Awards Reports: International Service Recognition Award Eligibility

International Membership Recognition Awards for Members, Clubs and District Amelia Earhart Fellow Program

2016 YWPA Award – District Region and International Recipients 2017 YWPA Award – District Region and International Recipients

Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarship

International Service Project: Since 1923, Zonta has provided more than US $15.5 million to projects benefiting women in 37 countries. The Recognition Award was established in 2012 to highlight the incredible service work Zontians perform to improve the lives of women and girls.

Membership Recognition Award: This is a program developed by the ZI Membership Committee to acknowledge the outstanding growth in membership made by members, clubs and districts, and achievement of the ZI Global Membership Drive.

Amelia Earhart Fellowship: Established in 1938, $10,000 is awarded annually to 35 women pursuing Ph.D./doctoral degrees in aerospace-related sciences. Since inception, ZI has awarded 1,543 AE Fellowships, totaling more than $9.7M, to 1,114 women from 72 countries.

Young Women in Public Affairs Award: Established in 1990, this award encourages more young women to participate in public affairs by recognizing them for their commitment to the volunteer sector, evidence of volunteer leadership achievements and dedication to the advancement of women.

Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarship: To encourage more women to pursue education and careers in business, this scholarship was developed to offer twelve (12) international scholarships of $7,000 and up to 32 district scholarships of $1,000 each year. To date, ZI has awarded 484 Scholarships, more than $1.1 million, to 366 women from 54 countries

2016-2018 Zonta International Membership Recognition AwardsAll recognition is awarded for activity from 1 June 2016 – 30 April 2018

Individual Member Recognition• Members who have recruited 10 or more new members will be recognized and receive

their certificate during the onstage ceremony at the Zonta International Convention in Yokohama, Japan.

• Members who have recruited two (2) or more new members will have a Zonta pin sent to them via mail.

Club Recognition• All existing clubs that have achieved a net membership gain of more than 16 new

members will be recognized during the on-stage ceremony at the Zonta International Convention in Yokohama, Japan.

• All existing clubs that have achieved a net membership gain of 11-15 new members will receive a recognition letter from the Zonta International president via mail.

District Recognition• The five (5) districts that have achieved the highest percentage growth will receive an

award-winning certificate during the on-stage ceremony at the Zonta International Convention in Yokohama, Japan.

• The districts that have gained two (2) or more new clubs will be recognized during the on-stage ceremony at the Zonta International Convention in Yokohama, Japan.

• The districts that have gained at least one new club will receive a recognition letter by the Zonta International president via mail.

• Clubs must be in good standing according to the official records of ZI Headquarters.• Club presidents will be asked to complete a form to verify number of members qualifying

for individual recognition. • For newly chartered clubs, club presidents of sponsoring clubs will complete the form. • New members are defined as current paying members as of 30 April 2018.

For more information, please email memberrecords@zonta.org.

2016-2018 Zonta International Service Recognition AwardsAll recognition is awarded for activity from 1 June 2016 – 30 April 2018

Eligibility• There are two categories of projects to be considered for the awards:

• Service projects that empower women and girls in general to achieve equal rights and to secure their access to all legal, political, economic, educational, health and professional resources

• Service projects focusing on prevention of violence against women and girls• Consideration for service awards will be given to service projects involving members

providing direct hands-on service to women and girls. Fundraising projects are not service; they are tools to help clubs and districts implement their service projects.

Requirements• Projects may be new this biennium or may have commenced in the past and are still

ongoing this biennium.• They must take into account the benefits they have given to women or girls in the local

community and the visibility and credibility they have provided to Zonta.• Projects that were recognized at previous conventions cannot be resubmitted.

Club Service Projects• A Zonta club may nominate up to two projects, one project in each category.• Nomination form must be signed by the club president.

District Service Projects• Each district may nominate one project in either of the two categories.• Nomination form must be signed by the governor.

For more information, please visit membership.zonta.org/service-tools.

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Committee Report (2016 - 2018)

October 2017

Name of Committee: __Amelia Earhart__________________________________

Committee Chairman: _Helen Lawrence_________________________________

Members of Committee (if applicable):

This first year of the biennium we had three Fellows: Zohrehsadat Asaee - Civil and Resource Engineering at Dalhousie University. Zoreh is now a member of the Halifax, NS club.

Tess Caldwell - Geological Sciences at Brown University

Irene Constantina DeDoussi - Aeronautics and Astronautics at the Massachusetts Institute of

Technology (MIT). I’ve attached the AE fellow’s bio’s from our Area 4 celebration from January

19, 2017 so you can read about their amazing and important research.

This second year of the biennium we have three fellows, all three from MIT. These outstanding women are; Anne Collin, Catherine Miller and Tam Nguyen. We will honor them at Area/District Meeting in January 2018 and will hear about them and their research/studies and award pins and certificates. It is always an honor to do this. They are always so inspiring. I have had the privilege of coordinating this program for over 20 years and sincerely thank District 1 for this role. I have enjoyed the position and Fellows very much. At this juncture I think it is time to pass the baton. I will be available for consultation/questions. If you are interested in serving on this committee, please see me and or Governor Joanne.

2016 AE Fellow - ZOHREHSADAT ASAEE

Citizenship: Iran

Proposed Program: Civil and Resource Engineering at Dalhousie University

Ms. Asaee will use her fellowship to improve crashworthiness in aircraft. Crashworthiness is defined as the ability to prevent injury and maximize survivors in the event of a collision. She will study advanced composite materials by investigating fiber metal laminates (FML). These materials are composed of lightweight metal sheets within layers of a 3D Fiberglas composite. These Fiberglas fabrics are very new and little work has been done on them. She will conduct experimental and computational studies to characterize the impact response of these new advanced materials, which could lead to safer aircraft. Prior to starting her Ph.D. program, she worked for a number of years as an engineer in Iran and helped to organize several conferences there.

Ms. Asaee volunteers for the Engineering Safety Committee of Civil and Resource

Engineering department of her university. She is also involved in social activities related to

women and children.

2016 AE Fellow - TESS CASWELL

Citizenship: USA

Proposed Program: Geological Sciences at Brown University

Ms. Caswell is studying the subject of tidal dissipation or low-frequency internal friction in ice on planets to understand how other planets can sustain life in their liquid oceans through geologic time, despite very low surface temperatures. She has a mechanical engineering degree and has work experience in the aerospace industry prior to her return to graduate school. To do her work, she has employed her engineering experience in the design and construction of a cryogenic chamber that will maintain temperatures as low as -100° C while being able to measure displacements as small as 10 nanometers. Ms. Caswell hopes her research and engineering background will support her in her goal to realize a childhood passion of human space exploration.

She has worked as a volunteer science teacher at elementary schools and is an instruct or in Aikido

2016 AE Fellow- IRENE CONSTANTINA DEDOUSSI

Citizenship: Greece

Proposed Program: Aeronautics and Astronautics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Supersonic aircrafts fly within the stratosphere where the ozone layer shows up. Therefore, their emission could result in a degradation of the ozone layer. Ms. Dedoussi is studying this influence using an integrated approach. She is using emissions estimates for different routes that are economically and technically feasible. Her calculations show how sensitive specific species concentrations are to perturbations in emissions in the stratosphere by extending the common atmospheric sensitivity model. Her study will also answer the question whether an ozone-neutral cruising altitude exists.

Besides her research, Ms. Dedoussi is involved in mentoring and outreach efforts of her department in order to promote women in engineering. She enjoys running, swimming and practicing yoga.

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Committee Report (2016 - 2018)

October 2017

Name of Committee: Young Women In Public Affairs (YWPA)

Committee Chairman: Jennifer Kerwood, Zonta Club of Berkshire Co.

Members of Committee (if applicable): The following Zontians participated in at least one of the years this biennium: Sandy Carroll, Berkshire, Dana Burton, Quaboag, Terry Pinette, Malden, Judy Carpenter, Truro

The purpose of the YWPA award is to encourage more young women to participate in public affairs by

recognizing their early commitments to volunteerism, leadership, and a dedication to the advancement

of the status of women. Each club is encouraged to solicit applications from young women aged 16-19,

offer a cash award, and name a Club YWPA Winner. Club Presidents then forward their winners on to

the Governor/District level, and one of the Club Winners will be selected to receive a $1,000 District

YWPA Award. All of the District winners then go on to compete for a total of ten $4,000 International

Awards.

The District Committee read and rated applications submitted by Clubs for the District YWPA Award of

$1,000. In April, 2016 we received applications from the Burlington, Concord, Berkshire, Northampton,

Quaboag, and Halifax Clubs. In April 2017 we received them from Halifax, Berkshire, Quaboag and

Burlington. Both years other clubs reported that they solicited applications from their communities but

did not receive any. In both years, the applications from Halifax received the highest rating and won the

District Award. (And Halifax won in 2015 as well).

Greatest committee achievement:

All members report that reading the submitted applications is inspiring and that learning about the

students’ achievements creates great hope for our future. We are particularly proud that the student

from Halifax was chosen for one of the ten $4,000 International awards in 2017 (and also in 2015).

Greatest challenge:

My personal perspective only – finding resources (time and money) to properly promote the award

throughout our district and help all clubs to run a program.

I attached the lists of ZI International winners in 2016 and 2017.

Respectfully submitted,

Jennifer Kerwood

Zonta International Young Women in Public Affairs Award

2016 District, Region and International Recipients

30 District Recipients 1 Region Recipient 10 International Recipients 16 Countries

DIST. APPLICANT'S COUNTRY OF NOMINATING

# NAME CITIZENSHIP ZONTA CLUB

1 Madalyn Nielsen Canada Halifax, Canada

2 Emily Matura USA Schenectady, USA

3 Emma Anderson USA Westchester, USA

4 Karen Hakim Canada Kitchener-Waterloo, Canada

5 Caleigh Propes USA Paducah, USA

6 Abigail Thompson USA Milwaukee, USA

7 Xiao Liu PR China USA-1, USA

8 Norah Storniolo USA Corvallis, USA

9 Roya Safaeinili USA Conejo Valley Area, USA

10 Eliza Cain USA Austin, USA

11 Kriyana Reddy USA Bartow, USA

12 Annalese Warner USA Billings, USA

13 Thit Clausen Denmark Vestsjaelland, Denmark

14 Tara Theiss Germany Munich I, Germany

15 Emily Beyer USA Leelanau County, USA

16 Loren Skudder-Hill New Zealand Rotorua, New Zealand

17 Supapon Mueankrung Thailand Phitsanulok, Thailand

18 Sophia Minkah-Premo Ghana Accra II, Ghana

RSA Serrana Gutierrez Repetto Uruguay Punta del Este-Maldonado,

Uruguay

20 Laura Jõe Estonia Pärnu, Estonia

21 Amalia Berglöf Larsson Sweden Stockholm VI, Sweden

22 Phoebe Frederick Australia Brisbane East Inc., Australia

23 Nandini Karthikeyan Australia Melbourne’s East Inc., Australia

24 Denali Hutt Australia Wollongong, Australia

25 Vidhi Chand Sri Lanka Colombo II, Sri Lanka

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27 Da-Un Jeong Germany Bremen, Germany

28 Helen Pörtner Germany Mainz, Germany

29 Elouisa Müller Germany/Brazil Paderborn, Germany

30 Jessica Karrer Germany TÜbingen, Germany

31 Shing Li ROC (Taiwan) Kaohsiung, ROC (Taiwan)

32 Yejun Byun Republic of Korea Seoul II, Republic of Korea

Zonta International Young Women in Public Affairs Award

2017 District, Region and International Recipients 31 District Recipients 1 Region Recipient 10 International Recipients 19 Countries

DISTRICT/ APPLICANT'S COUNTRY OF NOMINATING

REGION NAME CITIZENSHIP ZONTA CLUB

1 Gabrielle Torrealba Canada Halifax, Canada

2 Devin Massari USA Schenectady, USA

3 Claire Wayner USA Trenton/Mercer, USA

4 Eva Wan Yu Ren Canada St Catharines, Canada

5 Kira Barr USA Columbus, USA

6 Erica Lofton USA Milwaukee, USA

7 Allison Moga USA St Cloud, USA

8 Moushera Esam Hasan Canada Victoria, Canada

9 Olivia Carter USA

Casa Grande Valley, USA

10 Laura Rativa Colombia Austin, USA

11 Talia Santiago USA Key West, USA

12 Abby Rabenberg USA Spearfish Area, USA

13 Anna Rebien Lund Denmark Sonderborg, Denmark

14 Dietrich Mirjam Germany Wuerzburg Area, Germany

15 Norah Johnson USA Leelanau County, USA

16 Emilly Fan New Zealand Auckland North Shore, New Zealand

17 Marla Via Abao Philippines Quezon City, Philippines

18 Naasey Kanko Arthur Ghana Accra II, Ghana

Region South

America

Sofia Ignacia Gonzalez

Chile Valparaiso, Chile

20 An Cong Finland Helsinki IV, Finland

21 Aliya Imanli Sweden Lund, Sweden

22 Linden Peacock Australia Brisbane Inc., Australia

23 Ishka de Silva Australia Melbourne’s East Inc., Australia

24 Mirac Mermi Australia Macarthur Inc., Australia

25 Saanya Subasinghe Sri Lanka Colombo, Sri Lanka

26 Mayuko Takeda Japan Sendai I, Japan

27 Clémentine Rixhon Luxembourg Luxembourg-Multiculturel, Luxembourg

28 Scintilla Benevolo Italy Reggio Emilia Area, Italy

29 Shafana Jansen The Netherlands The Hague I, The Netherlands

30 Luise Schroter Germany Bruchsal, Germany

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Rong-Erh Liang

Republic of China (Taiwan)

Taipei County, Republic of China (Taiwan)

32 Soonwoo Kwon South Korea Seoul III, South Korea

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Committee Report (2016 - 2018)

October 2017

Name of Committee: Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarship

Committee Chairman: Mary Tyer Kelly, Zonta Club of Berkshire County

Members of Committee (if applicable): Elaine Hunter Mildred Blum DebbieO'Neill, Mary Tyer Kelly

Thank you for serving as a district committee chair for the biennium (2016 - 2018). Your willingness toserve in a leadership position has benefitted our District and assisted me as Governor in performance ofmy duties greatly.

Please describe all activities you as Committee Chair have participated, coordinated or led in this

biennium, (Please feel free to attach additional pages, schedules pictures, handouts, flyers etc.):

Sent out call to clubs for District Applicants for the Scholarship. Two applicants were forwarded to the

District.

Grestest committee achlevement: An inspiring woman winner for the District and perhaps

lnternational scholarship

Greatast challenge: lncreasing the number of Clubs participating in the Scholarship on the local, district

level.

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One selected as District winner and was forwarded to Zonta lnternational