Member Spotlight – Susannah Hart Thomer
It is hard to find a more dedicated PWCS member than Susannah Hart Thomer. Her contributions to the inner workings of the Society are done quietly and out of the limelight. What is most remarkable about Susannah is that no matter the task or the request, she cheerfully takes it on. “That’s not a problem;” “That won’t take much time;” “Sure, I’ll be glad to help;” is the response she always gives. And then she does it. Lickety-split!
Susannah took over membership from Lou deMoll in 2001, and after six and a half years will finally hand the task over, finishing her tenure by publishing the new 2008 Membership Directory.
During this time she also served as Editor of the Half/Sheet newsletter, first from 2000 to 2002 and then again from 2005 to 2006. She still proofreads every newsletter and exhibition catalog before they go to print, and we are truly grateful for her keen eye and her punctuation expertise. I am relieved to know that she has promised to stay on in this master proofreader capacity.
Susannah has provided a tremendous amount of enthusiastic support in virtually any capacity where we have leaned on her, and we thank her for her professionalism and for her never wavering positive spirit. She has been an incredible help to me personally, and guided me in exercising clear judgment, understanding our past history, and setting the right course for the future. I hope we can continue to use her as our sounding board, and I can already hear her respond “Absolutely, anytime!” as she has so many times before.
We are extremely pleased to present Susannah Hart Thomer with the PWCS Award for Outstanding Service to the Society at the Awards Presentation of the 108th Anniversary Exhibition at West Chester University.
at West Chester University