By Judy Murphy

The Scholarship Committee is now chaired by Wendy Lyons, who received five AAUW scholarships prior to graduating from CCV and went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. Other members of the Committee are AAUW Membership Chair Norma McShane and AAUW Treasurer Jan Day.

The Scholarship Committee had been chaired since it began in 2007 by Jennifer Kern, assisted by Gudrun Hutchins and Judy Murphy. The three were hit last fall by a “perfect storm” that caused them to resign. Jennifer’s husband Charlie broke a hip and she became his caregiver. Gudrun was in the hospital with serious heart problems, and Judy had a kidney attack and ended up at Albany Med with sepsis. They are grateful to have a new team take over.

Note: there were several other branch members who served as additional members of the committee over the years, including Norma McShane and Mary Feidner.