Giving Back to Theta for a Lifetime “I wish every alumna member had the opportunity to see exactly what her generous Theta spirit does for our women. Theta Foundation truly makes a difference.” —Lisa Sombart Street, Alpha Mu/Missouri It would be impossible to make a difference for Thetas without our volunteers and their strong spirit of giving back to Theta Foundation. The nearly 300 volunteers listed below give back their time, passion, and energy to further enhance the educational, service, and leadership opportunities Theta Foundation provides for our sisters. We are grateful for the following women who make our work possible and joyful. AUDIT COMMITTEE
2014 – 2016 BOARD OF TRUSTEES We pay tribute to our retiring Board members and the women who served for the 2014–2016 biennium. Thank you for your leadership! Mary Ellen Kutsenda Fitzsimonds, Beta Kappa/Drake, President* Lyn Stewart Simensen, Gamma Gamma/Rollins, Vice President Cathie Waters Cardelucci, Beta Xi/UCLA, Secretary* Zita Enloe, Gamma Phi/Texas Tech Vicki Laughlin McCluggage, Omicron/USC* Dinah Hampton McClymmonds, Alpha Omicron/Oklahoma Lisa Davis Olney, Delta Epsilon/Arizona State* Susan Byers Patrick, Beta Omicron/Iowa Lisa Sombart Street, Alpha Mu/Missouri Carolyn Catron Woodard, Gamma Tau/Tulsa Laura Ware Doerre, Delta Xi/North Carolina* Mandy Burgett Wushinske, Zeta Sigma/Ohio Northern * Serving for the 2016 – 2018 Biennium 6
Catherine Cate Sullivan, Delta Xi/ North Carolina (D), Chairman Cathie Waters Cardelucci, Beta Xi/UCLA Mary Ellen Kutsenda Fitzsimonds, Beta Kappa/Drake
CAMPAIGN CABINET Vicki Laughlin McCluggage, Omicron/USC, Co-Chairman Karen Albrecht Ledbetter, Gamma Tau/Tulsa, Co-Chairman Laura Ware Doerre, Delta Xi/North Carolina (D) Mary Ellen Kutsenda Fitzsimonds, Beta Kappa/Drake Julie Ruffolo Gilpin, Alpha/DePauw Dinah Hampton McClymonds, Alpha Omicron/Oklahoma Kathy Bennett Tonkel, Eta/Michigan (D)
CAMPAIGN STEERING COMMITTEE Dinah Hampton McClymonds, Alpha Omicron/Oklahoma, Chairman Debbie Bornmann Allen, Delta Theta/Florida Laurie McGregor Connor, Gamma deuteron/ Ohio Wesleyan Jennifer Hinfey, Delta Epsilon/Arizona State Jillian Mathias Kyde, Eta Iota/San Diego Kate Gleason Madigan, Omega/UC Berkeley Jill Pedicord Peterson, Beta Gamma/ Colorado State Kellie Applegate Prusiecki, Alpha Chi/Purdue Mandy Burgett Wushinske, Zeta Sigma/ Ohio Northern
CAMPAIGN HONORARY STEERING COMMITTEE Florence Helen Ashby, Beta Nu/Florida State Mary Jane Parker Beach, Beta Nu/ Florida State Lissa Luton Bradford, Alpha Eta/Vanderbilt Anne Sadler Budill, Alpha Chi/Purdue Katie Busby, PhD, Epsilon Zeta/Mississippi Wendy Sears Goshert, Gamma/Butler
Amy Hayner Kates, Alpha Phi/Tulane Carryl Wischmeyer Krohne, Nu/Hanover Janet Paine Peters, Beta Omega/ Colorado College Hilary Stout Salatich, Gamma/Butler Sue Farrell Supple, Alpha/DePauw Helen Edwards Woodward, Alpha Omicron/ Oklahoma
CHAPTER AND INDIVIDUAL GRANTS COMMITTEE Dinah Harriger Cummings, Delta Omega/ Texas A&M Rachel M. Sheridan, Zeta Eta/Wofford Laura Kassenbrock Stelsel, Gamma/Butler Carolyn Catron Woodard, Gamma Tau/Tulsa
FOUNDATION GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE Susan Byers Patrick, Beta Omicron/Iowa, Chairman Zita Enloe, Gamma Phi/Texas Tech Lisa Davis Olney, Delta Epsilon/Arizona State Lyn Stewart Simensen, Gamma Gamma/ Rollins (D)
INVESTMENT COMMITTEE
Margaret McCullough Buescher, Alpha Eta/ Vanderbilt, Chairman Jennifer Cardilli Capelo, Gamma Mu/Maryland Zita Enloe, Gamma Phi/Texas Tech Mary Ellen Kutsenda Fitzsimonds, Beta Kappa/Drake Dinah Hampton McClymonds, Alpha Omicron/Oklahoma Susan Byers Patrick, Beta Omicron/Iowa Steffanie Carter Rhinesmith, Gamma/Butler
SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE Tara (TJ) Flynn Condon, Epsilon Lambda/ Dickinson Katharine P. Murphy, Gamma Zeta/ Connecticut Lisa Sombart Street, Alpha Mu/Missouri
2016 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION REVIEW COMMITTEES Chicago Scholarship Application Review Committee Rachel M. Tilghman, Eta Sigma/Chapman, Chairman Kelli Lynn Austin, Zeta Iota/Washington & Lee Meghan Luke Breitenbach, Gamma/Butler Kristin Hellquist Cunningham, Beta Kappa/Drake Heidi L. Holladay, Beta Pi/Michigan State Karen Sloan Keane, Beta Omicron/Iowa June F. Kendall, Beta Kappa/Drake Gayatri Malhotra, Alpha Psi/Lawrence Elizabeth Nagel Marcin, Delta Sigma/Ball State (D) Priscilla Mader McInerney, Upsilon/Minnesota Kathleen Anne Neelsen, Psi/Wisconsin Connie Talbot Schiele, Gamma Upsilon/Miami Bethany Sharp, Eta Chi/Boston Alissa Melczer Trumbull, Alpha Psi/Lawrence Megan E. VanDagens, Beta Pi/Michigan State Elise Samantha Woulfe, Alpha Tau/Cincinnati Dallas Scholarship Application Review Committee Amanda Miner Davison, Gamma Gamma/Rollins (D), Chairman Ann Elizabeth Fritsche, Alpha Phi/Tulane Tracy Pickett Hinton, Gamma Gamma/Rollins (D) Francie Stevens Johnsen, Epsilon Epsilon/Baylor Caroline Constance Livingston, Delta Phi/Clemson Jann Patterson Mackey, Beta Sigma/Southern Methodist Candice Baumgarten Nelson, Psi/Wisconsin Anita Brunner Rager, Chi/Syracuse Chrissie Suttle, Beta Sigma/Southern Methodist Eva Bennett Todd, Beta Sigma/Southern Methodist Kara Prestage Van Duzee, Zeta Omicron/Wake Forest Bonne McCalmont Whittaker, Alpha Eta/Vanderbilt Sara Huggins Woodall, Beta Sigma/Southern Methodist Susan Frey Woodall, Beta Sigma/Southern Methodist
Michele Dascanio Woodcock, Epsilon Theta/Stetson Sharon Smith Wooldridge, Beta Sigma/ Southern Methodist Denver Scholarship Application Review Committee Leslie Holzmark Franklin, Alpha Phi/Tulane, Chairman Laura Bowman, Beta Iota/Colorado Shan Heyman Burchenal, Beta Tau/Denison Lesley A. Cross, Epsilon Zeta/Mississippi Kendall Cusick-Rindone, Rho/Nebraska Sheri DeCoste, Psi/Wisconsin Martha Cawley Doughtie, Beta Lambda/ William & Mary Lucinda Howell Greene, Phi deuteron/Stanford Shannon Chandler Gross, Beta Gamma/ Colorado State Stacy Decker Hayes, Rho/Nebraska Sarah Benbrook Hittner, Alpha Iota/ Washington-St. Louis (D) Jennifer K. Koch, Alpha Beta/Swarthmore Kathleen M. Markey, Chi/Syracuse Stacy Chestnut Rini, Beta Iota/Colorado Courtney Schapira, Beta Omicron/Iowa Lindsay Lane Sell, Beta Gamma/Colorado State Fairfield County Scholarship Application Review Committee Laura Osborne Arena, Gamma Zeta/Connecticut, Chairman Meredith McLaughlin Chesrown, Eta Iota/San Diego Kathryn L. Daddario, Gamma Zeta/Connecticut Caryn A. Frick, Epsilon Upsilon/Columbia Anne Brafford Fritz, Beta/Indiana Brynne Gaulin, Gamma Zeta/Connecticut Kelly M. Grady, Eta Xi/Quinnipiac Amanda Rose Kohalmi, Gamma Zeta/Connecticut Linda Ihle Lewis, Psi/Wisconsin Ellen Morello, Omega/UC Berkeley Julie A. Roarty, Gamma Zeta/Connecticut Judith Bechtel Soto, Mu/Allegheny Julia Davis Turner, Alpha Gamma/Ohio State