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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 31, 2005

Contact: Angie Joe
713.743.8153 (office)
713.617.7138 (pager)
ajoe@uh.edu

HOUSTON, Jan. 31 – The Houston Assembly of Delphian Chapters will honor Susie Gogue, the wife of University of Houston System Chancellor and UH President Jay Gogue. Mrs. Gogue will be recognized at the 48th annual gala Feb. 5 at the Sheraton Houston Brookhollow Hotel. The honor is given annually to an individual associated with UH.

“We choose people who care about UH because we care about UH and education,” Margaret Bock, former assembly president, trustee of the Delphian Scholarship Foundation Fund, and liaison to UH said. “The Delphians are a group of very caring ladies, and we have worked for years to give scholarships and departmental gifts to UH.”

“I am delighted to be recognized by an organization with such a long, impressive record of educational support,” Mrs. Gogue said.

Founded in Houston in 1924, the Delphian organization is one of the oldest women’s clubs in the city. The chapters meet for discussion seminars twice a month to exchange opinions and share knowledge and to host many events to fund scholarships to undergraduate UH students.

Mrs. Gogue is very active in the Houston community. She is a member of the board of directors of the Houston Grand Opera, as well as the Foundation Board of Kappa Kappa Gamma, the UT Health Science Center School of Nursing Partners Board and the Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary.

“We reach out to the community through different ways like the silent auction and garage sales so we can fund these scholarships,” Gail Clark, Delphian gala program chair said.

Since the first scholarship given in 1930, more than $1 million has been disbursed through more than 600 scholarships continuously throughout the years to benefit UH students. Currently, 15 UH students hold a Delphian scholarship in the amount of $2,000 per semester for as long as needed.

This year’s gala includes a night of dinner, dancing, a silent auction, prize drawing, a short program and live music by the Ed Gerlach Band. Delphian members and special invited guests will attend.

Previous honorees include Arthur K. Smith, former UH System chancellor and UH president; Max Castillo, UH-Downtown president; and David Ashley White, director of the UH Moores School of Music. The Delphians have recently contributed endowments for the Houston Shakespeare Festival and the UH Children’s Theatre Festival in addition to pledging a reading room for the new library construction, and practice room for the music school, said Bock.

For more information, call the Delphian office directly at 713-773-4380. To apply for the Delphian scholarship, visit the UH Financial Aid and Scholarship office.

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