Kansas State Council Presidents 1991-2000
Margaret Shook 1991-1992
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Donna Dawson 1992-1993
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"ESA ... Super Star"
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Shelia Goyer 1993-1994
"ESA ... A Carousel of Hopes
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Susan White 1994-1995
"ESA ... A Place in the Heart"
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Mary Hill 1995-1996
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"We are the World"
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Karen Lowery
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Cindy Rodman 1998-99
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Linda Schmidt 1999-2000
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"We've Come a Long Way Baby"
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POWER OF THE DREAM
“Our ESA lives in America”
History of ESA and ESA in Kansas
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The 1990s)
The 90's will begin without B. Robert Palmer. Passing away in January of 1989, Palmer had contributed greatly to the strength and scope of ESA and its many projects. It was the end of a grand association. The 1990s have been a time for conservative politics as the republicans won control of both houses of congress but lost the presidency to the Democrats arid Bill Clinton. President Bush will recapture American pride and brought an end to the crisis of confidence with the Persian Gulf War in 1991. ESA headquarters will create the Vision Award to recognize people of vision. The ESA Foundation will celebrate its 25th Anniversary and stand proudly with its accomplishments of an outstanding Endowment program. Kansas has two fully endowed scholarships it financially supports: The Kansas State Council Endowment and the Linda Cronin/ Epsilon Eta Endowment. Many Kansas Students benefit from the Foundation’s endowment program which is supported by over $600,000 in assets. The new ADAPT grant will support teacher training and a new and revised Women Helping Women program is now actively used by the membership. The great ladies that led the Kansas State Council in the 1990's were Kay Foster, Charlene Hanson, Margaret Shook, Donna Dawson, Shelia Goyer, Susan White, Mary Hill, Helen Stitt, Karen Lowery and our current state president Cindy Rodman. The homeless and welfare issues plague us and our own craft impaired BJ Clark puts us to work making hats for hope, to insure that little children and adults can keep warm. ESA’ s Warm Welcome Program made a multitude of Baby blankets made and donated so a child could be brought home from the hospital in a blanket instead of wrapped in a newspaper. Instructions for good parenting are included which was also a definite sign of the concerns of our time. NAFTA, gun control, health care, and a balanced budget dominate the political scene but a scandal ridden Clinton administration will draw to an end with the impeachment of an American president. BOY! Were we tired of OJ Simpson’s trial, Monica-gate! Whitewater-gate! Filegate! Campaign-fund-gate! and pieces of tailgate! So our members got on with the business of being of service. But remember, “It’s the economy stupid!” …. and the economy was good. How proud the Kansas Delegation was when our President, Susan White walked to the stage in 1994 to accept recognition for Kansas becoming a million dollar state for St. Jude over the past 20 years. BJ Clark, Executive Director of ESA asked us to say “Yes! To our Best” as we selected what it was we did the best and made ESA better because of it. “Fling” leadership training marks the 90s as ESAer’s pull out the stops to improve the best we have to offer. We even got into weight loss and physical conditioning to go along with the bike ride challenges. We enrolled our daughters into the Desa program and then our relatives and friends into the legacy program to help our membership growth for the future. Associate Members will give ESA recognition in the corporate world and alien us with a valuable human resource. And ESA will go on the INTERNET spreading its philosophy to America and the world. Kansas is among the first states to develop a website thanks to Joy Pierson, Susan Winters, Deb Wonderlich, Erin Metters and Kim Logbeck. Kansas will experience some changes in the 90s as the Institute of Logopedics will change its name to Heartspring. Although Heartspring will remain as the state project, the Kansas State Council will add the element of a President’s project to support. Our Zones will become Districts as we have to relearn the ABCs and the Roadrunner Program which began in the 70s as a part of the association with VOLUNTEER will cease their work in 99. Several Kansas Women will work on the International level in the 90s. Joan Bourn, Eta Phi, Wichita will make her way through the offices on the IC board to become President in 1998-99. Kay Foster will serve as her corresponding secretary along with what we have come to jokingly call the slave crew or administrative assistants: Charmaine Nicoles, Sharon Rubenich, and Linda Bottom. Coleen Cape will serve as Membership Director, Circle of Life Coordinator, and then run for IC office making two Kansas Women serving an elected position on the International Council at one time. Kansas hopes to install Coleen as an international president in the 21St century. Verneene Forssberg will be elected to serve two terms on the Board of Directors of the ESA Foundation serving two years as its Chairman, Treasurer, State Counselor’s Director and Scholarship Director. We did captures for kids to help ESA meet and surpass the $4.7 million dollar mark in 1998 for St. Jude. It was truly phenomenal to be a part of the cheering, waving, weeping crowd that celebrated this event in St. Louis. AH Yes! The ESA women of the 90's were up and moving into the new millennium without looking back! The power of the dream is still very much alive! |
IC Presidents
1990-1991
Joan Friend 
1990-1991
Phyllis Cash 
1991-1992
Martha Beshears 
1991-1992
Mary Frost 
1994-1995
Kaye Genovese |
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1996-1997
Linda Bomar |
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