Chapter Recognitions
2024 Outstanding Chapter Member: Shelley Fleming
2023 Outstanding Chapter Member: Suzanne Roy
2022 Outstanding Chapter Member: Susan Davis
2021 Outstanding Chapter Member: Anne Gillespie
2020 Outstanding Chapter Member: Pat Buckley
2020 Service to Area X Honoree: Gayle Case
2019 Outstanding Chapter Member: Pamela Klevesahl
2018 Outstanding Chapter Member: Pam Kirpalani
2017 Outstanding Chapter Member: Dianne Graves
2016 Outstanding Chapter Member: Audrey Recchia
2015 Outstanding Area X Member: Pamela Meyer
2015 Outstanding Chapter member: Dian Self
2014 Outstanding Chapter Member: Pamela Meyer/Dianne Graves
2013 Outstanding Chapter member: Gayle Case
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2024 Professional Service Award: Suzanne Roy for her work teaching teachers nationally and internationally.
2023 Professional Service Award: Kristie Szentisi for her work on Eta Chi's
Anne Gillespie Innovative Grant, awarded each year.
2022 Professional Service Award: Dianne Graves for her work as
President, representing our chapter in Area X and at California state
activities and training. Additionally she writes our award winning monthly
newsletter keeping us all connected.
2021 Professional Service Award: Gayle Case for her work in developing
and implementing programs to help librarians learn and manage new district
library software
2020 Professional Service Award: Shelley Fleming: for her work supporting library media technicians by creating and teaching courses in PUSD's
Classified Learning Cooperative.
2019 Professional Service Award: Kristie Szentesi for her work with
graduate level clinical practice and the Miracle 139 project.
2018 Professional Service Award: Suzanne Roy for her International work
in South America and Africa, and her seminars at DKG conventions
and conferences. She is also a group facilitator at Harvard Graduate School
of Education Summer institute.
2017 Professional Service Award: April Palluconi, for her work in
designing curriculum with STEM at its core
2016 Professional Service Award: Mary Dversdall, for her work with GoGo Grandmothers in Africa
2015 Professional Service Award: Suzanne Roy, for her project Our Stories Connect Us: helping literacy in an elementary school
in Cordoba, Argentina
2014 Professional Service Award: Maureen Lewnes, for connecting us
with D.A.R. for a joint literacy project
2013 Professional Service Award: Sharri LePage, for her tireless work in
Delta Kappa Gamma
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2024 Community Service Award: San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan for her work to combat human trafficking and protect women, children and families.
2023 Community Service Award: Jeanie Hume for her community support
through volunteerism and financial contributions as well as her Soroptimist
project to support victims recovering from domestic abuse.
2022 Community Service Award: Linda McMorran: for her work teaching
ballroom dancing to 5th graders, and working with young adults with
disabilities in several residential settings.
2021 Community Service Award: Lisa & Darius Miller: Koi Zen Cellars for
hosting DKG fundraisers as well as other community fundraisers
2020 Community Service Award: Misty Jones: for her work as Director of the
San Diego Public Library.
2019 Community Service Award: Jen Burdis, for her work with educators to
reach their personal greatness through the EduNinja Mindset.
2018 Community Service Award: Jennifer Thorne, co-founder of Moxie
Theatre where they create more diverse and honest images of women
through producing works by underproduced female playwrights.
2017 Community Service Award: Dian Self, for her passionate service to
the patriotic men and women who have served in the US military .
2016 Community Service Award: Joanne Pastula, for her long history of
community/nonprofit work with the Girl Scouts of America and Junior
Achievement
2015 Community Service Award: Penny Ranftle, School Board PUSD
2014 Community Service Award: Toni Atkins, Speaker California State
Assembly
2013 Community Service Award: Pat Buckley, for her dedication to Jared
Boxes
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2024 Outstanding Future Educator Award: Paulina Deeley
2023 Outstanding Future Educator Award: Ashley Fisher
2022 Outstanding Future Educator Award: Hannah DiVerde
2021 Outstanding Future Educator Award: Carrie Chang
2020 Outstanding Future Educator Award: Samantha Schlosberg
2019 Outstanding Future Educator Award: Andrea Ganier
2018 Outstanding Future Educator Award: Heather Schilitz
2018 Penne Ferrell Fund Literacy Award: Kristen McAtee
2017 California State Outstanding Young Educator Award - Crystal
Meyers. Honorable mention: Megan Stillman and Mariam Kashat
2017 Penne Ferrell Award: Heather Noerr and
Shelby Schreiber
2017 Gardening with Class Award - Brielle DeClercq and Joelle Kohn
Last Revised March 2024