AAUW Reston-Herndon Area Branch: Archives

Gail Osberg given award by Fairfax County Library Board of Trustees

Gail Osberg, AAUW member for ____ years was recognized at a Fairfax County Library Board of Trustees meeting and awarded a certificate for donating 1000 hours of her time as a volunteer at the Reston Regional Library. Gail is a former librarian in Fairfax County. She has been working on indexing all of the issues of the Reston Times which are on microfilm.

From Left to Right: Charles Fegan, Chair of the Library Board of Trustees; Virginia State Delegate Mark Sickles of Lee District; Gail Osberg.

Russian Delegation - November 2008
Left to right, Mikail Magomedov, Natalya Kalinina, Natalya Pavlova, Yelena Proskurnina and Aleksey Sergeychuk, at Mt. Vernon.
Photo provided by Stephanie Abbott.
The Reston-Herndon AAUW branch hosted five Russian economists and an interpreter for a week in November
to observe US elections and study American government at all levels - read more

VA AAUW Honors
Reston Teacher in 2008

Linda Martin, seated at right, was honored as Virginia AAUW Educator of the Year at the state convention April 11-13, 2008 in Roanoke, VA. Linda is coordinator of the GEMS conference and gifted and talented specialist at Dogwood School and was nominated for the award by the Reston-Herndon Branch. Shown with Linda, seated at left, is branch president Carol Hurlburt. Standing are branch members Suzanne Cook, Carol Van Evera, Marilyn Silvey, Nancy Thompson and Mary Zane

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AAUW GEMS Program

Fairfax County branches of the American Association of University Women
were recognized by the county board of supervisors observance of AAUW¹s 125th anniversary (08/07)

Shown from left to right are John Lovaas , Reston-Herndon branch; Sandy Sieber, McLean; Fran Lovaas , Reston-Herndon; Judy Wright, Virginia AAUW Vice President for Program; Supervisor Hudgins; Carol Hurlburt, Reston-Herndon; Chairman Gerald Connolly; Suzanne Bottoms, Ruth Thorpe, Martha Boone, Nancy O¹Day and Gwyn Peterson, Springfield-Annandale; and Suzanne Rothwell, Vienna. Members of the board are in the second row.

Fran and John Lovaas Chosen as "Best of Reston" 2007

Read Profile of Co-President Bea Malone from Reston Connection 2006
Bea Malone awarded Outstanding Volunteer Award by NCNW 2006

AAUW Webmaster Susan Merk Recognized 2006

Reston-Herndon Branch member Marion Stillson was recognized as a pioneer woman breaking barriers in equal rights, civil rights and disability rights, at the Southeast Regional meeting held at the Association Convention June 24-27, 2005 Read article in DC Examiner July 2005

Dramatization of Women's Rights Convention-1850

Tech-Savvy Girls Project
In the spring of 2001, branch members Elizabeth Vandenburg, Clare Klunk, and Laura Jones applied for and received a Community Action Grant from the Educational Foundation to create and distribute a short video to educate parents, guidance counselors and technology teachers on the importance of encouraging girls in technology. This project covered a two-year period and involved many branch members.

Read description of project at:
http://www.aauw.org/research/tech_savvy.cfm

View Resource Guide for Tech Savvy Girls at:
http://www.aauw.org/education/upload/GuideTechSavvyGirls.pdf

Or visit the following to order the video:
http://itweb.fcps.edu/fairfaxnetwork/videostore/level2.cfm?ProductID=23

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
The 2010 AAUW of Virginia Convention
will be held April 23-25
at the Hyatt Fair Lakes Hotel in Fairfax, VA
More info to come!

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