaplan '78 and her husband, Gerry, live in Burnsville, Minn. They have two daughters, Maggie and Emma. Maggie pledged Delta Gamma fall 2014 and is living in the Chapter house this year. "It is wonderful to have another Delta Gamma in the family!" E-mail: jkaplan22@comcast.net Barbara Boysen Boren '01 and her husband, Matt, welcomed their first child, Madeline, on February 15, 2015. The family lives in Chicago, Ill. "We are so blessed!" E-mail: barbara-boren@ hotmail.com Katy O'Malley Emerson '01 married Jeff Emerson on April 25, 2015, in Chicago, Ill. Ashley Hammen Heff '03 is working as the director of development for Relativity Television, one of the largest providers of unscripted content in the U.S. She lives in Los Angeles, Calif., and married Shaun Hoff in fall 2015. E-mail: ashleyhammen@gmail.com Rachel Kentor '08 had a research study published in the Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology journal. She was also invited to speak at the Children's Hematological Association of Michigan annual symposium. Rachel is excited that within two years she will complete her doctorate. She lives in Ann Arbor, Mich. E-mail: kentor.rachel@gmail.com Carissa Ballard Untiedt '08 and her husband, Matt, welcomed their first child, Brooks Matthew, on July 14, 2015. They are thrilled to have this new addition to their family. They reside in North Liberty, Iowa. E-mail: carissauntiedt@gmail.com

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