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Foundation Donation Summary July 2026 Donations received January 1st, 2026, through June 30th, 2026

Alpha Delta Kappa Foundation

"There is no better exercise for your heart than reaching down and helping to lift someone up." Bernard Meltzer Thank you for helping to lift others up by donating to the Alpha Delta Kappa Foundation. Within a biennium, the Alpha Delta Kappa Foundation offers 363 awards, scholarships and grants totaling $366,700. This includes our prestigious Excellence in Education Awards and the International Teacher Education program. Recipients utilize the grants and scholarships to enrich the educational experiences of their students in a variety of ways. Here are some examples. High school physics students in New Jersey were tasked with completing an Electromagnet Engineering Challenge. From their teacher, recipient of an Alpha Delta Kappa Innovation Grant, “Students worked in small groups to apply their understanding of electromagnetic induction, energy transfer, and basic circuitry by building a functioning electromagnet attached to a simple mechanical arm and switch-controlled circuit. This…helped students connect physics concepts to meaningful environmental and technological problems while strengthening their creativity and problem-solving skills.” Enrichment was provided when a Classroom Grant was used to purchase instructional model kits designed to enhance high school students’ understanding of molecular structure and chemical interactions. The recipient remarked, “This handson approach allowed students to visualize and better understand key concepts that are often abstract when presented only symbolically or mathematically.” A Texas Alpha Delta Kappa member reflected, “Receiving the Classroom Grant from Alpha Delta Kappa had a direct and meaningful impact on classroom instruction in my 8th-grade Principles of Education & Training course. The grant-funded supplies allowed students to participate in authentic, hands-on learning experiences that closely mirrored the real responsibilities of professional educators.” A Virginia member and recipient of the Classroom Grant stated, “...the program allowed students to participate in interactive science investigations aligned with the Virginia 5th Grade Science Standards of Learning while strengthening curiosity, critical thinking, collaboration, and problem-solving skills. The grant funding made it possible to provide meaningful STEM experiences that sparked excitement about science and helped students see themselves as capable scientists, innovators, and problem solvers. Your donations are an investment in the future of education, educators and their students which results in unlocking hearts and opening minds to new possibilities, resulting in advancements in educational excellence, altruism and world understanding.

On behalf of the Alpha Delta Kappa Foundation, our heartfelt thanks to you for your generosity .

Mollie Acosta Chair of the Board of Directors Alpha Delta Kappa Foundation, Inc.

Alpha Delta Kappa Foundation

Friends of the Foundation 2025-2027 Donations made to the Foundation’s General Fund Biennium levels of support: Donations received June 1st, 2025, through June 30th, 2026. Biennium Level of Support Category Gold Key Columns Lamp Violet

Donations $1,000+ $750-$999 $500-$749 $250- $499

*Friends of the Foundation (AΔK Foundation General Fund): You become a “Friend of the Foundation” when you make a donation to the Foundation General Fund of $250 or more. Also called the “biennium levels of giving,” there are four levels: Violet ($250-$499), Lamp ($500-$749), Columns ($750-$999), and Gold Key ($1,000+). You may begin with a donation of $250 as a new biennium commences and add to your donation over the two-year period: June 1st of odd number year to May 31st of the next odd number year.

Gold Key Carol I. Bauer .................................................................................................................. West Virginia Alpha Beta Leah R. Benner .......................................................................................................................... Florida Sustaining Ann Marie Brown ................................................................................................................................. Arizona Mu Beverly M. Card ................................................................................................................................. Maryland Nu Betty Jo Evers ..................................................................................................................................... Arizona Iota Judy W. Ganzert ................................................................................................................................. Virginia Zeta Mitzi Holmes ......................................................................................................................... New Mexico Gamma Patricia A. Ihsen .................................................................................................................................. Arizona Mu Marcia B. King.................................................................................................................................Alabama Delta Jean S. Kiyabu .................................................................................................................................. Hawaii Alpha Rose D. Lewis ...................................................................................................................Michigan Alpha Lambda Linda D. Miller .................................................................................................................................. Colorado Tau Ann M. Quinlan ............................................................................................................................... Nebraska Beta Ellen M. Roderick ............................................................................................................................ Maryland Beta Pippy Rogers .............................................................................................................................. Georgia Beta Iota Karen H. Santos.................................................................................................................. Washington Alpha Tau Terry Snodgrass ...................................................................................................................... Washington Epsilon Jennifer L. Tomas .......................................................................................................... Washington Alpha Upsilon Peggy Wild .......................................................................................................................... Indiana Alpha Upsilon

Alpha Delta Kappa Foundation Sandra J. Wolfe..........................................................................................................................Virginia Alpha Rho Janet C. Wooten ....................................................................................................................... Florida Fidelis Rho

Columns Paula J. Lindsay ...................................................................................................................... Florida Gamma Tau Susan Wade ...................................................................................................................... Massachusetts Epsilon

Lamp Mollie J. Acosta................................................................................................................................... California Xi Ellen L. Frasca ..................................................................................................................................Ohio Lambda Mary Ann Gaylord ....................................................................................................................Texas Epsilon Delta Sara R. Kelly ............................................................................................................................ Massachusetts Mu Laura L. Oversvee ............................................................................................................ Washington Alpha Alpha Janet E. Page ..................................................................................................................................Illinois Upsilon Coleen Shepler............................................................................................................................... Nebraska Beta

Violet Adelina A. Christensen ................................................................................................................. Texas Epsilon Pi Patricia S. Fehribach......................................................................................................................... Ohio Lambda Louise Haar ......................................................................................................................................... Ohio Sigma Barbara A. Nore ............................................................................................................................. Alaska Gamma Terry Peyton ............................................................................................................................Louisiana Alpha Psi Mary Ellen Pinion .................................................................................................................. Alabama Alpha Theta Janet L. Robb ..................................................................................................................... Minnesota Alpha Alpha Phyllis M. Robinette .......................................................................................................................... Colorado Eta Barbara A. Stanfield ............................................................................................................... New Mexico Gamma Lisa M. Tilley .................................................................................................................................... Georgia Delta Joyce M. Werner ............................................................................................................................ Illinois Lambda

Alpha Delta Kappa Foundation

Honor a Sister and Honor a Special AΔK Group The following members contributed to the Alpha Delta Kappa Foundation to recognize fellow members. Donations received January 1st, 2026, through June 30th, 2026. Sara C. Badgett, Virginia Zeta In honor of 2024-2026 VA Zeta Executive Board

Florida Beta Tau In honor of Nina A. Coe, FL Upsilon

Mary A. Ey, Ohio Lambda In honor of Barb Nore, AK Gamma In honor of Cheryl Sigel, KS Iota In honor of Jeanie Hinck, CO Gamma In honor of Jennie Johnson, IA Tau In honor of Kay Spriggs, AL Beta Xi In honor of Pat Hardin, WV Alpha Epsilon In honor of Sue McDowell, NJ Lambda

Maine Alpha Delta Kappa In honor of Ann Marie Brown, AZ Mu

Judy W. Ganzert, Virginia Zeta In honor of Molly Freitag, VA Beta Gamma Karen C. Kirby, California Gamma Mu In honor of Pat Renga, CA Gamma Mu Dawn Pelton, Illinois Upsilon In honor of 2024-2026 S/P Presidents of North Central Region

Maryland Alpha Delta Kappa In honor of Pat Clark, MD Xi In honor of Lynn Hildebrand, MD Xi In honor of Cathy Sewell, MD Xi Maryland Sigma In honor of Nancy J. Martin, MD Sigma

Mississippi Iota In honor of Brandy F. Fairley, MS Iota In honor of Brucie Williford, MS Alpha North Carolina Beta Upsilon In honor of Shirley McIntosh, NC Epsilon

Nancy A. Thompson, Kansas Alpha Alpha In honor of Cindy Kelley, KS Alpha Alpha In honor of Joyce Perkins, KS Beta Epsilon

Texas State Executive Board In honor of Cheryl Sigel, KS Iota

Nancy G. Wilson, North Carolina Beta Eta In honor of Brenda Robertson, NC Beta Eta

Virginia Eta In honor of Michelle C. Bowers, VA Eta

Connecticut Pi In honor of Ellie Jurczak, CT Beta

Virginia Gamma Omicron In honor of Susan R. Thomas, VA Gamma Omicron

Alpha Delta Kappa Foundation

In memory of The following members contributed to the Alpha Delta Kappa Foundation in memory of deceased members, friends and loved ones. Donations received January 1st, 2026, through June 30th, 2026. Mary Alice Battista, Non-Member In memory of Barbara M. Grooms, WI Delta Jon & Christine G. Cucksey, Non-Member In memory of Edna Cucksey Stephens, MI Alpha Lambda Theresa Drapczuk, New Jersey Alpha Iota In memory of Paul Dello Stritto, father of Jamie McInerney, NJ Alpha Iota Judith A. Erwin, Illinois Beta Mu In memory of Lynda L. Scheuber, IL Beta Mu Harriet H. Harwell, Georgia Alpha Eta In memory of Frances Hobgood, GA Alpha Eta Stephanie Hodari, Non-Member In memory of Joyce Truslow Wolfe, VA Beta Xi Nancy A. Holloway, Michigan Phi In memory of Edna Cucksey Stephens, MI Alpha Lambda Barbara A. Horn, California Alpha Nu In memory of Dorothy Vaio, CA Beta Rose D. Lewis, Michigan Alpha Lambda In memory of Edna Cucksey Stephens, MI Alpha Lambda Paula J. Lindsay, Florida Gamma Tau In memory of Audrey Pilafian, FL Chi

David Palmer, Non-Member In memory of Barbara M. Grooms, WI Delta Caroline Rado, Non-Member In memory of Kay Hackett, OH Alpha Ellen M. Roderick, Maryland Beta In memory of Rev. Ted Nutting, husband of Kitty Nutting, CO Alpha Lambda In memory of Jim Kenner, husband of Eutha Kenner, NC Beta In memory of Nancy Peek, TN Pi In memory of Barbara Neubert, AZ Omicron In memory of Helen Lunsford, FL Gamma Omicron In memory of Susan Ezell, MS Tau In memory of Carol Thanos, OH Lambda Judy D. Sallgren, Virginia Beta Xi In memory of Joyce Truslow Wolfe, VA Beta Xi In memory of Linda R. Hardesty, VA Beta Xi Frances Marie Spainhour, Non-Member In memory of Douglas Franklin, brother of Chris Gilbertson, MN Sustaining Barbara A. Stanfield, New Mexico Gamma In memory of Margaret Brady, NM Gamma Kathryn Varilone, Non-Member In memory of Edna Cucksey Stephens, MI Alpha Lambda Joyce M. Werner, Illinois Lambda In memory of Peggy A. Brown, IL Lambda

Nancy L. Nelson, Michigan Delta In memory of Edna Cucksey Stephens, MI Alpha Lambda

Jean Wiencek, Non-Member In memory of Barbara M. Grooms, WI Delta

Kim Nickel, Non-Member In memory of Barbara M. Grooms, WI Delta

Alaska Alpha In memory of Sallie Long, AK Alpha

Linda Oeschger, Michigan Beta Chi In memory of Edna Cucksey Stephens, MI Alpha Lambda

Arizona Omicron In memory of Barbara Neubert, AZ Omicron In memory of Ruth Barsevich, AZ Omicron

Alpha Delta Kappa Foundation Iowa Epsilon In memory of Linda Shatto, IA Epsilon

Pennsylvania Rho In memory of Frances Humelsine, PA Rho

Maryland Chi In memory of Joan Kraft, MD Chi

Texas Epsilon Sigma In memory of Gail Kirby, TX Epsilon Sigma

Nebraska Alpha Delta Kappa In memory of Mary Caverzagie, NE Gamma

Texas State Executive Board In memory of Jane H. Kivell, TX Beta Nu

Nevada Gamma In memory of Antonio Alamo, father of Nancy Alamo, NV Gamma In memory of Catherine McIntyre, mother of Patricia Gail Welch, NV Gamma

Virginia Alpha Pi In memory of Marilyn Avis, VA Alpha Pi

New Jersey Alpha Alpha In memory of Cindy McBride, NJ Alpha Alpha

Virginia Lambda In memory of Leila Lipes, mother of Sally Miller, VA Lambda

Virginia Beta Delta In memory of Gabie Crutchfield, VA Beta Delta

Alpha Delta Kappa Foundation

Heritage Society Each of these sisters made a planned gift to the A∆K Foundation, helping to ensure the Foundation can continue its mission to support women educators for years to come. Mollie J. Acosta................................................................................................................................... California Xi Edith M. Andersen* ......................................................................................................................... Wisconsin Tau Lois M. Anderson* .............................................................................................................................. Oregon Iota Aneita Baker* ................................................................................................................................ Arkansas Theta Dolly W. Blakney* .................................................................................................................. Kentucky Sustaining Dagny L. Bohlin* ............................................................................................................................ Minnesota Iota Dorothy Boyer* ........................................................................................................................................Illinois Xi Anne L. Brooks ................................................................................................................Florida Gamma Omicron Marilyn L. Chandler* ................................................................................................................. Oregon Sustaining Irene A. Clark........................................................................................................................... Florida Fidelis Beta Jean E. Collins* .................................................................................................................................Minnesota Xi Linda L. Condon*........................................................................................................................ Indiana Alpha Psi Karen H. Cook ........................................................................................................................... Delaware Gamma Polly W. Davis...................................................................................................................... Colorado Alpha Delta Judith O. Devokaitis* ....................................................................................................................Connecticut Eta Tina K.C. Dewar ................................................................................................................................ Colorado Eta Helen E. Edwards* ................................................................................................................... West Virginia Delta Janice Embree* ..................................................................................................................................... Illinois Psi Charlene M. Fitzgerald* .................................................................................................................. Connecticut Pi Charlene B. Fox* ....................................................................................................................................... Iowa Pi Margaret L. Goodlund* ..........................................................................................................Arizona Fidelis Alpha Pauline M. Graham* ...................................................................................................................... Missouri Sigma Emelie J. Greber* ................................................................................................................. Colorado Alpha Delta Rebecca S. Guess* ........................................................................................................................ New Jersey Chi CeCe Hall ........................................................................................................................................... Arizona Psi Hazel Hargrove* ..................................................................................................................... Florida Fidelis Theta Mary R. Hendrickson* ......................................................................................................................... Hawaii Beta Ruth G. Hiddleson*..................................................................................................................................Iowa Tau

Alpha Delta Kappa Foundation Jeri A. Holloway ............................................................................................................................... Maryland Rho Dorothy M. Horn* ............................................................................................................. International Sustaining Colleen N. Jacobson ........................................................................................................................... Nebraska Xi Elsie P. Johnson* ............................................................................................................................ Connecticut Pi Helen M. Kinney* .................................................................................................................. Michigan Fidelis Beta Mary Ellen Klatte.................................................................................................................... Kentucky Sustaining Geraldine B. Lambert* ...................................................................................................................... Iowa Upsilon Jacqueline Lougheed* ............................................................................................................... Michigan Lambda Barbara A. Lugeanbeal* ....................................................................................................... Minnesota Sustaining Colin MacSavaney* ......................................................................................................................... Ontario ADKA Diane G. MacSavaney* ....................................................................................................................... Ontario Rho Dorothy W. Marshall* ...................................................................................................................... Virginia Alpha Evelyn Matter* ................................................................................................................. South Dakota Sustaining Michele M. Meadors ............................................................................................................................ Virginia Eta Doris C. Metzler* ........................................................................................................................... Michigan Theta Jewell Milburn* ........................................................................................................................ Texas Fidelis Alpha Betty Minzenmayer ........................................................................................................................ Texas Omicron Joy J. Momsen* .......................................................................................................................... Iowa Fidelis Alpha Martha K. Morrow*......................................................................................................................... Ohio Alpha Tau Shirley I. Newton ......................................................................................................................Georgia Sustaining Gene B. Offutt* ................................................................................................................................. Kentucky Tau Joan S. Ojala* ..................................................................................................................... Florida Alpha Omicron Jane W. Painter* ........................................................................................................................... Virginia Lambda Janice Pfeifer* ............................................................................................................................... Michigan Delta Elizabeth R. Price* ................................................................................................................Florida Alpha Upsilon Hazel J. Putz* ................................................................................................................................ New York Delta Barbara B. Rebolt* ........................................................................................................................ California Delta Lynn D. Rhoads* ........................................................................................................................ Iowa Alpha Kappa Linda S. Rissel ........................................................................................................................ New Jersey Lambda Donna Roberge-Nozel............................................................................................................Washington Beta Eta Jo Ann Roseler* .............................................................................................................................. Wisconsin Tau

Alpha Delta Kappa Foundation Wilma E. Ruman* ....................................................................................................................... Florida Alpha Eta Lola I. Sands .............................................................................................................................. Florida Sustaining Jeannine V. Seagren ............................................................................................................. Colorado Alpha Delta Ann Shelander ............................................................................................................................. Texas Delta Beta Jean Short*........................................................................................................................................ Arizona Beta Geralyn Shreve .................................................................................................................Washington Alpha Delta Melanie G. Spivey ............................................................................................................................... Georgia Tau Frances B. Steele* ............................................................................................................................... Virginia Mu Nina Svoboda* .............................................................................................................................. Wyoming Delta Evelyn Traut* ......................................................................................................................... Colorado Sustaining Marian E. Travis*.......................................................................................................................... Georgia Gamma Patricia E. Trias ............................................................................................................................ Arizona Omicron Maria J. Wallis* .................................................................................................................. Washington Beta Theta Cheryl A. Warren .............................................................................................................................. Michigan Chi Rosemary Weddington* .......................................................................................................................Kentucky Xi Evelyn L. Wiker*...................................................................................................................... Indiana Fidelis Beta Carol H. Williams .............................................................................................................. Virginia Gamma Kappa Helene L. Wood* ......................................................................................................... California Gamma Lambda Janet C. Wooten ....................................................................................................................... Florida Fidelis Rho

*Sisters in Omega Chapter

Alpha Delta Kappa Foundation

2025-2026 Foundation Board of Directors Mollie Acosta, Chairman Su Wade, Vice-Chairman Judy Ganzert, Member Ellen Roderick, Member Ann Marie Brown, Member Roberta Casabon, Member Christi Smith, Executive Director

Alpha Delta Kappa Foundation 1615 W. 92nd Street Kansas City, MO 64114