Delta Kappa Gamma marks Founders' Day with awards

Attending the Delta Kappa Gamma brunch Saturday at Almost Home in Greencastle are (seated, fromt left) Nancy Landes, Malinda Mann, Jane Irwin and Harriett Dobson. Standing (from left) are Peggy Girton, Betty McGill, Judith Raybern, Eleanor Hauser, Maureen Wagner, Lucy Wieland, Mariette Bargen, Kim Fidler, Janis Price, Cheryl Steuerwald, Karen Swalley and Ellen Dittmer. (Courtesy photo)

Members of the Alpha Epsilon Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma met on Saturday, May 9 at Almost Home in Greencastle to celebrate the DKG Founders' Day.

Delta Kappa Gamma is an international society of women educators from around the world.

First Vice President Malinda Mann presented a Founders' Day program, honoring the women who first started the DKG Society.

Delta Kappa Gamma Treasurer Eleanor Hauser (left) presenting one of two grant-in-aid awards this year to Ellen Gobert. (Courtesy photo)

DKG member Kim Fidler presented a legislative update regarding education bills that are of particular interest to the members.

Each year, the Epsilon Chapter presents a grant-in-aid award to a deserving female student who majors in education. This year, however, there were two recipients.

The first recipient, Ellen Gobert, is majoring in speech/language pathology at Indiana University. Her mother, Laurie Gobert, who teaches at Area 30 Career Center, also attended the meeting.

The second grant-in-aid winner, Hannah Ramey, of St. Joseph's College, was unable to attend the brunch on Saturday. There will be a DKG luncheon at Almost Home to celebrate with Ms. Ramey on Saturday, May 16.