State Convention Success

(back row) Betty Slater, Mary Lynn Merkle, Lynn Fountain, Ruth Yurchuck, Diana Witt, Phyllis Miller, Kay Collins; and (front row) Huiping Du, Mary Womack, and May Ruth Bradberry.

2010 was a very good convention for Atlanta Branch. Our Branch was represented by twelve people: Huiping Du, Diana Witt, Kay Collins, Ruth Yurchuck, Phyllis Miller, Lynn Fountain, Betty Slater, May Ruth Bradberry, Mary Lynn Merkle, Marie Bonheur-Gulotta, and Mary and Darwin Womack.

Betty Slater—College and University Representative for us as well as the State—formed and facilitated a fine panel of college and university professors who shared much information about the status and role of women in higher education.

We received many certificates of excellence both for our efforts at building membership and for our contributions to the Educational Foundation funds.

A highlight of Friday’s banquet was Huiping Du’s receiving the 2009 Emerging Leader award. Flanked by her good friends Mary and Darwin Womack, she was lauded for her many efforts on behalf of AAUW and its mission.

Atlanta Branch’s Lynn Fountain served as chair of the Bylaws Committee, an important responsibility since there were so many opportunities and necessities for change as a result of the 2009 national convention.

May Ruth Bradberry continues into the second year of her term as AAUW of Georgia treasurer. All in all, it was an energizing convention! And we thank members of the Cobb County Branch and the State Board for their help in making it so!