Officers and Awards




		Officers and Awards Contact information can be found in the Fall issue of Tempo! or from National Headquarters and on the Chapter Yearbook Directories and SAI Fraternity Directors and Chairmen 2006-2007 forms. Board of Directors Chairman: Darlene J. Johnson Vice Chairman: Karen Kimball Secretary: Amy Saylor Treasurer: Kim Philips SAI National President: Elizabeth Nordling Member: Kate Slaboch Kirkpatrick, Meline Markarian SAI Executive Director: Ruth Sieber Johnson SAI NVP, Finance: Daryle Gardner-Bonneau, Ph.D. Scholarships and Project Directors Career Performance Grant: Joan Winden Chapter Outreach Grants (formerly Chapter Seed Money Grants) General - Dr. Janette Harriott Music Therapy - Michelle Gaddis Kennemer Strings - Marilyn Daggett Composers Bureau: Jane Ellen Conducting Scholarship for Graduate Students: Mary Ann Sadilek Doctoral Grant: Dr. Gail Robinson-Oturu Founders Loan Fund: National Headquarters Graduate Performance Awards: Dr. Judy W. Moore Hazel E. Ritchey Loan Fund: National Headquarters Impact Grants for college chapters: Karen Kimball Inter-American Music Awards: Sara Bong International Study Grant for Graduate Students: Donna Lee Jazz Performance Awards: Jaide Fried-Massen Jazz Studies Scholarship: Jaide Fried-Massen Kennedy Center Internship: Jane Cross Music Business/Technology Scholarship: Kim L. Wangler Music Education Scholarship for Graduate Students: Donna Budil Music Therapy (Scholarship & Project): Michelle Gaddis Kennemer People-to-People: Contact National Headquarters Professional Development/Education Grant for Alumnae & Affiliated Patronesses: Kim Whitney Project Seed Grants for Alumnae Chapters: Darlene Johnson Musicians with Special Needs (Scholarship & Project - formerly under the heading of Visually Impaired): Dr. Karen L. Gearreald Strings (Encore Grant & Project): Marilyn Daggett Summer Music Scholarships: Mary Jennings Undergraduate Performance Scholarships: Dr. Emily White Undergraduate Scholarships: Eleanor B. Tapscott Philanthropies Distinguished Service Award Sigma Alpha Iota Philanthropies, Inc. periodically presents its highest honor, the Distinguished Service Award, to individuals who have given extraordinary service to Philanthropies over many years. The award is a pin/pendant, a gold disc with an embossed gold rose. Past recipients include: 1990 - Helen May, National Convention in Minneapolis, MN 1993 - Ruth Sickafus, National Convention in Cincinnati, Ohio 1993 - Carol Downs, Phi Province Day in Montclair, NJ 1993 - Eugenie Dengel, Phi Province Day in Montclair, NJ 1997 - Elsie Wright Sterrenberg, National Convention in Denver, CO 2000 - Margaret Rankin Rittenhouse, National Convention in Dallas, TX 2003 - No Award Given 2006 - Arlene Jospe Veron, National Convention in Orlando, FL
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