Sigma Alpha Iota

0 ARD 1 S 20 N ationa l C ollegi ate Lea d ersh ip Award AL AINa G A LLIFOR D Sigma Chi, University of Miami, Lambda A Province, Region VI A y AW laina Galliford was initiated by the Sigma Chi Chapter at the University of Miami in Lambda A Province. Alaina served as President this past year, and she previously served as a co-chair of the fundraising committee and Sergeantit at-Arms. A music education major, Alaina was very active on campus, serving n r in numerous offices within the local CMENC chapter, teaching children from birth through age 8 frate with the MusicTime program, and volunteering her time at the Kendall United Methodist Church. She performed on numerous chapter musicales, with campus ensembles, and in the community on clarinet, flute, and voice. She was a driving force behind increased chapter fundraising, successful community service projects, and collaboration with other campus organizations. While at UM, Alaina was on the President's Honor Roll and Dean's List, received many academic scholarships and the Presser Scholar Award. She pent the summer of 2009 participating in the Summer Salzburg Voice Program. Her chapter wrote, "She sees SAI as a great opportunity to not only meet other women who share her love of music, but to help reach out to the community and world to help provide every child with an opportunity to experience the power of music." PROV IN CE Co l leg i ate l ea d er sh ip Awa rd S (Ruby Sword of Honor) Regional Finalists in Bold REGION NAME CHAPTER SCHOOL PROVINCE I Lindsay McIntosh Sigma EtaUniv. of Redlands Delta C I Rachel Hailey Sigma Zeta Univ. of Idaho Nu I Kathryn Satoh Alpha Phi Univ. of Colorado/Boulder Xi C I Hilary Yip Eta Omega Univ. of the Pacific Delta B II Abby DentonIota Alpha Oklahoma State Univ. Zeta A II Morgan Gordon Alpha Eta Oklahoma Baptist Univ. Zeta B II Sarah Keller Theta Omega Texas State-San Marcos Kappa A II Jillian Tims Iota Theta Univ. of North Texas Kappa B III Anna De Graff Sigma SigmaUniv. of Minnesota Epsilon B III Janet Hildebrand Kappa Univ. of Nebraska/Lincoln Xi A III Amy Sweets Epsilon Phi NW Missouri State Univ. Pi C IV Whitney Price Delta Pi Austin Peay State Univ. Psi C IV Lauren Spicer Hamric Theta Beta Jacksonville State Univ. Rho B IV Jordan Novelli Sigma Phi Louisiana State Univ. Omega A V Amanda Connon Delta Tau Augustana College Gamma B V Cora Davidson Zeta Butler Univ. Beta A V Breanna Ready Iota Pi Albion College Alpha B V Allison Perry Iota Chi Ball State Univ. Beta B REGION NAME CHAPTER V Jennifer Nance Sigma Delta SCHOOL PROVINCE Univ. of Illinois/ Upsilon B Urbana-Champaign VI Alaina Galliford VI Rachel Suzanne Dudley Lambda Beta Mars Hill College VI Ashton B. Lay Lambda Iota Rollins College VI Amanda Lyon Delta Chi Univ. of South Florida Lambda B VII Shannon G. Trout Eta Tau Shepherd Univ.Iota C VII Laura Booher Eta Sigma Eastern Kentucky Univ. Sigma A VII Amanda DeSalme Theta Pi Christopher Newport Univ. Iota B VII Cori Florence VII Shona Goldberg- Leopold VII Logan Kelly VII Bernadette Skodak VIII Carolyn Freel VIII Nicole Campbell VIII Christine Helen Slochome Sigma Chi Univ. of Miami Lambda A Tau B Lambda C Lambda Alpha East Tennessee State Univ. Iota Phi Vanderbilt Univ. Theta Alpha Ohio State Univ. Alpha Univ. of Michigan Eta Mu The Hartt School Epsilon Epsilon West Chester Univ. Epsilon Ithaca College Psi A Psi B Sigma B Alpha A Phi B Chi A Eta A NATIONAL OUTSTANDING ADVISOR R R ITA GUsTA fSON Delta Tau, Augustana College, Gamma B Province, Region V ita Gustafson, an advisor of the Delta Tau Chapter at Augustana College in Gamma B Province, is this year's recipient of the National Outstanding Advisor Award. An SAI Patroness member, Rita works as the college's Performance Hall Events Manager, scheduling events and supervising student workers all year long. She is also an active volunteer at her church and her children's elementary school. She has had a large influence on the Delta Tau chapter this past year, attending executive board and chapter meetings to help the group with various issues, including their new use of a nominating committee, elections, chapter bylaw revisions, budgetary problems, and logistical problems with chapter events, such as the Senior Farewell caterers. In addition, she sends every SAI a "goody bag" in the campus mail for each holiday, with treats, uplifting quotes, and a reminder that she is there for them when they need her. Her dedication, leadership, and professionalism were a great asset for the Delta Tau Chapter this year. 18 PAN PIPES FALL 2010sai-national.org

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