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

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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

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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

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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
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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
  • Kristi Nelson
  • Ross Parr
  • Angie Schrader
  • Jason Scott
  • Margot Smith
  • Diana Smithens
  • Cheryl Vinson
  • Beth Wodicka
  • Dave Whitman
  • Elisabeth Wray 

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