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Moving Forward with the 3 Rs
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Mississippi State Organization has over 900 members who are educators, specialists, administrators or other key women in education. Mississippi State Organization is comprised of three districts (Northern, Central and Southern) and 36 chapters. Conventions and district meetings are held to support the professional and personal growth of members and to focus attention on current educational issues and concerns.
2022 STAR of Mississippi
Dr. Betsy Sullivan
Janice Garrett, MSO President & Dr. Betsy Sullivan, MSO STAR
In one’s lifetime, there are people who come into your life who always make you smile when you see them. Their spirits are uplifting, positive, always encouraging. Our candidate for the 2022 Mississippi Star is one of those people.
Our star being recognized today answers the call for service in both her professional and personal life. Her response for assistance to me as well as past presidents has always been “Whatever you need” or “How can I help?” Once told the need, she immediately gets to work on finding the answer to the question or planning ways to assist.
When the infamous pandemic reared its ugly head and changed the ways business always been conducted, our Star quickly part of the solution to keep going forward. As Chair of the Leadership Development Committee, she and her committee faced the huge task of training incoming chapter officers during a pandemic. She immediately flipped the 202 Chapter Leaders Retreat to a virtual event and even added a first-ever October “follow-up” to make sure officers were given every opportunity to be successful. Despite the bumps and problems of the pandemic, many chapters went on to have a successful biennium, as evidenced by those who earned Honor Chapter status for 2020-2022.
This is only one of the many ways Dr. Betsy Sullivan has served the MSO community over her many years of membership. Betsy continues to answer the call for service within the DKG community, her school, her family, and her community. From setting up drives for newsletters to encouraging committee chairs to step outside the box in communicating with members, Betsy serves the Mississippi State Organization with humility and enthusiasm. Betsy is a true Star of Mississippi!
Our star being recognized today answers the call for service in both her professional and personal life. Her response for assistance to me as well as past presidents has always been “Whatever you need” or “How can I help?” Once told the need, she immediately gets to work on finding the answer to the question or planning ways to assist.
When the infamous pandemic reared its ugly head and changed the ways business always been conducted, our Star quickly part of the solution to keep going forward. As Chair of the Leadership Development Committee, she and her committee faced the huge task of training incoming chapter officers during a pandemic. She immediately flipped the 202 Chapter Leaders Retreat to a virtual event and even added a first-ever October “follow-up” to make sure officers were given every opportunity to be successful. Despite the bumps and problems of the pandemic, many chapters went on to have a successful biennium, as evidenced by those who earned Honor Chapter status for 2020-2022.
This is only one of the many ways Dr. Betsy Sullivan has served the MSO community over her many years of membership. Betsy continues to answer the call for service within the DKG community, her school, her family, and her community. From setting up drives for newsletters to encouraging committee chairs to step outside the box in communicating with members, Betsy serves the Mississippi State Organization with humility and enthusiasm. Betsy is a true Star of Mississippi!
Recognizing MSO Members
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Congratulations to Dr. Jenetta Waddell, Blue Mountain College's 2022 Faculty Member of the Year. Dr. Waddell is chair of BMC’s Department of Education. She is currently serving as MSO 2nd Vice-President.
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Alpha Alpha
Delta Kappa Gamma’s Alpha Alpha Chapter members have been busy spreading Christmas cheer. They collected can goods and dry foods for the Petal Children’s Task Force and shoeboxes for the Indian reservation in New Mexico.
Some of the DKG members are pictured with the shoe boxes and donated food items that will be delivered before Christmas to the non-profit organization located on South George Street in Petal, Mississippi. The Petal Children’s Task Force was started in December of 1989 when two Petal residents, Demaris Lee and Jessie Rowell, bought food and Christmas presents for local children. The Petal Children’s Task Force also provides monthly food boxes, school uniforms, funds for medical, dental, and vision screenings, utility assistance, Thanksgiving food boxes and Christmas presents for children 12 and under.
In November the Alpha Alpha Chapter members began collecting the shoeboxes for the Indian reservation in New Mexico. The boxes are filled with toiletry items, socks, gloves and toys for the children. The shoeboxes are labeled according to gender and age of the children. Each of these shoeboxes filled with needful items and packed with love will be a blessing to a child in need.
Some of the DKG members are pictured with the shoe boxes and donated food items that will be delivered before Christmas to the non-profit organization located on South George Street in Petal, Mississippi. The Petal Children’s Task Force was started in December of 1989 when two Petal residents, Demaris Lee and Jessie Rowell, bought food and Christmas presents for local children. The Petal Children’s Task Force also provides monthly food boxes, school uniforms, funds for medical, dental, and vision screenings, utility assistance, Thanksgiving food boxes and Christmas presents for children 12 and under.
In November the Alpha Alpha Chapter members began collecting the shoeboxes for the Indian reservation in New Mexico. The boxes are filled with toiletry items, socks, gloves and toys for the children. The shoeboxes are labeled according to gender and age of the children. Each of these shoeboxes filled with needful items and packed with love will be a blessing to a child in need.
Alpha Upsilon
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Alpha Upsilon Chapter collected food at their annual Christmas meeting to donate to Backpack Buddies Program located at the First Baptist Church of Bay St. Louis. This program provides food every weekend for 44 students across three elementary schools.
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DKG Publications
