The KAPPAN Congratulates

100TH BIRTHDAY WISHES!

Congratulations and Happy Birthday to North Carolina Pi Chapter Fidelis member Audrey Dodd Bales on her 100 birthday. Audrey was born March 1, 1921 in Boaz, Alabama and received her MA in Library Science from Appalachian State Teachers College in 1942. She served her chapter as president in 1996 and vice president in 2016. Audrey lives at Avendelle Assisted Living in Wingate, NC.

SARA MARIA MENENDEZ

Sara Maria Menendez, CA Beta Rho, was recently honored as their “Star with a Heart’’ by the Rotary Club of San Bruno, CA in appreciation of “years of positive influence.” Sara Maria is a Kindergarten teacher at Belle Air Elementary School. After receiving the award, she said, “I was so humbled and honored. To be a San Bruno Schools alumnus and serve the community I love has been my dream.” Currently, Sara Maria is pursuing an administrative position in the district.

CA DIAMOND

In March, Alice Wuerch of CA Tau achieved Diamond sister status. Alice has served Tau in many offices. She continues to be a wealth of knowledge about Alpha Delta Kappa and a ready wit in meetings. Alice presents a specially chosen rose bush to each chapter member as they retire.

LANGUAGE AWARD FOR HAWAII NU PRESIDENT

HI Nu President, ‘Alohilani Okamura, is the recipient of the Excellence in Education Teaching Post-Secondary Award from the Southwest Conference on Language Teaching (SWCOLT) for her “exceptional commitment to language education.”

Dr. ‘Alohilani Okamura is currently an adjunct professor at the Institute for Teacher Education at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. She was recognized by SWCOLT for “excellence in her preparation of her very diverse cohort of World Language teacher candidates, emphasizing varied cultures and languages to be able to instruct and support all of her students’ journeys.”

SWCOLT is a regional world language teachers’ organization in partnership with state teacher associations from Hawaii, Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah.

“All of us, at some time or other, need help. Whether we’re giving or receiving help, each one of us has something valuable to bring to this world. That’s one of the things that connects us as neighbors—in our own way, each one of us is a giver and a receiver.”

— Mr. Rogers, Rosamond Vaughan, VA Gamma Omicron