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January - May 2015

MEET LIVE GIVE

Collage by Cleo Azariadis

The purpose of The Woman's Club is to advance the educational and outreach programs of Washington University by encouraging friendships and inclusiveness, creating a forum for education, growth, and stimulation, and promoting service to the Washington University Community. We offer luncheons, thought provoking presentations and panel discussions, as well as a variety of interest groups for members to enjoy. All interested women are welcome to join!

A Message from the President

Happy New Year, all! While we are at the midpoint of an exciting year of Club programs and activities, we are at the start of a new chapter in our 104-year history. Your Board has voted to add a part-time Executive Administrator to handle some specific tasks that have demanded so much of the officers, particularly the President and Directors of Communications and Membership. This decision was absolutely necessary to ensure the sustainability of our Club.

With the assistance of key administrators of the University, we anticipate having that assistance in the near future. Our board positions will become much more attractive, allowing board members to focus on strategic direction and planning of our educational programs and service activities. We see an Executive Administrator as a vital part of building organizational memory in the Club so that officers of the Club can move on and off the board freely. The executive board will spend the balance of the 2014-2015 year orienting our new administrator to the history, procedures, and administrative work of the Club.

For the upcoming Club year, we will raise our membership contribution and add additional membership levels to support this new way of operating.

Member $ 60

Sustaining Member $125

Sponsoring Member $250

Benefactor Member $500 and above

We, like you, want the Club to remain vibrant during our second century of learning, giving, and living. The new membership contribution and levels of membership will support the operating budget and help ensure the long-term viability of the Club. It will also support the board's effort, at the end of each year, to make a meaningful contribution to the Club's Centennial Scholarship endowment.

The Bylaws Committee will draft needed changes for a membership vote at the April Arts luncheon. We look forward to your continued enjoyment of our activities with your friends. We have ongoing efforts to recruit and retain members and ask your continued willingness to invite and bring guests who might like to join us.

Member Donations August - November 2014

Centennial Endowed Scholarships

Assimo Azariadis
Paulina Conner
Elaine Greenbaum
Annaliesa Hanebrink
Claire Jacobs
Ingrid Lutzeler
Patricia Sarantites
Pat Simons
Razine Wenneker

Elizabeth Danforth Butterfly Garden

Paulina Conner

The Olin Library
Jean Davis
Molly Smith

The Annual Lecture Series Endowment Fund
Paulina Conner

Woman's Club

Judith Medoff
Marcella Rose

Did you know WC Board Meetings are open?

All Board Meetings are open to members to attend and observe. Members are allotted up to 10 minutes on the agenda of each Board Meeting should you wish to make a comment to the Board. Check Board Meeting schedule in the Directory

Upcoming Events
January 2015

Centennial Scholarship Luncheon

Friday, January 16, 2015

11:00 am to 2:30 pm

Ces and Judy's at Le Chateau Village

10405 Clayton Road

Ample parking available

Program part 1:

"Immigration Reform"

Stephen Legomsky, John S. Lehmann University Professor, Washington University

Program part 2:

The Annual Woman's Club

Centennial Scholarship Awards

Awardees:

Kerica L. Williams, Political Science Summer 2015

Rachel Loduca, Global Leadership May 2016

Woman's Club Scholarship awardee Rachel Loduca and her father David Loduca attend the Arts and Sciences Scholarship Dinner with Pat Sarantites,

Assimo Azariadis, and Jennifer Luner.

Mail reservation form by Saturday, January 10, 2015 Pat Sarantites 314-862-6615 (No Late Registrations) See reservation form in Directory pg. 73 for menu choices and mailing address. Luncheon $25.00

Dearest Woman's Club of Washington University,

My name is Kerica L. Williams, and I want to sincerely thank you for your very gracious gift you have bestowed upon me by funding a portion of my financial assistance package which I am receiving this year. By doing so, I am able to continue my education at Washington University and obtain a higher education.

When I heard I was nominated and ultimately chosen, tears began flowing down my face, as I have never received anything of the sort while at Wash U, and I knew this was a blessing! Words of my sincerest gratitude will never be able to express the appreciation I feel to have this blessing and opportunity to continue on with my education without worrying about how I am going to make it through another semester/year. I'm a single mom to a 12� year old son who looks up to me and is proud of this accomplishment. From the bottom of our hearts, my son and I thank you!

Kerica L. Williams

New Interest Section - Writing My Life Story: Reminiscing, Reviewing, and Reconciling

Thursday January 15, 2015, 10:00 -11:30 a.m. Pat Owens 500 North and South #102

Join us to begin a new interest section to write our story, "I Mattered!" Suzanne Doyle, who refers to herself as an art writer, will help the group begin, offering her coaching and skills in this area. Tentative plans are to continue meeting the second Thursday morning February through May at 10:00 am. We would like to have a group of 8 - 10 interested members to start this group.

RSVP to Jennifer Luner jjluner@charter.net 314-469-8668 by January 9th.

Women and the Kemper

Friday, January 23, 2015, 7-9pm Public Reception

Exhibitions Opening:

From Picasso to Fontana - Collecting Modern and Postwar Art in the Eisendrath Years 1960-1968

Sam Durant: Proposal for White and Indian Dead Monument Transpositions, Washington, DC

Parallel Modes: Illustrated Visual Journalism and American Photography, 1955-1980

Saturday, January 31, 2015

4-10 pm Lewis Center 721 Kingsland Ave. University City LoopMFA Open Studios - Visit the studios of current MFA students featuring innovative artists working in painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture, combined media, installation, and video. Light Refreshments. Public Welcome.

Upcoming Events
February 2015

University Night

"Blues for Mr. Charlie"

A searing drama by James Baldwin.

Directed by Ron Himes, Producing Artistic Director of St. Louis Black Rep and Henry E. Hampton Jr., Artist-in-Residence

Saturday, February 28, 2015

Dinner at Ibby's Danforth University Center 5:45 pm

Ron Himes will be our after dinner speaker

Performance Edison Theater 8:00 pm

Menu Choices:

First Course

Butternut Squash Bisque, local honey cream, kale, pumpkin crumble

Or Mixed Greens, hazelnuts, goat cheese, maple dressing

Entr�e

Roasted Amish Chicken Breast, potato hash, lemon herbs

Or Grilled Salmon, potato arugula cake, Dijon mustard endive

Or Potato Gnocchi, leeks, shallots, tomatoes, broccoli

Dessert Chocolate Cheesecake with raspberry jam

Breads, tea, coffee, soda included. Wine may be purchased at table.

Mail reservation form by February 19, 2015

Lorraine Gnecco 314-721-1619

See reservation form in Directory pg. 75 to make menu choices and for mailing address. Dinner and Performance $40.00 (No late registrations)

Dance Interest Group - Dancing Damsels

Saturday, February 7, 2015 1:00 - 2:00 pm Group Dance Sessions First and Third Saturday of each month (new)

Carmen Dence's, home1111 Dunston Drive, St Louis, MO 63146.Dance uncovers creativity, health and happiness. The group will have fun learning Caribbean dance movements, simple choreographies and some dance improvisations. Carmen at dencec@wustl.edu or (314) 813-0325 (new)

Meet the Leaders Panel Discussion

Thursday, February 12, 2015 2:00 - 4:00 pm "Don't Worry, Be Happy: The Science of Happiness"

Danforth University Center 276 Light refreshments will be provided.

Speaker: Timothy J. Bono, Ph.D., Assistant Dean and Lecturer in Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences

Jill Stratton, Ph.D., Associate Dean of Students, Office of Residential Life

RSVP requested, "Kitty" Robin Conroy. conroyr@wustl.edu 314-935-9104 https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SciofHappiness

The Meet the Leaders series is sponsored by the WUSTL Woman's Club with the Gephardt Institute for Public Service and the Office of the Provost.

Women and the Kemper

Thursday, February 19, 2015 6-8 pm Conversations with Curators From Picasso to Fontana - Collecting Modern and Postwar Art 1960-1968. Karen Butler, associate curator, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum and Simon Kelly, curator of modern and contemporary art, Saint Louis Art Museum. Registration required. Call Allison Taylor 314-935-7918 allison.taylor@wustl.edu

Annual Planning Meeting

Thursday, February 26, 2015, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm North Campus room 1312 700 Rosedale Avenue. Check in at reception desk.

Interested Club members are welcome to join the Full Board to discuss ideas and set the direction for the educational and service program committees for the coming year. This is the day we begin planning the upcoming year's Calendar of Events. Next, the nominating committee will finish the slate for the coming year's officers. It is important to get an early start for the coming Club year because all main events must be finalized by early July in order to be ready for next year's membership directory. We value your presence and ideas! Bring a brown bag lunch and we will supply beverages and treats.

RSVP to Jennifer Luner jjluner@charter.net

Upcoming Events
March 2015

Spring Symposium Luncheon

Thursday, March 26, 2015

11:30 am - 2:00 pm

Sqwires Restaurant Annex

1415 South 18th Street

Parking available adjacent to restaurant.

Anne Carol Goldberg, M.D.

Associate Professor, Medicine Washington University

Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Lipid Research

"Familial Hypercholesterolemia: It's Relative"

One form of inherited high cholesterol is familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), which commonly is under diagnosed and undertreated. It affects one in 200 people and causes high levels of LDL cholesterol, the "bad" cholesterol, from birth. Years of high cholesterol levels lead to blockages in the coronary arteries that supply the heart and the carotid arteries that supply the brain. Buildup of plaque in those arteries leads to heart attacks and strokes.

Mail reservation form by March 10, 2015

Dorothy Fleck 314-862-5258 (No Late Registrations)

See reservation form in Directory pg. 77 for menu choices and mailing address. Luncheon $25.00

Women and Their Wealth: Living Retirement on Your Terms

Tuesday, March 10, 2015 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm DUC Room 233 Beverages and a light snack will be served