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Educational Foundation In 1958 the AAUW Educational Foundation was established to administer fellowship and grant programs to advance opportunities for women in the United States and worldwide. EF is one of the largest funding sources for graduate women. In the 50th anniversary year of 2008, $4.5 million in funding was awarded for more than 250 fellowships, grants and special awards. Phoenix Branch contributes to the fund through individual donations including the Century Club donors who give $100 or more annually. Legal Advocacy Fund The AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund partners with other civil and women's rights organizations to support strategic litigation that affects women in all workplaces. LAF educates about barriers faced by women and the legal rights, policies and strategies that can help to eradicate gender-based discrimination in higher education and the workplace. Phoenix Branch contributes to the fund through individual donations. In Memoriam "Two of our special friends have died recently": Marge Clamons - Memorial service will be held on Tuesday, June 23rd at 3 pm at Cross Roads Methodist Church, 7901 N Central, corner of Northern & Central. Service followed by potluck & sharing of memories. Dr. LaRue Hubbard - Memorial service will be held on Saturday, June 13th at 10 am at First United Methodist Church, 5510 N Central, corner of Missouri & Central. Donations to AAUW in their honor are encouraged as are donations to both churches. Please Contact: Cindy Holmes 602-769-7653 |
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Clamons, Marjorie Dean Dawson - on May 11, 2009 continued her life journey to join her husband, Eric, and the Lord Jesus. Born May 28th 1923 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to John and Ruth Dawson, her life passions included family, church, friends and service to others. She graduated from Macalester College where she met her future husband. Married in 1944, she and Eric enjoyed over 50 years of marriage together. She was very active at Crossroads United Methodist Church. For the past 30 years she served as a member and officer of United Methodist Women, United Church Women, AzICE, United Methodist Outreach Mission, American Association of University Women, Arizona and National Republican Women and the Phoenix Genealogy Society. She was devoted to assisting the underprivileged, education, equal opportunity for all, campaigning for political beliefs and getting people out to vote. Survivors are her sister, Shirley Gist and her son Mark; five children Dean, Larry, Nancy, Randy and Jim; thirteen grandchildren Sam, Arrow, Mike, Shiloh, Marshall, Jed, Hannah, Ace, Raymond, Isabel, Sarah, Amy and William; eight great grandchildren Pash, Imogen, Tallulah, Ashlyn, Takayla, Sadie Mae, Charlie and Anthony; and a loving church family too large to list. A celebration of her life will be held at 3:00 on June 23, 2009 at Crossroads United Methodist Church in Phoenix. Friends are encouraged to join the family at the church for a memorial service followed immediately by a potluck dinner for fellowship and sharing of memories of Marjorie. In lieu of flowers, the family prefers contributions to the Crossroads UMC foundation "Tree of Life" memorial fund: 7901 N. Central Ave, Phoenix AZ 85020 or to any charity supporting one of Marjorie's passions. |
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Hubbard, LaRue - Nettie LaRue Fallin Hubbard quietly passed away in the early hours on May 14, 2009 . LaRue was born in Coolidge, Georgia, to A.C. and Minnie Robinson Fallin on April 25, 1921. Mom graduated from Coolidge High School where she was class valedictorian. After working for a few years she joined the Women's Army Corps and was stationed at Williams Field, Chandler, Arizona, where Lt. Fallin met Sgt. Joe Hubbard. They were married for 56 years before Dad passed away in 2000. Education was always important to Mom and with her immediate family's support she graduated from Arizona State University in 1962, with a degree in business. Continuing her tradition of great grades, she was honored for being the outstanding business student. She went on to earn her Ed.D. from ASU. Mom taught business subjects, first at Glendale High School, then Phoenix's East High School and completed her teaching career at Glendale Community College. Some of the organizations she was active in were Delta Kappa Gamma, AAUW, Friends of the Orpheum, The Nucleus Club and First United Methodist Church. She is survived by her daughters Susan Herman (John) of Phoenix and Joann Hubbard (Pete LaRue) of Tucson and sister-in-law Eleanor Hubbard of Tucson. She was Yammy to her two grandsons, Mark Herman (Samantha) of Portland, Oregon, and Nicholas LaRue of Tucson. Also surviving are two foster daughters, Jacque Davis (Greg) Phoenix and Lisa Holloway of Crofton, Virginia, brothers Pat Fallin of Bryson City, North Carolina, Aubrey Fallin of Douglas, Georgia, and Joe Fallin (Mary) of Thomasville, Georgia, and oodles and oodles of nieces and nephews. The family thanks Floare Oprea for her kind care during Mom's final days. A memorial service will be held for Mom at First United Methodist Church, 5510 N. Central Avenue, 85012, on June 13 at 10:30 AM. In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations to Justa Center, a senior center for the homeless at 1001 W. Jefferson Street, Phoenix, AZ 85007 or to United Methodist Outreach Ministry (UMOM), 3320 East Van Buren, Phoenix, AZ 85008. |
