Welcome to the Gamma Chi Chapter web page! The Gamma Chi Chapter of The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International (DKG) consists of dedicated women educators. Located in rural Warren County, the Gamma Chi Chapter is in Region III and is part of the North Carolina State Organization of DKG. Warren County is in north central North Carolina bordering the state of Virginia and sharing two beautiful lakes with that state.

Gamma Chi Chapter received the
Order of the Rose Achievement Award and the Newsletter Excellence Award at the 2025 NC DKG Convention

Two Members receive the 2025 Nancy Blankenship Professional Development Grant

May 15, 2025 - Two members received the Gamma Chi Nancy Blankenship Professional Deveopment Grant to enable them to attend the 2025 NC DKG Convention. From left to right, Scholarship Chair Betsy Clark, presenter Elaine Blankenship, recipients Nancy Tunstall and Debra Clayton, and presenter Richard Blankenship. Nancy Blankenship was a charter member of the Gamma Chi Chapter before her death in 2010. These awards are made possible by the Blankenship family in memory of their mother.

Two Members receive the 2025 Josephine Myrick Professional Development Grants

May 15, 2025 - Two members received the Gamma Chi Josephine Myrick Professional Development Grants to enable them to attend the 2025 NC DKG Convention. From left to right, Scholarship Chair Betsy Clark, presenter Josie Myrrick and recipients Sara Council and Diane Colin. Each year Myrick makes and donates a crocheted afghan for the members to raffle in order to raise money for the Gamma Chi Scholarship Fund. For her efforts, she has been named an honorary DKG member.

 



2025 Nancy Blankenship Award Recipients


May 15, 2025 - For the 2025-2026 school year, two $1,000 Nancy Blankenship Grant-in-Aid Awards were presented. From left to right, Scholarship Chair Betsy Clark, presenter Elaine Blankenship, recipients Macie Fleming and Tiffany Frank, and presenter Richard Blankenship. Fleming is a graduate of Warren Early College where she also received her associate degree from Vance-Granville Community College. She plans to attend East Carolina University to pursue double majors in psychology and elementary education. Frank is a teacher assistant at Mariam Boyd Elementary School. She is attending North Carolina Central University and plans to pursue a career as an elementary teacher or a school psychologist.

2025 Shirley H. White Recipient

May 15, 2025 - For the 2025-2026 school year, a $1,000 Shirley H. White Grant-in-Aid Award was presented. From left to right, presenter Debra Clayton, recipient Kelsi Aycock, and Scholarship Chair Betsy Clark. The Shirley H. White Grant-in-Aid is made possible by donations made in memory of Shirley White, a long-time member of Gamma Chi Chapter who passed away last year. The presentation was made by White’s daughter, Debra Clayton.

 


Next Meeting

6:00 p.m. Thursday, September 4, 2025
See the next Gamma Chi Newsletter for details

 

Gamma Chi Chapter
(taken May 16, 2024)

 
 

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