Membership Meet and Greet

Saturday, April 9
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
CALS Adolphine Fletcher Terry Library, 2015 Napa Valley Drive, Little Rock

Announcing Nominations for Branch Officers

The following members have been nominated for branch officer positions for terms beginning July 1, 2022 and ending June 30, 2024. Members will vote on the nominees at the May 14th Annual Meeting.

Co-President - Dr. Mary McGehee

Dr. McGehee is currently the Branch Vice President for Membership, elected to this position last year. She has been a member of AAUW Little Rock since 2016. She is retired from the Arkansas Department of Health's Center for Health Statistics where she was the Section Chief of the Survey Unit. She also served as a Certified Advanced Facilitator for sociology and psychology courses. She is currently assisting the ADH Office of Health Equity with COVID-19 outreach activities.


Dr. Zenobia Harris will continue as Co-President of the Branch.



Co-Vice Presidents for Membership - Dr. Lottie Adams and Maureen Terrafranca



Dr. Lottie Adams (left) and Maureen Terrafranca (right) have agreed to be nominated for the vacancy created by Dr. McGehee's ascension to Co-President of the Branch.

Dr. Adams is a retired registered nurse and administrator for the Arkansas Department of Health. She has also worked as an adjunct professor for Embry-Riddle, Strayer and Webster Universities. A member of AAUW Little Rock since 2010, she has served as the Branch Vice President for Membership as well as the AAUW Arkansas State Vice President for Membership.

Maureen Terrafranca is a retired educator who moved to Arkansas from New Jersey to be near family.  Her teaching credentials include a special education certification. She has a Master's Degree in Literacy and served as an adjunct professor for Arkansas State University.  She has been a member of the Branch since 2009, serving as Branch Vice President for Programs and as Branch President.  

Finance Officer - Nell Matthews

AAUW LITTLE ROCK 2022 CALENDAR

REGULAR MEETINGS AND EVENTS

AAUW TUESDAY AFTERNOON BOOK CLUB

     

The AAUW Tuesday Afternoon Book Club held their March meeting in Maria Jones' home. She also provided a book review of A Weary Land: Slavery on the Ground in Arkansas by Kelly Houston Jones. Two new book club members were welcomed, Mary Robertson and Gloria Bastidas.

The next book club meeting is scheduled on April 5th at 12:30 p.m. in the home of Alice Stuff. She will also provide the book review.

AAUW Little Rock members are eligible and invited to participate. The Book Club meets at 12:30 pm on the first Tuesday of the month, October through May. They do not meet in January. Contact Diana Glaze, Book Club President, if you would like to attend the next meeting or join the book club.

AAUW Arkansas State Convention 

    
Theme:  Eye on the Future

Virtual and Free!

Saturday, May 21st

9 a.m. - Noon

AAUW Members Recognized

AAUW Members Mary Louise Williams and Senator Linda Chesterfield were honored as "Difference Makers" on KATV in February and March.  Click here to see the feature about Ms. Williams and click here to see how Senator Chesterfield continues her fight for equality.

AAUW Member Tara Shephard was recently celebrated by Delta Dental with their Community Hero Award.

AAUW Members Addressing Period Poverty

Maureen Terrafranca and Lottie Adams were so inspired by AAUW Program Speaker Janai Taylor Harris (More Chances, Period) on Period Poverty in Arkansas, they contacted the Jacksonville School District offering assistance with donations of feminine hygiene products. They delivered several large bags of products they collected during February and March by shopping local sales. Janai also has offered to add the Jacksonville school district to her list of schools her organization is supporting.

Branch members also donated feminine hygiene products to the More Chances, Period Spring Break Drive and to the Philander Smith College "Pad Drive" (below) led by Representatives Denise Ennett and Jamie Scott.

One seat left - if you are interested, contact Nell Matthews.