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PKZ’s 2011 Woman of the Year: Tami Hossler
The National Organization of the Phi Kappa Zeta Sorority, Inc., is proud to announce Tami Hossler as their 2011 Woman of the Year. Tami is an untiring and fierce advocate for the rights of Deaf children to a bilingual education. Tami, a hearing mother, became involved in deaf education when it was discovered her daughter, [...]
120th Birthday of OWLS/PKZ
There were several birthday parties in honor of OWLS/PKZ across the nation. Austin, TX Frederick, MD Los Angeles & Riverside, CA St. Augustine, FL
Holiday Afternoon Tea Time & NPKZ Woman of the Year
To Women of the Metro Washington, DC Community, you are warmly invited to attend the Holiday Afternoon Tea Time and NPKZ Woman of the Year at Peikoff Alumni House, Gallaudet University on Saturday, December 10, 2011 from 11:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. There will be a short program, where the NPKZ Woman of the Year [...]
The Great Horned Owl (A to Z Story)
Sister Erica Tara Lily Parker signs an A to Z story about our beloved owl. A job well done! Original source can be found at http://www.aslized.org/owl
Sister Rosalyn Gannon and Her Husband Receive WFD Honors
Rosalyn and Jack Gannon were recipients of the prestigious International Solidarity Merit Award, First Class, given by the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD), at the WFD Congress on July 24th. This award was in recognition of their work to preserve the history of Deaf people around the world. Jack is the author of 3 [...]
Sisters Malzkuhn and Jimenez Selected as Delegates for 2011 WFDYS
Sisters Bregitt Jimenez and Megan Malzkuhn were honored to be selected as delegates to represent Deaf Youth in USA, along with two other Americans, at Durban, South Africa for World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) Youth Section’s 5th Youth Camp. WFD has been a frontrunner in international human rights and Youth Section was formed to [...]
Sister Fanny Corderoy du Tiers as Keynote Speaker at Business Convention & Expo of the Deaf
Sister Fanny Yeh Corderoy du Tiers will be the International Keynote Speaker at the Business Convention and Expo of the Deaf in Reston, Virginia, June 8-12, 2011. She will discuss her experiences as a deaf Chinese businesswoman in Europe, and particularly in France. Discrimination continues to be an issue for business people with disabilities, but [...]
Sister Katherine Jankowski Writes About Sister Agatha Tiegel Hanson
Sister Katherine Anne Jankowski is embarking on an exciting project – a children‘s book about Agatha Tiegel Hanson. Written for a middle school audience, the book will cover the life of Sister Agatha, with a special focus her college years and what she endured as a woman in a men‘s college. Sister Jankowski is currently [...]
Research on Deaf Children in Kenya by Sister Megan Youngs
Research shows United Nations-sponsored instruction for deaf children in Kenya provides essential skills, new hope for the future. Sister Megan Youngs’ groundbreaking research speaks volumes about the plight of deaf children living in some of the harshest conditions imaginable. For more than a month last year, the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the [...]
Two Sisters to Receive 2011 GUAA/LCCF Awards on April 9
Two PKZ Sisters will receive awards from the Gallaudet University Alumni Association (GUAA) and Laurent Clerc Cultural Fund (LCCF) at Peikoff Alumni House, Gallaudet University on April 9, 2011, during the 42nd Annual Charter Day. Sister Franna Lou Corley Camenisch (L) will receive the GUAA Pauline “Polly” Peikoff “Service to Others” Award and Sister Melissa [...]