Mortar Board's structure
Leadership from the students
Mortar Board is governed by active collegiate members. Members
annually attend the national conference, with one delegate from
each collegiate chapter serving as a voting member of the organization,
a responsibility restricted to active student members. These
voting delegates determine the national dues and goals of the
organization, as well as elect the National Council from the
ranks of Mortar Board’s alumni and collegiate members. The
structure of Mortar Board, including its purposes, Constitution,
Bylaws and Standing
Rules, is reviewed annually
at the national conference.
National Office
A national headquarters for the organization is located in Columbus,
Ohio as an affiliate of The Ohio State University. It
is the source of records and information related to chapter
operations, national conferences, alumni, the Mortar Board
National Foundation and the historical archives of Mortar Board. The
staff enacts policies and procedures established by the National
Council and the Mortar Board National Foundation.
- Jon Cook - executive
director
- Megan McGough - assistant executive director for chapter
development
- Alicia Notestone - communications coordinator
- Mary Cay Kuder
- administrative program assistant
National Council
The National Council, elected by collegiate members, is charged
with guiding the long-term future of the organization, pending
any changes decided upon by delegates to the national conferences.
All National Council members volunteer to serve Mortar Board
with two-year terms (with a maximum of two consecutive terms
in any one office, with the positions of president, president-elect
and student representative being limited to one term).
- Sally Steadman - president
- Dan Turner - president-elect
- Abby Diehl - vice president
- Susan Caples - secretary-treasurer
- Martha Burns Anderson -
alumni representative
- Bridget Williams Golden -
alumni representative
- Al Fisher - student representative
- Katie Schirmer - student
representative
National Foundation
The National Foundation was established in 1955 as the fundraising
arm of Mortar Board, as well as to serve the educational aims
of Mortar Board, Inc. The mission of the National Foundation
is to support Mortar Board, Inc. in furthering its ideals of
scholarship, leadership and service. Its primary goals
are to provide fellowships to Mortar Board alumni pursuing
graduate and professional degrees, grant funds to collegiate
chapters for special projects that will enhance their contributions
to their campus and community and raise funds to support leadership
and service initiatives through grants to Mortar Board.
A board of trustees governs the National Foundation. These
trustees are volunteers who coordinate the fundraising efforts
in collaboration with the staff at the National Office, oversee
the investment of the funds and administer the fellowship program
and chapter project grants. Fundraising sources include
contributions from corporations, individuals and foundations,
Mortar Board members, through a portion of their dues, chapters,
a portion of the alumni sustaining membership dues, bequests,
merchandise sales and royalties from partnerships.
- Bob Sorensen
- chair
- Martha Starling - vice chair/financial
- Judith Lewis Logue - secretary
- Anne Foltz - trustee
- Kent Hattery - trustee
- Bonnie Kennedy - trustee
- Cathy Randall - trustee
- Jon Cook - ex-officio
- Sally Steadman - ex-officio
- Susan Caples - ex-officio
Section coordinators
Section coordinators work directly with chapters, serving as
close primary contacts for chapters within a specified geographic
region. The section coordinator is available to assist the
chapters with a variety of tasks, including the completion
of forms, execution of events and activities and assistance
with communication with the National Office. Alongside
the National Council, section coordinators communicate, facilitate
and establish continuity within the organization.
- Sonja Ardoin
- Erin Bailey
- Brian Bock
- Katie Chick
- Gilbert Fernandez
- Glenda Guyton
- Erin Hennings
- Rachel Kantosky
- James Lamberg
- Victoria Luhrs
- Sarra Nazem
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- Kristi Nelson
- Ross Parr
- Angie Schrader
- Jason Scott
- Margot Smith
- Diana Smithens
- Cheryl Vinson
- Beth Wodicka
- Dave Whitman
- Elisabeth Wray
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