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INDIVIDUAL GIFTS Chapter or State Organization Gifts Donation Recognition Levels (PDF)  

DKGIEF Donor Recognition Levels Show Appreciation for Individuals, Chapters, and State Organizations

The DKG International Educators Foundation (DKGIEF) recently established donor recognition levels for contributions made to any area of opportunity under the umbrella of the Society’s new foundation. Donations may support any of the following:

Area of Greatest Need
Cornetet Awards
Educational Projects
Educators Award Fund
Emergency Fund
Eunah Temple Holden Leadership Fund
Golden Gift Fund
International Speakers Fund
Scholarship Fund
World Fellowship Fund

The following are the levels for recognizing gifts to the DKG International Educators Foundation:

Individual Gifts:
Recognition Level is Based on Cumulative Lifelong Giving

Legacy Stars
$100,000 and above

Lighthouse Keepers
$75,000-$99,999

Shining Stars
$50,000-$74,999

Star Gazers
$25,000-$49,999

Guiding Lights
$10,000-$24,999

Candleholders
$5,000-$9,999

Luminaries
$1,000-$4,999

Founding Luminaries
Donated by initial investors in the DKGIEF – donated June 1, 2019, through June 1, 2020. $1,000

 

Individual Donor Recognition Levels

July 1, 2020 – April 30, 2023

Legacy Stars
Dunbar, Dave

Guiding Lights
Connors, Sally | Daugherty, Cathy | Day, Dr. Barbara | Gregory, Marilyn | Groves, Sheila Vannoy | Hoag, Dr. Constance | Lewis, Merry | McClure, Nancy | Minuzzo, Antoinette | Oswald, Betty | Pittman, Carolyn H. | Rants, Dr. Carolyn | Schrunk, Odelia | Weddington, Rosemary
Candle Holders
Bell, Alice J. | Hannum, Kay

Luminaries
Barrett, Mary E. | Causey, Sandra | Circle, Maybelle | Clausen, Barbara J. | Clawson, Dr. Kay L. | Cook, Lynna Gene | Haskell, Diana | Hatfield, Kathryn | Hofschulte, Daphne | Hopkins, Marilyn J. | Hyman, Myrtle | Jonas, Peggy | LeBlanc, Dr. Debra | Little, Eileen | Pechta, J-Jay | Sample, Dr. Dorothy E. | Sauer, Nancy | StalderBurke, Marilyn | Taft, Greta | Toyama, Fay K.

Founding Luminaries
Barron, Evelyn | Besco, Constance | Bracco, Gloria J. | Brogden, Dr. Lace Marie | Casey, Carol Ann | Causey, Sandra Clawson, Dr. Kay L. | Cook, Lynna Gene | Daugherty, Cathy P. | Davis, Nancy F. | Day, Dr. Barbara | Duke, Dr. Karen M. Erlin, Louetta S. |
Gale, Roberta J. | Hall, Dr. Beverly R. | Hickey, Phyllis A. | Hoag, Dr. Constance | Hofschulte, Daphne Hopkins, Marilyn J. | Jones, Merle S. | Kirkland, Marcia | Lewis, Merry S. | MacKay, Sheila Jean | Manes, Jo Ann Maurtizen, Patricia | Pechta, J-Jay | Peck, Mary Alice | Pittman, Carolyn H. | Popovich, Dr. Helen | Powell, Dr. Dorrie J. Rants, Dr. Carolyn | Rensink, Connie | Rhinehart, Rebecca | Sadowski, Becky | Sample, Dr. Dorothy E. | Schieber, Beth | Scott, Nita R. | Smith, Martha G. | Tanner, Jane D. | Vaughan, Dr. Mary Elaine


Chapter or State Organization Gifts:

Based on yearly giving – May 1, 2022 to April 30, 2023
(Chapters and state organizations would be acknowledged separately under each category.)

Trailblazers
$5,000 and above
Kentucky State Organization

Torchbearers
$1,000-$4,999
Illinois Beta Eta Chapter | Illinois State Organization | Indiana State Organization | Louisiana State Organization | Maryland State Organization | Michigan Alpha Iota State Organization | Michigan Mu Chapter | Ohio Alpha Psi Chapter | Pennsylvania Pi Chapter | Tennessee Alpha Lambda Chapter | Texas State Organization | Virginia Gamma Psi Chapter
Pathfinders
$500 to $999
Alberta State Organization | Arkansas State Organization | Florida Eta Chapter | Florida Pi Chapter | Florida State Organization | Georgia Xi Chapter | Iowa Beta Omicron Chapter | Iowa State Organization | Kansas Alpha Delta Chapter | Kansas State Organization | Maryland Mu Chapter | Mississippi XI Chapter | North Carolina Alpha Nu Chapter | Nebraska State Organization | Ohio Gamma Chapter | Ohio State Organization | Oklahoma Xi Chapter | Pennsylvania Nu Chapter | Virginia Beta Delta Chapter | West Virginia Alpha Kappa Chapter