A few words from your Board of Directors…

• Mark your calendars for the ADSOEF Annual Meeting on Saturday, April 6, 2024, beginning at 9:30 a.m. at Saint John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Grove City, Ohio.  
• In this February publication of the Foundation Matters you will find: your official 2024 invitation; links for the annual meeting agenda and the 2023 Annual Board Meeting Minutes; plus, Birthday Luncheon information.  These documents are also posted on our website, adsoef.org.
• You can read about the individuals vying for the five Director positions for 2024-2025 and the 2024-2025 budget in the March edition of Foundation Matters.  Be informed and ready to vote when you receive your ballot at the Annual Meeting. 
• At the April 6 luncheon, we are planning to continue our yearly tradition of giving.  You can help Plant the Seeds for the Future as contribution envelopes will be available on the Birthday Luncheon tables.   Our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all chapters and individuals donating to provide much needed financial support to fund the future of excellence in education for Ohio!
• Not able to attend? Send your gift with a fellow chapter member or check the Foundation website at adsoef.org for the 2023-2024 donation form. 
• We are looking forward with, great anticipation, to seeing you on April 6 at 9:30 A.M.!

The ADSOEF Board of Directors

2024 ADSOEF Annual Meeting Agenda

2023 ADSOEF Annual Board Meeting Minutes



It's a Birthday Celebration,

and You're Invited!

On Saturday, April 6, 2024, Ohio State Organization will celebrate 86 years of uniting key women educators of Ohio. This will also be a time to celebrate the many generous donors whose gifts helped to exceed the original goal set by the 2023-2024 ADSOEF Fundraising Committee of $8,600 in recognition of this special birthday of OSO. In addition, Marilyn Slusser will announce the 2024-2025 recipients of the Esther H. Strickland Student Teaching Grants with the opportunity for us to meet and greet a few.

Although our original goal has been met, the work of fundraising for grants, fellowships, classroom projects, and scholarships doesn’t end.  With this thought in mind, there will be the opportunity to elevate the original fundraising goal to a higher level.  Envelopes will be placed on the luncheon tables for you to choose the ADSOEF fund to which you wish to contribute.  Your check or cash donation can be made in honor or memory of a special person in your life.  The Birthday Luncheon will be held at the Saint John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Grove City…all of you are invited to attend!  Mark your calendars and save the date for this special event marking more than eight decades of commitment to the future of education.

The ADSOEF Fundraising Committee:  

Joan Avery, Chi

Holly Buente, Gamma Pi

Nancy Russell, Beta Kappa

Linda Diltz, Beta Rho, Co-Chairman

Barb Zirke, Alpha Psi, Co-Chairman

Candidates for ADSOEF Board of Directors

The Nominating Committee is happy to report that the following six members have submitted applications and are vying for the five open Director positions for 2024-2026: Hannah Fairbanks, Gamma Theta; Dr. Lois Harkins, Alpha Lambda; Candace Haudenschild, Alpha Psi; Susan Samoviski, Chi; Barbara J. Smith, Zeta; and Christine Snoddy, Alpha Lambda. Their biography profiles will be printed in the March Foundation Matters newsletter.

Debby Canter, Delta Epsilon

Tammy Schroder, Beta Eta

Barbara Smith, Zeta

Nancy Waters, Alpha Psi

Sue Loader, Alpha Psi, Chairman

Into the Future…ADSOEF Dates to Remember

February 18, 2024

7:00 PM

ADSOEF Board of Directors Meeting

March 6, 2024

6:30 PM

Fundraising Committee

March 19, 2024

7:00 PM

ADSOEF Board of Directors Meeting

April 2, 2024

6:30 PM

Fundraising Committee

April 6, 2024

9:30 - 10:30 AM

ADSOEF Annual Meeting

The Saint John Evangelical Lutheran Church

Grove City, Ohio