Ann MacKay and Evelyn Merk attended the AAUW Convention in St. Louis. Evelyn has been attending conventions since 1981 while it was the first time for Ann. It was a historic meeting with new bylaws being adopted and new leadership elected. North Fulton branch member, Carolyn Garfein was elected AAUW President, the first time in many years that AAUW elected President. The new AAUW is a 501(c)(3) organization merging membership and the educational foundation. The voter education and lobbying arm is the smaller AAUW Action Fund a 501(c)(4) organization.

After a long two year period to craft bylaws for the new AAUW, the committee recommendations were adopted with some changes. The one member, one vote passed, membership qualifications were amended to keep the degree requirement, and the composition of the board of directors was changed to add more elected members and reduce appointed members.

Marcia Capriotti, Cobb Country Branch member, was appointed to the new AAUW Board of Directors.

The next convention takes place in Washington, DC June 17 – 19, 2011.