Deltasigs to Receive Milestone Recognition at 2023 Grand Chapter Congress

Aug 11, 2023 – Join us in celebrating the following Deltasigs who will be recognized at Grand Chapter Congress!

Golden Helmets

Marc Cohen was initiated in December 1972 at Jefferson-East Falls (PA). Shortly after graduation, he moved south to Atlanta from Philadelphia. After settling in the Atlanta area, he became an active member of the Atlanta Alumni Chapter in 1977. He was appointed and served as District Director for Kappa at Georgia State, Pi at Georgia and the Atlanta Alumni Chapter. Marc served as Secretary, Treasurer, President and Board member to the Delta Sigma Pi Educational Foundation, which existed prior to the current Leadership Foundation. His late wife, Anne P. Cohen, served as Secretary while Marc served as President. After Anne’s passing, Marc created his own endowed scholarship, the Cohen Scholarship Fund to support the members of Eta Xi at Jefferson-East Falls (PA) and Iota Mu at Georgia College & State. Brother Cohen continues to support the Leadership Foundation as a member of the Deltasig Investors Roundtable. In 1997, he received his Silver Helmet at the Grand Chapter Congress in New Orleans. In 2014, the Atlanta Alumni Chapter awarded Marc the Robert G. Busse Service Award which recognized his community service and dedication within the alumni chapter. The award is named after Past Grand President Bob Busse. This is his eighth Grand Chapter Congress and he has served as delegate for his chapter twice. Since college, Marc has worked 13 years in private industry and 30+ years in the banking industry. He has a son, Alex and a daughter, Beth who is married to Jesse and they have two sons, Isaac and David.  He is retired and married to Terri Heyman.

William Kinsella was initiated into Delta Sigma Chapter at Loyola Marymount (CA) in 1973 where his decorated 50 year long Deltasig service career began at the chapter level in several roles including treasurer, Chapter Efficiency Index chair (now VPCO), parliamentarian and chapter advisor. Brother Kinsella served as Grand President from 1989 until 1993, but also served on a national level in countless capacities including as District Director in the South Pacific Region, South Pacific Regional Director, Western Provincial Vice President, Past Grand President, Leadership Foundation Trustee, South Pacific Regional Awards Committee member, Leadership Foundation Finance Committee member and Leadership Foundation Investment Subcommittee member. He was honored as the Fraternity National District Director of the Year in 1983. Bill also served as GCC Chancellor at the 2022 and 2023 Grand Chapter Congresses. Since meeting his wife Janet at a Deltasig event during his days at Loyola Marymount University, Bill has remained committed to attending events on the national level—including 23 Grand Chapter Congresses, numerous other national events, and countless alumni gatherings over the years. Brother Kinsella has spent his impressive professional career in several different capacities. As a highly skilled CPA, he spent a combined 18 years working for accounting firms Arthur Young and Coopers & Lybrand. He has also served on college campuses – as senior executive director of gift policy at UCLA since 1993 and teaching accounting and tax as an adjunct professor at Loyola Marymount since 1978. Bill has volunteered as a Little League baseball and softball umpire for several years, calling the 2015 Little League Softball World Series, and president of two different leagues for over 20 years.

Michael J. Mazur, Jr., Georgia State, has dedicated his time to the Fraternity by participating in various roles within alumni chapters over the years (Atlanta, Jacksonville, Cincinnati and St. Petersburg) and by serving as a District Director and Regional Director for the Southeastern Region (Florida, Georgia and Alabama) and as a National Executive Committee member. He became Delta Sigma Pi’s 11 th Executive Director in 1981 and served in that role through 1994. During his tenure The Deltasig magazine won multiple awards and the first and second in-house computer systems were activated. He was an integral part of the volunteer and staff team that fostered the formative stages of the Delta Sigma Pi Leadership Foundation. Brother Mazur has participated in many national events, including LEAD events, chapter installations and 25 Grand Chapter Congresses of which he managed seven. He is a Trustee Emeritus and a Cornerstone level donor of the Leadership Foundation and a member of the Deltasig Investors Roundtable. Mike is semi-retired, currently working part-time as director of administration and community support at The Meadows Community Association, Inc. in his home of Sarasota, Florida where he resides with his spouse of 26 years, John Peters.

Gus Schram, McNeese State (LA), is a member of the Lake Charles-Lagniappe (LA) Alumni Chapter. He was the 1976 National Collegian of the Year and served as Southern Regional Director (now titled Regional Vice President) and Southeastern Provincial Vice President. Brother Schram also served as an Educational Foundation Trustee (prior to it becoming the Leadership Foundation) and has served as a member of the Leadership Foundation’s Finance Committee.  Gus also served on the Delta Sigma Pi National Endowment Fund Investment Committee. Gus and his wife, Lisa, are supporters of the Leadership Foundation, recognized with the Benefactor Lifetime Giving Level. He has attended many LEAD events and regional conferences, Delta Sigma Pi’s 75th Anniversary Celebration and 18 Grand Chapter Congresses. Schram owns Gus Schram III, CPA, L.L.C., a financial and business consulting firm and Historical Craft. L.L.C., a real estate development company.

John A. Watton, Florida Atlantic, was initiated in November 1972 and started his Deltasig career as a Chapter Consultant at the Central Office from 1975 to 1977. He then started his service as a volunteer. He was the Gulf South Regional Director (now Regional Vice President), the Southeastern Regional Director, and a District Director for Kappa at Georgia State and Nu Pi at Kennesaw State (GA). He has been a member of Atlanta, Kansas City, Cresent City-New Orleans, and Pensacola Alumni Chapters. He has served on the National Organizational Development Committee, the Nominations Committee, and the Central Gulf Regional Awards Committee. He recently served on the Vision Statement Task Force and the Strategic Plan Task Force. Brother Watton helped start/develop Iota Omicron at Central Missouri and Nu Pi at Kennesaw State (GA). He is an active supporter of the Leadership Foundation with his wife, Bobbi, reaching the Entrepreneur level of giving and member of the Deltasig Investors Roundtable and the Living Legacy Society. John has attended over seventy events including 22 Grand Chapter Congresses. John assists the Central Office staff with member updates and locating “lost brothers." Professionally, he has worked/retired as the firm administrator at Saltmarsh Cleaveland & Gund PA and Smith & Radigan, CPAs. 

Silver Helmets

Gus Allen, Western Kentucky, has served as District Director for Zeta Theta at Western Kentucky, Iota Sigma at Evansville (IN) and Kappa Psi at Bellarmine (KY). Brother Allen has also been a part of multiple Mid-South Regional Awards Committees. During his time as a Deltasig, Gus has attended over 20 events including LEAD events, conferences, and webinars. This is his 16th Grand Chapter Congress. He is a supporter of the Leadership Foundation and a member of the Deltasig Investor Roundtable. Professionally, Gus is the program director for WHAS Radio in Louisville and the director of spoken word programming for iHeartMedia Kentucky and West Virginia. 

Elizabeth Calloway, Penn State-State College, has served as District Director for Eta Xi at Jefferson-East Falls (PA), Mu Omega at New Jersey, Zeta Pi at St. Joseph’s (PA) and Omicron Omega at Delaware throughout the years. Brother Calloway, and her husband, Tom have been members of the Philadelphia Alumni Chapter, where she served as President, Vice President and Secretary. During her time as a Deltasig, she served as National Community Service Chair, as well as many other Leadership Foundation, national, provincial and regional committee roles. Brother Calloway has attended over 40 events, including 24 LEAD events and 13 Grand Chapter Congresses. A member of the Deltasig Investors Roundtable and a Deltasig For Life Donor, Liz along with her husband, Tom, is a supporter of the Leadership Foundation, recognized with the Entrepreneur Giving Level. Professionally, she works as a data governance director at Silicon Valley Bank, a Division of First Citizens Bank. Liz and Tom have two children, Tyler and Alyson, who are attending Grand Chapter Congress.

Thomas Calloway, Penn State-Erie, has served as Eastern Regional Vice President, Northeastern Provincial Community Service and Eastern Regional Awards Chair and committee member and is a Golden Council member. Also, during his time as a Deltasig, he has served as District Director for Eta Xi at Jefferson-East Falls (PA) and Omicron Omega at Delaware as well as President of the Philadelphia Alumni Chapter. Tom has attended over 40 events including 24 LEAD Events and 12 Grand Chapter Congresses. A member of the Deltasig Investors Roundtable and a Deltasig For Life Donor, Tom alongside his wife, Liz, is a supporter of the Leadership Foundation, recognized with the Entrepreneur Giving Level. Professionally, he works as an associate director for analytics data and technology at Optum Health. Liz and Tom have two children, Tyler and Alyson, who are attending Grand Chapter Congress.

Anna Clark, New Mexico, has served as District Director for Gamma Iota at New Mexico, Beta Phi at Southern Methodist (TX) and Zeta Upsilon at Virginia Tech. She has also served as Vice President of the Dallas Area Alumni Chapter, President of the Richmond (VA) Alumni Chapter and President, Vice President-Collegiate Relations and Vice President-Finance of the Albuquerque Duke City Alumni Chapter. Brother Clark has attended LEAD events and eight Grand Chapter Congresses. Anna is a supporter of the Leadership Foundation. Professionally, Anna is site supervisor for Albuquerque Public Schools. 

J. Dean Craig, Texas-Arlington, is a member of the Arlington Area Lone Star Alumni Chapter, having previously served as President and Vice President. Brother Craig was also a National Alumni Development Committee member and District Director for Beta Iota at Baylor (TX) and Beta Phi at Southern Methodist (TX). During his time as a Deltasig, he attended several webinars, LEAD events and Grand Chapter Congresses. He is also a supporter of the Leadership Foundation, recognized with the Architect Giving Level. Professionally, he works as an assistant county attorney at Kleberg County Attorney’s Office.

Timothy Curry, Rider (NJ), has served as Vice President of the Penn-Jersey (Bristol, PA) Alumni Chapter and is a member of the Chicago Alumni Chapter. He is currently serving on the Leadership Foundation Scholarship Selection Team and also financially supports the Leadership Foundation. Brother Curry has attended seven Grand Chapter Congresses. Professionally, he works as a history teacher at Delsea Regional Middle School. 

Kerry Florell, Drake (IA), served as District Director for Beta Iota at Baylor (TX), Alpha Delta at Nebraska-Lincoln and Gamma Eta at Nebraska-Omaha. She also served as Great Plains Regional Vice President and was a member of the North Central Province Awards Committee. Brother Florell and her husband, David, are active members of the Lincoln/Greater Nebraska Alumni Chapter, where she has served as Vice President-Chapter Operations. During her time as a Deltasig, she has attended over 20 events, including LEAD events and seven Grand Chapter Congresses. Florell is a supporter of the Leadership Foundation. Professionally, she is a graduate student at University of Nebraska-Lincoln in business education and student teaching in Lincoln Public Schools. 

Daryle Karnes, Virginia Commonwealth, has served as Vice President of the Richmond (VA) Alumni Chapter. He is currently a member of the Foundation Scholarship Selection Team and also financially supports the Leadership Foundation. This is his second Grand Chapter Congress. Brother Karnes currently works as a senior oracle applications database administrator at CACI International Inc. 

 

Eva (Chang) MeyerNorth Carolina-Chapel Hill, has served as District Director for Eta Omega at Virginia Commonwealth, as well as President and District Director for the Richmond (VA) Alumni Chapter. Brother Meyer currently serves as the Mid-Atlantic Regional Awards Committee Chair. During her time as a Deltasig, she has attended nine Grand Chapter Congresses. Eva and her husband, Matt, are supporters of the Leadership Foundation and established the John and June Cookson Memorial -- Mid-Atlantic Region Travel Fund. She and Matt also served on the ritual team for the University of Delaware installation. Professionally, Eva is a vice president at Barclays, where she is the general manager for the Gap co-branded credit card program.

Matthew Meyer, Iowa State, has served as District Director for Kappa Nu at Longwood (VA) and for Rho Omega at Richmond (VA). Has also served as President for the Richmond (VA) Alumni Chapter. He also served on the ritual team for the University of Delaware installation and has attended seven Grand Chapter Congresses. Matt and wife, Eva, are supporters of the Leadership Foundation. Professionally, Matthew currently works as an account executive at CyberArk.

 

Tyrone Newsome, Lewis (IL), has served as District Director for Eta Mu at Northen Illinois, Lambda Omicron at Western Illinois and for the Startup Group at Massachusetts-Amherst. His service earned him the recognition of Great Lakes Regional District Director of the Year in 2007. Brother Newsome has also served as Chapter Advisor for Zeta Xi at Lewis (IL) and Zeta at Northwestern-Evanston (IL). Tyrone has been a member of both Chicago and Boston Alumni Chapters and has served on several regional and provincial committees. He has attended and/or presented at more than 30 different events, including 13 Grand Chapter Congresses. Tyrone currently works as cooperative education faculty for finance & accounting in the D'Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University. 

Bill Schilling, Nebraska-Lincoln, served Delta Sigma Pi as the Executive Director for 26 years and then as Executive Vice President of the Leadership Foundation until retiring in September 2022. During his 26 years as Executive Director, he helped establish Delta Sigma Pi as a leading fraternal organization and set us on a path of continued success. Over his long career, Bill has served on various inter-fraternity boards, including the Professional Fraternity Association (PFA), Professional Fraternity Executives Association (PFEA), North American Inter-fraternal Foundation (NIF), College Fraternity Editors Association (CFEA, now called the Fraternity Communications Association), and Center for the Study of the College Fraternity (CSCF). He has served as president of PFA, PFEA (twice), and CFEA and as treasurer of NIF. CFEA recognized Bill for his inter-fraternal service with its prestigious Varner Award. Bill's community involvement includes serving in roles with Oxford Rotary, the Chamber of Commerce Board, the Oxford Community Foundation, United Way, Boy Scouts and the Oxford Presbyterian Church. Bill lives in Oxford with his wife, Sherry, a retired HR professional and fellow Deltasig initiate. They have two adult children, both Miami University graduates who have pursued teaching careers. Grandson Eli (2020), and granddaughter Elinore (2022) are the current delightful family focus. 

Allan D. Schuster, Jr., Texas-Arlington, has served as District Director for Eta Theta at Angelo State (TX), Zeta Mu at Texas-Arlington and Beta Phi at Southern Methodist (TX). Previously, Brother Schuster served as Vice President of the Austin Alumni Chapter and President, Vice President, Vice President-Collegiate Relations of the Dallas Area Alumni Chapter. During his time as a Deltasig, he has been a member or chair of numerous National, Leadership Foundation, Task Force, Provincial and Regional Committees. Currently, he serves on the Leadership Foundation Scholarship Selection Team. Allan has attended over 50 events, including 12 Grand Chapter Congresses. Schuster is a supporter of the Leadership Foundation. Professionally, he works as a client success manager for Gartner.  

Brandon Trease, Wayne State (NE), is 2001 National Collegian of the Year and served as Great Plains Regional Vice President. He was a Leadership Foundation Trustee, serving as President and Chair. Brother Trease has also served as President and Treasurer of the Tulsa-Green Country Alumni Chapter.  During his time as a Deltasig, he has attended more than 60 events, including over 30 LEAD events and 12 Grand Chapter Congresses. Trease is a supporter of the Leadership Foundation and member of the Deltasig Investor Roundtable, recognized with the Benefactor Giving Level. Professionally, Brandon works as a business development manager for Fiserv. 

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