• Zonta International completed the new International, District, and Club logos. 
• A successful Governor's seminar in September 2015.
• District 12 Goals were finalized, linking to Zonta International goals.
• Service and Scholarships:
• 2014 YWPA International winner - Audra Burke (Pikes Peak Club)
• 2014 JMK International winner - Samantha Johnson (Spearfish)
• Three International Amelia Earhart Fellows attending a District 12 university -  University of Colorado.  (They were honored at the Area 3 meeting / Amelia Earhart luncheon in January, 2015).
• Membership is increasing, and the District Membership committee is assisting clubs with retention strategies.  We focus on achieving our "net + 1" goals - which focuses not only on recruitment, but also retention.
• "Zonta says No" to domestic violence is continued this biennium.  Many clubs participated in events to continue to get the word about this campaign.
• ZI Centennial - all clubs completed their histories, and our D12 historian is actively working on our District 12 history.
• Public Relations:  Your Area Directors have the "booth in a box" to help you promote Zonta at local community events.
• Nominating committee - updates on the campaign policy, and of course,
• Dues updates and process for submittal.

JMK RE-PEAT FOR DISTRICT 12
Kathy Hyzer, District 12 JMK Coordinator

For the second year in a row, District 12 has an International Jane M Klausman Women in Business Scholarship winner. This year's District winner is Samantha Rose Johnson of Spearfish, SD.  She was the winner of the scholarship from the Spearfish Club, won our District 12 Scholarship, and recently was announced as one of 12 International Scholarship winners. In addition to the Scholarship from the Club, Samantha received $1500 from District 12 ($1000 from International and $500 from District) and $7000 from International. 

Samantha is a senior at Black Hills State University in the College of Business. Her major field of study is Business Administration-Economics and Finance. She expects to graduate with her Bachelors degree in December, 2014.  In January she will start her Master's of Business Administration, also at Black Hills State University Center. After that, she will decide whether she wants to pursue a doctorate in economics. In her application, Samantha stated that her goal is to work in higher education in business management. In addition to her superior academics, Samantha has won numerous awards including induction into Phi Beta Kappa, the Deans List (2011-2013), and Excellence in Leadership Award. She has also been the recipient of several scholarships. Samantha's volunteer activities include serving on the Dean's Student Advisory Board, and the Presidential Student Ambassadors. She also works as a volunteer in the community. 

Many thanks to the judges for this year's District Scholarship: Evie Ashmore, Ann Hefeneider and Kathy Swofford.

Here is a photo of the 1963 District 12 Fall Conference, Laramie with Governor Alice E.McRae from Zonta Boulder County on left with Zonta International President J.Maria Pierce (second from left). (photo from District 12 records, Denver Public Library).

D12 Historian

Booth-in-a-Box
Ann Hodgson, Area 3 Director

• Zonta International trifold brochures (to be updated in March for the new biennium)
• D12 brochures
• Zonta balloons
• D12 lens cloths
• Six medium size foam board posters: (pdfs of these are on the D12 website for club use)
•        3 boards covering ZI international projects
•        2 boards covering ZISVAW projects
•        1 board covering Awards, Scholarships and Fellowships
• "Post It" note pads with ZI and D12 website information
•  Small metallic Zonta emblem stickers
• Flash dive with Zonta videos
• A list of items for clubs to add (e.g. club brochures, bookmarks) 

Remembering Jacquelyn N. (Koski) Sammons,
10 August 1939 - 1 November  2014
Proceeded by parents Mr. and Mrs. George Koski, husband Perry and daughter Lori. Survived by her sister Kim Berry, son Ron (Jackie), and grandchildren Katie, Perry & Lewis. Graduate of Western State College and a CPA.

Jacki Sammons was a member of the Zonta Club of Denver for 30 years.  She was Club President 1988 -1989, and Zontian of the Year in 1997. In addition, Jacki held many positions on the District Board. In 1990-92, she served as District Treasurer, in 1993-94 as Membership / Classification Chair, and in 1994-1996, she served as District Governor.
 
Then in 1996-1998, Jacki was appointed by the ZI President to serve as the Zonta International Literacy Chair. Four years later, she was a ZI Foundation ambassador for District 12, Then, in 2004, she was elected to serve on the Zonta International Foundation (ZIF) Board.  As a ZIF Director, Jacki first served on the Finance & the Program Monitoring Committees; then in 2006-08, she served as the Finance Committee Chair. It was a difficult period for ZI-ZIF, but here in D12, we were somewhat reassured because we had direct knowledge of Jacki's integrity.
 
We in District 12 have a fairly thorough record of Jacki's term as Governor. In the mid-1990s, membership numbers & the success of clubs in District 12 were see-sawing somewhat as they are now. Club losses included Aurora (1982-1994), Englewood-Littleton (1961-1994) and the original Fort Collins club (1959-1994, which re-chartered 1997). However, the Zonta Club of the Southern Black Hills in Custer, South Dakota, was chartered in 1994. Jackie noted in her report to ZI that governor-elect Bunny Tyler and board members would be working hard on recruitment & retention.
 
Despite losses in overall membership during the 1994-96 biennium, District 12 recorded more than $42,000 in contributions to Zonta's international projects & scholarships, for which the district received a special plaque in 1996. Total service dollars to international & local community service projects in 1996 was $146,596, and 8,700 total service hours were reported by 18 of the 22 clubs. At Convention, the D12 Outreach newsletter received an honorable mention in the 1994-96 Public Relations Contest for "an accessible & well organized newsletter."
 
Governor Sammons & the D12 Board reported several achievements during the biennium, including a long range plan (incorporating strategies for increased Zonta name recognition, templates for the newsletter & brochures, greater use of technology, and a new prospective member packet. They also completed and distributed the District Policy & Procedures Manual. (Does this all sound familiar?) 
 
In 1996 for her final Governor's Report, Jackie noted that the D12 Board worked hard to provide tools for clubs and members: -Tools provide knowledge of Zonta. That knowledge will provide for better member relations; better member relations will provide happy members; happy members will stay in Zonta, and members that stay in Zonta will give the membership numbers to accomplish the dreams of the women that join Zonta. -  ("Always hard to argue with JS's straightforward logic.")
 
Jacki guided several clubs in District 12 to launch their own 501(c) 3 not-for-profit corporations, and as a straight-talking mentor ("never one to put lipstick on a pig"), encouraged many of us to become members and weigh whether to pursue various leadership positions. 

We will forever remember her and honor her service to Zonta.
 
Submitted by Kay Meyer
Background information provided by Beth Robertson, D12 Archivist, from various written sources