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Merry Westbrook Adamcik, Delta Zeta |
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HAPF President 2019-2020 and
2020-2021
Citation Member 2019 |
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Merry is a native Houstonian who was initiated into the Delta
Theta chapter of Delta Zeta sorority at the University of
Houston. She served her college chapter as Scholarship
(now Academics) Chair and President. She was a member of
the Honors Program, Mortar Board, Who’s Who in American Colleges
& Universities, and was recognized as a Top Ten Student
at the University of Houston.
She served as President of SPARKS, a women’s spirit organization
and an Orientation Advisor. She was recognized by Delta
Zeta as a Grace Mason Lundy award winner, one
of six outstanding senior collegians in the nation. She
graduated with honors with a Bachelor of Science in mathematics
and a minor in computer science.
Following her graduation she was hired by Southwestern Bell
Telephone Company in their management training program, holding
various positions. Her career transitioned to AT&T
following the divestiture of the Bell System and then to Lucent
Technologies, Inc. holding a variety of management positions
along the way.
Merry continued to be involved in Delta Zeta, serving for
five years as College Chapter Director (1976-81) for the
University of Houston collegiate chapter, and then at the
province level as Province Collegiate Director for six years
(1981-1987), supervising college chapters in Texas and New
Mexico.
She was recognized as Southwest Sister of the Year
in 2009 at the Region XII Weekend.
She was elected to Delta Zeta’s National Council in 1987,
serving for eight years. She served as National Director,
National Secretary, and National Vice President of Collegians.
At the 2018 Delta Zeta National Convention, Merry was one of six
past national officers to be named as a Distinguished
Past National Officer for long and dedicated
service at the national level.
Merry also received her Golden Rose at
the 2018 National Convention recognizing 50 year of Delta Zeta
membership.
She continues to be involved at the national level as a member
of the Standards Committee and the Constitution Committee of
Delta Zeta.
Merry has been a member of the Houston Delta Zeta Alumnae
chapter since her college graduation and has served as Recording
Secretary, Parliamentarian, and Public Relations/Historian.
She became actively involved with HAPA as Recruitment Vice
Chairman in 2010 and has gone on to serve as Recruitment
Chairman, Corresponding Secretary, Recording Secretary, Second
Vice President and Co-Chair of the Wine Tasting.
She has served on numerous committees such as Bylaws, Research &
Education, Scholarship Selection, and Nominating. She is
also a member of the Fort Bend County Panhellenic.
Merry was elected as a Trustee of the Houston Alumnae
Panhellenic Foundation in 2016, serving as Recording Secretary for one
term and then as Treasurer for two terms. For the 2019-2020 year,
Merry will serve as the HAPF President.
As her two children are proud graduates of Texas A&M University, Merry
became an active member of the Fort Bend Aggie Moms Club. She has
served the club as Treasurer, First Vice President, Secretary,
Hospitality Committee chair, and represented the club at various
District meetings.
She and her husband, Roy, enjoy cruising and their travels have taken
them to many far off places. They also spend time traveling to the
Austin area to visit their son, daughter-in-law, and two grandchildren.
She believes HAPA and HAPF are world class organizations and is
proud to be associated with them.
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Sue Rayburn Brennig, Kappa Kappa Gamma |
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HAPA President 1995-1996
HAPF President 2001-2002
Citation Member 1994
Honorary Board Member Emeritus 2004 |
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A member of Kappa Kappa Gamma, Sue
attended Louisiana State University, acting as Kappa's
Panhellenic Delegate from 1958-1960.
She was a member of
the London Panhellenic Association from 1964 through 1967, and
served as Treasurer for the Kappa Kappa Gamma Alumnae
Association (the only panhellenic alumnae association in London
at the time).
Sue was elected President of the Houston
Kappa Alumnae Association (1999-2000) and President of the Kappa
Kappa Gamma Charitable Foundation of Houston (2000-2001).
Beginning in 2001, Ms. Brennig has served on the National Kappa
Kappa Gamma Foundation as a member of the Development Committee.
Sue became active in HAPA in 1986 where she held the position of
Second Vice President, followed by Recruitment Information
Chair, Corresponding Secretary, Treasurer, First Vice President,
President (1995-1996), and Parliamentarian/Nominating Chair.
She has served on the Foundation Board as Secretary, President
(2001-2002), and Advisor. Her many HAPA honors include
selection as a Citation Member in 1994, as Honorary Board
Member in 1998, and Honorary Board Member Emeritus in 2004.
Currently, Ms. Brennig is a Trustee for the Houston Alumnae
Panhellenic Foundation, serves as a Trustee for the Houston
Junior Forum Endowment Fund Inc., and is a Eucharistic Minister
at St. John Vianney Catholic Church.
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Lyn (Eleanor) Horne Young Flynt, Alpha Phi |
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HAPA President 1986-1987
HAPF President 1987-1988 and 2000-2001
Citation Member 1989
Honorary Board Member Emeritus 2000 |
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Attending the University of Texas, Lyn joined Alpha Phi and has been
a force ever since. She has held all offices in the Houston
Alumnae Chapter, except Recording Secretary, and served
twice as President (1972-1973 and 1997-1998). On the
national level for Alpha Phi, Lyn served as District
Governor for six years, on the National Convention Committee
twice, and on the National Nominating Committee.
In 2008, Lyn
was awarded the Alpha Phi,
"Michaelanean Award", a
national honor for outstanding service of an alumnae.
Lyn became active in HAPA in 1976 where she has chaired and
co-chaired (some multiple times) numerous committees,
including: Bylaws, Community Service, Courtesy,
Finance, Membership, Nominating, Programs, Publicity,
Research & Education, Scholarship Selection, Social, and
Ways & Means. She has held all offices, except
Recording Secretary, and served as HAPA President in
1986-1987. During her presidency, Lyn established the Style
Show as part of the annual luncheon. Lyn served as the
first Luncheon Chairman and again as Co-Chairman of the
luncheon in 2011.
Lyn's crowning achievement is the establishment of the HAP
Foundation in 1987. While HAPA was granting scholarships
prior to this, Lyn's vision has taken the Foundation from
awarding $2,500 in 1987, to giving as much as $50,500 in a
single year. Lyn had the idea for a Wine Tasting as a fundraiser for the Foundation,
and along with many other volunteers, established the event
as an annual affair. She served as the
Foundation's First President in 1987-1988, and again in
2000-2001.
Lyn was named a Citation Member in 1989, an Honorary Board
Member in 1994, and Honorary Board Member Emeritus in 2000.
In addition to HAPA and HAPF, Lyn is a longtime member of
Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church, and helped to
establish the "Prime Timers" senior group. Her
interests include books, painting, and bridge. She has
always loved being involved with her church, neighbors, and
the community.
Lyn serves as a community leader by participation in DAR,
UDC, Colonial Dames of the XVIII, Magic Circle Rep. Women's
Club, Texas Fed. of Rep. Women, Nat. Fed. of Rep. Women,
Memorial Park Garden Club, Lamar High School Alumnae
Association, and as a Houston Junior League Patron.
Lyn has represented Alpha Phi in HAPA continually in one
capacity or another for 36 years. She plans to be involved
for many more years, serving on committees, in other ways as needed, and as
an Honorary Board Member
Emeritus.
CLICK HERE for Lyn Flynt Obituary
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Cathy Coers Frank, Chi Omega |
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HAPF President 2004-2005 |
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Cathy was initiated into the Psi Zeta Chapter of Chi
Omega at the University of Houston
in 1979. She served her chapter as assistant rush
(now known as recruitment) chair and secretary. "I
always wanted to be the Panhellenic Delegate for XO, but
the panhellenic meetings were on the same night as dance
team practice," said Cathy. So she's making up for that
now!
Ms. Frank was dynamic on the UH campus as an
undergraduate. Her many memberships culminated in
the "Outstanding Senior" award in 1980 at the
University
of Houston Spring Honors
Convocation.
Cathy has been actively involved in HAPA and the HAP
Foundation (HAPF) by holding numerous offices, chairing
fundraisers, and chairing and serving on committees.
These include; Co-Chairman of the 2013 Annual
Scholarship Luncheon, Co-Vice Chairman of the 2012
Luncheon, Scholarship Selection Chairman 2007-2008, Wine
Tasting Chairman (for four consecutive years), Master of
Ceremonies for the 2005 Luncheon, HAPF President
2004-2005, HAPF Recording Secretary, HAPF Corresponding
Secretary, HAPF Trustee, Scholarship Selection
Committee, Community Service Committee, Nominating
Committee, and Wine Tasting Committee.
Cathy’s service as Program Chairman in 1998-1999
resulted in HAPA receiving a national award from the
National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) for Outstanding
Programming for a large alumnae association.
Ms. Frank is a longtime donor to HAPA and HAPF,
supporting the Scholarship Program, as well as Reading is Fundamental. In addition,
Cathy donates funds to many other philanthropies through
financial support to fundraisers hosted by other Houston alumnae groups.
Currently, she represents the Houston Chi Omega Alumnae
Association as the HAPA Delegate.
Besides HAPA, Cathy has served the Houston Chi Omega
Alumnae Association since 1988 - she has served as
President-Elect, President, Immediate Past President,
Chi Omega Kaleidoscope Chairman, Eleusinian Chairman,
Secretary, and Night Owls Chairman. Ms. Frank was
selected as the Chi Omega Houston Alumnae Woman of
the Year in 2006. She also serves on the board
for The Center Houston, which is Chi Omega's local
philanthropy.
She has served her initiating chapter as the Panhellenic
Advisor since 1981 and celebrated 30 years of service in
2011 at the Eleusinian Banquet. Cathy was a
two-time recipient of the Advisor of the Year
award given by the UH Campus Activities Department.
Her other love is the University of Houston. Cathy was a Radio/TV Film
major, graduating in 1980. Her most recent
accomplishment is that of Frontier Fiesta Belle -
she was singled out for her long-time contributions to
the University of Houston,
the Alumni Association, and the UH students. Cathy
received the 2006 Distinguished Service Award
from the UH Alumni Association. This is the second
highest honor the
University
of Houston Alumnae Association
can bestow upon a member.
Cathy is a Past President of the UH Young Alumni League,
the UH School of Communication Alumni Association, and
Past Homecoming Chair for the UH Alumni Association.
She continues to serve on various boards and
associations, including the UH Alumni Association Board
of Directors. Cathy is a long-time donor to the Spirit
of Houston (Cougar Marching Band), the UH
Moores
School of Music, UH Libraries, and UH Athletics.
Cathy loves sports - she has season tickets for UH
football, UH men's basketball and UH women's basketball.
She's an avid Pittsburgh Steelers fan – during football
season you can find her every Sunday cheering on the
Steelers from her living room.
Cathy, and her husband Jay, own Reunions by Class Act.
The company is the only full-time high school reunion
planner in the Houston area. Her hobbies are running,
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Erin Kallus Hasbrouck, Delta Zeta |
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HAPF President 2021-2022 and
2022-2023
Citation Member 2019 |
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Erin grew up in Hallettsville, Texas.
She pledged Delta Zeta at the University of Houston and served
as President and Vice President of New Member Education for her
collegiate chapter. She received the Florence Hood Miner
and Grace Mason Lundy awards, the two highest individual awards
given to junior and senior Delta Zetas (respectively). She
was a member of the Honors College, studied abroad in Italy,
France, and Spain, and graduated with a Bachelor of
Architecture. While at UH she met her husband Justin, and
they married shortly after graduation.
Erin remained involved in Delta Zeta after
college and has been an active member of the Houston Alumnae
Chapter, holding a variety of positions over the years,
including President. She served as the Alumnae Membership
Chair for the Southwest Area, Regional Collegiate Director for
Texas and New Mexico, National Academics Chairman, and is
currently serving as a National Standards Committee Support
Expert. Erin began her involvement with HAPA in 2008 when
she designed the program for the Scholarship Luncheon, a project
she continues to produce each year. She has also served as
the DZ Delegate to HAPA, Ways & Means Chair, and a HAPF Trustee,
holding the positions of Recording Secretary, Treasurer, and now
President. Erin was named a Citation Member of HAPA in
2019.
Professionally, Erin worked for Hermes
Architects, where she specialized in retail site planning,
development and design for projects such as Gulfgate Center and
IKEA, but also worked on collaborative projects including the
NRG Stadium Complex (formerly Reliant) and Wheatley High School.
After the birth of their first child, Erin became self-employed,
focusing on residential and small-scale commercial design, and
drafting for electrical and plumbing contractors. She and
Justin also began investing in real estate, remodeling homes for
rentals and resale.
Erin’s three children and two nephews keep
her busy with their middle school, high school, and college
activities. Over the years she has been instrumental in
starting up and leading PTOs and Booster Clubs at their schools.
She has also held offices in the Down Syndrome Association of
Houston, and has been involved in Houston ISD, serving on the
Special Education Ad Hoc Committee and Special Education
Advisory Committee.
Erin and Justin have lived in the Heights
for 18 years and enjoy raising their kids in a community with a
small town feel in the heart of Houston.
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Martha Brannon Hunt, Zeta Tau Alpha |
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HAPF President 1990-1991
Citation Member 1989 |
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Martha followed her degree at the
University of Texas, Austin,
with a short career as an advertising copywriter. As a mostly
full time homemaker, she has done free-lance writing for local
publications. Martha has been active in Bible study, on Young
Life committees and the Houston Junior Forum.
She is a past-president of Zeta Tau Alpha Fraternity Alumnae
Association, and has served on the boards of Interface-Samaritan
Counseling Center, Houston Panhellenic Alumnae Association, the
Anna K. Chase Foundation, The Women’s Christian Home (now The
Women’s Center), The Trees of Hope, Brazos Presbyterian Homes
and Presbyterian Pan American School in Kingsville.
Currently she serves on the
Houston
board of Hope International and is involved with Freedom Place, a home for under-age girls
trapped in the sex-trade. She has been a Moderator of a
Presbyterian Cursillo weekend retreat and is currently a teacher
of the Fellowship Class at Grace Presbyterian Church.
Martha, a native Houstonian, is married to Jim Hunt, retired as
founder and CEO of North American Mortgage Company. He now
devotes his time to several Christian non-profits, including
Fuller Theological Seminary, and Fuller Theological Seminary, Texas, and serves on the board of trustees of
a local private bank. He and Martha are both Elders of Grace
Presbyterian Church in Houston, where she has also recently been
installed as a Deacon.
The best blessings in the Hunts’ life are their children: John,
who lives in Houston, and Kathy, who lives in Ft. Worth
with her husband, Mark Paukune, and their two wonderful teenage
children, Markham and Grace!
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Pam S. Jarrett, Alpha Epsilon Phi |
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HAPA President 2008-2009
HAPF President 2011-2012, 2012-2013
Citation Member 2009
Honorary Board Member 2015
Honorary Board Member Emerita 2021 |
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Pam S. Jarrett is a native Houstonian who graduated from
Bellaire
High School in 1968 and headed to the University of Texas
at Austin
where she was initiated into Alpha Epsilon Phi Sorority.
During her undergraduate years she served her sorority
as the Panhellenic Delegate and rotated into the
Secretary position on the University Panhellenic Council
representing Alpha Epsilon Phi in 1970.
She carries a very special feeling for the Houston
Alumnae Panhellenic Association and the Foundation.
Since her sorority does not have an alumni group in the
Houston
area, Pam has served as an Alpha Epsilon Phi Sorority
individual member Delegate for over twenty years. She
remarks often that from the first meeting she attended
she was surrounded by warmth and sisterhood. The women
of HAPA/HAPF are all passionate about their work for
this organization. They display extraordinary energy
and they have a moral obligation to accomplish great
deeds that serve large causes. The year Pam served as
HAPA President representing her sorority was a banner
one for Alpha Epsilon Phi Sorority for they were
celebrating their 100th year.
Reflecting on her journey in leadership roles that led
to her rotating into the HAPA Presidency/HAPF Presidency
are as follows: St. Francis Episcopal Day School PTO
President (1985), St. John’s School Parent’s Club
Presidency (1992-1993), Episcopal High School Garage
Sale Chairman (1994), Houston Junior Forum Resale Shop
Chairman (1997-1999), President of the Sisterhood of
Congregation Beth Israel (1999-2000), HAPA Community
Service Chairmanship (2001-2003), HAPA Scholarship
Selection Chairman (2003-2004), HAPA Historian
(2004-2005), HAPA Treasurer (2006-2007), and HAPA First
Vice President (2007-2008).
Following holding the office of HAPA President
(2008-2009), Pam served as Parliamentarian/Nominating
Committee Chairman (2009-2010), HAPA Recruitment
Information Chairman (2010-2011), HAPA Bylaws Chairman
(2011-2012), and HAPF President and Development
Committee member (2011-2013). Through these leadership
roles Pam met the requirements to be considered a HAPA
Citation Member and was honored by the HAPA membership
to receive this award in 2009.
In 2010, Pam and her husband Alan, were selected as the
Guests of Honor at the Annual HAPF Wine Tasting
Event. The Jarretts were joined by many friends
and family members to celebrate the significant
contributions they have made to
Houston Panhellenic, as well as the Houston community.
Pam feels humbled by the innate gifts that power the
ladies of HAPA/HAPF and how they have embraced an
individual member like herself and encouraged her to
serve as president in their organization; for they knew
that they had to stand alongside becoming the heart and
soul of an alumni group within an alumni group.
Recently, Pam served six years as a Trustee for the Houston
Alumnae Panhellenic Foundation, as a HAPA Delegate representing
Alpha Epsilon Phi, and for the third time as Community Service
Chairman. Pam will serve as an Advisor to the Foundation
next year and continue in her role as HAPA Delegate representing
Alpha Epsilon Phi. In 2015, Pam was selected as a HAPA
Honorary Board Member. |
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Polly Cox
Kent, Chi Omega |
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HAPF President 2009-2010, 2010-2011 |
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Polly was initiated into Chi Omega in 1966 as a member
of the Rho Epsilon Chapter at Texas Christian
University in Ft. Worth, Texas.
Upon graduation from TCU in 1969, she moved to
Houston and in 1971 received a Masters Degree
from the
University
of Houston.
Polly and her husband, Joe, remained in Houston throughout their
careers in oil and gas and power generation.
She has been a long time member of the Chi Omega Alumnae
Association of Houston. Polly served in many
capacities including President of the Alumnae during
2004-2005. She was named Alumna of the Year
in 2008.
Polly also served as President of the Chi Omega Mothers’
Club of Greater Houston during 2002-2003. She was
Philanthropic Chair and organized their 2004 Scholarship
Luncheon. Polly’s daughter, Kendra, was initiated into
the Rho Chapter of Chi Omega at
Tulane
University in New Orleans in 2000.
She began her service to the
Houston Alumnae Panhellenic Foundation in 2007 serving
as Corresponding Secretary. She served as Silent
Auction Chair for the annual Wine Tasting Event in 2007,
2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. She was Development
Committee Co-Chair for 2008-2009 and served two terms as President
of the Foundation from 2009-2011.
For Houston Alumnae Panhellenic Association, HAPA, Polly
has served as Chi Omega Delegate during 2011-2012 and
2012-2113. Currently, she is Co-Chair Recruitment
for 2013-2014.
Polly and Joe Kent live in Galveston,
where they are active members of
Moody Methodist Church.
Polly is Vendor Chairman for the church’s annual Seaside
Treasure Festival, a two day bazaar held on the weekend
before Thanksgiving. Also, Polly and Joe own and
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Joni Landon,
Alpha Chi Omega |
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HAPF President 2017-2018
Citation Member 2014 |
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I really began my volunteer “career” as a Girl Scout, when I
became a “candy striper” at St. Elizabeth’s hospital in
Youngstown, Ohio at 15. I was responsible for delivering
flowers, to patients throughout the hospital, which local
florists delivered to a basement entrance.
In 1958, I pledged Alpha Chi Omega at Mount Union College
(University of Mount Union). Twenty-one pledges met weekly
for a semester to learn about AXO and to form strong, life-long
friendships. The pledge class “adopted” a project: becoming
Big Sisters to children in a near-by Children’s Home in
Alliance, Ohio. I hope my little boy “Billy” grew up to be a
strong, stable, young man.
After college, I moved with one of my pledge sisters and three
women from Dennison University to Chicago, where I met my
husband. We married in 1963, and lived two years in
Chicago before moving to the New York City area, where we lived
in Westchester County. I volunteered at Blythedale
Children’s Hospital, which was a very small hospital for
children with disabilities at that time. I was awarded the
Volunteer of the Year in 1966.
In 1967, we were transferred to Sao Paulo, Brazil. During
our two years in Sao Paulo, I was active on the board of the New
Neighbors Club.
I recall one evening talking with a mix of Brazilian and
American women when one of the Brazilian’s talked about her
volunteer activities with young women who were pregnant.
She had queried one of the young women about her multiple
children suggesting that they didn’t have the funds to support
so many. “You have money to go to movies, out to dinner,
and do other things, while we are at home with no money to go,
to do things” was the response. It stuck with me….if you
cannot afford entertainment...
No wonder poverty becomes a perpetual problem, and sealed my
wish to help.
Our return stateside, took us to Bronxville, NY where our
twin girls were born, I joined the Junior League, and
volunteered my limited extra time in the League thrift shop.
It was a good break from the babies that consumed most
days!
Six years later, we moved to Westport, CT and I joined
the PTA of the elementary school the girls attended.
The following year the school board began to close
schools and I was the unsuspecting President of the PTA.
Our school was the newest, with no board representation
and was targeted for closure.
After moving to Houston, I became active in Beta Zeta Beta of
Alpha Chi Omega and was asked to be Alumnae President for the
year 1993 - 4. There was a strong
University of Texas group that welcomed me as a newcomer to the
area. I became Beta Zeta Beta President in
1991 and in 1997, I was a nominee for Sorority Alumna of the
year.
I joined HAPA as Alternate Delegate for Alpha Chi Omega in
2006 and have served on the board as secretary, twice, and as
chair of Community Service, Membership Chair, Recruitment
Information, Publicity Chair, Research & Education Chair, Wine
Tasting Chair and twice as Yearbook chair. On the
Foundation board, I have served as Secretary, and as Vice
President for two years.
I have also been active in the Women of Rotary Club of Houston
since 1985. I have served many positions on the board of
the WOR, including President, Vice President in charge of
Fundraising (3 times), Holiday Bazaar Chair, Secretary,
Membership Chair and Parliamentarian. Our funds support
Children’s Health concerns in Houston where we provided a
permanent fund for scholarships for U.T. Dental students,
provide funds for Project Saving Smiles (a City of Houston
dental program for second graders), and many other projects.
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Sandy Shumate Lewis, Zeta Tau Alpha |
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HAPF President 2014-2015 and 2015-2016
Citation Member 2014 |
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Sandy is a native Houstonian who was
initiated into the Gamma Omega Chapter of Zeta
Tau Alpha while attending the University of
Houston. Being really motivated to finish her
college degree, she completed her degree
requirements in 3 years with a Bachelor of
Science degree in Education with a major in
Mathematics. The summer of the graduation year
was a busy time for her. Within a few months
time, she graduated from college, got married,
and started her teaching career as a middle
school Math teacher.
She first joined Deer Park Independent School
District and later relocated to the Cypress
Fairbanks Independent School District. After 8
years of teaching, Sandy changed direction and
worked briefly for a personnel agency, finding
jobs for bookkeepers and accounting clerks.
After a few more years, she changed directions
again, becoming the Office Manager/Bookkeeper
for her husband’s newly formed Commercial Real
Estate firm. As the company grew from 5 to over
30+ employees, and expanded to add a
construction company and a property management
company, Sandy got to retire when the company
was sold after 15 years.
During the mid- 1990’s, Sandy began her active
participation in the Houston Alumnae
Association of Zeta Tau Alpha (HAA), serving
in various capacities including being an advisor
to the UH Gamma Omega chapter for Scholarship,
Membership and “Rush”. While her son, Chris,
was a Sigma Chi at Texas A & M University, Sandy
traveled to College Station each year during
recruitment to assist the ZTA Theta Gamma
chapter there.
Supporting HAA, Sandy remained on the
board for over 15 years rotating in and out of
most of the board officer positions. She
served as Zeta Tau Alpha Houston Alumnae
President twice, the first term in 2000
-2001 and a second term in 2006-2007. At the
state convention in 2000, Sandy was honored to
receive the Zeta Lady Award for
outstanding service to the fraternity. In 2005
she was again honored to receive the
Certificate of Merit Award from the Zeta
Tau Alpha National Office for years
of support, dedication, and service to Zeta Tau
Alpha.
Ms. Lewis became actively involved in
Houston Alumnae Panhellenic Association
(HAPA) in 1999. Since then, she has
served several years on the HAPA board
holding various positions including 2nd
Vice President (twice), Social Chairman,
Membership Chairman (twice), Scholarship
Selection Vice Chairman, and Scholarship
Selection Chairman in 2006.
In 2010, Sandy was elected as a Trustee
for the Houston Alumnae Panhellenic
Foundation (HAPF). As Trustee, she
served as HAPF Treasurer (2011-2013) and
Vice President (2013-2014). For the
term of 2014-2015, Sandy will be honored
to serve as the HAPF President.
The dedicated, hard working women of the
Houston Alumnae Panhellenic Association
and the Houston Alumnae Panhellenic
Foundation have inspired and amazed her
in their continuing quest to raise funds
for scholarships for deserving Greek
women. The HAPF Mission Statement of
helping young women in financial need
rings true for all of these dedicated
members.
Ms. Lewis and her family are actively
involved with Lakewood Yacht Club (LYC)
in Seabrook, Texas. On most weekends,
they can be found on their boat or in
their townhome there, enjoying family
and friends on the water. Sandy’s
husband, Drew, is the 2004 Past
Commodore of LYC, while Sandy is the
2003 past President of the LYC Ladies
Association.
They both enjoy traveling to join
friends in Vail, Colorado most summers,
extending their time there as long as
they can, while also planning a second
(or third) “large” vacation each year
with a select group of friends who they
travel with as much as possible. So far
those travels have taken them to many
destinations including Italy, Greece,
France, Sweden, Russia, Turkey, Costa
Rica, Germany, Canada and Alaska, just
to name a few. Asia, Australia, Africa
and New Zealand are on the futures
list.
What you may not know about Ms.
Lewis…she holds an active Real Estate
Salesman’s license, is a grandmother to
two boys, married her college
sweetheart, and was the Sweetheart of
Sigma Chi while she and Drew (Sigma
Chi) were at the University of Houston.
At the same time, Drew was Zeta Man.
Both her Zeta BIG SIS and LITTLE SIS
were also Sweethearts of Sigma Chi…There
was quite a dynasty going at the time!
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Marilyn Chesher Lynch, Kappa Alpha Theta |
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HAPA President 1992-1993
HAPF President 1995-1996
Citation Member 1994
Honorary Board Member Emeritus 2002 |
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As a Kappa Alpha Theta, Marilyn
attended Texas
Tech
University, later graduating from
Texas
Christian
University.
Ms. Lynch was an active alumnae member of Theta, serving as
Houston Alumnae Chapter President and Chairman of the Theta
Charities Antique Show. Marilyn served as a District
Officer for Theta for twenty years, working as Director of Alumnae
Recruitment Personnel and National President of the Kappa Alpha
Theta Foundation. The Theta Foundation named a scholarship
in her honor.
Marilyn became active in HAPA in the late 1980's and served
as Delegate, Program Chairman, Research & Education Chairman,
Treasurer, First Vice President, President (1992-1993),
Foundation Trustee, Anna K. Chase Foundation President
(1995-1996), and Citation Selection Chairman. Marilyn was named
a Citation Member in 1994, Honorary Board Member in 1996, and in
2002 was distinguished as an
Honorary Board Member Emeritus.
During her Presidency, Marilyn and several other volunteers,
working with the Spring
Branch
School District, established the "Reading is Fundamental" program at Spring Branch
Elementary School.
For over twenty years, HAPA has helped fund the purchase of
books that are given to needy students. Volunteers donate
their time to distribute the books, read to the children, and
help the librarian, as needed. Marilyn continued to be a
passionate advocate for RIF.
Marilyn was a member of the Houston Junior Forum and served
as the Sustainer President. Marilyn worked with Junior
Forum International as the JFI Expansion Chairman, helping to
establish a new chapter called the Cypress Woodlands Junior
Forum in 1982. She was also active in PEO (the
Philanthropic Education Organization).
(CLICK
HERE for Marilyn Lynch obituary)
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Kay Morgenroth Newman, Delta Gamma |
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HAPA President 1998-1999
HAPF President 2002-2003
Citation Member 1994
Honorary Board Member Emeritus 2009 |
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Graduating from The University of Texas
with a BBA degree and then earning a master’s degree from the
University of Houston, Kay became a Delta Gamma, as an alumnae
initiate, at Baylor University in 1979.
She has been an active Delta Gamma alumnae member serving
as first vice president of Houston Delta
Gamma Foundation and currently, and for many years, serving as
an advisory trustee, as well as, a member of the
DG, Gamma Sigma House Corporation Board, University of Houston.
Kay has served in a number of positions, Houston Alumnae
DG Chapter, receiving both the Stellar and Cable Awards.
Kay Newman was honored in 2018 with The Oxford Award, which
recognizes, "An alumna who takes pride in her community and who,
through the years, devotes her time and talents to improving the
quality of life around her. Kay exemplifies the Delta Gamma
philosophy of service, and the motto to DO GOOD.”
Kay started her involvement with HAPA in 1983 when she served as
Courtesy Committee vice-chair and alternate delegate, and has
never missed a year through the present time, serving either as
an officer, committee chairman/ vice chairman/ member, or
delegate.
Highlights in those continuous years of service regarding
offices and committee chairmen are: Historian, Ways and
Means (twice), Scholarship Selection, Courtesy, Corresponding
Secretary, Recording Secretary, Program, Reading is Fundamental,
Treasurer, First Vice-President, President (1998-99),
Parliamentarian, and Membership.
During her HAPA presidency, the HAPA website was formed
to further our collective educational and philanthropic
missions. Kay has served a number of years and currently
is a Trustee on the HAPF (Foundation) Board, as Vice President
(2001-02) and as President (2002-03). She was
named a Citation Member in 1994, Honorary Board Member in 2003,
and Honorary Board Member Emeritus in 2009.
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Toni Post, Delta Zeta |
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HAPF President
2013-2014
Citation Member 2014 |
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Toni grew up in Baton Rouge,
Louisiana, pledging Delta Zeta, Sigma
Chapter, as a freshman at LSU. As an Active in Delta Zeta
she served in various offices and chairmanships and as the DZ
delegate to an inter sorority. Toni graduated from LSU
with a BA in Music.
Moving to Houston after graduation, Toni pursued a
career in the oil and gas industry with Shell Oil Company.
After retiring from her position with Shell, she continued to
work in the industry as a consultant and as manager of the
mineral interests for a small, family-owned company for several
more years.
In the early 1970s Toni joined and became active in the Houston
Delta Zeta Alumnae Chapter, serving in many offices including
president and as chairman of several fund-raising events.
She received the Mary Margaret Fore Province Alumna Service
Award in 1992 and the Delta Zeta National Achoth Award
for Alumna Service in 2000.
Toni became actively involved with HAPA as Ways & Means Co-Vice
Chair in 2006-07 and then as Co-Chair in 2007-08. In these two co-chairmanships she had the pleasure of serving
with fellow Baton Rougeon and LSU graduate, Sherry St. Aubin.
Toni has served as Chairman of Research & Education and Bylaws
and has particularly enjoyed serving on the Scholarship
Selection Committee. She was elected to serve as a Trustee of
the Foundation in 2008 and has served as Corresponding
Secretary, and then Treasurer for two years, and as Vice President.
When Toni became involved in HAPA, she was struck by the
camaraderie of the organization, the leadership displayed, the
enthusiastic response of the members to calls for volunteers,
and the members’ commitment to carrying out the tasks at hand.
HAPA’s members are truly remarkable women who are an inspiration
to all. The fruits of their labor are amazing in
that such a small organization has raised funds for so many
scholarships over the years. In addition to her HAPA and
HAPF involvement, Toni works one day a week at Angela House and
has done so for the past ten years, and is on the Board of the
Houston Youth Symphony, serving as Secretary. She is also
active in various ministries at St. Cecilia Catholic Community.
In her spare time she enjoys traveling, gardening and cooking.
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Sherry St. Aubin, Zeta Tau
Alpha |
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HAPA President
2013-2014
Citation Member 2014
HAPF President 2018-2019 |
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Sherry was raised in
Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She received a Bachelor of
Science degree in Mathematics from Louisiana State University.
Sherry pledged the same Zeta Tau Alpha chapter her sister,
Sandy, helped colonize in 1959. Sherry
served the Delta Kappa chapter as Rush (now called Recruitment) Chairman.
In the summer of 1964, Sherry was juggling preparation for Fall
Rush, Student Union Chairman, and nine hours of course work.
To this day, she remembers that time whenever she begins to feel
overwhelmed with commitments. Sherry can look back and say
to herself, “Given I survived that summer, I can handle whatever
I have gotten myself into now!”
While enjoying a graduate assistantship in the campus computing
center, Sherry worked on a Masters in Business Administration,
dropping out before getting her MBA. Sherry detested
writing papers and the remaining courses required a lot of BIG
papers. Instead she took her 18 months of computing
experience (much more marketable than a straight math degree)
and started interviewing for a real job.
During her early years working for Exxon in
Baton Rouge, she was active in Zeta Tau
Alpha as the Louisiana State Recommendations Chairman and
Chapter Advisor to the LSU Zeta chapter. Sherry remembers
this time as one of the best experiences she has had as an
alumna, working with a strong group of advisors and developing
lifelong friendships.
Sherry met her husband, Rolland, at the Exxon Baton Rouge
Refinery where he was a Chemical Engineer. They married in
1975. The couple worked for Exxon, living in Venezuela, Baton Rouge,
and finally moving to
Houston
in 1978. Sherry’s career at ExxonMobil was all in
computing organizations, first as a Programmer and then an
Information Systems Manager. Sherry saw this as an
opportunity to use her technical skills and also develop her
organizational skills while serving the business. It was a
perfect match for her abilities. After 33 years
working for ExxonMobil, Sherry retired in 2003.
Since arriving in Houston, the St. Aubins have had four different homes,
including ten years residing in
Baytown, and now living in a high rise
condo. Sherry continued to pay her alumnae dues, but
dropped out of active sorority life until she retired.
There were several years when Sherry was on the road for
business almost weekly and her time for volunteer service was
extremely limited.
Upon retiring, Sherry had several goals. The first goal to
be acted upon was to get involved again in ZTA activities.
The month after retirement, she attended a ZTA alumnae meeting.
Marcy Cann (who she had known at LSU) immediately asked her to
be on the alumnae board as the next year’s Service Chairman, in
addition to helping as the Treasurer for the first Think Pink!
Luncheon. She has continued on the Houston Alumnae
Association of ZTA Board ever since, serving as Program
Chairman, Service Chairman, and Panhellenic Delegate.
In 2010, Sherry was awarded the Alumnae Certificate of Merit from Zeta
Tau Alpha National.
For HAPA, Sherry joined with fellow LSU graduate, Toni Post,
Delta Zeta, in Co-Vice Chairing the 2007 Annual HAPA Scholarship
Luncheon, followed by Co-Chairing the 2008 Luncheon. She
was a Trustee of the Houston Alumnae Panhellenic Foundation for
three years and served on the HAPF Development Committee.
For two years she was the ZTA Delegate to HAPA. Other
offices held include Treasurer and First Vice President.
In 2011, Sherry and Rolland were asked to be the
Guests of
Honor at the Annual HAPF Wine Tasting Event. Family
members, friends, and many ZTA women were on hand to celebrate
the occasion. A group of women from the Delta Kappa chapter at
LSU traveled to Houston
to share in the festivity.
In 2010, Anna Riseden, HAPA President, asked Sherry to serve as
a “Super Delegate” mentoring delegates serving for the first
time. Looking back, she reflects how fortunate she was to
get to know something about HAPA before she took on
responsibility for representing ZTA as a delegate. The
breadth of activities can be daunting to keep track of, or
understand, when you are new to the organization. Serving
as a super delegate/mentor allowed her to share some of her
knowledge with the newer delegates to make their year more
rewarding, with time to make new friends while also representing
their sorority.
Another interest of Sherry’s is bridge. She learned the
game as a child from her parents and has always loved playing
it. Sherry has played monthly for almost 30 years
with a group of women who she met through ExxonMobil. They
continue to play together. As a retiree with more time
available, Sherry has joined several other bridge groups.
Beginning in 2005, the St. Aubins began to take at least one big trip each
year, traveling to Australia, New
Zealand, Europe, the Mediterranean and
Baltic waters, Great Britain and
Ireland, and more recently, a cruise from
Rome to Great Britain.
Sherry has one daughter, Sharon, a Political Science graduate
from St.
Edwards University,
son-in-law James Rossie, and two grandchildren named James and
Sabrina. Grandparenting has become one of Sherry and
Rolland’s favorite leisure time activities.
Toni grew up in Baton Rouge,
Louisiana, pledging Delta Zeta, Sigma
Chapter, as a freshman at LSU. As an Active in Delta Zeta
she served in various offices and chairmanships and as the DZ
delegate to an inter sorority. Toni graduated from LSU
with a BA in Music.
Moving to Houston after graduation, Toni pursued a
career in the oil and gas industry with Shell Oil Company.
After retiring from her position with Shell, she continued to
work in the industry as a consultant and as manager of the
mineral interests for a small, family-owned company for several
more years.
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Pam Barton Staples, Kappa Delta |
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HAPF President 1991-1992,
1992-1993
Citation Member 1989
Honorary Board Member 2010 |
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Pam joined Kappa Delta at Texas
Christian
University in 1966, and
has been actively involved since then.
She has held numerous offices in her alumnae chapter and served
as President from '75-'76 and '80-'82. She was awarded The Most
Loyal KD by The Texas State Association in 1986.
On the national level, Pam served as Province Alumnae Officer
for Texas from '87-'91. She
was presented with The Order of the Emerald in 1992 for
outstanding contributions to the sorority. In 2003, she endowed
an annual $2,000 panhellenic scholarship for upperclassmen.
In addition, Pam has been actively involved on the collegiate
level. She served on the Alumnae Advisory Board for her
sorority's chapter at
Houston
Baptist
University
for ten years. She was present at the installation of chapters
at HBU, The University of Texas, and Texas A&M
University.
Pam has represented Kappa Delta for thirty five years in some
official capacity in HAPA. She was Chairman of The Sorority
Sampler in 1985 (the panhellenic charity fundraiser at the
time) and Editor of The Greek Information Line from
'86-'87, which had over 500 national subscriptions, and was the
fundraising effort of HAPA to raise monies for annual
scholarships prior to the creation of the Foundation .
In her service to HAPA, she
chaired the annual Luncheon in 1990 and the Citation Selection
Committee in 1994. Pam was presented with The Citation
Award for continuous service in 1989. In 2010, Pam was
named an Honorary Board Member.
Pam held the office of President of The Anna K. Chase Foundation from '91-'93,
and served two terms as a Trustee of The Houston Alumnae Panhellenic Foundation. During this time, she was
Vice-President and then Corresponding Secretary.
Pam is a member of St. Luke's
United
Methodist
Church. She gives back to her
community by serving on the Board of The Houston Ballet Guild
and on the Nutcracker Market Committee. She is also a member of
The Executive Committee of The Emerald Circle, providing
scholarships and program support for The Girl Scouts of San
Jacinto Council.
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Kay Dyche Weed, Alpha Delta Pi |
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HAPF President 1988-1989, 1989-1990
Citation Member 1979 |
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Kay attended The University of Texas at
Austin, where she became a member of
Alpha Delta Pi. Since her graduation in 1958, she has been an
active alumna. She was the Houston Alumnae HAPA Delegate and
Board Member for six years and President from 1975-1977. She
was Secretary and Awards Chair of the Texas State Alumnae
Association.
On the National level, she was named Outstanding Regional
Alumna in 1983. Also in that year she became Charter
President of the newly formed Alpha Delta Pi Foundation, serving
until 1991. She was then appointed Foundation Manager/Executive
Director, retiring from that position in 2003. She currently
serves as the Foundation Investment Chair. In 2011, Kay
received the National Mary Bull Mason Outstanding Alumnae
Achievement Award.
Over the years, Kay has worked on fund drives for the Houston
Symphony, Ballet, Grand Opera, and Museum of Fine Arts; chaired the Notification and
Anniversary Style Show committees of the Houston Bar Association
Auxiliary; and volunteered on committees for her daughters’
schools.
Her most intense local involvement was with the Heritage Society
between 1974 and 1983, where she was Docent Chair, Membership
Chair, Vice President and President/Chair of the Board. During
that time, she was the first volunteer selected as a participant
in the four- week Seminar for Historical Museum Administration
in Williamsburg,
VA. She was one of ten members of
the American Association of Museums Ad Hoc Committee to review
guidelines for accreditation of Historic Sites.
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Connie Windes Zieba, Alpha Gamma Delta
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HAPF President 2016-2017
Citation Member 2014
Honorary Board Member 2017 |
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Connie graduated from Texas Tech University, majoring in
History and minoring in English. After graduation, Connie
and her husband, John-David Zieba, moved to Houston where he
began his career, first as an Electrical Engineer, and later in
Sales, specializing in process control systems for chemical
plants and oil companies. Connie was the City Sales Manger
for Bantam Doubleday Dell. Their first homes were on the
west side of Houston and the Spring Branch area. In 1994,
they moved to League City and in 2008 to Clear Lake where they
continue to reside.
Connie became a member of Alpha Gamma Delta, Upsilon
Chapter, at the University of Oklahoma. This is the same
chapter shared by Connie’s mother and several other relatives.
Another aunt joined the Epsilon Nu Chapter at the University of
Central Oklahoma. Connie’s paternal grandmother briefly
resided at the Upsilon chapter house as the housemother in the
sixties. Alpha Gamma Delta is quite definitely a family
affair. Connie developed a lifelong
devotion to Alpha Gamma Delta through her mother, Elizabeth
Higginbotham Windes, who has been active in the Upsilon (Norman)
Alumnae Chapter from the time she graduated to the present and
has served both locally and internationally. Connie’s
entire family spent summers working in the chapter house, and on
the grounds, preparing for the next class of collegians.
Early in their marriage, the Ziebas had the good fortune
to adopt two Pomeranian puppies. These pups, named Keoki
and Kalima, started them on a way of life they couldn’t have
imagined - joining Flyball Teams, competing in Agility, showing
in Conformation, and volunteering their time and resources in
Rescue work. They served as Presidents and on the Boards
of the local and national Pomeranian and Toy Fox Terrier Clubs,
and Connie wrote regularly for a variety of dog-related
magazines, as well as editing several books about Toy Fox
Terriers and Pomeranians. They continue to be dog-lovers
and revolve their family activities around their circle of dogs.
Connie is an active member of the Houston Alumnae
Club of Alpha Gamma Delta, having served as Permanent
Secretary and Outreach Chairman. Connie is responsible for
raising the funds necessary for the Alpha Gamma Delta portion of
the Syracuse Triad Scholarship, as well as reaching out to the
collegians from the Houston-area who could benefit from winning
the Syracuse Triad Scholarship or any of the other scholarships
offered by HAPF.
One of her proudest accomplishments is the establishment
of the “Syracuse Triad Scholarship, Honoring Alpha Phi,
Gamma Phi Beta, and Alpha Gamma Delta”. The
scholarship has been awarded every year since its inception in
2012. In addition to the members of Alpha Gamma Delta, the
women of HAPA, who belong to other sororities, are very
supportive of this scholarship and will donate funds and/or
attend the Wine Review fundraisers. Connie feels this is
one more example of how supportive, generous, and admirable the
members of Alpha Gamma Delta and HAPA are. She feels the
scholarship has not only benefitted Alpha Gamma Delta women and
women of other sororities but has drawn the members of the
participating alumnae groups together.
In 2005, Connie joined the Board of the Houston Alumnae
Panhellenic Association (HAPA), serving as Recording
Secretary for two years. She was welcomed by Alpha Gamma
Delta sister, Shirley Kraus, who became her mentor, friend, and
“Houston-mother”. She quickly realized how exceptional the
women are who are active in HAPA. She shares the vision of
these women and wants to do everything she can to support HAPA’s
mission, as well as the mission of its Foundation. Connie
has thoroughly loved every office she has held. Some of
her favorites are Community Service Chair, Historian,
Scholarship Selection Chair, Second Vice President, Wine Tasting
Chair, Ways & Means Co-Vice Chair & Co-Chair, HAPF Development
Chair, and HAPF Recording Secretary.
She served as the President of the Houston Alumnae
Panhellenic Foundation (HAPF) in 2016-2017.
Connie currently serves as a Trustee of the Foundation. In
2017, she entered the rotation to become the HAPA President,
representing her alumnae group. The officer rotation
includes service as Treasurer (2017-2018), First Vice President
(2018-2019), President (2019-2020), and, finally,
Parliamentarian/Nominating Chair (2020-2021). She
considers this a great honor and hopes to serve the members of
HAPA well. Connie was named a Citation Member in 2014,
followed by designation as an Honorary Board Member in 2017.
In 2014, Connie and John-David were the HAPF Wine Tasting
Honorees.
Connie is also a member of the Clear Lake Area
Panhellenic Association, where she has served as
Historian, Program Advertising Chair, and “Spring Fling”
Co-Chair. She joined Houston Junior Forum
in 2011, sponsored by Sue Brennig and Kay Newman, and has been
an active member there, serving as Recording Secretary, Yearbook
Chair, and Program Chair. In 2015, she chaired the annual
fundraiser, “Conversations from the Heart”. One of the
things she loves best about the Forum is being able to see her
HAPA friends, who also have membership in HJF, at both sets of
meetings and events. Houston Junior Forum embraces many of
the same goals as HAPA, chiefly community service and
scholarships.
John-David has been a big part of everything Connie has
done in HAPA. He knows the names and faces of HAPA and how
the organization works, just as well as she does. He
supports the goals of HAPA/HAPF and enjoys spending time with
the extended HAPA group. Becoming HAPA/HAPF Webmaster in
2009 is something she considers to be a privilege. Connie
has a “bucket list” for the web site that is many pages long.
She loves to make updates and improvements and finds her best
ideas through the recommendations of the HAPA/HAPF members.
She feels the strength of HAPA/HAPF lies in its members
and feels fortunate to be a part of this fine organization.
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