Our founders
AAUW encourages diversity and inclusivity, and embraces the following statement:
In principle and practice, AAUW values and seeks a diverse membership. There shall be no barriers to full participation in this organization on the basis of gender, race, creed, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or class.
Branch Presidents
| 1960s | ||
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| Lucille Wood 1961-1962 |
Thelma Barrick 1963-1964 |
Beverly Redgewick 1964-1965 |
| Dolores Mueller 1965-1966 |
Nancy Duggan 1966-1967 |
Kathy Himelhoch 1967-1968 |
| Ruth Peterson 1968-1969 |
Sherril Spellman 1969-1970 |
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| 1970s | ||
| Robin Nelson 1970-1971 |
Joyce Wallace 1971-1972 |
Ruth Edwards 1972-1973 |
| Fran Stone 1973-1974 |
Pat Cavenaugh 1974-1975 |
Eleanor Haskell 1975-1976 |
| Claire McDonald 1976-1977 |
Carole Tibbits 1977-1978 |
Janice Longo 1978-1979 |
| Pat Vlastelica 1970-1980 |
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| 1980s | Joyce Holbrook 1980-1981 |
Genevieve Angelides 1981-1982 |
Sue Fuller 1982-1983 |
| JoAnn Houk 1983-1984 |
Dana Cagaanan 1984-1985 |
Judy Woldin 1985-1986 |
| Leslie Graves 1986-1987 |
Harriet Despeaux 1987-1988 |
Elin Thomas 1988-1989 |
| Kathy Garfinkle 1989-1990 |
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| 1990s | ||
| Miriam Keller 1990-1992 |
Liz Poe/Jan Van De Werfhorst 1992-1993 |
Rita Hammer 1994-1995 |
| Judy Wolf 1994-1995 |
Judy Wolf/K. Alyson 1996-1997 |
K. Alyson- 1997-1998 |
| Kathy Bray/Alison Kieft 1998-1999 |
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| 2000s | ||
| Leadership Team 20000-2001 |
Miriam Keller/Liz Poe 2001-2002 |
Patricia Bagwell 2002-2004 |
| Committee 2004-2005 |
Mary Lynn Pelican 2005-2007 |
Randy Fewel 2007-2009 |
| Jeanne Delp/Carolyn Hedgecock/Kathy Garfinkle/ RoseMarie Everett/ Mary Lynn Pelican 2009-2010 |
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| 2010s | ||
| Jeanne Delp/RoseMarie Everett/Shirley Gilbert/ Carolyn Hedgecock/Sara Hinkel/Jo Szeto 2010-2011 |
Jo Szeto/Helen Yu 2011-2012 |
Elaine Wong-Eakin/Randy Fewel/Kathy Garfinkle/ Janice Longo/Mary Lynn Pelican/Elin Thomas 2012-2013 |
| MaryLouise Bailey/Linda Pearson 2013-2014 |
Randy Fewel/Kathy Bray/Steve Cho 2014-2015 |
Kathy Bray/Steve Cho 2015-2016 |
| Elaine Wong-Eakin 2016-2018 |
Kathy McDonald 2018-2020 |
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| 2020s | ||
| Kathy Garfinkle 2020-2022 |
Phie Dai 2022-2024 |
Honorary Lifetime Members (50 Years)
| Shelley Bartley | Janice Longo |
| Yvonne Brown | Mary Lynn Pelican |
| Carolyn Hedgecock | Joyce Ruiz |
| Miriam Keller | Frances R Stone |
| Margaret Kingery | Jan Van De Werfhorst |
| Janice Latin | Robin Worthington |
| Lulu Levy |
The AAUW Organization
Local Branch: The Fremont Branch is an active group with many projects and events. Every activity is designed to be fun and to relate to our mission statement. As educated women and men, we recognize our powerful voice in the community and choose projects which will impact the community in a positive way. Join our growing membership and become part of our community.
The Branch History page discusses our History and lists some of our outstanding past leaders.
Many of our local members are also members of the Graduate Women International.
State Office: AAUW California has 9,500 members in 116 branches, plus over 2,500 members-at-large. It hosts an annual state convention and regional training events, and updates local chapters on legislative activities.
National Office: AAUW is headquartered in Washington, D.C. National policy is set at this level. When one of our members moves from our Fremont Branch, she soon feels at home anywhere in the country by using the Association database to find an AAUW branch in her new community. The AAUW Leadership page lists AAUW National Officials.
Join AAUW
Membership: If you wish to join AAUW Fremont, please complete the Membership Application Mail-In Application Form or the Online Application Form. We will welcome you as a member! If you join during an AAUW event, you will receive 50% discount on the National membership fee.
Donations: AAUW sponsors fundraisers throughout the year and we would appreciate your participation. Events are planned to benefit the educational programs that support our Mission Statement. You may also make a donation at any time and designate it to any of the programs below. Please make all checks payable to “AAUW Fremont” and annotate the check as follows:
- Branch Operating Funds – Write “Branch” in the memo line on the check.
- Mother-Daughter Discovery Day – Write “Discovery Day” in the memo line on the check.
- Ohlone Scholarships – Write “Ohlone Scholarships” in the memo line on the check.
- Speech Trek – Write “Speech Trek” in the memo line on the check.
- Tech Trek – Write “Tech Trek” in the memo line on the check.
- Gov Trek – Write “Gov Trek” in the memo line on the check.