Alpha Kappa State
The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International
An International Honor Society of over 119,000 Key Women Educators in 17 Countries
Alpha Kappa State - Connecticut
2009 - 2011
Expanding Our Horizons: Making a Difference
Alpha Kappa State Founders
Alpha Kappa State was organized in Hartford, CT on May 12, 1939.
Original Founders
Mrs. Lila O. Bussey Miss Grayce Emma Long
Dr. Vera Butler Miss Helen Moroney
Miss Frances Foley Miss Mary O’Connor
Miss Gladys Greenman Dr. Genevieve L. O’Mara
Miss Nona Reed
Miss Ruth Hasselgrave Miss Blanche Nelson
Miss Charlotte Hubbard Miss Ida Seidel
Miss Katherine Keller (resigned) Miss Annabel Snyder
Miss Florence Kemp (resigned)
Alpha Kappa State Past Presidents/State Ambassadors
1939 - 1944 Dr. Vera Butler
1944 - 1948 Ruth A . Hesselgrave
1948 – 1951 Margaret H. Croft
1951 – 1955 Edith Lawton
1955 - 1959 Miriam Underhill
1959 – 1961 Flora Lister
1961 – 1963 Eunice Clark
1963 – 1965 Marguerite McKay
1965 – 1967 Elizabeth Sonier
1967 – 1969 Dr. Josephine P. Bree
1969 – 1971 Jean Hoyt
1971 – 1973 June E. Thomas
1973 – 1975 Rheta Lange
1975 – 1977 Dr. Virginia James (Lambda) jinnyjamvsj@att.net
1977 – 1979 Dorothea M. Lennon
1979 – 1981 Dr. Kathryn H. Vacha
1981 – 1983 Dr. Jacqueline Abbott (Rho) jabbott814@aol.com
1083 – 1983 Blanche L. Lathrop
1983 – 1985 Ella Rice
1985 – 1987 Pat Kibbe
1987 - 1989 Lee Formica
1989 – 1991 Isobel Broadhurst (Kappa) inky25@optonline.net
1991 – 1993 Joan Lee
1993 – 1995 Jeanne Morascini (Theta) jemora@aol.com
1995 - 1997 Marcella Miller (Upsilon) mjmiller27@aol.com
1997 – 1999 Phyllis Hickey (Theta) pahickey@snet.net
1999 – 2001 Margaret Nielsen (Alpha) MRNielsen@aol.com
2001 – 2003 Judith Cody (Zeta) ydoc37@aol.com
2003 – 2005 Nancy Roy (Delta) nmroy438@hotmail.com
2005 - 2007 Sandra Petrucelli-Carbone (Beta) spcdkg@comcast.net
2007 - 2008 Carylrae Clinge (carylclinge@att.net)
Delta Kappa Gamma International--Alpha Kappa State
Last Updated: January 13, 2010
