PAST EVENTS:
San Mateo Police Chief Susan Manheimer
October 7, 2008
Police Chief Manheimer described services and programs available in San Mateo designed to prevent children from becoming part of the criminal justice system.

Annual Membership Meeting
September 13, 2008
U. S. Representative Jacki Speier addressed our group. We also heard from our Tech Trek recipients.

Scholarship Awards and Installation Luncheon
May 17, 2008
The San Mateo Branch awarded 6 Ethel Gayman Endowment Scholarships to students at the local community colleges. The Branch Board for 2008-2009 was installed.

Spring Salad Buffet
April 16, 2008
Members enjoyed a salad buffet, dessert and game day.

Eleventh Annual Books & Authors Luncheon
March 15, 2008
Local author, John Christgau, was our guest luncheon speaker at the San Mateo Elks Club.

Treatment of Incarcerated Women
February 21, 2008
County Supervisor Adrienne Tissier, Shirley La Marr, director of the women's jail program "Choices" and Lt. Deborah Bazan of the County Sheriff's Dept. spoke to us regarding conditions in the women's jail.

Women as Subjects of Art
January 19, 2008
Docent Kay Payne of the Fine Arts Museums of SF presented a slide show portraying how women have been presented in art over the years.

Opera Star, Hope Briggs, entertained at Holiday Party.
December 7, 2007
AAUW members and guests were entertained by Hope Briggs singing selections "From Gospel to Gershwin". The annual event was catered by Klaus Wuehrer of Danish French Catering.

Joint AAUW/League of Women Voters Program
October 18, 2007
Ron Galatolo, Chancellor of the San Mateo Community College District, and Olivia Singh, chair of CA Postsecondary Education Commission, spoke to our group.

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
September 8, 2007
Debra Watkins spoke of a Bay Area program to encourage girls to consider college. Our Tech Trek campers told us about their experiences and our Drama section read Chehov's "The Bear".

SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS AND INSTALLATION LUNCHEON
May 19, 2007
The San Mateo Branch awarded 6 Ethel Gayman Endowment Scholarships to students at the local community colleges. The Branch Board for 2007-2008 was installed.

TENTH ANNUAL BOOKS & AUTHORS LUNCHEON
April 21, 2007
Speakers: Ayelet Waldman, popular author, and Rita Mae Reese, Stegner Fellow at Stanford University, were our guest speakers at our EF fundraiser luncheon, held at the Green Hills Country Club.

Women in History
March 20, 2007
Lucy Webb Hayes( Cathy Foxhoven), Shirley Temple Black(Leslie Ragsdale) and Sandra Day O'Conner(Bobbi Benson) met with us at the San Mateo Public Library.

Susan Rickert in Tanzania
February 12, 2007
Susan Rickert told the amazing story of her experiences helping to establish schools, clinics and other projects in rural Tanzania.