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.
Executive Committee
| UWC OFFICERS SLATE 2022-2023 | |
| PRESIDENT | Sunita Byg |
| PRESIDENT- ELECT Pro tem. President Elect – Assistant | Cynthia Woodbeck |
| 1ST VICE PRESIDENT | Judith Gallucci |
| 2ND VICE PRESIDENT | Madeline Shaw |
| 3RD VICE PRESIDENT | Sally Promenschenkel |
| RECORDING SECRETARY | Leslie Damian |
| TREASURER | Mary Gustafson |
| ASSISTANT TREASURER | Joan Wells |
| MEMBERSHIP TREASURER | Beth Vannata |
| PAST-PRESIDENT | Robin Rasor Thompson |
| APPOINTED POSITIONS | |
| BUCKEYE BARGAINS CHAIR | Cathy Ballenger |
| BUCKEYE BARGAINS CO-CHAIR | Teresa Pleasants |
| COMMUNICATIONS CHAIR | Sandra Glasner |
| DATABASE MANAGER | Cathie George |
| GRAYBOOK EDITOR | Sue Johnson |
| HISTORIAN | Antoinette Beynen |
| MEMBER CONCERNS CHAIR | Priscilla Meeks |
| NEW MEMBER INTRODUCTIONS CHAIR | Annette Whittemore |
| NEWSLETTER EDITOR | Sunita Byg |
| PARLIAMENTARIAN | Susan Paolicchi |
| WEBSITE CONTENT MANAGER | Sandy Glasner |
| ACCOUNTING CHAIR | Nancy Donoghue |
| Donna Cavell | |
| Corinne Reily | |
| Barbara Herzog | |
| FINANCE CHAIR | Mary Gustafson |
| Assistant Treasurer | Joan Wells |
| Membership Treasurer | Beth Vannata |
| Buckeye Bargains Treasurer | Julie Buckley |
| LONG RANGE PLANNING CHAIR | Antoinette Beynen |
| Constance Oulanoff (2019-2022) | |
| Pam Croucher (2019-2022) | |
| Diane Hageman (2020-2023) | |
| Rose Solomon (2020-2023) | |
| MEMBERSHIP CHAIR | Cynthia Woodbeck/Chris Burton |
| Database Manager | Cathie George |
| Membership Treasurer | Beth Vannata |
| New Member Introductions Chair | Annette Whittemore |
| Member Concerns Chair | Priscilla Meeks |
| Recruitment, Retention Chair | |
| NOMINATIONS CHAIR | Robin Rasor Thompson |
| Madeline Shaw (2019-2022) | |
| Sandy Cornett (2021-2023) | |
| Manel Tuovinen (2020-2023) | |
| Antoinette Beynen | |
| SERVICE CHAIR | Rose Solomon (22-24) |
| Joanne Wissler (22-25) | |
| Marybeth McDonald (22-25) | |
| Sally Morgan (21-23) | |
| Sunita Byg, ex-officio president(21-24) | |
| Robin Rasor-Thompson(21-24) | |
| Constance Oulanoff (21-23) | |
| Annette Whittemore (21-23) | |
| Cynthia Woodbeck (21-23) | |
| SCHOLARSHIP CHAIR | Mary Gustofson |
| Judy Galluci | |
| Tricia Herban | |
| Antoinette Beyen | |
| Robin Rasor Thompson | |
| INTEREST GROUP CHAIRS, CO-CHAIRS and | OFFICERS 2022-2023 |
| ACTIVE ADVENTURERS |
Diane Clay Co-chair: Linda Marshall, Co-chair: Diane Casey |
| ANTIQUES | Lucy Lloyd |
| ART | Susan Paolicchi |
| BRIDGE,FIRST TUESDAY | Carolyn Patch |
| BRIDGE, SECOND TUESDAY | Peg Zidonus |
| BRIDGE 101 | Ruth Anderson |
| CINEMA | Barbara Larmon Failing |
| COSMOPOLITAN | Kathy Stoesser |
| DAYTRIPPERS | Gayle Seroka |
| DRAMA | Judy Gallucci |
| GARDEN | Mary Beth Mcdonald |
| GENEALOGY | Dianne McKenzie, Co – Marilyn Fecht |
| Carol Lindsay, Sec’y | |
| GOURMET | Ruth Anderson. |
| HEALTH & WELLNESS | Sandy Cornett, Sally Morgan |
| INTERNATIONAL DINING | Barb House, Linda Blumenthal |
| LITERATURE | Joyce Geary |
| LUNCH BUNCH | Donna Cavell |
| MUSIC | Antoinette Beynen, |
| Sharon Walton, Marty Eisenbach Program | |
| MYSTERY BOOK CLUB | Brenda Hosey |
| OUT FOR DINNER | Donna Cavell |
| SCRIBBLERS | Tricia Herban |
| TOYMAKERS | Lisa McCurdy, Co – Mary Smith |
| Susan Schraff, Sec’y Barb Herzog, Treas. | |
| WINE TASTING | Sandy Glasner |
| YARNS & STITCHES | Rose Solomon |