The next P2P meeting is scheduled for September 15, 2024 at 2:30 P.M Central Time, 3:30 P.M. Eastern Time. All chapter presidents are encouraged to join.
From TNSO Treasurer Dr. Dianne Anderson:
Unpaid members will get an email on September 1, 2024 reminding them to pay their dues. Unpaid members will be dropped on October 1, 2024.
You may turn in dues as often as you want. If you have any problems with the dues portal or are new to the office of Treasurer and have questions—please do not hesitate to contact Dianne at andersond3851@gmail.com. We can set up a zoom meeting and go over how to work with the dues portal.
From Dr. Elaine Vaughan, Chapter Strengthening Chair 2023-2025:
Chapter Presidents/Treasurers, please join us in the continuation of the “Reinstatement Campaign.” In a nutshell – we are reviewing all dropped members from the chapter, completing a Form 18A for members who have died (instead of a Form 6 which is for current members who pass away), then sending a letter encouraging members to consider reinstatement. If you would like to volunteer your chapter, please contact Elaine Vaughan (mevaughan@ortn.edu ) for more information.
State Presidents' histories are now available on the TNDKG website under About Us - History.
Orlean Ophelia Bauman Literary Grant
Several members and chapters have reached out to Alpha Rho requesting information and suggestions on how best to honor TNSO First Vice President Orlean Bauman due to her recent passing. Alpha Rho Chapter will be accepting donations to the Tennessee State Organization Vision Foundation to establish a Vision Foundation Literacy Grant in Orlean’s name.
Contributions or bequests from chapters or individuals to the Vision Foundation are deductible as charitable contributions for U.S. Federal income tax purposes. Donations to the Orlean Ophelia Bauman Literacy Grant (payable to the Xi State Vision Foundation) can be sent to:
Tennessee State Treasurer
Dr. Dianne Anderson
497 Como Street
McKenzie, TN 38201
For additional information, please contact Alpha Rho Chapter President Judy England at judydengland@gmail.com.
Videos of Chapter Projects (ongoing)
Chapter Presidents - I am asking that you make a video of your chapter service projects to be shown at next year's convention. Please begin your video with a greeting, your chapter name and location, and a few words about the project. Then just shoot some footage of your chapter and/or community members involved, and the finished product. My vision is for us to showcase your wonderful projects in a " Service In Harmony" presentation. If a video is not possible, please take lots of pictures!
From Marsha Brewer, TNSO President
Please share these Leadership Links with your chapter members each month. I am not planning to send out a separate email to members. Points can be earned on the new Maycie Award form for sending the Leadership Links out to your chapter members. I appreciate your help in keeping our members up to date on news and activities at the state and international level!
FORUM ON THE TNDKG WEBSITE! Our State Webmaster, Sherrie Collins, has created a forum on our website for members and non-members to ask education related questions and to receive help and support. We are currently developing the forum rules and parameters. If you have computer skills and would be willing to help moderate the forum, please email me and let me know. I think this can provide a valuable resource for our active educators and give everyone a voice.
Information from our TNSO Officers and Committees
Many thanks to those of you who are serving on state committees for the 2023-2025 biennium. . Participating on a state committee is a great way to connect and network with members across the state, and to be involved in DKG at the state level.
Many of our committees are excited to share information with you and want to keep you up to date on deadlines and events:
Harriet King and the Arts and Personal Growth Committee:
check out the information on the Creative Arts Retreat above in the "at a glance" section.
Here are some additional suggested hotels in the area:
Exit 85: LaQuinta Inn and Suites
Comfort Inn
Howard Johnson
Holiday Inn Express and Suites
Exit 83: Hampton Inn
Courtyard Marriott
Double Tree- South of Casey Jones- .4 mile
Please come and have a great, relaxing weekend. Registration and check-in will begin at 5:00 on the 27th. We look so forward to seeing you there.
Beth Naylor and the TNSO Awards Committee:
The Awards Committee has made significant updates to the Maycie Chapter Excellence Awards submission form. The form is now a Google form. If you would like to try the new form, the link will be active through Labor Day. https://forms.gle/eu6gn9GfMw1zbHGc6
Use this to try it out! Then on Tuesday, the form will be reset from trial to real.
There are two links on the tndkg.org web site. One link is a pdf, which is a planning document for chapters to use. The other will be the Google form link, which is what chapters will use for submitting their Maycie Chapter Excellence Award points by April 1.
Linda McCrary and the TNSO Bylaws and Rules Committee:
Thank you for submitting your chapter Rules for review by the TNSO Bylaws and Rules Committee. We appreciate you. If you were unable to submit your Rules in 2024 more information can be found at https://www.tndkg.org/. Click on Resources and scroll to Bylaws and Rules. (also attached to this newsletter)
The deadline to submit proposals to amend the Bylaws and Rules is December 1, 2024. The form is attached to this newsletter.
Judy England and the Communications and Marketing Committee:
I wish to congratulate all the chapters that have submitted newsletters this past year. You may continue to submit your chapter newsletters to the committee member to whom you previously submitted. If your chapter would like to submit newsletters but you aren't sure who to send them to, you find the list on tndkg.org. Go to Resources, select Communications and Marketing; there you will find the contact list for your chapter. I hope to get newsletter participation from every chapter!
Chasity Ragsdale and the TNSO Educational Excellence Committee:
Please continue sending in your excellent chapter programs and projects to be included on the EEC Corner Spotlight on the website.
Dr. Dorrie Powell and the TNSO Finance Committee:
Four of the proposed amendments approved during the 2024 TNSO Convention directly impact the 2024-2026 TNSO Budget. These approved amendments increase the award amount of the Evangeline Hartsook Scholarship, the Lottye McCall Scholarship, the Louise Oakley Scholarship, and the Eleanor Osteen Scholarship from $1250.00 each to $1500.00 each (see Rules 4.7.2.B., 4.7.2.D., 4.7.2.E., and 4.7.2.F).
These increased award amounts are reflected in the revised budget attached to this issue of Leadership Links and represent the only change to the previously approved state organization budget. Members of the TNSO Executive Board have received an electronic ballot asking them to approve this revised budget. Please submit the ballot by September 6, 2024
Please contact Finance Committee chair Dorrie Powell (731-234-5763 or powell.dorrie@gmail.com) if you have any questions.
Jan Brown and the Historical Preservation Committee:
The Historical Preservation Committee would like your help in preserving each chapter's history.
Someone from the committee will be contacting you to send in an updated chapter history.
If you already have an updated chapter history, you can send it to Jan Brown at tndkg.hispres@gmail.com or janubrown@aol.com
The committee will also be discussing items each chapter should maintain and items that are ok to delete (let go of).
Belinda Juergens and the TNSO Leadership Development Committee:
The TNSO Advanced Leadership Seminar is tentatively scheduled for March 7-8, 2025. Location is TBD and the presenter will be Becky Sadowski.
Dr. Carolyn Tucker and Brenda Oldham and the TNSO Legislation Committee:
Please contact Dr. Carolyn Tucker at ladybaldwintucker@gmail.com or Brenda Oldham at
travelers4043@bellsouth.net and let them know the contact information for your chapter Legislation Committee Chair. They would like to provide updates on legislative news and events.
Dr. Linda Eller and the TNSO Membership Committee:
The75 page Membership Moments booklet can be found on the state website at www.tndkg.org or can be accessed here. https://www.tndkg.org/_files/ugd/4ad137_72ad2fda6a504ff99238137fd326ed82.pdf
Sandra Pineault and the Nominations Committee:
See information in "At a Glance" section above.
Elaine Warwick and the TNSO Planning Committee:
TNSO Chapter Strategic Plan Update for 2023
The TNSO Planning Committee asks state committees, state officers and related personnel, chapters, and members to review the current TSO Strategic Plan and propose changes that you think are needed. The current plan, as well as the form for submitting changes, appears at www.tndkg.org under Resources/Strategic Plan. Please send suggested changes to Planning Committee Chair Elaine Warwick (elainewarwick@att.net) by November 1, 2024. (form is attached below) Thank you for benefiting the state organization and your chapter by your efforts in planning!
The Planning Committee conducted a survey of all state chapters concerning the updating of their chapter strategic plan. The information gleaned from this survey is very enlightening and needs to be shared with all the stakeholders involved. Attached below is a summary of the chapter strategic plan survey results.
Please look at these results, share and discuss them with your chapter members. You will find that chapters have similar concerns such as membership retention and recruitment. Collaborate with other chapters in your area and find ways to help each other or share ideas. Contact your area director, TN Chapter Strengthening Committee, or other state officers if you need assistance in any way.
If you would like a copy of all survey results in an Excel spreadsheet, I would be happy to share it with you. Contact me at elainewarwick@att.net.
Cindy Lynn and the TNSO Scholarship Committee:
The Scholarship committee would like to be sure members are aware that all former $1250 scholarships are now $1500. Also those applying for Masters or other graduate study now only need to have been a member for one calendar year. Please encourage members to apply! The updated Scholarship Brochure can be found on the state website, and is attached to this newsletter.
The updated Scholarship application can be found on the website at:
https://www.tndkg.org/chapter-forms-reports The deadline to apply is February 1, 2025.
Linda Mann and Mildred Nelson and the TNSO Special Events Committee:
Thank you for your donations to the Silent Auction at the TNSO Convention. The auction raised $2840.00, and another $1298.00 was raised through the sale of Iris Notecards and other Iris-themed merchandise for a total of $4138.00. All proceeds benefit leadership development for our state.
The Special Events Committee is preparing for the 2025 Silent Auction. All chapters are
encouraged to participate and help the state organization meet the goal of 100%-
chapter participation. Money raised at the Silent Auction is used to fund the Tennessee
Beginning and Advanced Leadership Management Seminars, Leadership Conference
for Committee Planning, and other professional development activities. Developing
leaders is one of DKG’s most important tasks.
Mary Wadley and the TNSO State Projects Committee
EARLY CAREER EDUCATORS PROMOTIONAL FLYER IS HERE!!
EXCITING NEW STATE PROJECT - See information in "At a Glance" section above.
Information on Essay Contest will be available shortly.
September 1, 2024 - State Organization Treasurers submit Form 16
September 13-14, 2024 - Beginning Leadership Seminar
September 15, 2024 - Arts and Humanities Fall Gallery Submissions Due
September 21, 2024 - Early Career Educators Survival Kit Workshop (West)
September 27-28, 2024 - TNSO Creative Arts Retreat
September 30, 2024 - All Dues must be entered in the portal to avoid members being dropped October first.
September 30, 2024 - Connections Survey due
October 1, 2024 - Bulletin: Journal Submission (International)
October 10, 2024 - Legislative Zoom forum "Spotlight on 2024 Voting Issues"
October 26, 2024 - Early Career Educators Survival Kit Workshop (Middle)
October 31, 2024 - Deadline for applying for state officer and elected committee positions
November 1, 2024 - DKGIEF Cornetet Application due
November 1, 2024 - Proposed changes to Strategic Plan submitted to Planning Committee
November 15, 2024 - Chapter Treasurers must file IRS form 990
November 15, 2024 - Bulletin: Collegial Exchange Submission
November 16, 2024 - Early Career Educators Survival Kit Workshop (East)
December 1, 2024 - Deadline to submit proposed amendments to Bylaws and Rules
December 15, 2024 - Chapter Yearbook Submitted to TNSO First VP
December 15, 2024 - Deadline for International Collegial Exchange Submission
December 31, 2024 - Vision Foundation Applications due
December 31, 2024 - Liz Whorley Bradley Application due
February 1, 2025 - TNSO Scholarship Application due
March 7-8, 2025 - TNSO Advanced Leadership Seminar
March 15, 2025 - Order of the Rose and Rosebud nominations due to Awards Committee
March 15, 2025 - Chapter Communications and Chapter Marketing Award submissions due
April 1, 2025 - Maycie Chapter Excellence Award Application due to Awards Committee
April 1, 2025 - Chapter Rules for review (if review year) to Bylaws and Rules Committee
May 1, 2025 - TNSO Convention Registration due
May 1, 2025 - Deadline to apply for DKGIEF Cornetet Award
May 15, 2025 - Deadline for submission to International Journal
May 18, 2025 - TNSO Executive Board Meeting (virtual)
May 29-31, 2025 - TNSO Convention in Sewanee, TN
July 29-August 2, 2025 - International Conference in New Orleans, LA
