ABOUT UWC

| About the UWC

Our Mission

The Ohio State University Women’s Club was founded in 1895 to stimulate intellectual and moral development and to promote fellowship among members in the University community.   Today we welcome members from the Greater Columbus area, including those without direct association with The Ohio State University.  Our programs and Interest Groups educate us and enrich our lives and provide opportunities for individuals and the organization as a whole to make a difference in our University and larger community.

Our aims are to bring members together in friendship; to provide educational, cultural, and social activities for our members; to support scholarships for OSU students; and to provide service and support to the University and its related Greater Columbus community organizations.  Funds to support these goals come from the proceeds of our Buckeye Bargains Thrift Shop, members’ financial contributions, and other fundraisers we sponsor from time to time.

We look forward each year to continuing the fine tradition of promoting friendship, education, and service established by our founders more than one hundred years ago.

Club History

The founder and first president of our Club, Mrs. Flavia Camp Canfield, came to Ohio in 1895 with her husband James, previously Chancellor at the University of Nebraska, who became the fourth president of The Ohio State University.  Within a month of her arrival, Flavia gathered her new Ohio friends and formed The Faculty Club, later renamed the University Women’s Club.

Like Flavia, our current members receive a warm welcome and make fast friends through The University Women’s Club.  We invite you to learn more and join us. 

UWC LEADERS

UWC OFFICERS SLATE 2023-2024
PRESIDENT Sunita Byg
PRESIDENT - ELECT Betty Giammar
VICE PRESIDENT - PROGRAMS Judith Gallucci
VICE PRESIDENT - HOSPITALITY Madeline Shaw
VICE PRESIDENT - Interest Groups Susan Paolicchi
RECORDING SECRETARY Leslie Damian
TREASURER Mary Gustafson
ASSISTANT TREASURER Joan Wells
MEMBERSHIP TREASURER Beth Vannata
PAST - PRESIDENT Robin Rasor Thompson
EX-OFFICIO BOARD MEMBERS (VOTING)
BUCKEYE BARGAINS CO-CHAIR Mary Gustafson
BUCKEYE BARGAINS CO-CHAIR Merri Blum
COMMUNICATIONS CHAIR Sheila Sapp
FINANCE COMMITTE CHAIR Mary Gustafson
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE CHAIR Sandy Cornett
PAST PRESIDENT Robin Rasor Thompson
SERVICE COMMITTEE CHAIR Rose Solomon
BOARD MEMBERS (NON-VOTING)
PARLIAMENTARIAN Rose Hume
LONG RANGE PLANNING CHAIR Antoinette Beynen
STANDING COMMITTEES
BUCKEYE BARGAINS CO-CHAIR Mary Gustafson
BUCKEYE BARGAINS CO-CHAIR Merri Blum
SECRETARY Lucy Buzzo
TREASURER Julie Buckley
ADVISOR Cathie Ballenger
FINANCE
CHAIR Mary Gustafson
ASSISTANT TREASURER Joan Wells
MEMBERSHIP TREASURER Beth Vannata
BUCKEYE BARGAINS TREASURER Julie Buckley
AT LARGE Sheila Sapp
LONG RANGE PLANNING
CHAIR​ Antoinette Beynen
Mim Brierly 2021-2024
Najma Shamsi 2021-2024
Cynthia Woodbeck 2022-2025
Judy Gallucci 2023-2026
Beth Vannata 2023-2026
Cathy Ballenger 2023-2026
MEMBERSHIP
CHAIR Sandy Cornett
DATABASE MANAGER Christine Wolfe
HISTORIAN Antoinette Benyen
MEMBER CONCERNS Priscilla Meeks
MEMBERSHIP TREASURER Beth Vannata
NEW MEMBER INTRODUCTIONS Annette Whittemore
RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION Tricia Herban
RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION Cynthia Woodbeck
COMMUNICATION
CHAIR Sheila Sapp
DATA BASE MANAGER Christine Wolfe
GRAYBOOK EDITOR Christine Wolfe
NEWSLETTER EDITOR Antoinette Beynen
WEB CONTENT MANAGER Sandra Glasner
SERVICE
CO-CHAIR Rose Solomon
CO-CHAIR Sally Morgan
Joanne Wissler 2022-2024
Marybeth McDonald 2022-2024
Kaye Martin 2023-2025
EX-OFFICIO PRESIDENT Sunita Byg 2021-2024
Robin Rasor-Thompson 2021-2024
Darlene Molitor 2023-2025
Merri Blum 2023-2025
PROGRAMS
CHAIR Judy Gallucci
Kristine Aldemir 2023-2024
Kristine Aldemir 2023-2024
Sandy Cornett 2023-2024
Tricia Herban 2023-2024
INTEREST GROUP CHAIRS, CO-CHAIRS AND OFFICERS 2023-2024
ACTIVE ADVENTURERS Diane Clay
ACTIVE ADVENTURERS CO-CHAIR Linda Marshall
ACTIVE ADVENTURERS CO-CHAIR Diane Casey
ACTIVE ADVENTURERS CO-CHAIR Terri Ross
ANTIQUES Lucy Lloyd
ART Susan Paolicchi
BRIDGE, FIRST TUESDAY Carolyn Patch
BRIDGE, SECOND TUESDAY Rita O’ Brien
BRIDGE 101 Ruth Anderson
CINEMA Barbara Failing
CINEMA Gail Maier
COSMOPOLITAN Kathy Stoesser
COSMOPOLITAN Brenda Conrad
DAYTRIPPERS Gayle Seroka
DRAMA Judy Gallucci
GARDEN Mary Beth Mcdonald
GARDEN Beth Vannata
GENEALOGY CO-CHAIR Dianne McKenzie
GENEALOGY CO-CHAIR Marilyn Fecht
HEALTH & WELLNESS CO-CHAIR Sandy Cornett
HEALTH & WELLNESS CO-CHAIR Sally Morgan
HEALTH & WELLNESS CO-CHAIR Sandy Cornett
HEALTH & WELLNESS CO-CHAIR Sally Morgan
INTERNATIONAL DINING CO-CHAIR Barb House
INTERNATIONAL DINING CO-CHAIR Linda Blumenthal
LITERATURE CHAIR Joyce Geary
LUNCH BUNCH CHAIR Donna Cavell
MUSIC CHAIR Antoinette Beynen
MYSTERY BOOK CLUB CHAIR Brenda Honey
OUT FOR DINNER CHAIR Donna Cavell
SCRIBBLERS CHAIR Tricia Herban
TOYMAKERS CO-CHAIR Lisa McCurdy
TOYMAKERS CO-CHAIR Mary Smith
WINE TASTING CHAIR Sandy Glasner
YARNS & STITCHES Rose Solomon
HOSPITALITY COMMITTEE
CHAIR Madeline Shaw
Beth Vannata
Sally Morgan
Sheila Sapp
Christine Wolfe