Houston Peach Celebrates 50 Years

During the spring of 1962 some six or eight members of the Macon AAUW branch living in Warner Robin, finding that adverse weather conditions seemed to prevail each meeting night and thinking that Warner Robins could support a branch of its own, discussed with friends the possibility of organizing their own branch.

Eleanor Granum, Founding President

Warner Robins Branch of the American Association of University Women (1962 – 1992) History.  The Houston Peach Branch starts their 50th Anniversary Year this spring. Watch for articles from the 30 year anniversary book published in 1992.

 

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Mathews Wins Again

"Thomas" by Margaret Mathews

Margaret Mathews, artist and long-time Houston Peach branch member, received word Tuesday that her entry, “Thomas” was one of the six winners for the AAUW Art Contest. This is the third win for Mathews with the “Red Door” in 2009 and the “Red Bicycle” in 2010.

Six images were selected to appear on note cards to be mailed to tens-of-thousands of AAUW members across the country this spring. Three images that received the most votes at the end of the voting period were selected and three were selected by past winning artists who will served as judges.

This is the fourth year in a row that branch artists were selected. Jane Winston, a winner last year, was a judge.

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New GRITS Program Sucessful

The students try their creations after class. (Gary Harmon Houston Home Journal)

Girls Really Into Technology and Science  or GRITS starts March 1, 2012 at Huntington Middle School. The five week program will focus on STEM activities to encourage girls in sciences. Volunteers are needed to assist with activities and snacks. The program takes place 3- 4:30 on Thursdays.

The Houston Home Journal had a two page spread with color photos in the March 6 edition of the paper. 

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RIF Thank Yous

Kay Road

Students thanked the AAUW Houston Peach Branch with posters after receiving free books from the Reading is FUNdamental program.

Kay Road

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Eleanor Granum Award Deadline

Eleanor Granum and 2011 Award Winner, Mrs. Ada Lee

Every year the Houston Peach Branch requests nominations for the Eleanor Granum award to honor a woman or man who has shared time, energy, and knowledge through volunteer service to others in Middle Georgia area (Houston and Peach counties). The award is given at the May meeting.

Eleanor Granum is the Founding President of the Houston-Peach branch. She and her husband raised their family here, and she has through given volunteer service through the years in countless ways on the local and state level, without regard to recognition or reward. We wish to recognize others who share Eleanor’s enthusiasm for assisting others, and who serve without recognition.

Download the Application Form and submit by April 3, 2012.

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State Co-Presidents Coming

The February 14 meeting of the Houston Peach Branch will showcase the AAUW Georgia Co-Presidents. Debbie Karvey and Laurie Shaw (who is a branch member) will provide the program. The social hour starts at 6:30 p.m. with the program at 7:00 p.m. We meet at the the Westcliff Cono Clubhouse at 303 Westcliff Circle.

 

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Holiday Party Highlights

Holiday Party at Lois Will's Home

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STEM Speakers

Erika Leslie and Margaret Molyson

Houston Peach Branch enjoyed the guest speakers, Margaret Molyson and Erika Leslie at the November meeting. Molyson is the Chair of the Science Department at Houston County High School. Leslie is a senior at the same school.

Molyson traced her career in the sciences and talked about female students of today. Leslie was one of only 40 female students selected as a NASA Aerospace Scholar for 2011.  Erika spent a week working with NASA engineers at the Johnson Space Flight Center (JSC) in Houston this past summer.

All of the trip expenses, including transportation, were funded by NASA.  The program is known as WISH (Women iScience, Technology, Engineering and Math - High School).  Erika competed with hundreds of other high school junior women for this honor and was one of only 40 selected from across the U.S.  Erika has lots of photos and is willing to do an interview to share about the experience.

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Holiday Party

December 13, 2011
6:30 PM

Holiday Party at Lois Will’s Home
$12 inclusive at the door. Please RSVP to Lois.

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November Speaker

Margaret Molyson

Margaret Molyson, STEM teacher at Houston County will be the speaker at the November 8 meeting of the Houston Peach Branch. The meeting will be at the Westcliff Condo Clubhouse, 303 Westcliff Drive, Warner Robins, GA.

Margaret Molyson grew up in New Orleans where she attended college and graduated from LSU in New Orleans in 1973 with a BS in Secondary Science Education.  She also earned her Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction from the same university and her Specialist Degree in Educational Administration from Columbus State. Mrs. Molyson taught in Louisiana for 14 years before coming to Houston County in 1992.  She has taught a wide variety of students in her thirty years in teaching and has been teaching in the gifted program at HCHS since 1993.  She has made numerous presentations at local, regional and national conferences and was named the Region 6 Star Teacher in 2008. She currently teaches chemistry and A.P. Biology.  Mrs. Molyson is also the Science Department Chair and has represented the county on several state committees for the Georgia High School Graduation Test, the End of Course Tests and the state Science Education Advisory Committee.  She is married to Col. Joseph Molyson (retired) who is the astronomy teacher at HCHS. They have two adult daughters, Elizabeth and Katherine.

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