Professional Affairs Representative
The Professional Affairs Representative encourages participation in activities designed to improve the professional status of women educators, plans and carries out a seminar on the Friday preceding the convention, monitors guidelines and application form for the grant-in-aid, confirms with the Finance Committee that sufficient funds are available for the awarding of grant-in-aid, reviews applications for the grant-in-aid to award the grant when appropriate (MSO Grant-in-Aid Application, (Form 10), receives Chapter Grant-in-Aid Reports (Form 11), and receives chapter Red Rose Reports (Form 20 and Form 20A).
Guidelines for Chapter Red Rose Award
The Red Rose Award is a recognition program designed to increase the visibility of The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International in local chapter areas and to focus on promoting the work of women leaders in education.
• Each chapter is encouraged to award a Red Rose Award annually.
• Recipient shall be a woman who is 1) a non-member of the Society, 2) who resides and/or works in chapter area
and 3) whose accomplishments have benefited education and the status of women in education leadership roles.
The Red Rose Award is a recognition program designed to increase the visibility of The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International in local chapter areas and to focus on promoting the work of women leaders in education.
• Each chapter is encouraged to award a Red Rose Award annually.
• Recipient shall be a woman who is 1) a non-member of the Society, 2) who resides and/or works in chapter area
and 3) whose accomplishments have benefited education and the status of women in education leadership roles.
Guidelines for Mississippi State Organization Grant-in-Aid Award
1. A college grant-in-aid in an amount not to exceed $1,500.00 may be awarded annually. The deadline for submitting the application packet; which should include the Mississippi State Organization (MSO) Grant-in-Aid Application Form, personal essay, college transcript and a minimum of three (3) letters of recommendation; must be postmarked is February 1.
2. The chapter should ensure that this applicant meets the requirements of items 2, 4, and 5 of the Letter of Instruction on the first page of Form 10.
3. The MSO Educational Excellence Committee under the direction of the MSO Professional Affairs Representative will finalize guidelines for the grant, send application forms to chapters, and be responsible for any other items necessary for administration of the grant.
4. The recipient shall be a female resident of Mississippi.
5. The recipient will be chosen from applications submitted by grant-in-aid recipients from local chapters.
6. The recipient shall be a college student who is a junior with a minimum of 75 hours and no more than 90 total hours, has at least one full semester of school remaining, and has exhibited an aptitude for and desire to pursue a career in the field of education.
7. The recipient must be enrolled in a Mississippi college or university. The grant money will be sent to the college or university.
8. The application shall include a recommendation from the local chapter.
9. The application shall include a 500-word essay entitled “Reasons for Choosing Education as My Profession.”
10. The recipient will be announced at the state convention or district meetings. If the committee awards the grant-in-aid in an even-numbered year, the name of the recipient shall be announced at the district meeting of the chapter that awarded her its local grant-in-aid. The chairman of the committee or one of its other members shall give reports and encourage participation at the other two district meetings.
1. A college grant-in-aid in an amount not to exceed $1,500.00 may be awarded annually. The deadline for submitting the application packet; which should include the Mississippi State Organization (MSO) Grant-in-Aid Application Form, personal essay, college transcript and a minimum of three (3) letters of recommendation; must be postmarked is February 1.
2. The chapter should ensure that this applicant meets the requirements of items 2, 4, and 5 of the Letter of Instruction on the first page of Form 10.
3. The MSO Educational Excellence Committee under the direction of the MSO Professional Affairs Representative will finalize guidelines for the grant, send application forms to chapters, and be responsible for any other items necessary for administration of the grant.
4. The recipient shall be a female resident of Mississippi.
5. The recipient will be chosen from applications submitted by grant-in-aid recipients from local chapters.
6. The recipient shall be a college student who is a junior with a minimum of 75 hours and no more than 90 total hours, has at least one full semester of school remaining, and has exhibited an aptitude for and desire to pursue a career in the field of education.
7. The recipient must be enrolled in a Mississippi college or university. The grant money will be sent to the college or university.
8. The application shall include a recommendation from the local chapter.
9. The application shall include a 500-word essay entitled “Reasons for Choosing Education as My Profession.”
10. The recipient will be announced at the state convention or district meetings. If the committee awards the grant-in-aid in an even-numbered year, the name of the recipient shall be announced at the district meeting of the chapter that awarded her its local grant-in-aid. The chairman of the committee or one of its other members shall give reports and encourage participation at the other two district meetings.
