Photo submitted – From left to right: Leanne Jardine, Awards Chair; Grants-in-Aid Recipients, Heidi Yax, MVCC, Madeline Feldman, Utica University, Anderson Eggleston, Herkimer College; Nancie Cooney, Alpha Chi President.
Alpha Chi Chapter of the New York State Organization of Delta Kappa Gamma International presented grants-in-aid to three college students at Club Monarch Banquets, Yorkville NY. The awards were in the amount of $650 each and were given to three worthy college students: Madeline Feldman, Utica University; Heidi Yax, Mohawk Valley Community College; and Anderson Eggleston, Herkimer College. The Awards Committee was extremely impressed with the recipients’ backgrounds making them extremely qualified to receive these grants. These students are pursuing a career in the field of education
Delta Kappa Gamma is a professional honor society of key women educators in the United States, Canada, Europe, Latin American and Japan. Alpha Chi is dedicated to promoting the professional and personal growth of its members, with a special interest in the needs of women and children. The chapter has a long history of service projects that have benefited numerous community organizations and their families. The chapter has members in Oneida and Herkimer Counties. For more information about Alpha Chi chapter, visit their website: alphachi.weebly.com.