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Annual Report 2018

Dear Friends – We’ve finished another wonderful year of empowering women through education thanks to your ongoing support. Due to your generosity, we were able to help 133 women fulfill their dreams of an education this year. They, along with their families, are moving towards self-sufficiency and a better life.

We continued implementing our Strategic Plan consisting of Three Pillars:

Create a SuStainable OrganizatiOn We further invested in our human capital by upgrading our Retirement Program from an IRA to a 401K. We launched the Planned Giving Advisory Board and they presented the Jeannette Rankin Legacy Lecture in November, a program created to celebrate our namesake, Jeannette Rankin. The second year of It’s Time to Talk: Forums on Race engaged the Athens community that supports us.

grOw the SChOlarShip prOgram Our long term goal has been to provide more scholarships while maintaining sustainability. In 2017 we increased the number of scholarships from 108 to 133, a 23% increase. We were able to do that because of your support as well as a generous grant from Coca-Cola. Additionally, a bequest from Alexandra Kilpatrick via her cousin Donna Zenor provided long term support for Scholars from Arizona and Montana.

DevelOp a natiOnal preSenCe anD iDentity We expanded awareness of Jeannette Rankin Women’s Scholarship Fund through a robust social media campaign that reached far and wide. We continued our partnership with Bay Path Women’s University in Longmeadow, MA, a woman’s college that specializes in working with the nontraditional student. We held our first fundraising event in Missoula, MT, Jeannette Rankin’s home, as well as holding one in Hilo, HI. We added board members from New York City, Columbus, OH, and South Carolina.

Our continuing goal is to expand our reach and deepen our impact by providing more support to more women. We continue that journey with you as our partners.

Thank you for all you do to move our mission of empowering women through education forward.

Karen Sterk Courtney DavisExecutive Director Board ChairJeannette Rankin Jeannette RankinWomen’s Scholarship Fund Women’s Scholarship Fund

In 2016, poverty among all single mothers would have declined

by more than three times the rate seen over the last decade if

just one in four single mothers with a high school education or

some college had earned a college degree.

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Education Levels

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High School

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Associate Degree

Bachelor’s Degree

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41.4%

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2018 Events

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5th annual running FOr rankin 5kIn August 2017, we hosted our 5th Annual Running for Rankin 5K, presented by Caterpillar! This event has been a fun way to engage our community over the years. We had participants of all ages, and had a blast running to empower women through education. This year, the 5K had more than 150 participants and raised $7,800 for JRF.

Jeannette rankin legaCy leCtureIn November 2017, JRF hosted the first annual Jeannette Rankin Legacy Lecture. The purpose of this event was to celebrate the legacy of Jeannette Rankin. Dr. Sara Hayden, a Jeannette Rankin rhetoric expert, was the keynote speaker and shared about the ways Jeannette Rankin used speech and word choice to influence her listeners during her political career. We also held a panel of the Founding Mothers of Jeannette Rankin Foundation. These five amazing women conceived Jeannette Rankin Women’s Scholarship Fund and worked hard to create opportunities that would benefit “mature, unemployed women workers,” fulfilling the wishes Jeannette Rankin stated in her bequest.

it’S time tO talk: FOrumS On raCeIn March 2018, JRF hosted the second annual It’s Time to Talk: Forums on Race program, presented by the University of Georgia Student Government Association and Piedmont Athens Regional. This program allows JRF to carry forward the spirit of Jeannette Rankin, the woman, by working to advance equity in the Athens community. We partnered with J.W. Fanning Institute for

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Leadership Development to train more than 30 Volunteer Racial Justice Facilitators who led table dialogues utilizing Reflective Structured Dialogue (RSD.) Dr. Anna M. Scheyett, Dean of the UGA School of Social Work, provided the keynote address. Over 300 community stakeholders from both Athens and UGA participated. Our hope is that It’s Time to Talk creates a positive ripple effect in the Athens community.

athenS Smart party 1.0In October 2017, JRF hosted the first annual SMART Party in Athens, GA! This new event took the place of the Annual Dinner. We held the Athens SMART Party at Hotel Indigo and were able to engage many new friends for Jeannette Rankin Foundation. This fun, technology based, fundraising cocktail hour boasted more than 130 guests, and raised $35,000 for JRF! We heard from JRF Alumnae LaTrena Stokes and honored SMART Women Kim Arnold, Mokah Jasmine Johnson, Joni Taylor, and Katherine Wolf. This new event allowed us to leverage technology and social media in the Athens community, and connected us to new JRF friends and supporters.

Smart party atlantaIn November 2017, JRF hosted the third annual SMART Party in Atlanta, GA at The Gathering Spot. This event was generously presented by Assurant. Over 200 people attended the event, and we raised $78,000 for JRF! SMART Party Atlanta was incredibly fun for our guests - with a photobooth, amazing raffle prizes, and grand prizes to compete for to encourage fundraising. We heard JRF Scholar Marcie Andrews’ inspiring story and honored SMART Women Terrell Dinkins, Angelou Ezelio, Wanda Gamble, Sally Mundell, Monica Nixon, and Jennifer Riis-Poulsen. The SMART Party in Atlanta has been an outstanding fundraising success for Jeannette Rankin Foundation, and has allowed JRF to develop deeper roots in the Atlanta community.


2017/2018 JrF SChOlarS Graduate Coca-Cola Scholar

Adrian S. Alicia S. Alita M.Allison F.Allison S. Amanda N. Amanda R.Amy W. Andrea H. Andrea R. Angela J. Angela T. Anjell W.April G. Arlene R. Aziza M. Batsheva S.Brandy C. Brandy T.Breezy B.Carrie H. Chandra M. Chauntelle H. Cheila G. Christine R.Corynne D.Danielle P.

Daphna A.Dawn S.Deborah M.Denita P. Diane B.Dianne T. Doris B.Dung N.Eileen R. Elizabeth G. Elizabeth H.Elizabeth J. Elizabeth L. Elizabeth A.Emily A.Frances C.Hannah S. Ifeyinwa O.Ilona B. Irene P. Jacqueline V.Jana J.Janine H. Jaqueline S.Jennifer S. Jennifer L.Jennifer S.

Jessica L. Jill T.Joanne T. Julianne J. Kaci A.Karen J. H.Kathryn H. Katrina M. Kelly C. Kelly D.Kelly L.Kimberly R. Lara H. Laura J.Leona H. Linda T. Lindsay K. Lisa K.Lisa K.Lizabeth V. Lori P. Lynn L. Lynnae W. Madelyn S.Marcella D.Margo S.Marinda W.

Maritza G. Michelle I.Miranda L. Misti C. Monique C.Naeemah B.Nancy S. Nicole C.Olga A.Penny W.Racheal M.Rachel E. Raphaela C.Rebecca C. Regina H. Rhonda M.Rieko N.Robin Z.Samantha R.SaraJo B. Sasha L. Sharon C. Sharon H. Sofia A. Sophia R. Stephanie L. Summer T.

Surah R. Susan L. Takisher C.Tamika T.Tammie R.Tasa S. Teresa H. Tiesha A. Tiessa B. Tiffany T.Tiina M. Tina C. Tonia H. Tonja K. Traci F. Tracy V. Tylee G. Tyra J. Vanessa W.Vicki F. Victoria B.Wechenphecala R.Yashi L. Yolanda A.

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angela rOFFle, a current member of the Board of Directors at JRF, is also a JRF Alumnae. She originally received the Jeannette Rankin Foundation Scholarship in 1997, helping her continue to work towards a bachelor’s degree in social work. After graduating in 1999, she went on to receive her MSW and now teaches future social workers as an assistant professor and department chair of human services at St. Louis Community College. She currently sits on the personnel and public relations board committees of the community action agency of St. Louis County Inc. Angela is also actively involved with the National Organization of Human Services, National Association of University Women, American Association of University Women in Community Colleges, Missouri Community College Association, National Black Child Development Corp. and the National Association of Social Workers. In 2014, she received the Courageous Educator Award by Educators for Social Justice.

Angela Roffle

Barbara Dixon

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barbara DixOn, the first woman to ever receive the Jeannette Rankin Foundation Scholarship got her first check 40 years ago, in 1978. At the time, her husband had just passed away due to cancer, and she was figuring out how to raise her two teenage daughters and support her family on her own. She had become interested in nursing while spending time with her husband in the hospital during his treatment, and a friend encouraged her to pursue it. In 1978, Barbara enrolled in Athens Tech and one of her professors told her about the Jeannette Rankin Foundation, suggesting that she apply for the scholarship, so she did. As a result, Barbara became the first recipient of the scholarship and said “It was great! We all needed the money, but even more valuable was the confidence I received from the women who were the founders of the Jeannette Rankin Foundation.” Barbara went on to graduate in 1979, and worked as a nurse for more than 20 years, and ten years ago, after moving back to Athens, she became a volunteer at JRF! She says the moment of reconnection was a wonderful chance to come full circle, celebrate the foundation and women making the decision to go back to school, and give back to the community.


Adrian Spencer

Madelyn Sheaffer

aDrian SpenCer is a Jeannette Rankin Foundation Scholar and a Coca-Cola Foundation Scholar from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She gave birth to two children during high school, but remained in school and graduated in four years. She was offered a full scholarship to play softball in college, but declined when she learned that it meant leaving her children behind. Adrian had to work after high school to make enough money to support her kids, which left little time for much else, including trying to go back to college, though that was always a goal for her. Her roles at work helped her develop dreams about what she wanted to do career-wise and kept her engaged in her community. When she lost her job in 2013, Adrian decided to pursue her bachelor’s degree and enrolled in college in 2014. She received the Jeannette Rankin scholarship in 2017, which has given her the opportunity to focus more on her studies and excel in school. Her dream is to use her degree to change her community and help it grow. She says “Often times the catalyst for change comes when someone takes the time to make a small investment in a person in need and empower them to do it for themselves.”

maDelyn SheaFFer is a Jeannette Rankin Foundation Scholar from Hawaii, working toward her bachelor’s in gender and women’s studies. Her goal is to pursue her master’s in social work and become a clinical social worker, using her degree to help the homeless and to help empower women in marginalized situations. Madelyn has a heart for the homeless, as she herself became homeless after a sudden divorce left her alone with no resources and no job skills. She says “the scholarship quite literally keeps me alive in the day to day struggle to keep my head above water.” She knows the heartache and despair that being without shelter can bring, and she knows that her mission is to show those who feel they’ve hit rock bottom that they can indeed bring themselves out of the darkness and into a new life. “Through the educational process, I will gather up the tools I need to carve and create a better life for both myself and the people that I encounter, both professionally and personally.”

Aziza McGill

Cheila Garcia

aziza mCgill, a Jeannette Rankin Foundation Scholar Alumnae, graduated in May 2018 from William Paterson University with a Bachelor’s in broadcast journalism and media production. Aziza’s goal is to use her degree to raise awareness about child abuse, domestic violence, and other issues that affect women and children through the media. Her dream is to eventually become a news anchor or journalist focused on investigating these issues. Aziza, a survivor of childhood sexual abuse and domestic violence, has used her story of survival to counsel and empower other women going through the same things she experienced. She says “For over 15 years I suffered at the hands of the one person that was supposed to protect me. I was homeschooled and raised with little education. My first school experience was not until I was 35 years old. Now I am an accomplished scholar with my name on the dean’s list.”

Cheila garCia, a Jeannette Rankin Foundation Scholar and Coca-Cola Foundation Scholar at Bay Path University, is pursuing her Bachelor’s Degree in Healthcare Administration. Cheila wants to pursue a career that will allow her to serve and help others around her, including co-workers and patients. Her confidence and determination have given her the drive she needs to focus on doing work that will make healthcare and treatment as affordable and high quality as it can be for patients. Cheila’s passion for the people around her has led her to pursuing this type of career. She says “A leader isn’t someone who tries to find the temporary solutions to problems, but wants to be a part of a long lasting solution.” Jeannette Rankin Foundation’s partnership with Bay Path University has made a way for women from all walks of life to grow and be empowered through their education, with the support they need to achieve their dreams.



Alix Kilpatrick

Donor StorieshOnOring the legaCy OF a liFe well liveDAlexandra Kilpatrick, better known as Alix, lived a life in which she focused on pursuing her dreams, from working at a theater in Paris, France, to opening a yoga studio in New Zealand, to flying for American Airlines. She was passionate about having a full life, and as she got older, she realized that she wanted to leave a legacy that helped to empower others to live a full life. She asked her cousin and childhood best friend, Donna Zenor, to research organizations that “enhance the lives of women through education,” leading to the discovery of Jeannette Rankin Women’s Scholarship Fund. Unfortunately, Alix died suddenly and was unable to leave the funds directly to JRF, but that didn’t stop Donna from doing everything she could to make sure Alix’s wish was honored.

“Alix is one of the most generous spirits to have ever inhabited this earth and the scholarship fund which the donor is establishing upon her death should be counted as one of the many gifts which are her legacy,” says Donna. This gift has been transformative, allowing us to empower more women. We are so grateful that Alix cared so deeply about the women we serve and that Donna found us. This gift will transform the lives of JRF Scholars and their families for years to come.

Thank you Alix and Donna.

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the COCa-COla FOunDatiOnFor the second year in a row, the Coca-Cola Foundation has given JRF a transformative grant to clear Scholars off the waiting list. We received $150,000 this year from the Coca-Cola Foundation. That allowed us to award life-changing scholarships to 60 women across the U.S. We alerted these women that they were receiving scholarships in December, and awarded them their full $2,000 JRF Scholarship for the Spring 2018 semester.

We are so grateful that the Coca-Cola Foundation has continued to support the JRF mission of empowering women through education, and feel honored to be one of the many fantastic organizations that the Coca-Cola Foundation supports under their focus area of women’s economic empowerment and entrepreneurship.


Dr. eliSSa perryDr. Elissa Perry volunteered as a JRF Application Reader this year, and helped us select the newest class of Jeannette Rankin Scholars! She dedicated her time and energy into ensuring that every application was read thoughtfully. Elissa is a new friend to JRF, and has very quickly cemented her relationship with us! After reading applications, Elissa felt inspired to fund two scholarships this year and took two women off our waiting list with her generous donation!

She says, “Education and educational opportunities are core values for me and so it is gratifying to hear how this donation can be used to hopefully make a real difference in peoples’ lives!” Thank you, Elissa, for your outstanding work as a volunteer and as a supporter of women in education.

in lOving memOry OF geOrge S. kOCh, Jr. – OCtOber 30, 1926 – July 25, 2018We mourn the passing of George Koch on July 25, 2018. We also celebrate his life and the legacy of hope he provided for Jeannette Rankin Scholars. George Koch, along with his late wife Ruth Koch, were generous and dedicated supporters of Jeannette Rankin Women’s Scholarship Fund. Over the years, they helped more than 100 women finish their education. On September 11, 2001, American Flight 77 hit the Pentagon. Ruth’s daughter and George’s stepdaughter Leslie Whittington, her husband Charles Falkenberg, and their small children Zoe and Dana Falkenberg were on that plane. Zoe and Dana were the youngest victims of 9/11.

In memory of the Whittington - Falkenberg Family, George and Ruth turned this tragedy intro triumph through scholarships provided to Jeannette Rankin Foundation. George and Ruth generously helped more than 100 Scholars through JRF. Through these scholarships, Leslie, Charles, Zoe and Dana continue to make an impact on women working to make a better life for themselves and their families. We mourn the loss of this wonderful family, and are so grateful for the legacy they’ve left and the impact they continue to make on our JRF Scholars.

in lOving memOry OF ann wOODruFF – 1927 – July 11, 2017Ann Woodruff, a lifelong JRF supporter, passed away in July of 2017. Ann was an early feminist and spent her life supporting women in her profession. Her legacy of empowering women lives on as she left JRF a bequest in her will. In October, we were surprised with a visit from Ann’s daughter, Alice, where she presented us with a generous check on Ann’s behalf. We are committed to honoring Ann’s legacy by continuing on with the good work she supported throughout her life. We are so grateful for the Woodruff family’s love and support.Ann Woodruff

Dr. Elissa Perry

George S. Koch, Jr.

aSSetS Fy18 Fy17 Cash and Equivalents $ 81,301.00 $ 70,452.00 Investments $ 132,486.00 $ 115,108.00 Pledges Receivable $ 36,083.00 $ 34,573.00 Other Current Assets $ 800.00 $ 800.00 Property &Equipment $ 241,670.00 $ 241,670.00 Accumulated Depreciation $ (97,901.00) $ (90,239.00)Pleges Recievable - Long Term $ 2,500.00 Investments - Long Term $ 734,119.00 $ 659,119.00

total assets $ 1,128,558.00 $ 1,033,983.00

liabilitieS anD net aSSetS Accounts Payable $ 10,717.00 $ 9,290.00 Accrued Payroll Taxes $ 4,176.00 $ 3,447.00 Notes Payable - Current $ 5,404.00 Line of Credit $ 38,834.00 $ 53,834.00 Notes Payable - Long Term $ 110,486.00 $ 110,486.00

total liabilities $ 164,213.00 $ 182,461.00

net aSSetS releaSeD FrOm reStriCtiOn Unrestricted $ 24,639.00 $ 27,629.00 Temporarily Restricted $ 205,587.00 $ 164,774.00 Permanently Restricted $ 734,119.00 $ 659,119.00 Total Net Assets $ 964,345.00 $ 851,522.00

total liabilities and net assets $ 1,128,558.00 $ 1,033,983.00

Summary OF FinanCial aCtivity publiC SuppOrt, revenueS, anD reClaSSiFiCatiOnS

Grants $ 150,000.00 $ 100,000.00 Contributions $ 381,752.00 $ 268,656.00 Investment Income $ 21,252.00 $ 19,285.00 Misc. Income $ 9,071.00 Special Event Income $ 181,523.00 $ 201,558.00 Less Event Expenses $ (65,057.00) $ (84,461.00)Unrealized Loss/Gain on Investments $ 54,578.00 $ 75,498.00 Net Assets Released From Restriction $ 276,013.00 $ 253,277.00

total $ 724,048.00 $ 589,607.00

expenSeS Program Expenses $ 471,173.00 $ 376,744.00 Administrative Expenses $ 82,972.00 $ 88,540.00 Fundraising Expenses $ 57,080.00 $ 56,339.00 Total Expenses $ 611,225.00 $ 521,623.00 Increase (decrease) in Net Assets $ 112,823.00 $ 67,984.00 Net Assets Beginning of the Year $ 851,522.00 $ 783,538.00

net assets, end of the year $ 964,345.00 $ 851,522.00

Jeannette rankin wOmen’S SChOlarShip FunDSummary OF FinanCial pOSitiOn

inCOme perCentageS

n Contributions 53%

n Grants 21%

n Events 16%

n Investments 10%

tOtal 100%

expenSeS

n Program 78%

n Administration 13%

n Funding 9%

tOtal 100%



ChanCellOr $100,000+Donna ZenorThe Coca-Cola Foundation

Dean $99,999 - $20,000 AnonymousAssurant Foundation Battelle

DOCtOrate $19,999 - $10,000Bertis & Katherine DownsLorraine HartMargaret Graff & Richard HigginsNora & Chris HohenloheSteve & Melanie HollisGeorge KochGary OlerichAnn WoodruffJudy Family Foundation

SpeCialiSt $9,999 - $5,000Wilmer BrandtNancy DavisonMichael GosslingJoe IrvingJane & Donald NuteElissa PerryKaren Sterk & Ron WarrenKate WalbertJennie & Jeffrey WengerPiedmont Athens Regional

Health System

maSter’S $4,999 - $2,500Susan BaileyAmanda BennettRuth BettandorffLaura Bierema & Mark EbellLisa & Ron BrillGenie ChamberlinMargaret Holt & Stell KefalasHeather & Scott KleinerCarol & Paul KurtzRobert LarsenKimberly ReeveSharon & Renato SantosCarol & Jim WarnesRuth WebbAdcock Family Foundation American CyberSytems Inc. Hotel Indigo

JWR Jewelers Taylor Foundation The Gathering Spot

baChelOr’S $2,499 - $1,000Kim & Brooks ArnoldBetsy BachJudith & Bruce BierschbachMaureen ByrnesVashti CantyCaterpillarBeth & Ron CogswellMichelle CookChristy CorbinBarbara & John DowdSusan ElkinsKay & Stu ForsBrian HazenDanine HodgePat & Nelson HollandGail & Spencer KingErika LewisSarajane LoveLittler MendelsonKirsten NigroMichele OzumbaJinx & Gordhan PatelLibby & Jeff PollockFern RichardsonLinda RitterAngela RoffleMimi SodhiMaxine ThomasCharmaine WilsonAthens First Bank & Trust BatesCarter Chastain & Associates ExR North Highland The Junior League of Athens UGA Terry College of Business Wings Financial Credit Union YourCause, LLC GreenWood Inc JRF Contributions Bank of America Employee

Giving Campaign Women’s Council of

Realtors Athens Chapter Athens Regional Library System Young Boozer Family Foundation

aSSOCiate’S $999 - $500Joan BerrymanNana BooneSally CarterVirginia Carver & Henry RaichleRobin Chalmers & Michael Purser Johnnetta ColeLuAnn CooleyRosalie & Max CooperElizabeth CraymerCourtney DavisElizabeth & Anthony L. DeMarcoJohn DobleClarissa FincoCIC Floors, LLCLisa & George ForemanScott FreedWanda GambleCherlyn GranroseKathy GratzekJannie Warren & David GreenSara HaydenValerie HepburnKen JohnsonShawn KahleKara KrohnSue Lawrence & Larry MorrisMolly MarrahLloyd NigroRozelia Park & Chris DendyLiz Pavey RawRebecca ResinskiMilton SamsSusan & Roy SilversKatherine SpencePriscilla & Malcolm SumnerBob ToborgAmanda VivianoJane WiedlinHelen Wilkes & Bill LoughnerJudy & John WillisSuzi WongGuy YedwabBoswell Oil Company Engineered Systems Raymond James Charitable

Endowment Fund St. Mary’s Health Care System, Inc. The UGA Foundation UGA Student Government

& Affairs Office Woodhouse Spa

Donors

CertiFiCate $499 - $100Karen Adams & Christopher MusteMyrna Adams & Herb WestRachel AlbertMarsha AllenMichiyo & Bill AllenDiane AmannMeg AmstutzMary AndersonJanine AronsonJeannine BakerSusan BargerMalinda BelbutowskiJoseph BergerSusan BiermanShannon BlackburnMelissa & Johnny BlackstoneDonna BlissCatherine & James BradshawAnita & Barney BrannenJean & Gary Braxton-AndrewVicki BremanDebra BrennerRachel BryanCharlotte BuechelerAnne BurnettDeborah CantyTamar CantyNancy CarterDanelle CayeaLisa ChatignySharon CohenMartin ColemanKathleen ComerfordNataliya CominottoFaith ComstockVicki ConnellKathleen CookKim CopelandKelly M CortezTracy CosgroveJoanna CostantinoBarbara CowanBetty Jean CraigeShirley CranklinKatherine CrapoMaria CsehTheresa CullenJoan CurtisKelli DakakeDiane DalboAmy DaviesCarla DavisTerri DavisCorinne DavisPam DavisMarie Davis

Hallie DeChantDavid DeitersLiese & Daniel DerVartanianBetty DevoreIrene DiamondTerrell DinkinsLaine DoggettDeanna DooleyDonna Drake-ClarkHarriet EichenholzJulie ElserMary ErlangerJuli EschenbachRosa EsquivelSusan EstepJanet Fath & Richard HennemanLuke FaulstickChristine FioreAnn FleischerVirginia FloydJuniper FordSharon FradenburghMary FrankChris FranklinEileen FrenchGabriella GaalPeggy GalisCarla GarbinLaurie GardesCassandra GardnerShayna GaspardJessica GauthierPeggy GeorgeTobias GerkenKay A. Giese & David SweatSue GilmurrayGladys GoldbergMarilyn & Elliot GootmanAmanda GraffTyesha GrayJan & David GregoryMia GriffinAndreea GrigoreGB HajinNonie HaleBetsy HallNancy HallHanna HannaVicki HansenKathleen HarrisNancy & Bob HartJonathan HarveyRobin HatcherDorothy HazenJoyce HeitnerNina HellersteinJane Hennessy


Nancy HernandezCarol & Larry HillJean HintonJoyce HockerPaul HodgsonJenny HodgsonPatricia HolmesHelen HoulihanNancy HughesMargaret HuyckSandy & Walter JarrettAshley JensenJuanita Johnson-BaileyMary & Chris JonesLarry JonesAlva JonesAnna KaiserAnn KalberDebbie KeaneJodie KelleyKatie KeserJessica KissingerLynn KnaselArlene KnoxLaurie KoppCris & Don LakePam LampsonSally LarsenJoanne LincolnJeanne LindbergTricia & John LyndonPippin LynnGretchen & Bruce MaclachlanJenny MacLeodPatricia MahoneySusan MalliniToni MatlockCara & Allen MattisonLora MaxwellDiahn McCartneyMary McCormackNancy McDuffDennis McFerrinCindy McGeeLinda McKevenyEmily McMillonCheryl McQueenMaryAnn Moran & Ken RossJessica Morrow-GlorieuxJulie MowerySally MundellAnne MurphySusan NeesCatherine NewsomeWendy NiebankLisa & Gary NunezMaureen O’Brien & George Wright


LaShonda OglesbeePamela OrpinasStacie & John OsakoJessica PackerJohn ParkerKaren & Frank PasztorAlice PaveyJane PayneMelanie PearchCarol PickersgillNancy PickhardtWallace PickworthSuzanne & Mickey PollockBarbara PollockHoward PollockElberta PrestegardPat & Neal PriestRachel ProvowJulia PrybysH.D. PurserTina RainsRobert ReaderTrisha & Thomas ReevesStephen ReidRuth ReinekingShirley ReinertKeith RobertsAngie RogersJennifer RomoliniValspar SaidensRiley SalonStephanie & Sanford SalzingerCarrie SchonbergDana ScottHope Seidel

Lynda SessomsMichele & Thomas SimpsonStephanie SmithMarilynn & Dick SmithElizabeth & Geoffrey SmithSuzanne SmithWilliam SotterWilliam SotterElizabeth SpenceKatherine SpindlerErik StalhandskePat StaubKellie SteedmanCliff StephensHelen SterkKaren SterkLaTrena StokesChris StrahanPaul SumnerKaren SurvilasEllen & Lee SwerdlinSusan TebbAna TejedaKecia ThomasJennifer ThompsonLaura ThorsenTed ToborgMary ToepferElizebeth TuckerDeborah UrichDavid UttalSylvia WareSharon & Carl WarrenKaren WarrenLaura Wenner

Ryan WesselsJan WheelerWanda WhiteElaine WidnerSue & Ed WildeMichelle WilliamsCarla WilliamsPat & Carol WIlliamsLesley WilskerSusan WintonMary WolfDonna Marie & Stephen WoodMarcia &Royce WoosleyAmy WragaTheresa WrightMaggie YorkAgape Gems Candlewood Suites Crunch Fitness Fleet Feet Athens Fox’s Pizza Den GE Foundation Harris & Davis PC Heyward Allen Motor Co. Jittery Joe’s Roasting House Kendra Scott Kinnucan’s Oconee State Bank Orangetheory Fitness Painting with a TwistPure Barre Athens U.S. Bank Foundation Employee

Matching Gift Program Urban Sanctuary

SpOnSOreD SChOlarShipSanonymous

Foundation award Anonymous

bailey award Susan Bailey

battelle Foundation award Battelle

bennett award Amanda Bennett

brill award Ron & Lisa Brill

Cam Foundation award Gary Olerich - CAM Foundation

Dendy award Gail Dendy

hepburn award Mary & Lawrence Hepburn

hildegard ebell award Laura Bierema & Mark Ebell

irving Family award Joe Irving

Judy Family Foundation award Judy Family Foundation

margaret holt award Margaret Holt & Stell Kefalas

nute award Jane & Donald Nute

nigro award Kristen Nigro & Lloyd Nigro

perry award Elissa Perry

pollock award Libby Pollock

ralph Davison award Nancy Davison

rivers award Reita Rivers

Santos award Sharon & Renato Santos

walbert award Kate Walbert

warnes award Carol & Jim Warnes

wenger award Jennie & Jeffrey Wenger


in hOnOr OFhOnOree DOnOrSAmy Gillespie ......................................Laine DoggettAngela Roffle .......................................Susan TebbAnn Puckett ........................................Pat PuckettHeather & Bill Giler ...........................Bryon NorrisCatherine Till ......................................Jessica TillDonna Bright ......................................Danielle DeSordaDorothea Roberta Aronson .................Janine AronsonDr. Jane Schenck Varner ......................Melanie BrownDr. Jennie W. Wenger ..........................Marcia & Royce WoosleyDr. Mary Hepburn ..............................Valerie HepburnEmma .................................................Eumi PokFrances Anderson ................................Susan ElkinsGail Carter Dendy ..............................Ivie Bowman, Angela Clifton,

Elizabeth CliftonHeather S. Kleiner ...............................Judy & Craig Carpenter, Margaret

Huyck, Randolph SmithHeidi Davison .....................................Lois & William GorodetzerHillary Phelps......................................Deborah PhelpsIllene Roggousack................................Ken JohnsonJRF Scholars ........................................Sue Lawrence & Larry MorrisKaren Sterk .........................................Sue Lawrence & Larry Morris,

Helen SterkKatherine Wolfe ..................................Nonie HaleKleiner Family .....................................Paula & Marshall SmithLaTrena Stokes ....................................Karen Sterk & Ron WarrenLeslie Musselman ................................Kelsey NarianiLynn Romolini ....................................Jennifer RomoliniMargaret Heinrich ...............................Laura ThorsenMargaret Holt .....................................John Doble, Stell Kefalas,

Rebecca McCaskey, Liese & Daniel DerVartanian

Martha Tucker .....................................Elizabeth TuckerMary Flaherty......................................Jennifer RomoliniMaxine Cooper Cullen ........................Theresa CullenMegan Hicks .......................................Charles WilmothMichael Purser ....................................Rosalie & Max Cooper, Janet Fath

& Richard HennemanMiriam MacLeod ................................Jenny MacLeodNancy & Gary ....................................Larry GrowneyPam Kleiber.........................................John DobleParents ................................................Carol & Paul KurtzProf. Tessa Farmer ...............................Caitlin WylieRebecca Reagan-Thieme .....................Ann SublettRegina Marie Pollock ..........................Pam LampsonReita Rivers .........................................Heather & Scott KleinerRemembrance .....................................Peter SamgorinskySarah Busbee .......................................Emily BlackstoneStell Kefalas .........................................Liese & Daniel DerVartanianSue Lawrence ......................................Betty Jean Craige, Art MorrisTanya Forrester ....................................Casey CampbellVera & Anne Purser.............................Robin Chalmers & Michael Purser Zoe Lance ...........................................Elizabeth Lance

enDOweD SChOlarShipSalexandra kilpatrick award

Alexandra Kilpatrick & Donna Zenor

barbara h. lawrence award Sue Lawrence & Larry Morris

bertha b. holt W. Jefferson Holt

bessie tift College alumnae award Tift College Alumnae

Cindy Short memorial award Gail Cowie

ethelynn Stuckey award Stephanie Stuckey-Benfield

Forest Stewart hillyard award Sylvia Hillyard Pannell

greta kleiner award Heather & Scott Kleiner

mabel Davison award Nancy & Ralph Davison

michael erlanger award Mary Erlanger

Sherrie Ford award Juniper Ford & Friends

vera & anne purser award Michael Purser & Caleb Hannan


memOrialSin memOriam DOnOrSAleksija Kays .......................................Melissa & Johnny BlackstoneAnn Woodruff ..................................... Barbara & Clifford Adams, Mildred Bergh, S. Elliot, Jacquelyn L. Hill,

Margaret Holt & Stell Kefalas, Sandy & Walter Jarrett, Heather & Scott Kleiner

Anne Farnsworth & Plott Burke ..........Ann FleischerBarbara Lawrence ................................ Sue Lawrence & Larry MorrisClifford W. Olsen ................................ Jennifer GraffConnie Braxton ................................... Jean & Gary Braxton - AndrewDavid Fisher ........................................Nancy CarterDr. Martha Carr ..................................Kinnari Atit, Patricia Borthwick, Gabriella Gaal, Thomas Hebert,

Erin Horan, Bryan McCullick, Rosemary & Michael Padilla, Shirley Reinert, David Uttal

Dr. Sherrie Ford ..................................Nancy HallEdith Stewart ...................................... Donna Marie & Stephen WoodEdna H. Nigro ....................................Kristen Nigro, Lloyd NigroEve Carson .......................................... Jane & Donald NuteGeorgette Liberatore Mocciolo ............Mary ToepferHelen Roe Shearer ...............................Kay & Stu ForsJanet C. Hoffmann .............................. Susan & Roy SilversLeatrice Haffner .................................. Lynn KnaselLillie Mae Watson ...............................Debra WatsonLinn Kent............................................ Linda RiggerMary Faye Hull ...................................Donna BrumbyPhyllis Roffle .......................................Angela RoffleRebecca D. Barnetle ............................Wendell DawsonRussel H. Richardson .......................... Fern RichardsonVera & Anne Purser............................. Jean & Gary Braxton-Andrew, Beth & Ron Cogswell,

Karen & Barry Fierst, Gloria & Mike SquiresViola Watt Worthington ......................Michael WorthingtonWillie Bell Warren ............................... Jannie Warren & David Green

2018 JrF SChOlarShip appliCatiOn reaDer vOlunteerSDarlene AbneyDenise AdamsRoland AdamsSimona AlexanderMarsha AllenRachel AllenGloria AndinoJenna Andrews-SwannKelly ArdoinBetsy BachRennair BakerJeffrey BaughamChristi Bell

VolunteersJames BerryPenny BerryZaheerah BiggersRachael BirdCindy BlairMeredith BolinskiAngela BossSharon BradleyDonna BrumbyLaura BurkholderEllen BushwayCarla BussCheryl Coleman

Vicki ConnellBeth ConradMatthew DarbyKristy DarbyCourtney DavisPam DavisTerri DavisAlicia DavisLorraine DohertyTanya DowdyAngela DybHolly EmersonLindsey Emerson

Rachel EnsingElizabeth EtheridgeTyra EvansNichelle EvansRhonda FrasierLaura FrenchDebbie Fung-A-wingSue GilmurrayJennifer GivanMarilyn GootmanAlessia GriffinPaula HalbertMichael HansenFabiana HaydenAdrien HelmPenni HeriottCatherine HollingsworthChristine HoranKaren HowardDiping HuangHeather JohnsonPamela JonesZorica JovanoskaNeelam KaneLinda KellerAnne KierigLynn KnaselHaydee KukowskiSandra LangloisSean LeavittLemriel LoganPatty Lopez-GarrigaMaria MandelRachel ManganSusan McCulloughNancy McDuffSarah McGee-GentryRoberta MerklePat MillerElaine MoraSue LawrenceAmanda MoultonJulie MoweryRuth Elizabeth Conine Nakano Monica NixonKaren NjengaLisa NunezJane NuteDavid O’NealElissa PerryJonathan PipekLibby PollockPatrice PughKimberly ReddKaren RitchieAngela Roffle

Margaret RyderSusan SchafferTrisha SheahanMacKenzie SmithMimi SodhiIsabelle SpeersKaren StarkKeiannaalannah SteeleAmy SterlingStacey ThomasKristen ThorsonLori TingleyMong Hoa ToIrma ValdezHolly VanHoutenDiana VathanakamsangAshley WaterfillAndrea WellnitzJenni WengerLauren WillamsCathy WilliamsTracy WilsonKelli WoffordMary WolfJamie WoodruffRosemary YostDana Zelman

atlanta Smart party Vashti Canty ..................Co Chair Liz Pavey ........................Co ChairLibby Pollock .................Co ChairNana BooneLauren Coleman Lindsey EmersonLechanda HarperKristen HazenAllison KoppBrynelle LockhartMichele OzumbaJennifer StevensCathy Williams

Smart party athenSLaura Bierema ................Co ChairGenie Chamberlin ..........Co ChairMichelle Garfield Cook ..Co ChairKim GuzmanAshley HollandSue LawrenceHannah MasonAliki NicolaidesKecia Thomas

it’S time tO talk: FOrumS On raCeValerie Bell .....................Co ChairRoya Naghepour ............Co ChairElizabeth DeMarcoRose DennisMichele HowardJinx PatelDominique QuarlesRaye Rawls

vOlunteer raCial JuStiCe FaCilitatOrS Suzanne BarbourCori Bazemore-JamesValerie BellMeagan BensBarb BensonLeigh BondJesse EvansNatalie EverettMamie FikeKirrena GallagherKim GutzmanJanette R. HillNicole HillWilma Hutcheson-WilliamsTerence JohnsonJohn LashSue LawrenceShannon MartinezRich McClineMary MillerWilliam MillerJanet RechtmanRandy RichardsonJane RussellMargaret RyderImani Scott-BlackwellTiffany SmithBeth StatonOvita ThorntonKristin WallerLynda WaltersAndrea Wellnitz

bOarD OF DireCtOrS

Besty Bach

Ruth Bettandorff

Laura Bierema

Maureen Byrnes

Genie Chamberlin

Michelle Cook - Vice Chair

Courtney Davis - Chair

Susan Elkins

Robin Hatcher

Danine Hodge

Nelson Holland

Steve Hollis

Rob Larsen

Michele Ozumba

Frank Pasztor

Libby Pollock

Kimberly Reeve

Angela Roffle

Maxine S. Thomas

Charmaine E. Wilson

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LaTrena Stokes

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