1. GAWHE: Past, Present, and Future
GAWHE’s First Ever First-Timers’ Orientation
2016 GAWHE Conference
Thursday, February 25, 2016
Susan Allen, GAWHE President
Faye Chatman, GAWHE Immediate Past President

2. A Chance to Get to Know GAWHE
Officers
History
Mission
Structure
Affiliation with the ACE Women’s Network
Opportunities for Involvement
New Horizons

3. A Chance to Get to Know the GAWHE Officers
President – Susan Allen
Co-Vice Presidents for Program Development – KellyAnn Davis & Cynthia Boyd
Co-Vice Presidents for Membership & Outreach – Margaret Venable & Angela Evans
Secretary – Jemima (Mimi) Fortune
Treasurer – Hope Udombon
Immediate Past President – Faye Chatman
Chair, Louise McBee Scholarship Committee – Tracy Mitchell

4. A Chance to Get to Know Each Other
Share your name, position, institution, and something about yourself we would not be able to get from your resume or CV (something unusual, something you’re especially proud of, etc.)

5. A Look at GAWHE Over the Years
In answer to the question “Who is the organization for?”, the name kept changing:
GAWDC
GAWDAC
GAWE
GAWHE

6. Mission
The Georgia Association for Women in Higher Education is a non-profit, volunteer organization dedicated to providing professional support for women educators, administrators, and researchers in higher education in Georgia.

7. The Structure of GAWHE
Executive Council (officers and committee chairs)
Past President’s Council
Committees

8. Affiliation with the ACE Women’s Network
State Coordinator – Margaret Venable
Presidential Sponsors
Cheryl Dozier, Bonita Jacobs, Virginia Carson, Margaret Venable, Bob Boehmer
Institutional Representatives (IRs)

9. Opportunities for Involvement
Volunteer to serve on a committee
Apply to be an Institutional Representative (IR)
Offer to share your expertise
Put your hat in the ring for a leadership position
Volunteer your institution to host the conference

10. The Future of GAWHE What do YOU want or need from GAWHE?
What can YOU do to help grow and strengthen GAWHE?
Where we go from here is up to you—to all of us!