The Forum Spring 2012 : Page 4

Words of my mentors By Jane A. Hamblin In this report, my mentors are several collegiate members of Mortar Board, who, during a recent trip I made to Southern California, affirmed what makes Mortar Board such a special Society. In California for the annual meeting of the Association of College Honor Societies, I visited with collegiate chapters at San Diego State University, the University of San Diego, Chapman University, California State University Channel Islands (CSUCI) and UCLA. During those visits, I heard one central Mortar Board theme repeated: Mortar Board exposes students to a rich and diverse network of scholar-leaders. Mortar Board offers its members a chance to expand their networks and, in doing so, enriches their lives. The chapters at CSUCI and Chapman are fairly new — CSUCI was installed in 2011 and Chapman is celebrating its fifth anniversary in 2012. I was thrilled to join the Four Pillars Expanding our networks, enriching our lives at CSCUI for their selection meeting, and was delighted to present the Schweitzer chapter at Chapman with its anniversary certificate. I was impressed by the commitment and dedication to excellence demonstrated by both chapters. Excellence is just something that Jane Hamblin (in red jacket) with members and advisors of the Jane K. is in the air in San Diego --both USD Smith Cap & Gown chapter at San Diego State University. Jane K. Smith is pictured at the far right. and SDSU have won the Ruth Weimer chapter is startlingly busy. The commitment Mount Chapter Excellence Award. The rivalry these members have to serving the university and enthusiasm generated by these two community is as vast as their 400-acre chapters on campuses less than five miles campus. Once again, I heard the refrain: apart bring a smile to my face. Without Mortar Board, I wouldn’t know My visit to San Diego included a reception nearly as many people or as much about my and dinner with members of the local alumni campus. chapter. A vigorous and intergenerational Throughout my visit I had the chance to group, the San Diego Alumni Chapter gain new Mortar Board friends and celebrate provides invaluable support to the local the legacy of our Society. In the way that it collegiate chapters. expands our networks, and our horizons, My trip concluded with a visit to the Mortar Board stands out from any other Agathai chapter at UCLA. The recipient of college organization. the Chapter Excellence award in 2011, the In Memoriam We honor the memories of those Mortar Boards we lost or learned we lost in 2011: Martha Mason Biddle (Butler University, 1956) Diane Brashear (The Ohio State University, 1963) Pam Pauly Chinnis (College of William and Mary, 1945) Jean Larson Damisch (Northwestern University, 1950) Jacqueline Sterner Douglas (Indiana University, 1949) Lois Wilson Filbey (Lawrence University, 1945) Thelma Kohnop Gerson (Miami University, 1945) Judy Greene (University of Wyoming, 1968) Betty Morris Gutting (Purdue University, 1941) Kathryn Chittenden Haines (University of Washington, 1942) Mary Beth Hutsinpiller ( Washington State University, 1946) Thomas Jeschke (Purdue University, 2007) Helen Biggers Johnson (University of Cincinnati, 1938) Mary Lou Buford Jones (The University of Texas at Austin, 1948) Elizabeth Holden Karpick (Purdue University, 1947) Mary Lou Damascio Keating (University of Denver, 1948) E. Ann Petty Lacock (The Ohio State University, 1951) Evelyn Battles Lee (The Ohio State University, 1947) Marjorie Coy Moore (The Ohio State University, 1952) Caryl Towsley Moy (University of Illinois, 1953) Barbara Plager (Grinnell College, 1965) Norma Chubbuck Rutledge (The University of Nebraska – Lincoln, 1950) Nancy Groves Spoede (George Washington University, 1948) Stefanie Uhl (University of Illinois, 1986) Frances Angle Vanden (The Pennsylvania State University, 1943) Esther Vontz (University of Cincinnati, 1942) Herman Wells (Indiana University, 1976) Jan Joseph Williams (The University of Kansas, 1948) Martha Adams Wood (The Ohio State University, 1943) 4 Mortar Board Forum | Spring 2012

Words Of My Mentors

Jane A. Hamblin

Expanding our networks, enriching our lives In this report, my mentors are several collegiate members of Mortar Board, who, during a recent trip I made to Southern California, affirmed what makes Mortar Board such a special Society. In California for the annual meeting of the Association of College Honor Societies, I visited with collegiate chapters at San Diego State University, the University of San Diego, Chapman University, California State University Channel Islands (CSUCI) and UCLA. During those visits, I heard one central Mortar Board theme repeated: Mortar Board exposes students to a rich and diverse network of scholar-leaders. Mortar Board offers its members a chance to expand their networks and, in doing so, enriches their lives. The chapters at CSUCI and Chapman are fairly new — CSUCI was installed in 2011 and Chapman is celebrating its fifth anniversary in 2012. I was thrilled to join the Four Pillars at CSCUI for their selection meeting, and was delighted to present the Schweitzer chapter at Chapman with its anniversary certificate. I was impressed by the commitment and dedication to excellence demonstrated by both chapters. Excellence is just something that is in the air in San Diego -- both USD and SDSU have won the Ruth Weimer Mount Chapter Excellence Award. The rivalry and enthusiasm generated by these two chapters on campuses less than five miles apart bring a smile to my face. My visit to San Diego included a reception and dinner with members of the local alumni chapter. A vigorous and intergenerational group, the San Diego Alumni Chapter provides invaluable support to the local collegiate chapters. My trip concluded with a visit to the Agathai chapter at UCLA. The recipient of the Chapter Excellence award in 2011, the chapter is startlingly busy. The commitment these members have to serving the university community is as vast as their 400-acre campus. Once again, I heard the refrain: Without Mortar Board, I wouldn’t know nearly as many people or as much about my campus. Throughout my visit I had the chance to gain new Mortar Board friends and celebrate the legacy of our Society. In the way that it expands our networks, and our horizons, Mortar Board stands out from any other college organization. In Memoriam We honor the memories of those Mortar Boards we lost or learned we lost in 2011: Martha Mason Biddle (Butler University, 1956) Diane Brashear (The Ohio State University, 1963) Pam Pauly Chinnis (College of William and Mary, 1945) Jean Larson Damisch (Northwestern University, 1950) Jacqueline Sterner Douglas (Indiana University, 1949) Lois Wilson Filbey (Lawrence University, 1945) Thelma Kohnop Gerson (Miami University, 1945) Judy Greene (University of Wyoming, 1968) Betty Morris Gutting (Purdue University, 1941) Kathryn Chittenden Haines (University of Washington, 1942) Mary Beth Hutsinpiller (Washington State University, 1946) Thomas Jeschke (Purdue University, 2007) Helen Biggers Johnson (University of Cincinnati, 1938) Mary Lou Buford Jones (The University of Texas at Austin, 1948) Elizabeth Holden Karpick (Purdue University, 1947) Mary Lou Damascio Keating (University of Denver, 1948) E. Ann Petty Lacock (The Ohio State University, 1951) Evelyn Battles Lee (The Ohio State University, 1947) Marjorie Coy Moore (The Ohio State University, 1952) Caryl Towsley Moy (University of Illinois, 1953) Barbara Plager (Grinnell College, 1965) Norma Chubbuck Rutledge (The University of Nebraska – Lincoln, 1950) Nancy Groves Spoede (George Washington University, 1948) Stefanie Uhl (University of Illinois, 1986) Frances Angle Vanden (The Pennsylvania State University, 1943) Esther Vontz (University of Cincinnati, 1942) Herman Wells (Indiana University, 1976) Jan Joseph Williams (The University of Kansas, 1948) Martha Adams Wood (The Ohio State University, 1943)

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