The Forum Spring 2012 : Page 2
Mortar Board’s national leaders NATIONAL COUNCIL Susan Herndon Caples, President The University of Alabama, 2006 Marty Starling, President-elect Kansas State University, 1962 Brian Bock, Vice President Valparaiso University, 2004 Vishal Bhandari, Secretary-Treasurer Purdue University, 2004 Jane Beyer, Alumni Representative University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, 1980 Abigail Diehl, Alumni Representative The Pennsylvania State University, 1995 Vicente Gonzalez, Student Representative Cornell University, 2010 Xiqiao Chen, Student Representative Vanderbilt University, 2011 Sally Steadman, ex officio University of Wyoming, 1968 Jane Hamblin, ex officio Purdue University, 1973 MORTAR BOARD FORUM Contents • Spring 2012 3 4 5 6 10 16 17 22 President’s message Hear from Mortar Board National President Susan Herndon Caples. Words of my mentors Executive Director Jane Hamblin pays homage to those who have in fl uenced her in this regular Forum column. Celebrating Mortar Board Week Thrilled to be a Mortar Board Find out how chapters celebrated Mortar Board Week on campuses across the country. The story of Mortar Board alumna Ellen North Dunlap, whose life-long dedication to Mortar Board inspired the creation of the Mortar Board National Foundation’s Ellen North Dunlap fellowship. Annual report NATIONAL FOUNDATION Sally Steadman, President University of Wyoming, 1968 Michael Golden, Vice President University of Wyoming, 1987 Sally Watlington, Secretary-Treasurer Purdue University, 1959 Marty Starling, Trustee Kansas State University, 1962 Jane K. Smith, Trustee West Virginia University, 1959 Denise L. Rode, Trustee Northern Illinois University, 1971 Mabel G. Freeman, Trustee The Ohio State University, 1965 Susan Herndon Caples, ex officio The University of Alabama, 2006 Vishal Bhandari, ex officio Purdue University, 2004 Recap of national and chapter news, an update on membership numbers and fi nancial position, and a listing of the generous alumni and friends who supported Mortar Board in fi scal year 2011. Member News On Campus Read updates from alumni members. Collegiate chapters share highlights and demonstrate their commitment to contributing to their campuses and communities. Featuring a new series, Chapter Traditions, which features long-standing traditions of Mortar Board chapters. Mortar Board: a family tradition “Relative” pride for Mortar Board Correction: In our last issue, Dr. Marylu McEwen’s initiation year should have been 1967. On the cover: A photo from a past initiation ceremony for the Tolo chapter at the University of Washington. We’d like to include as many photos of the class of 2012 in the next issue of the Forum ! Send your chapter’s initiation photos to mbforum@ mortarboard.org to be included. 2 Mortar Board Forum | Spring 2012
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